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◎Fake mother + missing person◎
Zhou Xiao sat up suddenly, her heart pounding, and she leaned her head out to see more clearly.
There was nothing outside the window.
Only the old locust tree stood in the darkness, its branches and leaves motionless. Everything that had just happened seemed to be just an illusion in her half-asleep state.
Zhou Xiao was breathing heavily, cold sweat soaking his pajamas.
Is it a dream?
She reached for her cell phone and saw the time was three in the morning. She forced herself to lie down and keep her eyes open until dawn.
The next morning, Zhou Xiao rushed into the yard with dark circles under his eyes.
She ran straight to the old locust tree, tilted her head up and carefully examined the horizontal branch. There were no marks from being strangled, no broken twigs, and not even a trace of suspicious stains.
The grass under the tree was very flat, and not even a footprint could be found.
"I was really too nervous and scared myself." Zhou Xiao breathed a long sigh, and his tense nerves relaxed a little.
She even laughed at herself, perhaps because her mother had been in abnormal condition recently, and the reactions of the cats and dogs made her suspicious.
She went back to her room to catch up on some sleep, hoping to put this strange episode behind her.
This sleep was very restless.
"I dreamed I was standing in a dim room, holding a tightly tied cloth bag. Something seemed to be moving inside. In my dream, I tiptoed to the bed, where someone was lying. I lifted a corner of the quilt and poured the contents of the bag into it."
With the faint light from the window, she saw clearly that what she put in was a pair of densely packed, long, hard-shelled insects!
As soon as they touched the warm quilt, they immediately spread out excitedly and crawled towards the person sleeping on the bed.
Zhou Xiao completely lost control of her body in her dream. After a few minutes, her heart suddenly tightened, and a huge panic and regret instantly overwhelmed her.
She rushed to the bed and frantically lifted the quilt, trying to drive away the bugs.
Her voice seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn't make a sound. She could only lift the quilt, but the scene before her frightened her so much that she felt dizzy.
The person on the bed was sleeping on his stomach. The pajamas and flesh on his back had been eaten away, revealing a large area of white spine.
Those bugs were like a black tide, gnawing at the flesh and blood frantically. Through all this, Zhou Xiao felt that she could even see the eyeballs of the person on the bed.
For some reason, she felt that the person on the bed knew all her movements and actions, but just didn't say anything.
Zhou Xiao wanted to drive away the bugs on the bed, but several bugs crawled up along the hands that were lifting the quilt, and their sharp mouthparts bit into her flesh, causing her severe pain!
"I was suddenly awakened by the fright, and my hands still felt like they were bitten by insects, causing severe pain." Zhou Xiao scratched his hair, his face showing a collapsed expression.
She has been particularly afraid of insects since she was a child, and this dream had a particularly big impact on her because it was too real and too disgusting.
"And, the weirdest thing is, the curtains were closed."
If the curtains were closed, how could she see out the window as soon as she turned around last night? So she naturally suspected that the Hanged Man she saw at night was also a dream.
Zhou Xiao looked at the time. Her cell phone showed it was seven in the morning, so she got out of bed and opened the curtains. The dazzling sunlight shone in, dispelling some of the chill.
She looked out the window at the quiet courtyard; the locust tree looked peaceful and harmless in the morning light.
Last night's reflection and the nightmare just now seemed like hallucinations caused by excessive anxiety. She tried to convince herself that she must have been under too much pressure recently.
After washing up, she went downstairs and found that her mother was already sitting in her old seat by the living room window, still facing the yard with a calm expression.
Seeing Zhou Xiao coming down, her mother turned around with a gentle smile that Zhou Xiao found a little unfamiliar: "Xiaoxiao, are you awake? Why are you up so late today? It's already past ten o'clock."
It’s past ten o’clock?
Zhou Xiao was stunned and subconsciously looked at the clock in the living room. It showed ten fifteen. She took out her cell phone to confirm and it was also a little after ten.
But she clearly remembered that it was only seven o'clock when she woke up, and she washed up after pulling the curtains... How could time pass so quickly?
Her heart skipped a beat, and that feeling that something was wrong came back.
