Chapter 164: Not in this world anymore
Tu Lanxun fell silent. Wen Chong must have her reasons for doing this. Further questioning would only result in harsher excuses.
Wen Chong stood up, poured tea for the two of them, and said, "Principal Wei has been found."
"Where did you find it?"
"It was in a public restroom near the primary school, in a single cubicle in the women's restroom."
"What a pervert." Tu Lanxun frowned. "He doesn't have any fetishes, does he?"
Wen Chong sighed, "I was just about to go see him. I just finished what I was doing. Do you want to come with me?"
Tu Lanxun and Wenchong came to the interrogation room. She had not participated in interrogations many times. This time, it was Wenchong who forced her to participate in the interrogation of Principal Wei. It seemed that he just wanted her to have something to do and not sit there and get paid every day.
Wen Chong began to interrogate, his voice as clear as stone: "Name?"
"Wei Wenchang."
"age?"
"Forty-four."
Principal Wei Wenchang was still wearing the clothes he wore when he was alive. There were two hanging needle lines in the middle of his eyebrows. His whole body was locked by thick and piercing black eyebrows. The corners of his mouth were naturally downwards, revealing a sense of sternness at all times.
At this moment, he was being interrogated by Wen Chong and Tu Lanxun. He cooperated, but it seemed as if he was some undercover interrogation teacher who was testing his students' interrogation skills.
Tu Lanxun was a little confused, would such a person also squat in the women's restroom?
Wen Chong finally got to the point: "Why were you in the women's restroom when I found you?"
Wei Wenchang's gaze was fixed on the floor tiles half a meter in front of the interrogation chair. He was neither nervous nor ashamed, but rather indifferent. "I have to hide. I have to hide so that no one can find me."
Wen Chong said, "Who are you hiding from? Why can't you let people find you?"
"Hide from those people." Wei Wenchang raised his eyes. "They killed my people. Their spies are everywhere."
Wen Chong: "Do you know anyone from the Tianguo Group?"
Wei Wenchang's eyes flashed, "Are you talking about those who promoted the 'Heaven on Earth Project'?"
"Have you had many contacts with them?" Wen Chong questioned.
Wei Wenchang raised his head and stared back, not taking a single step back. "They killed me because I refused to agree to their terms."
Wen Chong immediately asked, "What are the conditions?"
Wei Wenchang smiled grimly. "Let me use my position to do them a favor. Promise me first-class treatment in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth." His voice was a little hoarse from phlegm, but he didn't clear his throat, as if deliberately speaking to Wen Chong in a hoarse voice. "Specifically, I want you to help me kill all the students at Experimental Elementary School."
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Tu Lanxun and Wenchong came out of the interrogation room, both of them looked a little cold. Wei Wenchang did not know all the reasons why the Tianguo Group killed elementary school students, but they would not have missed it.
"Children's Army." Tu Lanxun felt sick to his stomach. "As far as ghosts are concerned, child ghosts are just as capable as adults. They're more easily exploited and become expendable, loyal to the Heavenly Kingdom Group."
Moreover, let alone the people of the Game Control Bureau and the possible alliance of the living in the future, what kind of warrior could be so harsh on the ghost of a brutally murdered child? Even a half-second of hesitation is enough to seize the opportunity to eliminate the kind-hearted people.
And the children's parents, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandmas, and grandparents, if they see the ghost of their dead baby on the street, crying and saying they are scared, and asking them to accompany them, how much loyalty do these people have left to the living?
What Principal Wei had described soon began to spread throughout the city. All primary and secondary schools were ordered to close for the holidays. Residential complexes and neighborhoods set up testing devices similar to those used for spiritual stem devices. Tu Lanxun sent Suoniya to take a look. After returning, Suoniya said, "Wow, it's practically impossible to move an inch."
It's not easy to pinpoint the location of all ghosts in an area, but blocking them from entering the boundary is much easier. Suoniya, armed with the "key" to cross the barrier approved by Wen Chong, was allowed by Tu Lanxun to go back and look for Suo Fanhua.
Suo Fanhua's life was no different from before. She still worked diligently and went home after get off work. However, with the secret support of Tu Lanxun and Suo Niya, her business was much better and the money she earned was enough to save a large sum of money for her retirement.
"Your Director Wen is so stingy. He only gave me a half-powered penetrator, which is just enough to pass through four obstacles. I took the wrong road and almost couldn't get back." Sonia returned to the convenience store and complained loudly.
Tu Lanxun ignored him and said, "Go to work."
Now everyone in the convenience store is busy, wishing they could split their soul into two. The reason is simple: the city is full of barriers, which is like a high-voltage power grid for the soul, but a gap is left, forming an empty road leading to the development zone.
So all the ghosts in the city flocked to the development zone. Tu Lanxun's task was to identify the identities of these ghosts and then settle them down.
"How many people came today?" Tu Lanxun asked with dark circles under his eyes.
Lu Lianbing yawned loudly: "Seven hundred and forty-four."
This number has stabilized, after previously four-digit figures poured in every day.
Tu Lanxun didn't know whether he had a miserable or lucky life. After screening one by one every day, nothing major happened. After explaining the rules of who could enter but not leave, the ghosts were willing to come in to avoid the limelight and live and work in peace.
The development zone was seriously short of staff, so Lu Lianbing and two interns from the Capital Tourism Administration were sent in to help. The Lucheng Bureau also sent An Feng and a team to stay there.
So apart from Tu Lanxun and others being exhausted every day, there was no loss.
