Chapter 125: Stealth Killing
Tu Lanxun ran forward, but several ghostly figures around him moved even faster, charging straight in the direction Ah Dan had fled. At the same time, a black mist, invisible to the living, rose from Ah Dan's side and fiercely attacked Tu Lanxun and the others.
Sure enough, that black fog was controlled by the Kingdom of Heaven Group!
Mikhail and Xianyu Qingyun rushed forward and fought with the black fog. For a while, they could not tell who was winning or losing, and there were even signs that they were being suppressed.
Tu Lanxun rushed forward and was about to elbow the black mist, but the opponent dodged extremely quickly. The face that was slightly similar to N flashed past the black mist, and then abandoned the battle. Amid Adan's desperate screams, it turned into a black line and fled past everyone's ears.
Xianyu Qingyun chased him for several dozen meters, then turned back and shook his head, "I can't even catch a glimpse of his shadow."
Tu Lanxun nodded dejectedly and said to the ghosts, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
It would be great if Wen Chong was here.
If the Tourism Bureau had the ghost detection devices provided, perhaps the black fog would not be able to escape.
N saw through his thoughts and shook his head slightly, offering comfort. "It's not your fault. Even if Wen Chong were present, it wouldn't be of any use. The Game Management Bureau's equipment can only detect ghosts within a medium range or confine them within a very small area. It doesn't have much practical value."
Tu Lanxun felt much better. She had originally wanted to ask why the black mist, suspected to be Nan Shaochen's stepfather, looked like N—N and Nan Shaochen both had the surname Nan—but considering the relief she had just felt, Tu Lanxun decided to ask him later.
It is best to keep the harmonious atmosphere a little longer.
Tu Lanxun returned to Li Ao and the others. Ah Dan had already been escorted into the car. Seeing Tu Lanxun's dejected expression, Li Ao understood. "It's okay, Consultant. The operation was successfully completed by capturing Ah Dan. You did your main job well. You protected the operatives from the ghosts. Everyone is safe."
"Thank you, Captain Li." Tu Lanxun was still holding the pocket watch in her hand. In the blink of an eye, she found that she could not connect to the location of the black fog again.
Ran away again.
Now that Adan is captured, who will Black Mist go after? Presumably Adan's superior. Morning Glory and He Jiang.
Ah Dan was the leader of the gang, so he was interrogated directly in Micheng. The iron chair in the interrogation room in Micheng shone coldly. Ah Dan sat dejectedly in the chair, like a braised egg being strangled, and cold sweat oozed from his bald head.
"Name, age, registered residence, occupation." Li Ao asked coldly.
Ah Dan didn't seem to be uncooperative at this point. He said sadly, "Zhang Wang, 42 years old, a native of Eastern Province, occupation... a multi-functional assistant."
Li Ao looked at Ah Dan and said, "You are quite versatile. You dared to attack the police and arrest them, and you also dared to instigate gun smuggling and murder."
Ah Dan shrank back. "I don't quite understand what you're talking about. Something about instigating gun smuggling and murder... a whole bunch of stuff. I'm uneducated. And then there's the whole thing about assaulting a police officer and arresting him. Heaven and earth know for sure I didn't do that. I was climbing when you guys pinned me down, and I didn't even throw a punch back."
As expected, Ah Dan pushed Li Ao four, five, and six times, but he remained unmoved. His voice became even more stern as he said, "Let's talk about it one by one. Let's start with the more recent one. When you climbed down from the second floor of the Coal Mine Guesthouse, were you rock climbing? The interrogation room is on the fifth floor now. Can you climb one for us?"
Adan stopped talking. Li Ao's eyes were as sharp as a knife, scraping back and forth across his face.
"And that ghost beside you that can transform into black mist, don't think we don't know, it's raised by the Heavenly Kingdom Group. After six months of fighting, do you think the Tourism Administration is a pushover?"
Ah Dan's expression changed, and then he smiled greasyly: "Don't lie to me, officer, I don't understand what you mean by ghost or not."
Li Ao was used to seeing this kind of stubborn person, so he slammed the table and said, "Stop smiling like a frivolous kid!"
Then his attitude cooled, and he continued with ease, "Then let's talk about things farther afield: Western Province, Shuilan Township, the Yeshan Mountain area, Wan'ame. You're familiar with these names, right?"
The beads of sweat on Ah Dan's forehead were as big as beans. He forced himself to stand up and said, "Haha, I've been to Western Province before. I don't know anything about other things like blue and plum."
Li Ao raised his eyelids, like a hunter looking at a trapped wild boar, "Really? Then why is it all about you in Wan Amei's confession?"
Ah Dan was so irritated by this that his face turned from pale to blue and he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Bitch!"
"From planning to rob the mural with a gun, to killing the expert professor, to setting up the escape route and hiding on the periphery to report police updates to her, you were indispensable in every aspect, right?" Li Ao asked.
Ah Dan was now like a fat rabbit with its carotid artery pinched, his whole face full of the panic of a herbivore. His not-so-good brain began to spin, and as it did so, he discovered a terrible fact: he seemed to be taking the blame.
The police have dug up all the details, but most of them were done by Qianniu! He was just a runner. What was that called? Oh, gloves.
