"You are not Lu Guangzu at all."
The exposed left eye was bloodshot and full of unspeakable fatigue. Yin Ren's fingertips touched the man's real eye socket, his movements neither light nor heavy.
The man's two left eyes, one true and one false, rolled up at the same time and looked at Yin Ren. The artificial eye couldn't see emotions due to its deformation, but the fear in the real eye became more and more obvious, and he didn't know what he saw.
"The demon's painted skin is even more remote than the human fragrance."
The reason for being so remote is also very simple. Human fragrance only requires a little flesh and blood, but demon painted skin does not -
To make demon-painted skin, you need to remove the entire piece of human skin, marinate it with a special ointment, and then carefully remove impurities. After drying, it needs to be applied on the user's face for three days and three nights to set, and then decorated with soft glass, inkworm capillary, and glued with rattan glue. In this way, a painted face can be made that looks just like the real one. The material is mixed so carefully that even the red pimples and stubble can show through.
However, the method of making demon-painted skin is extremely cumbersome and tests the craftsman's skills.
If it is done poorly, the face will be stiff and swollen, and a layman can tell that something is wrong. The better the craftsman's craftsmanship, the more realistic the demon painted skin will be, and no abnormalities will be found even if it is scraped with a knife.
In this world where all zombie warriors are on the verge of extinction, Yin Ren thought that the demon painted skin had disappeared. But even in Yin Ren's era, this thing was not very popular.
It is better because it relies purely on handwork and is not contaminated by the evil spirits of magic techniques. However, considering the production cost, this advantage can be ignored - the "mud meat Zhang" type of original body shaping was more popular at the time, which was faster and better in comparison. As for the evil spirits left by the spells, practitioners have thousands of ways to cover them up.
The man leaned on the chair tiredly, his eyes a little distracted.
"I have no actual evidence." He concluded bitterly. "Even if they take the case, they won't invest a lot of manpower immediately."
"I did impersonate Lu Guangzu. I originally planned to take off this demon painting skin after the case was investigated..."
The man didn't answer immediately. For a moment, a trace of sadness appeared on that broken face.
"If you hadn't borrowed another identity, your situation would have been very bad - as my partner said, Fan Yong has evil powers in him. As far as we know, this matter is inseparable from the sinking."
Yin Ren remained silent and did not make any further comments.
"So you choose to become a 'murderer' yourself, become the topic of the metaphysical community in Haigu City, and let the police and security forces solve the case."
"I hope you won't expose me, and at the same time help me find the real culprit privately." The man hurriedly changed his explanation, "I made the human fragrance and demon painted skin myself, and there is no one else behind me."
The ability to read thoughts? Can you see what’s special about you? Things are more interesting than you think. Yin Ren put away his hostility and moved his fingers up the bridge of the man's nose.
"It's strange. You have a fragrant flesh-and-blood introduction. You must have come into contact with the 'real murderer'. Why do you want to go around in such a big circle?" Yin Ren continued calmly.
"There were a lot of people on the road at the time, so I couldn't chase him. I only had time to release the spiritual weapon and scratch him. With his blood, I made the box of human incense."
"...Don't you ask Zhong Cheng about the secret?" Seeing that he was about to leave, the man couldn't help but speak.
The man trembled, but heard a sticky gurgling sound in his ears. The evil spirit turned into thin threads like spider silk, and the soft skin was sewn together finely and densely. The demon-painted skin on his face was being quickly smoothed and repaired.
"I understand." The man replied with difficulty.
Hearing the words "sinking meeting", the man's breathing was erratic for a moment. He gritted his teeth and sweat broke out on his forehead: "Please listen to what I have to say."
"Since you can 'see part of a person's thoughts,'" Yin Ren chewed on this unheard of weird ability, "then it should be easier to see the murderer's face or figure."
"Well, I'll let you go for now." After repairing the demon-painted skin, Yin Ren retracted his hand, "But this is not a deal. I will investigate the way I like. I only have one request for you -"
"To make a long story short." Yin Ren tapped the man's eye socket with his fingertips.
"Because I just saw what he was thinking."
