Red Specters existed because of the lingering spirit in their heart, but a human's life was limited. Chen Ge was worried that after he left, the haunted house's employees would be homeless, so he started to plan for the future.
To be friends with so many Red Specters and Red Specters, a normal person would not be able to do it. Just the news alone would scare them to death.
Of all the children that Chen Ge knew, Fan Yu was the most suitable person to take over Chen Ge's position.
Be it the painter inside the door or Fan Yu outside the door, they were all to Chen Ge's liking.
With Chen Ge's current condition, he could not adopt a child, at least not legally, but he could take care of the child on his behalf.
Lee Zheng did not understand that, but when he heard what Chen Ge had to say, he was touched. He thought that Chen Ge wanted to adopt a child because he pitied Chen Ge. He had no idea about the predicament that Chen Ge was facing.
The ghost fetus mission gave Chen Ge a lot of pressure. He had almost been killed behind Ying Tong's door. If he had died behind the door, what would happen to the lingering spirits inside the haunted house?
Honestly, Chen Ge did not have one hundred percent confidence that he could complete the ghost fetus mission, and he could not guarantee that he would be able to survive.
After chatting with Lee Zheng for a while, Chen Ge prepared to leave. He was not in a good mood.
There were only two nights left, but he still did not know anything about the last child.
"Chen Ge, wait a minute." Lee Zheng suddenly spoke when Chen Ge was about to leave the room. He switched off the recorder and silently took out his phone. "There is something that Captain Yan told me not to tell you, but I think it's best if I give you a reminder."
He opened the phone, and there was a surveillance video on it.
Last night, Ying Chen had returned to his residential area with a black bag. Not long after he entered the residential area, the surveillance at the corner of the street had captured a man wearing a trench coat.
The man was wearing a black hat that covered his eyes and nose, revealing only a mouth that was always smiling.
"The non-smiler?" Chen Ge recognized the man in the video. He did not expect the non-smiler to have found Ying Chen last night.
"Nie Xin's main doctor is still unconscious. According to the nurse on duty, they also saw the same strange man at the hospital that day." Lee Zheng put the phone away. "Captain Yan seems to know some information about this man. After he found out about the appearance of this strange man, he offered to take over Ying Chen's case. He looked very worried. I asked him many times, and in the end, he was so annoyed by me that he told me to stay away from that person. "
"Captain Yan seems to know a lot about non-smilers."
"Yes, it seems to be related to a case from a few years ago. When Captain Yan was young, he had once worked in Jiujiang. He had participated in the investigation of a child's murder case. The murderer of the case was already dead. Everyone thought that the case could be closed, but Captain Yan believed that the murderer was someone else. Unfortunately, he was too young at that time. He only knew right and wrong, not winning or losing. Later on, he was transferred to another place. But to everyone's surprise, Captain Yan rose through the ranks from that small place. Due to his outstanding ability, he was directly transferred to Xin Hai. "Lee Zheng respected Captain Yan a lot, and every word he said was dripping with admiration.
"Captain Yan was once a police officer in Xin Hai?"
"Not only that … Never mind, it's hard to explain. All you need to know is that when Captain Yan was at the peak of his life, he did not walk the path that others had arranged for him. Instead, he returned to Jiujiang."
"He returned to reinvestigate that child's murder case?" Chen Ge was curious. "How many years ago was that case?"
"About twenty years ago."
"Twenty years ago? The non-smiler appeared in Jiujiang at that time? " Chen Ge's interest in this case was piqued. He wanted to know the details, but Lee Zheng was unwilling to say anything more.
"In any case, you have to be careful. Those monsters who are always smiling appear to be following you."
"I will be careful." Chen Ge nodded. "Take good care of Ying Tong and Zhen Zhen. The monster might make a move on these two children."
Chen Ge was about to walk out of the conference room when Ying Tong, who had been sitting obediently on the chair, suddenly ran over. He searched for Chen Ge's voice and grabbed Chen Ge's shirt.
"Ying Tong, please cooperate with the doctor for now. I will come back to see you after I am done with my work."
"One of my things has been taken away by the police … Can you help me look after it for a while?" Ying Tong's voice was very pitiful.
"What is it?"
"A doll made from clay, and it has my name written on it."
