All sorts of dishes were laid out on the table.
Su Li did not stand on ceremony. Yuan served him food from beside him, and he asked as he ate, "What did you want to see me about, Team Leader Lei?"
Lei Shizhong chuckled. "Mr. Su, our Demon-Suppression Bureau would like to work with you on an operation."
Su Li raised an eyebrow. "Work together? Run into some troublesome ghosts? Are they too strong, or are there too many?"
Lei Shizhong's expression shifted slightly. How did he know?
"Judging by your expression, Team Leader Lei, both?"
Lei Shizhong forced a smile. "Mr. Su, I do sincerely hope the Demon-Suppression Bureau can work with you on this operation. We'll do our best to cooperate. You can name your payment, as long as it's within what we can accept."
But Su Li said something he had not expected.
"All right, I know you're asking me for help. But I'm in a good mood today, so I don't need any payment."
Lei Shizhong was delighted, but also puzzled. Su Li had actually agreed so readily?
Sure enough, he heard Su Li continue, "But I have one condition."
"Please, go ahead."
"Your people don't need to follow us. I'll take my own people inside."
"That... is fine."
He had actually wanted the bureau's people to follow Su Li so they could observe exactly what abilities he had, but since Su Li had brought it up, he could only agree for now.
And so their cooperation was settled. The next day, Lei Shizhong personally took Lin Chuan to Su Li's residence.
Su Li walked out of the villa hand in hand with Yuan, chatting and laughing. Behind them were Zheng Xing, Tan Qian, and a little girl of seven or eight.
Presumably, Su Li intended