The voice was extremely unpleasant and hoarse, reaching the ears of the three of them, causing goosebumps to rise on their arms.
But the next second the black shadow disappeared, and then the lights in the morgue came on.
"Damn it, you dare to threaten our polling bureau? You are so cowardly!"
The fat man cursed, and the three people quickly ran forward and pulled open the iron door, but the corridor was empty and there was nothing.
Looking towards the duty room next to it, the two investigators were lying on the ground with their backs stretched out.
The three of them hurried forward to check. After a while, Ma Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief:
"It's just a ghost covering your eyes. It won't take long for you to wake up..."
A ghost covering one's eyes is a folk custom to ward off evil spirits, just like a ghost breaking into a wall.
To put it bluntly, ghosts hitting the wall are alluring eyes, making it impossible for people to make correct distinctions, and they are always inseparable from the place where they are trapped.
The same is true for these two investigators now, but they are fascinated not by their direction, but by their minds.
The development of the situation made the three of them feel more and more strange, especially what was the black shadow that suddenly appeared at the door just now?
Has it always been here without being noticed, or has it come here specifically to warn the three of them?
The situation in front of them made the three people a little undecided, so they did not stay here for long, but drove back to the polling bureau.
On the way back, Fatty deliberately speeded up, so twenty minutes later, the three of them rushed back to the polling bureau.
It was not yet late at night, but the night was already dark, especially the deserted Liuhuo Avenue, which made the night even darker and seemed to be foggy.
After Feng Yun learned the ins and outs of the matter from the three people's mouths, his face suddenly turned cold:
"What a loud tone, it actually threatens the head of the polling bureau..."
The words left by the shadow were simply too arrogant in Feng Yun's opinion. No matter what the evil spirit was, the arrogant attitude was intolerable to him.
The polling bureau has not yet found a chance to establish its power, so how can we allow the monster to be so arrogant?
"That's right, doesn't this monster know that our Liuhuo Avenue is called the Street of Demon Suppression? He's so cowardly. If you catch him this time, let's see if I don't skin him!"
The fat man was also furious. Of course, he named this 'Demon Suppressing Street' himself.
"Fat man, tell me in detail what you saw while in suspended animation?"
Under Feng Yun's questioning, the fat man quickly explained what he saw and heard in detail. After listening to all this, Feng Yun's brows were filled with doubts:
"It seems that these corpses are probably controlled by evil spirits..."
"Director, I don't understand why I was still discovered in the retroactive state?"
Fatty had always had such doubts in his heart, so he couldn't help but ask Feng Yun at this moment.
However, Feng Yun quickly shook his head:
“The problem isn’t the retrospection, it’s your body that’s really affected.
So the strange thing is not why you were discovered in the retrospection state, but why this evil spirit can affect your body without Yan Qilin and Ma Ling'er noticing. "
"ah?"
Ma Linger and Yan Qilin looked at each other in surprise:
"Director, are you saying that there is something hidden there all the time, but we didn't notice it?"
“It’s hard to say, but Fatty’s physical body must have been affected.
It is not yet certain whether the evil spirit has always been hiding there, or whether the evil spirit has a special ability.
This case is very strange, not to mention that a threatening message was left behind. I would like to see what the story is and how much it costs! "
Feng Yun also realized at this moment that there were many strange things in this case.
But the first thing that can be determined is that the evil spirit that caused the trouble this time is quite capable, at least much more powerful than the zombies and flat-headed brothers that the previous few people had dealt with.
Although I don’t know what my strength level is, at least I do have some skills in this technique. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to warn the fat man like this. No wonder I have such confidence!
However, this does not mean that the three of them are incapable of coping. Tomorrow at most, all three of their weapons will be made, and by then the strength of the three of them will be greatly improved.
But the most urgent priority is to figure out the ins and outs of this case as soon as possible.
Only when you know the basics can you act smoothly.
Through Fatty's retrieval of suspended animation, he could probably judge that those corpses were controlled by evil spirits and walked out of the hospital on their own initiative.
But where the body went and what the evil purpose was, these all need to be investigated.
There is also the dark shadow that suddenly appeared outside the morgue door. Whether it is an evil spirit provoking someone or having another hidden agenda, we cannot make a conclusion at this time.
Therefore, several people worked together to sort out the direction of the investigation in the following meeting.
But something strange happened, and there were not many clues available, so this line of investigation always encountered bottlenecks at the most critical moments.
That night, the lights of the polling bureau were brightly lit, and the three fat men expressed their views and opinions on the case. Feng Yun indeed just listened most of the time and did not make any statement.
But his eyes were always full of thinking, as if he had picked up some clues from the conversation between the three of them.
What Fatty and the others didn't know was that just as they were arguing over the disappearance case in the hospital, this night was not as peaceful as it seemed.
