Qi Zhen: "Is that sister referring to Ms. Melissa?" ”

Puppeteer: "Yes. ”

Qi Yan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Did Lady Melissa kill you with her own hands?" ”

Puppeteer: "Yes. ”

Qi Ji thought for a moment, and then asked, "Can you describe what that terrible Lady Melissa was like when she killed you?" ”

The honest puppeteer fell into memory and stammered, "She, she wears that mask on her face, the mask that Melissa has to perform, and all my companions know that mask... She was dressed in a shiny performance suit, and the sequins on her dress were more glaring than the knife she held up in her hand... She, she was stiff but very strong, she strangled my neck with her wrist as hard as wood, and kept pushing hard, and kept exerting it... I begged her, I kept crying and begging her, I couldn't breathe... But she didn't let me go, I couldn't see her expression, her hand was still straining, I was so uncomfortable... Woo woo woo help me, save me! ”

All of them had access to the most critical information in a split second.

Qin Rang stepped forward and hurriedly confirmed, "Melissa's arm that killed you is as hard as wood?!" ”

Puppeteer: "Yes, it's not like my sister's hand... My sister has a pair of soft hands... Those cold, hard hands choked my breathing... Woo woo don't kill me... Help me..."

Qin Rang quickly turned to Qi Jiu, his eyes widened in disbelief, and the muscles on his face trembled slightly: "So, the person who killed these children is not necessarily Melissa, but her puppet partner..."

Qi Yan was silent for a moment, and nodded slowly.

The twin sisters, who had been separated for seven years because of life and death, were reunited on stage seven years later because of a "special" puppet.

One of them is the puppeteer Melissa, and the other is her "twin partner" puppeteer Catherine.

Judging from the information now known, the "twin partner" puppeteer Catherine developed a sense of self, or a self-consciousness of taking pleasure in child abuse, and after the performance, she disguised herself as a sister puppeteer to abduct and kill children, and made them puppets like herself.

As for when Melissa knew the truth, how much truth did she know, and what is her attitude towards this? Qi Ji has no way to judge for the time being.

"That's... What are we going to do now? "The truth about the disappearance of the child sent chills down Qin's spine.

Qi Yan shifted his gaze back to the phone on the dresser: "It's good to ask Ms. Melissa in person." ”

Chapter 163: Highway Circus (57)

Is the existence of the puppeteer Catherine and the growth of her self-consciousness related to the curse of the Siren?

Based on the game-breaking experience of the previous tents, Qi Zheng suspected that it was his sister Melissa who made a deal with the Kraken that led to today's ending.

Qi Yan walked to the dresser and picked up the phone receiver, and was relieved when he confirmed that the sound of "beep-" came from the phone, and the phone line was normal.

Qi Jiu: "Great, it seems that I was lucky today." ”

Gu Zhenzhen looked puzzled: "Who do you want to call?" ”

Qi Yan smiled and said nothing, and pressed the phone number of the early memorization with his fingertips one by one: 424-10190079.

"Toot-"

After a short wait, the operator's official voice rang on the other end of the phone: "Hello, this is the Highway Circus Cast Recruitment Registration Center, can I help you?" ”

As with Mr. Lord when he called before, the operator's voice was mechanically cold, apparently processed by a voice changer.

Gu Zhenzhen, who was standing beside him and observing Qi Zhen's every move, was stunned, after all, this phone number was told to Qi Zhen by him.

She looked at Qi Yan incredulously, Qi Ji smiled silently, and gave her a look, signaling not to worry.

"Hello, excuse me, could you please inform the contact information of the Highway Circus Cast and Crew Management Office?" Qi asked in a polite and businesslike tone.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds: "What is the matter with you here?" ”

As soon as Qi Yan heard it, he knew that there was a play, and he opened his mouth in an orderly manner: "I want to get Ms. Melissa's personal contact information from the circus cast and crew management office, I am in a bit of a hurry and need to contact her immediately, if you can help contact the cast and crew management office, we will be very grateful." ”

There was another pause on the other end of the phone, and he asked in a puzzled voice, "What is the urgent matter?" ”

Qi Zhen had already made up a statement: "We are investigating a homicide case here, and we can't contact Ms. Melissa who is a major suspect at present, I have already called her home, but she is not in the manor, and now we are applying for a search warrant, if we really can't contact Ms. Melissa, we have to send someone to the circus to search, considering that this may affect your troupe's performance, I think it is more appropriate to find Ms. Melissa directly through your side to solve it, right?" ”

The operator's attitude changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and he lowered his posture and said politely: "Officer, you are so caring, the direct visit of the police will really affect our normal performance order, and it will also frighten our guests, thank you for your understanding." ”

Qi Yan smiled quietly: "Mutual understanding is due. ”

Operator: "I'm not only responsible for the recruitment and registration of the cast and crew, but also for the personnel management of the cast and crew, so I'm going to go through the personnel list and find out the personal contact number of the puppeteer Melissa." ”

Qi Yan made a no-problem gesture to his teammates: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

On the other end of the phone, there was a voice flipping through the paper: "You already have her home phone, right?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Yes, we tried to contact Ms. Melissa's home number, and found that she was not in the manor, and we also went to the manor in person, and we really couldn't find her person, so we wanted her personal contact information." ”

"Please wait," the operator was still rummaging through the registration book, "in addition to the family landline, we have her personal contact information registered here: 10790230515, you can call and try, I hope it can help you." ”

Qi Yan smiled with satisfaction: "Thank you very much, you have helped a lot." ”

The operator politely said, "If there is anything you still need help with, please feel free to call, we will be happy to help Mr. Officer." ”

Qi Yan smiled: "Definitely." ”

After hanging up the phone, Qi Yan immediately dialed Melissa's private number obtained from the circus.

