Chapter 1021 New death event [5000 monthly ticket]
It's very cold in Ice City, especially after October. You can still feel the chill even if the sun is shining. You need to wear more clothes when walking on the road.
Lin Mo, who had been reading the information all night, was having breakfast with Xiao Liu and the others.
Special breakfast, sesame-fried tofu and a bowl of mixed beef with soy sauce.
Needless to say, the portion is also very generous. After eating it piping hot, it feels warm from the inside out.
Xiao Liu and the others admire Lin Mo very much.
Not only because of Lin Mo's reputation as a special expert, but also because the other party did not have any airs and was very solid in his work. He studied the information all night long without taking a break. This perseverance was worthy of their admiration.
I really agree with that sentence, no one can succeed casually.
When I was almost finished eating, the phone rang.
Xiao Liu picked it up and told Lin Mo that another death had been discovered and asked if he wanted to go over and have a look.
"Go, of course."
Lin Mo didn't find it strange.
Because he looked through the deaths that occurred in the previous week, Lin Mo also had some understanding of the mysterious deaths that occurred in the Ice City.
Basically people die every day.
And it mainly breaks out in the early morning.
So it's normal to receive the message now.
It happened that I had finished eating, so I went straight to work.
Soon they arrived at a park.
At this time, many people would come to the park for morning exercises, and the body was found here.
Whether the family reports the missing person first or discovers the body first depends on the location of the body.
If it sank into the river, it would take a long time to find it, and the family members would definitely report it first.
If it is somewhere easy to find, the body must be found first.
This time it falls into the latter category.
The park where the body was found has been cordoned off and local police are cooperating.
After Lin Mo and the others arrived, they entered with the green light and saw the body in the fitness equipment area.
The first time he saw the corpse, Lin Mo felt that, to describe it in one word, it was a very unique death.
A person was hanging under a small horizontal bar that was only about one and a half meters high.
This man is over 1.8 meters tall. Logically speaking, it is impossible to hang him in this way. The height is simply not high enough. Even a person who wants to commit suicide cannot use this method because of his survival instinct.
The method is to hang him.
Unless someone killed him and then hung him here.
Because the height was not high enough, the corpse was kneeling on the ground, with a rope around its neck, and its head held high. It must have been several hours, and the neck had been stretched a little longer.
At least that's what the visual effects are like.
The corpse stared and smiled.
It seemed as if something happy had happened.
But this scene is very strange.
Especially staring at the face of the corpse for a while, seeing the weird smile on the stiff face, makes people feel chilly in their hearts.
Xiao Liu next to him told Lin Mo that this was not the weirdest thing about death.
Lin Mo nodded.
He had also read various files last night, so he knew that the deceased in this mysterious death event indeed died in an unusual way.
This person was hanged at a place far below normal human height.
There was another one who drowned in the basin.
The most exaggerated one is that he kept eating until he died.
If these people were all killed by the same evil spirit, then this evil spirit must be a very evil person.
Take pleasure in killing people.
There are dedicated people handling the investigation of the deceased's background and on-site evidence collection. Lin Mo only needs to wait for the news.
The results came out soon.
"The deceased's name is Zhou Qiang. He was thirty-one years old and a physical education teacher at Bingcheng Middle School. He had no special social background, no criminal record, and no enemies..."
To put it simply, he is a very ordinary person.
This strange murderous thing treats everyone equally, no matter who it is, it is its prey.
Among the previous deceased, those with relatively high rank and social status, one was a certain leader of the city, and the other was a wealthy tycoon.
But in the eyes of strange things, there is no difference whether you have money or not, whether you are a high official or a small official.
"The deceased was not married and lived alone, so no one reported the death. After checking the body, he should have died at two or three in the morning. Nightmare World also checked and found Zhou Qiang, so the situation is the same as the previous death."
That's all that can be investigated.
There is no more.
Because there is no way to start.
Sometimes it is difficult to solve the problem because there are too many clues and it is too messy, like a messy ball of thread, and you need to comb through it to find the thread ends. But this is better, there is no thread ball at all, let alone the thread ends.
No way to check.
