Xiao Liu and his team searched very quickly and found out all the historical information about the underground garage of Qiandu Commercial Plaza in Bingcheng City, including all the news reports and content about this place.

“Basically, nothing ever happens here.”

Xiao Liu reported.

Nothing has happened, that is, no murder has occurred here, so it is unlikely that there will be any resentment or hatred, and there is no unjust case that has not been uncovered.

Here, it's ordinary.

Nothing happened, at most there were some scratches when vehicles were entering and leaving, but they were all resolved amicably, without any fighting or brawls.

Apparently the line is broken.

But that's normal. Investigating this kind of thing means eliminating all impossibilities one by one.

Finally, only one possibility is left, and the truth is often hidden in this last unconfirmed possibility.

This is called the process of elimination.

Frequently used.

Lin Mo thought this was very strange. Could it be that he just randomly chose such a place without any reason? This was not something a normal person would do.

Too casual.

Lin Mo felt that there must be something special here, but he hadn't found the clue yet.

There is one more thing, which has actually been discovered by local investigators a long time ago.

That is, all the victims were men.

Is this a coincidence? Or is the murderer behind this incident a weird person who only attacks men?

This is also possible.

Lin Mo decided to wait for his reinforcements to arrive first.

Xiao Liu can invade anyone's spiritual realm. With her here, maybe she can enter the spiritual realm of these people and find out the truth.

Also, if nothing works, I can bring Zhang Meng's painting that can allow me to enter the second-level dream.

Originally, Lin Mo had always carried this painting with him, in a cardboard box, but it was "stolen" back by Zhang Meng last time.

The last time I went back to Lvyuan Community to reunite with my family, Zhang Meng ran over to eat and drink, especially making Doudou very happy. As a result, the two of them went out to play holding hands, and later Lin Mo discovered that the painting in the cardboard box was missing.

When asked Doudou, the little guy said that it was taken away by sister Zhang Meng.

"You just let her take it away? You just watched it and did nothing?" Lin Mo asked loudly.

Doudou quickly shook his head and asked how that was possible.

"Am I the kind of person who can be easily manipulated?" Doudou said stubbornly, "Sister Zhang Meng didn't take it for nothing. Besides, if she had taken it for nothing, I wouldn't agree. So, she exchanged a lollipop with me."

After hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but slap Doudou on the butt a few times.

It's so fucking infuriating.

But the painting originally belonged to Zhang Meng, and he had stolen it last time. Now that the other party had asked for it back, Lin Mo was too embarrassed to take it again.

So this is how it remains for now.

But now I need this painting to enter the second level of dream, so I can only ask Zhang Meng for it, no, borrow it.

Xiao Liu is quite sweet-talker, so Zhang Meng shouldn't refuse. Besides, this is a very current matter, and Zhang Meng is not the kind of person who can't figure it out.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

While Lin Mo was waiting, the leader of the branch came over and said that they didn't know which bastard leaked the news, and now the victims' families know that we have made progress and found their families, so they all came to the branch.

It can be seen that this leader has no idea how to deal with this matter and looks worried.

Lin Mo naturally didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Communicating with the victims' families is not a big deal, and everyone is very emotional, so they need to be calmed down patiently.

Lin Mo can't do this job.

So I told the leader that he should handle it, why did he ask me for help?

The other party smiled helplessly: "Of course we will handle it, but I want to ask Expert Lin, or in other words, can you give me a definite answer as to whether these victims can wake up from the nightmare world? At least, I can explain it clearly to the families and give them hope."

Lin Mo understood.

The families are definitely here to seek justice. If we can be sure that the victims can come back, then things will be easier.

But commitments are something that should be taken seriously.

Now that you have made a promise, you must do it.

If it can't be done, it will be a big deal, especially for this kind of thing. If it really can't be done, can the family members let this leader off the hook? He will definitely be held responsible at that time.

That's why the other party came to ask.

But the problem is that Lin Mo can't give any answer now.

He couldn't promise.

