Chapter 566 Above the Posa (101) [VIP]
Zhao Yinglai pinched his chin and thought for a moment: "If you think this way, many problems will be explained."
Moreover, the truth about why the existence of the underworld has been spread in a small range in the world of the living seems to be not so simple.
"Did Xu Ke's parents say anything else?" She turned to look at Wen Qi, "For example, any details about the big shot's backer?"
"No," Wen Qi shook her head. "Xu Ke looked very worried. In the morning, he was afraid that the big shot would kill me too, so he quickly took me to his parents' house. But his parents were very calm. They even disliked him for making a fuss. They said that everyone thought that the big shot's backer had just woken up this morning and it was a last gasp. The big shot was just pretending to be powerful. When he really died, these problems would naturally be solved."
"Normally, this is definitely a last gasp, but..." She subtly paused here, and everyone present understood tacitly what she had not finished.
But I’m afraid this isn’t normal.
"Nine more people died last night, and this morning the big shot's backer suddenly woke up from a serious illness," Wen Qi was about to say something but stopped, "Teacher... could this be related?"
Is it possible that the awakening of this "backer" is related to these nine dead people? Or to put it more bluntly, is it possible that the big shot used the lives of these nine people in exchange for the awakening of the "backer"?
"It must be related," Zhao Yinglai nudged the Gu King Fu Yiran with his elbow, "Do you know what kind of evil magic this is?"
Fu Yiran nodded and shook his head: "There are many methods that can achieve this result. Before I get more details, I am not sure which one it is."
"Then it must be true," Zhao Yinglai didn't care what Fu Yiran said specifically. After hearing what he wanted to hear, he blurted out, "If there is no connection, I will take my head off and let Skao kick it."
"Thank you," Bai Jinshu replied expressionlessly, "but you don't have to."
He had no interest in kicking such things.
"Let's start with the premise that we learned at the beginning that a group of death row prisoners escaped punishment by entering this world and making substitutes. Let's infer further," he did not deny Zhao Yinglai's statement, nor did he continue to talk about it. Instead, he brought the topic back to the previous speculation. "According to the normal process, it takes at least half a year to a year for a death row prisoner to be arrested, sentenced, and then to be sentenced. These death row prisoners were able to use substitutes to replace their own deaths so quickly, so there must have been some manipulation involved."
"So they must have a backer," Wen Qi thought for a moment, "but the source of the information about the substitute was the ghost of the victim killed by the death row prisoner. As far as I know, the death row prisoner definitely doesn't have a backer as big as a 'big shot'."
In fact, according to the chaotic social conditions and legal system in the world, as long as one has some "connections", he will not be sentenced to death.
If a person ends up being sentenced to death, it is either because he has no “connections” or because the crime he committed is so serious that it cannot be resolved by ordinary “connections”.
If the big shots were the backers, she really couldn't understand why the big shots would help these death row inmates use substitutes to escape the death penalty.
"This is the subtlety of this matter," Bai Jinshu curled his lips, "The speed at which people who come to the underworld to exchange lives are sentenced to death is abnormal. There must be someone behind this. Even if this person is not a big shot, it must be someone else."
The reason why they think he is a big shot is because of these three things: [nine people died in one night], [the big shot happened to have an important matter that required him to be present in person last night], and [the big shot's backer woke up the next day]. These made them speculate that [the big shot used the lives of nine people to exchange for the life of his own backer], and then judged that he had a relationship with the underworld, and even knew about the existence of these life-exchanging criminals in the underworld.
But from beginning to end, on the surface, there has never been any connection between the two parties.
"Nothing will happen without profit. Assuming that the big shot is the manipulator behind the scenes, then we need to find a motive for him to do this..." Wen Qi held his chin up thoughtfully, "The nine people who died last night?"
As the saying goes, if you want to know a person’s purpose, don’t look at what he says, but look at what he does.
From beginning to end, the only thing they found that connected the big shot with the underworld was [killing nine people to wake up his backer]. To simplify his behavior, the only thing he did from beginning to end was [killing people].
"What he needs... is it possible that someone needs to die?" Wen Qi looked up at Scarao and received an admiring look.
"Yes," Bai Jinshu looked at Wen Qi who had suddenly realized something, then looked at Zhao Yinglai who was distracted and was guessing what kind of "evil magic" Fu Yiran was using, and continued, "If we want to kill someone, the most suitable victim is actually someone who is already 'dead' on the surface."
Friends who often kill people know that it is easy to kill someone but difficult to dispose of the body. Similarly, it is also difficult to clean up the aftermath.
