Chapter 12
Lu Li didn’t know much about ghosts.
One of the few things he did know came from Hades: ghosts grow stronger by feeding on human fear and other negative emotions—at least, the ghost haunting Lu Li seemed to work that way.
That was why, last night, the ghost had tried various ways to frighten Lu Li.
But none of its attempts had succeeded. Lu Li remained unshaken, and the ghost failed to draw any negative emotions from him. This meant it would likely return tonight, trying once again to scare him.
And that would be Lu Li’s chance to act.
This ghost wasn’t particularly strong—it might not even be capable of directly harming Lu Li—but if it decided to flee, he’d have no way to track it. In other words, Lu Li might only get one chance. If he failed, the ghost would probably escape.
While the ghost leaving on its own would spare Lu Li further harassment, it was still better to eliminate the threat entirely.
As the afternoon approached six o’clock, the sky began to darken, and lights lit up across the harbor district. In the quiet detective agency, the glow of an oil lamp pushed back the surrounding darkness.
Lu Li sat in his chair, fully dressed. The candlelight on the desk stretched his shadow across the entire wall behind him.