Across the street, a cold man was sitting by the window of the cafe on the second floor. He was holding a coffee cup and looking at everything happening across the street expressionlessly.
There was quite a lot of commotion outside. There were far more people than men who were curious about why the crowd suddenly gathered. So in a short period of time, many people gathered near the glass window and tried their best to look into the distance, trying to figure out what was going on.
The coffee shop is not big, and the glass wall is not much wider. However, the strange thing is that under this situation, other places are already full of people, but only the area where the man is is empty, and no one comes near.
Everyone seemed to have completely forgotten about this area and this man, and all the hustle and bustle seemed to have nothing to do with the latter.
He said nothing and remained motionless, as if he was living in two parallel time and spaces completely different from those of human beings.
At the same time, in an office of the police station, a real-time surveillance video was being played on the computer screen, showing Bai Mo taking over the camera and looking around at everyone.
Lu Zhan tapped the table gently and stared at the surveillance screen without blinking. His eyes paused on Mo Qingcheng for a moment, and then fell on He Lanlan opposite her, with a cold look on his face.
Lu Zhan was a little stunned when he saw Bai Mo suddenly appear and his aura was able to suppress the entire audience. He thought for a moment, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hello? Army."
In the coffee shop, the cold-looking man glanced at the vibrating cell phone in his pocket and answered the call.
He seemed to have a lot of experience in peeping. Although his eyes never moved away from Bai Mo opposite him, he always maintained an unintentional state to avoid attracting the target's attention.
"Keep an eye on these people."
Lu Zhan spoke calmly and ordered on the phone, "Anyone who dares to talk about topics related to the restricted area will be shot to death."
"clear."
The man didn't hesitate at all and replied succinctly.
In fact, he knew very well that although it was a serious crime to talk about restricted areas, it was not worthy of death. Lu Zhan's order was obviously excessive.
However, even though he knew this, the man still did not argue and expressed his acceptance.
After a moment of pause, Lu Zhan reminded: "Remember, you can kill any way you want, but you must never openly use your abilities to kill people, especially not letting the target named Bai Mo find out."
"yes."
The man's answer was still simple.
The air became quiet for a breath.
Lu Zhan on the other end of the phone paused slightly and suddenly said tentatively: "By the way, you are..."
"...Chen Shi, my name is Chen Shi."
"Oh, Chen Shi, I remember you, hahaha..."
Without giving the other party a chance to respond, Lu Zhan quickly hung up the phone and rubbed his face hard.
He looked at the screen and then at the yellowed diary on the table, his expression becoming gloomy again.
This is the diary Xia Yuxi found under the bed after reading the fragmentary memories of the dead man on the ninth floor of the Sunshine Apartment with the help of her [telepathy] ability.
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The moment I met my new neighbor, I was distracted for a moment.
It's not because the girl is so special, but because she looks familiar. If I remember correctly, her name is Chen Xiaoyue.
Such a presumptuous interruption naturally made the girl wary of me. She hid her body behind the door and listened to my explanation of my purpose.
I came here specifically to say hello to her. As neighbors across from each other, we will inevitably interact with each other in the future. It is important to build neighborly relations.
The girl looked lethargic. She said "Oh" expressionlessly and closed the door.
Although I was disappointed, I was not angry, and even expressed my understanding. I returned to the house and quickly found the news from not long ago.
"The kidnapper died mysteriously in a rental house. Thirteen years later, the curse reappeared?"
This news was about an old man kidnapping a young girl half a month ago. However, when the police rushed to the scene, they found that the kidnapper had already fallen to the ground and lost his vital signs.
The victim was tied to a chair not far from the body, and his eyes and mouth were covered.
There were multiple syringes on the ground, and needle holes were found on both the girl and the old man. After testing, the police found that there were residual sedatives in the girl's body, and drugs were found in the old man's body.
After questioning the victim and conducting multiple investigations, the police restored the original facts of the matter.
Because the old man had no money to buy drugs, he decided to extort money through kidnapping. After using a drink that could induce coma, he abducted the victim and then took him to a temporary rental house.
His modus operandi was full of flaws, his route of action was completely exposed to surveillance, and the police quickly locked onto his location.
Perhaps even the old man himself could not have imagined that he would die at the crime scene before he could ask for ransom, which was full of drama.
After the girl was rescued, the police criticized and educated her and asked her to pay more attention to everything, and the case was successfully solved.
However, there are several doubts in this case. The victim had already drunk a sufficient dose of coma-inducing drugs. Why did the old man take the unnecessary step of injecting sedatives?
