Chapter 74 Officer Zhang

Officer Zhang woke up from his unconsciousness, throwing his head around in his confusion to find out where he was. With a loud crash, he fell from his chair. I lighted a smoke and offered another one to him. With a casual tone, I said, "It has been days since we last met, Officer Zhang!" His hands trembled and the cigarette shook in his mouth. I reached over with a lighter and set his cigarette alight. "Your woman has confessed," I said, matter-of-factly, "Ah, yes! You'd do well to remember that we are now aligned with the horse bandits. There's a lack of awareness for the rule of law here, so I'd advise that you cooperate to spare yourself from any pain!" Still, my words seemed to have failed to make any impression to the man. Seeing that he was not bound by ropes, Officer Zhang sprang to his feet and bolted for the door! I merely smiled and made no attempt to stop him, still remaining crouched on the ground. Officer Zhang was gleeful at being able to reach the door. But he had barely touched the knob when something dropped down before him from the ceiling that made him leap with horror as he screamed, "Oh my God! A ghost!"