Outside the coffee shop, the old master Liu was there, with his hands folded across his chest, as if he had everything in his grasp.
The female assistant is very qualified. She appears in time when she is needed. When she is not needed, she is as transparent as air.
After looking at the time, the female assistant frowned slightly and said in a lower voice, "Master, they have been in for more than five minutes. Is there any change?"
"How far can it be changed?" Master Liu smiled leisurely, "I am the only one who has the final say on the situation in Yunshan Times Square, understand? If they want to split the appearance fee, they must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, the situation will worsen. Then it won’t be this price.”
The female assistant nodded thoughtfully.
Stand aside and say nothing more.
Just then, there was a bang in the cafe.
It was as if the wall had been knocked open. The sound was very dull, but extremely loud.
The female assistant was surprised: "Master, those ghosts of yours... they won't attack Commander Yan and those in high places, right?"
"Impossible!" Master Liu's tone was very firm.
"Go in and have a look."
Although Master Liu was confident, he was a little suspicious when he saw that the high place and Chief Yan had not come out for a long time, and there was so much noise inside.
Entering the coffee shop, Master Liu called out: "Sir Yan? Director Gao?"
The cafe was empty and there was no response.
It was as if the two people who had just entered were not inside at all.
Something is wrong.
Master Liu walked to the private room with the door ajar and called out again.
Still no response.
Master Liu gently opened the door, but there was no one inside.
Pushing the door further in, there was suddenly another bang.
Behind the door panel, Director Gao's body fell to the ground, his head was tilted to one side, and his neck was obviously staggered. At first glance, it seemed that it had been twisted by an external force.
A big hole appeared in the wall next to it.
The hole was so large that it looked like it had been opened manually.
The materials used in this kind of shopping mall are not particularly strong, but it doesn't mean that they can be broken open by knocking them open.
I did hear a dull sound just now. Could it be that Chief Yan broke open the wall and slipped through the next door?
Master Liu was a little dumbfounded.
What's happening here?
He never imagined that Chief Yan and Director Gao would kill each other?
Could it be that the two of them had some unresolved interests and had internal strife?
They are going to fight among themselves, and Master Liu doesn't care at all. But now is obviously not the time for internal strife.
He, Mr. Liu, is still waiting for Director Gao and Chief Yan to cash in his reward for killing ghosts!
After such a big fuss, can the reward still count?
Master Liu even doubted that once Director Gao dies, will the previously promised appearance fee be fulfilled?
Won't it end up in vain, with not a single penny left?
"Master, how could this happen?" The female assistant was obviously dumbfounded. She obviously didn't understand what the operation was.
"What the hell, are you asking me, Mr. Liu, to work in vain? What does Yan Tutou mean? By killing Director Gao, are you trying to deny your guilt?"
But the female assistant couldn't help but said: "Master, did Chief Yan really kill Director Gao? Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
"I felt something was wrong when Chief Yan came in alone. He didn't have any motive to kill Director Gao, right? There was a deep bond of common interests between us in this matter. Killing Director Gao would be equivalent to breaking this bond. . Especially at this time, if you kill Director Gao, wouldn't that be cutting off your own money? Moreover, wouldn't it complicate the situation? His dignified top brass in the Operations Bureau killed Director Gao almost right under our noses. Aren't they afraid of us identifying him? He? Finally climbed to this position, murdering his subordinates? Does he still want this black hat? "
The female assistant's thinking is very clear.
After her analysis, Master Liu also felt that something was wrong.
"Could it be that there is a third person in this cafe?"
"It's hard to say whether there is a third person, maybe some other evil spirit?"
"Impossible!" Master Liu firmly denied, "I reiterate, there are absolutely no other evil spirits in this Yunshan Times Square!"
"Then maybe... Chief Yan is not Chief Yan at all, but was changed by evil spirits?"
"You mean...replicator?" Master Liu lost his voice.
"Everything is possible!"