Moreover, the eye of the sky showed that the old man had been monitoring many people for a long time before committing the crime, and many of them were wealthy people who were easy to prey on. Why did he end up choosing victims who were not wealthy?
The most important point is that the police were never able to find out the cause of death of the old man. It was as if he was suddenly deprived of life... just like those previous cases.
This is why the report uses the word "curse".
As early as more than ten years ago, this old man who took drugs had experienced a kidnapping incident, but at that time he was not the kidnapper, but the victim.
On that day, something strange happened. The kidnapper in that incident also died suddenly in the house. The cause of death was also undeterminable.
Looking further back, he was actually the victim of an incident ten years ago...
From the first kidnapping case to now, this situation has occurred for the seventh time. Although it is not related to kidnapping every time, one thing is the same...that is, every time someone dies mysteriously, the people around him will
Die the same way one day.
Like a curse.
It is precisely because of this that every victim will be regarded as an ominous person, and his life will change accordingly.
This time the news was reported by me, so naturally I have seen the victim, who is the girl who lives across from me now.
In this case, the reason why she suddenly moved was probably due to the influence of the curse rumors.
I sighed and suddenly realized that this was an opportunity. Maybe I could find the truth of the matter through her?
I never believed in so-called curses. My father always told me that there are no ghosts and gods in the world, but only the elusive human heart.
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I tried to get involved with this girl named Chen Xiaoyue, but maybe it was the psychological shadow caused by the kidnapping. She was always wary of me and couldn't say a word.
Chen Xiaoyue always has a cold look, which is inconsistent with the information I know. The investigation shows that she is a lively and cheerful girl who treats others with enthusiasm and has no evil intentions. Otherwise, she would not drink the kidnapper's drink easily.
I understand the reason for her change in personality, but I am more eager for the truth, so I can only take the liberty to interrupt again and again.
On this day, I knocked on the door of the girl's house again.
"What's up?"
Chen Xiaoyue quickly opened the door. After getting along with her for a period of time, she was no longer so wary of me. Her calm eyes were bloodshot and she looked not in good spirits.
"My friend originally wanted to come to my house for dinner, but he missed the appointment and couldn't finish the meal by himself, so..."
I was a little hesitant, but she took over my words: "So do you want me to go to your house for dinner?"
"OK."
The girl's cheerfulness caught me off guard. I even suspected that she had not learned the lesson of kidnapping, and she had already entered my home on her own.
I recovered my thoughts, went into the house, took out a can of Coke from the refrigerator, and handed it to Chen Xiaoyue.
She looked up at me and didn't answer.
I smiled awkwardly, shook the Coke in my hand, and explained, "It's never been opened."
She still didn't answer, and after a while she said, "Do you have any wine?"
I was stunned for a moment, then shook my head, "I don't have the habit of drinking, and I want to say that it's best not to drink when girls get along with strangers."
Chen Xiaoyue waved her hand and said seriously: "Boys are the same."
This girl was easier to get along with than I thought. She would basically follow through on what I said. The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite good, but from beginning to end, she looked expressionless.
"Are you engaged?" I had already noticed the ring on her ring finger and asked aloud.
Chen Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, hid her hand under the table, shook her head and said, "No."
She obviously didn't want to mention this matter, so I didn't ask further questions and simply changed the subject: "You don't seem to be in good spirits."
"Can't sleep."
"Is it because of the kidnapping case?" Sensing her confused look, I quickly explained, "I'm a reporter and I saw you that day."
She looked away and said calmly: "That's right, I often have nightmares."
"I've learned about this situation before. You can find a psychiatrist, or you can go to relax with friends when you have time."
Chen Xiaoyue glanced at me, shook her head, and put down her chopsticks.
"I have no friends anymore, and I will never have any friends." She stood up and walked out of the room, "I'm full, thank you for the meal."
I froze on the spot, inexplicably feeling that her back was a little lonely.
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Sorry, I'm too busy today and I really don't have time to update. Logically speaking, I should have finished writing the confrontation with He Lanlan in the street directly later, but I took the time to read what I wrote before and felt that I was really dissatisfied, so I had to delete a paragraph. , my head has been empty since then, so I have to temporarily change to another line to write first. I'm sorry for affecting everyone's reading experience.
Thank you La Tiao Zun for the 1,500 points reward. In this case, I should have updated more, but I didn’t expect it to be late and short... I’m really ashamed.
I will try to update as much as possible over the weekend as compensation, sorry.