"It's better to be rigorous about this kind of thing. I can't give you accurate information at the moment."

Lin Mo spread his hands, indicating that he had no idea either.

The opponent was in a dilemma, and when he saw that one move didn't work, he immediately changed to another one.

"How about Expert Lin, come with me to appease him..."

Maybe he himself felt that Lin Mo would never agree, so he smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything else.

In the end, he could only go and meet the family members himself. Looking at his expression, it was just like he was going to the battlefield, and there was even a sense of determination in his expression.

Dealing with family members is indeed a headache.

Lin Mo is not good at it, and he would never waste time on such things.

At this time, Xiao Liu came to find Lin Mo and said that he had made some new discoveries.

"We found some surveillance videos in the real world that showed the victim's activities."

This one needs to be looked at.

With other members of the expert team keeping an eye on the scene, Lin Mo followed Xiao Liu to wake up.

From the morgue all the way to the Ice City Branch, get off the car and enter the building.

When I passed by the hall, I saw a large group of people gathered there.

Lin Mo understood that these were family members.

There are more than 30 victims, and the number of family members, at least 70 or 80, is expected to increase to over 100 if two more relatives come.

The originally spacious hall was now crowded and noisy, almost like a vegetable market.

As soon as Xiao Liu saw it, he said to Lin Mo, "This is strange. It was clearly kept secret, but I don't know how it got out. Logically, our people know the rules and won't tell anyone outside."

Lin Mo also nodded.

Although it is just a security branch, the people here are all formal "staff members", all professionals, and elites who have been selected and trained.

It's impossible to make such a low-level mistake.

This is very interesting. Who leaked the news? Or did no one leak it, but someone knew that the fourth floor of the parking lot was discovered, so he took the initiative to spread the news? Lin Mo stopped and asked Xiao Liu.

"Tell me, besides us, who else knows about that underground parking lot on the fourth floor?"

Xiao Liu pondered the question for a moment and then said, "Murderer?"

Lin Mo nodded and said that the answer was correct.

Xiao Liu's expression changed.

"Expert Lin, are you saying that this is information revealed by the murderer?"

“It’s possible.”

"Then why did he do this? And how did he know that we found this place?"

"After we catch the murderer, let him, or it itself, tell us about this."

Lin Mo walked in, and Xiao Liu pushed the crowd aside to make way for Lin Mo.

After passing by, Lin Mo suddenly stopped and looked back.

Xiao Liu asked what happened.

Lin Mo shook his head.

No comment.

He just felt that someone was staring at him, and the look was unfriendly.

"Little 8!"

Lin Mo whispered at this time.

"Boss, I'm here!" Xiao 8's voice sounded beside Lin Mo's ears.

This invisible spiritual body has been following Lin Mo. There are no ghosts in the real world, but there are spiritual bodies, which are a kind of energy and telekinesis that relies on certain objects.

Lin Mo is Xiao 8's "ship", which allows it to exist in the real world.

"Someone was looking at me just now."

Lin Mo said.

Xiao 8 asked if any of them thought you were handsome, boss.

"Now is not the time to flatter." Lin Mo scolded.

When Xiao 8 saw Lin Mo was so serious, he quickly changed his tone.

"All kidding aside, Boss, I know who's watching you."

"Which one?"

"Everyone!"

“…”

"Really? Everyone just glanced at you more or less. This is absolutely true."

Lin Mo nodded. This is human instinct.

"But a few people took a second look at you."

"Which ones?"

"The girl in the plaid dress in the crowd over there, and the girl next to her with the grey hat and the magic mirror, the lady in the red dress over there, the middle-aged man with glasses in the back, and the middle school girl who looks a little younger."

According to Xiao 8's description, Lin Mo saw and found those people very easily.

The other party didn't look over at this moment. He was either talking to someone around him or asking for an explanation.

Generally speaking, when someone passes by, a normal person will instinctively take a glance at them, but when they find that they have nothing to do with them or are unimportant, they will stop looking.