Lin Mo said that there were a lot of dead people, so we couldn't just investigate one if they died, as this would inevitably distract attention and energy.
In fact, this is also what the branch leaders here mean.
Be specialized in something.
As long as you break through a little bit, the whole thing can be revealed.
Lin Mo thought so too.
And the point he chose was the very beginning, the beginning.
The disappearance and death of Team Leader Huang.
"How is the search for the word "hide" going?"
Lin Mo asked.
Yesterday, he asked Xiao Liu to study this matter. He himself was concentrating on reading the files and familiarizing himself with the situation.
Xiao Liu said that if you look at the literal meaning, there are only two meanings. One is that something mysterious is hidden somewhere; the other means hide and seek.
"hide and seek?"
Lin Mo thought about Team Leader Huang's age. It was obvious that he was past the age of playing hide-and-seek, and those two words were written on that piece of paper, which was very strange.
It's not normal either.
"Is it Team Leader Huang's handwriting?"
"Yes, this has been authenticated."
Xiao Liu thought for a while and said that it might be something written by Team Leader Huang, and it had nothing to do with the disappearance or death.
indeed.
I can't tell anything from just two words.
But Lin Mo thought it would be more appropriate to find out.
Lin Mo didn't want to worry too much about other murders. He had already thought about it and would investigate it from Team Leader Huang.
Because it had only been a week, and because it involved this eucalyptus, Team Leader Huang's body was still in the funeral parlor.
Lin Mo planned to go over and take a look.
Xiao Liu also wanted to follow, but Lin Mo said just wait, there will definitely be new deaths soon. Sure enough, Xiao Liu received the call after a while.
A young expert team member took Lin Mo to the hospital.
Because of the nightmare world, many people died, but in fact they still exist in the nightmare world.
Therefore, it can only be judged as 'physical death'.
Nowadays, more and more people are dying physically, which has also spawned a business.
Preservation of corpses.
Some people die physically, but do not want their bodies to be burned to ashes.
what to do?
Spend money to buy a freezer and store your body in it.
It can be considered as a thought.
Although this is not necessary in Lin Mo's opinion, there is quite a market for it.
Some people have made a fortune just by doing this.
Naturally, there is a difference between the place where normal corpses are stored and where the corpses of financial owners are stored.
One is a normal cold storage and freezer, and the other is magnificently decorated and comfortable to live in.
Lin Mo saw the body of Team Leader Huang.
The body was shapeless, but vaguely identifiable.
There was definitely nothing that could be seen from the body. Even if there was something on the body, it was taken away by investigators at the time and used as physical evidence.
But Lin Mo came in a different way this time.
He looked at the body, then closed his eyes to explore.
"Little 8, do you see anything?"
Lin Mo asked.
At this moment, Lin Mo was the only one in the morgue.
The team member who was leading the way was sent outside by Lin Mo.
At this moment, he was talking alone, and those who didn't know thought he was mentally ill.
This time when I came to Bingcheng, Lin Mo brought Xiao 8 with me.
As for Xiao Liu, she didn’t bring it with her, so she took her brother back to Migratory Bird Market.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao 8 can already solve most of the problems and troubles.
Moreover, Little 8 is an invisible spiritual body. Except for Lin Mo or other elders with strong spiritual abilities, otherwise, Little 8 cannot be seen at all, let alone its existence.
"Report it to the boss, I didn't see anything."
Xiao 8's voice sounded in Lin Mo's mind.
"I didn't notice it either, so Team Leader Huang's spirit no longer exists. There is no trace left at all."
"Is the person not dead yet?"
Little 8 gave me a heads up.
Lin Mo nodded.
He also thought so. If everyone in the real world and the nightmare world died, there would actually be some spiritual residue on the bodies.
This kind of mental residue will take at least a month to completely dissipate.
This is normal.
If it is a person with relatively strong mental power, it will take longer to dissipate, or even not dissipate at all.
It has only been seven days now, so it stands to reason that Team Leader Huang should still have some remaining mental power.
Unless, he is not dead in the nightmare world.
If that's the case, that would be easy.
Lin Mo had many ways to find Team Leader Huang.
