"Baby, are you sure your gun is fine?" said the mercenary captain.
"Would you like to take a look at it?" Zhou Luoyang was about to give him the gun and said, "It's definitely a toy, I suspect it's a water gun."
"Don't give him the gun." Du Jing said.
Zhou Luoyang thought that I was the king of broken stalks, but the mercenary captain said it was okay.
"Shoot," said the captain.
An expression of unbearable appeared on the priest's face, Zhou Luoyang pulled the trigger, and at the same time, there was a loud "bang" in the secret room.
The priest and the botanist suddenly shouted, and the captain was also taken aback, gasping for breath. Zhou Luoyang was even more frightened and said, "Why don't you play like this! I rely on it!"
The gun really has an infrared remote control function, and the sound of the sound cooperates in the moment when it is buckled, and the sound of gunfire appears, and the surround sound is extremely realistic. Zhou Luoyang's heart almost jumped out.
The captain said, "I rely on... FUCKING..."
The priest was almost frightened. When the captain came down, the priest hurried forward to check. Several people were panting, only the professor and Du Jing did not speak.
After a brief silence, the music broke out.
"The road ahead has been opened for you. The treasure has also been presented to you, but the bloody slaughter is not over yet. The only one who gets the treasure will receive our unprecedented reward..."
"I'm already dead," said the captain. "The souvenir should not be mine."
The priest smiled at the captain: "My share is for you."
Zhou Luoyang put the gun on the altar and said, "Are you still playing?"
"There are two minutes left," the professor said. "It's over? Who's next?" Looking at Du Jing, he said, "You're going to avenge your comrade-in-arms."
Du Jing said, "You do it first, I will last."
The people looked at each other, and the priest said, "Then there is no more, and everyone can go out alive."
The botanist said, "Yes, I'm going to kill the professor. After I shoot him, the four of us can get out alive together."
The professor said: "No, in order of priority, it should be the bodyguards who kill tourists to avenge their comrades-in-arms, I kill the bodyguards, and the botanists kill me. Finally, you two brothers... Two sisters, no matter what the relationship is, go out alive ."
Zhou Luoyang couldn't help laughing, thinking about it too.
Du Jing said, "That's it, the time has come."
Zhou Luoyang stood up and jokingly said: "play, finish the story line."
"I won't point a gun at you." Du Jing said.
"Hey, brother," said Dead Man a few minutes ago, unhappy, "he just killed your comrade-in-arms, and I'm your brother."
Zhou Luoyang felt that if Du Jing was not allowed to shoot, the "captain" would not be able to rest in peace, so he had to say to Du Jing, "This shot is not real."
"It won't work either," Du Jing said casually, "Never."
"Okay," the staff outside came to open the door and said, "It's over, thank you all the guests."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. When Zhou Luoyang heard this, it was false to say that he was not moved, but when Du Jing said this, it was as common as talking about trivial things that could not be more small, so that everyone heard it, but it was not touched. . Only the most innocent captain was too deeply involved in the play, and he was somewhat unwilling after being "killed".
Of course, this unwillingness quickly dissipated, and when he left the secret room, he returned to normal, chatting and laughing with the little priest.
It was crowded with players who came to play. The final "treasure" was only five copies, one for each person. Everyone took the exchanged cards to the front desk, and each exchanged the treasure for a prize, but there was no "captain". Five people survived, and the prize given by the store was a voucher for a barbecue in the mall, 50 per person.
Four people are Khmer power bank souvenir rewards, three people are small laptop bags, and two people are couple meal coupons. If only one person survives, they will eventually receive a "mystery prize".
"What is the mystery prize?" Zhou Luoyang was very curious.
"When you come back to play next time, maybe you will know." The boss laughed aside.
Well, Zhou Luoyang said to Du Jing, "It feels good."
The boss said: "You can only shoot the first shot, and you need to win over all the players in the process, so that they don't kill you in the end, there are actually quite a few branches in the secret room, you didn't trigger this time, you missed it, like a prison The iron door leads to two different rooms, the bronze statue of Shiva, and a stone pillar that can be turned, and there are organs in it."
"There are branch lines?" Zhou Luoyang said, "I didn't find it at all."
The professor said: "Do the paths in the maze also lead to different endings?"
"Yes." The boss nodded and said, "The priest didn't guide you on the wrong path. The priest is too kind."
The priest suddenly realized and said, "That's right."
The boss said: "You shouldn't show the map for everyone to see. We said in the game requirements that you can't let other players know what you have. If you only tell them that different people need to take different paths, You're teaming up with any player at a fork in the road, and you don't even speak, and it will affect the final outcome."
