Chapter 28. Gu Sheng lowered his voice and said coldly...
Gu Sheng lowered his voice and said coldly, "If I can control your body, I can control your mind. Since you refuse to cooperate willingly, then I have no choice but to..."
Before Gu Sheng could finish speaking, Jiang Lin suddenly said, "Impossible, you can't control me, the Witch Lord will protect me," his eyes were filled with fanaticism, "He will kill you, you heretic."
The Witch Lord? The god Jiang Lin worships?
Gu Sheng sighed. Cult-believing lunatics are too difficult to communicate with.
"Then let's give it a try and see if your sorcerer can protect you."
Gu Sheng leaned close to Jiang Lin's ear and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "From now on, don't answer questions, and don't breathe."
Jiang Lin's eyes widened, and then he felt himself truly stop breathing.
Jiang Lin glanced at the surveillance camera on one side. He knew that someone must be watching them from the other side. He tried to ask the person on the other side for help, but Gu Sheng's actions were clearly against the rules.
However, just as Jiang Lin opened his mouth, Gu Sheng said, "You are not allowed to make a sound except to answer my question."
After speaking, Gu Sheng took a step back to distance himself from Jiang Lin. He had a smile on his face, and you couldn't tell at all that he had just said something terrifying.
Jiang Lin discovered that his mouth was no longer under his control.
His face began to turn red as he struggled to breathe, and a fear he had never felt before welled up inside him.
Jiang Lin looked at Gu Sheng as if he were looking at a devil, or in his mind, Gu Sheng was a devil.
Jiang Lin prayed silently, hoping that the God he believed in could drive away Gu Sheng, this devil, but the increasingly severe feeling of suffocation told him that his God was not responding to him.
Seeing that Jiang Lin's eyes were starting to glaze over, Gu Sheng finally spoke up in a low voice: "Why is the Holy Lord called 'Clown'? And who is the Witch Lord?"
Jiang Lin opened his mouth, seemingly still struggling. He wanted to breathe, but didn't want to answer Gu Sheng's question. However, in the end, the instinct for survival prevailed over everything.
Jiang Lin hurriedly gave his answer: "That clown tricked the Witch Master out of the elixir of immortality." After saying that, he began to pant heavily.
"They tricked the elixir of immortality from the witch master"?
The only person associated with the Holy Lord and the elixir of immortality is the "shaman" who helped the Holy Lord create the elixir.
"The 'Witch Master' you're talking about, is it the one who told the Holy Lord the formula for the elixir of immortality?"
Jiang Lin finally recovered and chuckled mockingly, saying, "The formula for the elixir of immortality was stolen from the Witch Master by that swindler."
He cursed, "That's a liar, a thief."
He laughed again as he spoke: "Unfortunately, that swindler only got the formula. He didn't know that an immortality ritual must be performed before taking the elixir of immortality. Only after completing the ritual can the elixir of immortality take effect."
A ritual? Gu Sheng thought of what Jiang Lin had done. Could it be that he killed people for some kind of ritual?
Jiang Lin let out a nervous "hehe" laugh: "People think he didn't take the elixir of immortality, but he actually took it a long time ago. It's just that without the blessing of the ritual, the elixir wouldn't work at all."
This is yet another brand new version. This is the umpteenth version of the story about the Holy Lord that Gu Sheng has heard, and he doesn't know which one is true.
He didn't delve into the question, but instead asked, "How do you know about that so-called immortality ritual?"
Jiang Lin looked at Gu Sheng with fear in his eyes. He seemed unwilling to answer, but when the familiar feeling of suffocation surged up, his will instantly crumbled. Jiang Lin became very obedient and answered Gu Sheng's questions.
Jiang Lin said timidly, "It was a descendant of the Witch Master who told us this. He said he would lead us to follow in the footsteps of the Witch Master."
Gu Sheng pulled over a chair and sat down opposite Jiang Lin. He leaned back in the chair, resting his chin on the backrest, and began to talk to Jiang Lin in an extremely relaxed posture.
It didn't look like an interrogation; it was more like casual conversation.
Visiting the adjacent room.
The warden was astonished by what he saw. He was well aware of Jiang Lin's danger and knew even better about his uncontrollability, which was not only physical but also mental.
This is also the biggest difficulty in interrogating Jiang Lin, because he will not answer questions in the way you expect, and no one can predict what Jiang Lin will say next.
I never expected that such a crazy person would suddenly become so obedient when facing Gu Sheng.
The warden said, "He's a really good prospect. We must keep this kind of talent." With Gu Sheng around, interrogations will be much easier from now on. If he can handle even a troublemaker like Gu Sheng, he really can't imagine anyone that Gu Sheng can't handle.
Li Qingyue shook his head: "He has already done a lot. I don't want to keep him trapped among these prisoners any longer." In Li Qingyue's view, Gu Sheng, as an undercover agent, has seen too much evil. He should rest. He didn't want to disturb Gu Sheng unless absolutely necessary.
During the visit, the question-and-answer session continued.
Gu Sheng, who had initially been just chatting idly, gradually became serious because he realized that he might actually be able to get something out of Jiang Lin.
As the questions became more in-depth, Jiang Lin seemed to give up, answering more and more quickly and accurately.
