Chapter 158 Investigation
After Chen Chuan returned to the school dormitory, he called the police station and told them about the crossbow incident. After all, the other party had shot an arrow at him, which was very rude.
After washing up, I went back to sleep.
The next day, after he finished his training, he called Cheng Zitong to discuss the matter of the Skull-Splitting Demon. However, this conversation did not resolve some of his doubts, but instead made him more confused.
At around nine o'clock that evening, the phone suddenly rang.
He came over and picked up the microphone. Ren Shu's voice came from the other side: "Expert Chen, there are more people from the Blood Scar Gang. It is said that another leader has had his brain removed by the Skull-Splitting Demon. I hope we can go to the scene to take a look."
Chen Chuan's heart moved and he asked, "Where is it?"
"It's an underground arena run by the Blood Scar Gang. It's located at the junction of Baofeng District and Daping District, not far from Wuyi."
Chen Chuan sounded familiar and asked, "What was the name of the dead leader?"
"Fu Shouxin."
It turned out to be this person.
Chen Chuan nodded. He had actually seen this person before. He and Ren Xiaotian had gone to do a commission together and were responsible for bringing back a rich girl. It was in this place that he saw Ren Xiaotian pull out a gun, forcing this person to take the initiative to hand the person over. Unexpectedly, this person was also found by the Skull-Splitting Demon.
He changed his mind and said, "I'll go and take a look." After hanging up the phone, he thought about it, made another call to the Baofeng District Police Bureau, and then took the Xuejun Knife and left the school.
When he arrived at the door, Master Xiao Wei was already waiting there. He got in the car, and after just over ten minutes, he arrived near the underground arena.
However, although it was half past nine, the lights outside the venue were bright. Hundreds of cars were parked densely in the square, and members of the Bloodstain Gang were sitting or standing around. Each of them wore clothes with five bloodstains on the chest, and had various daggers and weapons in their hands and waists.
Master Wei was also startled and turned around to ask, "Expert Chen?"
Chen Chuan was very calm and said, "It's okay, just drive through."
Master Wei said okay, slowed down the car a little, and drove towards the square. When the Bloodstain Gang members saw him, some of them who were nearby came over, but they were quickly shouted back. Then a burly man came out with his chest bare and his hair shaved around his temples, leaving only a patch on his head.
Chen Chuan waited for the car to stop before getting out. The burly man walked up, glanced him up and down, and raised his chin towards him. "Expert Chen?"
Chen Chuan said: "It's me."
"My boss has been waiting for you for a long time. Come with me." The leader waved at him and walked into the venue first.
Chen Chuan said to Xiao Wei in the car, "Master Xiao Wei, go back first. I'll call you when I'm done."
Driver Xiao Wei didn't try to be tough and said, "Okay, Expert Chen."
Chen Chuan took a step forward, holding the Xuejun Knife, and followed the leader into the venue. He saw that the people inside were also members of the Blood Scar Gang, but they seemed to be divided into two groups. One group squatted in the corner, and the other group was responsible for guarding and kicking them from time to time.
He then asked, "Who is your boss?"
The leader said, "We have Five Claws in the Blood Scar Gang. Have you heard of them?"
Chen Chuan said: "I have heard of it."
The Bloodstain Gang is a gang. Although it runs a company, its external signboard is violence after all. The so-called Five Claws are the five most capable fighters. It is said that someone in this group used to be Wu Yi's teacher.
The leader pointed his thumb upwards and said, "My boss is Zhuo Bao, one of the Five Claws."
Chen Chuan had only heard of the Five Claws, and had not yet delved into who they were specifically, so he just hummed. The leader seemed somewhat dissatisfied with his indifference, muttered something, quickened his pace, and went upstairs, directly to the place where Fu Shouxin met Ren Xiaotian last time.
The leader said to him, "They're inside." He pushed open the door and said, "Boss, they're coming."
On the sofa on the left side, a man in his thirties was sitting there, leaning sideways, with his elbows on the armrests, his palms spread out and placed under his nose.
He was wearing a shirt, but it was unbuttoned, revealing his strong chest with five bloody scars on it. When he heard someone calling him from outside, he didn't turn his head, but his eyes moved over and fell directly on Chen Chuan. The cold light in his eyes made people feel very dangerous.
He looked at it for a while and said, "Since we are here, let's take a look first."
The leader turned around and said, "Expert Chen, my boss wants you to take a look. Please."
Chen Chuan walked over and glanced at the corner. He saw a few members of the Bloodstain Gang squatting in the corner. He ignored them and walked forward. There was another person sitting on the single sofa right opposite him.
The man had his hands on the armrests of the sofa, his head tilted back, and his mouth wide open. When he came over, he could clearly see that the upper half of his skull was split into two halves.
This person was none other than Fu Shouxin whom he had met last time. He was still wearing a decent set of imported formal attire, his leather shoes were polished to a shine, and his nails were also specially trimmed.
