"No." Inspector Lee shook his head and rejected him without even thinking about it. "Capturing a fugitive is our job, how can we let you take the risk?"
"The reason I'm staying at the Haunted House is to create a false impression, to make Zhang Peng think that he hasn't been exposed. That way, he will follow his original plan to find me. The chance of him appearing near the theme park is very high, and it'll make it easier for you to capture him." Chen Ge said this after giving it some thought. "If we don't capture him this time, I'm afraid I'll have to live in fear for the rest of my life. After all, he might return at any moment."
"The actual capture plan will have to be discussed with the city's investigation team. They are responsible for the case at Ping An Apartments, and our station is only providing assistance. I'll pass on your suggestion to them." Inspector Lee put away his laptop, made a call, and walked out of the control room with two other plainclothes officers.
"Xiao Chen, how about you listen to the police and go into hiding?" Xu Shu was worried, so he only dared approach Inspector Lee after they left.
"Running away won't solve anything, so stop trying to persuade me." After watching the surveillance, Chen Ge returned to the Haunted House.
"Boss, today's dish is stir-fried pork with green peppers on rice." Xu Wan leaned against the railing. When she saw Chen Ge come out from the control room, she pointed at the lunch box on the seat. "When the aunty wasn't looking, I gave you an extra spoon of meat."
Accepting the lunch box, Chen Ge looked at Xiao Wan. In the end, he did not reveal anything about Zhang Peng. Like usual, he finished his lunch and started the afternoon service.
Xu Wan acted as the ghost at the Minghun scenario while Chen Ge sold tickets outside. His head was lowered, and his eyes kept darting around.
Zhang Peng's appearance is both a blessing and a curse to me. It all depends on how I'm going to make use of him. After completing the few missions given by the black phone, Chen Ge felt like his logical thinking had been trained, and he had become calmer.
"The Haunted House is currently locked up by a monster from the mirror. This thing can travel freely between the mirror and the real world. In other words, as long as the mirror exists, it is invincible." Chen Ge sold the tickets casually, but his brain was working fast. "Heshan and He Feng were attacked consecutively, and what happened to them was similar. Based on He Feng's description, the monster was preparing to enter their bodies to replace their consciousness or possess them. I don't know what the monster's goal is, but it's worth thinking about. If the monster enters a person's body, will it be unable to come out for a short period of time? "
Chen Ge noticed this problem when he was talking to He Feng, but he couldn't prove it because it was dangerous to use any tourist as an experiment.
He had actually given up on the idea, but this morning, Zhang Peng appeared.
When he saw Zhang Peng on the camera, Chen Ge had already decided on his plan. He planned to use Zhang Peng as a test subject and place him inside the Haunted House. Then, he would find a way to have the mirror monster take over his body.
That way, not only would he be able to deal with Zhang Peng, he would also be able to send the mirror monster away. That was why he insisted on staying at the Haunted House as bait.
Even though it's dangerous, as long as I succeed, I'll be able to solve two problems at the same time.
At 5 pm, Chen Ge called Xu Wan out to have her leave early. He started to prepare various things at the Haunted House. He wanted to give Zhang Peng a proper explanation.
At 5: 30 pm, Inspector Lee called Chen Ge to tell him that they had already set up surveillance around the theme park. If Zhang Peng showed up, he would not be able to escape.
After dinner, Chen Ge hugged the quilt and Doctor Skull-cracker's equipment to the Haunted House's control room. He locked the door and sat before the camera. If there was no accident, he would be staying there for the whole night.
There are indeed too few cameras, and there are too many blind spots inside the Haunted House. I can't let my guard down.
The sun sank below the horizon. Different from the day, New Century Park was dead silent at night.
As the night deepened, Chen Ge hugged the quilt and waited inside the control room. He waited until midnight, but the thing that was supposed to come did not.
Similar to the night before, the weird sound of something being sliced came from the Murder by Midnight scenario.
Making a ruckus in the middle of the night, is this monster trying to intimidate me? Chen Ge tossed the quilt to the side and walked to the door. He thought about it and decided not to go after the mirror monster. I'll let it run around for a while longer.
Putting on the earphones, Chen Ge stuffed the doll that his parents had left for him into his pocket and continued to look at the camera.
At around 1 am, just as Chen Ge was about to give up, the bathroom door in the camera suddenly moved.
Someone's there?
He stared at the screen with renewed interest.
Not long after that, the bathroom door opened a sliver, and a tall, thin man holding a twenty-centimeter long boning knife crawled out.
This bathroom is where I completed my first Nightmare Mission. The window is connected to the outside, so he must have done something to the window lock. Chen Ge looked at the camera calmly. The door to the control room was locked, and it was in a secluded location. Those who were not familiar with the layout of the Haunted House would not be able to find it.
On the screen, Zhang Peng tiptoed down the Haunted House's corridor, holding the knife in one hand and the phone in the other. He had no idea that he had been discovered. He was still focused on avoiding the random objects and props that he did not know the purpose of.
After fifteen minutes, Zhang Peng finally found the staff breakroom. He stood at the door, hesitating. His chest rose and fell rapidly, and the hand that held the knife was shaking. He tried to push the door several times, but each time, his fingers pulled back when they touched the door. It was clear that he was in a dilemma.
Standing under the camera, Zhang Peng hesitated for several seconds before he finally made up his mind.
He raised the knife, grabbed the doorknob, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open. Like a leopard that had spotted its prey, Zhang Peng charged into the staff breakroom!
More than a minute later, Zhang Peng walked out with the saber in his hand. The blade was stained with a trace of blood. It seemed like he had accidentally cut his arm.
Zhang Peng's expression turned more vicious as he switched the knife to his other hand. He glanced up the stairs before walking down the corridor and picking up his pace.
From the camera, it was clear that Zhang Peng was heading toward the control room. Chen Ge sent a message to Inspector Lee and then stood behind the door of the control room with Doctor Skull-cracker's forty-centimeter long hammer.
He planned to give Zhang Peng a classic opening sequence, but to his surprise, Zhang Peng merely walked past the control room and entered the staff passageway with the knife.
What is he planning to do? For a moment, Chen Ge did not understand the man's intention. He hurried to the computer. On the screen, Zhang Peng used the knife to pry open the wooden board at the end of the staff passageway and walked in without hesitation.
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