Xiao Zhengyi used his phone to ask for help from the higher-ups while observing the interior of the condominium.
This luxury condominium was located in the center of Jiang Jin, so the sudden fire would naturally attract attention. Therefore, there were already a lot of onlookers behind him.
Fortunately, the police soon arrived and set up a quarantine zone.
However, the firefighters with fire engines and ladders were still stuck a little further away because of the traffic jam.
It was impossible to hide this matter from the Super Administrative Office of Jiang Jin, so they needed a higher-up department to step in.
After doing all this, Xiao Zhengyi reminded the old man not to run around, then showed his identification to the police and quickly ran into the fire.
Xu Shenxing was going back and forth between the first floor and the tenth floor at an incredible speed. If the victims who were already half-dead weren't wrapped in his cloud scale, this kind of high-speed movement would probably take away half of their lives.
"You came at the right time, quickly help them out!"
Xu Shenxing saw that Xiao Zhengyi finally ran in, so he didn't have time to say anything. After he gave the order, he threw the person on his shoulder to the ground and ran up the stairs again.
Xiao Zhengyi smiled bitterly and could only help the people Xu Shenxing brought down from above out of the condominium. Then, he used his privilege to ask the police to help. In any case, even if the police saw Xu Shenxing's performance, the people sent by the Super Administrative Office would quickly clean up their memories …
After going back and forth like this for more than ten times, everyone in the building was finally rescued.
Therefore, Xu Shenxing and Xiao Zhengyi also withdrew from the condominium building.
"It's finally over …" Xiao Zhengyi, who was sweating profusely in the fire, gasped for breath.
"Unfortunately, it's not over yet."
However, Xu Shenxing sighed. "The main character just came out now."
"What?!"
Xiao Zhengyi made a sound of surprise.
But he soon understood what Xu Shenxing meant.
The flames that had been raging in the upper floors had vaguely turned into the shape of a long-haired woman. She was slowly crawling down along the outer wall of the building … If it was someone else who didn't know, they would probably just think that the flames were spreading down.
"Are we going to face the attack here?"
Xiao Zhengyi asked with a frown.
If that happened, things would definitely get out of hand. If he had to deal with the memories of almost half of Jiang Jin's citizens in one go, the people from the special department would probably kill him … He reckoned that his half-year and year-end awards for this year would be gone.
"No, it's too eye-catching."
Xu Shenxing shook his head.
"Then what should we do? Do you want to escape? "
Xiao Zhengyi had just asked when he saw Xu Shenxing point behind him with his thumb.
Xiao Zhengyi also looked behind them.
The fire truck finally arrived.
Suddenly, several water jets sprayed from the sprinklers operated by the firefighters towards the female flame giant who was climbing down to the ground.
So the female giant stopped crawling, raised her head, and let out a deafening roar.
"Don't you think that the flames are a bit strange?"
Xu Shenxing vaguely heard that some of the onlookers behind seemed to have seen some clues about the flames.
But it was of no use.
Soon, the flames were extinguished by the fire truck under the water jets provided by the fire hydrants.
As a result, the original flame giant turned into a huge black fog figure that only Xu Shenxing could see, clinging to the outer wall of the building.
Without the addition of the raging flames, the slender figure with an unbalanced body proportion looked a bit funny and disgusting.
Therefore, Xu Shenxing waved his hand in a circle, completely destroying it.
The familiar tinnitus once again made Xiao Zhengyi subconsciously cover his ears.
Not only him, but almost everyone present did the same.
"This is … the cursed individual was destroyed by you?" Thinking of the previous situation, Xiao Zhengyi suddenly realized something and asked Xu Shenxing.
"Wait a minute, is that flame giant also one of the 'Wraith type curses that are weak because their power is not concentrated' individuals?"
For some reason, the old Taoist who didn't take the opportunity to escape asked Xu Shenxing with an exaggerated expression.
It seemed that he felt that if he left alone, he would be more likely to be killed by the curse, so he didn't run away.
