Volume 2: Ghost Invitation Chapter 0039 The Beginning of Verification
Zhang Tianyi put down his phone and his originally calm face immediately became gloomy. Xiao Mo and the Corruption Mage both noticed it and turned to look at him.
Seeing the two people's puzzled looks, Zhang Tian paused, and then heard him whisper:
"The ghost pretended to be Cui Shuyuan and lured Lao Gao and the others to another place."
"this?"
Hearing this, the Decaying Mage and Xiao Mo were a little surprised. They couldn't understand why the ghost did this. Lao Gao and the other two were obviously not victims of this incident, so why would the ghost deliberately target them?
"What happened? Was someone killed?"
Xiao Mo couldn't help but ask in a low voice. Zhang Tianyi glanced at Cui Shuyuan who was sitting opposite him and shook his head silently.
“It hasn’t come to that.”
In fact, from the moment they arrived at Cui Shuyuan's house, they had already anticipated that something was wrong, because Cui Shuyuan told them that no one had come to see him before.
This was very unusual. Lao Gao and the other two had gone with them, and according to the time, they should have arrived long ago. Zhang Tianyi immediately called Lao Gao, and that's how he learned all these things from Lao Gao.
Two identical Cui Shuyuans appeared in two different places, so it was obvious that one of them was a ghost in disguise. Combined with the questioning of the three people by Lao Gao to Cui Shuyuan, it was clear who was the fake one.
Xiao Mo knew that Zhang Tianyi had some things to say that were difficult to say in front of Cui Shuyuan, so he tactfully did not ask any more questions. Instead, he pretended to ask Cui Shuyuan:
“Now you can tell us about your experiences on WeChat.”
Previously, Zhang Tianyi had gained Cui Shuyuan's trust by using his police ID, whose authenticity was unknown, and therefore Xiao Mo's questioning went smoothly.
At first, Cui Shuyuan was still hesitant, and it seemed that he was embarrassed to talk about his little romantic affairs. It can be seen that he has done things like hooking up on WeChat more than once or twice. Later, Xiao Mo's attitude became tough, and Cui Shuyuan finally spoke out, and he described the process in great detail.
Like most victims, Cui Shuyuan also wanted to hook up, and added Ghost when searching for people nearby. The steps that followed were similar: Ghost sent a crying voice message, Cui Shuyuan took the opportunity to comfort her, and then received photos from Ghost, and connected to the video chat window...
"Comrade police officer, I really didn't know it was a scammer. If you knew, I would have blocked it a long time ago."
Cui Shuyuan was afraid that Xiao Mo would find fault with him for living together illegally, so he couldn't wait to explain as soon as he finished speaking. Xiao Mo didn't have the time to listen to his nonsense, so he interrupted him coldly with a wave of his hand:
"Stop talking nonsense and answer the questions honestly!"
"Yes Yes."
"Let me ask you, have you encountered any strange things in the past few days? Hmm... such as hallucinations, inexplicable noises, panic and anxiety, etc. Have you?"
"No, I just felt something was strange that day. The screen of my phone went black first, and then an eye appeared on it."
"Except for this matter!"
Cui Shuyuan racked his brains and thought about it again. Finally, he answered with absolute certainty:
"there is none left!"
During Xiao Mo's questioning, Master Corruption and Zhang Tianyi did not intervene, but listened quietly. Only after Xiao Mo finished asking did Zhang Tianyi speak:
"We understand what you said, and thank you for your cooperation. In addition, we would like to see your phone."
"This...I swear I didn't lie to you!"
Cui Shuyuan was somewhat reluctant, after all, mobile phones are personal privacy.
"This is routine business, I hope you will cooperate."
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Cui Shuyuan had no choice but to nod in agreement. Then he took out a smart phone from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Tianyi.
Zhang Tianyi took the phone and started to check it, while Xiao Mo asked worriedly:
"Is this the only phone you have? Was this the one that received the WeChat message from that woman?"
"I only have one mobile phone, and I usually use it to play WeChat."
Xiao Mo nodded and turned his eyes to the phone. He saw Zhang Tianyi open the WeChat page and found the chat history between Cui Shuyuan and Ghost. He looked carefully and found that except for some ambiguous nonsense, the rest was the same as what he received.
If there is anything different, it is the photo. The beautiful woman in the photo, her appearance... seems to have changed!
Zhang Tianyi and Master Corruption also noticed this, and the three of them exchanged glances for a moment at this moment, as if they were confirming with each other the subtle changes they felt.
The woman in the photo still looks beautiful, with long eyelashes, a straight nose, and a delicate face shape... At first glance, there is nothing wrong with her, but upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that one of the woman's eyes is slightly red.
The changes in the photo seemed like some kind of foreshadowing, foreshadowing that the death of the next victim was approaching!
"I'm sorry, your phone will be taken back to the police station as evidence. After we copy the contents on it, we will return it to you within two days."
"I object! I only have this one phone. If I give it to you, what will I use it for?"
"You can use mine if you don't mind."
“…”
After some debate, Cui Shuyuan chose to compromise , and Zhang Tianyi did not give his mobile phone to Cui Shuyuan as promised. Before leaving, the corrupt mage led Cui Shuyuan out with a reason, and Zhang Tianyi and Xiao Mo took the opportunity to install several miniature cameras in the house.
Only after everything was ready did they bid farewell to Cui Shuyuan.
When they got outside, Zhang Tian said to Xiao Mo in a teasing tone:
"Your questioning is actually quite convincing."
“I learned it from TV dramas.”
Xiao Mo answered perfunctorily. In fact, he was very familiar with that set of questions. Simply put, it was like an instinct, as if he had repeated it countless times.
After hearing this, Master Corruption smiled and said to Xiao Mo and the others:
"By the way, what kind of trouble did Lao Gao and the others encounter?"
"The details are still unclear. We just heard that the ghost disguised himself as Cui Shuyuan and led them to another place. Let's get back to the hotel quickly. We have agreed to meet there after everything is over. I believe they have all gone back."
"The ghost's next target is likely to be Cui Shuyuan. Should we get rid of his phone first? If Cui Shuyuan dies, then I..."
Xiao Mo showed deep worry, but there was nothing he could do. There were only six victims in total. If Cui Shuyuan died, then it would obviously be his turn to be the ghost's target.
Zhang Tianyi and Master Corruption also knew that Xiao Mo's current situation was very dangerous. If they couldn't find a solution as soon as possible, Xiao Mo would most likely follow in the footsteps of the previous victims.
The Decaying Mage was quite friendly to Xiao Mo. Seeing that Zhang Tianyi was slow to express his opinion, he urged him:
"We don't have any good ideas right now, so why don't we try according to Xiao Mo's previous conjecture and give Cui Shuyuan's phone to someone else to see if we can use this method to divert the ghost's target."
After hearing this, Zhang Tianyi stopped, turned around and asked Xiao Mo:
"You have to know that if you give your phone to someone else, it's the same as murder! Are you really determined to do this?"
