“That’s good,” Senior Shu said. “I will need to use the remains of those criminals, unearth twenty of them. Remember, the more evil the criminals were, the better. You should go now. Everything must be ready before 8 PM.”

The Chief was startled and looked at Senior Shu with fearful eyes. “Senior Shu, what will you do with those corpses? I’m a government official, so it’s not convenient for me to do these things.”

I was enraged. “Don’t do it then. We’ll no longer take care of this matter. You can just wait for the Five Ghosts to come to your police station again. Since they have dared to intrude the place in broad daylight, their evil and resentful energies have far surpassed that of ordinary evil spirits. In case you don’t know, they can kill people very easily…”

My threat worked, and the Chief repeatedly apologized to us. “Please don’t get angry. I’m going to get it done right now.”

I nodded and asked him to hurry.

Senior Shu asked...