Hidden moth

Chapter 51 No choice
Some thoughts always come suddenly.

When he heard those people talking just now, judged the general building structure outside, and recognized the identity of "Old Hong", He Kao suddenly thought that this might be the abandoned Happy Valley Amusement Park project.

This building should be an indoor commercial street at the center of the project.

There's a large lobby right after you enter. Back when Happy Valley was still open, there were vendors with carts in the lobby. Further along, there's an indoor pedestrian street on each side. The two streets connect at the other end, allowing you to walk around the space.

There are four rows of shops on two parallel pedestrian streets. The two rows of shops on the outside mainly sell specialty restaurants, and there are windows on the back wall, from which you can see the scenery of the amusement park outside the building.

The two rows of shops on the inside are back to back. Due to the structure, there are of course no windows on the inner walls, while the side facing the corridor is open and may be equipped with roller shutters or glass doors.

But this room has four intact walls, a normal door, but no windows. It's obviously not a shop. It looks extremely unreasonable, not suitable for use as an office or a dormitory...

It should be a small warehouse at the end of the inner row of shops.

Just now, Zhao Zhenzhen pointed the flashlight at his face. He couldn't see clearly what was behind the light, but when he turned his head to look down, he saw a lot of scattered debris on the ground near the wall in the corner of his eye, and a few broken bracelets with broken strings in the corner.

The bracelets seemed to be made of beeswax, something Huang Xiaopang also wore on a regular basis. He Kao had also seen them in shops along the Happy Valley indoor pedestrian street, and it seemed there were still some discarded ones in the warehouse.

When Zhao Zhenzhen and the others left, the flashlight wasn't pointed at his eyes, so he saw what was happening in the house across the corridor. It wasn't a shop, but a room at the end of the row of shops outside, which looked like an office.

The room must have had a door, but now all that remains is a hollow hole in the wall, without even the door frame. After it was abandoned, much of the property was removed, and local villagers also sneaked in to loot it.

The room had windows, but the glass had long been broken. Looking through the two doors facing each other and then through the broken window on the other side, the outline of a Ferris wheel could be vaguely seen among the shadows of the trees, not far away.

It was a clear day, with some moonlight and stars, so it was still possible to see something at night. The door was immediately closed, but even with just this one glimpse, He Kao was able to confirm his judgment.

Just because he figured out where this place was, He Kao felt relieved and gradually regained his senses... At this moment, he seemed to hear some strange noises, accompanied by faint sobs.

"Ms. E, are you finally awake?" He Kao tried his best to make his voice sound gentle so as not to scare her any more.

"I woke up, I woke up just now... I heard everything you said to those people... Where is this place, and who are they?"

Perhaps because she was wearing a hood, her voice seemed to be blocked by something, weak and suppressed with a sense of brokenness.

Gao Xue'e woke up much earlier than expected. The kidnappers may have been afraid of miscontrolling the dosage, so the drug they used to cover her mouth and nose was very weak.

She was woken up by the cable tie, woken up by the cold, woken up by the noise, and woken up by suffocation.

She worked overtime on some work before going to bed and drank a lot of tea. If she were still in bed at home, she would probably get up to go to the bathroom. She really couldn't hold it in any longer.

When she regained consciousness, she just heard Xiao Tao slap He Kao twice in the face. She thought she was dreaming, but she was very scared. She clamped her legs together and shrank her body, not daring to move.

She had just listened to the entire interrogation process. At first, she became more and more confused, but later she became more and more surprised. At one point, she even forgot her situation.

For someone who is frightened, mentally ill, or even a little broken, the effective way to comfort her is not to tell her not to be afraid, as that is actually useless.

You can try giving them various stimulating information continuously to attract their attention and divert their emotions... For example, sometimes a slap in the face can actually sober someone up, and it's the same principle.

What is a hidden moth? Gao Xue'e felt like she was listening to a novel.

He Kao described the process of his meeting with Wu Yanjun, Qian Guran and Lin Qingshuang in great detail, and he also gave reasonable explanations to the kidnappers' various questions.

Even though Gao Xue'e was confused at first, she eventually understood the general idea. Even if it was a novel, she had read novels before, but she just felt it was unacceptable and incomprehensible in real life. But the facts were right in front of her.

When He Kao was beaten, the feeling of fear would suddenly flash back. She instinctively wanted to scream, but she gritted her teeth, tensed her body and controlled herself tightly.

He Kao was in such a predicament at the time that he didn't know she had already woken up, but this didn't fool Zhao Huanzhen and the others. Zhao Huanzhen deliberately didn't point it out, and it was unknown what his plan was.

