Chen Ge reread all the messages that Lee Zheng had sent. The tone and punctuation were indeed different from Lee Zheng's.
The messages said that the monster that Jia Ming created was good at changing his face and voice. In other words, he could mimic Lee Zheng's voice, but since Chen Ge was on the bus, it was not convenient for him to answer the phone, so he could only have Lee Zheng contact him through messages. This was probably something that the man did not expect before he made the call.
"Could it really be Jia Ming who messaged me?"
Once this thought appeared, it spread like a poisonous weed in Chen Ge's heart, and he broke out in cold sweat.
His finger hovered over the screen, and after a long time, Chen Ge replied to Lee Zheng. "Don't worry, I'll stay at New Century Park tonight. I won't go anywhere."
"Yes, I just wanted to inform you that the man hates you to the core, and he is currently wanted by the whole city. He might come looking for you. Just stay at the park. In a bit, I'll arrange for people to stand guard around the park. "
"Thank you for your hard work."
"It was our fault that he escaped; there is nothing to thank us for. Don't wander off tonight. Once you leave New Century Park, even we cannot guarantee your safety."
"Understood." After Chen Ge gave the answer, Lee Zheng did not send another message to Chen Ge like his goal had been achieved.
"This feels weird." Chen Ge took out his phone and called Captain Yan's number. He wanted to confirm what Lee Zheng had said earlier.
It was close to midnight, but Captain Yan still answered Chen Ge's call. This showed how much he valued Chen Ge.
From Captain Yan, Chen Ge knew that Lee Zheng was not lying; Jia Ming had indeed escaped.
After hanging up, Chen Ge still felt like something was wrong. "Is it possible that the shadow escaped from Jia Ming and possessed Lee Zheng?"
If that was the case, then it would be even more troublesome.
"Jia Ming told a story at the hospital. He saw the shadow and Jiang Long inside the bungalow. At the time, Jiang Long was kneeling on the ground covered in blood, and the shadow stood next to him with a knife. That was a very interesting scene. Thinking about how Jiang Long's neighbor's dog had just been killed, could it be deduced that the killer was Jiang Long? A real estate owner had no reason to kill a dog; obviously, he was forced to do so by the shadow. He was slowly wearing down Jiang Long's consciousness. From this, it can be seen that there should be a limit to the shadow's ability to possess someone. The weaker the person, the easier it is.
"Lee Zheng is a frontline officer. It'll be hard for the shadow to control him, but it's not impossible." Lee Zheng's message reminded Chen Ge that the shadow had already escaped. That night, he could not trust anyone. "Xiao Bu once said that the next time I go to Li Wan City, my life will be in danger. Now, I've just entered Eastern Jiujiang, and Jia Ming, who is being guarded by the police, is already in trouble.
Chen Ge was about to put away his phone when his phone screen lit up again. This time, it was Fan Cong calling.
"You're quite busy." The doctor glanced back and signaled Chen Ge to keep his voice down. It was not good for him to be in the limelight here.
"There are only a few people on my phone. Who knows what's going on with them today?" Chen Ge took out his earphones, plugged them in, and answered the call.
"Mr. Chen! I cleared the game! I know! I finally know! "
"Slow down, and keep your voice down. I can hear you." Chen Ge lowered his voice. He had indeed created quite a bit of a commotion on his side.
"I used the save point that you left behind to keep trying and found eleven side quests. These eleven quests correspond to eleven murder scenes, which means eleven lives. I used my life to explore and push forward the game's progress bit by bit. Finally, I cleared all eleven side quests. "Fan Cong's voice was abnormally excited.
"Eleven side quests?" Chen Ge had seen the number eleven in Lee Zheng's message earlier. To deal with the police's interrogation, Jia Ming had told the police eleven stories.
Many of the scenarios in Xiao Bu's game were very real like they had happened in real life.
Chen Ge suspected that the eleven side quests that Fan Cong had cleared were the eleven real murder cases that Jia Ming had told the police.
