The next day, Runli went to the police station. Although she had communicated with the police chief, what the chief said about Xie Xiaohao's death was still the same as before.
"Currently the police can only announce that the deceased died of homicide... well, because the crime was done in a rather cruel way, the cause of death has not been announced. I also said that this case is currently under full investigation. Once we have new investigations, we will naturally Hold a press conference to explain. Miss Yi, that's all I can say, please go back."
"But... According to our knowledge, Xie Xiaohao's parents both went crazy after seeing their son's body, and they are now undergoing diagnosis and treatment in a mental hospital. The police deliberately concealed this from us. In addition, according to his neighbors, the police came that day After arriving at the scene, many forensic doctors were sent, and the one who finally carried the corpse... "
"That's enough, Miss Yi!" The director's face was so ugly that he had already gestured to see off the guests, and said: "In short, the police have a certain position, and the government also attaches great importance to this matter. The results of the investigation will naturally be announced. Please Come back!"
Runli knew that it was useless to say anything, and the director would not tell her more. She was almost certain that there must be a surprising inside story about this matter. And the current situation is the same as seven years ago, when the parents died...
No matter what her brother says, Runli is determined to find out.
Walking out of the bureau chief's room, she looked at the notes in her hand while thinking about what to do next. Who should I ask? The police may have issued an order to keep the media completely secret, but Xie Xiaohao's parents are crazy...
By the way, maybe they will reveal something during their crazy talk.
After making up her mind, she put the notes back in her bag and started sprinting towards the parking lot downstairs. But at this moment, she didn't notice that a long-haired woman in black was staring at her back coldly.
In any case, Runli hopes to find clues before tonight. She doesn't want another death to be reported tomorrow.
On the way to the psychiatric hospital, she turned on the radio. My brother said that he would be invited to read excerpts from his new book on the radio at noon today.
After tuning to the frequency, I just heard the announcer say: "Dear listeners, this station has invited Mr. Yi Runan, a popular horror novelist, to be a guest on our program today. Since the establishment of our 'Voice of the Nether' column, this is already Mr. Yi's This is the fourth time I came to our show. Hello, Mr. Yi, first of all congratulations on the publication of your new book. This new work has also attracted the attention of readers and listeners. We will open a hotline later, and I will ask you to answer some questions. Readers ask, okay?"
"Well, in fact, I am also looking forward to communicating with the readers of 'Voice of the Nether'. I am very happy to have the opportunity to be a guest here again this time."
"So. Before that, I would like to ask you, Mr. Yi, is this work still the same as before, is it an unsolvable horror novel?"
"That's right, I said before that my horror novels are ultimately unsolvable, and I won't play tricks on mysteries, but really let readers feel... In fact, horror exists around everyone."
When Runli was thinking about whether to call and go to the radio station later, she suddenly heard what her brother said at this moment.
"Terror exists around everyone"...
After their parents died seven years ago, the two moved out of their original city, and the brother and sister have been dependent on each other ever since. That horrible scene will always be imprinted in my mind, and I will never forget it. However, he didn't have the guts to hate.
So up to now... She is tired of living in an ignoble way. She doesn't want to be like her brother, just keep running away, just to stay away from those things... But Runli knows very well that it's useless to run anywhere. Those things are pervasive and exist around us.
After the hotline was opened, she immediately heard the excited voices of many listeners.
"Mr. Yi, is your story based on reality?"
"Mr. Yi, I've read your new book. I spent a whole night reading it last night. It's really scary! Did you encounter any sad and negative things in your life?"
Runli was listening to her brother answering them one by one, and the mental hospital was just around the corner.
"Mr. Yi, I have seen all your works. Your shaping of the atmosphere and description of the psychology of the characters are quite excellent. It's almost... as if it was your personal experience."
A phone call was connected suddenly, and the following words were said. The voice should be female, but the tone was really cold, as if he was asking questions.
"This young lady is really good at joking. If I have gone through all that, how can I live to this day?" My brother's answer was very calm, without strong emotional ups and downs.
"Do you think this world really has everything you describe in your book?"
Runli squeezed the steering wheel tightly.
"I was just writing a novel, and I never thought about connecting it with reality for research."
The car had already driven to the entrance of the mental hospital, but Runli still wanted to continue to listen to the following conversation. However, the lady said: "Really... I see, then goodbye." Then the phone hung up.
Strange person... Runli drove the car into the underground parking lot of the hospital, and then took the elevator in the basement to go up.
After arriving at the nurse's station, she explained the purpose of her visit. Originally, the other party did not allow her to visit, but because she repeatedly emphasized that it was a matter of human life and her attitude was sincere, the other party only said that the time limit was ten minutes.
After going upstairs with a nurse to the floor where Xie Xiaohao's parents were, as soon as he got out of the elevator, he heard a strange cry: "Xiaohao! Xiaohao! How did you become like this! Wow..."
When I entered the ward, I saw a large group of doctors holding a middle-aged woman on the bed. One doctor wanted to sedate her, but so many doctors and nurses couldn't hold her hands and feet.
"She is one of the patients you are looking for. She has been like this since entering the hospital. I don't think you can ask anything. Another patient is also in serious condition..."
"Xiaohao... how did you become so scary... who made you into this..."
When Runli walked into the ward, the nurse said, "You... it's best not to provoke her."
It's really tragic... After the son died, both parents actually went crazy. This is definitely not an ordinary murder case. Even if the scene was very bloody and Xie Xiaohao was dismembered, the two of them would not go crazy together...
