Chapter 676: Who’s Afraid of Whom?
In order not to alert the enemy, Mu Qiqi spent a lot of money to enter and exit that lousy website. She had spent 100,000 yuan to buy a few lousy antiques, but none of them were real.
This was because right after buying something, there would be a system prompt. It was similar to scratchcards where it brought out gambling instincts.
The people from the branch office also wanted to use Mu Qiqi’s username to log in and investigate. However, perhaps the change in the IP address was noticed, so Mu Qiqi’s account was seen as abnormal and was blocked, so she could no longer log in.
“This forum is too random. Moreover, nothing in it is legal.”
“Still, it clearly states the price. There are hints all over it. In the end, it is just like using psychology against a gambler.” As someone who had logged in before, Mu Qiqi deeply admired the mind of the forum’s creator.
“We also entered the forum, but Qiqi didn’t find anything unusual in it. Although the members.h.i.+p fee of 100,000 yuan is expensive, there was indeed nothing suspicious about it. Now that Internet communication is so advanced, it’s really not surprising for such forums to appear. The most we can do is just casually report it.”
After hearing Officer Long’s words, Tang Yan turned to look at Mu Qiqi. “Could it be that the IP address and bank account you used exposed your ident.i.ty and aroused the other party’s suspicions?”
“Captain Tang, my understanding is that The Dark Abyss is not afraid of our investigation at all,” Mu Qiqi replied.
“I agree with that. If The Dark Abyss is really afraid of our investigation, or if it has something to do with the eight people’s lives, the forum would have stopped all access. But we’re still able to register.”
However disappointed everyone was with those words, it was true that the forum, The Dark Abyss, did not seem to have anything to do with the murder case.
Even if the eight young men had spent money to join the club and did not buy real items in the end, they would not commit suicide because of this, right?
“We went to the scene last night and found a pinhole camera at the scene. Unfortunately, the video stored in the camera had been erased,” Feng Shanshan said. “But we can be sure that the murderer watched through the camera somewhere when the eight people committed suicide.”
“So, all the clues are gone now?”
Everyone fell into deep thought.
A moment later, Feng Shanshan said to Mu Qiqi, “Today, Captain Tang and I will go and visit my friend again. We shall rule out The Dark Abyss once and for all.”
“I will go with you,” Mu Qiqi said.
“The other domain names are still under investigation, so you don’t have to be so discouraged,” Senior Long comforted everyone. “Our special investigations team has been established for so long, and there hasn’t been any unsolved case.”
“I didn’t expect the people in your special investigations team to be so good at encouraging themselves.” Officer Gao walked out of the director’s office in her uniform. “I’ve said it before. This is my expertise. If you want to rely on the previous way of investigation, it won’t work.”
“Cybercriminals hide behind computers and monitor everything. He must have seen the video of you going to the crime scene yesterday. He may even be snickering in his heart. ‘How gullible.’ ”
“Since it’s your expertise, why is it the special investigations team’s responsibility to investigate?” Tang Yan asked Officer Gao. “That’s because you guys have been after this murderer for a long time. I got the information a.n.a.lyst to look up past cases. All similar cases have not been solved. The only difference is that the murderer in this case is much more vicious than the ones before. You’re afraid of taking responsibility, yet you want to stir trouble here. Aren’t you just talking about your own self?”
“Tang Yan… I’ve been patient enough with you. You better know where to draw the line,” Officer Gao said angrily.
“Then how about this. I’ll leave Officer Long and Old Cheng to you. You can use the resources at your disposal. I’d like to see if you can find the murderer.”
“Who’s afraid of who?”
Harsh words were exchanged. The rest had on innocent faces, especially Officer Long.
He didn’t want to follow this skeleton demon either, okay?
“That Captain Tang…”
“You guys go with Officer Gao. The rest of you follow me.” Tang Yan signaled Officer Long to hold this woman in her place and not cause any trouble.
Although Old Cheng and Officer Long were unwilling, they did not dare to disobey Tang Yan’s orders. They could only watch as Tang Yan left with the others.
“We rarely surf the Internet, so I wonder what new things young people like to play these days.” The professor sighed helplessly. “But, forget about me. I’m just an old man. Why don’t you two like new things?”
Feng Shanshan and Mu Qiqi looked at each other and didn’t say anything.
They seem to be getting further and further away from the definition of a girl.
However, just as Tang Yan was about to bring the girls out to meet Feng Shanshan’s friend, the professor pulled him aside and asked him, “No one else knows about you and Shanshan, right?”
“Except Mu Qiqi.”
“That Officer Gao has already brought this matter to the director.” The professor was a little displeased. “Although this is your private matter and no one else has the right to say anything, what the director thinks is another matter. You handle it yourself.”
“Understood.” Came Tang Yan’s reply. He did not have the time to deal with Officer Gao.
However, he put this little account in the back of his mind, for now.
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The three of them traveled together and once again found Feng Shanshan’s friend in the high-cla.s.s club.
“Shanshan, what is it this time?”
“We want to know where your friend who was scared out of his wits by the forum is. Is it convenient for us to chat?” Feng Shanshan directly stated her purpose of seeing him.
After listening, the other party hesitated for a few seconds. Finally, he nodded. “I’ll help you contact him now.”
He walked out of the club and made a call. After returning, he told the others, “About that… This friend of mine doesn’t seem to be in a good state of mind. He’s been seeing a psychiatrist recently and can’t stand any form of stimulation, so he rejected the invite.”
Hearing those words, Feng Shanshan glanced at Tang Yan and Mu Qiqi, but she didn’t say anything to them.
“Alright then. Sorry for disturbing you today.”
“It’s fine.”
Feng Shanshan actually felt that he did not give her a complete explanation, but since he was unwilling to tell her anything else, she could not continue to interrogate him.
The three of them walked out of the club in silence. In their hearts, they felt that The Dark Abyss forum was still full of strange things yet to be revealed, making them feel indescribably uncomfortable.
“Qiqi, where did you get your address?”
“Xiao Xiao gave it to me. As you all know, his connections have always been very extensive. I’ll go back and ask him in detail to see if he has any other ideas.”