Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin.

Chapter 51: Ghosts of the New Era

Zhang Jingtian remembered the name Huai Yalin and had a premonition that he would meet this person again.

But at the moment, the most important thing is to investigate the death of security guard.

Both he and Director Tang knew it very well.

So Tang Youai made an exception and took Zhang Jingtian to the place where the bodies were stored for security.

This place is located underground in the Sheriff's Bureau, cold and dark.

As soon as he walked in, Zhang Jingtian felt as if he had entered an ice cellar.

"What's usually kept here?"

"There are actually quite a few bodies left in the investigation. That's why many people think this place is filled with yin energy. But with your physique, you might like it here."

Although Zhang Jingtian was reluctant to admit it, he was indeed quite familiar with such gloomy places.

After turning the corner, Zhang Jingtian walked into a room.

There was only a bed, and on the bed lay a corpse.

Zhang Jingtian could still remember how he spoke to the security guard that day, even more so the high-spirited look on his face when he came to rescue their community for the first time.

But now, the security guard has become a cold corpse, which makes Zhang Jingtian feel infinitely sad.

But he probably took a look at the security guard's body and found no extra wounds.

It seems that he really died of hanging and there is no other hidden secret.

"Ah," Zhang Jingtian sighed, "I really hope this is all a dream. He will never wake up, right?"

"Well," Director Tang said in a serious tone, "Once a dead person is dead, he cannot be resurrected. If you really want to revive him, you will most likely end up making things worse and making him a member of the Scourge."

Zhang Jingtian immediately explained: "Don't worry, Director Tang, I can still distinguish right from wrong. I just said it casually and have no intention of resurrecting."

"Then let's just look at the phone! Solving this matter as soon as possible so that the security guard can rest in peace is probably the only thing we can do for him."

Seeing that Zhang Jingtian was sincere and didn't seem to be joking, Director Tang continued:

“I’ll take his phone later, you watch it from the side.

I'm worried there's something wrong with this phone and it's definitely affecting you."

Zhang Jingtian knew that Director Tang was concerned about him, so he agreed without saying anything.

Then he stood behind Director Tang and saw him take out the sealed mobile phone from the cabinet.

After opening the bag, it was found to be just an ordinary mobile phone. Zhang Jingtian was such a sensitive person, but he didn't even notice anything wrong.

He frowned, feeling that there was something wrong.

The key can't be the data cable, right?

When Director Tang opened his phone, he found that the lock screen had already been cracked, and the security guard's privacy was exposed.

However, neither Zhang Jingtian nor Director Tang had any intention of prying into other people's privacy. They were just looking for something wrong.

Their first reaction is to look at the photo album.

After all, in most horror stories, photos are often the most problematic.

But when they looked through the photo album, there was nothing unusual.

All we can see is that An Bao is a person who loves life.

He takes pictures of flowers, plants, scenery as he passes by, and cute cats and dogs every day.

This kind of person doesn't seem like the type who would commit suicide after being hit hard.

"Are you still watching?"

Director Tang was almost certain that there were no clues in the phone. Continuing to look at it would be disrespectful to security.

But Zhang Jingtian was still unwilling to give in: "What social media app does he like to use? Just open it and take a look."

Director Tang hesitated to speak. After all, Zhang Jingtian was the one who discovered the clue, and he had no right to refuse him.

"Okay, let's all take a look."

When they opened Anbao's social software, Zhang Jingtian and Anbao were stunned.

Because after opening the software, what they see is not the familiar software interface at all.

The entire phone screen was occupied by a single group chat, filled with countless malicious comments:

[He's dead, that loser is dead! Another loser is dead, great!]

【Who's next? 】

[It's you! Go to hell too! You're so fat and don't care about your image. What's the difference between you and a pig? No wonder you can't find a partner!]

[Yeah, you're ugly, fat, and have no career. You're in your thirties and have never been in a relationship. You're just wasting air. You might as well die!]

【It’s better to just die! 】

A new round of screen swiping has begun.

Although they were chatting across the Internet, Zhang Jingtian could feel that the malice seemed to have seeped out from the screen.

At this moment, Director Tang's expression changed drastically.

Unexpectedly, the mastermind behind this incident was actually a group chat.

To be honest, this was the first time they encountered the Scourge using this method to deceive people.

It can be seen that even the Scourge has begun to keep pace with the times.

"Immediately find someone to thoroughly investigate the source of this group chat!"

After putting the phone down, Director Tang looked at Zhang Jingtian and said, "Yes, your idea is right. The key is really the phone."

However, Zhang Jingtian no longer had the heart to be proud of discovering the key to the problem. Instead, he said worriedly: "But, I always feel uneasy about this matter."

"Director, this kind of thing spreads very quickly on the internet. I estimate that many people have already been infected. Even the security guard, who is a card maker, can't control it, let alone ordinary people?"

Director Tang nodded. "Well, I'll immediately notify the Cybersecurity Department and have them block these problematic group chats. We'll also issue a notice warning the public not to click on unfamiliar links!"

Zhang Jingtian hummed, "But can we trace the source of the Scourge's ghosts this time?"

Tang Youai, who has always been confident, was unable to make any guarantees this time.

"It was actually quite difficult. This was also the first time we were dealing with a ghost that was controlling people's minds through the internet.

This guy must be very cunning. When we started banning the group chat, he must have sensed something was wrong and fled."

Hearing this, Zhang Jingtian was very unhappy.

Could it be that the security guard died in such an unclear manner?

At this time, Tang Youai patted his shoulder and said, "Leave the follow-up of this matter to us! The ghosts who can kill people in this way are not simple. You should focus on preparing for your studies.

By the way, since you found the key clue for us this time, I will give you 100 reputation as a reward."

This is indeed something to be happy about, but Zhang Jingtian is still thinking about revenge for An Bao.

After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Zhang Jingtian made a bold decision.

He wants to sit back and wait.

(End of this chapter)