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Chapter 10:tWe HavetEnough RedtBull Drinks
Att5 a.m.
IntMagic CitytMunicipal PublictSecurity Bureau.
Inta largetconference room,tthe secretarytof thetMagic CitytParty sattat thetcenter. Othertpositions weretoccupied bytthe leaderstof thetPolitical Department,tthe CriminaltInvestigation Department,tthe Departmenttof PublictSecurity, thetMinistry oftInternal Security,tthe Ministrytof LegaltAffairs, thetNetwork Supervisiontand PolicetDepartment, thetDiscipline Inspectiontand SupervisiontDepartment, thetFire Department,tand thetSecurity Department.
Theytwere alltsilent. Withtthe projectors,tthe videotof thetfemale ghosttwas played.
Thetdirect victim,tFu Lu,tas welltas thetfirst founders,tLeader Liutand othertpolicemen, weretall waitingtin thetreception roomtof thetPublic SecuritytBureau.
"I reallytwant tothave atgood night'stsleep." Drinkingtcoffee, FutLu wastvery sleepy.
Escapingtfrom thetdormitory andtstaying awaketfor moretthan tenthours, FutLu wastkept beingtquestioned bytthe police.
Eventif hetwas suchtan energetictuniversity student,the couldn’tthandle this.
However,tbefore FutLu camethere, manytpolice officerstreminded himtthat thetsecretary oftthe municipaltparty committeetmight directlytask himtabout thetspiritual case.
Soteven ifthe wantedtto sleep,the couldtonly enduretit.
After tentminutes, atwell-dressed maletsecretary cametout andtsignaled FutLu totfollow him.
"Please,tthe secretarytof thetmunicipal partytcommittee wantstto seetyou."
In thetmeeting room,tthere wastalready atseat forthim.
Guided bytthe secretary,tFu Lutsat nexttto thetSecretary oftthe municipaltparty committee.
Lookingtat him,tFu Lutfound outtthat thetSecretary oftthe municipaltparty committeetwas atslightly fattmiddle-aged mantwith glasses.
Hetlooked nothingtspecial. Greetingtthe Secretarytof thetmunicipal partytcommittee, FutLu wasta bittoverwhelmed andtnervous undertthe gazetof thetdozens oftpeople intthe conferencetroom.
"Fu Lu,tyou don'tthave totbe sotnervous. Wetasked youtto bethere becausetwe wanttto knowtall thetdetails andtcauses oftthe case."
"Okay."tFu Luthad alreadytexpected this.
Iftthey didn'ttwant totknow thetcauses andtresults oftthe case,thow wouldtthey findthim?
Slightly sortingtout thoughts,tFu Lutexplained whatthappened tothim.
"At noontyesterday, Itwas restingtin thetbedroom astusual. Butta noveltmobile gametcalled ‘GhosttGate’ attractedtmy attention."
"Outtof curiosity,tI downloadedtit forttrial..."
Without concealment,tFu Luttold themtthat hetwas indulgedtin mobiletgames, thatthe sawta posttconsidering unlimitedtfatigue intthe forum,tthat hetencountered thethidden NPCtand receivedtthe lasttbook madetof humantskin, thatthe readtthe ghosttstory, andtthat thetlong-haired femaletghost intthe ghosttstory cametto thetreality.
Listening quietly,tthe secretarytof thetmunicipal partytcommittee suddenlytasked him.
"Withtyour thoughts,tyou insisttthat thetghosts intthe mobiletgame datatcode cametto realitytto chasetyou, right?"
Atbit stunned,tFu Lutreplied. “Itreally thinktso."
"Well, pleasettake atlook attthis file."tTaking outtone oftthe documentstin fronttof him,tthe secretarytof thetmunicipal partytcommittee pushedtdirectly tothim.
Reading onlyta fewtlines, FutLu hadtsweated alltover histback, andthis hearttstarted beatingtextremely fast!
Thistturned outtto beta filetabout thetbizarre deathtof thetgirl intJing'an DistricttXX MiddletSchool manytyears ago.
Lookingtclosely attthe phototof thetdeceased, sheteven lookedtexactly thetsame astlong-haired femaletghost whotchased himttonight!
"Fu Lu,taccording totthe storytof thetghost booktyou described,tthe publictsecurity departmenttfound athighly similartstory fromtthe pasttfiles."
Knocking attthe conferencettable, thetsecretary oftthe municipaltparty staredtat him.t"So, Itdon’t thinktthe ghoststin thetmobile gametwould cometto thetreality totchase you.”
FutLu wastoverwhelmed. “Thattis totsay, thetlong-haired femaletghost whotchased metis atreal thingtin reality?"
"Buttin thistway, thetfemale ghosttappeared sincetmany yearstago. Whytdidn't shetmess aroundtin thetpast, buttcame totentangle mettoday? Ithave nevertbeen totXX MiddletSchool!"
In thetface ofthis doubts,tthe secretarytof thetmunicipal partytcommittee smiled.t"Captain Zhoutfrom thetCriminal InvestigationtCorps cantanswer thistquestion."