When he heard what Ying Tong said, a light flashed across Chen Ge's eyes. He turned to look at Lee Zheng. "Brother Zheng? Have you seen a clay doll like this before? "
"Most of the twisted dolls inside Ying Tong's room have the human tissue of the victims left on them, and they were all handmade by Ying Chen. Through the appearance of the dolls, we can determine Ying Chen's psychological state."
"I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding. Can you bring us over to take a look? No matter what, Ying Tong and I can be considered witnesses. "
After asking for Captain Yan's permission, Lee Zheng led Chen Ge into the evidence room. They found the clay statuette that Ying Tong mentioned in the corner.
"Where did you find this clay statuette?" Every child chosen by the ghost fetus would have a clay statuette like this. Chen Ge had looked for it at Ying Chen's house, but he had not found it.
"It was with Ying Tong. The child has been carrying the clay statuette with him. We believe the statuette has to be related to the case," Lee Zheng explained.
"He has been carrying it with him. No wonder I could not find it."
"What did you say?"
"I think you are overthinking it. This doll is probably the child's spiritual sustenance, and there is nothing on it. Why don't we return it to the child? Perhaps it will be beneficial to Ying Tong's mental illness." The sound of a cat's meowing drifted into Chen Ge's ears. He used Ghost Ear to confirm that the sound came from inside the doll.
"That is not impossible. As long as Ying Tong is willing to cooperate, we can give him the clay statuette for safekeeping." The forensics and professional investigators had already inspected the statuette, but they did not find any clues. If that was the case, they might as well return it to Ying Tong and try to win his favor.
"Thank you." Chen Ge held the statuette. "Brother Zheng, do you mind giving me some alone time with Ying Tong?"
"You sure are a troublemaker. I've realized that most people who come to the police station are eager to leave as soon as possible, but you refuse to leave. Do you really treat this place like your own home?" Even though that was what he said, Lee Zheng still walked out of the room.
"This uncle has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He looks so strict, but he is actually a good person." Chen Ge held the statuette, and his eyes slowly narrowed. His voice lowered. "Ying Tong, tell me the truth. Miss Dress, Mr. Wood, and Auntie Wu are all inside this statuette, right?"
When he saw the statuette, Chen Ge had already noticed that something was wrong. The statuette was surrounded by curses, and it kept tormenting the lingering spirits.
After a long time, Ying Tong said, "There is also Miss Red."
"Miss Red?" Chen Ge nodded. "You want the statuette back to protect them?"
"Yes."
"Ying Tong, this statuette is like the room where you are imprisoned. Their souls are trapped inside it, and they are tortured every day. Are you willing to let them continue like that?"
"Of course not."
"Then I will release all of them and help them fulfill their last wishes." Under Ying Tong's confused gaze, Chen Ge placed the statuette on his own shadow.
The black threads that symbolized the curses started to snap. The temperature inside the evidence room dropped. Three gusts of cold wind blew past Chen Ge's body and stopped beside Ying Tong.
Using Yin Yang Vision, Chen Ge could see clearly that they were the cleaner, Auntie Wu, Mr. Wood, and Miss Dress. The scene before him was quite scary. The three of them had retained the appearance they had before they died.
"Looks like the ghost fetus' statuette has suppressed their three lingering spirits …" While Chen Ge was thinking, a shrill cat meowed. As cracks started to appear on the statuette, a cat covered in blood tried to escape from the statuette, but its body was bound by endless cursed threads.
The black blood from the statuette seeped into Chen Ge's shadow. The black threads that bound the cat all snapped. When she leaped out from the statuette, the wounded cat morphed into a thin woman in a red dress.
"Are you a cat? Or a human? "
The woman did not answer. She was still in shock. After she escaped from the statuette, she hid in the corner like a stray cat that was chased away for no reason.
"She seems to be different from all the other Red Specters that I've met." Chen Ge was about to talk to the woman when the statuette that was placed on his shadow suddenly shattered. When the last drop of black blood was absorbed by the shadow, an indescribably scary presence spread madly in all directions!
Time seemed to have stopped for a second!
When everyone in the room came back to their senses, everything had returned to normal.
"Zhang Ya has woken up?"
Chen Ge turned to look at his shadow. The light around his shadow twisted. Before this, he could still see something with his Yin Yang Vision, but now he could not see anything.
The three lingering spirits in the room almost perished on the spot. The Red Specter who behaved like a cat was also given quite a fright.
