Lychee licked her lips like she had thought of something good, and she was excited.
She walked into the breakroom eagerly and took out a lipstick from her purse. She was just about to touch up her make-up when her phone rang.
"An unknown number?"
Lychee tossed the make-up box back into her purse. She was angry that the good atmosphere had been ruined by this call.
She tried to adjust her emotions, to make her voice and tone sound normal.
"What a disappointment."
Too lazy to continue with the make-up, Lychee answered the call and walked to the door of the recording studio.
"Hello, how can I help you?" Her sweet voice made people feel as if they had drunk a mouthful of iced fruit wine. It was refreshing, comfortable, and a little tipsy.
"No. 5 is dead. I need you to come to the 24th floor of Fang Hwa Apartments." The person on the other end of the phone was not fooled by Lychee's voice and went straight to the point.
"Dead?" Lychee's bleeding fingers tightened, and the blood dripped on the pink casing of the phone.
"No matter what No. 5 told you, no matter what the relationship between the two of you is, get over here now."
"Now?" Lychee hesitated. She held the phone with one hand and opened the wooden door of the recording studio with the other. The light shone on the dark corridor, and it was very quiet outside.
The door opened a gap, and Lychee asked, unwilling to give up, "His death has nothing to do with me, so why do you need me to go to the 24th floor?"
"If you don't want to die, come over here now!" The voice on the phone drifted out through the gap.
"Fine." The woman opened the wooden door fully. She had just taken half a step out of the recording studio when she saw a ghastly hammer coming at her without warning.
She did not even have the chance to scream before she was knocked back into the recording studio.
"Ah!"
The pain delayed for a few seconds before it reached her brain, and a belated scream echoed in the recording studio.
Chen Ge did not say a word. He picked up the phone from the ground and placed it beside his ear.
"No. 12?" A hoarse voice came from the other side of the phone. The person was using a fake voice, but even so, Chen Ge found it familiar.
Chen Ge wanted to continue eavesdropping on the person's voice, but the other party quickly realized something and decisively hung up.
"I only heard three words, but this is still a great reward." Standing in the middle of the dark corridor, Chen Ge held Lychee's phone and smiled.
The members of the Society of Strange Tales did not know each other's identity, but the person who called Lychee was different. He seemed to know the relationship between Lychee and Number Five, and he even warned Lychee to leave at the crucial moment.
"The owner of this voice is very likely to be the hidden Guild Leader, secretly controlling the situation."
Comparing all the voices he had heard in the Society of Strange Tales, Chen Ge was certain that the owner of this voice was not the first man sitting on the left of the table, nor was it No. 5 or No. 10.
"The scope has been narrowed down further. Once we capture him, the Society of Strange Tales will probably be in disarray."
Placing Lychee's phone on the chair, Chen Ge guarded the door and called Captain Yan.
Captain Yan's team was much faster than Western Jiujiang's station. In less than ten minutes, the police cars arrived.
Chen Ge put away the hammer and suggested that the police search Lychee's home. Then, he told them about the murder of Lychee's husband.
The few were taken away for investigation. At the station, Chen Ge met Captain Yan again. The slightly rotund officer looked much more haggard than before.
"Captain Yan, long time no see."
"How come it feels like I run into you every day?" Captain Yan looked at Chen Ge with a headache. He was suddenly reminded of the things that Inspector Lee had said about Chen Ge in private, and his head started to hurt.
However, he could not blame Chen Ge. He was the one who said that justice would not be disappointed. He was the one who personally gave the medal to Chen Ge and encouraged Chen Ge to continue to maintain the peace. It was him who had dug the hole, and now he had to jump into it with tears in his eyes.
"Xiao Chen, good job!" Captain Yan's smile was slightly forced. "But there's something wrong with the way you handled the situation. You were too rash."
"I understand, but I couldn't control myself when I saw them inflicting violence on innocent people." Chen Ge did not deny his rash actions, but he would not admit to the injuries that he did not cause. "Captain Yan, the fainting of the man after entering the forest has nothing to do with me. When I attacked, I purposely avoided hitting his vitals. After he fainted for some reason, it was me who dragged him out from the forest. "
Captain Yan nodded. "I heard from the two taxi drivers. If not for your timely appearance, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
The driver's gratitude toward Chen Ge came from his heart — Captain Yan could see that.
"Then, can I leave now?" Chen Ge's Haunted House was going to have a big promotion tomorrow. If he was not there, there would be trouble.
"There's no need to rush. There are still many things that I need to ask you. You can only leave after you give your statement. That is the rule." Captain Yan and the other two officers asked Chen Ge for many details related to the case. Chen Ge, who had already thought of what to say, answered them easily.
The things that needed to be said were described in detail, and the things that should not have been said, he pretended that they never happened. Other than that, Chen Ge also provided Captain Yan with an important piece of information.
The surveillance at Hai Ming Apartments might have captured the face of No. 5's accomplice.
At 3: 30 am, Captain Yan saw that Chen Ge was in a bad state, so they sent Chen Ge back to New Century Park.
Opening the Haunted House door, Chen Ge's eyes returned to calmness.
Ever since he ate Zhang Ya's candy, he felt like he did not need that much sleep, and he could maintain his energy level.
This was his secret, and he would not tell anyone.
I should keep a low profile in the future. I can handle it, but Captain Yan's team probably won't.
Lying in the resting room, Chen Ge hugged the white cat to the side. Without removing his clothes, he fell asleep.
At 8 am, Chen Ge was woken up by a phone call. He picked it up and realized it was from Gu Feiyu.
Yesterday, after Xiao Gu had followed the visitors to the Haunted House, he refused to work there no matter what. Money was important, but he only had one life.
In the end, he succumbed to Chen Ge's persuasion, and he agreed to come back today.
I'm missing an actor for the Murder by Midnight scenario, so I'll have to let Xiao Gu fill in for now.
Chen Ge changed his clothes, washed up, and ran to the park entrance to fetch Xiao Gu.
"Brother Chen, I don't think I have the talent to scare people. I've been thinking about it all night. You're willing to help me find a job, but I can't ruin your Haunted House's reputation. "Xiao Gu was a practical person.
"It's fine if you don't scare people, I can teach you." Chen Ge studied Xiao Gu from head to toe. "Come in with me, we'll try on your uniform first."
He led Xiao Gu into the dressing room. When Xiao Gu saw the blood-soaked doctor's uniform and the human skin mask, he felt sick.
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