Lin Tong let out a hearty laugh upon hearing that.
"Zhang Wei, you're right, my appearance is indeed wasted if I don't try to scam people... Cough, cough, cough!"
He coughed midway through his laughter, his face appearing even paler.
Zhang Wei and Lu Lianxue quickly stepped forward to help Lin Tong.
"Captain Lin, are you sure your injuries are okay?" Zhang Wei asked with concern.
Helped to sit on the sofa, Lin Tong waved his hand.
"It's nothing, this is normal. My internal organs have been invaded by ghost qi. Humans belong to yang, ghosts belong to yin. I am currently experiencing yin overwhelming yang, causing a chaotic imbalance between yin and yang, hence my weak appearance."
Zhang Wei nodded.
"That's good then. Right, Captain Lin, here are these for you."
Zhang Wei handed a heavy bag to Lin Tong.
"I came in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare anything, so I just brought some inexpensive nutritional supplements for you, Captain Lin. Please don't mind."
Just like in his previous life, visiting the sick and bringing gifts was also popular in this world.
Lin Tong smiled upon hearing this.
"Don't say that. It wasn't necessary for you to bring anything, you being here is the most... uh..."
As he spoke, he took the bag and opened it, glancing inside instinctively.
Lin Tong's smile froze.
...Nutritional Express???
Looking at the three bottles of Nutritional Express lying in the bag, Lin Tong's mouth twitched.
So when you said inexpensive nutritional supplements, you weren't being modest, you were being genuinely inexpensive. And... are you sure this Nutritional Express is a nutritional supplement?
His expression changed.
Lu Lianxue, standing nearby, covered her mouth and chuckled. She knew what Zhang Wei had brought. Zhang Wei had taken her to the convenience store to buy them before they came.
"Ahem."
Lin Tong coughed to mask his changing expression and said, "Zhang Wei, Lianxue must have told you."
Seeing Zhang Wei nod, he took out a file from a nearby cabinet and handed it to Zhang Wei.
"The information in this file is about my residence. I recently went to the Northeast for support, so no one has been living there. You know, if a house remains unoccupied for many days, it can attract spirits, especially if it's vacant for a long time, as they might consider it an empty dwelling to move into."
Zhang Wei nodded in agreement. The situation Lin Tong described had been a common folk belief since ancient times – empty houses left uninhabited would be occupied by ghosts. Because of this, there was a custom where people moving into a new house that had been vacant for some time would first burn incense and place a bowl of rice, among other things, to inform any ghosts residing there that the house was now occupied and to invite them to leave.
"Captain Lin, you mean there are ghosts in your house?"
Zhang Wei was beginning to understand. Why would Captain Lin ask him for help to exorcise ghosts? If word got out that a Daoist priest's house was invaded by ghosts, he would be laughed out of the profession. Especially since Captain Lin was the captain of the Guardian Division; if his colleagues in the division found out, how would he maintain his authority in front of other captains?
Captain Lin nodded with a wry smile.
"Before I went to the Northeast for support, I made some arrangements to prevent ghosts from entering my home, and I even placed mother-child bells."
"A couple of days ago, while I was in the Northeast, I noticed the mother-child bells I kept on my waist ringing."
"My mother-child bells have the mother bell placed at home. Once a ghost enters, it will ring, and consequently, the child bell I carry will also ring."
"The mother-child bells only react to ghosts, so there's no doubt that a ghost has entered my house, and not just any ordinary ghost."
"It must be at least a Red-Clothed Ghastly Ghost to have broken through my arrangements."
"I originally intended to exorcise the ghost myself when I returned, but unfortunately, I got injured. Now, forget about dealing with a Red-Clothed Ghastly Ghost, I might not even be able to handle a regular ghastly ghost."
"I had no choice but to ask you for help."
"Can you help me exorcise the ghost in my house, Zhang Wei? Of course, I won't let you do it for free; the reward will be substantial."
Seeing Captain Lin spread out his five fingers, he said, "If you exorcise that ghost for me, I'll give you five hundred thousand."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wei agreed without hesitation.
"Captain Lin, to avoid any further complications, let's go and exorcise your ghost right now."
"Don't worry, I'll ensure that ghost departs peacefully and no one will ever know there was a ghost in your house."
Watching Zhang Wei leave, Lin Tong's worried heart finally settled. He then picked up the Nutritional Express Zhang Wei had brought and took a drink, feeling a bit thirsty after all the talking.
Lu Lianxue saw this and chuckled.
"Captain Lin, is Zhang Wei's nutritional supplement good to drink? Zhang Wei spent a fortune at the convenience store... Huh? Captain Lin, what's wrong?"
Lu Lianxue suddenly noticed that after drinking the Nutritional Express, Lin Tong's eyes widened, and he stared intently at the Nutritional Express in his hand.
[Ding! Boosted Nutritional Express, 1000 System Points]
His action startled Lu Lianxue.
"Captain Lin, are you okay? What are you looking at? Is the Nutritional Express expired?"
While she was wondering, Lin Tong looked up at her, holding the Nutritional Express, and said with shock, "Zhang Wei, this... this Nutritional Express is delicious! Where did you buy it? This is the best Nutritional Express I've ever had!"
"And... I don't know if I'm imagining it, but I feel like my body has gotten much better."
His voice was not loud, but Lu Lianxue heard him clearly and couldn't help but be stunned, looking at Lin Tong.
As she looked, her pupils constricted.
"Captain Lin, your complexion..." She saw Lin Tong's formerly deathly pale face had become much more ruddy. He had looked like he was at death's door before, but now he looked like he was recovering from a serious illness.
Lin Tong was taken aback.
Looking at his much healthier complexion, he confirmed that he hadn't imagined it. After drinking the Nutritional Express, his body, weakened by the ghost qi invasion, had indeed improved significantly.
Lu Lianxue also realized the situation.
At that moment, they looked at each other, their expressions a mixture of confusion and disbelief.
Lin Tong couldn't help but ask, "Lianxue, where did Zhang Wei get this Nutritional Express? It can actually heal my injuries."
His words implied he was afraid he might be mistaken, so Lin Tong took several more gulps of the Nutritional Express and then finished the remaining two bottles.
Lu Lianxue watched this scene, feeling both bewildered and amused. In her eyes, a muscular man, like Billy King or Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, was guzzling bottles of Wahaha Nutritional Express with gusto, as if he were Wu Song drinking wine, only missing a shout of "Fill up my cup with Nutritional Express!"
Suddenly, Lu Lianxue snapped back to reality and said with a look of astonishment, "I bought this Nutritional Express with Zhang Wei from the school's convenience store."
"Huh? The convenience store? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely. I saw Zhang Wei take the Nutritional Express from the shelf with my own eyes. He even said he spent a fortune, 15 yuan, to buy you a tonic. He's truly a great benefactor."
"This..."
Lin Tong and Lu Lianxue were stunned. They looked at each other in amazement and said in unison, "So Wahaha Nutritional Express... can heal ghost qi invasion?"
The next moment, Lin Tong, supporting his newly recovered, albeit still somewhat weak, body, walked towards the store entrance.
"Captain Lin, where are you going?" Lu Lianxue asked instinctively. Captain Lin was still injured and recuperating and shouldn't be moving around.
In response, Captain Lin turned to Lu Lianxue, his eyes shining with determination.
"To buy Nutritional Express."