Volume 1 Chapter 20, Midnight Murder Q (7)
Monday, June 25, last weekend, Xiao Nuo finally encountered "that person", if it weren't for the neighbor who accidentally turned off the electric switch in the whole building when changing the fuse, I am afraid that she would have fallen from the building and died like Su Xuejun by now.
Xiao Nuo, who was lucky enough to escape, was so frightened that he didn't dare to close his eyes or approach the computer again all night.
The next morning, Xiaonuo's mother found that her daughter's face was pale, and her temperature reached 30 degrees Celsius.
Xiaonuo, who was seriously ill, lay at home for three days in a row, and had to take leave to be absent from class on Monday.
But she didn't tell anyone about that night, because no one else would believe it. Xiao Nuo lay on the bed and grabbed the quilt and looked at the computer that was silent on the table, and he was indescribably afraid. There is no doubt that Tang Jing's death must also have something to do with this QQ, and Su Xuejun is the same. Where did that mysterious QQ come from? Why were they chosen? Are there any other victims? Countless question marks swirled in Arnold's mind, but she didn't have the courage to track them down.
Xiao Nuo, who has been investigating this matter alone, hopes to have someone who can be trusted by his side at this time.
Tiyun Zong seems to be very reliable, but Xiaonuo can only contact him online, and she doesn't dare to open QQ on the Internet now. Suddenly, Xiao Nuo, who was lying on the bed, remembered another person.
"Xiaonuo, it's better to be careful lately, there may be some things around you that are not very clean."
"Huh? You asked me for my cousin's phone? β
Cao Fangrui held her mobile phone and shouted in surprise.
"Yes, yes, I wanted to ask him some questions about the book. Don't you say how much he reads? β
Arnold said, trying to make his voice sound natural.
The last time she met Cao Fangrui's cousin Ma Ming on campus, he told Xiao Nuo that there was something not very clean around her, and now that she thinks back, it was the day Xiao Nuo hit the ghost. She thought maybe this person could be of some help.
"He and his friend rented a house near the university, that guy doesn't have a cell phone, I'll give you his home phone number."
"Okay, he's a good talker, isn't he?"
"Ah, it's okay, I haven't seen him lose his temper, it's weird...... But if you look for a book, ask him if you're really looking for the right person. β
"Yes, yes."
Xiao Nuo put down the phone, and then dialed Ma Ming's phone.
She felt that this kind of thing was not clear on the phone, and she didn't know if Ma Ming could really be trusted, so it was better to meet in person.
"Hello......" came a boy's voice on the phone.
"Hey, please find the ...... horse"
Before Xiaonuo finished speaking, a series of brisk messages came from the phone: "We are not at home now, if you are looking for Ma Ming, please press one; If you are looking for Jiang Ruoning, please press two; To support the bid for the Olympic Games, please press 3; If you hate the F4 group of little white faces, please press four; If you believe that Interna-Schonel will eventually achieve it, please press five............ If you are a long distance, please hang up.
β&*οΌ & β¦β¦β
When Xiaonuo heard this chic phone message, he couldn't cry or laugh. She left a message for Ma Ming saying that she had something to ask him, and left her home phone number.
Ma Ming called back that afternoon, Xiao Nuo said his request to meet again, he agreed, and the two agreed to meet at four o'clock in the afternoon of the next day in the black tea shop near the university. Xiao Nuo never got through the slightest bit of "hitting ghosts".
Tuesday, June 26 at 4 p.m.
When Xiaonuo came to the black tea shop, Ma Ming was already waiting at the door, and he was still the same "elegant" as that day
The cultural shirt, holding the book leaning against the wall and reading with relish, the book is called "The Chronicles of the Dragon Lance".
"Hello!"
Xiao Nuo walked over and said, Ma Ming noticed that she was beside her, and hurriedly held her glasses and replied, "Hello".
Arnold noticed that his glasses were peculiar, the screws connecting the frames to the temples were gone, and a curved pin took its place, and the pointed needles rushed up and stood upright, and if he was not careful, he would have stabbed the fingers holding the glasses.
The two of them walked into the black tea shop and found a seat to sit down. Xiao Nuo ordered bubble tea, and Ma Ming unceremoniously asked for a glass of white water.
"Do you believe there are ghosts in this world?"
Xiao Nuo held the cup in both hands and looked at Ma Ming.
When Ma Ming heard this question, he raised his eyebrows upwards and said with a serious face.
"Of course, there's one standing behind you right now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Ming saw that Xiao Nuo's face turned pale, he thought that the girl was timid, and quickly apologized and said that he was just joking.
