Volume 4: Return of the Dead Chapter 0098 Research Meeting
After hanging up the call with the chief editor, Lao Gao asked Qu Ying with doubt:
"Didn't you leave your contact information?"
Hearing this, Qu Ying rolled her eyes at him:
"I've been with you all day, so how can I have the chance to go online? If I don't go online, how can I know that someone has sent me a private message?"
"I had forgotten about it."
Lao Gao slapped his forehead hard, and without further ado, he dialed the number the editor-in-chief had just told him in front of everyone. However, no one answered the phone for a long time.
"This person may be dead."
The Corruption Master said uncertainly, and Lao Gao just nodded silently. He then dialed the number several times, but no one answered. Helplessly, Lao Gao had to give up.
Everyone looked at the time in almost unison. It was now 10:15 in the evening, and tomorrow was very near.
Taking advantage of the remaining time, Zhang Tianyi briefly talked about his views on this incident:
“Although there is no direct evidence to show that the words that Xinyan had anticipated were the state that the victim experienced before his death, I think this possibility is very high.
Xinyan's premonition is only for the victims in the incident. She can predict the names and physical characteristics of the current victims in detail, which makes it easier for us to find each victim directly. And when an incident occurs, our investigation, analysis, and final solution can all be said to start from the first contact with the victim.
Although it is a little difficult to understand, and I am not willing to admit it, the victims in the incident are indeed the key to whether we can escape alive. It has nothing to do with the ghost behind the incident, but more like an invisible rule that hints at all this to us in the dark.
This implies that we should use Xinyan's premonition as the key to solving the incident, rather than investigating what the ghost behind the incident is. "
Zhang Tianyi didn't care whether Qu Ying, an outsider, was present or not, so he said these difficult to understand words. In fact, for such a long time, Zhang Tianyi and others have been trying to figure out the rules of how events happen and how to solve them.
For example, when Xiao Mo first joined, what Lao Gao said to him was part of their summary. However, the content of these summaries is not so much the rules they have found, but rather the experience they have gained through trial and error.
It is only experience and not hard evidence, so it has some reference value at most and cannot be applied as a formula.
In fact, the abilities displayed by the ghosts and even the events in this curse have undergone some subtle changes compared to the past. The most obvious example is that in the past, there has never been a premonition of the appearance of the ability user, and there is no need for them to investigate specifically. Instead, after they arrive at the new location, the event automatically finds them.
It was completely in a passive state, unlike now, when we can take the initiative to investigate and contact.
This was not a good sign in Zhang Tianyi's opinion, because it meant that... the curse was changing subtly.
"What do you mean by that? Are you saying that as long as we prevent the premonition word from appearing, we can prevent the victim from being killed and solve this incident? Then what did you say to us at the beginning, that if we want to survive the incident with the evil spirit, we can only appease its grievances, or not actively provoke it?
Do you have any truth in your mouth? Can you please stop shooting yourself in the foot?"
This time Zhang Tianyi angered everyone. Not only Li Shuai was anxious, but even the Corruption Mage was angry.
It's no wonder that everyone reacted so strongly, because it seemed like Zhang Tianyi was playing a trick on them. At first, he told them that they just needed to actively prevent supernatural events in reality, but what happened in the end? They were confusedly dragged into this curse.
But fortunately, they still had some understanding of ghosts, and knew what different ways to use when facing different ghosts. But now, he even overturned their cognition, and then inexplicably linked the key to escape to Xinyan's premonition.
No one can stand this kind of tone that changes all the time.
Zhang Tianyi smiled coldly, as if he was mocking everyone's ignorance:
"Do you think that supernatural things are math problems? Do you think that what we have concluded is a set formula that can be applied directly whenever we want to use it?
This is something you need to summarize yourself, not rely on others to tell you. "
Xiao Mo didn't show too much excitement this time, but seemed to be watching a play, because he guessed that this situation would happen. Zhang Tianyi might know a lot about supernatural things, but people like him have a cocky personality, that is, they never finish their words.
He will say something to you suddenly, and if someone asks you something, he will say something confusing again. If someone refutes or protests, instead of explaining further, he will put on a sour face and ridicule you for being stupid.
"Pure bitch!"
Xiao Mo gave the same evaluation of Zhang Tianyi in his heart .
Everyone had only had short contact with Zhang Tianyi, so they had such a strong reaction. People like Lao Gao were already used to it.
If Zhang Tianyi wants to say something, he won't care whether you can understand him or not, nor will he care whether it is appropriate to say it in the current situation. In short, he said it, he felt good, and even if others were choked to death, it had nothing to do with him.
"Bitch!"
This is also the evaluation of Zhang Tianyi that Lao Gao has always kept in his heart.
"Now is not the time to discuss these things. Since Xiao Mo may be able to solve this incident, let's put our bets on him first. If not, we can discuss other solutions."
Lao Gao is a good guy after all. At a critical moment, he did the job of cleaning up the mess. However, Zhang Tian obviously did not appreciate it. After finishing the job, he immediately left.
"Bitch!"
Seeing Zhang Tianyi leave like this, the furious Li Shuai finally cursed. Hearing Li Shuai's curse, Zhang Tianyi paused and then responded with the same vicious words:
"idiot!"
After leaving these two brief words, Zhang Tianyi left Xiao Mo's room.
"Don't pull me, I have to teach that bitch a lesson, fuck! Fuck you..."
After Zhang Tianyi left in silence, everyone (excluding Xin Yan) chatted for a few more words. After that, Xiao Mo took the mirror and left the hotel with Li Shuai, Lao Gao and Qu Ying to find a new place to stay.
On the way, Xiao Mo brought up the topic again and asked about the curse:
"What exactly is this curse about? Are the experiences you so-called summed up credible?"
Hearing Xiao Mo's question, Li Shuai also curiously poked his head over from the side. Lao Gao lifted his collar and replied:
"In fact, Tianyi and I have thought about your question and have encountered it before. We have encountered evil spirits that follow certain rules, ghosts that kill people unreasonably, and many other incidents that raise many questions.
When we were just beginning to be haunted by paranormal events and joined in as rookies, there were actually some old people. They encountered it earlier than us, but not much earlier, about a year or so.
Above that group of elderly people, there is no one left, which means that there are very . "
Hearing this, Xiao Mo seemed to realize something and quickly interrupted:
“According to what you mean, escapees like us have only suddenly appeared in the past two years?”
"That's right, because the research institute... was established not long ago."
Lao Gao seemed to have let something slip by accident, so his answer was a little stuck. Xiao Mo didn't pay much attention to this, but Li Shuai on the side reacted immediately and asked Lao Gao:
"You also know about the research group?"
"Well, I'm one of the subordinate members of the research institute."
Lao Gao sighed and didn't try to hide it.
"What is a research group?"
It was the first time that Xiao Mo heard this title, and he couldn't help but ask.
