"Originally, I might have been taken somewhere with them, but halfway, something bit my stomach. I instantly woke up. I looked down and remembered I had brought my pet dog with me. It bit me. As soon as I regained consciousness, I noticed my classmates were acting strangely. I wanted to wake them up, but no matter how hard I shouted or pushed them, they wouldn't wake up. Their eyes were extremely vacant, their bodies stiff, just like people say when they've lost their soul. I was scared and decided to go find that old man. But when I got to the driver's seat, I was so startled that I fell to the ground. Because the one driving was actually a paper effigy!"
"That paper effigy then slowly burned in front of me, and eerie cackling laughter came from inside the bus..." Speaking of this, the young man trembled all over with fear, his mouth twitching, and he couldn't continue. Gao Mingqiang and I gripped his arms tightly, doing our best to comfort him. After a moment, he recovered a little. He paused, "Afterward, I desperately banged on the bus door. I thought the door wouldn't open, but for some reason, it suddenly swung open. I jumped out of the bus without regard for my life. Although I got a few scrapes, I finally escaped. I was terrified but also incredibly excited. I ran desperately on the desolate highway, and after who knows how long, I realized the bus was long gone. That's when I took out my phone and called the police. Later, Officer Gao found me!"
I listened intently, pondering. It seemed this young man was quite lucky. If he hadn't escaped midway, we might not have even known about the K21 ghost bus. I thought it was very likely that Gongsun Jiayi had created another eerie rumor because the subway couldn't be used anymore. I gave a bitter smile. Couldn't this guy find other ways?
Gao Mingqiang saw me smile and asked me, puzzled, "Team Leader He, what should we do now?"
"Let's take this person back for a statement first. He's a victim and knows the situation well. It's possible we'll have to ride the K21 ghost bus again this time!"
"Uh, last time it was the subway, and this time it's a bus?"
"Yes, but to avoid the same situation as last time, let's try to track the vehicle this time," I said as the young man was being escorted away. When I returned to the provincial department, He Xin sent me the young man's information. He was a sophomore at Xinhe University, majoring in chemistry.
"Studying chemistry? Maybe they want to invite him to be a researcher?" I muttered, feeling this couldn't be a coincidence. I went to He Xin's side and asked her to check Xinhe University. She quickly tapped on her keyboard. It turned out that this university had experienced over 20 disappearances recently, all of them chemistry students.
"It seems this is definitely not a coincidence. It's probably because we arrested Gongsun Jiayi's researcher, and he's rushing to find another group of people to replace them. This guy is quite brazen, practically disregarding us police. And he knows his wife is still with us!" Gao Mingqiang said indignantly.
"No, that woman isn't his wife. I investigated. They never got married," He Xin said.
"What?"
Gao Mingqiang was about to say something else, but I interrupted him: "We were biased. In fact, we never thoroughly investigated their true relationship."
"Yes, alas, what should we do now?"
"Don't keep asking me, use your own brain!"
"Team Leader He, if I could figure it out, I wouldn't be asking you!"
"Uh, you're quite defiant now. Alright, let's have Zhao Gaoyuan's parents come over!"
"Yes!"
After Gao Mingqiang left, He Xin couldn't help but laugh, "Dad, I notice you're getting more and more natural at giving orders!"
"Get used to it. After all, I used to be a forensic pathologist. If it weren't for the Punishment Group, I'd probably still just be dealing with corpses!"
"Haha, you're already different from other forensic pathologists. Back then, Captain Liu had to listen to you!"
As we were talking, someone walked in from outside the door: "What were you saying about me? You were talking so enthusiastically!"
He Xin's eyebrows immediately shot up, and she gave a playful smile: "I was saying that durian is delicious!"
"Hmph! You said it, but you won't admit it. Fine, let's start a new mission. Zhao Gaoyuan has agreed to help us go to the university to find a few male students to take that bus."
"So soon? How did you arrange it specifically?" I asked.
"Don't worry, I handle things properly. I'll talk to Zhao Gaoyuan's classmates and arrange for about 20 of them to pretend to go to the bus stop to take the bus. We'll monitor nearby with our 'sky eye' system and then dispatch vehicles to follow at a distance."
"We have to be careful not to be discovered by the other party, or all our efforts will be in vain. And have you figured out how to persuade those boys?"
"What do you mean by that? Don't you have faith in me? I'll call them over now!"
Liu Yuning said this and turned to leave. He Xin told me, "Good thing I changed my tune just now. She seems to be in a bad mood today."
"Probably her period..."
Twenty minutes later, Liu Yuning actually brought back over 20 boys, with Zhao Gaoyuan at the front. These people didn't look scared at all. Instead, they seemed quite excited. I really couldn't imagine what Liu Yuning had said to them.
Before I could ask, Zhao Gaoyuan said, "When they learned they could cooperate with the police, these people got excited and readily agreed to cooperate."
I looked at these boys: "Are you sure? This mission might be dangerous?"
"We're not afraid. We're all members of the Supernatural Society. What's a little danger like this?" everyone said excitedly, raising their hands and clenching their fists, appearing determined.
Seeing that they were willing and motivated, I didn't say anything else. At this moment, Liu Yuning walked over and nudged my shoulder: "See? This is my charm!"
"Pfft..." I almost laughed out loud, but I managed to hold it in. Seeing me stifle a laugh, Liu Yuning said, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" As she spoke, she tossed her hair, and several boys stared at her with adoration. Some of them even crowded around, asking for her WeChat. Read Novels Now
Liu Yuning gave a wry smile: "We'll talk about it after the mission. Let's get moving; it's almost evening!"