Chen Miao frowned.
There was one thing in all this information he still did not understand: how had that ghost grown stronger?
One thing was certain: apart from Wang Yating, the other two had been fine.
If killing Wang Yating had been enough to make her stronger, Yue Na would not have been driven away that night. She would have broken through the incense smoke and killed him, just as she had on the second night. She would not have needed to wait another day.
So killing Wang Yating alone should not have been enough to make that thing stronger.
Chen Miao's gaze settled on the words "four in the morning."
Why had it happened at four in the morning?
What had that thing been doing before four?
Chen Miao drummed his fingers on the table, tap, tap, tap.
"Did that thing kill other people before killing me?"
"Did she come back for me only after she grew stronger?"
"Then who did she kill?"
"The store manager and the operations employee?"
"If that's really what happened, Wang Yating can't die tonight!"
"No, that still isn't safe enough. I only know that killing one person won't make her stronger, but I don't know whether she grew stronger after killing three or just two. So, of the three people we're protecting, no more than one can die!"
"Otherwise, that thing might become something even the Ghost Cube, Incense Sticks, and Century-Old Peach Wood Sword can't destroy outright."
"But how can I make sure Wang Yating doesn't die tonight?"
Chen Miao looked at the law firm across the street and sank into thought.
Before long, it was six thirty, and Wang Yating finally came out of the law firm.
Chen Miao put away his book and followed her.
Wang Yating lived near