On the night of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month last year, Guo Lin's father, Mr. Guo, had a heart attack at the station and fell to the ground, and was later rescued and sent to the hospital.

When Guo Lin rushed to the hospital, the old man had already woken up, but he kept talking about seeing a "gatekeeper" at the time of life and death, which meant that he saw the world after death, and believed that Guo Lin's late mother was now in that world.

Guo Lin knew that his father was born in the military, and his personality was very hard, and he never believed in these strange things, and he was able to say those words, which showed that he saw some hallucinations at the time of life and death, and left a very deep impression on him.

It is not surprising that there is a great terror between life and death, and there will be some illusions that subvert past cognition.

Seeing the picture on his old classmate's mobile phone today, and listening to the hallucinations seen by the suspects in the two cases he said before, Guo Lin instinctively remembered the "gatekeeper" described by his father.

Because whether it was the picture on his old classmate's mobile phone, or the description of the monster by the suspect in the two cases just now, it reminded him that there was a common point with the "gatekeeper" that his father said - many arms.

This made him think inexplicably, could the hallucination that his father saw between life and death, the so-called "gatekeeper", be the same thing that the suspects in the two cases Lao Xu said?

Compared to Guo Lin, Chu Xiuwen knew much more information.

When he sent Zhou Yiqing away before, he met Xiang Kun by chance, and deduced from Zhou Yiqing's words that Xiang Kun was the one who saved Old Man Guo at the station on the night of Twenty-nine.

Thinking of Liu Feibao's previous situation that Qi Haoguo might have been "scared", he linked the two things together, and felt that what Old Man Guo saw in life and death, and what scared Qi Haoguo, should be related to Xiang Kun.

Especially a few days ago, before the Lantern Festival, he met Qi Haoguo in Tongshi Town, who bought a property in Tongshi Town, and when he and Liu Feibao came to visit, they happened to meet the staff moving all kinds of furniture into the house.

When several staff members were unpacking and placing some items, Qi Haoguo, who was sitting in the living room chatting with them, suddenly became angry and reprimanded the unboxing staff.

Chu Xiuwen noticed that in the box opened by the staff, there was a wood carving more than a foot high, and he vaguely saw that the wood carving had many arms, and there were multiple eyes on its head, which looked inexplicably weird.

However, under Qi Haoguo's reprimand, the staff hurriedly rebuilt the box, and then moved it to the bedroom upstairs of the mansion according to his instructions - Qi Haoguo said that he would fiddle with this wood carving by himself and forbade others to touch it.

In the following chat, Chu Xiuwen inadvertently mentioned the wood carving, but Qi Haoguo casually perfunctory and didn't want to talk about it at all.

On the way back, Liu Feibao told him "mysteriously" that the wood carving was made by Qi Haoguo after he met Xiang Kun and his party by chance a few years ago, and he took Qi Haoguo to find the wood carving master in the provincial capital, and the image and all the details of the wood carving were determined by Qi Haoguo.

If it was a year ago, when he heard Liu Feibao's words, Chu Xiuwen would still think more about Qi Haoguo's own mental state. But after the year, with some information that he found out later to make comparisons, he had more guesses.

And tonight, after listening to the two cases told by Xu Zhaodang and the picture, Chu Xiuwen's heart was like a flash of lightning, stringing together clues, making him feel as if he was about to get close to the truth. But when he thought about it, he found that there was still a lot of fog around him, and he couldn't get rid of it, and he couldn't see it really.

Of the two cases Xu Zhao talked about, one occurred in Yungang District, Thornton City, and Xiang Kun was also in Thornton City during that time, so it is very likely that it has something to do with him.

But another case happened in another city thousands of miles away from Thorn Tong, and it happened on the night of the first day of the first month, when Xiang Kun Ke was still Thorn Tong.

Or, the "monster with many arms" is not only related to Xiang Kun, but can have influence all over the country?

Then he thought again, what is the situation of these people who are suspected of seeing "multi-armed monsters"?

In the two cases mentioned by Xu Zhao, there were a total of six criminal suspects, although the crimes they committed were different and the specific circumstances were different, they were undoubtedly doing bad things and breaking the law;

Although he didn't know much about Qi Haoguo before, some of Qi Haoguo's businesses were more or less illegal places, and he grabbed huge profits by playing the edge ball of the law, and after he was inexplicably "scared" in Tongshi Town, after he went back, the related businesses were obviously very profitable, but they were all collected or transferred, and even came to Tongshi Town, and invested in a lot of pure public welfare projects with real money;

Old Man Guo had a heart attack and was in danger, between life and death, he vaguely saw the multi-armed monster, which was the least affected.

Judging from these events, if there really exists the "multi-armed monster" they saw, the logic of its actions is to save the dead and help the wounded, punish the adulterous and eliminate the evil, and persuade people to do good!

Is this because the monster is a "good monster", or is it that the people behind it are controlling and guiding it?

Or, this is Xiang Kun's "official background".

There are many, many people like Xiang Kun all over the country, and this "multi-armed monster" is helping the officials to do some things that they can't have time or can't handle.

No wonder Chu Xiuwen couldn't find any relevant information through his own connections, this was a completely different field, a field that could not be disclosed to ordinary people.

No wonder even people like Ji Hang will have such a tone and attitude after the investigation.