"I didn't sleep well last night and had a nightmare. I got up and lay down again. I didn't expect to oversleep." Zhou Xiao explained, carefully observing his mother's expression.
"Oh, it's okay. Just sleep a little longer if you're tired." Mom's tone was very gentle, even a little doting. After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked out the window quietly.
This excessive tenderness not only failed to make Zhou Xiao feel at ease, but instead made her feel a chill down her spine.
Her mother is a typical person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart, with a quick temper and a loud voice. If Zhou Xiao sleeps in, she will scold her even on weekends.
This patient and gentle attitude is so uncharacteristic.
Zhou Xiao attributed all this to the fact that he deserved to be scolded, and he would not feel at ease until he was scolded.
But late at night the next day, something even more unusual happened.
Zhou Xiao was once again awakened by a strong sense of being watched.
She turned stiffly and looked out the window.
That figure was hanging upside down on the locust tree branch again!
This time I could see it more clearly than yesterday, and the facial contours of the figure appeared clearer in the dim light.
Although her eyes are closed, her eyebrows and the curve of her nose are exactly the same as her mother's!
Zhou Xiao wanted to scream, but she couldn't open her mouth. She wanted to close her eyes, but she was afraid that something even more terrifying would happen after that. She also wanted to move, but her body seemed to be nailed to the bed.
It’s not a dream, it’s definitely not a dream this time!
She could feel the sweat dripping down her forehead.
"Wake up! Wake up!" she screamed wildly in her heart.
Just when she was about to be overwhelmed by this extreme fear, control of her body came back, and she almost shot up and then rushed downstairs quickly.
She ran out into the yard, shining the trembling beam of her cell phone flashlight toward the tree.
Nothing.
"Xiaoxiao?" A familiar yet somewhat doubtful voice came from under the tree.
Zhou Xiao suddenly turned the beam of light towards the source of the sound. Her mother was sitting under a locust tree, wearing a thin coat and holding a cup of water in her hand, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
"Mom?" Zhou Xiao's voice was shaking, and the flashlight swept back and forth between his mother's face and the empty branches.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you running out in the middle of the night?" Her mother stood up and walked towards her, her face still gentle but also a little worried. "Did you have a nightmare? Look at you sweating."
She stretched out her hand, as if to wipe Zhou Xiao's sweat.
Zhou Xiao subconsciously took a step back and avoided the outstretched hand.
She stared into her mother's eyes, trying to find even the slightest flaw.
They are so similar, the voice, the appearance, the clothes... but it just doesn't feel right!
The mother in front of her could only make her feel a creepy calmness.
"Nothing," Zhou Xiao forced himself to calm down, his heart still pounding. "I thought I heard some strange noises in the yard, and I thought there were thieves, so I came out to check."
She made a lame excuse.
"Noise? I didn't hear it." Mom tilted her head slightly, her expression innocent and natural.
"It might be a wild cat. Don't scare yourself. Go back to sleep. It's cold outside." Her tone was gentle but urging.
Zhou Xiao could only nod stiffly: "Okay, Mom, you should get some rest early too."
She turned and walked into the house, every step feeling like she was stepping on cotton. When she reached the door, she looked back as if possessed by a mysterious force.
Mom was still standing under the locust tree, not moving.
The cold moonlight outlined her figure, her face hidden in the darkness of the tree shadows, only her eyes were staring at her leaving back without blinking.
Zhou Xiao's scalp exploded instantly, and she rushed back to her room almost as if escaping. She locked the door, slid down to the ground with her back against the door, and gasped for breath.
"I'm sure that's definitely not my mother!" Zhou Xiao's tone was filled with horror. She looked at Jiang Chuxu, trying to make Jiang Chuxu feel the inexplicable weirdness as well.
From that day on, "Mom" changed completely.
She no longer sat by the window in a daze, but stayed in the yard for a long time, sitting under the locust tree, sitting there for most of the day, as quiet as a sculpture.
She completely ignored the golden retriever and tabby cat at home.
The golden retriever used to love to rub against her legs, but now it walked around her with its tail between its legs, whimpering softly in its throat.