Killing is not the right path. After killing someone impulsively, how to deal with the body, how to clear yourself of suspicion, and how to prevent the relatives and friends of the deceased from investigating and discovering your existence, this is the difficulty.
A normal person living in modern society will have a fixed place of work and residence, friends and relatives whom he or she meets frequently, regular living habits, and a legal identity.
If a living person suddenly disappears or dies, everyone in every link will realize that something is wrong. If there are one or two, it's okay, but when the number increases, even if the aftermath is done perfectly, there will be similarities or flaws in the entire process. At that time, these similarities and flaws will become fatal blind spots, and no one can guarantee that there will be no failure.
Moreover, judging from the situation last night, nine people have to die to wake up one person. The conversion rate is extremely low. Moving nine residents away from a community at once would cause a lot of speculation, not to mention nine people dying in the same period of time.
If it requires a long-term and stable exchange of lives, then the "big man" must have a way that will not go wrong.
For example - killing some people who have long been "dead".
The death row prisoners who returned from the underworld used paper dolls as substitutes to represent their own deaths. Without a visible identity, and because most of them were wanted criminals, they were unable to establish normal social connections with others. From the moment they "died", they had become invisible.
Even better, they are voluntarily "invisible".
No matter how many invisible people like this die, it will not attract anyone's attention. After all, in the eyes of the public, they have already died.
The "big guys" provide them with shelter, making them think they have escaped death, but in fact, after escaping death in the social sense, they are also about to face the end in the physiological sense.
[Damn, what a clever trick,]
[Damn, if Aoshen and his men hadn't appeared in this unknown space, I'm afraid the big guys would have been able to play this trick for decades. ]
[Although, the big shots deserve to die, and these death row prisoners also deserve to die. This is a case of one gang robbing another.]
[This wave is full of villains. I said that there is no good person in this world. 】
[As for good people... Xu Ke should be one of them. He seems to be a nice guy and even brought Wen Qi to his home.]
【Xu Kena's condition is a genetic mutation.】
[Xu Ke is a precious protected animal in this unknown space. ]
[When it comes to protecting animals, it’s Wen Qi. There may still be good people in the world, but there should be very few hermaphrodites like her who split herself in two.]
There was a lot of discussion on the barrage, and the topic soon turned to who is a protected animal.
Wen Qi, one of the protected animals, pursed his lips and said, "Since these death row prisoners are deliberately condoned by the 'big shots', then the other world can find information about the substitutes..."
"Bigon," Zhao Yinglai suddenly snapped his fingers, "It must have been released by Lao Deng himself."
"Brother Jiang Jie, you scared me..." Wen Qi patted his chest, "Why is it Lao Deng?"
The “big shot” isn’t that old, right?
"Who knows how old he is?" Zhao Yinglai scratched his face. "Fu Yiran said that those who practice this kind of life-changing magic are all old monsters. After one body is replaced, another one is created. Some have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. If this isn't Lao Deng, what else can we call him? Ancestor Deng?"
"Old monster..." Wen Qi felt as if a clue flashed through his mind.
Just as she was racking her brains to think of the clue, Bai Jinshu beside her keenly grasped the clue: "If one body dies, will you replace it with another one?"
He looked up at Zhao Yinglai.
The night before yesterday... There was a crucial step in Chen Lei's death. He took advantage of Zhang Xujiao and Zhang Weijing's fear of their father.
They are not close to their father, and it happens that their father has more power and more say than others. This fear is almost ingrained in their bones.
If they mess up their "father's" work, not only will they be reprimanded, but it is also likely to cause their current affluent life to come to nothing, so it is inevitable that these two people will take the risk and kill Chen Lei.
At that time, based on his and Scario's experience with such families, he judged that in such families, the father is often like a boss, the mother assumes the role of the father in an ordinary family, and the nanny is the mother's position.
When this sentence is put into the current scene, it actually reveals a hint of subtlety.
"In such a family, the father is often like the boss, the mother takes on the role of the father in an ordinary family, and the nanny takes on the mother's position." At this moment, Wen Qi also murmured and repeated this sentence in a low voice.
"Teacher..." She opened her eyes wide and looked at Bai Jinshu, with a hint of hesitation and shock in her pupils.
Bai Jinshu narrowed his eyes, and a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Weijing and Zhang Xujiao are not close to their father. Is it because their family is special and their father has more power and money than ordinary parents, or is it because...
In a sense, isn't it true that the "big man" is not actually their father?
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