Chapter One: Sniping
Welcome to Jiupin Literature, search for "Jiupin Literature" in any search engine to quickly enter this site. This site permanently provides free downloads of high-quality and txt format services without pop-up windows! Ling Lan followed closely behind Yue Tong, taking about a dozen steps before arriving at a corner. From the other side of the corner came a faint light, like the glow of a flashlight. Ling Lan saw that Feng Jia cautiously poked his head around the corner, then relaxed and took a step forward.
The end of the corridor was a black iron door, on top of which there was a rectangular window with dense black iron mesh. The dim light came from that window. Ling Lan looked at the tightly closed iron door and thought to herself that the sound she had just heard outside was probably the sound of this very door closing.
Three girls slowly approached the small window and peeked inside. In an instant, Ling Lan's eyes widened, and the space inside was not small, about 40 or 50 meters of empty room, a tall man wearing a black robe, wearing a wide-brimmed black hat, with a pair of pale white big hands, stood facing a stout old man with half-white hair, several meters apart. They couldn't hear what they were saying because their voices were low and hoarse, nor could they see their faces clearly, as they both had their profiles turned towards the direction of the door.
Ling Lan noticed that the old man with a big belly was holding a very large flashlight, which was shining directly at the man opposite him who had his face hidden under a wide-brimmed hat. He was using the flashlight to size up his opponent, from top to bottom and then from bottom to top, and then he seemed to nod slightly in approval. Behind them, not far away, there was a tall and narrow window that led outside, and the moonlight could faintly shine through it, casting a glow on the old man's face. Ling Lan didn't misread the situation - she saw satisfaction on the old man's face!
What kind of face did he see? Ling Lan's curiosity was almost bursting out, she also wanted to see clearly, what made the old man show a satisfied expression.
Without warning, the black-robed man slowly took a step forward, walking towards the old man. The old man, however, remained expressionless, seemingly without any fear. In the blink of an eye, when Ling Lan opened her eyes again, the black-robed man had already wrapped the old man in his black robes, just like a dark demon swallowing a person whole. Ling Lan had a particularly bad premonition that when the man spread open his black robes, the old man would collapse to the ground, followed by the fall of a life.
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As expected, Ling Lan heard something, a low, hoarse moan followed by what seemed to be the sound of rapid movement.
Feng Jia covered Yue Tong's mouth with her palm, because Yue Tong was about to cry out. But Feng Jia didn't expect that she would act too hastily and make a loud noise, which had already caught the attention of the black-robed man in the room! The man's body slightly stiffened!
Ling Lan was also startled by the voice, and her whole body shook, causing the DV in her hand to slip out. In a panic, Ling Lan quickly bent down, her hands swiftly gesturing in mid-air as she tried to prevent the sound of the DV hitting the ground. It wasn't until she had stably hugged the DV that she realized that the strap wrapped tightly around it on her right hand, and there was no need to worry, it was just a false alarm.
As she stood up straight and looked out of the window, Ling Lan almost choked on her breath and fainted on the spot. She saw that black shadow lightly jump and quickly flash out of the small window over two meters high, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
That shouldn't be something a human can easily do.
It wasn't until a long time had passed that Ling Lan finally came to her senses. Under the flashlight's illumination, she saw that the old man had already fallen to the ground, with thick blood gushing out from his neck and rapidly spreading, dyeing the dirty floor red. Ling Lan was completely stunned, she didn't dare to believe that a person could bleed at such a speed, such a terrifying speed, just like a torrent bursting forth after a dam breaks.
Ling Lan turned her head to look at the two companions beside her, they were all pale, their eyes wide with shock and amazement, even more so than herself.
About fifteen minutes later, the police siren finally came from afar. Ling Lan knew that this was not the fault of the police, because when Feng Jia made the emergency call, she spoke incoherently and insisted that she had seen a vampire, which led the police on the other end to think it was just a prank. Later, Ling Lan took over the phone and patiently explained for half a day, repeatedly emphasizing that it wasn't some vampire, but just a tall man wearing a black robe with pale skin who did something to an old man, causing him to bleed profusely in an instant. Although her words were also barely credible, they were at least somewhat coherent.
After hanging up the phone, Ling Lan repeatedly dialed Meng Yusi's cell phone number. When the three girls almost crawled back on their original route, Meng Yusi, who should have been waiting obediently at the door, was nowhere to be seen.
