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[Chapter 490, Doubts]

Tang Ci placed the drone on the tallest tree, and adjusted the angle of the camera downward to capture a panoramic view of Zhao's yard. He holds the other end of the drone in his hand and can monitor the Zhao family's situation at any time through the card.

However, after Qin Feng and Xiao Ming left, no one walked into Zhao's house again. The pictures captured by drones always show an empty courtyard, with not a single person in sight.

Lu Jiuchuan frowned: "Who will decorate the Zhao family's mourning hall?"

Tang Ci said: "Currently, the whereabouts of the Zhao family are unknown. Even if relatives decorate the mourning hall, they will not decorate it on the first day they disappeared. They will at least confirm that they are dead before placing their memorial tablets. I I estimate it will take at least three days.”

"That is to say, we have to keep monitoring the Zhao family these days to find the person who arranged the mourning hall?" Lu Jiuchuan paused and then said, "What if he only served the Zhao family at night every time?" Xiang, Xiao Lou and the others are sent to the ghost town at night, and they will definitely not meet each other, so we can only investigate who this person is."

"That's right." Tang Ci said calmly, "When we came three years ago, we could find some clues that Professor Xiao and the others could not investigate. In addition to the people who arranged the mourning hall for the Zhao family, there was also 'Li Guisuo' Don’t you think there’s something wrong with the origin of the legend of fate?”

"Many people said they saw a ghost last night." Chu Huaying's voice came through the earphones. She said, "But the first person to say they saw a ghost last night was Old Man Liu who lives near Dongshi. This old man is the oldest in the town. He is already eighty years old and his eyesight is dim, so when he first said that he saw ghosts, many people didn’t believe him.”

"But later, several young people and children also said that they had seen the ghosts, and the rumors of the ghosts seeking their lives became more and more bizarre." Gui Yuanzhang added.

"Who specifically said they saw the female ghost in white, when and where they saw it? Have you investigated carefully?" Tang Ci asked in a low voice.

"Of course. When I visited the town just now, I wrote down the names of all the people who said, 'I saw a ghost last night.'" Chu Huaying doesn't need to use paper and pen. She writes things directly in her mind. , all physical qualities have been strengthened, and her memory is several times better than ordinary people.

Chu Huaying closed her eyes, carefully sorted out the information in her mind, and said: "In addition to Old Uncle Liu who was the first to mention the ghost, others include Zhang Chengyu, an Orion who lives in the west of the city; Qin Ruolan, the proprietress of a clothing store who lives in the north of the city; Lin Yueran and his 7-year-old child Lin Doudou; and Xue Ersao who sells tofu in the east of the city."

When Tang Ci heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "There are people in the east, west, north and south who have witnessed the female ghost in white with their own eyes?"

Chu Huaying nodded and said: "It should be that the murderer deliberately walked around the whole town so that people in all directions could see the figure of the ghost. This also made it easier for him to create public opinion that 'the ghost is asking for his life'."

Tang Ci asked: "When did these people see the ghost?"

Chu Hua spoke with regret in English: "I was so scared when I saw the ghost in the middle of the night. No one could tell the specific time, but everyone saw it after the rain stopped. It should have stopped at Yinshi."

Lu Jiuchuan said: "That is to say, the second young lady of the Zhao family, Zhao Ze'an, got married on the 14th day of July, and Chen Yu's wife also gave birth to a child at the same time. Chen Yu and Zhao Zesui walked out of the town one after another, and Chen Yu After going to burn paper, Zhao Ze went on a date with a mysterious man. At the same time, a female ghost in white with disheveled hair appeared in the town, and then, the Zhao family and the Chen family disappeared collectively."

Tang Ci said: "In this way, the suspicion of the masked man who had a secret meeting with Zhao Zesui is greatly reduced. It is impossible for him to date Zhao Zesui while dressing up as a ghost and wandering around the town for different people to find out. .”

Lu Jiuchuan said: "Xiao Ming's suspicion is not high. Last night was his wedding day. According to his description, he was waiting for the wedding team in Yuezhou. He waited until the auspicious time passed and there was no sign of the bride, so , he first sent people back to Qingfeng Town to search for her, and after learning that the bride was missing, he rushed to Qingfeng Town early the next morning."

Tang Ci agreed: "I also think that the possibility of Xiao Ming committing a crime is very low. As a groom official, he will be easily discovered once he disappears. Moreover, if he comes to Qingfeng Town to pretend to be a ghost and kill people, and then returns to Yuezhou, After that, I went back to Qingfeng Town to find someone for acting, but there was no time at all."

It wasn't the groom Xiao Ming, nor the mysterious masked man who had a secret meeting with Miss Zhao. Who was the one who pretended to be a ghost and killed people last night? All four fell into silence. After a while, Lu Jiuchuan asked: "Where is the mayor Qin Feng?"

"It doesn't look like it on the surface, but we have no definite evidence." Tang Ci paused and suggested, "How about this, he is currently investigating the missing residents of the town, and the residence in Xiushui Lane must be empty. Let’s go there again and check his secret room carefully?”

Lu Jiuchuan simply nodded: "Let's go, hurry up."

