“No, I’m not gonna stop looking.” At the door of Chef Tang’s noodle shop, while Gyuu Park was still inside having a private word with the Chef, Gloria said to Sue as she ag bad forth.

  “I - I’m worried about you, Gloria. ” Sue came close and held Gloria by her arm: “I know about Chef Tang’s reputation. If he says something is dangerous, it most certainly is. And we are not going to ge that. ”

  “But - I know this. I just need answers. ” Gloria rubbed her temples: “Things are not adding up here. I want to get to the bottom of it.”

  “Why? ” Sue asked, her voice was shaking: “We - we know quite enough now, don’t we? I want to know more too, but I don’t want to see you get hurt trying to find things out… I - I am genuinely worried about you.”

  Glrunted, and paced around some more in silence. After a long, deep breath, she turo her friend: “Sue, I o tell you something. About the night I fought that ghost at the substation, I meant.”

  “What?” Sue seemed surprised. “I thought you told me everything already.”

  “No - not everything. There was something I - I didn’t want to tell you - or anyone.” Gloria found a spot to sit on the side of the road: “The night at that electric substation. I did not get that close by act - I was actually pulled there - or lured there, if I - when I think about it.”

  “Lured you there? What could have lured you there?” Sue asked, even more ed.

  “Something - I don’t know what it was. But it seemed to be able to put me in some kind of illusion, or tra - it put some kind of memory fshba my mind, some from other people, and some from my own.” Gloria ticked her tongue, and looked up at the sky: “I heard these voices from people screaming, pining about the ship sinking. And then I heard my parents’ words before it happened - I …” Gloria found it hard to go on without letting her voice shake, so she paused and tried to take a breather to calm herself down.

  “It’s okay. It’s okay.” Sue sat down by Gloria’s side and held her shoulders: “But hey, at least we are looking in the right dire. We’re looking at the water now. And - yeah, now that things kinda make sense why it’s dangerous. If it’s got to do with what happened, I kinda imagine why it’s dangerous.”

  “Yeah, I know. ” Gloria sniffed and then sighed: “I - I’ll uand if you want to stop now. But I want to keep looking. I don’t know how I - just let it go…”

  “... let’s regroup and sleep on it?” Sue held Gloria’s shoulders tighter and asked.

  “Thank you.” Gloria held Sue’s hand.

  Just this moment, the back door of the noodle shop opened. Gyuu Park came out, bowed to whoever eaking with him through the door, and came over to Gloria and Sue’s side.

  “So? What did you talk about?” Sue asked.

  “I - I asked Chef Tang some things regarding the Association of Local Churches. ” Gyuu Park shrugged: “Mostly guidan who I ask for help in the event that my temple needs a new clergy, or watcher. Apparently I need some money for the processing fees. And it requires some kind of public official notice filed through the unity collective.”

  “What? Are you retiring?” Gloria looked up at Gyuu Park.

  “Nonsense. ” Gyuu Park snickered: “But I feel like I do need help. There’s only me in that temple, and if I o tinue iigating this with you, I’ll need help.”

  “Thanks, Gyuu, but I …”

  “You’re not gonna stop looking. So I’m not gonna stop either. It’s bigger than you. ” Gyuu Park waved his hands: “Don’t think I am doing this for you. I am doing this for my temple, and maybe even the district. But mostly for my temple. You see, if I solve something like this, my temple wouldn’t be as broke…”

  “I know, thank you very much, Gyuu.” Gloria stood up and wiped the ers of her eyes.

  “So, now what?” Sue asked: “We essentially found - nothing.”

  “Well, we know enough about how omens might have occurred. And how the Qiyun being frozehe docks may have caused the uprise in paranormal activities.” Gyuu Park scratched his jaw: “Yes, we ’t actually a that. But at least we know. Let’s gather more information, and see if iece things together. I know this is gonna be a long shot, but - ”

  “We should go find those reted to the victims.” Gloria snapped her fingers: “We should ght now. I mean - we’ve put it off because of what happened. But I think it’s a good lead to go on. At least we see if it was a targeted operation, or was it just a random occurrence.”

  “Alright. But who should we go find first?” Gloria sighed.

  “Actually, I have an idea.” Gyuu Park pulled out his phone, flipped through some notes of his, and showed it to Gloria and Sue: “I asked around some taine for information about the team that was dispatched to the electric substation. I heard that some of them were fag some - serious advice from the pany, and even some members of the unity collective. So - I’d say we pay them a visit but kinda in a low profile.”

  “How are we going to do that then?” Sue helped Gloria the bit of her pants to get rid of the dirt she got from sitting on the ground, “If that was the case, wouldn’t they send people to watch their pces?”

  “Which is why, we’ll o either bribe them or vihese people watg over them that we are just ing in for some noed visit.” Gyuu Park nodded: “Now, first thing to bribe these suckers - ”

  “Smoke and alcohol.” Gloria and Sue answered at the same time.

  “No, that’s first level stuff.” Gyuu Park smiled: “If we’re trying to bribe them, we’d gonna have to be a bit more ving aing.”

  “Which means?” Gloria frowned.

  “Which means we need mp oil, special red wood, and talisman paper.” Gyuu Park answered.

  “But - we don’t have that, do we?” Sue scratched her head, then looked at Gloria.

  “I have some. ” Gyuu Park raised his eyebrows: “I wouldn’t have brought it up if - ”

  “But those things are expensive and hard to e by. Are you sure?” Gloria asked, her frown grew deeper.

  “And it’s food use.” Gyuu Park shrugged: “Now, let’s go there ter today. From what I’ve heard, te afternoon is a better time for us.”