"Xiao 8, look, I've only been here for less than a day and I've already made progress. This shows that it's better to let professionals do professional things."
Lin Mo started bragging.
What could Xiao 8 say? He fanned Lin Mo and complimented him endlessly.
I don’t know what kind of movies Little 8 has watched or what kind of cultural influences he has received in normal times, but now he is actually speaking with respectful words one after another.
Everything you said about Boss is right, Boss Niupi. My admiration for Boss is like the endless flow of a river, or like the Yellow River that is flooding out of control.
Although Lin Mo felt that this was wrong, hearing it made him feel comfortable.
No wonder people like to hear such flattery.
It just feels good.
Lin Mo decided to fall asleep in the morgue.
This place is nice, very cool, and most importantly, quiet.
After talking to the expert team members outside, and asking Xiao 8 to stare at him, Lin Mo sat on the chair, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The morgue in the nightmare world is even more eerie.
Fortunately there are no bodies.
Lin Mo had only speculated that Team Leader Huang died in the real world and not in the nightmare world.
But this is just speculation and needs to be confirmed.
In addition, if you disappear in the nightmare world, you also need to find a way to find the other person and ask what happened.
The first thing is to make sure the opponent is dead.
Lin Mo decided to ask Xiao Yu first.
Xiaoyu's fighting ability has overshadowed her original characteristics as a pen fairy.
But in the final analysis, Xiaoyu is a pen wizard.
She has the gift of prediction and divination.
In the past, Lin Mo caused trouble everywhere, so naturally he wanted Xiao Yu to be as powerful as possible, and he trained her as a thug.
Later Lin Mo discovered that this was wrong.
Too one-sided.
I was still young at that time.
Xiaoyu is definitely a genius.
It should be cultivated comprehensively and should not be partial to certain subjects.
Fortunately, Lin Mo felt that it was not too late to repent now, so in the future, he had to find ways to cultivate Xiaoyu's pen fairy ability, and try to let Xiaoyu do as little as possible in the future.
Xiaoyu has followed him through life and death for such a long time. Xiaoyu has definitely worked hard and accomplished a lot, and it’s time to enjoy it.
After calling Xiao Yu, Lin Mo took a pencil and asked in his diary.
Team Leader Huang’s full name is Huang Wenbin.
So Lin Mo directly asked Huang Wenbin whether he was dead or alive.
Lin Mo hopes Xiao Yu can give her the answer he hopes for.
Xiaoyu glanced at Lin Mo with a look of helplessness in her eyes. Maybe she thought this question was a bit difficult?
Lin Mo didn't understand the female ghost's thoughts.
Fortunately, Xiao Yu thought for a long time, held Lin Mo's hand, and wrote three words in the diary.
Lin Mo took a look and saw that it said 'I don't know.'
Lin Mo was disappointed at first.
That was because Xiaoyu didn't seem to sense the answer he wanted, but Lin Mo soon realized there was no need to be disappointed.
Anyway, he had thought about it and would try to find a way for Xiao Yu to improve his abilities in the future.
And what Xiaoyu wrote was ‘I don’t know’.
What does this mean?
This shows that Team Leader Huang may not really be dead.
It is possible to survive, at least this possibility is very high at present.
The forecast of light rain gives a fifty percent probability.
Since the spiritual power on the corpse could not be sensed before, this provides a 50% possibility.
After calculating this, Lin Mo felt that he was at least 70% sure.
Next, Lin Mo took out a paper crane and while writing Huang Wenbin's name, he asked Xiaoyu how he could improve your pen fairy's prediction ability.
Xiao Yu started to think about it again.
After writing the name on the paper crane, he blew his breath and tried to fly.
Sure enough, it flew.
However, the morgue is closed, and the doors and windows are closed, so the paper crane cannot fly out.
At this time, Xiao Yu reached out to hold Lin Mo's hand and wrote on the paper: I need to eat some special ghosts, the ones with the same predictive ability as me.
Understood.
This is called supplementing what you eat.
I didn't expect it to be so simple. Lin Mo had also patronized Xiaoyu to improve his combat power before, but now he thought of making up for his shortcomings.