Master Liu murmured: "This is a bit interesting. The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind?"
"Master, in my opinion, whoever killed Director Gao must be found. Otherwise, it is very likely to become a hidden danger. This plan is very likely to be destroyed."
"Damn it, damn it!" Master Liu was extremely annoyed.
If the situation continues to develop like this, his appearance fee and the reward for killing ghosts may all be wasted, which he will never allow.
"Master, could it be Director Luo from Operations Division 3 who is behind this?"
"them?"
"Don't forget, the case of Star City's replicators is the responsibility of their Operations Division 3. It's entirely possible for him to falsely report the number of replicators and keep one or two replicators around, right?"
I have to say that this female assistant also has a lot of imagination.
Moreover, her reasoning seemed very reasonable.
Master Liu's face looked very ugly.
"Have these bastards ever entered the mall?"
"Master, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes only a moment. You have raised several ghost slaves, why should you be reserved and release them all at once! The shopping mall is so big, I don't believe where can a few of them hide? According to me, you You shouldn't rush to let the ghost slaves attack the two subordinates at the top. Although this can create panic and force them to pay extra fees, but in this way, the rhythm is disrupted. It feels like the situation is obviously out of control now..."
Master Liu patted his head with some annoyance.
It was indeed a bit too hasty and too hard.
In fact, he had never cared much about the whereabouts of the people in Luo Chu.
What he cares about is how to get the appearance fee, and how to intimidate Director Gao and Chief Yan to make them lose their minds, so that they can be willing to pay.
The so-called fierce ghosts and the so-called hexagrams were completely created by him.
There is only one starting point, take advantage of the situation and gain more benefits.
As for killing two innocent people?
In the eyes of people like them, it's not much different from swatting two flies to death.
As long as it's within their plan, no one can die.
"Tell me, what should we do now?" Master Liu asked the female assistant.
"We still have to find those people, and we must not let them get out alive! As long as these people are dead, we still have the final say on what happens inside? By then the problem will be solved, and there will be one less person to share the money. It seems. Isn’t it a loss?”
Master Liu's eyes lit up.
It seems that this is really the case.
As long as the Yunshan Times Square case is settled and the Action Bureau is given an explanation, are you still worried that they won't pay appearance fees? Are you afraid they won't give you extra remuneration?
No reward?
At worst, it's better to have some more ghosts.
It's not Master Liu who has the final say whether it's haunted or not?
When Master Liu was feeling proud, suddenly there was a crashing sound in the corridor, like the sound of breaking glass.
The two looked at each other and rushed out of the corridor together.
Just two or three seconds after they rushed out of the corridor.
On the other side of the hole in the wall, a figure emerged. It was Jiang Yue disguised as Commander Yan.
I saw him reaching for a chair, and then a mobile phone appeared in his hand.
The phone is still in recording mode.
Jiang Yue turned off the recording, quickly dodged into the hole, and disappeared without a trace.
Now, he has basically figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing.
The strange incident in Yunshan Times Square was a man-made conspiracy from beginning to end.
The hundreds of people missing from the mall are definitely being held hostage!
And this Master Liu is most likely the same group of people.
As for who this force is behind, Jiang Yue currently has no way of knowing. But as long as Master Liu doesn't die, there is always a chance to figure this out.
After hundreds of people in the shopping mall were held hostage, the forces behind them bribed Chief Yan and Director Gao.
Therefore, Chief Yan personally took action in the case of Yunshan Times Square.
In fact, they are not here to investigate the case at all, but to wipe their ass and find a suitable explanation.
However, Chief Yan and Director Gao, who were wiping their butts, were unwilling to be left alone and colluded with Master Liu to defraud another appearance fee.
Some of this information was forced by Jiang Yue from Director Gao.
Some of them were analyzed through the conversation between Master Liu and the female assistant just now.
What made Jiang Yue's hair stand on end was that, with his position as director, he couldn't even explain clearly what the forces behind him were.