"This should be a special case. Maybe it's because your aggro value is too high, so a compound curse appeared …"
Xu Shenxing said as if it had nothing to do with him.
"I've already contacted the higher-ups, and someone will come to clean up the mess soon. Compared to this, we have to find the source of the matter as soon as possible and solve this case."
Xiao Zhengyi's face was full of fatigue. "I think the report of this incident alone is enough to destroy my hand …"
"But in this way, the clues are almost cut off."
Xu Shenxing rubbed his chin in distress.
At this time, the people who were rescued seemed to have understood and began to gather around Xu Shenxing. It seemed like they wanted to thank him.
In fact, even the attention of the police was focused on this side. Only the firefighters, who had just arrived, did not know what was going on. They were still praising the police for evacuating the people so well that not a single victim was left in the building. All of them had been saved.
During the entire process, there were still people taking photos.
However, Xu Shenxing didn't care about this. After all, under normal circumstances, his face couldn't be seen in the photos …
"Actually, I think I've noticed some clues."
Xiao Zhengyi obviously also noticed this situation, so he gave Xu Shenxing a look. "Let's talk as we walk."
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After successfully escaping from the crowd's encirclement and returning to the police car, Xiao Zhengyi continued to say, "Did you guys read the suicide note?"
"I skimmed through it. In general, it said that there was no meaning in living, so she wanted to die. She hoped that her brother wouldn't stop her …"
Xu Shenxing casually replied.
"Let me tell you, I've seen a lot of sentimental little girls like her. Hipsters, they're all hipsters!"
The old man sitting in the backseat didn't hesitate to make a straight face.
Xiao Zhengyi ignored him and said to Xu Shenxing, "Before, you said that 'maybe the victim didn't see the suicide note or it was too late by the time he saw the suicide note,' so he didn't save his sister, right?"
"Is there a problem?"
Xu Shenxing asked.
"If that's the case, then why did the girl in the suicide note emphasize that her brother shouldn't stop her?" Xiao Zhengyi said in a deep voice. "If the victim really didn't have a chance to stop her from committing suicide, then there was no need for her to emphasize this point, right?"
"In other words …" Xu Shenxing couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
"There's something fishy about this matter," Xiao Zhengyi said seriously.
After Xiao Zhengyi said that, the matter inevitably became complicated.
Inevitably, the direction of the discussion would turn to why the victim didn't stop the girl from committing suicide.
However, the victim had already died. No matter what they said now, it was just a wild guess. They couldn't argue for a while.
"So I think we should change our thinking," Xiao Zhengyi continued. "If we don't look at the result first, the victim had stopped the girl from committing suicide several times before. If the victim saw this suicide note, it stands to reason that he should go back and stop his sister from committing suicide … His sister should also know this. Then, wouldn't the suicide note itself become the existence that prevented the girl from committing suicide?"
"If you think about it this way, it's definitely a bit strange."
Xu Shenxing touched his chin, and then suddenly a flash of inspiration appeared on his forehead. "Wait a minute … What if the girl didn't want to commit suicide, but simply wanted to cause trouble to attract her brother's attention?"
"You're saying that her suicide was just to attract the victim's attention? Yes, there are some children nowadays who pretend to be sick in order to attract the attention of their parents … But isn't this method too childish? "
Xiao Zhengyi said in surprise.
"What's wrong with that? Look at those little girls who chase after celebrities nowadays. They all surround the Koreans and call them 'oppa oppa'. No matter how you look at it, their IQ is similar to a child's … No, maybe even worse than a child's." The old Taoist couldn't wait to jump out and make his presence known. "The president's sister should be around that age. It's not impossible for her to be retarded occasionally!"
"…"
Although Xu Shenxing didn't want to agree with the old Taoist's argument, he really couldn't think of anything to refute it at the moment.
"The victim's sister has become a vegetable. We probably won't find any useful clues even if we go to the hospital, so we still need to start from other places." Xiao Zhengyi spoke again and pulled the topic back. "The question is, where should we start now?"