What on earth did they see that made them so crazy
In the end, of course, there was nothing. Back in the underground parking lot, she looked at the watch in her hand, feeling extremely anxious. There are no clues at all at present, and the premonition is getting stronger and stronger, can it really be stopped
"Do you want to know the answer?"
Suddenly a strange voice came from behind.
She turned around and saw a beautiful woman with shawl hair. The expression of this mysterious woman was very cold. Runli searched in her mind, but couldn't find any memory about this person.
"You... who are you?"
"Miss Yi Runli," the woman said to her, "Can... let me meet your brother?"
Ten minutes later, the two sat opposite each other in a restaurant opposite the mental hospital.
"Who the hell are you... do you know my brother?"
"Although I don't know each other, I know his and your past very well." She looked calm and harmless.
"My name is Ren Jing." The woman continued, "Actually, I have been looking for your brothers and sisters for a long time."
"What?" Runli hurriedly asked, "Could it be that you are a policeman? The person who investigated the case seven years ago?"
"No, I have nothing to do with the police. To find you brothers and sisters is my father's note to me. He disappeared three years ago. Especially about your brother, my father's note is very detailed. Seven I am also very aware of the case from years ago."
"You... who is your father?"
"His name is Ren Senbo, he is a psychiatrist, but he also has a lot of research on supernatural phenomena. Three years ago, my mother died in a weird car accident."
"That... It seems that we don't know your father. My parents never mentioned to me that they knew a psychiatrist..."
"In short... the details will be discussed after meeting with your brother. You are investigating the death of a high school student that happened yesterday, right? If you want information, I can give it to you. I hacked into the police network yesterday, download I have some information. If you want, I can give it to you immediately, but the condition is that I meet your brother."
Runli couldn't sit still anymore, she asked further: "You...you are a hacker? Who are you and why do you want to see my brother!"
"I can't tell you until then..."
Runli looked at her watch and thought, I'm afraid there is no time to dawdle, after all, human life is at stake! Let's promise her for now, and we'll think about the future after tonight.
"I promise you... but the premise is to let me see the information you said first... I declare in advance that if I publish your information afterwards, I will specifically publish that it was sent to the newspaper by a certain citizen. We don't know it is Who sent it."
"Of course."
Then, she took out an envelope from the inner pocket of her clothes, handed it to Run Li, and said, "There are 14 photos of the dead body in this envelope. Let me declare first that I will print out these photos immediately after I download them." , without any processing. In addition, the death report issued by the forensic doctor is attached, which I also downloaded."
Runli was always a little suspicious of the letter, then opened the envelope and took out the photos. However, after only taking a quick look at the first picture, her heart skipped a beat, and then her pupils began to dilate rapidly, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.
"You..." Runli couldn't utter a complete sentence at all... It was the same as seven years ago, it was this unexplainable phenomenon! She then continued to look at the following photos, and each time she looked at them, she let out more and more heavy panting sounds, so that when she saw the fifth one, she almost fainted.
Runli couldn't read any more, put all the photos back into the envelope, and took out the forensic report that Ren Jing said, cold sweat had already begun to break out on her forehead.
"Do you believe?"
Ren Jing asked very calmly.
"Yes, yes! It is precisely because of this that I believe..." Runli's voice was obviously choked up: "It is because of this incomprehensible existence that my brother and I had to flee to this city ...Even though the distance is so far away, there is still no escape... No matter which city, this kind of mutation has begun to occur... "
Ren Jing observed Runli's expression, and gradually began to confirm that she and her brother were indeed the people she was looking for.
"You have prescience, don't you?"
Runli raised her head abruptly, looking at this mysterious woman. Her expression was very deep, and she showed no obvious emotion. Her eyes revealed a depth that was difficult to explore, matching her elegant, non-human appearance. The beauty makes people feel that she belongs to non-human beings.
"Can you predict how long a horrible abnormal event will happen? I also have abilities similar to yours. This ability was possessed after my mother died. My mother... was killed by a ghost..."
When Ren Jing said this, she began to show sad eyes, but like the occasional ripples on the surface of the lake, they disappeared in an instant. It seems to be a long time ago, even if it is touched now, it can only arouse the inner feelings a little. But Runli felt that more of it... was a kind of fear. A fear that you can't even think about.
"Why do you want to see my brother?"
she continued.
"If I say that one day in the future, I will also be killed by a ghost... No, maybe it's not a ghost, but something more than a ghost, will you believe it? And, I can't escape, even if I escape to the ends of the earth, This future will not change either. My father told me that. He is an omniscient seer."
If it was seven years ago, of course Runli would not have believed such a thing, but now... she has to believe it. In the past seven years, her worldview has been constantly shaken. She had to believe one thing, and that was—
There are indeed ghosts and curses in this world.
When she said that she would be killed by ghosts in the future, she acted indifferently, but Runli still caught the slight trembling of her arms and the fear hidden in the corners of her eyes.
"I believe it. Miss Ren... But why do you know my ability? Also, why did you come to my brother?"
"Not only your brother, but also you. After meeting your brother, I will tell you all the details. But it's not possible now. I hope to explain everything to you brother and sister in detail."
At this time, Runli suddenly remembered what she predicted would happen tonight, and asked quickly: "You... you said you can also predict... so, do you know what will happen tonight? No, where, who is it? happened to me?"
Ren Jing continued: "My knowledge is limited, but your brother should be able to know more. He should also have the ability to predict. Since it will happen tonight... then, take me to see him immediately! If you want to prevent the first If the two dead appear!"