"Yo." Zhou Luoyang only thought that this secret room looked very simple, and there were branch organs in it.
The boss also said: "Is the tourist's gun not in his hand? You can kill the player in any link, and the killed person can only follow the priest, because the priest has the role of guiding the soul, but the soul's things I can't use it, I can only make ideas on the side."
Zhou Luoyang glanced at Du Jing, thinking that you really ruined all the boss's arrangements, and you didn't take out the gun until the end.
The boss said again: "Want to watch the ending video? There are twelve branches in total, and I can show you a few of them."
"Don't watch it." Du Jing rejected him bluntly and said, "Come back next time and explore for yourself."
The boss nodded, looked at the professor, then at Du Jing, and finally at the mercenary captain, and said, "The barbecue upstairs is good."
The boss could also see that the six people had clearly accomplished their original purpose from entering to exiting, although after the last shot, everyone had almost forgotten the original intention of participating in the activity.
"Bye-Bye."
"bye-"
Everyone said goodbye to each other outside the store, and Du Jingchao, the mercenary captain, said, "Add a WeChat account, and I will find you for dinner another day to make amends."
The captain smiled and said, "What sin? Do you play? Let's play together when we are empty."
Du Jing headed, so several people added their contact information to each other, still maintaining the grouping in pairs in the secret room. The captain said to Zhou Luoyang, "How about you?"
Zhou Luoyang politely gestured to Du Jing to the captain and said, "If you have anything, please contact him."
"Okay, let's come out and play together next time." The captain made a gesture of aiming a gun, squinting one side of his eyes, "shooting" at Zhou Luoyang, and said, "You owe me one time."
The little priest left with the mercenary captain, and when Zhou Luoyang looked back, he saw the professor.
"Let's have a meal together?" The professor came over alone, Zhou Luoyang glanced behind him, and the "professor" obviously didn't like the big boy who was with him.
Zhou Luoyang looked at Du Jing, and Du Jing headed.
In the private room of the Korean barbecue restaurant, the three sat down, and the proprietress came over and pulled down the smoking pipe, telling them to wait a moment and go out to prepare the dishes.
"Professor" looked at the two, Du Jing hung up his coat, and then hung up Zhou Luoyang's.
"Are you together?" the professor asked.
Zhou Luoyang smiled and said, "What does 'together' mean to 'together'?"
"Yes." Du Jing said without thinking.
"What occupation do you do?" The professor asked Zhou Luoyang again.
Zhou Luoyang replied, "What do you do, isn't it really a professor?"
"He's a police officer," Du Jing hung up his clothes and came over, sat down, and said, "Detective police officer."
Zhou Luoyang: "!!!"
Recalling the reaction of the "Professor" in the secret room, Zhou Luoyang immediately understood, this guy is a peer! Or half a peer.
He was not at all surprised that his identity was broken by Du Jing. A private detective and a criminal police officer, obviously the two sides had a tacit understanding as soon as they met. That is to say, the third person... The "captain of mercenaries" is very likely to be The people they both want to check.
Du Jing sat down, not surprised at all, flipped through his phone, and returned to the message sent by Zhuang Li in the afternoon.
"Introduce yourself first," the "Professor" extended his hand and said, "My name is Huang Ting, a clerk of Interpol's China branch."
Zhou Luoyang shook hands with him, introduced himself, and looked at Du Jing again. He didn't know how much of their clues he could share with Huang Ting.
Du Jing said, "I've seen your photos before, but you're not so thin."
"I was sick," Huang Ting said. "Now I'm in good health. I know your former boss, Qin Guodong, President Qin."
Du Jing hummed and said, "What did the old man say?"
Huang Ting said: "I have a brother who used to work in your Changyi, also surnamed Zhou."
"I know," Du Jing replied, "he left his job dashingly."
Huang Ting looked at Du Jing and said, "You are Du Jing, and I have seen your photos."
"Yeah." Du Jingman answered indifferently, and finally raised his head from the phone, frowning, "Why isn't the food coming yet?" He asked Zhou Luoyang, "Are you hungry?"
Seeing that Du Jing looked normal, Zhou Luoyang said, "Do you want to give you a space to chat alone? I'll sit outside and eat."
"It doesn't matter." Huang Ting said, "I just don't think you are like a private detective."
"He's not." Du Jing replied, "But it really doesn't matter. What case are you investigating?"
Huang Ting asked, "What case are you investigating?"
Du Jing: "What case are you investigating?"
Huang Ting: "What case are you investigating?"
Zhou Luoyang: "Is loop fun?"