It can be seen that this force is definitely extraordinary.
Can a being who can make the top brass of the Operations Bureau, Chief Yan, compromise and obey orders obediently be ordinary?
How could such a terrifying force occupy a place like Star City?
Could it be that the strange world has penetrated into Star City?
This force is not a human force at all, but a strange force?
It's a pity that Director Gao can't give definite answers to these questions.
Director Gao was naturally killed by Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue, who was such a scum who ate people's food and did nothing to help others, not only didn't feel uncomfortable but also felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure when he killed him.
Entering the strange era, Jiang Yue experienced many strange events, and his mentality was no longer restricted by the rules of the past.
Killing is not easy though.
But sooner or later we have to take this step.
The ancient magic circle and the Ten Jue Death Places are now confirmed to be Master Liu’s lies.
What Jiang Yue didn't expect was that Director Gao's two men were actually killed by the ghost slaves raised by Master Liu. This really refreshed Jiang Yue's knowledge.
The human heart can be so evil.
Just for a mere extra reward, people who seemed to be in the same boat were killed at will.
After killing him, he pretended to be a ghost.
Well, before Master Liu was very confident and claimed that he had a secret method that could search out the living people in the mall, he must have relied on his ghost slaves who were also domestic animals.
After figuring out the truth of the matter, Jiang Yue's depression eased a little.
Jiang Yue is not afraid of ghost slaves or anything like that.
Jiang Yue quickly went down the corridor and returned to the previous women's clothing store from the other side.
Luo Chu and Sangou were already very anxious.
There was ping-ping-ping-pong-ping outside, there were screams, gunshots, and broken glass, but they could only worry.
Seeing Jiang Yue come back, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Luo Chu, earlier today, the people they sent in were either missing or lost, right?"
"right."
"Then those they sent are all people from Operations 5, right?"
"This is the jurisdiction of the Fifth Division. Of course, Lao Gao sent his elite. In fact, he only sent three or four people."
Jiang Yue's face was full of surprise.
This can explain the past.
In this Yunshan Times Square, there are no ghosts or evil spirits at all, and there is no maze. Where can I get lost? Where would you disappear as soon as you come in?
It was probably the people from Operations 5 who followed the instructions of Director Gao and deliberately cooperated with the show!
"Xiao Jiang, what's going on now?"
"The situation is quite complicated..." Jiang Yue kept the story short and explained the general situation.
After Luo Chu listened, he listened to the recording of the conversation between Master Liu and the female assistant given by Jiang Yue. He was stunned and felt bad.
He would have never imagined that such a strange thing in Yunshan Times Square was a scam from beginning to end?
Moreover, all parties in this game are still scheming against each other and taking advantage of others?
Luo Chu took a deep breath, collected his messy thoughts, and asked.
"Xiao Jiang, if it was man-made, where did those hundreds of people go?"
"You must have seen the surveillance at various entrances outside the mall, right? Since then, have there been any suspicious vehicles or suspicious people?"
"No, absolutely not! How many vehicles are needed to transport hundreds of people? Even if it's a bus, it needs a lot, right? There's such a big movement, there's no way the surveillance can't see it!"
"So, I suspect that either there is a secret passage in this mall. Or, these people didn't leave at all and are still in the mall!"
"Still in the mall? It shouldn't be, right?"
"Luo Chu, this matter may involve the top brass of the Star City Supernatural Operations Bureau. Are you sure you want to wade into this muddy water?"
Luo Chu narrowed his slender eyes and said solemnly: "I don't care whether he is a senior or not, as long as he does evil, I will follow him!"
"good very good!"
Jiang Yue said: "If what I predict is correct, the ghost slaves raised by Master Liu will soon find their way here."
If it hadn't been for Master Liu's small calculation before, in order to obtain extra rewards, he transferred the ghost slaves to kill people and intimidate Director Gao and "Chief Yan", it is estimated that those ghost slaves would have found Sangou and the others long ago.
