In a small restaurant in front of Mochou East Road Primary School.
Zhao Kai looked at Lin Wan who was busy cooking, and was a little confused for a moment. Was it me who was here to investigate the case, or was he Lin Wan?
Why does it feel like this guy is calmer than me?
Immediately.
Zhao Kai also began to work hard.
"That's right, you are energetic only when you are full. People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will feel hungry." Lin Wan wiped his mouth and said with a smile.
But he always felt that the delicious food in front of him seemed a bit bland, no longer as delicious as when he first came out of the game.
Unconsciously, Lin Wan began to miss the food cooked by his parents.
"Boss! Check out!"
"Hmm, I'll give it a treat." Zhao Kai said hesitantly as his cheeks were filled with rice and dishes.
Lin Wan waved his hand.
"It's a lot of trouble for you this time, I'll pay for it."
Zhao Kai didn't care either, but if he understood how stingy Lin Wan was originally, he wouldn't take it seriously.
before.
No one or ghost other than family members can get a dime out of Linwan.
Lin Wan's motto is, if you can, you can do it for free, and if you can make others treat you, you won't stand out!
"You spent a total of eighty-two."
"Okay, I'll give it to you boss, by the way, this is Mochou East Road, opposite is Mochou Road Primary School, right?"
"yes."
"Then I want to ask you something, okay?"
"sure."
"Boss, how long has your store been open here?"
"About fourteen years."
"That's it. By the way, boss, I heard that there was a disappearance case here before. The missing person was a little girl who was going to school. Have you heard of it?"
Hearing this, the boss looked a little confused and shook his head: "Missing case? Little girl? No, no impression at all."
"Thanks, boss."
"It's okay, come here often."
…
After leaving the restaurant, Zhao Kai patted his belly and put his worries behind him.
Sure enough, eating is the source of human happiness.
But he still didn't understand what Lin Wan meant when he said they were sick.
So after getting in the car, he asked again.
"Brother Lin, what do you mean by illness?"
But Lin Wan held a toothpick in his mouth and asked, "Have you noticed today that Zhang Tong, Li Hua, and the boss just now were mentioning Lin Jiandong's family or the disappearance case, including Lu Zhiming's murder case."
"When these people think back, they are extremely confused and even a little lost."
"Lost soul?" Zhao Kai shook his head, he didn't notice it at all.
Lin Wan didn't care. After all, it was really difficult for Zhao Kai to see through a person's soul.
"It's not important either. What's important is that they contradict your understanding, including those who were players two months ago."
"These people all remember the death case of Lu Zhiming."
"But the players two months later and the ordinary people in Baiyun City have forgotten this matter."
Zhao Kai was still confused: "So what does this mean?"
"It means they are sick."
"What's the disease?" Zhao Kai became more and more nervous and asked closely.
"There's nothing wrong with me, old man."
"Brother Lin, are you kidding me?"
"Haha, don't be nervous, just kidding.".
Lin Wan laughed. This cold joke made his sister laugh out loud.
"Let's go, I'll tell you on the way."
"Where are you going again?"
"Go dig a grave."
…
As night fell, the black SUV sped toward the mountains outside the city.
Just when Zhao Kai was about to lose his temper, Lin Wan spoke.
"Zhao Kai, do you believe that there are really ghosts in reality?"
"I do not believe."
"Why?"
"Because..." Zhao Kai fell silent for a moment.
After so many years of inherent knowledge, he didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart. Especially after the appearance of the Abyss of Fear, players had a forum for communication. He had never heard of ghosts in reality.
"Then let me tell you now, Lu Zhiming, who created the missing file back then, is a ghost." Lin Wan looked straight at the winding mountain road ahead.
Zhao Kai remained silent.
It is impossible for the federal files to be falsified. If this is correct, then Lu Zhiming might have been a ghost.
Because it is clearly recorded in the dusty files of the Detective Agency that Lu Zhiming died twenty years ago.
Zhao Kai did not show this file to others. He knew that if others read it, it might cause greater trouble.
"first."
"Lin Jiandong's family did live in Bauhinia Garden, and the records established by the census that year are true."
"Secondly, Lu Zhiming's death is recorded in archives and is true."
"It's just that he was killed by a ghost."
Zhao Kai listened quietly and said nothing.
"Twenty years ago, Lu Zhiming was killed by a ghost. His body, or in other words, his soul, was occupied by a ghost."
"It continues in a state that seems human but not human."
"But what this ghost wants to do by controlling Lu Zhiming, I still don't know yet."
"Then today's visit and investigation, no one remembers this incident. It seems that they have lost this piece of memory, accompanied by the symptoms of losing their soul."
"So I speculate that about two months ago, a ghost escaped from the game, and its purpose of coming out was to eat everyone in Baiyun City who knew about the incident that year..."
"memory."
Lin Wan calmly narrated that losing one's soul is the sequelae of having one's memory erased using a special secret method. The stronger the ghost's energy, the greater the damage.
And two months ago, it happened to be when he came out of the game.
Strictly speaking, Lin Wan is also a ghost.