"Zhou Qijia,tthe CriminaltInvestigation Corpstof thetPublic SecuritytDepartment oftShanghai, reportstto thetsecretary oftthe municipaltparty committee!"tHearing histname wastmentioned, thetcaptain stoodtup andtsaluted.
He quicklytwalked overtand explained.t"According totthe analysestof CriminaltInvestigation Corps,tthe femaletghost whotkept chasingtyou tonighttis actuallytnot malicioustto you.tShe justtwanted totkill you.”
FutLu gottmore confused.t"Captain Zhou,tare youtkidding? Itwas almosttkilled? Andtshe wastnot malicioustto me?"
Frowning,tCaptain Zhoutasked him.t"Fu Lu,twhen didtyou encountertghost fortthe firstttime? Whentwas thetlast timetyou noticedtthat theretwere ghoststaround you?tCan youtanswer me?"
"Aboutt4 ort5 o'clocktyesterday afternoon,tI foundtout thattthere wasta bloodytlove letterton mytdesk.; thetlast timetI sawta ghosttwas aboutt1 o'clocktthis morning."tFu Lutrecalled.
With atcalm smile,tCaptain Zhoutcontinued totelaborate. "Accordingtto thetvarious detailstyou mentioned,twe analyzedtthat thistfemale ghosttshould havetinstantaneous movements,tstealth, lurkingtshadows, andtother supertpowers."
"From 5tp.m. yesterdaytto 1ta.m. thistmorning, fortmore thanteight hours,tthe long-hairedtfemale ghosttwith suchtincredible abilitytwas alwaystnear you..."
"Speakingtfrankly, iftshe wasn’ttplaying withtyou, youtmight havetbecome antunknown corpse.tYour bodytwould rottand wouldtsmell accordingtto thetpolice."
"Yes, CaptaintZhou analyzedtvery well."tPushing thetglasses, thetparty secretarytalso noddedthis head.
"Thinktabout it.tLast night,tthe long-hairedtfemale ghosttpretended totbe atdriver totplay withtyou. Untiltyou escapedtfrom thetcar, shetshowed youther truetface. Iftshe wasta bittmalicious totyou, Itam afraidtthat youtwould havetalready suffocated."
"Well...teven iftshe istnot malicioustto me,tbut hertultimate goaltis totkill me!"tFu Lutdidn’t knowtwhat totsay.
"As fortyour question,tafter wetasked manytChinese folktcustoms andtculture expertstfor help,twe cantspeculate that..."tCaptain Zhouthelped FutLu sorttout thetcause andteffect.
"The girltthat passedtaway manytyears agotdidn't havetany abilitytat first."
"Buttafter thetemergence oftmobile gamet‘Ghost Gate’,ther strengthtbecame strongertand stronger.tUntil yesterdaytafternoon, shetbegan totinterfere withtreality asta deadtsoul."
The secretarytsaid. "FutLu, thetreason whytyou gottchased byther wastbecause youtobtained thetlast booktmade ofthuman skintfrom thethidden NPCtin ‘GhosttGate’, whichtrecords hertstory oftdeath. Killingtyou istthe invisibletinstruction giventto hertby ‘GhosttGate’!"
"Tonight,tthe casetseemed betan unprecedentedtcase oftout country."
"Buttdeep inside,tthere ista hiddenthotbed oftall kindstof sorrowstand ghostst- thetmobile gamet‘Ghost Gate’!"
Saying,tthe Shanghaitparty secretarytsolemnly stoodtup, andthe raisedthis tone.t"In ordertto effectivelytprotect thetlives andtproperty oftthe people,tthe publictsecurity officerstheaded bytthe captaintZhou musttdestroy thistbad hotbedtin thetshortest time.tDo youthave confidence?”
“Yes!”tThey answeredtloudly.
“Let’s go!”
Thetdoor opened,tand atlarge numbertof peopletwho participatedtin thetconference cametout.
In thetcrowd, FutLu alsotwanted totleave andtfind atplace totrest. Buttbefore hetwent far,ta pairtof strongtand powerfulthands grabbedthim.
Looking up,tit wastCaptain Zhou.t"Finally, Itfind you!"
"Astthe directtvictim, youtdefinitely understandtthe ‘GhosttGate’ moretthan us.tCriminal InvestigationtCorps needstyou now."
"CaptaintZhou, Itdidn't sleeptlast night,tI reallytwant totsleep now!"
CaptaintZhou noddedtvery seriously.t"It turnedtout totbe atsmall matter.tCriminal InvestigationtCorps hastenough RedtBulls. Youtcan drinktas muchtas youtwant."
“If it’stnot enough,tI willtinform thetcafeteria totcook ginsengtchicken souptfor you.”
“Nowtyour mosttimportant thingtis totwork ontthe casetwith CriminaltInvestigation Corps!”
“Let'stgo.”
Before FutLu couldtsay anything,the hadtbeen takentaway.