Lin Hanzhi's expression was far from pleasant. Evil ghosts had escaped? Had they all hidden themselves as cunningly as the hungry ghost? Otherwise, why had no one at the Anomalous Affairs Bureau reported anything unusual?
Qi Gu found this strange as well. He immediately asked Sang Ma, only to receive a reply that no anomalies had been detected.
Lin Hanzhi asked, "How many ghosts escaped?"
The hungry ghost struggled to clutch its own throat, but it was no use. It kept talking. "...I was among the first batch to escape. I don't know what happened afterward, but I heard the Underworld reacted quickly. They repaired the ghost prison in no time and began issuing orders to recapture the escaped evil ghosts. All the ghosts in the prison have a tracking pact on them that works specifically on ghosts. If the Underworld wants to catch them, it's very easy."
"Then why weren't you caught?" Qi Gu asked.
"Cunning Ghost erased mine for me. It wanted me to cause trouble for the Underworld in the human world, but I thought that job would get me killed quickly, so I didn't do it," the hungry ghost said as though it were perfectly reasonable. "We're all ghosts here. Who cares about keeping their word?"
Having asked most of his questions, Qi Gu took out the Iron Pellet again, wrapped it in a paper napkin, rinsed it clean, and put it away. Then he began summoning an Underworld Constable.
Thinking the ghost official must be quite busy, he summoned an ordinary ghost constable instead.
Yet this time, the one who appeared was still that ghost official. In an apartment building with ceilings less than three meters high, he had to bend over to fit his entire body inside, so he simply maneuvered his towering body