Now, Master Liu and the female assistant have reached an agreement that they are the target.
"Well done!" Sangou was eager to give it a try.
After passing the big battle at Panshiling, the few livestock ghost slaves really couldn't scare Jiang Yue and the others.
However, Jiang Yue did not want to confront Master Liu at this time.
Now that they are facing each other head-on, their true strength will be revealed, which will be detrimental to the subsequent investigation.
Luo Chu's thoughts were obviously the same as Jiang Yue's.
"Xiao Jiang, in my opinion, it is not appropriate for us to get entangled with this magician now. Otherwise, let's go out first, and I will gather the people and equipment."
If there are hundreds of living people in a shopping mall, no matter how well they are hidden, a few police dogs or a few life detectors will be enough.
This is not a difficult job.
"Luo Chu, please think carefully. Once you lift this cover, it means breaking up with certain people. Even the force you offended is so powerful that you can't believe it. It can make you disappear from the world in a matter of minutes. kind."
This is not Jiang Yue threatening Luo Chu.
The forces behind all this definitely have this ability.
Even Chief Yan, a senior executive several levels above Luo Chu, had to cower. With Luo Chu's status, he really couldn't handle it.
"Xiao Jiang, do you know how many years I have been doing this?"
"Five years? Ten years?"
"Twenty years! I am thirty-six this year. When I was sixteen, I joined the special department. From that day on, I vowed to fight all evil until the end. Because, that year, I lost I killed all my relatives! From then on, I didn’t marry, didn’t have children, didn’t move around with any relatives or classmates, alienated all relationships, and always left myself alone. Do you know why?”
"Because, except for this 100-pound body, I want to let myself have nothing to lose! In this way, I will never be afraid, and I can always be at the forefront when encountering danger!"
"So, do you think I will be afraid?"
Luo Chu's slender eyes were opened wider than ever before and he stared at Jiang Yue seriously.
For a moment, Jiang Yue was speechless.
Facing Luo Chu's eyes, Jiang Yue was ashamed.
He has always felt that Luo Chu was tricking him, but now it seems that he has been tricking Luo Chu?
At this moment, Jiang Yue understood many reasons that he didn't understand before.
Why did Luo Chuta dare to slam the table with his superiors?
Why does he always dare to start strange cases even though he doesn't have many cards?
Why was Lao Han so timid, but he, Luo Chu, dared to go to the morgue in the middle of the night to look over the corpse?
Because he is fearless.
Because he feels he has nothing to lose!
"Let's go downstairs."
Luo Chu greeted in a calm tone.
A group of four people walked towards the fire escape and went down the fire stairs.
As soon as they got down to the first floor, Sangou suddenly winked at Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue understood in his heart that a ghost was approaching.
Luo Chu was now familiar with Jiang Yue and San Gou's rhythm. He took out his gun very cooperatively and, together with Yang Cong, protected Jiang Yue and San Gou.
Just as they were waiting, Sangou suddenly relaxed and was extremely surprised.
"Second brother, this ghost actually retreated on its own. It seems like it is afraid of us?"
In fact, there was no need for Sangou to remind Jiang Yue that the faint ghostly aura seemed to be retreating. Judging from Jiang Yue's intuition, the strength of this ghost slave is not as strong as Zhao Shouyin's ghost slave, or even less powerful.
In other words, Master Liu's ability to control ghosts is most likely not as good as Zhao Shouyin's.
Of course, a pervert like Zhao Shouyin is inherently weird, and there may not be one among millions of people. Not only is he a master of evil arts, he is also a psychopath. The most important thing is that he does not like to be involved in the world. He only engages in actions in Yunxi Town and Panshiling, and is not at all confused by the colorful world.
When it comes to being able to withstand loneliness, Master Liu is completely incomparable.
The ghost slaves retreated, and of course Jiang Yue and the others would not pursue them. The three of them followed the west gate and walked out of the mall smoothly.