The tabby cat was even more furious. As long as its "mother" was in the yard, it would hide on top of the wardrobe in Zhou Xiao's room and would not come down no matter how hard it tried to coax it.
[This is so strange, but can a ghost transform into another person?]
[It’s not just the people who are weird, the timing is weird too]
[What happened between 7 o'clock and 10 o'clock?]
[Why don’t you leave home as soon as possible]
Zhou Xiao didn't read the comments, her eyes fixed on Jiang Chuxu. She said seriously, "Mom's appetite has also become very small. She hardly eats at all. I tried making her favorite braised pork and served it to her, but she only moved her chopsticks symbolically and then put them down."
My mother looked into the distance with empty eyes and kept saying that she had no appetite.
Zhou Xiao's heart sank little by little, and the fear made her unable to sleep or eat.
A week later, seeing his "mother"'s increasingly pale face and increasingly empty eyes, Zhou Xiao couldn't bear it any longer.
She suspected that "Mom" had suffered a great shock or was suffering from severe depression.
"Mom," Zhou Xiao mustered up the courage and sat down next to "Mom," trying to make his voice sound natural. "I've noticed you haven't been in a good mood lately and haven't been eating much. How about I go with you to the hospital to see a doctor and get a physical checkup?"
"Mom" slowly turned her head, with no expression on her face, and looked at Zhou Xiao calmly for more than ten seconds.
That look made Zhou Xiao feel uneasy and his palms were covered in cold sweat.
Just when Zhou Xiao was about to give up, "Mom" suddenly moved the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing an extremely stiff smile.
Her voice was very soft, as if floating in the wind: "No need, Xiaoxiao, Mommy is fine, just a little tired, and wants to be alone."
This abnormal calmness and rejection became the last straw that broke Zhou Xiao's back.
She became somewhat evasive and rarely stayed downstairs anymore, until today, when she went downstairs and didn't see her mother.
Zhou Xiao took a deep breath and slowly said, "I called my mother and asked her why she was gone. She said she had returned to her hometown a long time ago and that I was the one who sent her there. I calculated the time she told me and it was when I first felt something was wrong with my mother."
That was the day when she got up at seven o'clock, but when she went downstairs she was told it was already ten o'clock.
If my mother had returned to her hometown a long time ago, then who would she be with day and night?
Could it be that she sent her mother to the high-speed rail station that day, and she thought she would go downstairs at ten o'clock, but in fact she returned home after sending her mother at ten o'clock.
"She looks so much like me. In fact, I've tried many times to test her. I asked her about my childhood, but she could always answer. But it felt completely wrong. Who on earth is she? Will she hurt me? And is my mother really okay now?"
Zhou Xiao's tears fell uncontrollably.
Jiang Chuxu leaned on the sofa, her fingers tapping the armrest unconsciously, and Xiao Hei stretched on her legs.
She didn't answer immediately, but narrowed her eyes slightly.
From the moment Zhou Xiao started describing it, she felt a lingering sense of disharmony.
There was a yin energy on Zhou Xiao, but it was very faint, so faint that it was almost negligible. This "cleanliness" reminded her of Renhe Hospital.
Just when Jiang Chuxu was about to speak.
"Xiaoxiao," a voice, eerily gentle, came without warning from the direction of Zhou Xiao's bedroom door. The voice was clearly transmitted to the live broadcast room through the phone microphone. "Are you saying bad things about Mom?"
The camera turned and Zhou Xiao looked back in horror, almost dropping his phone.
At the bedroom door, that "mom" was standing there silently without anyone noticing!
She had a warm smile on her face, but her eyes were cold. She was staring straight at Zhou Xiao, or rather, at the screen of the mobile phone in Zhou Xiao's hand!
[Oh my god!!!]
【Ahhh, there's someone at the door! 】
[The smile is so fake! The eyes are so scary! ]
[Help, host! There's definitely something wrong!]
The next second, the screen in the live broadcast room shook violently, accompanied by Zhou Xiao's short scream and the dull sound of the phone falling and hitting the ground, and the screen instantly fell into darkness!
The connection was also disconnected.
The barrage exploded instantly.
[Disconnected?!]
[Something happened! Something definitely happened!]