"The town in Xiao Bu's game is based on Li Wan City. Looks like these eleven murders are all related to Li Wan City." Chen Ge thought about it and asked softly, "After completing these eleven side quests, did you get any hint? Or something like a reward? "
"That's exactly what I wanted to talk about. After clearing the eleven side quests, the computer screen started to bleed. The original gray and black color changed again, and all the buildings turned blood red. The keyboard and mouse stopped working at the same time, and the Xiao Bu in the game lost control. She stood inside the game and waved at me outside the screen. Really, at that moment, I felt like she was going to drag me into the game. "
"Get to the point, what happened after that?"
"She started to move on her own and entered one of the red buildings. At that moment, a sentence appeared at the bottom of the screen — 'Mother might be here.' Fan Cong took a sip of water. His emotions had not calmed down yet.
"What's so special about the building?" Chen Ge asked immediately.
"It looks normal, nothing special about it, but there was a poster of an amusement park on the outside of the building. Mr. Chen, this is the most important thing that I planned to tell you! " Fan Cong took a deep breath. "The amusement park on the poster should be New Century Park. I found your Haunted House on it."
"You found my Haunted House on the poster?" Chen Ge asked directly.
"Yes, I have no idea what this means, but I have a feeling that the creator of this game might know you. This should be a super Easter egg." Fan Cong sounded excited.
"Nowadays, the theme park no longer uses posters for promotion. The exterior of my Haunted House hasn't changed in the past few years, so the poster that you saw was probably left behind by my parents." Only Chen Ge could understand what he was saying. He really did not expect to find a clue left behind by his parents inside Xiao Bu's game.
He reconsidered what Fan Cong had said. After clearing all the side quests, Xiao Bu entered a unique building. She left behind a message that her mother might be inside this building.
Whether Xiao Bu had found her mother or not, Chen Ge had no idea, but he realized that his parents might have entered that building.
"Did they purposely leave behind that clue, or is this poster a trap set by the shadow?" Since the shadow's power was too unique, he could disguise as anyone. After a short moment of thought, Chen Ge suddenly asked Fan Cong, "What is the brand of your e-bike?"
"Ah? What's wrong, Love Bird? " Fan Cong was in high spirits. After several days of hard work, he had finally cleared the game. He was desperate to find someone to share his joy with. He did not expect that Chen Ge would ask such a question, so he answered subconsciously.
"It's nothing." Chen Ge sighed in relief. Fan Cong was probably not an impersonator; he was telling the truth. "After Xiao Bu entered the red house, did anything happen?"
"I don't know. The game interface is stuck here. I've restarted it several times, but it's still the same. I think this should be the ending to the game. Xiao Bu, who was searching for her mother, stepped into the deepest part of the nightmare. Finally, in a city filled with murderers and ghosts, she found the room that her mother might have stayed in. That's the end of the game. " Fan Cong had played this game for more than a month, and he had developed an emotional attachment to it. It was as if he had experienced everything himself.
"You really treat this as a game? Tonight, just focus on the computer. If anything happens, call me immediately. " Chen Ge felt like many things were squeezed together, and he was being forced to move forward. "Be careful. Something big might happen in Li Wan City tonight, so no matter what, do not leave your home."
Chen Ge looked at the strange and scary passengers on the bus. These 'people' would eventually enter Li Wan City.
"Don't worry, I'll watch over Xiao Bu tonight. If anything happens, I'll report to you immediately." Just as Fan Cong said that, there was a knock on the phone. "Mr. Chen, is there someone knocking on your door?"
"I'm outside, and there are no doors nearby. The sound is coming from your side." Chen Ge narrowed his eyes. "Don't go there, and don't hang up."
"It's coming from my side, but it sounds like it's coming from yours." Fan Cong's voice was no longer excited. It was tinged with confusion and uncertainty.
The knocking on the door became clearer. Chen Ge held his breath. To hear it more clearly, Fan Chong held his breath as well. He was scared out of his wits.
"Don't mess with me, I'm a good person." The sound of a chair being pushed came from the other end of the phone. Fan Cong appeared to be hiding on the bed, but that did not affect the knocking at all.
Chen Ge could hear it clearly. The knocking should have started from the living room door, but it slowly turned into the bedroom door. It felt like something had entered his home, and that thing was slowly approaching.
