"Building 703, Area B, Central Garden"

After hearing Zhong Yue's address, Lin Xuan nodded, signaling that he knew, and then turned his head to look at the dark road not far away that was watered by boundless rain, only to find that the taxi he was in when he came over just now was still parked there and didn't leave.

The driver is quite smart, even in the middle of the night at the entrance of the hotel, the flow of people is quite large, but today because of the heavy rain, no one goes out, it seems that this uncle's luck may not be very good, Lin Xuan is secretly a little funny.

I borrowed two umbrellas from the service staff in the hall on the first floor, Lin Xuan held up the umbrella and walked to the taxi, the road was not particularly muddy because there was more cement, but I walked along the slope in front of the hotel, and there was always a piece of water flowing under my feet, and I accidentally wet my trouser legs.

Fortunately, the taxi almost stopped at the door of the hotel, and when Lin Xuan approached the taxi, he gently knocked on the window with his hand.

"Master, can you give me another ride? I still have some things to do. The sound of the water outside the hotel made Lin Xuan's voice not so clear, and he knocked the co-pilot's window to attract the driver's attention.

The window of the car slowly lowered, revealing the middle-aged uncle who was sitting in the car, his hair was a little gone, and the dark circles on his face were slightly thicker, and he seemed to often stay up late.

"Yo, it's you again, young man, it's quite fateful, don't you take the car?" The uncle touched the top of his somewhat bare head, smiled at Lin Xuan innocently, and at the same time yelled at Lin Xuan in a rough voice.

Lin Xuan opened the door of the taxi, held his umbrella, leaned sideways to let Zhong Yue in first, and then slowly sat down with his head down to collect the umbrella, and closed the door with his hand.

After sitting down with difficulty and leaning the umbrella under his feet, Lin Xuan had time to reply to the middle-aged uncle:

"Central Garden, Zone B."

After hearing Lin Xuan's words, the middle-aged uncle muttered a little.

You said that this central garden is not far away, although the rain is quite heavy, but you are a strong young man, and you can walk for more than ten minutes, as for spending this taxi money.

The uncle muttered a little in his heart, but after a while he shook his head again.

This young man just doesn't know moderation, alas.

But thinking about it, the middle-aged uncle still said:

"Well, let's go."

In the silent night, the rain was still falling violently, and there seemed to be no tendency to stop, there were very few vehicles on the street at this time, only one or two cars passed by every once in a while, and the taxi where Lin Xuan was located had been driving steadily forward in the rain.

Nothing to say all the way.

……

It didn't take long for the middle-aged uncle to slowly put the taxi at the roadside crossing, and then turned his head to look at Lin Xuan, who was sitting in the back seat of the car.

"Arrived, Central Garden Area B, although the distance is closer, but the starting price must be given, charge you ten yuan."

Lin Xuan nodded, it is reasonable to give a starting price, after all, it is not easy for these drivers to drive a night bus at night, and there is no need to bargain in such a trivial place.

Lin Xuan didn't think too much about it, and happily took out ten yuan and handed it to the middle-aged uncle.

Opening the car door, Lin Xuan got out of the car first, and then signaled to Zhong Yue, who was sitting in the car silently: "Get out of the car, it's time to get there."

Zhong Yue nodded, leaned over slightly and got out of the car, and then silently walked in front with an umbrella to lead Lin Xuan in the way.

Seeing Lin Xuan's figure with an umbrella gradually being swallowed up by the night and rain, the middle-aged uncle sitting in the taxi couldn't help but shiver.

"He just ...... Who are you talking to? ”

"Whoa......

The passenger glass of the car was washed out by the rain, and the passenger seat was also stained with a lot of raindrops blown in by the wind because the window was opened at the beginning, and the inside of the taxi was almost a mess.

But the driver's uncle didn't pay much attention, anyway, just wipe it with a towel when the time comes.

He looked down at the timetable on the car, which showed that it was almost twelve o'clock.

"Forget it, let's go back to the hotel first, see if we can take another order during this time, and then go home." The middle-aged uncle held the steering wheel in his hand, ready to reverse and prepare to go back to the hotel.

The dim light of the street lamps on the highway can barely see the road through the continuous rain curtain, and the middle-aged uncle drove along the way and thought about what happened just now, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became.

"Wasn't he the only one who got in the car just now?

Who the hell is he talking to? ”

……

Dongcheng District

Police office

In the dark corridor, a slender figure was standing not far from the office door, cautiously looking inside, as if looking for something.

"Do you want to go in...... But what should I say if I go in? It's so tangled......"

Sui Xinyu stood outside the door, her heart was tangled like a ball of yarn that had been broken by a cat, messy. She came here because she wanted to upload information for one of her cases, but it was the senior on duty today.

