Aoba Office

On June 24, 2001, communicated with the client. Audio file 00420010624.wav.

"...This is what happened. Miss Liang, the video has recorded the incident clearly."

"Um...oh...this way...I..."

"Ms. Liang, do you have any impression of what happened these days?"

"Yes, there are some...I don't, I don't remember it very clearly. That day...that day I saw a white cat...it appeared on my bed. After I fell asleep, I touched it and was startled to wake up. Later... I thought it was a real kitten, and I... Then... it seemed to talk, but it didn't really talk... Sorry, my memory is very confusing... I still remember that I took it out. , with it, and a few other things... Finally, the last thing I remembered was this... I threw it into the fire."

"So how do you feel now?"

"Well... I have a little headache, but everything else is fine. Is this matter over? Am I safe? Those toys..."

"That seems to be the case for the time being. The other party has taken a step back and we will not investigate further."

"What?"

"You also heard what Mr. Qian Yongqiang said about what happened. I'm afraid the source of the matter is the toy factory. We have to investigate this matter, and we can continue to investigate it. However, we have to go to the ocean to solve this toy factory. It's not something we have to do. The other party obviously realized this and let you go. Speaking of which, the other party's target was Qian Yongqiang's family. "

"This...is...that's it? They...their family..."

"From our country's traditional perspective, this is tit for tat. From a foreign perspective, we don't have to mind our own business. What do you think, Miss Liang?"

"ah?"

"We are communicating with you today because we want to get a reply from you. The client is you. Before, you were not aware of the matter and decided to terminate the trust. We have made it clear to you now that you are ready to continue the trust. Or is this the end?”

"Am I safe?"

"This should be."

"Will they still come to me?"

"Have you seen or heard anything strange?"

"No, no more."

"Then it should be gone."

"Oh...then that's it. That toy factory...has nothing to do with me, right?"

"Yes."

On June 24, 2001, the investigation was terminated.

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After I closed the file, I felt a little uneasy.

I called Gumo and asked him about the incident.

Gu Mo was in the office at the time and was not missing. He should also know the whole story clearly.

"...Don't you already know? That's it." Gu Mo said perfunctorily.

"I don't know what's going on." I said firmly.

Gu Mo sighed, a little impatient, "I'll let Nangong explain it to you. I can't explain this matter clearly in a sentence or two."

With that said, Gu Mo called Nangong Yao.

Nangong Yao answered the phone with a calm voice and asked: "Hello, Lin Qi. What did Gu Mo want me to explain to you?"

"It's about the files, the file of 'Chicken Head and Human Body'." I said, wanting to ask in detail about some things I didn't understand.

Nangong Yao had already spoken: "Oh, that matter... Lingyou told us. At that time, we didn't know much about this kind of supernatural event. In the entire office, Ling and Ye Qing were professionals, and the three of us were We got involved by accident. When we first started dealing with the commissioned matters, there were a lot of things we didn’t understand, well, it could be said that we didn’t understand them at all.”

Nangong Yao paused, "That incident was similar to the situation at the fried chicken restaurant you encountered before. Behind those monsters stood a leader who could decide their life and death. They can usually move freely, but after the leader speaks, they can't There is no choice but to obey.”

I was stunned, "So, they were killed and silenced?"

"Well, that's it. The other party decided to end the matter here. I still remember, that person's name is Qian Yongqiang, right?"

"yes."

"Ling speculated that at the beginning, it was the personal behavior of Qian Yongqiang and his family that caused dissatisfaction among some toys. They retaliated against Qian Yongqiang. At the same time, they mutated and began to attack other people. The client at the time, Liang Qiyi , was innocently involved. When we intervened and the other party noticed something was wrong, the leader behind them gave the order. They wanted Qian Yongqiang's life and let Liang Qiyi go. By the way, all the toys involved in this matter, If we and Qian Yongqiang burn it down together, things will end here. If we don't bother them, they won't bother us anymore," Nangong Yao said calmly.

What he said surprised me and gave me a strange feeling.

I can't describe this feeling. But I thought of those legal TV dramas I used to watch. Arrested criminals can merit meritorious service. They help the police catch other prisoners, and when the prosecutor's office initiates a public prosecution, they will choose a lighter sentence. Abroad, such transactions seem to be more frequent and taken for granted.

I can understand this approach. For the judiciary, it saves resources. But for the victims, this is not a good thing, let alone fair.

I'm not a naive idealist. But I still feel overwhelmed.

Nangong Yao stayed silent with me.

After a while, Nangong Yao said: "Lin Qi, my thoughts, or my guesses, are this. I'm afraid you can't escape the fried chicken restaurant and takeaway shop. That ghost is in Minqing City . Even if it doesn’t want to have a direct conflict with you, it will have to run into it sooner or later. As for that foreign toy factory... In fact, after the commission was completed, Ye Qing asked me to check that company in 10 years. There was a fire in the factory. The fire was a forest fire, covering an area of ​​more than 100,000 hectares. You should be able to find it by searching the news. However, I confirmed it afterward. A toy factory has been turned into ashes. This may be a coincidence, or it may be something done by some professionals in country A.”

My heart tightened.

"Master Xuan Qing always said that the world is developing in a good direction. We may die, and the people around us may die. But sooner or later these things will also face death. In this regard, God is very fair." Nangong Yao pretended. Said easily.

I responded, but it didn't make me feel relieved.

I don’t want to be the one who dies prematurely, nor do I want my family and friends to face death prematurely.

After hanging up the phone, I couldn't help but open the web page.

I logged into the social account and saw the new news posted by Li Xingfang on the home page.