The second time you look at it, the situation is different.

There must have been a reason that prompted them to take a second look.

Just like when you are walking on the street, someone will glance at you unconsciously because you pass by them, and either you are handsome or you are ugly.

If someone looks at you a second time, it means that the other person has some interest in you.

Lin Mo admitted that he was handsome, but there was an unfriendly look in his eyes just now.

In other words, it is malicious.

Xiao 8 has already selected five people for himself, and the gaze that Lin Mo felt was among these five people.

"If they're looking at me, I can detect malice, Boss. What I mean is, are you being too sensitive? Maybe it's just an illusion."

"Perhaps."

Lin Mo didn't dwell on this matter any more.

What Xiao 8 said actually makes sense. Maybe it’s just my illusion.

I continued walking inside and followed Xiao Liu into the computer room to check the surveillance video.

Inside the hall, someone in the crowd was already breaking out in a cold sweat.

“How horrible!”

"This person is so scary!"

"We have to kill him, otherwise, I feel like the matter will be exposed."

…

In the computer room, Lin Mo looked at the collected surveillance videos.

The above are surveillance footages of various intersections and public places in Bingcheng City. Of course, what he watched were all compiled by the staff who spent a lot of time editing multiple footages into a finished product.

So it's smoother to watch.

The video shows several victims, and it should be a video of them heading to the suicide site.

Most of the footage is blurry, but some clips are clear enough to show the victim's expression.

"Their expressions are painful."

Lin Mo paused the screen and pointed at a victim on it.

Xiao Liu and the others nodded and said it did look very painful.

It feels like someone is forcing them to do something they don't like.

But in the picture, only the victim was walking, and there was nothing abnormal in his actions.

"It's like someone is controlling their bodies, but their minds and consciousness are still there, they can make expressions, but they can't do anything else. In other words, someone is controlling them to commit suicide, and they can only watch themselves being killed."

Lin Mo expressed his analysis.

There was a moment of complete silence.

Including Xiao Liu, everyone in the computer room had their hair standing on end.

According to what Lin Mo said, if one were to be put in this situation, it would indeed be quite terrifying and desperate.

Imagine that you have no control over your body and you have to watch yourself dying step by step. What kind of torture would you have to go through in this process? And this is just the first step of the pain.

Because after death in the real world, they in the nightmare world also fell into a kind of deep sleep.

Who knows what they are dreaming about at this moment?

That must have been a nightmare within a nightmare.

They tried to find some clues in the surveillance, for example, whether anyone was following them, or whether there were any strange things or strange people around.

Unfortunately, none of them.

For Lin Mo, these surveillances are valuable.

At least it shows that the victims were controlled at the time, which is a bit like Xiao 8's ability. Maybe this strange thing is also a spiritual being like Xiao 8.

There has been no major progress yet, so Lin Mo still has to wait for Xiao Liu to arrive.

Made a phone call.

Xiao 6 said that there were no flights from Houniao City to Bingcheng now, so she drove here.

This is also in line with Xiaoliu's personality. He leaves when he says he will, without any delay.

Moreover, she is an excellent driver and can drive over a thousand kilometers without stopping.

However, Xiao 6 said on the phone that this time she not only brought the painting, but also brought Zhang Meng.

Lin Mo was stunned.

"Zhang Meng is coming too?"

"Yes, she said her hometown is Ice City, and she came back to visit."

"Where is she?"

“In the painting.”

"Understood. Be careful on the road and tell me when you get there."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo decided to think about this matter carefully. It was a good thing that Zhang Meng was coming. Speaking of ability, Zhang Meng's ability was very terrifying.

Studio 404 is definitely a truly terrifying place in the Lvyuan community, but Zhang Meng is a homebody who doesn't argue about anything and never goes out on weekdays. Until now, many people and nightmares in the community don't know of Zhang Meng's existence.

Lin Mo knew the other party, so he knew that Zhang Meng was also here, and he knew that this was a good thing.

When the time comes, you can just use me as a donkey or a horse.