Ti Xingsi, who was far away in the Hi-tech City, received an uninvited guest in the middle of the night.
…
In a forest three kilometers away from Tixingsi High-tech City.
The moonlight struggled through the dense branches, spilling some moonlight into the forest, and illuminated a hurried figure.
This is a young man who looks to be in his twenties, with dark skin and strong arms. He is obviously a person who has been exposed to the sun for many years and is engaged in manual work.
The strange thing is that water drops are constantly dripping from this young man's body, and his whole body is wet, as if he had just climbed out of the water.
His face was pale, and his mouth was trembling and muttering something.
The staggering figure walked through the forest, leaving clear traces of water on the ground.
When the young man ran out of the woods in a daze, he seemed to have no idea that he had appeared on a busy road.
"Didi..."
The drivers were unprepared for this man who suddenly ran out of the woods nearby. They could only honk their horns and turn the steering wheel impatiently.
Fortunately, it was already midnight. Although this road was a main road in the city, there was not much traffic at this time, so it would not cause a catastrophe.
The young man did not react in any way to what happened.
He looked forward with empty eyes and staggered away, leaving only the frightened driver behind, yelling through the window.
Pedestrians in twos and threes on the road also noticed this strange person. Under the illumination of the street lamp, the face of this young man, who was dripping water all the time, looked even paler.
Pedestrians stopped one after another, curiously watching the young man running away, and discussing a few words from time to time. No one knew where the young man came from.
Finally, the young man ran to the door of the Punishment Department exhausted.
He used up his last bit of strength and reached out to slap the guard's transparent glass:
"Report the crime! I want to report the crime! There is a ghost ship!"
Chen Shengdong, who had just driven back from Liuhuo Avenue for more than 40 minutes, soon heard the sound of running back and forth in the corridor outside.
Just when he looked up and looked out the door, he saw a team member pushing the door open and panting:
"Team leader, something happened! A young man came to report the incident. He was all wet and kept mumbling that he had encountered a ghost ship."
Chen Shengdong frowned, and then walked quickly towards the door.
At this time, the young man had been placed in an office, and many investigators were surrounding the young man in confusion.
The young man's hand holding the water glass kept shaking, his eyes were hollow, and his face was full of sadness.
"Team Leader Chen is here..."
After seeing Chen Shengdong, the investigators all made way for him. Chen Shengdong also hurriedly came to the young man and looked him up and down, feeling a little strange.
The sofa beneath him was soaked with water, and he was in a state of confusion.
"Relax, this is the Criminal Division, no matter what happens to you, you can rest assured when you get here.
What's your name and what case do you want to report? "
Chen Shengdong looked at the young man in front of him calmly and said, but what he didn't expect was that the first words the young man said shocked everyone present.
"Dead, all dead, only I am still alive, all dead..."
"Who died? Tell me clearly, what happened?"
Chen Shengdong quickly realized the seriousness of the matter. It involved human lives, and it was a big case.
Under Chen Shengdong's constant questioning, the young man finally calmed down.
With a trembling voice, he looked at Chen Shengdong and said word by word:
“I thought it was a legend, but I didn’t expect to actually meet it.
Ghost ship! Just on the Yongan River, the water ghost is demanding life, and no one can escape..."
When the young man spoke, his eyes revealed fear.
In this state, it was obviously impossible to find out what happened from his mouth for a while.
But because it might involve human lives, Chen Shengdong did not dare to delay for a moment. He quickly called a doctor, examined the young man, and calmed his emotions at the same time.
But during this process, the young man kept repeating:
"Ghost ship...the legend is true..."
During the short few minutes of the doctor's examination, Chen Shengdong quickly asked the investigators to look up the legend about the ghost ship.
It doesn't matter if I check this, I really found some clues.
Yanjun has always been a fishing village and town in ancient times, and most people make a living by fishing in the sea.
It is precisely in this cultural environment that many legends about the sea have been derived.
These legends include the romantic Old Man of the Moon, the mermaid with a fairy tale atmosphere, and of course there are also supernatural legends.
After searching for the keywords Yanjun Ghost Ship, Chen Shengdong quickly learned that in ancient times, there was a saying that had been circulating in various fishing villages in Yanjun.
The general meaning is that those who go fishing and die in shipwrecks will eventually turn into water ghosts. They cannot be reincarnated until they find other substitutes.
And if all the people on a ship going out to sea die, then the ship will become a ghost ship.
The ghost ship appears and disappears, and no one has ever actually seen it. It is said that everyone who sees the ghost ship will eventually die.
Many fishing villages near the sea have similar legends, but such legends usually have a relatively small audience. Therefore, Xiang Chen Shengdong and others do not know much about it, but have only heard about it.
But now there are still many fishing villages in Yan County. Chen Shengdong secretly speculated in his heart that the young man who reported the crime was probably from a fishing village.
