Chapter 91 Mandala 11
Luo Siwei looked up and asked, "How much money have you made on the app now?"
"About two thousand, right?" Zhou Bingcheng asked. "I've reached level thirteen, but that's not the highest level yet. On the Whisper app, the higher the level, the more influence you have."
Luo Siwei asked: "How did the other party supervise you to complete the game?"
Zhou Bingcheng said, "When you complete the task, you can upload the pictures or videos you took and click the Done button."
He thought for a moment and added, "But I think they have other ways to track completion status. Once, a classmate of mine didn't complete an assignment, so he just posed for a picture and clicked the upload button. As a result, he was eliminated and the software automatically deleted his picture. Another time, I did a task at school and forgot to report it, but my level still went up. I feel like someone might be watching us."
"Are your classmates playing this, too?" Luo Siwei reviewed Zhou Bingcheng's answers and noticed some issues. She turned back and repeated the software installation question. "How did you install the software?"
Luo Siwei raised her head and looked directly at the boy in front of her. She deliberately emphasized her tone, "Did it really appear on your phone automatically? Please tell me the truth. You can't lie if you want to apply for a sentence reduction."
Zhou Bingcheng realized he'd let something slip. He hesitated for a moment before finally telling the truth: "Yes... a classmate sent me an invitation code, a QR code. I clicked it, and it started downloading automatically. Then I entered my real information, and the next day it passed the review and I was able to enter."
Luo Siwei asked: "So, this software invitation is to join?"
Zhou Bingcheng explained, "Only premium members can invite others to participate. New accounts have one chance to claim Xinyi coins. Inviters can also receive bonuses. I haven't invited anyone yet, so I don't know how much I can earn."
Luo Siwei wrote down everything Zhou Bingcheng said.
People die for money, and birds die for food.
Some people will sign up for membership and promote the software for a few dollars, while others will do various tasks for a few dollars. These examples prove that as long as you have money, you can get users.
Not to mention this kind of APP that spends a lot of money, there is still no shortage of people coming.
They even consider it a favor to introduce others to join.
This can explain many problems, such as why police officers cannot search for this software outside, because it is spread through an internal membership system.
Zhou Bingcheng added, "However, not everyone can download this software. Someone will review the applicants. I know some students didn't pass. This would waste an application code, so everyone is very cautious. Only like-minded people can be invited."
Luo Siwei asked: "Are there many people around you who use this software?"
Zhou Bingcheng felt guilty for betraying his peers and whispered, "Some people in our school play this to earn pocket money."
For underage children and some ordinary people, they use this as a way to make money.
Luo Siwei thought to himself that using money to tempt ordinary people was simply too despicable.
She continued, "You mean the family removal plan? Is that what's said on the software?"
Zhou Bingcheng nodded: "It's an announcement on the software. You can sign up voluntarily."
Luo Siwei showed him the printed cartoon character: "Have you seen this?"
Zhou Bingcheng identified them and nodded. "This is the Whisperer, the equivalent of the app's administrator. There are many of them, appearing as different cartoon characters, to guide us through the game or communicate with us about mission details."
This is a process of gradually screening and refining the plan.
The young man in front of me was trained by this software to become a fanatical believer.
Luo Siwei continued to ask, "How exactly was the purge plan you participated in implemented?"
"Anyone who wants to participate in the family removal program first needs to register. To register, you need to fill out an application form, and only those who pass it are eligible to participate. You need to describe your situation and the reasons why you want to remove your family members."
"Then, the Whisperer privately messaged me and asked me to fill out another information form. I had to fill in a lot of information about the target family's living habits, including interests, specialties, hobbies, and even favorite dishes, preferred type of opposite sex, whether they had any underlying diseases, whether they could swim, their regular travel routes, and so on."
It sounds like a tailor-made death plan. This time they chose a few people who can't swim, so there is an ultimate plan.
Luo Siwei became increasingly certain that this was the app created by Cha Junxi. It was to keep the secret of this app that Cha Junxi was silenced in prison.
Then she went over the details.
Zhou Bingcheng confessed everything one by one, and at the end he said: "I have told you everything I know."
Luo Siwei felt that the serious situation now was not just the shipwreck that caused the deaths of three people.
What is fatal is the app hidden behind it and the dangerous whisperers lurking behind it.
Luo Siwei recalled He Jin's situation in the previous arson case, stealing money, running away from home, and insulting his family on a public account.
He Jin had done everything that Zhou Bingcheng did.
He Jin also said that her mother had smashed her phone, causing her to lose contact with some people in the game. She felt that those people were extremely important to her. He Jin's feelings at the time were sincere, and this didn't seem like a lie...
Luo Siwei boldly inferred that He Jin had also installed this APP.
Thinking of this, Luo Siwei walked out of the interrogation room and called He Jin. He Jin seemed to be working there, and only started to answer Luo Siwei's questions after he got outside.
She hesitated for a moment and gave Luo Siwei an answer.
"Yes, I installed it before, and even complained about my family in the Whispering secret section."
"Yeah, I participated in that game. I was in Game Room 59 and reached level 14. I made almost 3,000 yuan in the game. But then my mom broke my phone, so I stopped playing for a while."
"That cartoon character was the first time I saw it, and I was shocked, so I took a screenshot for you. I'm not sure how it relates to the software."
Luo Siwei asked: "Who invited you to install this software?"
He Jin hesitated for a moment before telling the truth: "It was a friend from my old school. She was kind enough to help me make money, but I didn't want to get her involved, so I didn't tell you before."