Following the path in their memory, the two quickly came to Xiushui Lane and sneaked into Qin Feng's residence.

After arriving in the study room, Tang Ci quickly walked to the bookcase - he remembered that there was a thick "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the middle of the bookcase. As long as the book was pulled out, the bookshelf would expand to both sides, revealing a secret room.

Tang Ci gently pulled out the book, but to his surprise, the bookshelf in front of him remained motionless.

Lu Jiuchuan was startled: "Where is the secret room? Isn't this the book that was used three years ago?"

Tang Ci frowned and looked around, trying to pull out other books, but there was still no response from the bookshelf. He stretched out his hand and knocked carefully on the surrounding walls, and

Didn't hear any reply.

Tang Ci said firmly: "Three years ago, there was no secret room in this study. In other words, when the serial murders occurred, Qin Feng did not use the secret room to hide an entire room of rattles."

Lu Jiuchuan's expression changed and he said, "Go to his bedroom and see if the roster is there."

The two quickly walked into the bedroom next door - the wooden cabinet next to the bed was still there, but it was not locked. Lu Jiuchuan opened the cabinet and took out a large stack of rosters, which indeed recorded the information of all residents in the town.

Tang Ci and Lu Jiuchuan each took half of the roster and flipped through it quickly, but they couldn't find the one full of red crosses.

All rosters look normal.

The two looked at each other.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and it sounded like two people walking into the yard side by side.

Lu Jiuchuan immediately took Tang Ci and flew to the roof, pricking up his ears to listen to what was going on inside the house.

Just listen to Qin Feng say: "Mr. Xiao, do you know if the Zhao family has any relatives or friends in other places?"

Xiao Mingdao: "I really don't know. I have met Miss Zhao no more than three times. We were married on the fingertips... By the way, I just heard many people say that a ghost appeared in the town last night. July The 15th is the Ghost Festival, could it be that the Zhao family really did something unscrupulous and was killed by a ghost?"

Qin Feng smiled and said: "You can't believe all the stories about ghosts and gods. Let's do this, Mr. Xiao, go back to the inn to rest first. If there is any news, I will definitely send someone to inform you as soon as possible."

Xiao Ming nodded, turned and left with a solemn expression.

Qin Feng was pacing back and forth in the study alone, his brows furrowed as if he was lost in thought. After a while, he took out an empty blue book, sat at the desk, picked up the pen, and carefully wrote in it stroke by stroke.

Lu Jiuchuan was hiding on the roof, and you could see through the gaps in the tiles that he had written the names of the people who disappeared last night.

Chen Yu's family consists of eleven people.

Zhao Ze'an's family consists of eighteen members.

He wrote everyone's name down in the book neatly. Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci looked at each other - this was exactly the list they found during the investigation three years later, but at that time, the list was The name above has been marked with a red cross.

After returning to the inn, Tang Ci whispered: "Qin Feng should not be the murderer, but has been investigating the murderer."

Lu Jiuchuan touched his chin thoughtfully, and after a moment he said: "It seems that Qin Feng's list records all the innocent dead. He didn't put a red cross on the list just now. Maybe he is not sure about it yet. Whether a person dies or not is only recorded as a missing person.”

Tang Ci suddenly thought of a key point: "However, on the roster we found, many people were not dead or missing, and were still alive and well. Why did Qin Feng also write the names of those people?"

Lu Jiuchuan said helplessly: "We have to wait for Xiao Lou and the others to investigate. We won't be able to find out what happened three years later."

Tang Ci said: "Then how should we leave clues for Xiao Lou?"

Lu Jiuchuan also fell into deep thought.

How should a person from three years ago leave clues to his teammates three years from now?

Not in the same time and space, they cannot talk directly at all. All team transmissions, voice headsets, and telepathic communication are all disabled. How can people in the past and people in the present communicate with each other?

Suddenly, Tang Ci thought of an idea and said, "Xiao Lou and the others can see the roster that Qin Feng started recording three years ago. If we leave some books behind, Xiao Lou can also find them in three years." ?”

Lu Jiuchuan's eyes lit up: "That's right. The question is how to stay? Where is the safest place to stay? There have been too many changes in three years. If someone takes away the clues we left, Xiao Lou will probably find nothing. . Moreover, if they can’t find us after dawn, they will definitely be anxious.”

At this moment, Gui Yuanzhang suddenly said: "My calligraphy and painting should come in handy."

Tang Ci said: "Lao Gui, what do you want to draw?"

Gui Yuanzhang said: "Draw some pictures to describe the scene three years ago, and then hide it in Xiaolou, a place where they will definitely go but others will rarely go -"

The most dangerous place is actually the safest.

Tang Ci quickly reacted: "You mean, the Zhao family and the Chen family, the two crime scenes?"

Gui Yuanzhang nodded: "Since the Zhao family and the Chen family are said to have been killed by evil spirits, the residents of Qingfeng Town will definitely not dare to approach these two haunted houses, but Xiao Lou and the others want to investigate, so they will naturally go to the scene to look for clues. We will The clues have been drawn into paintings and hidden in the Zhao family and the Chen family. If Xiao Lou and the others go there in three years, they will understand what we mean."

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