The corners of the man's mouth curled up weakly.
"It's enough for me that his secret can be used as such an important 'negotiation bargaining chip' by you."
The man looked at him steadily.
Yin Ren commented objectively.
After all, the person in front of me has a bad move.
"Any other things? What should be said and what shouldn't be said? I think you know it well, 'Lu Guangzu'."
"Even if they are willing to believe in my abilities, it's possible that the 'stranger' is just a delusional man with endless ideas..."
"The human skin is peeled off well. I must have borrowed the dead man's face."
"I said I saw a stranger's harmful thoughts on the street. However, I have no idea who the stranger's name was, whether he was young or old. Even if I could find someone's fragrance, it might be a 'contact' Lu Yuanyuan's person, I can't prove that the breath comes from the real murderer."
Half a minute later, the man seemed to have made some serious determination and took a long breath: "But I can only see very vague and incoherent thoughts. I don't know the identity of the murderer, I only know that he is in Haigu City."
"It turned out that the real murderer threw the 'collapsed chair' in public, trying to confirm your identity as the criminal." Yin Ren said.
"Don't tell anyone what Zhong Cheng said. If you reveal even half a word to others..."
"I know this is reckless, but it's the fastest." "Lu Guangzu" gritted his teeth, "And I, I thought this kind of murderer would be very arrogant and not happy to have his name replaced, so he might take action..."
"I passed him on the street... He was thinking at the time that Lu Yuanyuan was a bit conspicuous as the first one, but the finished product was good. No one was looking for the six people behind him, so he felt much more relaxed. Then he thought again, His chair is falling apart and he wants to replace it with a beanbag. He needs to find someone better."
Yin Ren lowered his head again and got close to the man's face.
Yin Ren patted his clothes and glanced at the exit of the interrogation room.
"But the metaphysical examination used to deceive Shi'an is indeed somewhat useful."
Yin Ren looked at the man silently.
"I can't do it. I have my own limitations." The man's voice sounded self-deprecating. "It sounds nonsense, right? If I report the crime with this information, what do you think the police and Shi'an will think?"
"The purpose of your so-called 'transaction'." Yin Ren interrupted him simply, "To make a long story short, don't you understand?"
Now that the person's fragrance has been exposed, the focus of Shi'an's investigation has shifted, and this person has lost the initiative. The real culprit was blamed, and he didn't even have the means to fight back.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
"King of Hell." He spat out two words and saw with satisfaction that the man's expression froze -
That was not the shock of hearing it for the first time, but the guilt of losing the chips.
Yin Ren responded with a bright smile.
"What did Lu Guangzu say?" Zhong Cheng said immediately after Yin Ren went out.
"He saw that I had good bones and wanted to recruit me for Shen Shen Club."
Yin Ren scratched the tip of his nose, with a hint of embarrassment in his smile.
"Lu Guangzu certainly doesn't look like the real culprit. I guess he was only responsible for clarifying the matter and sending a message to the Sinking Society... Forget it, I'll write a report to Sister Xiaohe. You should prefer to read the report."
Zhong Cheng said he thought for a moment and did not continue to ask: "Okay, I'll wait for your report."
"Uh-huh."
"I'll also go in and talk to Lu Guangzu."
"Talk to him? Brother Zhong, you don't want to join the sinking club, do you?" Yin Ren put on his earphones and didn't forget to make a joke.
"No, I just want to ask a few questions to disrupt his rhythm." This time Zhong Cheng took off his headphones and said, "This is a negotiation, we can't give him whatever he wants."
Before Yin Ren could interrupt, Zhong Cheng said he picked up a document bag, walked into the house in a few steps, and closed the door with a bang.
This scene seemed a bit familiar, and Yin Ren swallowed back the words "Me too" in frustration. Forget it, Lord Yama should have the thoughts of Lord Yama.
Inside the house, surveillance has not been restored.
Zhong Cheng said approaching the target and placing his hands on the armrests of the chair. Those dark eyes locked tightly on Lu Guangzu, who shrank up vigilantly and said nothing.