After taking a look, he walked to the back of the sofa and looked down. He could see clearly that the head was empty, but there was no blood left, which was almost the same as what was shown in the photo.
Remember what he said last time we parted ways? It seemed like he didn't want to see them again? Well, to some extent, he kept his promise and lived up to his name.
He came to the back of Fu Shouxin again, stared at the empty skull for a while, and asked, "When did you find it?"
The leader reacted and yelled at the Bloodstain Gang members squatting there, "I want to ask you, when did you find out?"
One of the gang members said, "Yes, it was two hours ago."
The leader repeated to Chen Chuan, "Two hours ago."
Chen Chuan observed the condition of Fu Shouxin's body. It was indeed not a long time. He paid attention to the second self and found no signs of emptiness.
All the ghost stories I have come across so far have carried a special kind of harm, which has more or less caused the second self to show signs of virtuality, but I don’t see it here. Is it because the ghost story itself is no longer there?
However, last time he only looked at the photos, but this time, after a closer observation, he discovered from the traces that the head seemed to have been broken open from the inside, rather than from the outside as he had thought before. It was as if the brain had run out by itself. This was a bit like a sign unique to ghost stories, and it was difficult to explain with common sense.
He asked, "Has he been anywhere before?"
The leader shouted to the minions below: "I'm asking you a question."
"No, the boss has been here this month and hasn't gone out."
Chen Chuan asked again, "Has anyone come here in the past month?"
Before the leader could yell at him again, the henchman immediately responded, "Yes, yes, several gang leaders were here. They drank and watched the game together."
At this time, Zhuo Bao, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly spoke up, "Which ones?"
"Boss Han, Boss Tie, and Boss Xiao, yes, and Boss Liu..." With the additions from other minions, six or seven people were mentioned in a row.
Chen Chuan asked more questions and discovered that three of them happened to be the leaders of the Blood Scar Gang who had been taken care of by the Skull-Splitting Demon. Was this a coincidence? Or was there some other reason?
Was it because they met someone at the party? If so, would the remaining few be next in line?
Although he thought so, he didn't remind her.
It's hard to say for sure, and the Blood Scar Gang members themselves might not have been unaware of this. Besides, the Blood Scar Gang members aren't all scum, but none of them are good people, especially the leaders. They wouldn't be wrongly executed if they were executed.
He stared at the skull for a while. For some reason, he instinctively felt that this was not some strange story. He couldn't explain why, but he just had this feeling.
But he has another way to verify it.
For anything like a ghost story, or people or things involved in a ghost story, as long as the time interval is not long, then just take out the remains of another ghost story and touch it briefly. If there is a slight reaction, then it can basically be confirmed that it is a ghost story.
Especially the things left behind by powerful ghost stories are more likely to cause reactions.
This method was summarized by people who used to dispel strange stories. After all, they didn't have a second self, so they could only use this method. Although it is not 100% accurate, it has been proven to be effective.
This time he also brought something.
He took out a strand of hair from his pocket, which was left by the flying-head monster. He wrapped it around his fingers a few times, then reached out and probed inside Fu Shouxin's head.
When the leader saw him do this, he couldn't help but grin. The minions also opened their eyes wide when they saw it. Only Zhuo Bao who was sitting over there didn't react at all.
Chen Chuan felt for a while, and when he stretched out his hand, there was no reaction.
Now he was basically certain that this matter had little to do with ghost stories, and it was basically impossible to find the murderer using the method of finding ghost stories.
In this case, this matter is no longer within his scope of handling.
He quickly put the strand of hair away and said, "This thing probably wasn't caused by a ghost story. If you want to find the murderer, you might want to think about whether you've offended anyone recently."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the Snow King Knife and walked out directly. The leader was a little overwhelmed. He looked around, touched his head and said, "You're leaving now?"
When Chen Chuan was about to reach the door, Zhuo Bao's voice came from behind him: "Wait a moment."
Zhuo Bao stood up from the sofa. It wasn't noticeable from where he was sitting, but after he stood up, it became clear that he was about the same height as Chen Chuan. He stood there and said, "Brothers have been waiting for you for so long, and you just left without saying a word? Don't you take our Blood Scar Gang seriously?"
Chen Chuan said: "I have already given you the answer. This is not caused by ghost stories."
Zhuo Bao waved his hand, and the leader beside him immediately handed him a cigarette and lit it. He took a drag and exhaled a long puff of smoke, "Who cares if it's a skull-splitting demon or something else? Since you're an expert, you must find the murderer for me!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Chuan turned around and said calmly, "You may have misunderstood something. I'm not here to solve your problem, nor am I here to find the murderer. I'm just interested in the ghost stories themselves. As for the Blood Scar Gang, it has nothing to do with me."
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(End of this chapter)
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