"Don't panic! Turn on the video and point the camera at the door. I'll keep an eye on it for you. "Chen Ge was panicking. He had not arrived at Li Wan City, so he could not help Fan Cong even if he wanted to.
"Okay, okay." Fan Cong's voice was stuttering. He fiddled with the phone, and the knocking grew louder. Before he turned on the camera, Fan Cong's scream came from the other end of the phone. "Brother! Save me! Inside the room! He's coming in! "
After the scream came a struggle. The cupboard and chairs seemed to have been flipped over.
The knocking became more urgent. Ten seconds later, the knocking suddenly stopped, and the phone was eerily quiet.
"Fan Cong?"
Chen Ge asked softly, but there was no answer. Several seconds later, the sound of slippers running on the ground came from the phone, and then Fan Dade's scream came. "Xiao Cong? Fan Cong! "
Through Fan Dade's voice, Chen Ge could confirm that something had happened to Fan Cong. He screamed at the phone to attract Fan Dade's attention.
"Hello? Mr. Chen? Xiao Cong was talking to you on the phone earlier? "
"Is Fan Cong injured? Can he still speak? Did you pass the phone to him? "Chen Ge was worried about the fat otaku.
"He is not in the room! The living room door and bedroom door are open. I think he ran out earlier! "Fan Dade's words were like a bomb that caused Chen Ge's heart to skip a beat.
"Not in the room?" Chen Ge was immediately reminded of the shadow. "Why would he attack Fan Cong? How did he find Fan Cong? "
"Did you ask him to leave?" After receiving Chen Ge's call, Fan Dade calmed down. From his perspective, this Haunted House boss who was much younger than him was very reliable. With his help, many problems could be solved easily.
"Earlier, something ran into your house. It might be a fugitive by the name of Jia Ming. I suggest you call the police immediately and tell them the truth. Other than that, check the places where people can hide. Before the police arrive, you have to protect yourself." Chen Ge's tone was serious.
"A fugitive? Why would he come to my house? How did Xiao Cong get involved with him? "Fan Dade was panicking, and his voice was loud.
"I'll be there in a minute. The only thing you can do now is call the police and protect yourself."
"Okay, I'll call the police now."
Fan Dade hung up. Chen Ge looked at the phone screen, and his fists slowly tightened.
The enemy had taken away Fan Cong while he was on the phone. This time, the enemy gave Chen Ge a headache.
"The knocking on the door is getting closer. Is this the shadow's doing, or are there other ghosts involved?" Chen Ge put the phone away and gripped his hands together. With his head lowered, he tried to recall the voice on the phone. As he thought about it, his eyes suddenly widened. "This is strange. The last sentence that Fan Cong said before he was taken away was not in the right tone. It sounded like someone had covered his mouth, and he struggled to shout it out in a very short period of time."
Chen Ge took out a pen and paper from his backpack and wrote down the last sentence that Fan Cong shouted.
"Brother, save me. Inside the house, he's coming in."
The four disjointed words sounded like Fan Cong was in danger and begged his brother, who was also staying in the house, for help, but from another perspective, if the second sentence was not meant for his brother but for Chen Ge, then the meaning of the sentence would be completely different.
"Could it be that when Fan Cong opened the door, he saw his brother standing outside the door, but the brother that he saw was different from the brother that he usually saw. He was very abnormal, and perhaps he was holding a knife in his hand. In that case, he called for his brother and then called me for help on the phone. Finally, he came into the house with him. The abnormal brother entered the bedroom to control him. "
The same sentence, but with a different target, the meaning would be completely different.
"Could it be that after the shadow escaped from the hospital, he possessed Fan Dade's body? Then what happened to Lee Zheng and Jia Ming earlier? " Chen Ge felt the hair on his body stand on end, and his heart was unsettled. "Hopefully, I'm just overthinking things."
If Fan Dade was possessed by the shadow, then the place where Fan Cong lived would be filled with danger. He had set up a trap and was waiting for Chen Ge to walk into it.
"Should I go save him?" Chen Ge's eyes scanned the other passengers in the car. He narrowed his eyes, and an idea formed in his mind.
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