Cloud grinned and said, "Exactly! Before I left, Lilly told me that my lucky number is 2468."
"Without thinking, I pressed 2468, and the safe clicked open!"
Edward was speechless.
Is this for real?
As Cloud recounted the story, he could not help but lift Lilly into the air, playfully tossing her up.
At that moment, he caught sight of the disapproving gaze of an old lady nearby.
"Children's brains are still developing, and tossing and spinning them like that isn't good! What if they fall?"
"What if you catch them but accidentally bump their head?"
"Even if you don't hit their head, what if you accidentally jostle their brain?"
Everyone was silent.
Cloud blushed and said, "Sorry, I was wrong."
Cloud's mission involved catching spies, so he could not delve into further details. He then decided to drop the topic there.
But he had another topic in mind...the three ghosts that Lilly had given him...
Those three ghosts had been immensely helpful to Cloud. They played a crucial role in tracking the target and gathering evidence. With the help of the ghosts, he faced none of the usual risks associated with stalking a person.
When it came to gathering evidence, spies were not fools. They meticulously preserved their evidence and set up traps. The slightest touch would trigger an alert on the spy's mobile phone.
However, with ghosts, such concerns were nonexistent.
The seemingly unreliable harem spirit turned out to be the most cautious and the best of them all...
Hearing Cloud's recount, the harem spirit covered her face and exclaimed, "Oh, I'm so flustered after hearing your praise!"
The bridal ghost chimed in, saying, "Being able to serve my husband is a blessing for my humble family!"
Miss Ugly thought to herself, "Is she being too reserved this time?"
Cloud, feeling slightly awkward, interjected, "But then Jessiein, I don't know if it's because of these three... but I always seem to encounter ghosts!"
On that day, Cloud was working his usual night shift at the internet cafe.
Suddenly, a gust of wind whistled through the stuffy room. Cloud thought someone had turned on the air conditioner, but when he looked up, he saw a head resting on the counter, staring at him with wide eyes.
Cloud's calves tightened in fright, and his heart raced.
"Hi, I'll be staying up all night and I'll be charging my card." the head said grimly.
Terrified, Cloud opened a machine for the customer and received underworld banknotes as payment.
"I thought it was just my imagination because I've been working all day... However, as soon as I put away the money, I felt something tickling the top of my head."
Cloud furrowed his brow and looked up, only to find a female ghost hanging upside down, hovering above him.
Her long hair swayed in the wind, repeatedly brushing Jessieinst the tip of Cloud's hair.
When the ghost noticed his gaze, she grinned and whispered, "I'm so lonely... why don't you come and keep me company..."
Lilly took a bite of watermelon and asked, "And then?"
The harem spirit giggled and replied, "Well, then I kicked her away. Who the hell was she? I didn't even have enough time to spend with him!"
Lilly and Cloud were silent.
Cloud asked aloud, "Could it be because I met Lilly recently? I've been having such bad luck in the past week or so."
As he prepared to have a meal, he casually placed his hat on a nearby chair, only for someone to unknowingly sit on it without uttering a word.
He addressed him, saying, "Excuse me, sir, but you're sitting on my hat."
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