ββ¦β¦ That...... Didn't you tell me that there was something unclean around me that day, and told me to be careful? β
Xiaonuo's voice turned low, and he lowered his head slightly and whispered.
"Oh, this one...... I can't tell you how it feels, but I think it's weird, it's not a good thing."
Ma Ming scratched his head, took off his glasses and shook them, "As soon as I put on these glasses, I can often see some strange things......
β¦β¦ What happened to you? β
Xiao Nuo picked up the cup and took a sip of milk tea, only then did he muster up the courage to tell what happened last Friday, and told the mysterious deaths of Tang Jing and Su Xuejun, his questions about the cause of death and the results of the investigation.
After listening to Xiao Nuo's narration, Ma Ming's expression became serious.
"In other words, it was your cousin and Su Xuejun who were killed by that mysterious QQ, and this series of things is also inextricably linked to a group called "Remnant Star Building" on the Internet? β
"Yes, that's it."
"It's really weird, it sounds like a ridiculous ghost story...... But I believe it's true. β
Ma Ming smiled and put his glasses back on. Xiao Nuo nodded gratefully, and said in a low voice: "I really don't dare to continue to investigate alone, but I still want to know why Tang Jing died, so I ......"
"Hehe, if you don't mind, I can do my best. To be honest, I'm quite interested in this kind of thing. β
"Thank you, thank you."
Xiao Nuo felt a lot more relieved, and his hands that were holding the cup relaxed.
"Judging from the information we have so far, we can't be 100% sure that the network organization of the Remnant Star Building is related to"
There is a connection between the two QQ, and it is not even certain whether Tang Jing's death is related to Su Xuejun's deathββββ if the latter cannot be established, then all the previous online investigations will be meaningless. β
Xiao Nuo nodded reluctantly and admitted that Ma Ming's analysis hit the nail on the head. Her previous logic was like this: Tang Jing and Su Xuejun died at the same time from "that QQ" - the two of them knew each other and belonged to the Remnant Star Building - the Remnant Star Building must have something to do with "that QQ". The basis of all this is: "Tang Jing and Su Xuejun died together in that QQ, and she has no way to prove this, Su's computer has been smashed by her father, and there is no way to find out what happened to Su at the last moment of surfing the Internet."
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦ By the way, can you show me your computer? β
Ma Ming drank all the water in the cup, Xiao Nuo hesitated for a moment, and nodded.
The two left the black tea shop, Xiaonuo insisted on paying the bill, Ma Ming excused himself and didn't insist anymore. Ma Ming came on foot, while Xiao Nuo rode a bicycle. So Ma Ming got on Xiaonuo's bicycle, let Xiaonuo sit in the back of the car, and the two rode towards Xiaonuo's house.
On the way, Xiaonuo suddenly asked, "Hey, what the hell is a ghost?" β
"This question depends on how the individual understands it...... Ma Ming said without looking back, "Actually, ghosts are human spirits, and they can be regarded as an aggregate of charged particles." After the death of ordinary people, the spirit will disappear, but if the mind is particularly strong before death, when the body dies, the mind still has enough energy to condense the spirit particles together, which is called the soul or ghost; Some particularly strong consciousness bodies can even form memories and forms during life...... That's probably a ghost. β
"I can't imagine such a profound ......" Xiao Nuo half sighed and half admired, "...... Does this fall under the category of psychiatry or physics? β
"No, I figured it out myself."
Ma Ming replied unequivocally, and Xiao Nuo almost didn't fall off the bicycle when he heard this, and laughed out loud. It was the first time she had laughed since she bumped into "that guy".
After arriving at Arnold's house, Arnold's parents have not returned. The two of them went to Arnold's bedroom, where the computer was on the desk.
"This is it." Arnold pointed to the computer, still apprehensive.
Ma Ming frowned and looked left and right for a long time, then looked up and down, and leaned behind the computer to look at the pile of wires that were entangled. After watching it for about three or four minutes, he turned to Arnold and said, "Do you mind opening the case, I want to see inside." β
So Xiaonuo found a screwdriver, unscrewed the screws of the chassis one by one, and then removed the cover. Ma Ming propped his hands on both sides of the case, his head leaned in, and his glasses slid down the bridge of his nose several times, and he had to clumsily free up one hand to straighten his glasses. Then he put a hand into the chassis and touched the CPU, memory module, power box, graphics card, sound card and other parts one by one, and he still had words in his mouth, not knowing what to mutter.
In the end, Ma Ming finally finished the inspection, stood up, and clapped his hands.