In the conference room, Chen Mingming recalled what he had read from the parchment and compared it with the analysis of the case. However, he found that the contents of the parchment were exactly the same as what the police had.
Not only the information, but even the identity had been prepared.
It seemed that the boss didn't deliberately make things difficult for him … In fact, it was completely convenient for him. On the other hand, the time to solve the case was now within five days.
"… So far, we have tracked down the other two women who are related to Wang Liang." The person in charge of intelligence was now updating everyone with new information, "However, according to the time of death of the forensic doctor, we found that the two women had alibis, so we can basically rule them out as suspects."
Another female police officer said at this time, "Sir Ma, Sir Zhou, I have compared similar cases in the past three years with the information of some fugitive wanted criminals, but I didn't find any similarities …"
"Could it be the first time or the second time?" Ma Houde rubbed his eyebrows, "The murderer is so meticulous for the first time. Is this murderer a devil?"
They didn't even know whether the murderer was a man or a woman, their approximate age, height, weight, and so on. They only knew that the murderer was a clean freak.
Zhou Yusheng knocked on the table and fell into deep thought.
This was the first time Chen Mingming was so close to someone who was working on a case … Being in such an environment, Chen Mingming couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded.
At this time, Zhou Yusheng was silent and frowning … This was another side of Zhou Yusheng that Chen Mingming had never seen before.
In his memory, his father was a person who was often drunk and irritable.
Chen Mingming, who hadn't seen his father for many years, unconsciously became absent-minded … So, one day, I can really work with my father on a case?
He gradually couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion.
It was as if the current him was the real him … Everything that had happened before yesterday was just a dream.
"Is there anything on my face?" Feeling Chen Mingming's gaze, Zhou Yusheng couldn't help but be stunned.
Captain Zhou was a loud person. His voice soon attracted everyone's attention, and they all looked at him … Chen Mingming was not used to so many eyes at the same time.
They were different from the students in the school, and their gazes were also different from the students in the school … Subconsciously, Chen Mingming actually had a trace of panic.
Chen Mingming took a deep breath. He had already thought of a response, but when the words reached his mouth, Chen Mingming found that he couldn't say them … The words that almost slipped out of his mouth turned into a single sentence in the end: "Nothing."
"Okay." Zhou Yusheng nodded, then fell into deep thought again.
Chen Mingming was briefly stunned before he subconsciously stood up and whispered, "I'm going to the washroom."
With that, Chen Mingming quickly left and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
However, he didn't really go to the bathroom. Instead, he came to an empty small balcony on the floor … He subconsciously unbuttoned his collar, and only then did he feel that his breathing became smooth.
"I actually know how to …" Chen Mingming looked at the street outside.
The endless flow of traffic mixed with faint voices of people. Chen Mingming quickly calmed down — he soon realized his own problem.
Under the different gazes of the students, under the different environment of the classroom, he actually subconsciously chose to hide himself … He instinctively felt restrained, and even had a feeling that he couldn't breathe smoothly.
He even felt … nervous.
Chen Mingming suddenly fell into a trance … Just from this group meeting, Chen Mingming realized a problem: He didn't seem to be as excellent as he thought.
"What are you thinking about?"
…
Suddenly, Chen Mingming felt that his shoulder was patted from behind … This was the voice of his father, Zhou Yusheng.
Chen Mingming tried not to panic too much … He shook his head and didn't say anything.
Zhou Yusheng smiled and said, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You haven't been a policeman for long, and you've encountered such a big case. It's inevitable that you'll be a little nervous."
He saw through it? Chen Mingming was stunned … He thought about whether he had exposed any flaws.
"I … Do I look nervous?" Chen Mingming frowned and asked.
Zhou Yusheng pointed at his eyes and said, "You don't look nervous, but you're still too inexperienced! What do you think I do? I've seen at least eight hundred criminals, if not a thousand, I can't hide my eyes. "
"I …" Chen Mingming was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Maybe."
Zhou Yusheng suddenly grabbed Chen Mingming's shoulders with both hands, "Relax, you're the first to graduate from school. You're much better than me. I just gave you some experience, that's all. But you'll have these things too, so you'll definitely be better than me in the future. "
In his impression … he had never said such words to him.
Chen Mingming nodded and suddenly said, "I want to go to the crime scene again."
"Crime scene?" Zhou Yusheng was stunned, then nodded and agreed, "Okay, maybe something was missed … You wait, I'll get the car, I'll go with you."
The investigation of the crime scene was naturally not only the discovery of the body — In fact, many investigations had been done later, but for those who wanted to solve the case, as long as the case was not solved, the crime scene would be worth investigating.
Looking at Zhou Yusheng's back, Chen Mingming smiled bitterly.
Investigating a case with his father … This was something he had never thought of.
This different feeling made it difficult for Chen Mingming to maintain his usual calmness from the beginning.
He suddenly thought of the most suitable adjective to describe his current state: Ambitious but incompetent.
…
…
"… Okay, you continue to follow Zhao Le, once you find the target, inform me immediately."
In the office of the Administration in the city, Liu Minghao began to eat breakfast after receiving the report from Bu Bugao, while watching the news on the Administration's intranet.
"Brother Hao, I've finished talking with Director Liu, he will arrange the next things." Wei Zidao came back from outside, "What are you looking at?"
Liu Minghao said casually, "Looking at the news of the 'Death Network' case."
"Is there any new news?" Wei Zidao asked curiously, "This case is so mysterious, it's been almost half a year, right?"
"Yes." Liu Minghao nodded.
This' Death Network 'case was first discovered about half a year ago — in this half a year, there would be some deaths all over the country.
From time to time, such things would happen — the sudden death of a young man addicted to the Internet.