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, there are some clues." Xu Shenxing thought for a moment and replied, "If the little girl's goal was to attract the attention of her brother, which is the victim's attention, then it undoubtedly means that the victim's attention was focused on other things …"
"Is it that online game called 'White Embers'?"
Xiao Zhengyi asked thoughtfully.
"No, I'm talking about the person this guy mentioned before. The victim's online dating partner."
Xu Shenxing pointed at the old Taoist behind them.
Xiao Zhengyi's gaze fell on the old Taoist's face through the rearview mirror.
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"This is the patient's ward."
The nurse brought Chu Nuanxia and Mo Li to an intensive care unit.
In the room, a skinny girl was lying on the bed. There was a stand next to her, and the girl was hooked up to an IV drip … For the past two years, the girl's life had been sustained by the IV drip.
Because she hadn't been exposed to the sun, the girl's exposed skin revealed a sickly paleness.
"You can try to call out to the patient, but the patient's body is very weak. Don't stimulate her physically. If you need anything, just ring the bell. After visiting her, leave as soon as possible. "
After saying a few words, the nurse left the ward.
"Is this the president's sister?"
Chu Nuanxia looked at the skinny little girl on the bed and couldn't help but feel motherly love. "She looks so pitiful."
Perhaps the little girl was beautiful before she fell ill, but now that she looked like a skeleton, the people who visited her couldn't think of anything other than pity.
"… Soul, not here."
Mo Li looked at the person on the bed and muttered softly.
"She probably went to the corpse run." Chu Nuanxia, who thought Mo Li was joking, tried to say something. However, Mo Li didn't respond at all, which made her feel subtly awkward.
Thus, she began to look for clues in the room.
Perhaps because the president didn't lack money, the ward was an independent luxurious one. In addition, the Secondary Hospital was contracted to a private company, so all the facilities were very complete. It looked more like an ordinary bedroom than a ward.
Judging from the surrounding furnishings, a lot of the girl's things were probably sent over to this room and arranged to look like the girl's original room. It was probably to increase the chances of waking the girl up.
However, judging from the situation over the years, it didn't look good.
In addition to many plush toys, there was a pink armchair, outdated idol posters, a bookshelf full of fairy tales and romance stories, and a dressing table.
"Huh?" Chu Nuanxia looked at the dressing table and suddenly showed a puzzled expression.
There was no lipstick on the dressing table.
Did the president neglect it when he sent it over? Or did he use it before he committed suicide and didn't buy it because he was going to commit suicide anyway?
Or …
Chu Nuanxia had a feeling that things weren't that simple, so she began to investigate carefully.
Then, she found the lipstick on the bedside table.
However, there was something wrong with the front of the lipstick. It seemed to be crooked.
"Why is the lipstick here?"
The girl tilted her head a little strangely, but she couldn't think of anything. After all, this kind of thing was too random, so it wasn't enough to be used as a clue or anything else.
However, Mo Li seemed to have lost interest in the girl on the bed and began to rummage through the bookshelf.
Because of Mo Li's actions, Chu Nuanxia's attention was also attracted to the bookshelf.
"Mo Li, don't break other people's things, okay?"
After saying that, she put her hands on her hips and showed a satisfied expression that said, "I've long wanted to hear this nagging words of an old woman."
Then, she felt something strange on the bookshelf.
So, she simply walked over and carefully looked at the retro wooden bookshelf.
Soon, Chu Nuanxia found the source of the strange feeling.
There was a set of Harry Potter books on the bookshelf, but the first six books were the first edition in 2000. Only the last book, Deathly Hallows, was a commemorative edition that was completely different in terms of size and illustration style.
Chu Nuanxia pulled the book out and casually flipped through it. Sure enough, she found a bookmark stuck in the book.
However, when she took out the piece of paper, she realized that it wasn't a bookmark, but a page torn from the notebook.
There were four words written on it with crooked lipstick.
The Grim Reaper is Immortal.
"Three bodies …" Chu Nuanxia subconsciously complained.
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