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Chapter 20 - The Clue
Shu Wen’s call was quite a bait too much for me. I sprinted to my car. Leng had wanted to come, but I told her to complete the task that had been assigned to her. My foot was on the accelerator pedal through the journey, something uncharacteristic of me.
My mind had already raced to the forests. At the base camp, I realized an additional tentage had been set up. There were two new rolls of desks with a couple of screens.
I found ASP Wong and the Colonel standing over some monitors and quickly walked over.
“Are you feeling, okay?” Colonel asked. He had probably heard about my incident at Chris Chen’s ward. I felt sheepish as there is a prevailing impression that I am weak and overwhelmed. But they did not have a full understanding of the powers of the spirit that we are dealing with.
“The encounter zapped some of my energy, but it didn’t kill me. I am recuperating well.” I quickly replied.
“My su
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I was awoken by the shriek of a passing crow. I had fallen asleep on the reclining chair, and ASP Wong was seated across the table opposite me. Before I could speak, she said, “You needed the rest, so I didn’t want to wake you.” “Sorry.” “You snore badly. I truly pity your girlfriend.” “I sleep alone,” I muttered as I rubbed sleep off my eyelids. I check my watch. It was ten thirty-seven pm. It was time to prepare. “Is Leng here?” I looked around, and Shu Wen shook her head. I checked my phone, but she had not replied. Lieutenant Razali came in at this moment and brought us some earthly protection – mosquito repellents and gave each of us a torch. I remembered my tools and dug into my sling bag for a bottle of mugwort essence “For you, in case.” He smiled. “I believe in my God. He will keep me safe.” I nodded and did not want to argue. ASP Wong, who had walked up, passed me a
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