Chapter 14 Still Alive
The situation of this case can no longer be deduced by common sense.
If Wang Wenqi had only been an experienced police officer, he would have been helpless with this case.
But fortunately, he was also a member of the Special Task Force and had some experience in dealing with supernatural events.
Therefore, even when faced with such a bizarre situation, he could still remain calm and try to analyze some clues from it.
“Brother Liu, you mean the murderer intended to kill a total of twelve people, right?”
“Yes.”
Liu Haoyu nodded.
“But I don’t know where the other party is hiding at the moment, only that the other party is a ghost exorcis named Gu Qianyang, although it’s not wrong to call him an evil ghost.”
“It’s simple for the other party to kill these twelve people without anyone noticing.”
After listening to Liu Haoyu’s words, Wang Wenqi nodded.
“Now that Zhou Zhiqiang is dead, we need to quickly determine his next target… Who do you think his next target will be?”
“I estimate it’s Officer Ke Wen,” Liu Haoyu said thoughtfully. “People with yin fates are not common, and the other party will obviously not easily give up this hard-won prey.”
“As for who the next target will be after Ke Wen, it’s not clear at the moment.”
Based on Liu Haoyu’s understanding of Gu Qianyang, the other party would clearly not let Ke Wen go because of this minor failure. His next action would only be faster and more covert.
The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. The initiative is in the hands of the other party, but that doesn’t mean Liu Haoyu has no way.
After all, he still has the Black Book and Qin Liu to rely on.
He picked up the mirror fragments on the ground and examined them carefully.
There was no doubt that these were also fragments left by a mirror ghost.
And the aura was completely different from the mirror fragments collected earlier in the apartment.
This is a new mirror ghost…
Liu Haoyu thought of the black shadow Qin Liu saw, so he turned around and asked the girl behind him.
“Can you still sense the aura of that black shadow?”
In response, Qin Liu activated her night vision ability, surveyed the enclosed locker room, and then shook her head.
“It has already run away.”
This answer gave Liu Haoyu a headache, and at this moment, Qin Liu also picked up some mirror fragments on the ground and continued to examine them.
The aura left on them was very faint…
She took out a talisman and pasted it on.
The reflection in the mirror suddenly changed, turning into the appearance of Zhou Zhiqiang.
Only now, it was no longer human, but a black monster with a distorted face and a deformed body.
It was rushing rapidly in the mirror, and through the background outside, Qin Liu saw a ruin burned by fire. A sign rumored to be smoke-blackened could be vaguely seen on the ruins.
“Where is the ‘Haoduo Duo Supermarket’?”
Hearing Qin Liu’s question, Wang Wenqi thought for a moment and then said.
“That place was burned down half a year ago, probably on the pedestrian street in the southern part of the city… What’s wrong?”
“That mirror ghost entered the supermarket,” Qin Liu murmured through the mirror. “And… there are three mirror ghosts there.”
Three mirror ghosts, but Liu Haoyu had already dealt with one before.
Does this mean that the fourth victim has already appeared?
And who is the person who died?
Everyone fell silent at this moment, because Liu Haoyu had said earlier that Gu Qianyang’s next target was likely Ke Wen. Realizing this, Wang Wenqi hurriedly called him.
“I’m like a fish in your lotus pond…”
“I savor and wait for the bright moonlight…”
After a long wait, the phone was answered by a cold female voice.
“The user you have dialed is temporarily unavailable, please try again later. Sorry…”
After making several unsuccessful calls, Wang Wenqi felt a bad premonition.
“Did something happen to him?”
Qin Liu also understood something at this moment.
“But didn’t he just call?”
“The person who called may not be himself,” Liu Haoyu analyzed calmly. “Officer Wang, try calling Captain Ma.”
“I almost forgot about that.”
Liu Haoyu’s reminder made the anxious Wang Wenqi calm down.
He flipped through his contacts and tapped on the contact named Ma Jianhua.
“Beep…”
The call was immediately connected.
“Captain Wang, what’s wrong?”
The voice on the other end of the phone was a bit noisy, as if he was in a crowd.
“Where did Ke Wen go?”
Wang Wenqi got straight to the point and asked.
“I need to find him!”
“Why are you so anxious?” Ma Jianhua asked in confusion. “He went to the restroom and hasn’t come back yet.”
“When did he go?”
“About half an hour ago?”
Hearing this answer, two words appeared in the minds of the three people simultaneously.
It’s over.
Although Ke Wen had called a few minutes ago, this could also be a call from a ghost.
“Captain Wang, why are you looking for him?”
“No time to explain!” Wang Wenqi’s tone became more urgent. “He might be in danger. Hurry and check the restroom, I’ll be right there!”
“Understood.”
Ma Jianhua also seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. After hanging up the phone, he called the police officers around him and began to head to the public restroom where Ke Wen had gone.
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When Wang Wenqi and the others arrived at the scene, the first thing they felt was an extremely heavy atmosphere.
He looked towards the center of the crowd. The entire restroom was also completely sealed off by the cordon. The police officers inside all had gloomy expressions, as if something very bad had happened.
“Let me through, let me through.”
Wang Wenqi pushed through the crowd and entered the cordon.
When Captain Ma saw Wang Wenqi and Liu Haoyu arrive, he immediately greeted them.
“Where is he?”
Wang Wenqi immediately asked.
“Is he still alive?”
But facing Wang Wenqi’s questioning, Ma Jianhua just shook his head, then moved aside to let the two in.
Although they did not get an answer, Wang Wenqi and Liu Haoyu had clearly gotten the answer in their hearts.
However, when the two entered the restroom, they found it empty, with only large patches of bloodstains.
“After we pried open the door, this was the situation inside.”
“The door was locked from the inside, and there was no other way to escape.”
“There was nothing else found except for this large pool of blood.”
“I think…”
Ma Jianhua didn’t continue, but others could probably guess his thoughts.
“Can I go in and take a look?”
Hearing Liu Haoyu’s words, Ma Jianhua glanced at him and then nodded.
“Of course.”
Upon receiving permission, Liu Haoyu entered the restroom.
He squatted down and dipped a little blood with his finger.
The blood was cold, but not very viscous. It should have just flowed out from the body not long ago.
Liu Haoyu took out the Black Book and dabbed the blood on his finger onto it.
After waiting for about ten seconds, he stood up and said to the police officers behind him.
“Officer Ke is still alive.”