"I'm just worried about one thing." Tu Lanxun sighed, "It doesn't look like the Heavenly Kingdom's spies have already infiltrated. If they haven't appeared yet, it probably means they're currently on the periphery, spying on something unknown."
Lu Lianbing nodded, turned around, opened a package of durian cakes from the convenience store, and put it in his mouth to chew. "Director Wen agrees with me. By the way, who went with us to protect the restocking today?"
"Mikhail." Tu Lanxun said.
Tang Weining still works in the convenience store, but he has even managed to get a half-staff position. Currently, there is really no manpower available to transport the convenience store's goods - that is, to supply food and drink to the ghosts in the development zone.
So Tang Weining also hung the badge of the Tourism Management Bureau on his chest, and with the laurel leaf green paste smeared on his eyelids, he looked like a crazy protester.
"Is Sonya okay?" Tu Lanxun asked loudly.
Sonia had been spending the last few days on the second floor of the convenience store, entertaining the second ghost bandit. Ever since the bandits had integrated into the development zone, aside from the eldest ghost bandit and the bear man, the others had gradually stopped coming. Later, the eldest ghost bandit's visits also gradually decreased. He should have come earlier today, but he hadn't shown up yet.
The door of the convenience store was pushed open, and the person who came in was the gentle and polite third brother of the ghost bandit. Tu Lanxun has always been a little afraid of this man, always feeling that he was planning something bad.
"Boss Tu," the third brother of the bandits greeted him, grabbing a bottle of coffee from the freezer. He often came to buy things. Tu Lanxun suspected that he was the richest man among the bandits.
Tu Lanxun said, "Since you're here, why don't you go up and see your second brother? And why didn't your eldest brother come today?"
She pretended to be ignorant even though she knew the truth, and wanted to get some words from the person in charge among the ghost bandits.
The third brother of the ghost bandit naturally understood. He chuckled twice, unscrewed the coffee and took a sip. He withdrew his hand to pay, and the gold particles rolled and crackled in his palm.
Tu Lanxun's eyes lit up, there's a play!
The third brother of the ghost bandit then said slowly: "Everyone has come to their senses these days. Since we came here, it was basically the second brother who instigated it. It's just that he is usually stupid, so no one took it seriously."
Tu Lanxun asked for more clarification: "Has your eldest brother also come to his senses?"
The third brother of the ghost bandit gave a subtle nod: "But... don't harm his life, and it's best not to leave him disabled. You can use other means if necessary."
Tu Lanxun understood that the suspicion had been recognized and he could now torture the man to extract a confession. The only thing he had to do was not to cripple the second brother of the ghost bandit, otherwise it would be embarrassing for everyone.
"Don't worry." Tu Lanxun smiled and sent the third brother of the ghost bandit away, "We have a plan."
She turned around and called Lu Lianbing. This time, Lu Lianbing brought a set of soul interrogation equipment with him, which was the same series as the one he used to interrogate Qianniu last time - it also needed to be pierced from above the eyeball.
Sonia also followed with great interest. The computer ghost also wanted to see the interrogation scene, so she asked Liu Maosheng, who shook his head and sighed, to watch the store. Tu Lanxun felt that among the four of them, only one had a semi-official identity, and they were still short of an interrogation expert, so Mu Shi called An Feng.
A group of five people came to the second floor, only to see that the second brother of the ghost bandit was still tied to a chair with a soft rope, with an empty lunch box at his feet. He had been locked up for two weeks, but not only did he not look haggard, he had gained a lot of weight. It was just that he didn't get enough rest and had some dark circles under his eyes.
Tu Lanxun walked over and asked, "I'll give you one last chance. Will you tell me? What mission did the Tianguo Group give you?"
The second brother of the ghost bandit turned his head and snorted, "You want to throw dirty water on me? No way! I am innocent!"
Suoniya had the worst temper. Before Lu Lianbing could do so, she raised the interrogation tools in her hand, especially the long needle used to poke the frontal lobe. The second brother of the ghost bandit shrank his neck. Although he was reckless, his eyes showed a fear of death. He struggled and shouted, "Where are the eldest and the third brother? Where are they? Someone here wants to harm me! Come quickly!"
"Stop yelling," Tu Lanxun said coldly, "They know what we're going to do. We've already discussed it with them."
The second brother of the ghost bandit trembled: "I don't believe it! They can't betray me!"
Tu Lanxun was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. Lu Lianbing walked straight forward and replaced the soft rope with a tighter and more uncomfortable restraint belt. The second brother of the ghost bandit could not move, and even his head and neck were fixed.
He continued to shout, "You're forcing me to confess! My brothers will avenge me!"
An Feng set up the camera to the side, and the red light began to flash. Tu Lanxun said, "Once they see the video of your interrogation, they may not consider you a brother anymore."
Amid the loud cursing of the second ghost bandit brother, Lu Lianbing put on maintenance clothes for him, skillfully pried open his upper eyelid, and slid the long needle through the cut surface of his eyeball.
The process is not very painful, but it is terrifying no matter how many times you watch it.
The second brother of the ghost bandit calmed down.
Tu Lanxun glanced at An Feng and asked the first question according to the agreed rhythm: "Name?"
The second brother of the ghost bandit: "Zhang Dongkang."
Tu Lanxun: "Do you know Kris, the chairman of Tianguo Group? Where is he now?"
The second brother of the ghost bandit replied mechanically: "I know him..."
"Where is he?"
"He is... no longer in this world..."
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