Since Lin Wan is a ghost who came out of the game, it is not so strange that there were other ghosts who escaped from the game at that time.
Of course, Lin Wan now knows that the purpose of this ghost is to eliminate the path that Lin Wan may pursue.
"Eat everyone's memories... Isn't that impossible? With such a large population and such a vast area, it even includes players..."
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Zhao Kai's mind.
He understood why Lin Wan said they were all sick!
"Is it an infection? This ghost's ability can be continuously spread through contact between people, like a virus, slowly eating away at people's memories!"
"I understand!"
"Lu Zhiming's death case is so long ago that it is hidden deep in people's memories, hidden among a large number of memories, and will never be discovered if it is eaten away bit by bit!"
"Why do players from two months ago retain their memories? It's because this ghost can't eat the memories of players who already have ghost energy without being discovered!"
"But why is it exactly two months?"
"Players within two months have been cannibalized and their memories have been lost. The ones before will not."
Lin Wan said lightly.
"Because the difficulty of the dungeon changes, it is also at this point."
"It may be related to some changes in the game."
"Besides, players who enter the initial copy are just like ordinary people. This is the best time to cannibalize them in the game without being discovered."
I see.
Immediately, Zhao Kai asked again: "So this ghost is the one who died and replaced Lu Zhiming?"
But Lin Wan, the driver, shook his head.
"No, it's not Jimmy Lu."
"It's impossible for a ghost to wander around in the world without being discovered. They need blood food and ghost energy to maintain their existence. Therefore, Lu Zhiming ten years ago, or that ghost, after doing everything, hid in In the game.”
"The ghost currently hiding in Baiyun City was released two months ago, yes, deliberately."
Lin Wan's calm explanation set off a huge storm in Zhao Kai's mind.
A ghost deliberately released.
What a weird guess?
At this moment, Zhao Kai felt that his inherent knowledge was slowly being broken.
He even began to suspect that Lin Wan in front of him was a lunatic.
But everything was temporarily hidden in Zhao Kai's heart as Lin Wan parked the car at the entrance of the cemetery.
That's right, Lin Wan is here to dig a grave, dig Lu Zhiming's grave.
Lin Wan needs an identity when he comes out of the game. To be precise, he needs coordinates.
Then this ghost is the same.
"It's really rare to be able to eat people's memories and have the ability to continuously infect people."
"But if you want to hide it...can you hide it?"
Night is the best cover color.
When the ghost wrapped around Zhao Kai, the latter's face suddenly turned pale.
The majestic ghost energy even threatened to crush his soul, but this was when Lin Wan was not hostile and contained it.
Under Zhao Kai's guidance, the two came to a tombstone.
The name engraved on the tombstone is Lu Zhiming.
"It really is."
"Archives, tombstones, and all kinds of information prove that Lu Zhiming really existed." The moment he saw the tombstone, Zhao Kai's doubts were dispelled.
Lin Wan is not crazy.
It's everyone else who's sick.
"Dig it."
"What? I'll do it?"
"Otherwise? This is the cemetery of Baiyun City. You are the senior investigator of Baiyun City. Of course you come to dig it, otherwise it could be me?"
"If something happens, I can't handle it. You can still resist for a few days with your status. Then I will arrange for you to run away."
Although he knew Lin Wan was joking, there was still a hint of bitterness in the corner of Zhao Kai's mouth.
Why did you end up on a thief's bed... on a boat!
twenty years ago.
At that time, the Federation still practiced burial.
Lu Zhiming was buried in a coffin.
After a few seconds of silence, Zhao Kai began to use ghost energy. He placed the tombstone flat on one side, and the cement and soil around it gradually piled up on both sides.
At this time, the sky in Baiyun City was covered with clouds, and it seemed like it was going to rain soon.
But under the cover of night, not many people noticed this change, including Zhao Kai who was digging a grave.
Lin Wan raised his head and looked at the sky.
He doesn't care about any changes, he only cares about the whereabouts of his family.
Any mystery that stands in the way of the truth will be ruthlessly destroyed by him.
Even if.
The entire Baiyun City.
…
Abyss players work quickly.
After a while, a coffin was exposed in front of Lin Wan and Zhao Kai.
Zhao Kai was sweating profusely, but the moment he saw the coffin, his body temperature suddenly dropped.
The coffin board is filled with a ghostly and cold atmosphere, and a cold breath seeps out from inside. Even an ordinary person here knows that he cannot open this coffin, otherwise it will definitely attract unknown things.
However.
Before Zhao Kai could ask.
With just one kick from Lin Wan, the coffin board wrapped in the cold ghost energy was kicked away.
Just at this time.
Baiyun City, it’s raining.
…
The night is dark.
Fengcheng, not too far from Baiyun City, is also where the state headquarters of the Nanting Prefecture Special Investigation Bureau is located.
The young man hurriedly rushed into an office with no lights on.
"Minister! Urgent report!"
"explain."
"An urgent call came from the Baiyun City Special Investigation Bureau, saying, saying..."
"What happened! Tell me!"
"It's...haunted over there."
