Qi Wu flitted like a phantom between the city's buildings, moving at tremendous speed, but he did not head straight for Willow Town in the western district.
He veered slightly, rushing toward central Nanjiang City.
His destination was an unremarkable old apartment building in the city center.
According to the scant intelligence attached to the mission briefing, the sole survivor of the Willow Town incident lived here.
Her name was Wang Xiaoyu.
She was an actress in the troupe.
She had faced the bizarre events at the Red Moon Theater firsthand.
According to the intelligence, she had been badly frightened and had only just been discharged from the hospital.
If he could get her consent, he might be able to obtain some information about the Red-Clothed Female Ghost.
Aberrant-type demons had unusual abilities. Every extra piece of intelligence would greatly improve his chances of containment.
He landed silently on the apartment building's rooftop. He was about to head downstairs to find her when he heard faint sobbing and arguing from the alley below.
"I really can't. Please, just leave me alone... I only just got out of the hospital..."
A soft, tearful female voice pleaded.
"Cut the crap! You borrowed Brother Bao's money, and now you want to dodge the debt? Looks like you don't have any cash. Why don't you come back with us and 'work' it off!"
A thuggish male voice threatened viciously.
Qi Wu frowned and leaned over to look down.
In the alley, three flashily dressed thugs, clearly up to no good, had surrounded a petite girl.
Her back was to Qi Wu, so he could not see her face, only her plain white dress.
She was unusually small, only about a meter and a half tall, and her frail shoulders trembled slightly as she cried.