Luo Siwei sighed. It was really like being sold out by someone else and still having to count money for them.
She asked for some more details and hung up the phone only after she was sure that He Jin didn't know any more information.
Then Luo Siwei took all the confession records and went directly to Chi Li's office.
Chi Li put down the work at hand and looked through the records.
Luo Siwei said, "I just contacted He Jin. She has also downloaded the software. Someone is guiding them through the game in the app. Different game rooms have different games to complete. The low-level tasks are somewhat repetitive. The initial tasks are sparse and ordinary, and then they gradually upgrade."
"I have basically confirmed that the person who ordered Li Muyao's takeaway that night was also arranged by those behind the scenes."
Chi Li's expression became serious as he listened to Luo Siwei's words. He happened to turn to the page of the confession and read those lines carefully.
Chi Li then analyzed: "It seems that these are just some small things that rebellious young people would do. But in fact, by letting them do these things step by step, they are constantly being seduced and domesticated by the other party..."
"The other party is cultivating evil people."
"Everyone will show off their level on the software platform, which will make participants have a competitive mentality..."
Chi Li came to the whiteboard: "We can draw some conclusions based on the information we have now."
"From the software's development logic, the first step is to lure people into venting, encouraging them to reveal more of their inner darkness. The secret language section is anonymously posted through methods such as leaking information, shouting, and spitting slander. These are all ways young people like to vent."
Chi Li continued writing: "The second step is communication. Gathering people of the same kind and guiding them. Scolding the same thing together can help them find common ground and quickly build friendships."
"The third step is to gradually manipulate through games," Chi Li analyzed. "Those behaviors are disguised as games, but this is by no means a simple game. The difficulty of the questions gradually increases. In psychology, this is known as the 'foot in the door effect,' also known as the 'inch-and-inch effect.' Once young people start playing games, they fall into the other party's psychological trap. Then, they will hide their true intentions."
Luo Siwei nodded repeatedly. She felt that Chi Li had analyzed the logic behind the software in just a few words. It was very clear and hit the nail on the head.
Chi Li drew another bracket on the whiteboard and hypothesized the user portrait of the software.
"The Whisper app's rules attract people with lower moral standards, lower incomes, and younger age groups."
People with high moral standards won't be attracted to this kind of app, and will only see it as a hub for garbage. High-income people are busy with work and won't bother with a few bucks, and older people aren't the target demographic for these apps.
"They may be screening young people who have suffered in life, bullied and ignored in school, work, and life. They finally have a community. Even if they do something out of the ordinary, they have to stay in that world."
"They achieve success in the game, which also brings them a sense of satisfaction."
"In the game, those who don't cooperate to complete the task will be eliminated quickly, and the remaining people are all those who work hard to complete the task. This creates an environment of mutual influence."
"After going through step-by-step screening, those who remain become loyal slaves to the software. When they are unable to complete the tasks, they will feel a sense of crisis."
"Add to that the allure of bonuses and rewards, and many people will start to follow blindly. In the end, they may even lose the ability to distinguish between good and evil."
After analyzing this, Chi Li took a step back. His face was cold and handsome, his eyes were sharp, and his voice was calm.
"The purpose of those behind the scenes is to make them feel a sense of community, gradually corrupt them, lower their guard, and lose their ability to think. This process can cultivate evil believers who will gradually obey their demands."
Hearing this, Luo Siwei suddenly had an idea: "I wonder if He Jin was actually the original person who killed her family. But because she broke her phone, she temporarily lost contact with those people, so they temporarily chose Li Muyao to kill that family?"
Chi Li nodded and said, "That's a possibility. This would explain a lot of problems."
But how many lucky people can escape at the last step of the plan like He Jin?
The unfortunate ones will be like the boy in front of us, who is deeply brainwashed and does things like assisting in murder, and feels that they have to do so.
After the two of them analyzed this, Chi Li sighed: "I now understand why the Internet police had been unable to find any results in their investigation of that app before."
The implanted software will only appear on the phone of a specific person, ensuring that the software can be spread while remaining invisible to the police and the outside world.
Luo Siwei nodded. "In the early stages, those people had already screened and brainwashed the target... There were also veteran members who mentored new members, and there were people who were responsible for surveillance. So Zhou Bingcheng was promoted after completing the mission, which means that someone around him was monitoring his progress. In this situation, the police couldn't infiltrate at all."
This app was built entirely according to the logic of the people behind it. They constantly assess and observe the target individuals, confirming their authenticity. Any issues will be removed...
So people from outside cannot enter that world at all.
Chi Li's face was solemn: "Under this model, the investigation is difficult to carry out. We must find a breakthrough."
He rubbed his brow and said, "And the information we have now can't answer one question. What did the creator of the software want to do by creating this software and using these people?"
Now they know that this APP was involved in the arson case in Helan Community and is now involved in the drowning case in Wangjianghu.
Software developers develop software and constantly tempt these people with money.
What exactly is their purpose?
Is it just to help these people get rid of unwanted family members? Or is there something else going on?
Luo Siwei asked: "Do we need to report to the higher-ups now?"
It seems that the matter behind this case involves many things and is of great importance.
Chi Li thought for a moment and shook his head: "Let's get the confessions of the other people first. There is too little information at the moment, and we can't judge the authenticity and credibility of Zhou Bingcheng's confession."
He then lowered his head and weighed the matter for a moment before saying, "Furthermore, Zhou Bingcheng's confession doesn't necessarily mean the case is solved. Our top priority right now is to investigate the truth of the case."
Luo Siwei stood up and said, "Okay, I'll continue the interrogation."
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