In his mind, Duncan could feel four distinct spots on his body that bore a very deep connection to himself. Like brightly glowing red dots on a map, Duncan could track these connections to the exact locations on his body they occupied.Three of these spots Duncan was very familiar with, as they corresponded to the cursed objects he wore on his hands, feet, and inside his pocket. As for the final connection, it was completely new, having only appeared after he had woken up for the second time in the hospital.There was no doubt—this new connection represented an entirely new cursed object that had suddenly appeared on Duncan’s body, binding to him.“Sigh! My curse has grown again!”Regarding this situation, Duncan was completely helpless about it because that was just how his curse worked.Duncan’s curse wasn’t about bearing the consequences of having multiple cursed objects in his possession. It didn’t come from the objects themselves, but rather, it was actually the other way around.

“Indeed, under certain circumstances, this ability is very useful and could even be considered to be overpowered,” Duncan thought after analyzing the cursed shirt’s abilities very carefully.“Although the conditions needed to trigger this ability are very specific, it still doesn’t change how useful the ability is.”“Besides, the supernatural world is highly unpredictable. This time I stumbled into a ghost realm and was almost possessed and turned into a living dead. Who’s to say that there aren’t other strange places with similar situations or that I would stumble into another circumstance just like this one?”“With an ability like this, at least I have some confidence to protect myself no matter what I run into.”Duncan was very clear on how unpredictable things related to the supernatural could be.Take what happened in the ghost realm for instance—although three people were trapped in that place, why was it that only Duncan managed to survive while Simon and Grant died in there?I

Matt’s full name is Matteo Shaw, and he is 46 years old this year. Back when Duncan was still in the police force, he used to be partners with Matt, and it was Matt who had guided a young Duncan right from the beginning—when he was still a rookie officer—until he became one of the senior inspectors and detectives in the force.Matt himself was also a senior inspector, having been promoted much earlier than Duncan had. After the two men had been promoted, although they were no longer partners, they still shared a very deep bond in the force and were always helping each other with the cases they were assigned to, such that—even till now, with Duncan having left the police force and become a private investigator—Matt was still helping Duncan with his cases by providing information that Duncan couldn’t easily access.Just like right now… the reason Duncan had come over here to meet Matt instead of heading home after leaving the hospital was because he had called Matt using a nurse’s phone

Duncan fell silent. He didn’t answer Matt immediately but instead started thinking about what the other man had told him. Towards this, Matt showed no hurry and instead reclined his body on the wall and lit another stick of cigarette while he waited for Duncan to speak.He didn’t seem concerned about Duncan not talking at all and was quite comfortable while he waited.In his head, Duncan thought, “The death of Simon’s grandmother is strange, that’s for certain. The timing is just too coincidental. First, Simon disappears, and the very next day, somebody turns up dead after they start looking for him.”“On the other hand, nobody connected to Grant has any issues, most likely because he doesn’t have anybody who would notice he had disappeared and go looking for him except his wife, who is about to divorce him. Probably, only after Grant misses a divorce hearing in court would people notice he was missing, but by then it may already be too late.”“Hmm, as unfortunate as this is, it is ac

“This mastermind, what else do you know about him?” Matt asked Duncan, immediately getting into detective mode, his demeanor shifting as a result.Retrieving a notepad and pen from his inner coat, Matt was ready to start taking notes that he would use later during his search, but Duncan’s next words forced him to a halt, causing Matt to look up.With a troubled look on his face, Duncan answered, “Nothing… I don’t know anything else about this mastermind. I’ve literally told you everything I know, which amounts to almost nothing at all.”Hai!Sighing in resignation, Matt put away his notepad, feeling regretful about the lack of concrete information about the mastermind but also understanding why it was like this.Comforting Duncan, Matt said, “It’s alright—I understand where you’re coming from, and I’m not too disappointed. At least now with what you’ve said, you’ve successfully pointed me in a direction to pursue, and I can use this to first trace down similar occurrences and see what