Chapter 51
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Luo Jingyao felt a chill on her back, and was stared at by those pupils that glowed with a strange light in the night, making her dare not move.
Unfortunately, the man's face was mostly obscured by the shadow cast by the brim of his hat. The only thing she could see clearly was his eyes and that strange-looking chin.
There was a sudden rustling sound behind her, and then a mouse came out from the corner and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It was not until the figure disappeared that Luo Jingyao came to her senses. At this time, the mobile phone that had been kicked away was still flashing in the corner.
"Sister Luo?" The shop assistant's puzzled voice called out from outside the warehouse door: "Haven't you found it yet? Do you want me to come in and help?"
Luo Jingyao took two deep breaths and instantly separated from the crime scene. She raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead and shouted, "I found it. I'll be right out."
Two minutes later, she came out holding a stack of matte dark blue wrapping paper.
Perhaps noticing the unnatural blush on her cheeks, Pan Chang rubbed his hands awkwardly. "It seems not many people usually want this color. I'm really sorry to bother you, Coach Luo."
"It's not like I don't charge money. What's the trouble with opening a business?" Luo Jingyao shook her head with a smile, and began to wrap the trimmed flowers neatly with her hands.
Her hands were slender, beautiful and powerful, and soon a low-key yet warm bouquet was created.
"Wow!" Pan Chang took the bouquet with shining eyes and exclaimed in admiration, "Coach Luo, you are really good at it. How much is it?"
Luo Jingyao casually said a number.
"So cheap?!" Pan Chang opened his mouth in surprise.
She winked and said, "Friendship price, 50% off."
"Then I won't be polite with you." Pan Chang originally had a carefree personality. He took out his mobile phone and scanned the code to pay without much hesitation.
The three of them chatted for a few more minutes. Just as Pan Chang and Pang Guang were about to say goodbye, the young clerk behind the counter suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my God! Is this true?!"
This shout naturally attracted the attention of other people in the store.
Luo Jingyao came over curiously: "What's going on?"
The shop assistant simply turned her phone screen towards her, pointed at the top trending search on Weibo with the word "explosive" and asked, "Do you know about Adventurer Cheng?"
Seeing her bewildered face, the shop assistant explained, "He's a well-known outdoor streamer on the short video platform. He often goes to some bizarre places during his live streams. I've seen him on Facebook several times!"
"Last night, he said he was going to take his fans to explore an old building that had been vacant for over twenty years, but someone actually died during the livestream!"
What?
These words not only surprised Luo Jingyao, but also successfully called back Pang Guang and Pan Chang who had already walked to the door.
Seeing that the three seemed very interested, the shop assistant clicked on the trending search terms and reported the news she had read online as she scrolled through them. "Wow... Last night, his livestream had a record of 700,000 simultaneous viewers! Everyone's pretty free."
"Isn't this outrageous? Why are netizens all saying that the building is haunted? They even seem to be making all sorts of claims."
"Let me see... Hmm? Qianjin Resort City? Why does this name sound so familiar? Damn? It's from here? Is Explorer Cheng from Jinshi?"
"Killed by a ghost?! Modern netizens can really say anything."
"Huh? Someone actually recorded the incident. The video that's been circulating online is pretty fierce. Do you want to see it?" After the clerk finished speaking, she turned on the video and considerately turned around so that the three people standing on the other side of the counter could see it clearly.
Probably because it was in an abandoned building and it was late at night, the video was very dark and only the host's face could be seen clearly.
This explorer Xiao Cheng looks quite young, probably in his thirties, and judging from his accent he doesn't sound like a native of Jinshi.
After talking for a while, the host turned the camera around, shone the flashlight on the facilities along the way one by one, and explained them.
Wherever the camera went, almost everything was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it looked like no one had visited for a long time.
The style of this anchor is to be startled frequently. The barrage in the lower left corner keeps refreshing with words like "I'm so scared", "Wrap myself tightly in my little blanket", "Anchor, don't scare me" and so on.
Just after the anchor cursed again, the live broadcast room suddenly became quiet, and only the other party's rapid breathing could be vaguely heard.
"My family, I seem to hear footsteps! Damn, there must be no one else here except me, right? Could it be..." After an unknown amount of time, the host said tremblingly.
What followed was an unexpected scream!
The camera began to shake violently, and it looked like the host was running wildly all the way. Accompanied by a short exclamation, the camera began to fall, and then the live broadcast room fell into endless darkness.
“Help!…Don’t…Don’t come over here…Ah!!!!”
After a burst of cries that sounded like a struggle or resistance, everything returned to silence. Only the comments below continued to scroll: "Damn, these days people are really desperate for traffic. This script is too fake!"
