In the investigation of paranormal events

Jiang then sent information about the incident to Jiang Cheng via mobile phone.

The general information about the incident is as follows:

A month ago, a missing person case occurred in a large shopping mall in Longhua City. Subsequently, several more missing persons cases occurred, and the number of people involved in this case has now reached dozens.

After investigation, the police determined that these missing persons cases belonged to the same type, meaning that they were all committed by the same perpetrator.

However, after an investigation, the police found no mastermind, not even a trace. After several days of fruitless searching, the police had no choice but to classify the case as a "cold case".

The people who went missing in this case are very strange; they have no common features or similar circumstances.

Moreover, among them were both mall staff and customers who came to buy clothes, but if we had to say what they had in common, it would be that they all disappeared from the same mall, from the same floor! And it all happened at night!

Their methods of disappearing were all the same: they were basically in blind spots of the surveillance cameras, and then they would turn around and vanish as if they had evaporated into thin air. This meant that the surveillance cameras didn't capture anything. Although the surveillance cameras weren't 360 degrees without any blind spots, they were almost as good as not having any blind spots.

This has resulted in the case having few leads to this day, and it's quite bizarre.

Although everyone present, including the police, couldn't believe it, they had no choice but to accept the facts.

In fact, when faced with this sudden disappearance, the staff initially thought that these people had hidden themselves. But after they turned the entire mall upside down, they realized that these people had really vanished into thin air!

Actually, this incident had been stalled for a long time, until one day...

One of the staff members saw "that" at night.

A live mannequin!

Because the second floor is dedicated to selling clothes, there are many mannequins. This became the only clue for the police: there was a mannequin next to each of these people who went missing!

However, after a thorough investigation, the police found nothing, and the claim that the mannequin could move was also questioned by outsiders as a rumor.

Afterwards, the large shopping mall was also sealed off because of this incident until the culprit was found...

Inside the shopping mall—

Jiang Cheng crossed the cordon and arrived here, meeting with the police officers, posing as a "paranormal expert."

All of this depends on the headquarters, which, as the official organization that controls the supernatural, undoubtedly possesses enormous power.

After all, it's easy to imagine that controlling hundreds of contained objects and possessing so much extraordinary power, any one of them could easily cause a social upheaval!

Organizations with this kind of power undoubtedly possess enormous authority.

Therefore, after learning about this, headquarters immediately took over the entire matter.

"According to Jiang, all I have to do is claim to be a paranormal expert?" Jiang Cheng murmured.

"Hello, I am Jiang Cheng, a paranormal expert."

Jiang Cheng extended his hand in a friendly manner to the police captain in charge of the case.

"You must be the paranormal expert sent by your superiors. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"My name is Lin Sheng, but most people just call me Team Leader Lin. You can just call me Team Leader Lin."

As Lin Sheng shook hands with Jiang Cheng, he looked Jiang Cheng up and down. No matter how he looked at it, he was just a young man who had just started out. Was he really an expert in the paranormal?

Lin Sheng was filled with doubt.

As the main person in charge of this incident, he didn't actually believe in ghosts or monsters. However, because the incident was so outrageous, he couldn't find a single clue or even catch a trace of the suspect.

This made him seriously doubt his own abilities. After all, as a veteran police officer with decades of investigation experience and a police captain, Lin Sheng had always believed that there was no case in the world he couldn't solve, but until this incident occurred...

"Jiang Cheng expert, may I call you that?"

"Just call me Jiang Cheng."

"Okay, Jiang Cheng, let me give you a detailed introduction to this case..."

Before Lin Sheng could finish speaking, Jiang Cheng interrupted, "No need, Captain Lin, I already know the details of this case."

"I want to know how those masked models are doing?" Jiang Cheng asked.

"Those masked models?" Lin Sheng was shocked. He didn't expect Jiang Cheng to focus on this. Did he really think those masked models could move?

Lin Sheng, who had personally experienced it, asked about it. Lin Sheng eventually concluded that it was just a rumor, and that it was probably just his eyes playing tricks on him due to excessive mental stress.

"Those mannequins are still inside the mall and haven't moved," Lin Sheng said.

"That's good."

Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Since the models hadn't been disturbed, he could now go and have a proper chat with them.

According to the information Jiang sent him, this incident codenamed "Masked Model" likely falls into the category of rule-based supernatural tales, possessing certain patterns of murder. Once its murder patterns are deciphered, containing it will not be difficult.

This is the conclusion drawn from the headquarters' analysis.

Jiang Cheng thought so too after reading the general outline of the incident.

"So, Jiang Cheng, what are you planning to do now?"

"As the police, we will do our best to assist you. Whatever you need, we will cooperate as long as we can solve this case."

In fact, besides helping Jiang Cheng, Lin Sheng had another purpose: he wanted to see for himself whether ghosts and monsters really existed in this world.

After all, Jiang Cheng is an expert in the paranormal, so he must have dealt with the supernatural quite a bit. In addition, since his superiors sent him here, it means they must agree that this case is a paranormal event!

Lin Sheng, who has never seen a ghost in his life, is going to see today whether ghosts really exist in this world!

To be honest, Lin Sheng didn't believe in the supernatural; he believed more in science and bullets.

Looking at Lin Sheng's resolute gaze, Jiang Cheng could sense that he was a person with a strong sense of justice, and that he acted decisively, unlike the indecisive type.

Most importantly, Jiang Cheng could sense that Lin Sheng was testing her.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated, Mr. Lin. All you need to do next is seal off the mall and not let anyone in."

"Then you can leave the rest to me."

Hearing Jiang Cheng's words, Lin Sheng was bewildered. He wanted to see Jiang Cheng's methods with his own eyes.

So he tentatively asked, "How about I stay and keep you company? I'm the head of the criminal investigation team, and I'm considered an expert in solving cases."

"I may not be as good as you when it comes to the paranormal, but I can still be of help when it comes to solving cases."

Lin Sheng had barely finished speaking when Jiang Cheng stopped him, extending her hand and saying, "No need, Lin Sheng, I'll do it myself."

"You'll only make things worse if you come with me, since you're not from the paranormal community."

Hearing this, Lin Sheng stammered as if he wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Finally, he said helplessly, "Alright, then I'll lead the team away."

Good luck, Jiang Cheng.