Chapter 1424: You did it on purpose! (The new controller feels so-so when used)
To be honest, the middle school boy burst into tears at first, but Duanmu Huai didn't react at all.
Although these people are very unlucky, but... in Duanmu Huai's view, they deserve what they get.
There are generally two types of protagonists in horror movies.
One kind is that you don’t know anything, you stumble in, and then you are haunted by ghosts.
One is that they have heard rumors, but they say that there are no ghosts in this world, and then they are haunted by ghosts.
If it's the former, Duanmuhuai is still willing to save him. But the latter...that is to let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others.
It's like when you go to a safari park and the tour guide tells you not to get out of the car, but you insist on getting out of the car, and then you are bitten to death by a tiger.
Can you blame the tiger?
Or is it the tour guide’s fault?
You must blame yourself!
Likewise, the protagonists in ghost movies who seek their own death will encounter people warning them either not to go out at night, not to approach a certain place, or not to go at all. .
Did they listen? Of course not.
So isn't it natural to be killed by a ghost?
This is the case for this group of middle-aged teenagers. People's ghost stories clearly tell you that if you go to that street at night, you are likely to be targeted by ghosts, but you still insist on going. And you’re not going alone, you’re still in a gang.
Why, I feel like I can’t ship the goods with a single draw, so I plan to make a ten-game guarantee, right?
Congratulations, you have met the guarantee.
So the boy in the second grade of middle school was crying over there, but Duanmu Huai was completely calm in his heart. The ancients said that if you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening. If you want to find ghosts, it is not the other party who comes to you. Okay, what regrets do you have?
But when the second boy mentioned the Cosmic Light Sect, Duanmu Huai suddenly became energetic.
"Tell me more, what's going on with the Cosmic Light Sect?"
"I don't know the specific situation..."
The middle school boy hesitated for a moment, then spoke obediently.
"I just heard from the president that he joined such a sect, and he wanted all of us to join it. He said that the sect can allow us to break through the disguise of daily life and see the truth of the world hidden behind the scenes. ……………”
"So you joined?"
"I, I didn't!"
The middle school boy was startled and waved his hand hurriedly.
"I can't afford that much money..."
"Money?"
"Yes, I heard from the president that to join that church, in order to prove your determination, you must pay a membership fee of 5 million yuan."
"………………"
The cult suddenly became secular.
However, five million is indeed a huge sum of money for these second-year middle school students. Unless they are the rich second generation, they will not be able to afford it.
"What about the others? Did anyone pay for it?"
Why does Duanmu Huai feel like this cult organization is becoming more and more like a pyramid scheme?
"Of course not. We don't have that much money, but the president said that there is more than one way to join the Cosmic Light Sect. If you are willing to contribute to the sect, you can also join. So, that's why we started investigating the seven incredible things. Incident......"
"What does this have to do with your investigation of those ghost stories?"
"According to the president, if we can investigate the true seven incredible rumors, then we can join the sect and understand the truth... It's big, and everyone thinks it seems quite interesting, so..."
You just put your life on the line, right? Haha.
"So have you contacted the Cosmic Light Sect?"
"No, the president seems to communicate with them through emails..."
This damn cult is still as slick as ever. Even if Yuko Shionji investigates through the Internet, there may not be any traces.
"So what happened to that book."
"Ah, that's a magazine. The president bought a special issue on the seven incredible things about this city. We followed what was written in this special issue to investigate."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Duanmuhuai was stunned for a moment, and then he exchanged a vague look with Shajiuye. Duanmu Huaike still remembers that the reason why he entered Qianyuan Academy to investigate was the disappearance of two female students. The original beginning of this incident was that one of the female students was a paranormal enthusiast and wanted to participate in a certain paranormal magazine. He held a spiritual photo competition, so he went to the air raid shelter to take supernatural photos, and then committed suicide.
Duanmu Huai still remembers going back to the disappearance of Qianyuan Academy decades ago. At that time, those students also went to the air-raid shelter to participate in a spiritual photo competition organized by a supernatural magazine!
Now here’s another paranormal magazine… …and this one also documents real haunted locations?
"Where is that magazine?"
"I'm not sure. It should be at the president's house."
"Do you know where the president's home is?"
"Know, know..."
"That's good."
Duanmu Huai patted his thigh and stood up.
"Shajiuye, let Shionji investigate this matter. You know what to do. You, take me to the president's house."
"Huh?"
Faced with Duanmu Huai's resolute actions, the middle school boy couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
"Ellie, Medea, stay at home."
"Satori is going too!"
Mianmu Zuotiao raised her hands high, but Duanmuhuai didn't care about taking her.
"You can follow if you want."
He said it as if he wouldn't come if he didn't let her. Duanmu Huai was sure that even if he didn't let Mianmu Zuotiao come, she would still come.
The main reason why Duanmuhuai was in such a hurry was because of the supernatural magazine. In fact, after the case at Qianyuan Academy, Duanmu Huai looked for the special issue of the supernatural magazine that the literary boy wanted to participate in the competition, and wanted to see what it was. However, to Duanmu Huai's surprise, he couldn't find the magazine after searching for a long time. Duanmu Huai even went to the bookstore to inquire, and bought a bunch of supernatural magazines to read through, but it seemed that they were not the ones he was looking for.