"Don't be afraid. She is actually a very gentle woman. In the future, we will be a family." Chen Ge told the few lingering spirits about his and Ying Tong's experience behind the door. It did not take him long to convince them. The black phone vibrated like it had received a new message.
After the discussion was over, Chen Ge took out the transparent tape that he usually prepared for the Pen Spirit from his backpack. He 'repaired' the statuette and then summoned Miss Red and the rest back into the comic.
He gave Ying Tong some instructions and then left the police station.
Sitting in the taxi that took him back to the theme park, Chen Ge opened the black phone and clicked on the new message.
"Congratulations, Red Specter's Favored! Congratulations for gaining Miss Red's affection!
"Miss Red (Unknown Red Specter): She has no name. Everyone who knows her calls her Miss Red.
"Congratulations, Red Specter's Favored! Congratulations on obtaining three Cursed Remnant Thoughts! "
"Mr. Wood (Lingering Spirit): In the eyes of others, he was dull and boring, but after he found out the truth, he stepped forward without hesitation. Because he was worried about the poor child, his lingering spirit refused to go away. In the end, he was trapped inside the statuette by the ghost fetus' curse.
"Miss Dress (Lingering Spirit): Cheerful, innocent, and straightforward. She would be the center of attention no matter where she went, but she chose to face the truth. Because she cared about the poor child, her lingering spirit gathered, and she was trapped inside the statuette by the ghost fetus' curse.
"Auntie Wu (Baleful Specter): She, who was so calculative for the sake of daily necessities, did not expect that one day, she would become a hero. She almost saved Ying Tong, and that angered Ying Chen. Of all the victims, her fate was the worst, and her resentment was the deepest. After her death, she was trapped inside the statuette by the ghost fetus' curse.
"After the ghost fetus' mission is over, nine scenarios will be opened at once. By then, I will not have enough employees. They sure came at the right time." Chen Ge put the black phone away and closed his eyes to rest inside the taxi.
Returning to New Century Park, Chen Ge crawled into the staff breakroom.
"In two more nights, the ghost fetus will be born. I have confirmed seven children. Of the remaining two, one is me, and there is no clue about the other."
Chen Ge sat on the chair and twirled the ballpoint pen that was wrapped in cellophane tape. "Should I use the Pen Spirit to make a prediction?"
He tried to ask the Pen Spirit for the name of the ninth child, but the Pen Spirit only touched a dot on the paper before it died. Its body was almost transparent like it was about to disappear.
"Aren't you a bit too weak? Since the first time we met, how many questions have I asked you? Tell me, which question did you answer properly? "
Chen Ge was afraid that the Pen Spirit would feel wronged, so he did not dare answer. After putting the ballpoint pen away, he started to worry again. "The hint given by the black phone about the ghost fetus' mission is that I am only one step away from the truth. Is it hinting to me that the door at the haunted house is where the ghost fetus is hiding?"
Shaking his head, Chen Ge still could not make up his mind. For some reason, he did not want to face the door inside the Haunted House's toilet.
"Should I enter my own door at midnight tonight?" Once this idea appeared, Chen Ge quickly chased it out of his mind. "I'd better play it safe. After all, there are no clues for now. Why don't I go to Coffin Village tonight and discuss this with the woman in the well? If the non-smiler can come with me, it'll be even better. This is the best place to build friendship and resolve misunderstandings. "
If Chen Ge had found eight children, he would definitely enter his own haunted house to investigate, but the key was that there was still one child that he had not found. The chance that the ghost fetus was hiding in that child was very high.
"Every child represents one thing — a face, love, and a heart. What else does the ghost fetus need?"
After the sky turned dark, Chen Ge packed his backpack and rushed to Jiujiang's Children's Home with all his employees.
Coffin Village appeared like it could only be found by those who had once lived there, so Chen Ge found a way to borrow Jiang Ling's big sister to enter the mountain.
After walking in the mountain for three hours, the scenery before Chen Ge's eyes finally started to change.
White lanterns hung high in the dark mountain. The will-o '-the-wisps flickered, lighting up rows of old houses.
"When I was here last time, I was so spooked by this scene."
Chen Ge and Jiang Ling's big sister stood together. Behind them followed Xu Yin, Xiao Bu, Foul Odor, and other Red Specters.
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