It was the first time that Chen Ge heard this woman's voice. She should be about the same age as Gao Ruxue. There was a hint of impatience in her tone, as well as a bit of deep-hidden resentment.

"I'm Gao Ruxue's friend. I want to invite her out for dinner tonight." Chen Ge said casually, "Where is she?"

"I'm going to wash my hair. I'll ask her to call you later."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ge sat in the lounge with his bag on his back. "If it was a normal date, it wouldn't matter if Gao Ruxue washed her hair or took a shower, but she is clearly in a panic now. She asked me to meet her to solve her roommate's problem. In this case, with her personality, she probably wouldn't dress up deliberately."

Chen Ge felt that something might have gone wrong with Gao Ruxue.

Five or six minutes later, Gao Ruxue called. After the call was connected, Gao Ruxue's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm getting ready to go out now."

The door opened and closed again. Gao Ruxue seemed to be walking alone in the corridor. The noise on the phone was much less: "Where shall we meet tonight?"

"Just tell me a place and I'll be there right away." Hearing that it was Gao Ruxue's voice, Chen Ge breathed a sigh of relief. As long as no one was hurt, that was good.

"Then come directly to our school and enter from the west gate. There are fewer people there. We'll meet behind the teaching building on the old campus." Gao Ruxue seemed to be hiding in the bathroom alone: ​​"You'd better come quickly. I feel more and more that something is wrong with my two roommates."

"What happened again?"

"During the afternoon class, Liu Xianxian slept on the table for the entire afternoon."

"It's normal for her to go to the underground warehouse at night and sleep during the day." Chen Ge didn't think there was anything wrong.

"If she was really sleeping, I wouldn't have told you." Gao Ruxue spoke in a low voice. She felt extremely insecure now. "In the middle of the second class, my pen fell to the ground. When I bent down to pick it up, I accidentally discovered that Liu Xianxian had not slept at all. She had her eyes wide open, looking at the mirror in the drawer."

"Mirror?"

"Yes, to be precise, she was looking at herself in the mirror." Gao Ruxue reconstructed the situation for Chen Ge: "Her eyes were full of bloodshot, and it seemed that she was full of resentment towards the person in the mirror, but wasn't the person reflected in the mirror herself?"

"Your roommate seems to be possessed by evil spirits. You should not stay in the dormitory tonight. They may attack you at night."

"Okay, let's meet at school first. I still have a lot to tell you."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ge was about to walk out when his phone rang again. This time it was Captain Yan calling.

"What a coincidence, isn't it? It happened at this time."

After pressing the answer button, Chen Ge heard Captain Yan's voice before he could even speak: "Come to the city branch right away. I have something very important to tell you."

"Now?"

"Yes! Very important!"

Captain Yan's tone was very serious. Chen Ge thought about it and agreed: "I'll be there right away, but I have other things to do tonight, so I can't stay too long."

"It won't take you long."

The call ended quickly, and Chen Ge took a taxi to the city branch with his bag on his back. On the way, he called Gao Ruxue again, but this time no one answered.

It was almost eight o'clock when Chen Ge arrived at the Municipal Branch. As soon as he entered the room, he found that the atmosphere in the room was not right.

The person on duty at the door recognized Chen Ge and took him to Captain Yan's office.

Pushing the door open, I saw two other people in the room besides Captain Yan - Old Wei and Mr. Bai.

"Bang!"

The door was closed, and Captain Yan motioned for Chen Ge to sit down. "Last night, the three of you went into the mountains and found the two children. But today, I sent people into the mountains to follow the route you mentioned. We searched for six hours but still couldn't find the village."

"It was Uncle Bai who led the way last night. You have to ask Uncle Bai about these things." The scene of the Living Coffin Village has been unlocked, and Chen Ge does not want to go to that ghost village for the time being.

"My route is correct." Grandpa Bai leaned back in his chair. He had just recovered from a full day's sleep. "I looked at the photos your team members took after they came back. The road is correct. After crossing the valley, we will reach the Coffin Village."

"The problem now is that after crossing the valley, we didn't see any village." Team Leader Yan sat at the table: "What on earth did you three encounter last night?"

"I can't remember clearly, but I have the impression that there was indeed a village." Old Wei lowered his head. He had clearly made a contribution, but he looked a little depressed.

"The child has been rescued. We can take our time to search for that village. There's no need to rush." ​​Chen Ge stood aside. He didn't even sit down, ready to leave at any time.

"If it's just child trafficking, we can investigate slowly. The problem now is..." Captain Yan took out an evidence bag from the drawer. The bag contained a pistol. "Old Wei's pistol is missing a bullet. After inspection by the technical department, it was found that the gun was used last night, but Old Wei has no impression of it. Do you know what this indicates?"

Chen Ge shook his head. He knew that it was Lao Wei who fired the shot himself, but he didn't know why Lao Wei fired the shot or what happened to him.

"Old Wei has been a police officer for many years and is very experienced. The fact that he was forced to shoot means that the situation has reached the point where shooting is necessary to resolve it! Did you encounter such danger last night?" Captain Yan stared at Chen Ge, waiting for Chen Ge's answer.

Chen Ge glanced at Mr. Bai casually and said, "No."

Hearing his words, Mr. Bai slowly loosened his clenched hands.

"Then do you have any impression of Lao Wei shooting?"

"I heard gunshots in the village, but I was not with Lao Wei, Mr. Bai and the others at the time."

"A policeman's service gun is the most important thing. It is impossible for outsiders to touch it. Now it is confirmed that the service gun has been used once. Regardless of whether it was Lao Wei who fired the gun, this matter is very serious. If you have any clues, you must tell me as soon as possible." Captain Yan looked at Lao Wei who lowered his head and sighed softly: "The doctor said that Lao Wei's condition was caused by temporary amnesia due to strong stimulation. I will get to the bottom of this matter no matter what."

"I understand." Chen Ge nodded and hesitated for a moment: "Captain Yan, Doctor Chen from Jiujiang Welfare Institute was also in the village at the time. He was following us all the time. Old Wei's shooting might be related to this person."

"We are now looking for this person throughout the city. We should have a result soon." Captain Yan said as he rummaged through the drawer. After a moment, he took out a map with a photo on it and said, "I came to you today for another matter."

He pointed to the photos on the map and said, "Look for yourself. Each photo is the scene of an eye-gouging murder."

Chen Ge looked at the circle of photos on the map, his pupils slowly shrinking. There were a total of five eye-gouging murders in Jiujiang in the past two days. If the locations of these five murders were drawn into a circle, it can be found that the center of the circle is exactly the New Century Park!

"All the eye-gouging murders are centered around my haunted house? Is this some kind of ritual of the Ghost Story Association?"

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