Upon hearing my words, the crouching figure suddenly stood up.
Although where her head should have been was empty, I could still feel:
In her eyes, a gaze filled with anger and paranoia pierced me like an ice pick.
Why didn't you answer my calls?!
Her voice was cold and vicious.
She's blaming me, blaming me for not responding to her plea for help in time, for not stopping everything before she was killed.
“I went to the mountains at the time and there was no signal. When you called, you probably announced that I was out of service area.”
I said in a low voice.
"Your death is a reality now. All I can do is find the killer and avenge you. If you have any clues about the killer, you'd better tell me!"
After hearing my words, Zhang Wei's resentment visibly fluctuated.
Even though her bare neck was pierced by a cold gaze that remained fixed on me.
I couldn't help but mutter to myself, "Even Xing Tian, who lost his head, still had eyes for breasts, but you insist on making an exception for him."
I certainly wouldn't dare say that out loud, otherwise she would probably go berserk.
Zhang Wei didn't say anything for a long time, so I could only stand there and let my mind wander.
After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice filled with pain and resentment:
"Revenge! My head! Where is my head?"
"We're looking for it too."
I said in a low voice, trying to keep my tone calm.
"We've got our hands on the paper cutter you handled before, the old teacher's brass paperweight, and all the previous cases. They're all missing different organs. Including your head, that makes a total of seven people, seven different body parts!"
I laid out the information I already had to let her know that we hadn't done nothing.
Sure enough, upon hearing my words, Zhang Wei's remnant soul trembled violently, not out of fear, but out of a confirmed sense of anger and despair!
"It was all its doing!"
Zhang Wei's voice was extremely cold, as if it came from the depths of hell, but it made me feel refreshed.
Does she know who did it?
"Who exactly is it? Is it a person, or something else? Was the dark figure you saw earlier its accomplice, or the culprit?"
I bombarded him with questions, as the previous case had been quite perplexing, and I needed more clues.
"I...I don't know either!"
Zhang Wei suddenly tried to cover her head with her hands, but her head was already gone, and her hands were pressed together like that!
Her mind became confused and painful, and the surrounding yin energy continued to surge.
"I don't know, I only saw that dark shadow, it was so strong, it grabbed my head, and then it hurt so much, it was so cold, and I died!"
Her voice was broken and intermittent, revealing extreme pain.
Seeing that she couldn't offer any more useful information, I had to ask her from a different angle.
"After you died, did you feel your head being taken somewhere? Or, did you feel the presence of your other organs?"
This time, Zhang Wei's remnant soul remained silent for a moment.
The cold, icy gaze vanished, and she seemed to be deep in thought.
"It was a very dark and damp place."
Her voice was filled with confusion and fear.
"There's rust and a musty smell. Something's jumping around next to me, and there's something else placed next to me, and it's not even full!"
Her description sent a chill down my spine.
Do you know the exact location? Is it in this city?
I pressed on, knowing that wasn't enough; if I could get the specific address...
"I can't quite pinpoint the location, but it feels very similar to the old town below, surrounded by many broken, fragmented sequins that reflect light, casting shadows within them..."
Zhang Wei spoke haltingly and missed many crucial details.
But then I suddenly thought of:
What's broken and reflective? Aren't those shards of a mirror?
Considering the underground location, beneath the old city, it seems we can find that place!
"It's a mirror, a broken mirror! Do you know the exact location?!"
I pressed for an answer.
Upon hearing the word "mirror," Zhang Wei's mutilated body shuddered violently, letting out a sharp screech!
Her figure twisted violently, and the yin energy went berserk.
"Yes, they are mirrors, lots of mirrors, lots of reflections!"
Her tone was filled with fear, and before she finished speaking, Zhang Wei's remnant soul seemed to have reached its limit and began to fade and dissipate rapidly.
Finally, a malevolent thought emanated from her empty neck:
"I smell bait on you. You might be next. Watch your insides!"
"Do I smell like bait? Are you sure?"
I called out hurriedly, but her figure had already vanished like smoke, leaving only a lingering chill in the room.
I leaned against the headboard, panting heavily. I had indeed gained some useful information from this conversation.
First, there is indeed a mastermind behind the selection and collection of organs!
The missing parts should be the liver, spleen, lungs, intestines, and other internal organs, as well as the torso, which serves as the core support.
Secondly, it is closely associated with mirrors, or reflective objects, and there are many similar objects in the nest.
Its lair is likely located near the old town.
Thirdly, perhaps it's because I've come into contact with things like paper cutters and paperweights, which have already marked me as a potential target.
Immediately, I made up my mind to stay as far away from those old objects as possible.
That way, they should be able to escape that fate.
"Underground in the old city, are there abandoned air-raid shelters? Or early civil defense projects? Or abandoned underground warehouses or cellars? Or even underground burial pits from early buildings?"
Several possibilities flashed through my mind.
This city has experienced numerous wars throughout its history, and it is indeed possible that unknown secret spaces are hidden beneath the old city.
Especially if it is related to certain evil customs or architecture from earlier years.
We must inform Zhang Qiang of the new leads immediately so he can expedite the investigation!
I picked up my phone to contact Zhang Qiang when there was a knock on the door. My hand trembled, and I almost dropped my phone.
I picked up the yellow talisman. Zhang Wei just said I was being watched. Could they have come knocking on my door so soon?
But the next moment, I breathed a sigh of relief because the voice coming from outside the door was very familiar to me.
"Chen Yan?"
It was Luo Tianhe's voice, hushed tones.
"Are you alright? What were you shouting inside just now?!"
"Come in. Zhang Wei came to see me earlier, but she's left now. I got some useful information."
I called out towards the door, and soon the door was pushed open, and Luo Tianhe walked in.
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