Although he had a vague guess about the truth of the matter and saw a vague outline, it was as if he pushed open a door and found another world full of fog, and the more he knew, the more questions he had.

Xu Zhao looked at the two old classmates and said strangely, "Why do you two have such expressions?"

Chu Xiuwen came back to his senses first, and said with a smile: "I think the painting is very good, that classmate of Officer Xiao Zhao is quite artistic." He did not share his judgment and what he knew with anyone, including Guo Lin, Liu Feibao, or other relatives and friends. Since the official did not let the relevant information flow out, and since most people in the system did not know about it, there must be a reason and a reason, and if he took the liberty to disclose it, it is difficult to say what the consequences would be.

Guo Lin said: "You know that my old man fainted at the gate of the station before, right? Later, Xiuwen and I went to the hospital to see him, and he told us that when he was confused, he saw a 'door', and there was a 'gatekeeper' with many arms in front of the 'door'...... When I saw this picture on your phone, I thought of the 'gatekeeper' he said. ”

Xu Zhao said: "Most of the people in our country believe in Buddhism, and it is normal for Buddhists to have many images of three heads and six arms and many arms. ”

Guo Lin shook his head: "My old man doesn't believe in Buddhism. ”

They didn't talk much about it, though.

Xu Zhao suddenly remembered something, turned back to Chu Xiuwen and asked: "By the way, Xiuwen, what is the recent situation in Tongshi Town? Why do we have several big bosses here who want to invest in Tongshi Town, and some people ask me here, asking if there is any official policy inclination and support for Tongshi Town, how can I know, I asked my friends in the city government, but they have never heard of the relevant news."

"But it is true that there is a lot of money running to Tongshi Town, not only your own rich people in Tongshi Town, but also in the provincial capital, and there are many large groups, large enterprises, and even from other provinces.

"Xiuwen, you are from Tongshi Town, and the province is also related, and the news is relatively well-informed, is it possible that the province will do anything to Tongshi Town in the future?"

Chu Xiuwen shook his head and said, "I don't have any definite news. This is indeed a fact, he asked friends in the province, but none of them have come into contact with relevant policy documents, and they have not even heard a little bit of rumors.

But after that, he changed his mind again: "But whether there is a policy or not, our Tongshi Town should indeed develop." My initial view with some local friends is that we should first focus on tourism-related industries. And as far as I know, there is indeed a large amount of capital that intends to enter Copperstone Town, you know? If a general trend is really formed, in this case, even if there is no policy, it will bring policy. ”

Guo Lin also said: "So I also plan to go to Tongshi Town with Xiuwen to see if there is a suitable opportunity, and I also plan to take a 'hitchhike'." I heard Xiuwen say that Qi Haoguo, the boss of Haoguo Group, went to Tongshi Town in the third year of junior high school, and bought a mansion there, intending to live permanently. He's not a local, and if he wasn't really bullish, he wouldn't have done it. ”

Xu Zhao nodded suddenly, but he was still a little confused: "In addition to tourism, what else is there to develop in Tongshi Town?" But if it is tourism, Wu Shushan next to it is too famous, it is difficult to divert it, can Tongshi Town have any resources that can be used and hyped?"

Chu Xiuwen didn't answer this question, although he knew what Liu Caifu and Xiang Kun were going to do in Chongyun Village and the projects they wanted to develop, but he always felt that these things seemed to be just a façade, and the real purpose behind them might be related to the "multi-armed monster" and the official intentions.

Qi Haoguo brought a large amount of money to Tongshi Town, and also rolled out a lot of public welfare projects, perhaps not because of advanced news or driven by interests, but to complete the tasks arranged by the government. Other related capital may also have the influence of relevant official forces behind it.

But no matter what their ultimate goal is, so much capital entering Tongshi Town will definitely bring about the prosperity and development of Tongshi Town, and they, the people of Tongshi Town, will definitely benefit, especially when they are still with Liu Caifu and You Meng, who are bound to Xiang Kun.

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Xiang Kun naturally didn't know that Chu Xiuwen had actually made up a secret organization of Luo Tiandawang and the official according to various fragments of information.

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, he used the chopsticks beside Lao Xia to guide the dream to success.

Later, Lao Xia "woke up" in the dream, and then entered the "world of consciousness" in the dream, and guided the construction of the "dream within a dream" through the black circle graffiti in the "vampire patient" ward.

With the help of Lao Xia's perception, Xiang Kun discovered that the dream of the "vampire patient" was the interior of a dimly lit ancient castle.

However, after following Lao Xia around, Xiang Kun determined that this ancient castle should be imagined by the "vampire patient" himself, because the internal structure of this ancient castle is completely out of line with the rules of space, that is, a corridor and a room are constantly repeated.

The "vampire patient" sits elegantly by the fireplace in a long black dress in a somewhat gothic style, shaking the goblet in his hand, which is filled with a red viscous liquid.

The "vampire patient" had extremely white skin and looked much more beautiful than the photos she had found in Alice, apparently because she had made up for the strong PS effect in her own brain and beautified herself.

In front of the "vampire patient" is a handsome man with a pair of sharp fangs, and the appearance of this man is basically the same as the "blood clan" that appeared in Xiang Kun's dream that triggered the "vampire patient" in the past.

After the two of them "drank" for a while, they hugged each other, you bite me, I bite you, and both hands also touched and touched, as if they were going to do things that were not suitable for children.