Generally speaking, this kind of person who was addicted to the virtual world and neglected their own health, or even worked hard in the virtual world for several days and nights, and finally died suddenly, was not uncommon. Basically, when similar situations were found, it would be classified as a natural death.
However, as such cases began to increase, it gradually attracted the attention of the Administration — they had a special department that would pay attention to all kinds of ordinary cases all the time, because many transcendent crimes were hidden in these seemingly ordinary cases.
Finally, when someone found that during this period, more than 70% of the people who died suddenly because of the virtual world were playing the same 'game', it … finally attracted the attention of the Administration.
The Administration began to intervene behind the mysterious case, and soon found an incredible thing — those who died suddenly because of the game, after they were found dead, their game accounts were still active in the game.
Yes, they were active, they could move, chat, and play Instance Dungeons, not just the accounts that existed as game data — what was more incredible was that these accounts belonged to the deceased, their IP addresses could not be found.
It was as if they appeared out of thin air.
With the in-depth investigation, the Administration even found a lot of people in a 'coma' state, these people basically fell in front of their computers, and the computers were playing the game.
At present, there were a lot of people in a coma in the country. Although they were scattered all over the country, and there might only be one inconspicuous case in some places, the number of people in a coma in the whole country became very considerable.
Those who were in a coma, their accounts were still active, but suddenly one day, these accounts would suddenly disappear — at the same time, the people in a coma would directly die.
Finally, the Agency named the case "Network of Death". It was a supernatural case, and they came to a shocking conclusion!
That was, the souls of these people in a coma were very likely to have been sucked into this strange game!
During this period, the Administration had invested a lot of manpower and material resources to investigate this case. It was only because of the major case that happened in Mount Tai last month that the case temporarily stopped. Now that the Mount Tai case had been settled, the 'Death Network' naturally began to investigate again.
Liu Minghao and Wei Zidao were not the people who investigated this case, but they were always paying attention to it — after all, the victims of the 'Death Network' did not have a fixed geographical pattern. Perhaps they would encounter it in the process of handling other cases?
"It says that in the past half month, the number of people in a coma has suddenly increased." Liu Minghao frowned, "It's increasing at a speed several times faster than before, and it's no longer limited to the game 'Jade Fantasy'."
"It's getting more serious?" Wei Zidao also frowned.
As far as he knew, the victims in the beginning were all playing the same game, so the company that produced the game was naturally thoroughly investigated from top to bottom.
Originally, the Administration had thought of directly shutting down the server of the game company, but they were worried that the souls trapped in the game would be affected, or even directly cause the death of the people in a coma. Therefore, the game had to continue to operate — in fact, the game company had now changed hands, and was currently under the strict control of the Administration.
"Yes, the higher-ups are having a headache."
Liu Minghao said with a straight face, "There is one more thing. Last week, the original game suddenly received an update – however, this update was not developed by the game company itself. It was also not through the game's server. Instead, it was an automatic version update. Our people can't trace the source of the update data at all! Since this update, the number of people in a coma has begun to increase, and it's no longer limited to playing this game, and in this game, many abnormal accounts have inexplicably appeared … It seems that, even overseas, such a situation has begun to appear. "
"Overseas …" Wei Zidao subconsciously gasped, "This … does this mean that the virtual game has become a demon?"
"I don't know." Liu Minghao shook his head, "But now the Administration plans to send people to play this game, hoping to find a way to enter the game with souls … That's all for now, and there's no more."
"How many victims are there?" Wei Zidao asked subconsciously.
"According to incomplete statistics, there are already about 80,000 people." Liu Minghao said, "And most of them are already dead, and there are about 16,000 or 17,000 people in a coma at present."
Wei Zidao smiled bitterly, "If this number continues to increase, I'm afraid the Administration won't be able to cover it up …"
80,000 people seemed to be a lot, but if they were scattered all over the country, or even all over the world, it seemed so small — but no matter how small it was, if this number continued to increase, it would inevitably attract the attention of the society, and at that time, a simple explanation would not be able to cover up the matter.
"Yeah …" Liu Minghao smiled bitterly. "It's really an eventful time … By the way, the equipment I applied for should be delivered in the afternoon. When the time comes, let's see if we can find the location of this 24. You can go and prepare."
"Okay!"
…
In the headquarters of the Administration in the distant capital.
In a room with dozens of high-end computers, rows after rows of men and women were fighting with all their might … the monsters in the game.
"Damn it! Is the first floor of the Demon King's Castle hell difficulty?! "
"Heal me, heal me!!!!"
The bustling shouts came one after another, this place was the most common … Internet cafe in the city.
"Attention, everyone, I have a payment here!"
Suddenly, in front of one of the computers, a young man pressed the bell next to the table — this instantly attracted everyone's attention, including one of the people in charge of the case.
"After playing for so long, it finally appeared … the secret behind the game."
"Agree or disagree? Team leader? "
"Agree! Otherwise, all the previous efforts will be wasted … "
The young man in front of the computer nodded and then took a deep breath. This was because this was the first time this special interface had appeared, and there was a countdown circle on it. Obviously, it wouldn't stay there forever. He didn't know when it would appear again.
Finally, under the instruction of the team leader, the young man directly clicked the agree button — he was naturally very nervous, but in addition to him, there were dozens of agents and logistical support personnel here, and this was the Administration's headquarters, which was known to be able to withstand a nuclear bomb … even if this computer exploded, it would not hurt anyone.
However, the moment the young man clicked 'Agree', he directly collapsed onto the table … without making a sound.
And the account belonging to this young man, at this moment, actually moved automatically, and a line of words appeared in the chat channel.
— I … I really have to come in! In the game!
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