"Toot-toot-"

After the phone was connected, Qi Yan held the receiver and waited for more than ten seconds, and every prompt to wait for the answer made the time longer.

"Hey, hello." Finally, the voice of a young woman came from the other end of the phone.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Qi Zhen: "Good evening, may I ask if you are Ms. Melissa?" It was the Circus Personnel Center who called us and got your contact details in this way, and we are sorry, but we had to. ”

Melissa on the other end of the phone seemed to understand the identity of the caller at once, and said calmly: "Good evening, I am, are you guests at the manor tonight?" ”

Qi Jiu: "Yes. ”

Melissa was silent for half a second and said with a smile: "You are the first person who has successfully contacted me from the manor. ”

Qi Jiu's hanging heart relaxed, and he also smiled: "I'm lucky." ”

"What do you want to ask?" Melissa asked straight to the point.

"There's a question I'd like to ask you what you want us to do with your puppet partner... What about Ms. Catherine? Qi Jiu's question was equally direct.

Melissa on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and Qi Yan held the receiver and waited patiently, without any intention of urging.

From the phone, he could clearly hear Ms. Melissa's breathing becoming heavy.

After a while, Lady Melissa said in a hoarse voice, "Ruined her." ”

"Ruined her."

——Three words that were concise and to the point, but enough to make everyone present fall into a shocking silence.

Qi Yan cautiously spoke: "But she was created by you yourself." ”

"Ruined her." Melissa repeated it again, her voice sad and heavy, but sure enough.

Qi Jiu: "So killing puppet partner Catherine is your wish?" ”

Melissa's tone intensified: "Yes, please help me kill her completely!" Make this cruel monster disappear once and for all! ”

Qi Jiu: "You can tell us... Where did you hide her puppet body? ”

As soon as Qi Yan finished speaking, a busy sound suddenly came from the other end of the phone-

"Doot toot..."

The call with Melissa, the puppeteer, is abruptly cut off.

Qi Zhen tried dialing three more times, and even changed to Qin Rang dialing, which was blessed with lucky points, but unfortunately, they never got through to Ms. Melissa's personal phone again.

At this moment, there was a "ding" sound from the system-

[Congratulations to all players for triggering the hidden important plot and successfully promoting the development of the story of "Puppet House"]

[The current main quest of "Puppet House" has been updated: please help the puppeteer Lady Melissa and kill her puppet partner Catherine!] 】

【Quest Completion Time: Before Dawn】

"I didn't expect it to be such a mission... It's so unexpected... I didn't expect the story of the twin sisters to develop like this. Qin Rang sighed.

Gu Zhenzhen frowned: "Next, do we need to find a way to find Catherine's puppet in order to be able to kill her." ”

As she spoke, she subconsciously looked up at Qi Yan, seeking the other party's opinion.

"It's a pity that the phone was disconnected just now..."Qi Yan thoughtfully touched the scar behind his ear with his fingertips, "Where would Melissa hide her sister's puppet, since she is so afraid of this puppet..."

"If I were Melissa, I would hide such an important thing in my bedroom." Qin Rang analyzed.

Gu Zhenzhen shrugged: "But there are obviously no puppeteers here." ”

"There is also a basement that is also a great place to hide things, as far as I know, many serial killers hide their loot in the basement, but the players have searched the basement just now, and they haven't seen Catherine's puppeteer."

"Could Melissa deliberately hide Catherine's puppet in the puppet group? Confuse the other party in this way..."Qin Rang said on a whim.

Lu Zhi thought for a while and shook his head: "This is also unrealistic, since these puppet children are made by Catherine, then she knows her craftsmanship and works better than anyone else." ”

Qi Yan did not participate in the discussion, he fell silent on the side, repeatedly rubbing the scar behind his ear and falling into thought.

He had a question, if Melissa was as determined as she was on the phone, then why did she go to the extra mile of hiding Catherine's puppet instead of destroying it herself? Is it because you can't do it?

Or is there some status restriction that restricts her?

And Melissa mentioned on the phone, "Please help me kill her completely!" What is the meaning of "thoroughly" in this sentence?

"It's not a way to guess, let's go next door to confirm." Qi Yan proposed.

After leaving Melissa's room, Qi Yan came to Catherine's door again, and he raised his hand and knocked lightly: "Hello, Ms. Catherine, are you still there?" ”

"I knew you were going to be back!" Across the door, the sound of Catherine scratching the door with her fingernails sounded again, and Qin Rang pinched her ears uncomfortably.

Qi Yan pretended to be unaware, and said in a sincere tone: "We want to help you, and we are trying to find your puppet body, but I'm sorry, because we have too few clues, and we still don't have a clue, can you give us a little information?" ”

Behind the door, Catherine scratched the door slightly: "I don't know where my body is hidden by Melissa, but I know Melissa, she must be hiding in the place I hate the most and can't enter, that old guy stays in his small room forever, like a turtle cowering in a shell and refusing to come out, what a boring guy!" ”

Qi Yan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Do you mean the old housekeeper?" ”

Catherine chuckled, "Who else but that loyal old dog?" ”

Qi Yan motioned to his teammates: "Okay, we understand, thank you." ”

After leaving Catherine's room, Qin Rang said worriedly: "Can Catherine's words be believed?" Will she lead us to the butler's room in the same way that she lured us to open the door directly, leading us to the butler's room and causing a foul? ”

Qi Jiu: "But as long as the door of the housekeeper's room is not locked, it is not foul for guests to enter it, and the rules do not mention this." ”

Qin Rang was worried: "But it's not easy to go in naturally, and that old housekeeper doesn't look easy to mess with..."