[Did the fake mother take action? ]
【Call the police and save people! 】
The moment the live broadcast screen went black, Jiang Chuxu immediately sat up straight, Xiao Hei also tensed his body, and a low snoring sound came from his throat.
Fortunately, when Zhou Xiaogang connected, she asked Zhou Xiao to send her home address, otherwise it would have been a bit troublesome.
She sent the address to the work group because it might be related to the K organization, and this time the K organization must have a target. Jiang Chuxu suspected that the target was most likely her.
At this time, several people in the group sent her messages, including Lu Changan.
[Xu Zhaojin]: It's a pity I'm not nearby. I'm still dealing with the haunted building.
【Liu Lanzhen】：I’m here, I’m going
Lin Hezhao: I'll go too.
Almost at the same time, Lu Changan's private chat also popped up.
Lu Changan: Comrade Jiang, I'm leaving. Nearby patrol cars, please go ahead and set up a cordon! Keep in touch!
Jiang Chuxu didn't reply. She picked up Xiao Hei and turned off the live broadcast.
…
Chengxi District, outside Villa No. 17 Wutongyuan.
The shrill sound of sirens came from far away, and two police cars braked suddenly and stopped in front of Villa No. 17.
Lu Changan pushed the door and got out of the car with quick movements. Several criminal police officers quickly dispersed and pulled up a yellow cordon to separate the villa from the surrounding area. The atmosphere instantly became solemn.
"Captain Lu, the door is ajar, the windows are closed, the curtains are all drawn, and there is no movement." A criminal police officer reported quickly, his hand on his gun, staring vigilantly at the silent house.
Lu Changan frowned. At this moment, two more cars came speeding over, and the tires made a sharp sound as they rubbed against the ground.
Liu Lanzhen and Lin Hezhao jumped out of the car almost at the same time.
Liu Lanzhen held the old compass tightly in his hand, while Lin Hezhao was holding a strangely shaped metal instrument.
"Officer Lu! Where is Sister Jiang?" Liu Lanzhen spoke quickly, her eyes sweeping across the cordon and the quiet villa.
"Not yet. We just arrived and were preparing to..." Lu Changan didn't finish his words when he suddenly noticed a person appearing silently within the cordon.
Looking closely, it was Jiang Chuxu.
Jiang Chuxu glanced at the drawn curtains and closed doors and windows, then nodded to Lu Changan: "Let's go in."
She walked straight to the gate, which was ajar, as if waiting for them to go in. A team of criminal police led by Lu Changan were guarding the periphery to prevent anyone from entering by mistake.
Jiang Chuxu, Liu Lanzhen and Lin Hezhao went in to check.
Jiang Chuxu pushed the door lightly and it opened.
A heavy air blew in my face, but it was not as cold as expected.
The living room was dimly lit, the curtains were drawn, the furniture was neatly arranged, and it could even be said to be spotless.
"It's so clean." Liu Lanzhen followed behind, the compass needle in her hand didn't move at all, it was so quiet that it seemed like it was broken.
Several people thought of Renhe Hospital at the same time.
Lin Hezhao also came in carrying a strangely shaped metal instrument. The screen of the instrument was dead silent, without any energy fluctuation indication.
"It's K's work, it's swept so clean." He cursed under his breath, "It's just playing tricks."
As soon as you walk into the living room, you can see the locust tree in the middle of the yard. The locust tree is a yin tree and is inherently ominous, especially this locust tree, which almost blocks all the sunlight.
None of the three approached the locust tree, but walked directly towards the stairs leading to the second floor. The stairs were covered with thick carpet and made no sound when stepped on.
Liu Lanzhen and Lin Hezhao followed Jiang Chuxu on the left and right, keeping a vigilant eye on their surroundings.
The second-floor corridor was equally dead silent.
The door of the master bedroom was ajar, and a little dim light came through.
Jiang Chuxu stopped at the door and listened carefully, but there was no sound from inside.
She walked in. The room was empty, the bed was made, the curtains were closed, and the skincare products on the dressing table were neatly arranged. The only thing that was out of place was the floor in front of the dressing mirror.
There lay a mobile phone with a broken screen.
