The next day, in the middle of a head-scratching math class, Bai Mingming saw Nangong Xiaolu uncharacteristically listening to the lecture with his head propped up, he pinched himself while staring at someone next to him who should have slept to death with his eyes wide in disbelief...... Is this the destruction of the earth? How is this man awake?!

The teacher was spitting at the blackboard with his teaching stick, and at a glance, he suddenly saw that the piece that should have been recessed in the past was actually protruding today, and he was still staring at the blackboard with two eyes! The teacher almost fell off the podium without stepping on the air.

In fact, Nangong Xiaolu didn't listen to the class, she looked at the blackboard blankly, and her mind was full of the unbelievable things she heard last night.

And what the man said to her at the end.

They cannot be blamed, but the people who operate them behind the scenes, and those who should be held responsible.

Alas...... Nangong Xiaolu held his forehead.

As a result, before class ended, a person appeared at the door of the classroom and whispered a few words to the math teacher, and the teacher shouted to the classroom: "Nangong Xiaolu, come here." ”

"Why is someone looking for her again?" "Has she been in trouble lately?"

Bai Mingming watched her walk out of the classroom with some concern.

"Come with me. The man at the door said to her.

Nangong Xiaolu knew that this was a plainclothes policeman.

Along the way, she didn't talk to strangers as before, silently looking at the street outside the car window, she only felt that her heart was beating unusually fast, I don't know if it was nervous or something else.

When she arrived at the police station, the police pulled her and said softly: "Don't be afraid, you just need to recognize people according to the face in your memory, and we will protect your safety in the next few days." ”

Nangong Xiaolu followed the police into a room, where two other policemen sat and a dozen men stood in a row.

"You look at their faces, it's okay, you can recognize it slowly. ”

Nangong Xiaolu glanced down one by one, then stopped in front of the penultimate person and pointed at him.

Several policemen winked at each other and leaned over.

"Little sister, take a closer look, is it him?"

"Hmm. She nodded.

The man stared at her fiercely, as if he was going to skin her.

"Be honest. Two policemen took the man away by handing him off.

After everyone was finished, Nangong Xiaolu said to the police who led her: "I heard that the members of your task force investigating the murder case in Residential Lane said that you want me to participate in the investigation of the case, right?"

"That's right. The police knew who she was referring to, and although it was strange that the man would be ignorant of a primary school student, he must have his own reasons, and now it seems that this elementary school student is indeed unflustered, not like an ordinary child, let me believe him once.

"Come with me to the lab. He led Nangong Xiaolu to get in the car and drive to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and went straight to the laboratory.

In the laboratory, there are more than a dozen researchers working intently in front of the computer and the instrument. At this point, a male researcher shouted, "It's out! This severed finger contains human tissue." When everyone heard this, they leaned over to see it.

"There really is!" "It's incredible......" they whispered.

"How is it?" the policeman with Nangong Xiaolu walked in and asked, and the male researcher who had discovered the new results said to him: "Team Xu, we found the cell tissue in the severed finger, which is exactly the same as that of a human!"

"What!" he stepped forward, checked the results of the research displayed on the computer, and muttered, "Oh my God, this is weird......

Nangong Xiaolu looked at the computer on the table, although he didn't understand what was on the monitor, but he understood seven or eight points after listening to what they said.

There is a broken finger with a data code, but there is a remnant of human tissue.

"This, what the hell is going on. It's incredible......" one researcher began.

"So, is it because there is computer code in the human body, or is there human tissue in the computer code?" asked the other female researcher, clutching her chin, stunned.

But no one could give her an answer.

When it was discovered that human skin was actually formed by data, the entire task force had already felt detached from reality, and now this new report has cast a new layer of fog over the task force that has not yet fully recovered.

"This, what's it, I'm completely broken!" the male researcher rubbed his eyes, he almost felt like he had entered another world.

"yes, it's like The Matrix. ”

Xu Ying spoke: "Okay, no matter how incredible it is, but the current situation is that it does happen in reality, not a dream, not a time, we can be shocked, but we must accept the reality within a few minutes, once this research result is known to the society, how much panic it will cause, now only our task force is supporting this matter, do you understand?"

"But, Team Xu. A female researcher said, "This kind of data code research has exceeded the scope of our police's authority, is it really not reported to the central government?"

"After reporting to the state, what will they say, now they don't have a word, they will only say that someone is pretending to be a ghost, so they are tricky, and in the end, this kind of vicious case still has to be pushed to our police, and reporting it is the same as not reporting it. Xu Ying said.

"Team Xu, I actually have an idea. The male researcher spoke.

Say. ”

He continued: "If you want to break through this case now, in addition to interrogating the person who was caught, the most important thing is to study this half-human and half-data thing, so I think more research should be needed......"

“...... Looks like you have to make a bait to lure them out?" Xu Ying groaned.

Everyone was silent. Luring snakes out of their holes means that the bait is very risky to sacrifice, and doing so is tantamount to inducing crime, not to mention that they are all police officers.

“...... Otherwise, I'll be the bait. A childish voice sounded, and everyone realized when there was an extra child here.

"Oh, forgot to introduce. Xu Ying said, "This child was recommended by that person to come over to assist in the investigation, called Nangong Xiaolu." ”

"Hi. Nangong Xiaolu said to them.