"I understand." After staring at Lu Guangzu silently for a while, Zhong Cheng straightened up.
Cold sweat oozed from "Lu Guangzu's" forehead again - Zhong Cheng said he didn't know what he had noticed. His thoughts were as fast and chaotic as a storm, and he couldn't see any effective information.
Zhong Cheng said he no longer paid attention to Lu Guangzu on the chair. He opened the document bag and placed the documents on the ground one by one.
That is the list of missing persons in the last three months. The police carefully selected and eliminated those who disappeared in a superficial manner, and accurately screened out ten cases that were almost "disappeared from the world".
Zhong Cheng said that he walked around among the files with photos, his eyes never leaving Lu Guangzu. Lu Guangzu was covered in cold sweat, and his eyes were wandering in confusion. He knew that these two people were not easy to mess with, but he didn't expect that they would be so difficult to mess with.
He obviously deliberately tried to get rid of the difficult problem of "King of Hell"!
After a while, Zhong Cheng said that he would put away the documents all over the floor. He pulled out two of them and set them aside.
"You 'surrendered' on behalf of the real murderer and wanted to use the help of Shi An and the police to find the murderer." Zhong Cheng said in a calm tone, "There is obviously a more appropriate way... You have clues in your hand, but it is difficult to verify?"
"Once your affairs that have nothing to do with the real culprit are revealed, it will be difficult to influence the direction of the investigation. In addition, the real culprit is fishing in troubled waters. You know that you cannot control the situation, so you turned to Yin Ren privately for help?"
"Yin Ren is suing—" Lu Guangzu was shocked.
"He didn't say anything and even covered for you."
It's just that I won't take everything my partner says. Zhong Cheng said that he flattened the corners of the files on the trial bench without raising his head.
"I understand him fairly well. If you were related to the real murderer, Yin Ren would not be so relaxed, let alone cover it up for you."
When he walked in, the man was in disarray and couldn't make any clever disguise. Zhong Cheng said that after a little testing, he would hit it with one blow.
It would be interesting to ask Yin Ren for help alone. However, his partner is a monster who can release powerful murderous intent. If this gentleman's "help" is too strong, it will only have the opposite effect.
Judging from the fear in that man's eyes, he must have been taught a lesson in "counter-effects". I don't know what kind of expression Yin Ren will show at that time.
However, Yin Ren is alone and has nothing to manipulate, let alone expose his strength casually. This person must have noticed Yin Ren's "specialness" first and wanted to use it as a handle... Is it some kind of special ability, or...
No, these are not the point. Zhong Cheng said that he had put aside his curiosity. He took two separate files and walked to Lu Guangzu.
"Your eyes stayed on Lu Yuanyuan and Fan Yong for a long time, and the time on other files was almost the same, except for these two." "This lady should be a very important person to you. The look in your eyes when you look at her is very soft. ”
He placed a file on the small table of the interrogation chair and clicked on the photos on the file.
In the photo, the young girl smiles sweetly. Her eyes were misty, with a translucent blue film like a spider web.
The words "Ding Lizi" were written next to the photo, and the date of disappearance was two weeks ago. In the special circumstances column, the police specifically marked "visual impairment" and attached a copy of the hospital examination report.
Lu Guangzu pursed his lips. He looked at the file sadly and couldn't look away.
"And your eyes are always avoiding this one... Well, the person who reported Ding Lizi's disappearance is a man in his twenties. His height and body shape are very similar to yours."
Zhong Cheng said pushing another piece of information and placing it next to the woman's information, his eyes locked on Lu Guangzu.
"This 'missing reporter' is you, right?"
The man's eyes shrank, he raised his head suddenly, looked at Zhong Cheng in disbelief.
"Don't worry, I have no intention of exposing you yet." Zhong Cheng said taking back the information and lowered his eyes.
really.
Self-sacrifice and surrender, and being able to detect Yin Ren's specialness at a glance were actually far from the Lu Guangzu they knew. Although I don’t know if it’s plastic surgery or something else, it’s quite possible that the person in front of me is not Lu Guangzu.