When Zhao Zhenzhen and Xiao Tao finished their interrogation and left, the room suddenly returned to silence. Gao Xue'e's mind, from its most tense state, suddenly relaxed for a moment, and her body couldn't hold back for a moment...

Her senses were pulled back to the dark and cold reality, and she finally burst into tears, but she held back her tears and dared not make any sound. Then she heard He Kao's words, and sobbed and asked back.

He Kao replied, "I don't know where this place is or who they are." He clearly knew, but he couldn't say it out loud at the moment.

Gao Xue'e: "Are all the things you just said true?"

He Kao: "It's true, it's all true, it's all my personal experience."

Gao Xue'e fell silent, and after a while she stammered, "Can you tell me again what happened?"

That was a short interview, and the information between the questions and answers was fragmented and not coherent.

He Kao certainly didn't need to recount every detail about the hidden moth, the magic, the magic school, and the sorcerer; he mainly just talked about a few things he had recently encountered. Gao Xue'e understood the general idea, but there were still many things she didn't understand.

In this situation, did Gao Xue'e still want to satisfy her curiosity? It wasn't entirely out of curiosity, but at least she needed to understand the situation and determine what exactly had happened to her.

This is an instinctive attempt to save oneself. As long as one can remain conscious, the more scared one is, the more likely it is to do so.

He Kao sighed inwardly and gave Gao Xue'e a brief introduction with as clear a thought as possible.

When speaking, he tried his best to control his emotions, and then paid attention to controlling his voice, tone and speed. He seemed scared and helpless, panicked and confused... as if he was trying to grasp something.

Practicing meditation can control emotions. This kind of control does not just mean eliminating them. Not being afraid and staying calm is a kind of control. Putting yourself into a scary situation is also a kind of control, not to mention that he is already very scared.

He spoke intermittently for about twenty minutes, not only explaining what the Yin Moth and the Shu Men were, but even explaining that his father might have been a Yin Moth.

When he was a child, he didn't know what happened to his father before his death. It was only recently that he heard about it from Qian Guran and others... As for the recording, of course he didn't mention it, he just said that Qian Guran told him.

Gao Xue'e should have understood what she heard, but whether she believed it or not was another matter.

Gao Xue'e: "I've heard a little about your family... They captured you to find that hidden moth, right?"

He Kao: “It should be.”

Gao Xue'e: "But why did they arrest me?"

He Kao lowered his head: "I don't know either... I woke up and found myself in this place, like this... I only woke up a little earlier than you!"

If someone could see his expression in the darkness, they would find that he looked even more frightened than Gao Xue'e. He didn't dare reveal any flaws, nor could he say too much to Gao Xue'e, because not only was there a bug in the house, but people outside could also hear him.

Gao Xue'e suddenly said, "I remember something strange happened in my house three months ago. I called the police, but they couldn't find anything... Could it be the work of the hidden moth?"

She finally remembered. It seemed that President E was more emotionally stable and intelligent than she had originally thought. He Kao looked surprised and asked, "What's the matter?"

"A plate of apples turned into oranges... Oh my God, is he a pervert, peeping at me taking a shower?" Gao Xue'e told the story of calling the police that day, but suddenly the last sentence made He Kao a little unresponsive.

After the exclamation, there was panic again. Gao Xue'e was silent for a moment and then asked in a trembling voice: "Xiao Kao, will we die?"

He Kao: "I don't know. I hope someone can come and rescue us."

Gao Xue'e seemed to be talking to herself: "Who on earth is Yin'e?"

He Kao's speech speed quickened: "I don't know! After hearing about this incident, everyone I see looks like a hidden moth, everyone is suspicious, and I'm paranoid all the time!"

Zhao Huanzhen and others said they were going out to smoke a cigarette. So much time had passed and the cigarettes should have been finished long ago. They obviously had other intentions for not coming in, which was to eavesdrop on what He Kao and Gao Xue'e were talking about.

Sometimes forced interrogation may not necessarily yield satisfactory answers, but using a different approach may lead to the other party proactively providing clues.

Zhao Huanzhen and his junior brother Liang Kai's habits are indeed very similar. Not only will they use flashlights to shine on people's faces in the dark, they will also actively create opportunities for people to reveal their flaws, while they hide in the dark and spy on them.

At the end of the corridor outside the door, near the lobby, Zhao Zhenzhen stomped out a cigarette and said, "There's something wrong with this kid!"

Someone nearby said, "I don't see any flaws. What he said should be true and consistent with the information we have."

Xiao Tao also agreed: "I don't think his reaction seems fake."

