Chapter 293 Investigation (Part 2)
It was already noon when Zhang Hao and his team arrived in Shanghai.
They went directly to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in the area where the case occurred to find out more about the situation.
Apparently Zheng Guoqi has already consulted with the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, and Zhang Hao came here to assist in solving the case.
Although the case was solved, Zhang Hao actually knew that it was definitely related to the Tanaka Group. The key now was how to rescue the people.
The person who received Zhang Hao and others was a criminal policeman from the JS District Public Security Bureau of Shanghai. His name was Xu Yong. He had a square face, thick eyebrows, and neat short hair.
But he probably had no idea about the case, so his beard was a little untidy and it was obvious that he did not have a good rest.
"Zhang Hao! You are finally here. I really have no idea about this case! I don't know where to start!" Xu Yong said, holding Zhang Hao's hand.
The head of the bureau said at the meeting this morning that Peking had sent a person with relevant experience, named Zhang Hao. Unexpectedly, he arrived so soon.
He originally thought that the person sent by his superiors must be experienced and must not be too young. However, when he saw Zhang Hao, he found that he was a few years younger than himself. Although he was wondering in his heart whether the other party, who looked like a naive person, could help him solve the case, he did not say much.
Zhang Hao got straight to the point and said, "Officer Xu, take me to see the victim first!"
Xu Yong nodded. It seemed that the other party’s work attitude was very positive, but he didn’t know whether he could find out the truth.
He said: "They are all from the same media company and are professional network anchors. In order to facilitate the investigation of the case and take care of the victims, we have transferred them all to the police station!"
"That's great. It saves us from running around. Please take us to see the situation now!"
Xu Yong rubbed his hands together, then put them on his face, and cheered up, "Let's go! I'll take you there now!"
After leaving the criminal team's office, Xu Yong took Zhang Hao and the others to the room inside.
Xiao Yuanjie asked: "Will this matter also alert your criminal brigade?"
In his opinion, such matters would be sent to the local police station for investigation first.
In the virtual world, when life is threatened, you will automatically log off the machine.
As they were talking, they came to a room.
There are various fitness equipment and more than 20 game cabins.
"This is our training room. The training will also be conducted in the virtual world, which can save a lot of costs," Xu Yong explained.
Zhang Hao nodded. This phenomenon is very common. Because some training that requires a venue, such as shooting, can save a lot of money on guns, ammunition and shooting ranges in the virtual world.
Xu Yong pointed to the game cabin in the middle of the venue, "The victim is right there!"
The glass of the other two game cabins placed nearby was covered with a layer of frost. It seemed that they were the two dead players. The Public Security Bureau had already frozen them.
Zhang Hao walked over and gently touched the switch. The game cabin opened automatically and a gust of cold air blew over him.
There were no wounds or signs of fighting. It seemed that he had died in the virtual world.
After closing the game room and continuing to freeze, Zhang Hao asked, "The consciousness of these people should still be in the virtual world. They were killed in the virtual world."
Xu Yong said: "We thought the same thing at first, and we also entered the virtual world, sent them messages, and checked their IP addresses, but to no avail!"
Xiao Yuanjie said, "How is this possible? Although real-name authentication is not required in the virtual world, you still need to be connected to the Internet, and if you are connected to the Internet, you will have an IP address. How can we not find it? Are they hackers themselves?"
Xu Yong said: "We also looked into this aspect at the beginning, but their background and work experience were very clear. They were just online anchors. Moreover, before the incident, their IP addresses could be found, but after the incident, they could not be found... and no one had ever had an accident in the virtual world before..."
Xiao Yuanjie touched his hair. "The person is still there , but I can't find any information in the virtual world. It's strange, really strange..."
Xu Yong said distressedly: "So we are at a loss as to what to do. The families of these young people are getting really anxious."
Zhang Hao said at this time: "This group of people probably went to the island country to increase the popularity of live broadcasting, and wanted to understand the first-hand situation of Tanaka Group, and then encountered danger."
"Are you talking about the Tanaka Group incident that's causing a lot of trouble in the island country right now?"
"Yes, I have encountered this situation in the island country." At that time, there was a host in the island country who joined in the fun, but was captured and made into a human computer. Zhang Hao saw this with his own eyes. The situation is exactly the same now. The Tanaka Group does not need to conceal it deliberately. Players who have this virtual world delivered to their doorstep are more than happy to have it!
After the people in the area controlled by the Tanaka Group are made into "human computers", the Tanaka Group has to devote their energy to maintaining their real vital signs. This is the need for them to build the quarantine centers.
For example, these people in front of us, if the Public Security Bureau does not inject them with life-sustaining drips, they will die soon. The consumption of their bodies is greater than that of ordinary vegetative patients, and the expense is not small.
Xu Yong didn't quite understand and just asked, "Then what should we do next?" Without the IP address and no message response, they had no idea where to start.
Zhang Hao said, "I will enter the virtual world and look for their whereabouts as soon as I am ready. Captain Xu, please report this matter to the higher-ups and let them make a decision. It would be best to issue a national notice to tell all domestic players not to go to the island country to hunt for curiosities without permission!"
"Okay! I'll go write the report now!"
"Let's find a place to stay and discuss a plan to rescue them."
As for Zhang Hao's suggestion just now, he believed that the top management would agree.
But Zhang Hao also knew that even if a notice was issued, this kind of thing could not be prohibited, unless the entire network was cut off, but this was obviously not practical.
Once the international network is cut off , the economy will suffer a severe blow. It is a burden that cannot be borne unless it is absolutely necessary!
Everyone left the Public Security Bureau.