We can't let her come here in vain.

Leaning on the chair, Lin Mo was absorbed in thinking. Slowly, he suddenly felt a little sleepy, as if he had dozed off and seemed to be just distracted for a moment, but the next moment, he heard Xiao 8's voice.

“Boss, Boss…”

Lin Mo was stunned.

He immediately had an idea.

Looking again, he had actually walked into the men's restroom of the security branch.

From the computer room to the men's restroom, it seems that you have to go out, turn, turn again, and then walk straight for about fifteen meters to get there.

And now, he was standing at the door of the last partition in the men's restroom.

He felt his body was very stiff and somewhat out of control.

Xiao 8 seems to be trying to control his own body. In addition to Xiao 8, there is another force.

It's like someone is grabbing your hands, feet and body and forcing you to do something. Xiao 8 is trying to fight for control with the other person.

Now that Lin Mo had woken up, he naturally couldn't just stand there and watch.

He also joined the fight.

After all, this is his body, how can he let something unknown control him?

But to be honest, Lin Mo has never encountered such a thing.

The other party's mental power is not ordinary.

It's more like a special signal that first interferes and then takes control of your body, just like a hacker invading your computer, deleting your movies, and leaving a document on your desktop asking you to keep yourself clean.

This is absolutely intolerable.

But the opponent is obviously an expert, the kind of expert with special skills.

Even Lin Mo and Xiao 8 were unable to suppress this mysterious power.

Fortunately, Lin Mo quickly saw the situation clearly.

His body.

No, it should be said that the human body has "loopholes". If that force is described as a "hacker" with extraordinary technology, the other party can invade your body through these loopholes.

And they have already come in.

It's a bit difficult to kick the other party out after coming in.

Of course, for Lin Mo, this is not a question of whether it is difficult or not, but he simply does not know how to do it. He does not understand this field and is a complete technical idiot.

If the computer is hacked, if he is desperate, he can unplug the network cable or even turn off the power.

But now it’s not the computer, but his body.

There is no network cable or power supply.

The stalemate would not work. Lin Mo, adhering to the principle of letting professionals do professional things, gritted his teeth and asked Xiao 8 if he could deal with the other party.

Xiao 8 said that this would only work if it truly entered Lin Mo's body.

Now, no.

Lin Mo did a bold thing at this time.

He ceased all control over his body.

It's like opening the door.

Let Xiao 8 come in first. Of course, because the door is open, the unknown strange thing will also come in, so this is equivalent to a gamble.

The bet is that Xiao 8 can deal with the other party.

If you can't handle it, then this body will become someone else's.

Lin Mo did not hesitate at all about this matter and did it as soon as he said it.

"Xiao 8, I leave it to you!"

Lin Mo took a step back, as if he had jumped into a pool of turbid ink.

In an instant, he could no longer hear, see, or sense his body.

But he didn't fall asleep.

Instead, I entered this state while awake.

This is called the door is wide open.

Lin Mo couldn't even watch the battle.

I can only put all my hopes on Xiao 8.

Lin Mo had time to think about this matter now. He knew that he was most likely being targeted.

He should be the instigator of this incident.

The other party wants to kill me.

And without realizing it, I had been tricked.

This is the most terrifying thing.

This is like the world of martial arts. If two martial arts masters compete, they must face each other and compare fists, swords, internal strength and experience.

It is actually very easy to distinguish who is strong and who is weak.

Simple and direct.

But the current situation is more like a warrior suddenly encountering an enemy who is a cultivator.

The opponent is thousands of miles away, but he can send a flying sword directly over to take your head.

You haven't even seen the other person's face, don't know whether he is a man or a woman, old or young, tall or short, fat or thin, and yet you are beheaded by the flying fairy.

Very frustrating.

But that's the reality.

But Lin Mo has never been a superstitious person, so he laughed at this time.

"You are so audacious that you have bullied me, Lin Mo. I don't care who you are. If you dare to plot against me like this, you'll just have to wait for me."