When faced with the "reporter's" information, this person's fear was only mixed with uneasiness. He simply deceived him, and he fell into the trap.
Zhong Cheng shook his head with some disappointment: "The top priority is to find the real culprit. I don't intend to cause trouble. I only have one request for you -"
The man stared at Zhong Cheng nervously and said.
"Don't reveal what's special about Yin Ren."
Zhong Cheng said in a calm tone and put the information of the reporter on the top of the pile: "I have no idea of changing my partner yet."
The man didn't know what he thought of, and his face twitched: "I know."
Half a minute later, Zhong Cheng said he also stepped out of the door.
"How is it?" Yin Ren came over curiously.
"He didn't want to say anything." Zhong Cheng said, pushing up his glasses. "I showed him the missing persons file. He had a big reaction to one of them. We can start with this target."
He pulled out the information on "Ding Lizi" and handed it to Yin Ren.
Yin Ren glanced hastily: "I understand... Brother Zhong, are you free tonight? I have something very important that I need your help with."
Zhong Cheng said: "...?"
A few hours later, Zhong Cheng looked out the window speechlessly.
They were sitting in a rooftop restaurant called Fengde Village - the view here was very good, with bright lights outside the window and the Milky Way in the sky. The noisy whistle was far away, leaving only quiet classical music in the room, and fresh red flowers in the vase on the table.
Unfortunately, there were a lot of shopping bags piled up at Yin Ren's feet. They were crowded into a hill, completely destroying the elegant atmosphere around him.
Yin Ren "needs help with something very important" and seems to want to help him eat. Moreover, before coming here, this person also walked around and bought a lot of junk food for a midnight snack.
Zhong Cheng said he tried his best to ignore the mountain of calories that was so close at hand. Just by eating so much without getting fat, Comrade Yin Ren is enough to arouse suspicion.
"My money was finally reimbursed."
Zhong Cheng said that on the other side, Yin Ren wiped away non-existent tears.
"I've been bothering you in the middle of the night lately, so I wanted to thank you. The vegetarian dishes here are very good. I checked in advance."
Zhong Cheng said that after thinking for a long time, he was not sure whether this was considered as courtesy for nothing. He could only nod and taste the vegetarian version of braised pork and squirrel fish carefully.
The braised pork tastes plump, but does not have the greasy taste unique to fat. The chef didn't know what ingredients were used. As soon as the ingredients were taken into the mouth, they almost slid down the throat, leaving only a mouth full of fragrance and a long aftertaste.
The dishes taste very good and the prices are equally impressive. Normally, Zhong Cheng would never come to a place like this.
"Is it delicious?" Noticing that Zhong Cheng's expression softened a bit, Yin Ren looked at him with a smile.
"It tastes good... Yin Ren, do you have something to tell me?" There was something cunning in this man's smile, and Zhong Cheng said he had a bad feeling.
"Huh? No, I'm just treating you to a meal. There's no explanation for the evil force on the chair, and Minister Fu hasn't shown up much recently. Things are definitely not simple, and we'll be busy after that."
Yin Ren picked up a squirrel fish with chopsticks and slurred in his mouth. The squirrel fish here is made with potatoes. It is crispy, tender and fragrant in the mouth, and is no better than real fish.
"Brother Zhong, what did you say about the murderer? Don't serial killers always pick their victims? Now there are almost all men, women and children." Yin Ren ate while browsing video websites.
"Maybe they have something in common, we just haven't discovered it yet." Zhong Cheng said after taking a sip of alcohol, "Maybe you have read too much "Crime ○" and the murderer harmed people for other purposes."
"I'm trying to find lost memories. Maybe I used to be a foreign language translator." Yin Ren poked the squirrel fish in the bowl.
Zhong Cheng said that Youyou glanced at Yin Ren and made no comment.
"Let's watch criminal investigation dramas together in the evening to find inspiration? We can't hang ourselves from a tree like Lu Guangzu..."
"Mr. Yin?"
A familiar voice interrupted him.
Yin Ren paused while poking at the rice, and Zhong Cheng turned his head to the side—Bai Yongji was sitting down with several colleagues, who happened to be sitting at the big table next to them.