"Is the anchor still here? Stop playing, it's really scary!"
"Thank you, my eight generations of ancestors. I was about to fall asleep, but I saw your live broadcast room and was shocked awake."
"Where are the people? Where are the people? Did something really happen?"
"Could I really have encountered a ghost?"
But no matter what netizens said, the live broadcast room was still dark, silent and there was no response.
The next second, a harsh friction sound was heard, and the camera seemed to move and not move, and there was still no change in the live broadcast room.
As time went by, the comments below began to become increasingly crazy, and finally all turned into two words: Call the police!
The video ended here. The shop assistant looked at Pang Guang and Pan Chang curiously: "Two officers, is this man really dead?"
Good question.
The woman and the young man looked a little embarrassed. The normal process for reporting a crime is that the local police station is the first to arrive at the scene. After confirming that a murder has occurred, they protect the scene from being destroyed and report to the higher-level public security bureau.
The district-level criminal investigation brigade will conduct research and analysis, and only those that are too difficult or have too serious an impact will be reported to the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Some extremely special cases will be transferred from the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment to their special case investigation team.
So they are really not sure about this issue.
When the two of them were hesitating about how to respond, Pang Guang's phone rang. After he answered it, his expression changed and he gave Pan Chang a wink.
Then they said goodbye and left in a hurry.
Watching the two of them heading straight for the Public Security Bureau across the street, Luo Jingyao curled her lips and said, "He must be really dead."
"Ah?" The shop girl hadn't reacted yet and looked at her in confusion.
Luo Jingyao didn't intend to explain. She turned around and started to tidy up the messy workbench. However, she was a little absent-minded, and her mind was still recalling the scenes she had just seen in the warehouse.
But what was unexpected was that the wind chimes on the store door rang again, and Pang Guang, who had just left not long ago, rushed in again like the wind.
"I almost forgot, Captain Lin specifically told me on the phone to take you with him, let's go!" The young man said, and he stepped forward and grabbed her arm, and wanted to take her out without saying anything.
In a daze, Luo Jingyao only had time to grab the coat hanging at the door and staggered behind the other person.
Only after being stuffed into the police car did she regain consciousness. Looking at Pang Guang, who was steering in front of her, she asked with a puzzled look on her face, "No, what did you ask me to do on this police call?"
The young man replied cheerfully, "I don't know! But Captain Lin must have his reasons."
Luo Jingyao held her forehead weakly. It must be said that the people in the special case investigation team were very accepting of unconventional things, and no one thought that this was wrong.
She silently wrapped her coat around herself, and after making sure that it covered the gray work apron underneath, she turned her head to look out the car window.
After the police car left the compound of the Jinshi Public Security Bureau, it drove onto the overpass in a few minutes and sped along the bridge until the tall buildings on both sides of the road gradually became sparse.
After nearly an hour's drive, Luo Jingyao took the time to look up "Qianjin Resort City" on the Internet and got a rough understanding of this mysterious building.
Qianjin Resort is located in Wangpu District, Jinshi City. It is located in a remote area, close to the suburbs. It was built at the beginning of this century and has a history of more than 20 years.
This resort city was once quite prosperous in its day and was a famous den of money-spending in Jinshi. However, it was said that the owner got into trouble later and the resort city was closed down.
It has been vacant for so many years because of its poor location and large area, so most business people don't dare to take advantage of it easily.
"We're here." Pang Guang reminded, stepped on the brakes and slowly slowed down the car.
Putting the phone back into her pocket, Luo Jingyao looked ahead and saw a tall building with its exterior wall peeling off and mottled.
Of course, what really surprised her was not the scale of Qianjin Resort City, but the crowds of people that surrounded the front door of the resort city in three layers inside and outside.
Even though the Wangpu District Public Security Bureau promptly dispatched police officers to the scene, the surging crowds were jostling each other, and the situation remained grim.
"There's no way. The victim was being killed while the video was being broadcast live, and the impact was too great." Pang Guang explained while trying to find an empty space on the roadside that was crowded with vehicles to park the police car.
"Plus, some media arrived earlier than the police and took a lot of photos of the crime scene..."
Although the young man didn't finish his words, Luo Jingyao could already imagine that once those photos were uploaded to the Internet, even if the police responded in time, nothing could be salvaged.
With a heavy sigh, Pang Guang had no choice but to park the car casually on the side of the road.
But before they could get out of the car, a group of people inexplicably rushed up, shouting something, and surrounded the police car in the center.
As these people pushed each other, some of them even bumped into cars, causing the police cars to shake.
Pang Guang probably encountered this kind of situation for the first time, and he was looking out the window with a look of horror on his face.
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