"Zhou Xiao's cell phone!" Liu Lanzhen exclaimed.
Jiang Chuxu didn't say anything, his eyes fell on the floor-to-ceiling built-in wardrobe in the corner of the room.
The wardrobe door was closed, so she walked over and opened it without hesitation.
It is filled with clothes, neatly stacked, and there are storage boxes underneath.
Lin Hezhao stuck his head out to look, and there was no room for a person to hide here.
Jiang Chuxu ignored Lin Hezhao. She reached out and pushed aside the clothes that were hanging heavily, then bent her fingers and knocked on the back panel inside the wardrobe.
"Knock, knock, knock"
The sound is dull, but if you listen carefully you can detect a faint hollow sound.
"It's empty at the back!" Liu Lanzhen reacted immediately.
Jiang Chuxu took a half step back and signaled the two to move aside.
Xiao Hei jumped off her shoulder and landed lightly, with the tip of his tail wagging slightly.
Then Jiang Chuxu raised his foot and kicked cleanly at a vulnerable spot under the backboard.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, the thick back panel collapsed inward and shattered, revealing a dark space behind it.
"Dark room!" Lin Hezhao widened his eyes.
Who would build a darkroom in their own home for no apparent reason?
Considering what Zhou Xiao said, she bought a second-hand house. Could this have been a setup from the beginning?
Liu Lanzhen immediately turned on the flashlight on her cell phone and shone it inside.
The darkroom wasn't big, just a few square meters, and was cluttered with miscellaneous items. A beam of light swept across the corner, illuminating a huddled figure.
"Zhou Xiao!" Liu Lanzhen exclaimed.
Zhou Xiao in the corner had his hands and feet tied behind his back, his mouth was taped, his hair was messy, his face was covered with tears and dust, and his eyes were terrified.
When she saw the flashlight and the person appearing at the entrance of the cave, especially when she saw Jiang Chuxu, her tears instantly welled up in her eyes and she made a "woohoo" sound of struggle.
Liu Lanzhen immediately got in and carefully tore off the tape on her mouth. Lin Hezhao also helped to untie the ropes.
"Master! There's a ghost!" Zhou Xiaoyi shouted incoherently as soon as he was free, his body shaking violently. "Some men in black suits locked me up here and said they wanted to invite you to be their guest. They also said that if you didn't obey... I didn't hear the rest of it, but it wasn't a good thing!"
Zhou Xiao stared at Jiang Chuxu, with fear still lingering in his eyes.
"Where's the fake mom and the guy in the black suit?"
Zhou Xiao shook her head. She heard a few words and then fainted for no apparent reason.
At this moment, there was a loud "bang" in the living room, as if something had fallen to the ground.
Then, a gentle voice came up, with a deliberately created calmness: "Miss Jiang, since you are here, please come down and have a chat. We in the K Organization have long been fascinated by you."
It was the voice of the "fake mother", but if you listened carefully, the voice lacked the warmth of a living person, and it sounded more like a mechanical repetition of lines.
Liu Lanzhen and Lin Hezhao's faces changed. They immediately stood in front of Zhou Xiao and looked at the stairs vigilantly.
Jiang Chuxu's expression didn't change at all. She even patted Lin Hezhao's shoulder who was standing in front of her and said, "Keep an eye on her."
The person she was referring to was Zhou Xiao. After saying that, she turned around and walked downstairs.
"Sister Jiang! Be careful of an ambush!" Liu Lanzhen said hurriedly.
"Yeah." Jiang Chuxu responded, and walked down the stairs without stopping, with Xiao Hei following closely at her feet.
At this time, the "mother" described by Zhou Xiao was sitting on the sofa in the living room, and three men in neat black suits were standing quietly in the middle of the living room. They had no expression on their faces, and the "K" mark was faintly visible on their cuffs.
"Ms. Jiang, nice to meet you," the "mother" in the rocking chair said, her voice gentle but devoid of emotion. "My codename is 'Painted Skin,' representing the K Organization. I sincerely invite you to join. Your talent..."
"Not interested." Jiang Chuxu interrupted directly, standing a few meters away from the sofa with a disgusted tone.