Thinking that he was actually using the excuse of the case to find the senior, Sui Xinyu's face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

"No, no, Sui Xinyu, you have to come on!" Shaking his head, Sui Xinyu patted his somewhat reddened face with both hands, and silently cheered himself up.

"Knock knock...... Senior, am I in? Sui Xinyu lowered her head and whispered hello inside, while opening the door and walking in gently.

The dim light of the office sprinkled down, illuminating Sui Xinyu's figure.

She was wearing a light blue and close-fitting women's short-sleeved uniform, with a ponytail on her head, her eyes were watery, her eyes were slightly red around her sockets, and the tails of her eyes were slightly upturned like peach blossoms, giving people a feeling of weakness.

She stood at the door of the office and looked sideways inside, and after looking at it for a long time, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then walked into the office briskly and walked towards her position.

As she walked, she couldn't help but look at Lin Xuan's desk.

The computer screen had gone dark, and most of the things on the table were cluttered and scattered, somewhat laissez-faire.

Seeing this, Sui Xinyu couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

The seniors are still like this, and they don't know how bad it is for their colleagues to pack up their things.

Thinking like this, Sui Xinyu walked to Lin Xuan's table a little involuntarily, she looked down at the small hill in front of her, and then looked back at the corridor, feeling a little entangled in her heart.

"Did the senior go to the toilet or? What if the senior suddenly comes back when I'm tidying up......" Sui Xinyu's heart was pounding, and it was as if there was a deer crashing inside.

But she didn't bother too much, because she had actually quietly sorted out the desktop for the senior a few times before, but she didn't let the senior find out.

Soon, she was sorting through the various items with ease, and it wasn't until the desktop became organized that she picked up a tissue and bent over to carefully wipe the screen.

"Hmm...... That's pretty much it. Sui Xinyu looked at his masterpiece in front of him with some pride, and when he looked at it, his face suddenly turned red again.

"What am I doing...... What if I let my seniors see it? She lowered her head, and a few strands of hair hung down on either side of her forehead, a sight that added a touch of femininity to her.

"Jingle Bell ......"

At this moment, the landline bell not far from the police station suddenly rang, and Sui Xinyu raised her head in surprise.

Why is someone calling so late?

……

……

When he walked downstairs to Jia Ming's house, Lin Xuan's mobile phone rang, Lin Xuan picked up the mobile phone and glanced at it, it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hey, may I ask who you are?"

"Ah, hello Officer Lin, I'm Jia Ming, I want to ask Zhong Yue how she is, it's okay, right?"

"You don't have to worry about this, I've already seen Zhong Yue, because she is more worried about you, so she wants to come over...... Oh, by the way, we're downstairs from your house now. ”

"Zhong Yue is here too? Great, I was worried about her just now, I'll pick you up when you get downstairs, but...... The elevator is out of power today, so I can only trouble you to take the stairs. ”

"No need, Zhong Yue has told me your address...... Forehead? ”

Lin Xuan thought about it carefully, it didn't seem right, Zhong Yue only told him that Jia Ming's house was in Building 703, but he didn't say which floor it was on?

"It's okay, you're welcome, I'll come down and pick you up. You wait for me a little while, and I'll be there shortly. Jia Ming seemed to understand Lin Xuan's thoughts, and immediately said with a smile.

Through the phone, Lin Xuan could vaguely hear the sound of squirming on the other side of the phone to get dressed and shoes, and he thought to himself that since Jia Ming was so enthusiastic, it was not good for him to refuse directly, so he agreed directly.

After putting down the phone, Lin Xuan led Zhong Yue into the entrance of the corridor on the first floor, and just when Lin Xuan was about to wait here for a while, Jia Ming had already walked down from the upper floor.

Lin Xuan looked up and observed Jia Ming who was going down the stairs, he was wearing a set of casual clothes, his clothes were clean and tidy, without a trace of wrinkles, and he was standing on the stairs looking down at Lin Xuan with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Why did you come down so quickly, isn't the floor of Jia Ming's house very high?

But even that doesn't make sense, he seems to be still getting dressed just now. ”

Looking at Jia Ming's figure walking downward, a trace of doubt flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

"Officer Lin, hello, thank you for bringing my girlfriend here." Jia Ming has a delicate face, wears a gold-rimmed glasses on his face, looks dignified, and gives a good first impression.

"I'm sorry, I have to trouble you to pick us up." Lin Xuan smiled and nodded.

After some simple greetings, Jia Ming didn't stop long before taking the lead in leading Lin Xuan up the stairs.

As soon as he entered, Lin Xuan found that this corridor was probably some years old, because the environment was too bad.

The hallway here is a little damp, the dead gray wall skin is churning outward, and the window at the entrance of the stairway is ajar, and a faint ray of moonlight shines in, adding a touch of weirdness.