Zhao Huanzhen: "It's precisely because there are no flaws that there's a problem. I always feel that he speaks too logically, which shouldn't be the case in this situation.

Since Lin Qingshuang and Qian Guran told him about the magic sect, he must have understood the power of magic. If he knew that a third-level magician could control spiritual consciousness, he might have guessed that we had a way to eavesdrop... "Peng Xian: "So what should we do now?"

Zhao Huanzhen: "I won't listen, let's go to plan B!"

He Kao and Gao Xue'e were talking when the door suddenly opened. Zhao Huanzhen and Xiao Tao walked in again, followed by a strong woman.

The woman was holding a plastic bucket. Without saying a word, she tore off Gao Xue'e's hood and poured a bucket of water over her head.

Gao Xue'e screamed in surprise, and then someone pulled her hair up. She tilted her head back and started coughing, as if she was choking. But she suddenly stopped struggling and said incoherently, "You, what are you going to do?"

The woman threw away the plastic bucket, took out a flashlight with her left hand and shone it on her face, and in her right hand was a matte dagger, the blade was against her cheek.

He Kao said anxiously: "What are you doing? If you have something to ask me, just come and ask whatever you want to ask..."

Xiao Tao didn't hit him this time. Instead, he smiled sinisterly and said, "If you want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, you should think about yourself... Do you want someone to come and save you?"

He Kao: "I want to! Why don't you let us go? I just said everything."

Xiao Tao: "We don't want to kill anyone, but it's impossible to let you go. Even if I don't kill you, if I keep you locked up here like this, you'll probably starve to death in the end. It's better to kill you with a knife!"
But I am willing to give you a chance now, your only chance to survive!
You can call the person you want to contact most, but be careful, you can only speak according to my instructions. If you say something wrong, the woman next to you will have a knife on her beautiful face.

Now, please tell me, you only have this one chance, who do you want to call?"

The woman over there also slapped Gao Xue'e's face with a knife and shouted, "Tell me, who do you want to call?"

Gao Xue'e shuddered, feeling as if she was about to go into shock. She gasped and said, "I don't know. I'll listen to what He Kao said."

Xiao Tao: "She listens to you, just tell her what you want."

He Kao: "But I can't remember the number. It's in my phone's address book, but my phone isn't there."

This was a surprising answer. Few people memorize their phone numbers these days; all of their contacts' numbers are stored in their address books. Unless they're someone you're particularly close to, it's impossible to remember their contact information.

And in many cases, people no longer need to make phone calls, they can contact each other directly through social software.

Xiao Tao was stunned, and seemed to say to himself: "What a job! The phone hasn't been brought back yet." Then he turned around and asked Zhao Huanzhen, "Should we notify the people over there and then check this kid's phone?

You don't need to bring it over and ask for the password, you can unlock it and look up the number right there."

He Kao's phone wasn't taken away by the kidnappers, and this wasn't a mistake. Many phones now have tracking capabilities, so leaving it behind was the right decision, just in case.

Zhao Huanzhen pondered and said, "Boy, first tell me the password, and then tell me which contact number you want to check?"

He Kao was about to answer when Zhao Huanzhen interrupted him, saying, "Don't worry, listen to my request. After the call is connected, you can't tell the other party that you've been kidnapped, nor can you hint at it in any way."

Second, you need to tell the other person that you are with this senior executive and need his help with something, and ask him to come over. As for what it is, you can discuss it after you get to the place and meet.

He Kao: "It's the middle of the night, he might not answer the phone."

Xiao Tao: "Just call, whether the other side will pick up the phone or not is another matter."

He Kao: "Where should I ask them to come?"

Small set: "Pugang Town, Jiangbei New District, Sanxi Bridge."

He Kao knew this place, and even someone who didn't know it could find it using navigation.

The original Puhu Village, Shangwan Village and Xiawan Village in this area are now incorporated into Pugang Town.

Shangwan and Xiawan are actually two rivers, with Baima Mountain as their watershed. They converge into the Baima River at the southern end of Baima Mountain in the north of the town, and the Baima River flows southwards into the Yangtze River.

Sanxi Bridge is located not far downstream from the confluence of the two rivers. A few years ago, there was a Shangwan Village nearby.

Later, with the development of Jiangbei New District, not only was the Sanxi Bridge rebuilt, but in order to protect the water and soil environment and improve flood prevention and control standards, the river bend in that area was transformed into ecological wetlands and green woodlands, and Shangwan Village was also relocated.

Although the scenery around Sanxi Bridge is very nice and some citizens go there for walks and sightseeing on sunny holidays, the location is indeed a bit remote. There are no residents nearby and there are hardly any people around at night.