"Haha, what a coincidence today." Bai Yongji smiled brightly, "Are you two coming here to eat too?"
"Yeah, I got a bonus today, so I'll take my friends to eat something good." Yin Ren said nonsense smoothly and told Zhong Cheng to pick up a chopstick dish.
"Have you considered the previous matter?" Bai Yongji turned slightly to block a colleague who wanted to take a photo of Yin Ren. "We are in great need of a guest with a good image recently. You can just make a temporary guest appearance. The pay will be very generous."
"Sorry, I didn't..."
"It's not convenient for him to go." Before Yin Ren could come up with an excuse, Zhong Cheng said he was the first to answer, "Yin Ren had an accident before. He is still recuperating and is not suitable for participating in that kind of activity."
"There was an accident?" Bai Yongji was startled.
"Well, my head was injured and I forgot what happened before. No, I have to ask Brother Zhong to take care of me." Yin Ren showed an "embarrassed" smile, "Thank you Brother Bai for your appreciation. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely support you. "
Bai Yongji was silent for a moment and took a breath: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know about this before. Health is the most important thing. Let's talk about this again when you recover."
"Let's talk about something happy. How are you and Dr. Sun getting on?" Yin Ren changed the subject with a smile.
"Last time, she was kept for a meal, and her parents seemed quite satisfied with me." Talking about Sun Qian, Bai Yongji showed a gentle smile, "Actually, I didn't have much idea at first, but after more contact, I always felt that Dr. Sun She... is a nice person.”
"She doesn't want to fall in love now. I plan to remain friends first, but you have to keep it a secret for me." After that, he added seriously.
Bai Yongji's colleagues were making noises, saying "Mr. Bai is tempted, you have to pay for this meal" one after another.
Yin Ren looked at him for a while and started to mix the rice with soup.
Bai Yongji is not the type who is so enthusiastic that it makes people uncomfortable. This elite knew enough was enough and did not disturb the two people at the next table. When the group was leaving, Bai Yongji stepped forward again.
"Mr. Zhong, I'm sorry. I remember the last time we met, you wanted to get psychological counseling?"
"Xiao Sun will not always be free. If the problem is not solved, be sure to go to a formal institution and don't believe in those messy side methods."
Speaking of this, Bai Yongji lowered his voice: "I am ashamed to say that I have sought psychological counseling before and was defrauded of tens of thousands. That person almost brought me into a pyramid scheme. Fortunately, I sobered up quickly."
Yin Ren: "Really or not, so scary?"
"Yes, I talked about this with Officer Sun before. I should have called the police at that time... I don't know if I can do it now. Look, I have cut off the chat records."
He casually showed the screenshots in the album.
Those were more than a dozen WeChat chat records from half a year ago, with the three characters "Lv Guangzu" written in the other party's ID position.
The previous ones are just a series of transfer records, and the content of the last screenshot is a bit eye-catching.
[Lv Guangzu: Mr. Bai, your problem is a bit big]
[Lv Guangzu: I have to ask our master for help, how about I introduce it to you]
[The moment passes: Master? What master? Mr. Lu, the matter has not been resolved yet, I need an explanation]
[Baijuguojiao: Those things you talk about so much are not lying to me, right?]
[Lv Guangzu: Don’t worry, I don’t dare to say anything else, ours is genuine. You can ask, our name is on the road.]
[Lv Guangzu: Have you ever heard of the "Sinking Society"?]
The record stopped at this line, and the rest of it was empty. The two did not continue the conversation.
"After that, I went directly to an acquaintance who was a police officer and was scolded by him. Back then, Lu Guangzu did a lot of pseudo-science like a cover-up, and I was not clear-headed for a while, so I was fooled."
Bai Yongji smiled bitterly.
"Seeing is not necessarily believing. There are too many scammers nowadays. You two must be careful."
The author has something to say:
Xiao Zhong’s skin of the King of Hell is incredible.
Xiao Yin: If you see through it but don’t tell it off, you will be happy. Continue to tease the King of Hell (
(End of chapter)