Ling Lan's phone rang over a dozen times, but only got the dial tone, no one answered. The three girls all bit their lips, silently understanding that Meng Yu Si was probably not on her way back to school at this moment.
The police quickly entered the crime scene, leaving only a 30-year-old self-proclaimed officer named Yuan Jun to ask Ling Lan and others about the situation at that time.
Among the three girls, only Ling Lan was still relatively normal. Eldest sister Feng Jia looked like a frost-bitten eggplant at this moment, her usual demeanor had all disappeared, she just stared blankly with empty eyes, and nodded repeatedly along with Yue Tong who seemed to have lost her soul as well, while Ling Lan spoke.
After Ling Lan finished explaining the situation, another young man in casual clothes came out of the crime scene and squatted down in front of them. "My name is Gu Hanhao, I'm the captain of the Criminal Police Brigade of Jingjiang District Public Security Bureau in S City."
Ling Lan looked up at the criminal police captain, who was only a few years older than herself. His face didn't have the majesty and righteousness that captains in TV dramas should have, his voice wasn't deep, and he didn't speak with a loud tone. Overall, Gu Hanhao seemed like an unfriendly neighbor's older brother.
"Your DV is an important piece of evidence in this case, hand it over to me." Gu Hanhao stretched out his hand without hesitation. In fact, the Yuan Jun who had just spoken also made this request, but Ling Lan seemed somewhat resistant.
"I'll let you see it now, but this DV is my private property. Welcome to Jiu Pin Literature, search for 'Jiu Pin Literature' on any search engine and you can quickly enter the site. This site permanently provides free downloads of high-quality and txt format without pop-ups! ……"
Ling Lan's voice became softer and softer, and she directly pressed the power button, but after pressing it several times, it opened only to display "low battery" and automatically shut down.
However, Gu Hanhao's hand didn't show any intention of retreating. Ling Lan saw that Gu Hanhao's expression was patiently waiting for her to give in, and she knew that his request was reasonable. She had no right to refuse, so she handed the DV over to Gu Hanhao, "Can you promise me that you'll only watch the last video file related to the case?"
Gu Hanhao stood up after receiving the DVD and walked two steps before turning back to answer, "No."
Yuan Jun pointed to the police car not far away, "Let's go, I'll take you to the car first, after the on-site investigation is over, you have to come back with us to make a statement."
"What about Meng Yu Si then?" Ling Lan asked worriedly.
Yuan Jun forced a wry smile, "Don't worry, maybe he's just lost nearby, we won't give up searching."
Ling Lan also followed with a bitter smile, this Yuan Jun was ten thousand times better than that Gu Hanhao, at least he would say some self-deceptive words to comfort them, and it could be considered as cherishing and sparing the tender ones.
Ling Lan stuck her head out of the car window, anxiously searching for Gu Hanyu's figure in the crowd. She remembered that he hadn't gone back to the crime scene just now, but was wandering around this area. Could it be that he had found a secluded spot to watch the videos on his DV? Ling Lan didn't dare imagine how Gu Hanyu would react after seeing those videos.
Yue Tong's crying interrupted Ling Lan's thoughts, and she wanted to comfort her, but felt that any words were so pale and powerless at this moment. Their companions were missing, their lives or deaths unknown, and they had just witnessed a bizarre and bloody crime scene, how could she still think about the video in DV?
Thinking of this, Ling Lan subconsciously dialed Meng Yu's phone number and put the phone to her ear. Unexpectedly, the call actually went through!
"Yu Si! Where are you? Are you okay? Why did it take so long to answer the phone, we were worried to death. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have left you outside, we shouldn't be apart! Where are you now, we'll come and rescue you right away!"
Ling Lan was overjoyed and burst into tears, but after spouting a load of nonsense, she finally realized that the other party hadn't responded at all. Suddenly, a chill ran down her spine from behind, "Are you... Meng Yu Si?"
A sigh came from the phone, followed by a voice that had just been heard, "I am Gu Hanhao, and I just found Meng Yusi's phone by following the ringtone."
"Where is she?" Ling Lan asked with a sob.
"Just mobile." Four words later, Guan Hao hung up.
Ling Lan calmed down and pondered, her phone showed an incoming call. Gu Hanhao didn't need to answer her call at all. But he did, and after answering, he remained silent, probably wanting to hear what she had to say. It should be like this, the young police captain was suspicious of all three girls.
