Chapter 679: You Actually Guessed Correctly!
“The video was very short, only a few minutes. I was so scared that I immediately backed out, and then... and then...”
“And then, you were hesitating whether you should call the police or not.” Tang Yan spoke his mind on his behalf. “But why didn’t you have the courage?”
“Because after I upgraded to a million-yuan VIP member, I signed a confidentiality agreement with The Dark Abyss. But I thought that it was just a formality just in case they got investigated. I didn’t expect such a service to be available. If I leaked the secret, then in addition to the 100 million penalty, I would also be tracked and threatened by The Dark Abyss...
“So, I’m conflicted. I’m really scared...”
“Were there many people watching the live broadcast?” Tang Yan diverted the man’s attention quickly to ensure that he would not fall into fear again.
“I don’t know. The number of viewers was not shown... Officer, does this count as me not reporting the information? Did I break the law?”
“Don’t be nervous...” Tang Yan comforted him. “We will definitely break the thing that you’re afraid of, and you have contributed to the case.”
The other party heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll feel much better after telling you... I also believe that the police will protect me.”
The two of them chatted in the ward for a whole hour.
When Tang Yan walked out of the ward, Feng Shanshan and Mu Qiqi were almost asleep.
“How was it?”
“I’ve sent someone to protect him. After all, he can be considered our witness.” After saying that, Tang Yan handed a phone to the two of them. “Go listen to it.”
He had recorded the conversation.
Feng Shanshan knew that those who had dealt with drug dealers had many tricks up their sleeves.
In order to ensure that there would be no one eavesdropping, the two of them went to the car to listen to the recording. It took them about an hour to finish listening to their conversation.
After listening to it, their expressions became complicated.
“You actually guessed correctly!” Feng Shanshan said to Mu Qiqi. “Now it’s confirmed that The Dark Abyss is providing illegal services and killing people. No, The Dark Abyss’s forum itself is illegal. However, why do the children commit suicide? Why do they have to listen to others so obediently? I don’t understand.”
“Who can understand? Finding the answer to that is akin to finding the person behind The Dark Abyss. It’s not an easy thing.”
Tang Yan settled the people in the ward and returned to the two of them. “What do you think?”
“I think the problem should go back to the corpses. The computer is the key. I think there’s a possibility of finding Luo Mingxuan’s computer because I asked the manager of Zhongteng to help me retrieve the surveillance footage and found that Luo Mingxuan was indeed carrying the computer when he left. He said that it was broken. It might be possible that he really sent it for maintenance.
“Even if we now know about the problem with The Dark Abyss, we still don’t know why the youngsters committed suicide.”
“We can’t let go of any clues now.” After saying that, Tang Yan called the Bureau and asked Old Cheng to immediately screen all the computer repair shops that were between Zhongteng’s staff dormitory and the rental house where the suicide took place.
Because their hope now was to find the computers.
“There’s no time to lose. Let’s move now. I hope we can get some results.” Feng Shanshan was full of motivation because the moment she thought about how there was someone in this world who could be so evil, she got so angry that tears almost came out of her eyes.
Mu Qiqi was the same.
The two of them suddenly understood why Tang Yan was so gloomy. It was because he had seen more demons.
..
At this moment in the evening, in the CEO’s office of Zhongteng.
Although he had previously ruled out Mr. Lin as a suspect, Sheng Xiao still had doubts about this person. Even if it was not to help the little thing solve the case, he had to make sure that there were no scary demons hiding in his territory.
Xu Che had been assigned to follow him for a week and pay attention to everything no matter how small.
After all, Sheng Xiao also knew what the little thing was looking for, and his brain was clearly more connected than Mu Qiqi’s to what kind of benefits a million-yuan-spender VIP member in the forum could enjoy.
So, he did not want the little thing to come into contact with such a dirty thing like the dark net.
“President, this Lin guy takes his daughter to school at 7:30 am every day, arrives at Zhongteng at 8:00 am, gets off work at 12:00 pm for lunch, takes an hour for lunch break at work, gets off work at 5:00 pm, and goes home with his daughter at 6:00 pm. At 9:00 pm, it’s lights off at home. It’s like this every day, very regular.”
“What does he do during his lunch break?
“What does he do between six and nine in the evening? I want to know about this.” Sheng Xiao raised his eyelids and looked at Xu Che sternly. “You should have heard about what happened. You should know that eight people died. If someone was really hiding in Zhongteng to cause trouble, where would Zhongteng be able to stand?
“So, pull yourself together and think of a way to find out if this man is a suspect.”
“Understood.” Xu Che nodded.
Why would Sheng Xiao be so suspicious of this man? It was because his routine was so regular, too regular for someone in the mortal world. When it came to normal men, friends, and socializing, which one of them did not spend or require time and energy? He was so punctual in his daily routine that it felt like he was putting on a show for all of them.
Even someone like him couldn’t go home on time every day.
However, this Lin person could.
This person was either doing it for a fixed time or putting on an act for all of them to see.
..
At that moment, Mu Qiqi and the others were still sweating profusely as they searched for Luo Mingxuan’s computer.
From Zhongteng’s staff dormitory to the crime scene, a few teams of people searched and questioned repair shop owners one after another as they walked through all of them one by one. Finally, they got some information about Luo Mingxuan’s computer at an old repair shop.
“This child came and asked us to repair his computer. At that time, he was holding it and asked if it could be repaired with our technology, but our people were helpless,” said the owner of the repair shop.
“Can you recall more details?”
“I remember that child because when he appeared, he looked very flustered as he ran over. When he took the computer out, his hands were shaking. At that time, our staff said that the computer had crashed and could only reinstall the system. He said it was too late and ran away with the computer after that...”
“Anything else you can think of?” Mu Qiqi tried to remind him. “Boss, please think carefully.”
“I still remember his computer screen. It was a dark red screen that kept flashing. It was quite strange. Later, my technician told me that it might have been remotely controlled.”
After listening to the owner, Mu Qiqi and the others knew that the computer would not be found.
However, they also had a new suspicion. That was the state of Luo Mingxuan and his computer at that time. That friend of Feng Shanshan’s friend might be right, that he was being monitored and threatened?
“It’s too late today. Everyone, go back and rest first.” Tang Yan didn’t let anyone continue. After all, running around all day was tiring. “Tomorrow, tell me the new questions that you can think of.”