In the meantime, when the dishes came up, Zhou Luoyang started roasting meat, and Du Jing just sat and waited to eat. Huang Ting said: "I don't think we are investigating the same case... You won't do it? Just wait for him to serve?"
Du Jing: "I won't do it, is there a problem?"
Zhou Luoyang said to Huang Ting: "He is like this at home."
"Bake a little." Du Jing glanced at Zhou Luoyang's hand.
Huang Ting said: "Everyone really has their own way of getting along. A brother of mine goes out to eat, and his lover doesn't do anything the whole time, just sits and waits to eat..."
"You know he's attacking again?" Zhou Luoyang said.
Huang Ting said sincerely: "My fault, I was preconceived."
Du Jing: "..."
Huang Ting added: "But I take back my words now, I don't think you are lovers."
The three were silent, only listening to the sizzling of the barbecue on the Internet. Zhou Luoyang was already very hungry, but he let Du Jing eat it first. He wrapped the lettuce and put it on a plate. The boss was right, this barbecue is indeed very good. fragrant.
Du Jing was not in a hurry and waited patiently for Huang Ting to speak first. Huang Ting was deadlocked for a moment. After all, Du Jing was on the same page as him, and it was useless to fight psychologically. Finally, he had to take the initiative: "I'm investigating a money laundering case."
"Money laundering case?" Zhou Luoyang asked curiously, "What does the money laundering case have to do with escape room?"
After Huang Ting finished speaking, he stopped talking. Du Jing swallowed the meat and said, "I'll investigate the disappearance of the country."
Huang Ting and Du Jing were relatively silent. Huang Ting almost immediately guessed some kind of truth about the matter, and murmured, "This is interesting."
"Tell me," Du Jing said, "I won't take advantage of you, but you have to ask our boss about some things."
Huang Ting didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You are too flattering to me. After you changed bosses, you can't get in with guns and guns, and you can't get in. What about Cambodia and Vietnam?"
Du Jing didn't answer, and said to Zhou Luoyang, "Eat yourself."
Zhou Luoyang decided to serve him before he was full, and felt that he had an obligation to liven up the atmosphere.
"I really thought you were a scholar." Zhou Luoyang said, "I'm curious to ask, did you join their group?"
"Yeah." Huang Ting said, "I'm straight, or I think I'm straight at the moment, so it's hard to say in the future."
Zhou Luoyang nodded and said, "It's very honest." He didn't ask how Huang Ting and Du Jing found out that they were traveling together, but he could feel it just by looking at them.
But Huang Ting was well disguised in the secret room, and when he arrived at the barbecue shop, he showed his eyes as sharp as an eagle, while Du Jing's eyes were another kind of danger - like a cheetah.
"There is a money laundering case," Huang Ting chose to tell them the truth and said, "It was initiated from Vietnam and used Bitcoin to trade, and bought a lot of game equipment. The total price on the market is about 120. Ten thousand dollars."
"Can game equipment sell so much?" Zhou Luoyang was shocked.
Huang Ting replied: "There are more than 20 pieces, with an average of US$60,000 to US$100,000 per piece. After buying, sell it, exchange it for RMB, and exchange it from the underground bank. We suspect that this institution, There are two money laundering channels, one is antiques; the other is game equipment."
Du Jing hummed and said, "You have found the suspect."
"Yes." Huang Ting said, "The boss doesn't usually appear, but after playing the escape room, he will come out and explain to the players. Most of this game is designed by him, and he is very proud of his work."
Zhou Luoyang understood, Huang Ting joined the friend group and finished the full set of escape room. The goal was only for the last time. When he saw the boss who came out to explain the player, he should have seen the photo of the suspect when he took over the case. .
"You are the only one investigating this case?" Du Jing asked.
Huang Ting said: "The headquarters sent a colleague from the United Nations peacekeeping force to assist me, but until now, we have not been connected, and the boy feels unreliable."
"Right now, the only thing we can't be sure about is where the funds came from and what kind of illegal activities. My colleague suspects drug trafficking, but I don't think it looks like the source of the funds. Since it's human trafficking, it's probably clear. Let's check the details."
Du Jing said: "I have a hunch that the agency's motive for human trafficking is related to escape room."
Huang Ting thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Indeed, it is unlikely that the population trade will earn so much."
Zhou Luoyang: "????"
Next, Zhou Luoyang couldn't understand it, and Huang Ting didn't explain it to him. After a while, Zhuang Li came and said, "Hello, Brother Jing."
"Eat." Du Jing only said, glanced at Huang Ting, and said, "Our colleagues."
"Hello, sister-in-law." Zhuang Li said to Zhou Luoyang again.