While thinking about it, Chen Shengdong read down the legend about ghost ships again.
In ancient times, whenever someone wanted to go fishing in a boat, those near the sea would worship the sea god, and those near the river would worship the river god to pray for blessings and a safe return home.
But this was all a long time ago. As technology becomes more and more advanced, there are fewer and fewer places that still follow this old etiquette.
Not to mention Yanjun, no ceremony to worship the sea god or river god has been held in recent decades.
Nowadays, those who still go out to sea to fish are not only contracted by large factories, but also sold privately.
People no longer need to rely on fishing to satisfy their hunger, but use it to make money. Times have changed, and some customs and legends have gradually faded out of the world.
Recalling what the young man said just now, Chen Shengdong was able to roughly analyze that this person should be a villager in the fishing village, and also a villager in the Yong'an River area.
Yanjun has been called the land of immortals since ancient times because it has mountains, seas and rivers.
And this river is called Yong'an River, which runs through several cities and starts in Dagu.
The Hi-tech City is built along the river. When it was not developed before, it was composed of small fishing villages.
The Yong'an River is about three to four meters deep and has fast currents, so warning signs are always erected along the river.
However, several nearby villages make fishing on this river their own business.
There is a huge demand for sea fish in the market, as well as for river fish. Therefore, with the development of the economy in recent years, several villages near the Yong'an River have also had a completely new look.
After roughly understanding the ghost legends that the young man had been talking about, the young man finally calmed down in these few minutes with the help of the doctor.
Chen Shengdong soon started questioning the young man again. This time, the young man's mood was obviously much more stable:
"My name is Zhang Dong and I live in Fushou Village next to the Yong'an River.
We have been fishing for a living for generations. After diving at night, we take the fish to the market early in the morning and sell them.
Last night, I went fishing with my parents and my wife, but something happened..."
At this point, Zhang Dong's newly stabilized mood became a little excited again, with tears in his eyes and a hint of crying in his voice.
Chen Shengdong comforted Zhang Dong while asking for some key information, and finally figured out the full picture of the matter.
Last night Zhang Dong's family went fishing in a boat. They knew the water properties of the Yong'an River very well, so even if a strong wind suddenly came up during the trip, they didn't take it too seriously.
But unexpectedly, the evil wind became stronger and stronger, and the small fishing boat was teetering on the water.
Zhang Dong's father quickly directed the boat to return, but for some reason, the small fishing boat seemed to have suddenly gone crazy and was out of control.
Zhang Dong's wife and mother began to worry, and Zhang Dong and his father tried to restart the fishing boat's engine.
But at this moment, white mist appeared on the river. This white mist came so strangely that it became difficult to see in just a few breaths.
None of them had ever encountered such a strange situation, so they all began to feel uneasy.
Seeing that the waves on the river were getting bigger and bigger, and even the fishing boats were filled with a lot of river water, Zhang Dong began to become more and more anxious.
At this moment, a bright light suddenly appeared in the white mist. This light also gave the family hope. Thinking that it should be the fishing boats of other neighbors, they began to shout desperately.
As long as the other party's fishing boat can pull its own fishing boat back to the shore, there is naturally no danger.
The fishing boat seemed to have heard their call and kept approaching here.
But when the fishing boat gradually approached from the white mist so that a few people could see it clearly, Zhang Dong's father was the first to notice something strange.
The fishing boat looked very old, as if it had been buried somewhere, and was dirty and messy.
The fishing boat is not big, but there is not a single person on it, but the boat seems to have come to life and has been approaching here against the wind and waves.
"boom!"
The two fishing boats collided soon after. The collision caused the fishing boats to shake violently and overturned Zhang Dong and others into the water.
After falling into the water, Zhang Dong instinctively struggled desperately, but just as he was struggling to find other people, he suddenly felt a hand grabbing his ankle and pulling him desperately under the water.
The desire to survive left Zhang Dong with no time to think about other things. He just struggled blindly, but he could still feel that he was slowly being submerged by the river.
Seeing Zhang Dong's last bit of energy exhausted and about to drown in the river, he suddenly felt like he was pushed hard by something, causing him to surface.
Zhang Dong, who only had the desire to survive in his mind, could only swim forward desperately. After an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the shore.
But when he looked back towards the river in horror, he discovered an even weirder phenomenon.
It was calm on the river. How could there be any strong wind or white mist?
What frightened him even more was that not only was the old and strange fishing boat missing on the sea, but even his own fishing boat was missing.
Zhang Dong desperately called his parents and wife, but at this time, the river was calm and there was no trace of a human being.
What happened just now was in sharp contrast to what I saw now. There was no one around in the middle of the night, and Zhang Dong's mobile phone couldn't be used because it was soaked in water.
Fortunately, this place is not too far from Tixingsi, so everything happened after the night trip to Tixingsi...
(End of chapter)