So could it be that the president bought this book?
Duanmuhuai doesn’t know, but he will know if he goes and takes a look! He had a hunch that this magazine might be related to the Cosmic Light Sect!
The president's home is not far from here, because Duanmu Huai's office is originally located on the edge of the commercial district, almost at the border between the commercial district and the residential area. Although he didn't know why Duanmu Huai did this, the middle school boy had no objection. He hurriedly left the office with Duanmu Huai and Mianmu Saotiao and walked towards the president's house.
However, all good things come in a long way.
Just when Duanmuhuai and his group were about to walk out of the business district, suddenly, several black cars drove up from a distance, blocking everyone's way. Immediately after the car door opened, several men in black suits stepped out of the car and surrounded Duanmu Huai and others.
Although they were wearing suits, it could be seen from their appearance that these guys were not office workers. When the middle school boy looked at them, his face turned pale with fear.
"Who are you?"
Duanmu Huai frowned and stared at the idiot blocking the road. He finally found a clue, but he didn't want the clue to be lost just like that. But now, there are still a bunch of idiots who dare to waste their time?
"We have something to do with that kid."
However, the men in suits looked at the middle school boy and spoke.
"Me?"
Hearing what the man in the suit said, the middle school boy was stunned for a moment and looked at Duanmu Huai in surprise - he was originally involved in some kind of gang vendetta, but in the end, this group of terrifying gangsters opposite him actually came for him?
He is just a middle school student, how could he be related to the underworld?
"It's really troublesome."
Hearing the words of these men in suits, Duanmu Huai frowned and then clenched his fists.
"I give you two choices, either get out or die. You choose yourselves!"
As Duanmu Huai spoke, fierce murderous aura erupted from his body, and the gangsters suddenly trembled and backed away in fear. Mianmu Satori's eyes shone with excitement, and she stretched out her hand to hold the hilt of the sword. Her unfocused pupils stared forward - she was already thinking about which part of the opponent would be more interesting to pierce.
"Stop!!"
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded, and then Duanmuhuai saw another well-dressed man getting out of the car... Well, why does this scene look familiar?
By the way, this person looks quite familiar.
"Mr. Duanmu, I really didn't expect to see you here."
"You are..."
"I am Tezuka."
"Oh..."
By the way, Duanmu Huai remembered that he was from the Yingyue Group.
"Although I want to ask you what you plan to do, I'm sorry. I'm in a hurry now. How about I talk to you later?"
"Of course no problem."
Tezuka Renichi obviously did not intend to confront Duanmu Huai and Mianme Saotori. He nodded and then motioned for the others to retreat.
"I'm sorry, I was a bit off guard, please forgive me."
As he spoke, Tezuka Renichi looked at the middle boy.
"If you don't mind, can you let me go with you? After all, I have something to do with this child."
"Okay, just don't waste my time."
Of course Duanmu Huai doesn't care about the life or death of the middle school boy. He just wants the middle school boy to lead the way.
So Tezuka Renichi also joined the team and continued to move forward.
Soon, they arrived at the president's home. Although the president's parents were sad because of the disappearance of their child, it was a pity that Duanmu Huai was not in the mood to comfort them. Fortunately, Duanmu Huai is somewhat well-known as a detective. After learning his identity, the president's parents also believed that Duanmu Huai was helping to find their missing child, so they were very cooperative.
Therefore, Duanmu Huai went very smoothly. Not only did he get the supernatural magazine, but also the mobile phone and laptop used by the president that his parents gave him.
Well, that's enough.
"Okay, my business is done."
After leaving the president's house, Duanmu Huai was filled with joy. After all, according to many games, movies and novels, if there is something key, it will either be taken away by others or destroyed when you look for it. In fact, Duanmu Huai had been mentally prepared before coming here. He had even begun to imagine the scene where the president's house and his parents would be burned to ashes.
I didn’t expect to get important props so easily. It’s really gratifying!
To be on the safe side, Duanmuhuai even scanned these things, so that he would not be afraid even if they were damaged!
So Duanmu Huai, who was in a good mood, felt relieved and began to ask Tezuka Renichi curiously.
"What are you doing here? What business do you have with this kid?"
"Hmm..."
Upon hearing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Tezuka Renichi showed a complicated smile.
"If it were anyone else, I couldn't say it, but if it was Mr. Duanmu, it would be okay. I wonder if you still remember that I once wanted to entrust you to investigate a person?"
"I remember that someone in your group accidentally beat someone to death while collecting debts?"
"Yes, in fact that man died shortly after that."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows.
"Then what? What does this have to do with this kid?"
"I only discovered it by accident. In fact, the place where the younger brother had a conflict with the other party when collecting debts was the 'Hell's 1-chome'."
“……………………”
Hearing this, Duanmuhuai suddenly understood, good guy, is the co-author an ally of the victims?
But.........could this all have something to do with the underworld?
You just deliberately want me to lean on this world, right?