Finally, Gu Sheng asked him the first question he had asked earlier: "Can you tell me where you hid those heads?"
This time, Jiang Lin didn't give a random answer. He looked cautiously at Gu Sheng, at this person who was the embodiment of evil in his eyes, and said, "I don't know."
Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing it.
Jiang Lin saw Gu Sheng's expression and his emotions instantly became agitated. He said anxiously, "I really don't know, those heads were taken away by them."
Them? And others?
Gu Sheng was very surprised, and the prison warden and Li Qingyue, who were visiting the next room, were even more surprised.
Li Qingyue, in particular, had also suspected that this was a gang crime, but all the evidence he found pointed to Jiang Lin. Moreover, after investigation, Jiang Lin had almost no interpersonal relationships, and there were virtually no people who could form a gang with him.
However, Jiang Lin's claim that the heads were taken by others suggests that other people were involved in these cases.
Visiting room.
Gu Sheng continued, "Who are they?"
Jiang Lin replied, "It's them, it's definitely them, who else could it be?"
Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that someone had taken advantage of Jiang Lin's mental state to make him do things for them and successfully conceal his identity.
"Can you describe what they look like?"
Jiang Lin looked confused and said, "I've never seen them before."
"Then how did you hand the things over to them?"
Jiang Lin said, "Give it to them? They will come and get it themselves." He lowered his head and murmured softly, "The Witch Master will issue a divine decree. I only need to follow the decree and take out my pure soul. This is part of the ritual. The rest will be handled by others."
Gu Sheng instantly understood Jiang Lin's meaning: someone would give Jiang Lin a divine message, which was most likely information about the victim. Those people wanted Jiang Lin to kill the victim and then send someone to handle the scene and take away the victim's head.
That's why Jiang Lin's previous cases were so clean. As for why he was eventually discovered, it's probably because Jiang Lin had already completed his mission and was used as a scapegoat by those people.
Gu Sheng asked, "Is this part of the ceremony?"
Jiang Lin's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing the word "ceremony": "Yes, this is part of the ceremony."
"Is the ceremony complete?"
Jiang Lin shook his head: "It's just one last step away," his eyes were filled with fervor, "Only those who accept the judgment can enter the Realm of Immortality, and I am about to accept the final judgment."
Gu Sheng was certain that Jiang Lin had been tricked into taking the blame. Of course, the crimes he committed were unforgivable, but the person who used a madman to kill someone was even more despicable.
Gu Sheng continued, "How do you usually contact them?"
Jiang Lin said, "Trees, they will put the oracle under the trees in the park."
Visiting the adjacent room.
Upon hearing Jiang Lin's words, Li Qingyue immediately remembered that there was a small park near Jiang Lin's workplace. However, knowing only this was not enough, because the park was a necessary route for nearby residents to take a shortcut home, and the mixed crowd made the investigation very difficult.
However, it is still a major discovery.
Visiting room.
Gu Sheng realized that Jiang Lin had basically told him everything he knew, and there was nothing more he truly didn't know.
However, based on Jiang Lin's account, Gu Sheng was basically certain that the organization behind him was some kind of cult. The so-called "Witch Master" was just a trick by the cult's agents to swindle money.
However, this is not something that Gu Sheng should concern himself with.
Gu Sheng glanced at the time; it was exactly 11:30.
He stretched and snapped his fingers in front of Jiang Lin's eyes, instantly making Jiang Lin feel free again.
The first thing this arrogant and volatile madman did after regaining his freedom was to get up, squat down, hide behind a chair, and cautiously watch Gu Sheng with only one eye showing.
Gu Sheng was amused by his actions and said, "Then goodbye." Never again.
Afterwards, Li Qingyue escorted Gu Sheng home, and on the way, as Gu Sheng had expected, they found a hamburger restaurant for lunch.
Li Qingyue looked very excited; he had already made arrangements for the next step.
Li Qingyue looked at Gu Sheng, his tone unusually excited: "I've already arranged for people to investigate, and the truth will soon come to light." The heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart for two years was finally about to be lifted.
After finishing his meal, Gu Sheng went home and spent two peaceful days thereafter.
Then he received a message from Li Qingyue, who told Gu Sheng about the follow-up situation.
Li Qingyue orchestrated Jiang Lin's successful prison break. After Jiang Lin's escape, Li Qingyue began to follow him. Once outside, Jiang Lin went directly to that park and lingered there for several days. Then, a man in black appeared and tried to kill him.
The people who were tracking Jiang Lin immediately launched an operation and captured Jiang Lin and the man in black.
Jiang is a madman; that man in black isn't.
After interrogating the man in black, the organization that used Jiang Lin came to light.
It was a cult that claimed to grant immortality. It didn't have many followers, but some of them were very wealthy.
The organization's leaders exploited lower-level followers to collect so-called "ritual items," which they then sold at high prices to wealthier followers, profiting from the transactions.
Following the clues, Li Qingyue quickly located the organization's headquarters. He then joined forces with the local law enforcement officer to dismantle the cult in one fell swoop.
After that came the normal trial process. The missing parts of the deceased were recovered, and those who were arrested were basically sentenced to life imprisonment or death with immediate execution.
Jiang Lin also met his final end.
It is said that in the end, Jiang Lin still believed that after the trial he would enter the realm of immortality and gain eternal life.
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