"Cigarette scar?"
Chen Ge remembered that the man who sat first on the right side of the Ghost Story Association table had cigarette scars on his fingers that were exposed outside his black robe.
"We checked all surveillance cameras within 500 meters of the incident within 12 hours, and didn't find anyone suspicious. This is the only thing that seems a little unusual."
Captain Yan's voice was filled with some confusion: "He covered his face with the hood of his sweatshirt, and the screen of the phone in his hand was black. He seemed to be on the phone, but in fact he seemed to be observing the surrounding situation. Another thing I can't figure out is why he was holding a flyer for your haunted house in his hand?"
"My haunted house has very few employees, and we have never distributed flyers outside the park. So it is certain that he or his friends have entered New Century Park and appeared outside my haunted house."
"Do you have any impression of this person?"
"There are many scenes in the haunted house, and I'm only responsible for one of them, so I can't give you an accurate answer." Chen Ge has already started to think about the man with the cigarette scar: "Captain Yan, after you find the suspect, you will definitely investigate immediately. You should have found something, right?"
Captain Yan's voice was a little hoarse, probably because he hadn't gotten enough rest for a long time. "We've investigated. He is the program director of a private radio station. He has no criminal record or stains in his life. He is a successful man with a successful career and a family. He has nothing to do with murder."
"Radio program director? Sounds impressive?"
"It's just a radio station that specializes in late-night shows. Its influence has only grown slowly in the past two years. Most of its listeners are young people who are curious and some people who are bored at work at night."
Captain Yan's words made Chen Ge lose all sleepiness. Jiujiang had only one good midnight radio station, and that was Ghost Talk, where Lizhi, the twelfth newcomer of the Ghost Stories Association, worked.
This radio station used to provide emotional healing services, but due to decreasing listeners, it was forced to start transforming. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, and the first broadcast of Ghost Talk broke the listening record of that private radio station.
"Captain Yan, is this radio station you're talking about a lie?"
"Yes, that's it. Have you listened to it too?"
"I've listened to it a few times. There's a podcaster named Lizhi whose voice is very nice." Chen Ge's mind raced. The man in the hoodie who was suspected to be a member of the No. 5 Association was the program director of the radio station, and Lizhi was his announcer. Was it possible that the flyer of the Ghost Talk Association that Lizhi received was sent out by him?
If this is true, Chen Ge now knows the identities of two members of the Ghost Story Association.
"I don't understand why he went to Haiming Apartment. To avoid alerting the enemy, we can only investigate from the outside first." Captain Yan's voice was a little tired. "It's been a turbulent time recently. You should also pay attention to your safety. Remember to inform us if you have any clues."
Captain Yan gave a few more instructions and then hung up the phone. Chen Ge sat on the bed and searched for the Ghost Talk Radio on his phone. Tonight's podcast was indeed not Lizhi, but someone else.
"Should I strike first? Defeat them one by one?"
…
At about six or seven o'clock, when the sun had just risen, Chen Ge was awakened by the vibration of his cell phone. He fumbled in his clothes for a long time before he found that it was his black cell phone that had received the notification message.
"Failed to unlock the two-star horror scene West Suburb Private College! There is not enough space in the haunted house, please carry out the second expansion!"
"How could it be insufficient? Most of the underground parking lot is still unused." Chen Ge originally thought that after waking up, there would be new scenes to be put into use, but he did not expect such a problem to arise.
He put on his clothes and hurriedly ran out of the haunted house and came to the outside of the New Century Park. No one had been here for a year or two. In order to prevent tourists from mistakenly entering, the park even blocked the two exits of the parking lot with debris.
Climbing over the top of the debris, Chen Ge entered the underground parking lot. New Century Park had spent a lot of money to build this parking lot, and that was also the peak period of the park.
Chen Ge walked inside for a long time before he saw a series of mottled concrete walls. The walls were connected to the top of the parking lot, completely separating the parking lot from the horror scene.
"There are still nearly two-thirds of the space that is not being used, so why is it indicated that there is insufficient space? Can the expansion only add three more scenes at a time?"
Chen Ge's horror house had three scenes before the first expansion. After the first expansion, three new scenes were added underground: the third ward, a room for three people, and Muyang Middle School. He guessed that only three scenes could be added after each expansion. If he wanted to add more scenes, he would need to continue expanding.
"I've already created six horror scenes without realizing it, but it still feels like it's not enough!"
The sun slowly rose, and a ray of sunlight shone into the underground parking lot through the gap above the debris. Chen Ge discovered something very interesting.
The haunted house scenes are all built in places where sunlight cannot reach. I don’t know whether the black phone loses some of its functions in the sunlight, or whether it intentionally avoids the sunlight.
"It's better to completely seal off the haunted house scene. I'll have someone come over today to completely seal off the two exits of the underground parking lot. That way I can feel at ease."
Chen Ge took out his black mobile phone and found the option for expansion. The condition for the second expansion was that the number of tourists exceeded one thousand that month and the favorable review rate exceeded seventy percent.
He had met the conditions for expansion a few days ago, but at that time he felt that the underground parking lot was large enough, so he did not consider it.
"Should we carry out a second expansion? There is a chance of obtaining a special function building after the expansion is completed."
"yes!"
After clicking Yes, nothing changed in the underground garage.
"I guess we'll have to wait until after midnight."
Chen Ge put away his black phone and returned the same way. He was still looking forward to the new special function building, but it was a pity that the expansion would not be completed until tomorrow.
The park opened at nine o'clock. It is worth mentioning that Gu Feiyu actually came over. Chen Ge was short of staff now.
Xiao Gu is very brave, so Chen Ge wants him to be in charge of the midnight escape scene, but before that he has to get familiar with the horror house first.
Chen Ge was very enthusiastic and asked Gu Feiyu to accompany the tourists in for a tour.
After experiencing the three scenes, Gu Feiyu, whose legs were weak, insisted on leaving. Chen Ge finally persuaded him to stop and patiently told him that scaring others and being scared were two completely different experiences.
Gu Feiyu, who was scared of being cheated, was unwilling to enter the haunted house again. After discussion between the two parties, Xiao Gu decided to try again tomorrow.
After seeing Gu Feiyu off, Chen Ge found this guy more and more interesting.
He valued Gu Feiyu not because of his outstanding ability, but simply because he was brave, sentimental, and upright. He had saved Gu Feiyu's life, and with Gu Feiyu's character, even if he saw something in the haunted house in the future, he would keep it a secret for him.
“There are still too few people I can use.”