It's almost noon outside.
Of course, martial law is still in place around Yunshan Times Square.
After leaving the mall, the mobile phone signal was restored.
"Luo Chu, we need to find technicians from the communications department to identify it. The mobile phone signal in Yunshan Times Square is most likely blocked manually."
"Don't worry, these are all minor problems. We don't need technical staff from the communications department. I have such talents under my command." Luo Chu was obviously different from Director Gao.
He is sincere in his work, so he has recruited many talents with various professional skills. Communications talents are indispensable in this industry, and Luo Chu will definitely not let such talents go.
Luo Chu returned to the team and whispered a few words to Lao Han.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chief Yan's secretary came over quickly and asked him to come over.
Chief Yan had already moved to a parasol at this time.
It could be seen that although the leader was a little unhappy, he did not leave early.
This shows that he is extremely concerned about Yunshan Times Square.
Unfortunately, Jiang Yue knew the inside story and knew what Chief Yan was really worried about.
It’s nothing more than two things.
First, I am worried about whether this game can end perfectly and give a reasonable explanation to the superiors and subordinates.
The second is that they worry about whether their portion of the appearance fee will be paid.
Jiang Yue accompanied Luo Chu and walked to the parasol.
Chief Yan's tone was serious.
"Director Luo, why didn't Director Gao and the others come out together? Did you find anything inside?"
With twenty years of experience in the industry, Luo Chu has long ago learned the ability to talk to people and tell ghosts.
"Reporting to the leader, we went in and walked around, and I'll tell you what you may not believe. There is nothing strange here at all. If you don't believe me, go in and take a look. This mall can be entered and exited freely."
Chief Yan said displeased: "According to what you said, those hundreds of people just evaporated like air?"
"Anyway, I don't believe this is a weird incident." Luo Chu's answer was straightforward.
Several other directors of the Operations Division were quite convinced of Luo Teng. Hearing what he said, I felt somewhat convinced.
"Haha, whether it's a strange incident or not, won't we know it when Director Gao and the others come out?"
"Sir Yan, I'd like to apply to bring a group of people in to conduct a careful search." Luo Chu volunteered.
"You?" Chief Yan glanced sideways at Luo Chu.
"Have you finished all the cases you have at hand? You don't know the rules of our bureau. Unless the fifth branch fails to handle it yourself, you have gone too far!"
"Hehe, I was wondering if the leader called me here just because he wanted me to contribute something!"
"I asked you to come over. That's discipline. I asked you to come over and assist the Fifth Division and come up with ideas. The main force must be the Fifth Division. This is division of labor and operational discipline. Do you understand?" Chief Yan is very official. .
As soon as he finished speaking, two figures suddenly appeared on the other side of the south gate. They were Master Liu and the female assistant.
Master Liu's face looked very ugly.
Seeing Luo Chu, Jiang Yue and the others in front of Chief Yan, their expressions changed even more.
"Sir Yan, I'll report it!" Master Liu stepped forward quickly, "I highly suspect that there is something wrong with these people. There must be replicators lurking among them! Moreover, they also killed Director Gao and two of his men! "
The evil master Liu complained first, and when they met, he directly poured a basin of dirty water on Luo Chu and the others.
Chief Yan was shocked on the spot. He stood up from his chair and took several steps away from Luo Chu, Jiang Yue and the others.
Luo Chu sneered: "Master Liu, we have to give you some evidence, okay? Director Gao and the others went in with you, but you came back to bite us. What's the point? Replicator? You have a big brain. You Which one of us looks like a replicator?"
"I have already reported the information about the replicators to the bureau. Everyone knows the characteristics of the replicators. You said that there are replicators among us, so we can test it. On the contrary, it is you who are sneaky. I highly I wonder if this Yunshan Times Square is a trick you deliberately set up to defraud the entrance fee and make this dirty money?"
Luo Chu knows the inside story, and he is not afraid of arguing with Master Liu!