Sanxi Bridge is actually not far from Happy Valley. The straight-line distance between the bridgehead and the southwest corner wall of the amusement park is just over one kilometer, but there is a small ridge at the end of the southern foot of Baimashan Mountain in between.

He Kao: "Even if I do what you say, what if they don't want to come?"

Xiao Tao: "That depends on your ability. Aren't you good at talking? Think of a way and a reason to get people to come over. Don't even think about calling random people, like the police you know, and don't call Lin Qingshuang either.

Remember, this is your only chance. If you want to survive, you must seize it. Don't give it to others and then let it go... Be careful, don't say a single wrong word!"

Zhao Zhenzhen said impatiently, "Stop nagging me. Ask him who he wants to call."

He Kao: "Let me think about it."

He Kao reported his phone unlock password, then pondered for half a minute before finally saying, "Of course I want to transfer the money. It's the old money I mentioned earlier."

Just as Xiaotao said, He Kao must make this call. This is his and Gao Xue'e's only chance to seek help from the outside world, and also their hope of survival.

Even though he knew Zhao Huanzhen's intention, he had no choice.

There were restrictions on the content of the phone call. He had to speak according to the kidnapper's requirements, and he didn't dare to bet whether the kidnapper would really stab Gao Xue'e in the face.

The kidnappers didn't allow me to talk about being kidnapped, or even hint at it. This was a normal request. After all, phone calls can be recorded nowadays, and if they recorded the conversation, they could report it to the police.

According to the kidnappers' request, the person who answered the phone couldn't call the police, and even if they did, the police wouldn't take it seriously. He and Gao Xue'e both lived alone, so didn't they just run out in the middle of the night?

As for luring people to Sanxi Bridge, Zhao Huanzhen and his men must have set an ambush there. Their original purpose was to use Gao Xue'e and himself to lure out the hidden moth.

The best person for He Kao to ask for help is Xiaopang, but this call must not be made to Xiaopang, otherwise it would be equivalent to directly telling Zhao Huanzhen who Yin'e is.

If Xiaopang is ruled out when choosing between the two, then there is no other choice but Lao Qian.

When He Kao mentioned Qian Guran's name, the dozen or so sorcerers present frowned secretly. They all speculated at the same time - could it be that Qian Guran was Yin E?

Thinking carefully, Lao Qian is actually a very suspicious person, almost the biggest one! He was the first one to exchange the pendant. Who knows what the pendant he exchanged for was?
As for the fact that he later took out another magical instrument, apologized, and returned it to He Kao, Lin Qingshuang recognized that this magical instrument had rare and miraculous uses and even borrowed it... Who knows if this was a trick to deceive others?
Money can certainly replace the first time, and it can replace the second time. Sacrificing a precious magic weapon, hiding the real hidden moth thing from the world, and using Lin Qingshuang to prove his innocence... This method is very sophisticated!

Sometimes the smarter people are, the easier it is for them to be misled, because once the answers are set, they will find the path themselves and they are still very confident.

So even though there are still many doubts, the more people think about it, the more they feel that money is the more suspicious.

Only one person at the scene could confirm that Qian Guran was not Yin Mo, at least not when Liang Kai disappeared. This person was Peng Xian, because Peng Xian had reviewed the restaurant footage from He Kao's company at the time of the incident, and both He Kao and Qian Guran had dined there.

But this video was later secretly deleted by Peng Xian, and he had the idea of framing Lao Qian at that time.

Peng Xian knew Qian Guran was not Yin Mo, but he didn't say anything. He Kao just chose to call Qian Guran. Besides, everyone was thinking about it in their hearts, and no one said it out loud. I don't know what they are thinking.

Zhao Zhenzhen narrowed his eyes, and suddenly thought of another thing, and said: "Then there is no need to send someone to check the number again, I know his contact information... Since it is about money, then I have another request for the content of the call.

When you get through, the first thing you should ask him is, what did you get from the bank safe deposit box? Don't tell him the answer, let him answer it."

Xiao Tao patted He Kao's face and echoed, "Remember, don't say the wrong thing, and don't give the other party any hints!"

Hearing this request, He Kao couldn't help but feel his heart beating faster.

At this time, someone came in and handed Xiao Tao a strange phone. It looked more like a walkie-talkie than a mobile phone. There were also digital number buttons on the front and an antenna nearly one meter long on the top.

Zhao Huanzhen gave Qian Guran's number, Xiaotao entered it and pressed the dial button, then pointed the phone at He Kao's face.

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