After signing a series of guarantees, Chen Mu successfully left the detention room and was released on bail.
"I've checked it for you. That video is not fake."
Chen Mu was checking the returned personal belongings when a middle-aged man came over and said.
"No one has touched the monitor. It was covered with dust when I picked it up."
Yang Hao stayed with Chen Mu. She believed that her good friend was not that kind of person.
Chen Mu's thoughts raced, thinking about whether he had offended anyone.
"Thank you, Uncle Wu, for letting you go there in person, but there may be something I need to trouble you with next."
"You kid, are you still being polite to me? Don't worry, this matter will definitely come to light and you will be innocent. Besides, the lawyer I found for you is the best in the whole dream. He has never lost a lawsuit."
Chen Mu responded with a grateful smile, turned to the policewoman and said, "Okay, I'll leave now. If anything happens, contact me anytime."
"You'd better find strong evidence before the trial. The video will be very detrimental to you."
Chen Mu nodded without saying much, and walked out of the police station door. He saw Jiang Nan waiting outside the door, and beside him was a middle-aged man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses.
"Boss, are we saved?"
"It's fine originally. I just need to cooperate with the investigation these days. Just don't go missing."
Jiang Nan promised again and again. Every time she came in and out, she felt as if she had escaped from death. Now she is still frightened and plans to dismiss her other part-time jobs and wait for the police notification.
Chen Mu didn't pay much attention to the girl's mood. He looked at the man, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Thanks to Lawyer Cao."
Cao Liu shook hands and laughed: "You're welcome, I also use money to do things."
After the interview ended, the group of people got down to the topic and went to a restaurant to recall the incident carefully. At almost four o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Liu asked about relevant issues before they separated.
However, there was one thing that Chen Mu did not tell anyone: he had entered the dream world and witnessed with his own eyes the entire process of Zhou Jianan's murder.
It is actually very simple to get rid of the suspicion. As long as the real murderer is found, all problems can be solved.
But the problem is that he has not seen the true face of the murderer. What is certain is that the other party is at least a third-level dream master, and has a great connection with Zhou Jianan. Otherwise, there would be no saying: I will be uneasy if you don't die.
Another clue is who helped Zhou Jianan realize his dream before.
If it is a formal dream center, it will of course record the information of each guest, and it will be recorded more carefully than the dream interpreter.
This is because some guests will never return to reality after entering a dream. If they are consciously entering a dream, the Dream Center will destroy their real bodies at the request of the guests, or keep them on their behalf.
It can be said that murders occur every day in Yuanmeng Institute. Without detailed records, it is difficult for Yuanmeng Institute to explain clearly.
But after investigating Zhou Jianan's information, Chen Mu found that the other party was just a private driver. Although his salary was higher than the industry average, it was not easy to buy a third-level dream world starting at one million yuan. From this point of view, it must have been bought on the black market.
Since it is a black market, it is difficult to deal with. Imperial law stipulates that the crime of privately selling Dream Crystal Core Balls is the same crime as human trafficking and is punishable by death. Anyone who dares to do so must be extremely careful.
——Dream Crystal Core Ball, a small crystal ball used by dream masters to store the dream world. The empire officially monopolizes the industry, but does not directly operate it, but sells the right to mine, produce and sell it.
Suddenly, Chen Mu remembered what King Xiuling had said: In just a few days, Zhou Jianan made him lose a third-level dream crystal world.
In this case, the murderer met Zhou Jianan a few days before the crime, and the dream crystal core ball was not sold to Zhou Jianan.
Even so, trying to find the murderer is still like looking for a needle in a haystack. The most likely place to find out the identity of the murderer is in the world of Throne of Blood Spirits.
"Boss, are you okay?"
Back at the Dream Interpretation Room, Jiang Nan poured hot water for Chen Mu. Seeing that the other party was unconscious for a long time, he asked worriedly.
Chen Mu didn't answer. Instead, he took out his ID card and transferred a bunch of information to the computer.
"Here comes your mission. This is the information I asked the police for. It contains Zhou Jianan's activity log and some videos. Look for anything suspicious."
Jiang Nan exclaimed: "You can even get internal police information. Boss, you are so awesome. Does this mean we are fine?"
"Until the real murderer is brought to justice, you and I are the biggest suspects. When reading the information, focus on people who have conflicts with Zhou Jianan, especially within ten days, and don't let go of suspicious strangers."
"good!"
Jiang Nan rolled up his sleeves and opened the file. When he looked at the catalog, his face dropped: "Why are there so many?"
Chen Mu shrugged and stood up to leave: "Check slowly. I'll check the nearby surveillance cameras. Maybe I can find clues."
The nearby surveillance cameras had been investigated long ago and were either not turned on or broken. It was a coincidence that the police became suspicious of the video from the Dream Interpretation House and gave Chen Mu a chance to be released on bail.
Of course, Chen Mu was not going to investigate surveillance. He rarely drove by himself, and his destination was Building C, No. 18 Shangde Road, Thameswater Town.
After thinking about it, Chen Mu still felt that the plan to be implemented was inappropriate, so he had no choice but to call someone.
"Hello?"
There was a lazy voice on the phone, and he sounded like he was still asleep. It made people imagine a picture of begonia flowers blooming and beauties lying down.
"Still in bed?"
"Yo! That's my dear brother! Didn't you just videotape late into the night last night? Why do you miss me so quickly?"
"I have something serious to do with you this time."