“Miss Jiang is very perceptive, but it would not be wise to reject us. We can provide power that you can’t imagine…”
"Stop nagging." Jiang Chuxu frowned impatiently.
Jiang Chuxu doesn't care about these things. Unimaginable power is just a joke.
Any power has its roots and weaknesses. The more they brag, the more flaws they expose.
For example, these few times, are they really that serious that they have to hide everywhere?
The muscles on the face of the leader in the black suit seemed to stiffen for a moment, and the disguised calmness was instantly broken. His eyes became sinister: "If you don't accept my toast, I'll drink the forfeit."
The moment he finished speaking, the two men in black suits behind him immediately opened the boxes in their hands, and inside the boxes were three Buddha amulets.
As soon as the Buddha amulet appeared, the compass in Liu Lanzhen's hand upstairs began to spin non-stop, and the metal instrument held by Lin Hezhao also beeped.
As the box opened, three twisted ghosts emitting a strong yin energy suddenly burst out. These three evil ghosts had obviously been dealt with and had no self-awareness.
Maybe this is a success?
Even at such a dangerous moment, Jiang Chuxu still had time to think.
Three evil ghosts rushed towards Jiang Chuxu with a biting cold wind, so fast that only an afterimage was left.
"Sister Jiang!" Liu Lanzhen exclaimed at the stairs.
Facing this ferocious attack, Jiang Chuxu didn't even raise her eyelids. She didn't even look at the three evil spirits rushing towards her. She just said to Xiao Hei at her feet: "How about you go up?"
Upon hearing this, the cat's eyes instantly locked onto the three evil spirits, and Xiao Hei let out a shrill cat cry.
The three evil spirits that were rushing towards them with great momentum suddenly stiffened, their forward movement was instantly frozen in mid-air, and the evil energy on their bodies seemed to be slowly dissipating.
The three men in black suits at the back were obviously at a loss as to what to do in the face of this scene.
Before they came, they thought Jiang Chuxu and Xiao Hei might be very strong, but they didn't expect that three successful products would not be able to deal with Jiang Chuxu.
Jiang Chuxu did not intend to let go of the four evil ghosts present. She looked at the ghost mother and the three vulnerable evil ghosts in front of her, and decisively chose to put the ghost mother into the necklace first.
As for the remaining three evil spirits in front of him, they are easy to deal with.
"Xiao Hei."
Hearing the sound, Xiao Hei pounced on two of the evil spirits, opened his mouth, and instantly sucked the two evil spirits into his mouth.
As for the remaining evil spirit, Jiang Chuxu naturally put it into the necklace. This is a good opportunity to study the K organization.
The whole process takes no more than a minute.
The living room was dead silent.
The expressions on the faces of the three men in black suits were completely frozen, from viciousness to astonishment, and then to unconcealable horror.
The hand of the leader holding the Buddha amulet even trembled slightly. The weapon they were so proud of was so vulnerable in front of the other party?
Jiang Chuxu then raised his eyes, his gaze calmly sweeping over the three frozen men in black suits, and finally landing on the Buddha amulet in the hand of the leading man.
Jiang Chuxu's voice was filled with undisguised mockery: "Is that all you can do?"
She didn't even bother to wait for the other party to answer, nor did she bother to ask what stronghold it was.
"Officer Lu!" Jiang Chuxu shouted towards the door.
These three men in black suits are not from any sect of Xuanmen. Perhaps they have no connection with Xuanmen at all and are just errand boys for the K organization, but they can definitely get something out of them.
As soon as Lu Changan heard the noise inside, he immediately rushed in with his men.
Although the three men in black suits didn't know much about the Xuanmen content, their skills were pretty good, but that was just good enough.
Under the hands of a team of special police, the three men did not hold out for long and were soon pinned to the ground.
"There's one upstairs too." Jiang Chuxu whispered to Lu Changan.
After she came in, the first thing she thought of was that if Zhou Xiao was alive, then she must be a member of the K organization. After all, the K organization likes to use some means to wipe out families, and it is impossible for them to leave any handle.
Although Lu Changan was not familiar with this organization, he believed in Jiang Chuxu, so he immediately arranged for people to go up, of course, the reason was to comfort the victims.