Zhou Luoyang: "…"
Zhuang Li started roasting meat by himself, sitting next to Huang Ting and looking at him, Huang Ting and Du Jing did not speak, the atmosphere was very solemn.
"Do you suspect it has something to do with the dark web?" Huang Ting said.
Du Jingyan said concisely: "Well."
Zhou Luoyang said, "Why did it get involved on the dark web?"
Huang Ting said to Zhou Luoyang: "Have you noticed? When we went in to play in the afternoon, there were staff watching the surveillance throughout the whole process. The playing of the music and the operation of the elevator were all human interference."
"Ah yes." Zhou Luoyang thought about it, but there will be monitoring in this kind of game project to prevent players from brute force cracking; secondly, to help at any time, so as to avoid claustrophobia, fear of the dark or heart conditions, emotional instability situation happens.
Then, Zhou Luoyang suddenly got a clue and said, "Do you suspect that the missing persons who are brought to Southeast Asia will be ... pulled to play this kind of real killing room, and then ... broadcast live for entertainment?"
Zhuang Li shuddered and said, "Really?! Brother Jing, is it so serious?"
Huang Ting stroked his hair, thought about it, and said, "The most important thing now is to get the URL of the live broadcast room."
Du Jing said: "If you can't get it, don't think about it. You know how difficult it is."
Huang Ting nodded and said to Zhou Luoyang: "We have indeed come into contact with a considerable scale of sexual perversion and massacres, which are relatively common on the dark web. As for live-action games of this scale... this is my first guess. .Why do you speculate on this?"
Neither Zhuang Li nor Zhou Luoyang said a word, Du Jing was silent for a moment, and then said: "Based on the level of education and IQ of the victims. Most of the people who disappeared before were undergraduates, and they were almost college students. Be a little smart. If you just simply satisfy the desire for sexual perversion and name-call and kill through online live broadcasts, there is no need to find such a target. As long as the height, body, appearance and age meet the conditions.”
Huang Ting nodded and said, "It's a reasonable guess."
Du Jing said: "I have always wondered, what is the purpose of kidnapping young and middle-aged educated men? In Yunnan or even Myanmar, people will come faster and will not cause trouble. Now I think about it, the only reason is that there are There are some requirements that only this type of person can meet.”
Zhou Luoyang shuddered immediately, from Du Jing and Huang Ting's words, he spelled out a general situation.
An organization in Southeast Asia outside the country publishes event invitations on the dark web, collects suitable candidates from various countries and regions, forcibly kidnaps them to the country where the organization is located, and designs an extremely complicated escape room or other mode of battle royale activities for them .
This event is aimed at some people with special hobbies. It will be broadcast live from time to time and paid for admission. It is like a gladiatorial arena, and the real killing between people is a last resort in order to escape.
But it can't have winners, because no matter how many people survive, they will eventually be silenced. Therefore, Survival in the Secret Room became the first screening. After selecting the right person, through emotional lure, the victim was taken out of the country in the name of tourism.
Du Jing said: "The dark web is like the sea, and the website is like countless small islands. There is no compass, no nautical chart, and no coordinates. No one can find them."
Huang Ting sighed and said, "Guidance is needed, usually a string of keys, or a USB flash drive. Even the login computer needs to be modified, or the mobile phone is mailed directly to the customer."
Du Jing's words were naturally explained to Zhou Luoyang and Zhuang Li. In fact, Huang Ting's words were also said to the two of them. After all, it was impossible for Du Jing not to know these things.
Zhuang Li said, "Hidden address? I've heard of it too."
Du Jing added: "It's not that simple. When I was working in Washington, I saw a few URLs, but they were all garbled. Even if there was a URL, you couldn't log in."
Huang Ting and Du Jing fell into contemplation again, and Huang Ting finally said: "It can only be traced by practical means, which is difficult to do."
After all, it's all their speculation. In fact, they don't know where people go or where the money laundered comes from.
The only clue I have is the case of the escape room boss's money laundering. There is no solid evidence, let alone alert the suspects in advance, otherwise the missing victims will never be found again.
"I will go to Ho Chi Minh City in a while," Du Jing said. "Before the first Thursday after the National Day holiday, if you have something for me, I will sort out the information."
Huang Ting said: "How do you get there? Without institutional assistance, you will be unable to move an inch in Vietnam and Cambodia."
"Sotheby's," Du Jing said, "I have an invitation letter."
Huang Ting immediately said, "Take me one."
"Find your own way," Du Jing said, "I haven't eaten meat for several days."
Huang Ting: "..."
Zhou Luoyang supported his forehead.