Wan Jie Hospice Care Company

"Ahem, let me reintroduce myself. Section Chief Xiang, I am Ji Zhuo, the specialist in this case." Ji Zhuo sat obediently on the sofa, while Li Yiheng trembled beside him.

"Me too," Li Yiheng said.

"404 Bureau, Head of the Anomaly Investigation Section, Xiang Qianshan," Xiang Yu said.

After seeing that Xiang Yu had resolved his doubts, An Ling peeked halfway out of the bedroom, then sneaked out and sat down next to Xiang Yu, as if being closer to him would give her half of his official aura and make her feel more confident.

"And this is...?" Ji Zhuo asked.

"She's the owner's daughter, and she currently lives here alone," Xiang Yu explained.

"Ah, so you're the owner of this house." Ji Zhuo was clearly a little reserved. His attitude had been a bit forceful just now, and he wondered if he had offended the official.

"Section Chief Xiang, have you been investigating here for a long time?" Li Yiheng asked somewhat timidly.

"It won't be long, probably only a day or two." Xiang Yu picked up his cup, took a sip of hot water, and the steam rose in front of his face. "But things are difficult here. I haven't found any clues yet."

"Um, I have a question, Section Chief, please don't laugh at me..." Li Yiheng raised his hand like a schoolchild, "It's just... do ghosts really exist in this world?"

Xiang Yu looked at Li Yiheng with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

"To be honest, although I don't really believe in it, sometimes strange things do happen." Li Yiheng began to reminisce about his glorious past: "When I was a child, I had a fever and no medicine would work. But when my mother went to the crossroads to burn some paper money, I would be fine the next day..."

"Ah, that wasn't a ghost, it was just that you healed yourself," Xiang Yu said.

"..."

Li Yiheng awkwardly shut up.

Ji Zhuo, standing to the side, pondered, "If the mass casualties at the school could be explained by supernatural forces, then it would indeed be more reasonable..."

"To be honest, the people doing the forensic analysis over there are still arguing about it. Some say it's a gas leak, but what kind of gas could cause someone's body to explode after inhaling it?" Ji Zhuo sighed. "Others say it was done by a deranged killer, but what kind of killer could murder over twenty people in just a few hours without leaving a single trace?"

"Furthermore, there's the phenomenon of rigor mortis... It's really inexplicable."

He paused.

"Just like this place."

Ji Zhuo suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and couldn't help but feel a coldness creeping up his spine.

Li Yiheng's face turned pale. He originally thought it was just an ordinary murder case, but how did it involve ghosts?

Xiang Yu then asked, "What have you investigated so far? What evidence have you gathered? Have you made any progress?"

Ji Zhuo sighed, then took out a few documents, glanced at them, and placed them on the table: "The family in room 502 is indeed a bit strange. According to our investigation, about half a month ago, they made several calls to the police... but then suddenly hung up, making our operator want to report them for making false police reports."

"Yesterday, we received a call from the police saying that there was an unusual smell in room 502. When we broke down the door, we found two dehydrated corpses."

"Next, we started investigating the neighborhood for clues. After checking each one, we found your place."

"..." Xiang Yu was stunned when she heard these words. Yesterday?

He didn't see any police officers or hear any sirens yesterday.

Could it be that these two were active during the time they were stolen from?

reasonable.

"Also, we found some...writing on the bodies." Ji Zhu hesitated whether to take out the photos, but finally did. "The couple's bodies were carved with words like 'Run,' 'You'll die,' and 'Don't be here.'"

Xiang Yu took the photo, and An Ling, who was standing next to her, leaned over. Just as she was about to take a look, she was spotted by two policemen and scared back.

"Kids shouldn't look at this, it'll make them wet the bed." Li Yiheng shooed An Ling aside.

Xiang Yu flipped through the photos in her hand, pursing her lips and remaining silent. The things in the photos were almost exactly as Ji Zhuo had described; the couple had these words engraved on their bodies.

It looks like it was carved with a knife, and there are even dried bloodstains and mottled scabs on it.

"Any other clues?" Xiang Yu asked, looking up.

"There are also some testimonies from the neighbors. They all say that the couple are pretty good people... except that the wife is a bit stingy and often argues with others over some things." Ji Zhuo flipped through the evidence he had recorded. "Also, they are a DINK (Double Income No Kids) couple and have no children."

Li Yiheng suddenly remembered something and interjected, "By the way, some of the older men in the neighborhood said that the couple seemed to be practicing dancing."

"Dancing?" Xiang Yu was taken aback by this bizarre idea.

"Yes, and it's very addictive. I even dance when I go upstairs at home." Li Yiheng was deeply impressed by these testimonies, "It's just that I'm not very good at it..."

"Which dance?" Xiang Yu asked.

"That's not important, is it?" Ji Zhuo, who was standing to the side, felt that his teammate and the section chief were about to start chatting.

"Tell me, sometimes the key information is right there in all of this."

"Uh...you know the moonwalk, right? It's the one where you run backwards..." Li Yiheng began to rack his brains for knowledge about dance.

"Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'?" Xiang Yu suddenly replied.

"Yes, yes, this is it."

"Ahem, let's talk about something serious." Ji Zhuo quickly steered the conversation back on track. "We investigated the possible culprits, and there aren't many people who had conflicts with their families. Also, our preliminary investigation revealed that they all have alibis."

"So we initially suspected it was a crime of passion... but now it seems that explanation is no longer possible." Ji Zhuo spread his hands, indicating that Xiang Yu could begin to express his views.

"It seems like a bizarre attack, but to be honest, this bizarre ability is really hard to detect." Xiang Yu returned the photo, stood up, and said, "I still don't know what kind of ability it is."

Stealing time?

Speed ​​up time?

still is……

After seeing the things in the photo, Xiang Yu suddenly had many questions she wanted to ask, and there was also a small question that kept lingering in her mind.

If the answer to this question is "yes," then this strange ability will likely come to light.

"To be honest, Section Chief Xiang, I still find it hard to accept this viewpoint..." Ji Zhuo sighed, "It's like all those years of criminal investigation classes I've taken have been for nothing."

"Officers, there's actually something else, I don't know if you've noticed." Xiang Yu slowly raised his head, pointing to the rising sun outside the window, "It's dawn."

"???"

Ji Zhuo and Li Yiheng were stunned. They looked out the window and were shocked to find that the sun's outline had already jumped over the horizon, turning the whole world into a blood-red color, as if it were on fire.

The two policemen looked somewhat dazed. They took two steps back and glanced at their watches again.

6:53

"This..." Ji Zhuo's throat went dry.

Li Yiheng's voice was trembling uncontrollably:

"What's going on?!?"