Before Zhou Xiao, the "victim", could do anything, he was pinned to the ground by several criminal police officers.
Seeing that the matter was almost resolved, Jiang Chuxu picked up Xiao Hei from the ground and turned to walk out. Liu Lanzhen and Lin Hezhao hurriedly followed.
"Sister Jiang! Too strong! Xiao Hei solved the problem with just a roar." Liu Lanzhen's eyes were full of shock. The ferocious aura of the three evil spirits just now made her scalp tingle, but they were like straw bags in front of Jiang Chuxu.
Lin Hezhao's face was also full of excitement.
"Basic exercises." Jiang Chuxu was as confident in his abilities as ever.
The people from the K organization captured this time will definitely be handed over to the special department in the end. I just hope that some information can be dug out this time. After all, the three people captured this time don’t look like insiders.
After thinking about it, Jiang Chuxu took out his mobile phone and reopened the live broadcast. He had just turned it off in a hurry and didn't know what the situation was like on the Internet.
Sure enough, as soon as she started broadcasting, a bunch of viewers rushed in to ask about the follow-up.
"It's all resolved. Everything is fine."
As he spoke, Jiang Chuxu turned the camera over and took a picture of the house behind him, but no one else was captured.
She just reported that she was safe and turned off the live broadcast. She had already connected to several channels today, so it was time to take a break.
Jiang Chuxu looked through the work group and found nothing.
At this moment, Liu Lanzhen seemed to suddenly remember something. She walked over to Jiang Chuxu and said, "Sister Jiang, I'd like to ask you for a favor. There's a problem with a task that Old Wu posted in the group chat. My friend took that task, but since she told me she was going to do it, there's been no news from her."
Liu Lanzhen’s friend is also a shaman. The five main families in the shaman system are Hu, Huang, Bai, Liu and Hui. She believes in Baixian.
The task Liu Lanzhen was talking about was the missing hiker from Changze City that Lao Wu had posted in the group before.
Jiang Chuxu thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Okay."
The difficulty of the previous mission seemed to be assessed as medium, but since someone went missing, something unexpected must have happened.
It was just right for her to join in the fun.
When Liu Lanzhen heard Jiang Chuxu's answer, she immediately said excitedly: "Then I'll book a plane ticket now!"
There just so happens to be a flight to Changze City in the evening.
Jiang Chuxu looked at the time. It was not too late now, so she sent a message to Ding Yucheng first.
【Jiang Chuxu】: I just received TD-092
[Ding Yucheng]: OK, I will send you the task information.
The link for each task is separate, so Ding Yucheng needs to send it every time.
Ding Yucheng acted quickly and sent the link just a few seconds after he finished speaking.
Jiang Chuxu clicked on it. There wasn't much information inside. Most of it was provided by local hiking organizations. The hiker's missing address was originally in a sanatorium, but after looking at the updated task details, the displayed task address had changed.
The latest task address is shown in Dingtai Mountain in Changze City. There is also an audio message as supplementary information. According to the introduction, it is the last one sent by the person who accepted the task.
The first few seconds of the audio are the sound of a person panting. She seems to have been running for a long time, so her breathing is unstable.
Then came the man's voice: "Xian'er, Xian'er..."
He should be calling his guardian deity.
The audio was briefly distorted at this point, followed by a painful wail, and then the audio ended there.
There are a few photos below, taken before the man entered the mountains.
The first photo was taken at the foot of the mountain, capturing the stairs leading up the mountain.
There is a long flight of stairs leading up to Dingtai Mountain, but the stairs only go halfway up the mountain, and then you have to find your own way up.
The second photo was taken at the end of the stairs. There is a large pavilion there, and there is a person sitting in the pavilion in the photo.
I don’t know if it’s because the pixels are too low or something, but the person in the pavilion was not captured clearly. I could only barely see that the person’s head seemed to be turning in the direction of continuing to go up the mountain.
The third photo is of a tree, taken from quite far away, so it is even more blurry.
But through the blurry photos, it seems that there are things hanging on those trees.
A bit like... a human?
【Author’s words】
[Cat Head]
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