Chapter 22: The Final Gathering of the Victims
(I was sick for the past two days, not only did I have a fever, but I also had a terrible pain in my throat and head.) So the updates are not timely, if you think the quality is not good, just take care of it, I really tried my best. )
"Growing on someone else's body?"
As soon as Xiao Mo's words came out, everyone felt that the temperature around them dropped by several degrees.
"Well, that's my guess." Xiao Mo nodded undeniably, and continued:
"The hint makes it clear that there are only two options to resolve this incident, one is to catch the headless ghost, and the other is to kill it.
However, from our confrontation with it these days, it seems that it is simply unkillable, so this itself conflicts with the conditions given in the prompt.
Also, if you think about it, there is a special point in the prompt that the ghost does not disguise itself as a victim who has been killed.
Tip: Why should this be noted? ”
After Xiao Mo said this, everyone suddenly realized this problem, and the unkind monk patted his bald head and said:
"Could it be that this is a reminder that the headless ghost will appear in the guise of a human?"
"Well, we were too focused on how we could kill that headless ghost and didn't think about why it couldn't be killed.
In my opinion, the headless ghost must have a head, to put it bluntly, it is just a doppelganger, and its lost head grows on its body.
And the murderer we are asked to capture or kill in the prompt is actually the body of the headless ghost. ”
When Xiao Mo said this, everyone understood what he meant, and the reason why the reason why the camouflage of the ghost object was indicated was actually to remind them that the real "headless ghost" had always appeared in the form of a human being.
"Who is that person, do you have any clue?" The unkind monk asked.
"There are suspicions, but there is no evidence to prove them at this time."
"Could it be that person is ......"
"Shh Xiao Mo made a silent gesture to stop Wang Zi from continuing. And everyone guessed who the object of suspicion was at this time.
Xiao Mo looked around for a moment, and then said:
"Let's go find the three victims now, because even if we want to kill it, we need bait to lure its headless clone away, otherwise we won't be able to get it......"
The first person to be found by everyone was Sun Min.
Sun Min has just graduated and is currently interning in Fengshan Hospital, originally she was going to work today, but last night's experience had a great impact on her, so she took sick leave.
"Sit down, I'll pour you tea."
Sun Min beckoned everyone to sit down. She was going to the kitchen to rummage through the tea, and it seemed that she was just a little haggard, and she didn't panic much.
"Don't bother." Xiao Mo stopped Sun Min:
"We've only come here to have a few words to tell you, and we'll leave."
"Is it for yesterday?"
Sun Min came over and sat down, she glanced at everyone carefully, and then said indifferently:
"Don't worry, I'm not going to sue you for abuse of power."
"Of course not." Xiao Mo smiled:
"I think you heard a little bit about what happened yesterday in the dormitory building of the car factory, right?"
"Well, several people died. And the police. ”
"Do you know how they died?"
"I don't know."
"The deceased were in the same situation as you, alone in their rooms, protected by the police, both inside and outside the house. But...... They still died. ”
After listening to Xiao Mo's words, the indifference on Sun Min's original face changed in an instant.
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
Seeing that Sun Min began to care. Xiao Mo no longer continued to exert pressure, and went directly to the topic and said:
"I have a list in my hand, but everyone on the list is the target of that murderer, you see. The people circled in red on it have all been killed. ”
Xiao Mo handed the list to Sun Min, Sun Min opened it and looked at it, and saw that there were red circles everywhere on it. It was very uncomfortable for her to see, and she saw her name on it.
After reading it, Sun Min raised his head and looked at Xiao Mo blankly, Xiao Mo calmly explained:
"There are twenty-one people on the list, and eighteen have been killed so far, and there are three survivors, including you."
"You're saying that the murderer will come and kill me?"
"Not bad."
"Why!" Sun Min suddenly shouted in a sharp voice:
"I haven't offended him, why did he come to kill me!"
"There are not so many whys, and there is a very simple choice before you, whether to agree to cooperate with us in trying to live, or refuse to let us stay at home and wait for death.
Time is limited, so make your choice quickly. ”
Sun Min had no choice at all, because no one would choose to die, although she didn't even understand what was going on.
But what Xiao Mo said to her was very scary, and he told her that the police had given up the investigation of this case, because the murderer was pervasive and the most deadly...... It's that it can't be killed at all.
After talking about Sun Min, everyone took Sun Min to the home of middle school student Liu Ran.
Liu Ran's parents were at home with her, and it was obviously the experience of last night that scared the little girl a lot.
Xiao Mo showed his ID to Liu Ran's parents, but the other party didn't give them face, and his words were very ugly:
"Are you police idle and have nothing to do? How young is my daughter, and she is in class, and you don't say why, and even we explain it, and then forcibly take it away?
Who are you to do? ”
"Yes, you see, my daughter has been having a high fever since she came back, she didn't go to school today, and seeing that she is about to take the high school entrance examination, how can the review course be delayed if it is so tight." Liu Ran's mother also chimed in.
It's normal for parents to worry about their children, so Xiao Mo was not dissatisfied, and tried to be as patient as possible to listen to the chatter of the two, and then he explained to the two about the serial murder case and Liu Ran's current dangerous situation.
But......
"I don't care what happens to you, my daughter is sick and she can't go anywhere. I'm going to see if that bullshit killer can break into my house. Liu Ran's father didn't believe Xiao Mo's words at all.
However, Liu Ran's mother felt that Xiao Mo was a policeman and had no reason to deceive them, so she glared at her husband:
"What kind of tantrum do you have with people, they are policemen, they can come to the door to scare us!" After reprimanding, she turned her head to Xiao Mo and asked:
"Although we don't know what's going on, we're still willing to cooperate, after all, we've heard a little about the serial murder case."
Liu Ran opened the bedroom door a little, listened curiously to the conversation between everyone and her parents, and after a short time she opened the door and walked out:
"They weren't lying, there were a lot of people like me who were taken away for protection yesterday, but several of them were killed under heavy protection, and that's what I heard from the two police uncles who were in charge of protecting me."
"Is it true, Xiaoran?"
"Well, it's true, and when you came to pick me up last night, didn't you all see it, there were a lot of ambulances and police cars gathered outside."
"Looks like your daughter knows a lot about it." Xiao Mo glanced at Liu Ran, and then gave a death order, saying:
"In short, we have to take her away and protect her now, of course, this is also for the sake of her safety, otherwise continuing to let her stay here with you will not only be difficult to save her life, but also bring great danger to you."
Speaking of this, Xiao Mo pointed to Sun Min who was sitting on the side and said:
"She's also one of the people who was taken to key protection yesterday, so there's no reason for you not to trust us."
In the end, Xiao Mo persuaded Liu Ran's parents and agreed to hand Liu Ran over to their protection. In the process, her parents also asked to follow, but Xiao Mo refused.
Next, everyone took Liu Ran and Sun Min to find the last victim, and it didn't take much effort for them to gain the victim's trust.
This also means that the battle between them and the headless ghost has ushered in the final showdown. (To be continued......)