...... The man brought the kids, too? Everyone thought the same thing.

"We'll discuss this matter further, so let's do it for now. I'll have to go and see how the trial goes. Xu Ying finally said and left the laboratory.

"Wait, I'll go with you. Nangong Xiaolu grabbed his clothes, and everyone looked back, why did Xu Ying indulge this child so much?

"I'm going to interrogate the suspect, and you're just sitting outside. Xu Ying said after going out.

"Then what am I here for?" Nangong Xiaolu swallowed the melon seeds he grabbed from the office he just came to, "Just let me recognize a suspect?"

Xu Ying was a little amused: "Otherwise, will you be tried?"

"Of course!" she said, breathlessly.

Xu Ying had a toothache: "...... Anyway, you know pretty much that, so it's good to come in and visit. ”

Nangong Xiaolu followed up the interrogation room with a fart, and the police officer sitting inside saw Xu Ying standing up and leaning over and whispered: "It's been interrogated for several days, and my mouth is as hard as a dead duck and can't be pried open." ”

"Okay, leave it to me. Xu Ying patted the police officer on the shoulder and sat down in a chair. When silence returned to the room, Xu Ying looked at the prisoner behind the railing and asked, "Do you know what you did?"

The man nodded like garlic: "I know, I am guilty of rape." ”

Xu Ying was stunned: "What rape?"

"It's harm, it's that I insulted my sister-in-law a few days ago. Speaking of this, he smiled flatteringly at Xu Ying: "But this didn't succeed, didn't you catch me before I could take off my pants...... In fact, at most, it is an attempt, so you can keep me for a few days, right?"

"What about other than that?" Xu Ying asked.

"Ahh......h

Xu Ying looked at the man: "I heard that you killed someone." ”

The eyelids of the originally hippie smiling prisoner jumped, although they were extremely subtle, but they couldn't escape Xu Ying's eyes. I saw that the prisoner's face turned pale and he shouted: "Uncle policeman, don't wronged me, I dare to kill people even with blood? Someone must frame me! You must return my innocence!"

"Then why are you running down the street with a human head in your arms?"

"What head?" His face turned pale, and he shrank back in the chair like a ghost, "Don't make this kind of joke, it's broad daylight, it's so panicked." ”

Xu Ying carefully observed the slightest slight changes in the prisoner's face, and could see that his panic was real, but at the same time, he also understood that this was an old fritter.

At this time, Nangong Xiaolu leaned in Xu Ying's ear and said, "Let me try, but you have to wait for me outside." ”

Xu Ying looked at her suspiciously, and Nangong Xiaolu then whispered: "Didn't I say that I would try it?" The corners of Xu Ying's mouth twitched, and she was about to speak, she continued, "Believe me, you don't have evidence now, and you can't do anything about him, it's better to let me come, in case something comes out." ”

Xu Ying was helpless, thinking that forget it, anyway, this person will not be able to vomit anything for a while and a half, and it is useless to stalemate like this. He had no choice but to pat Nangong Xiaolu's head, close the door and go outside to smoke.

After about half an hour, the door of the interrogation room opened, and Nangong Xiaolu looked at Xu Ying proudly, holding his mobile phone in his hand: "How is it? Worship me? The police can't even ask for information." ”

Xu Ying squinted: "I can't see it, what did you tell him just now?"

"Secret. She raised an eyebrow, "You take me in, and I'll tell you." ”

Well, this kid won't be able to speak. Xu Ying thought that there would always be a chance to know in the future, so she didn't ask again. The two walked into the criminal investigation department, and soon surrounded a circle of police, Nangong Xiaolu put the mobile phone on the desktop and turned on the recording:

"So, you admit that you killed someone?"

"Yes...... No, I didn't kill the man!" the prisoner's voice became excited, "I didn't kill the man, I was only responsible for the aftermath, they instructed me to operate the thing, but my head accidentally fell off during the operation, so I had to pick it up and run away while no one saw it." But I really didn't kill people, don't look for me, I don't know anything! Help, help me! I didn't say anything, they forced me to say it, don't look for me......"

His voice sounded twitching, with a strong and inexplicable fear, and he seemed to be afraid of something unknown through his phone.

The recording is just a few seconds, but it contains a huge amount of information.

Manipulating? Manipulating what? Are those things that are not human or ghostly inanimate and there are people manipulating them behind them? But why create such a monster to manipulate them?

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, for a moment there is a little confusion, but there is also a chill running down the spine.

If...... If that head hadn't fallen off, it would still walk down the street like a normal person, and no one would have seen it at all......

Xu Ying's brows tightened deeply.

He said in a deep voice: "At present, it seems that this case is more extensive than we imagined, and it has just been reported that the bug/listener was found on the prisoner, which means that our investigation may be more troublesome in the future, so everyone should be mentally prepared." ”

Oops, I ignored the possibility of eavesdropping/listening. Nangong Xiaolu thought in annoyance, what about the conversation I just had...... Was it heard too?

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In the middle of the night, in the temporary detention center of the police station, the man huddled in the corner muttered words.

"It's not me, it's not me, I didn't say, don't, save me, please save me, I don't want to die, I didn't say anything......"

A dark figure was silently reflected in the man's frightened pupils, and before he could speak, one arm had already passed through the iron railing.

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