"Okay! Every time you come to me, it's all business. It seems that she is old and has been treated as a mother."
Chen Mu had a dark look on his face, and he said bluntly, regardless of what was happening on the other end: "I need a dream crystal core ball, a science fiction type that can travel through the past."
"Science fiction, my sister is not good at it! The continuous dream travel is beyond my sister's understanding."
"This matter needs to be kept strictly confidential. Don't let any third person know about it except you and me."
"I know, it's a secret between the two of us!"
"It needs to be based on Thames Water Town this morning. The level of the dream world cannot be lower than level four. I will send you detailed requirements and information later."
"Okay! What kind of compensation are you going to give me for doing this?"
"I sent you a gift, it should be here soon."
"I don't want it. You make your family tired physically and mentally. You must use your body..."
Chen Mu quickly hung up the phone before the other party finished speaking. He was too familiar with the other party's next routine. If he didn't retreat quickly, it would be difficult to end it.
No. 18 Shangde Road, an ordinary community in Thames Water Town. Chen Mu parked his car on the side of the road and walked in.
After finding Zhou Jianan's house and making sure no one was inside, Chen Mu calmly stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon, the house next door was disturbed, and a middle-aged aunt opened the door to complain.
"Hey! Stop knocking, there's no one inside."
"Sorry, I have something urgent to do with Brother Jian. Does eldest sister know when he is expected to come back?"
Hearing a young and handsome man call her eldest sister, the middle-aged woman's resentment instantly turned into joy, and she enthusiastically introduced: "Their family just moved away a few days ago, and you won't see her anymore."
"Moved? He didn't tell me!"
"Sigh. There's nothing we can do about it. The child lies in the hospital every day, and Xiaoting has no job. If she doesn't sell the house, her medication will be stopped."
Chen Mu was slightly shaken, as if he thought of something. Looking worried, he asked the aunt some more about the situation, and finally left with thanks. After going downstairs, I asked the same questions to several aunts and uncles.
When a person is overwhelmed by reality and unable to breathe, he often thinks of escaping. Chen Mu speculated that Zhou Jianan wanted to hide in the dream world because he was unable to bear the medical burden for his daughter. I just don't understand how he did it.
By the way, the curtains are not closed!
Chen Mu suddenly thought of a question. Regardless of dream interpretation or not, the curtains in the dream interpretation room were mostly closed, but this morning they were open. Someone must have taken the opportunity to sneak in.
He couldn't wait to check if there was any surveillance on the window of the dream interpretation room. He looked up and found that he had arrived at the hospital, so he had to suppress his excitement and go to Wang Tingzhi first.
Women are inherently weak, but mothers are strong. It is hard to imagine that Wang Tingzhi, who looks young and fragile, can persevere until now despite suffering repeated blows.
Their daughter, Zhou Xingxing, was dying at this time. She suffered from congenital heart failure and could only rely on equipment to maintain her life.
Chen Mu found Wang Tingzhi in the intensive care unit, but Zhou Xingzhi lay quietly on the bed with a breathing tube on, his little head turned sideways, looking out the window motionlessly.
"Xingxing, where is your mother?"
Chen Mu brought a stuffed toy and sat in front of the window with an amused smile. The girl's eyes lit up and she reached out to take the puppy.
"Mom went to cook for dad. Dad is very busy at work and won't come home for dinner."
It's easy to coax an innocent child. Chen Mu chatted and laughed with Zhou Xingxing in just a few words. After an unknown amount of time, he felt someone was watching him from behind, and he said goodbye to the girl.
"What exactly did you do to my husband?"
The person who was staring at Chen Muzhi was Wang Tingzhi, and she asked angrily when Chen Muzhi went out.
"If I had really done something to him, I wouldn't have been wronged like I am now."
"You lied. If you hadn't harmed him, why did you give us so much money?"
Chen Mu was surprised: "What money?"
"Do you want to pretend now?"
"Maybe I forgot, can you remind me again?"
"I see, you are very kind to Xingxing, you don't look like a bad person."
"Um?"
Chen Mu was confused and didn't understand the meaning of the other party's sudden soft attitude.
"In order to treat Xingxing, we begged many people, borrowed a lot of money, and finally sold our house. We finally waited until someone donated an organ, but the operation fee cost 200,000.
I know that Jianan did a lot of shameful things for his boss in order to collect the surgery fee. But after all the calculations, his boss suddenly went bankrupt and the promised money was gone.
Tell me the truth, I can bear it. Did he experiment on you with his life? "
Chen Mu smiled bitterly: "I told you, I really didn't do anything to him."
Wang Tingzhi cried and knelt in front of Chen Mu and begged: "I don't want anything else. Can't you even tell me how my husband died?"
"You get up first, I really don't know."
"You are lying!"
Wang Tingzhi couldn't bear it anymore, and closed the crystal card in her hand that was about to be recorded, and yelled: "No matter what deal you made with my husband, if you kill someone to pay for your life, I will never let you go. And your dirty money, My daughter would rather die than do it."
With that said, Wang Tingzhi rushed forward to grab Chen Mu's ID card and forcefully transferred the digital coins in her account to her.
The noise soon attracted onlookers to gather, and security guards came to persuade them. Chen Mu didn't wait long, he already had enough clues. Wang Tingzhi believed that Zhou Jianan had exchanged his life for the money for their daughter's medical treatment, but Chen Muzhi knew that this money was what King Xiuling said.