The corridor was very narrow, so Jia Ming walked in the front to lead the way, Lin Xuan was in the middle, and Zhong Yue was in the back. Because they don't go fast, they don't have to worry that Zhong Yue will fall behind.

"Crunch Crunch"

Lin Xuan's feet stepped on the stairs, and from time to time he would step on the corpses of some unknown insects, and would make strange noises.

"How long has it been since you walked, why haven't you arrived yet?"

As time passed, Lin Xuan, who was still walking up under the leadership of Jia Ming, was a little flustered for no reason.

As a detective, he was accustomed to looking around and could accurately detect some details, but it was only today that he realized that the abilities he was proud of seemed to have lost some effect.

From the moment he first went upstairs, Lin Xuan had been silently counting the floors.

Although he knew that this was not necessarily useful, Lin Xuan would always subconsciously pay attention to these details when performing tasks.

But how many layers has he counted from just now to now?

Eleven floors...... They haven't even arrived yet?

And judging from the height of the building that Lin Xuan observed outside and the speed at which Jia Ming came down to pick up the two of them, this number of floors was definitely abnormal.

"Bell bell bell ......"

The cold bell echoed in the empty corridor, and this small sound was infinitely amplified in this narrow space, making people panic for a while.

Lin Xuan hurriedly took out his mobile phone and glanced at the screen.

It's an unfamiliar number

Without answering the phone in a hurry, Lin Xuan subconsciously looked at Jia Ming, who was leading the way in front. However, because it was very dark outside and the moonlight was not too bright, Lin Xuan couldn't see his face clearly, let alone his expression.

Jia Ming in front of him, the whole person seemed to be shrouded in a shadow.

He still quietly led the way in front.

Lin Xuan picked up the phone and shook it forward: "I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan pressed the connect button without waiting for Jia Ming to respond.

"Hey, Officer Lin, I'm downstairs, where are you? I didn't see you. ”

In the empty corridor, Jia Ming's voice on the phone kept echoing, and the sound was not loud but like a thunderbolt on the ground instantly exploded in Lin Xuan's heart.

The hand holding the phone trembled slightly, Lin Xuan didn't care about what the people on the phone said later, all his attention was focused on the front of him.

He may be in a very bad situation right now.

The hallway is very narrow, and all the sounds are infinitely amplified here. Well, I guess the thing in front of me heard it too.

A few drops of cold sweat appeared on Lin Xuan's head, and the muscles all over his body tensed instantly, he raised his head a little bit and looked up, only to see that Jia Ming, who was still leading the way in front of him just now, had stopped and stood motionless at some point, standing not far from him, not even more than a few stairs away.

When did you get so close?

Lin Xuan's pupils shrank suddenly, and there was uncontrollable shock in his eyes, this Jia Ming in front of him definitely had a problem, and he couldn't continue to walk with him.

Suddenly, Lin Xuan, who was about to turn around and run, suddenly remembered that Zhong Yue was still behind him, and he turned around and shouted behind him: "Run, something is wrong with Jia Ming in front!"

While shouting, Lin Xuan turned around, wanting to leave here quickly, but as soon as he turned around, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Zhong Yue - Where did you go?

There was nothing behind him, and there was no figure of Zhong Yue in his memory.

But it was at this moment of stunned moment, Lin Xuan's hair suddenly stood on end all over his body, and an indescribable sense of crisis spread throughout his body, adrenaline was secreted in large quantities, and his nerves tensed all of a sudden.

Without much hesitation, he ran straight downstairs, but as soon as his heel left the spot, he felt a cold wind suddenly pass through his ears, bringing a tingling pain.

"Damn!"

Lin Xuan bared his teeth, and a pain suddenly gushed out from the bottom of his heart, as if this attack was not on his body, but through his body and stabbing fiercely on his soul.

Enduring the pain, Lin Xuan relied on his well-trained body for many years to run down quickly, and at the same time, all kinds of thoughts surged out of his mind.

With a clatter like metal shattering, there seemed to be an invisible shackle that had broken in an instant.

Lin Xuan's eyes became slightly hollow, and the various information fragments in his mind were pieced together little by little, forming clear and clear clues, and the strange places that Lin Xuan felt at the beginning also appeared a complete causal line, and the answers to the questions he couldn't figure out appeared in front of him one by one.

Lying in Zhong Yue's arms, the black cat that seemed to be asleep could find that its body was trembling slightly, lying in her arms was not sleeping but afraid.

The strange sound of sprinkling water in the bathroom and the mirror always showed only him and the black cat.

Unknowingly, he was guided by Zhong Yue to Jia Ming's house.

The driver turned a blind eye to Zhong Yue, and when he turned around, he disappeared......

Clues that Lin Xuan ignored emerged, and at the same time, they were also refreshing Lin Xuan's worldview.

At this time, Lin Xuan still had some disbelief in his mind, Zhong Yue and Jia Ming actually ......

Not human?