Li Ao, perhaps sensing Ah Dan's embarrassment, said coldly, "You don't need to hide. We already know where Qianniuhuang and He Jiang are. You're trapped now, unable to escape. It's up to you whether you're willing to cooperate or not. So, is it that you can't escape in this lifetime, or that you don't even have this lifetime left? Think about it yourself."
Ah Dan was silent for two or three seconds, then he quickly looked up, spitting out his mouth: "I'll tell you! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything!"
Adan is not a good storyteller, and all he revealed was a few sentences: Wan Amei's gun was made by Qianniu, the escape route was reported to Qianniu, the vehicle and funds she carried with her were also provided by Qianniu on a daily basis, the shooting and killing of experts, professors and police officers was also done with Qianniu's tacit approval, and even the source of the information about the robbery of the murals was Qianniu.
In other words, it has nothing to do with him, Adan. He is just a little follower who is responsible for passing orders and acting as a pair of eyes at close range. He is an unimportant "Party A representative".
The police officer beside Li Ao recorded all these things one by one, and Li Ao asked for a few more details, such as how Adan and Qianniu communicated, and where Qianniu lived in Western and Eastern Provinces.
"And more." Li Ao glanced at the transcript and tapped the table. "When was the last time you two contacted each other? What was Qianniu doing? What was he about to do?"
Ah Dan was taken aback by this question, and then said, "Oh, let me think... it was four days ago."
Four days ago? They thought it was Qianniu who decided to let Ah Dan stay at the Coal Mine Guesthouse.
"Yes. Brother Qianniu said that the group was half paralyzed by you. We can no longer communicate. We need to each take precautions and flee to avoid being caught." Ah Dan said, "I don't know what Brother Qianniu is going to do. Hey, I think I know?"
Seeing the strange and obscene light flashing in Ah Dan's eyes, Li Ao shouted solemnly: "What do you know? Tell me."
Ah Dan scratched his bald head and said, "Brother Qianniu mentioned it once, and I think he meant to kill someone."
The atmosphere in the interrogation room and the observation room outside became solemn.
Of course, Qianniu is out to kill, and his record includes but is not limited to Teacher Nie, Wu Qingchu, and Lu Jiasui's family. But who is his target?
"Tell me more details!" Li Ao said.
Ah Dan replied distressedly, "I can't go into detail. He didn't even say he was going to kill anyone, so I was just guessing. He said we were like trapped beasts fighting, and now the only way to have a chance of turning things around is to knock out the police's brain stems and make it so you can't even see a ghost for a short period of time. That's also what the higher-ups meant."
"The one you're talking about is Kris, right?" Li Ao asked.
Ah Dan nodded. "Yes, we all call him Mr. K. But I've only met him two or three times."
Even seeing a ghost can't be a hidden meaning? Li Ao frowned suddenly and said to A Dan, "Do you know which direction Qianniu went? Or what equipment he brought with him?"
"I don't know. We contacted each other over the phone." Ah Dan thought for a moment and suddenly took a breath. "But I was scared at the time, so I wanted Brother Qianniu to take me with me. Brother Qianniu scolded me and didn't tell me where he was going. He just told me to get a set of things from a guy who owns a mountaineering equipment store and leave them at his house in Lucheng. Then he told me to get out of here."
Mountaineering equipment store.
There are not many mountains near Lucheng, except for the low hills where the cemetery is located. The flat terrain has been the basis of Lucheng's economic prosperity since ancient times.
Looking across the country, there are many mountains and rivers, such as Kuku Mountain and Ye Mountain in the western province, Heibai Mountain in the northern province, Duwoluo Mountain in the southern province, and Ning Mountain and Badapan Mountain in the eastern province.
Wait, Badapan Mountain?
Badapan Mountain is relatively close to Lucheng, and it also happens to be Qianniu's usual place for disposing of corpses. But why would he return there? Considering that the Tianguo Group might be well-informed, the news of Wu Qingchu and the other six corpse-disposers' return might not be hidden from Qianniu.
What is Qianniu doing there? Is he looking for death?
Or...who are you looking for?
Isn’t the destination that Wenchong and his team recently targeted to explore the secret room landscape paintings Bada Pan Mountain?
Knock out the police's brain stems... so they can't even see ghosts... The Game Control Bureau is a special agency set up to deal with horror game characters and ghosts...
Tu Lanxun felt a chill in his heart, and said to Li Ao from the observation room, "Captain Li, Qianniu's target is most likely Director Wen and his group."
Li Ao's eyes changed on the other side of the one-way mirror, but he did not take the initiative to ask Adan this question.
The interrogation of Adan has ended, and he is being held in a special cell in the detention center that is designed to isolate ghosts.
Li Ao immediately contacted Wenchong's team, but perhaps the signal was poor in Badapan Mountain, so he couldn't get through. All he knew was that Wenchong and his team had arrived at the nearby town of Badapan in the middle of the night before, and then, after discovering something, they had gone back into the mountains overnight.
"It should be possible to make a satellite phone call on the mountain," Xiao Zhang said puzzledly.
Li Ao concealed his anxiety and said calmly, "Director Wen and the others are carrying various soul monitoring devices. They might not know which interference signal is causing the problem. Let's contact them later. Let's first ask the Bapan Town police about the situation."
The worst thing is that even a character like Adan has a black fog ghost around him, so will there be more ghosts around Qianniu?
Tu Lanxun came to the corner, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and whispered to N, "Do you know who that black fog ghost is?"
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