"Don't worry, Xiaoyu. I guarantee you that if you encounter a dream demon with the ability to predict, I will catch it and feed it to you."
After Lin Mo finished speaking, he asked Xiao Yu to come back. He opened the door and the paper crane flew out.
Lin Mo naturally followed closely behind.
Since the paper crane can find people based on their names, it means that Huang Wenbin should only have died physically.
But what is going on?
Logically speaking, his body can only be used by himself.
But the other party committed suicide.
And he still drowned in the smelly ditch.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if you don't want to live in the real world and want to commit suicide, there are many ways to drown in a smelly ditch. This is really incomprehensible, completely incomprehensible.
And according to Huang Wenbin's colleagues, Team Leader Huang is serious and responsible for his work. He has a wife and children. No matter how you look at it, he shouldn't be the kind of person who wants to die.
So Lin Mo felt that there was something else going on in this matter.
The specific details can only be found out by finding Huang Wenbin.
After coming out of the morgue and outside, Lin Mo followed the paper crane all the way.
I also met some people on the road.
It must be the staff here, all of them were very surprised. They didn't know what Lin Mo did, and some wanted to come over for questioning. Lin Mo directly showed his ID.
There is no need to open it, the General Administration logo on the outside is enough to scare most ordinary people.
Got outside.
This is the edge of Ice City's safe zone.
The Ice City safety zone is not particularly large.
It's certainly far behind Qianlong City and Swallowing Whale City, but it's still a little better than Migratory Bird City.
Migratory Bird City doesn't even have a serious safety zone at all. The safety zone in Migratory Bird City is actually self-organized, and its center point is Luyuan Community.
At first, Lin Mo thought that the people from the Ice City Security Bureau had never been able to find Huang Wenbin in the nightmare world. Unless the other party in the nightmare world was also dead, there was a high probability that the other party was outside.
After all, the outside is vast and it is impossible to find it as long as you go out.
But what Lin Mo didn't expect was that the paper crane did not fly outside, but instead flew toward the center of the Ice City's safe zone.
This is indeed a bit unexpected.
Could it be that Huang Wenbin has always been in the city?
Then why didn't he show up?
Or is it that he is controlled by something and cannot get out or deliver the message?
This possibility is very high.
Because it is daytime, there are very few people on the streets in the Ice City Safety Zone.
And the management here is stricter.
There is no night market in a nightmare world like Hidden Dragon and Swallowing Whale. After everyone here falls asleep, it is best to stay at home and not go out.
Don't cause trouble for yourself, and don't cause trouble for others.
In front is a shopping mall.
It's very big and luxurious.
However, there was no one in the nightmare world, and it looked eerie. The paper crane flew over, went directly around to the entrance of the underground garage, and flew downwards.
Lin Mo also followed.
There aren't many cars down here. I guess all the usable cars were taken away during the first nightmare projection.
The underground garage is inherently eerie, and there are no lights, so it's pitch dark below and almost nothing can be seen.
Lin Mo couldn't see clearly after taking two steps. It couldn't be said that he couldn't see his fingers, but his eyes were completely black.
All you can hear is the sound of paper cranes flapping their wings in an extremely empty and quiet environment.
Whoops, whoops!
Lin Mo took out the brick hammer and shook it.
Green flames burst out.
It's a lot brighter now.
Continue forward and go down to the second floor of the underground parking lot.
It's darker and emptier here, and it's obvious that no one has been here for a long, long time.
The paper crane is still flying hard in front.
At this moment, Lin Mo suddenly came up with the idea that he was so used to acting alone that he forgot to call for reinforcements.
This is not right.
Lin Mo was not afraid of anything, he just felt that everyone should do this together, otherwise, others would say that he was a solitary eater.
But then I thought about it, I haven't discovered anything yet, it would be better to talk about it after there is progress.
Continue down.
Three floors underground.
Four underground floors.
There are four floors in total. Lin Mo had seen the structural diagram on the wall when he entered the underground parking lot.
There is a very strange smell here.
It's the stuffy and musty smell that comes from not having air circulation for a long time.
At this time, Lin Mo saw the paper crane falling.
Look in the direction where the paper crane fell.
Lin Mo's eyes widened and he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.