Chapter 553: 553
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Being recognized by the officer on duty, this was something that Chen Ge did not expect . He coughed once and explained himself immediately . "When I was on my way to Eastern Jiujiang, I happened across a child kidnapping case . You know about the kind of person that I am; I have a strong sense of justice . So, after a dangerous bout, I finally managed to rescue the boy . "
"Those with real justice will never say that they have justice . " The three officers at the police station had all gathered . One of them had aided Lee Sanbao when they handled the murder at Mu Yang High School and had an impression of Chen Ge . "I cannot make a decision about this . Our superintendent and Inspector Lee said that as long as the case involves you, we have to inform them before we can make a decision . "
"It's not even a murder this time; it shouldn't that serious, right?" Chen Ge still had something else to do . His original plan had been to drop off the boy and leave immediately .
"In your eyes, only murder cases are serious, huh? That's a very dangerous way of thinking . " The officer called Inspector Lee, and two officers remained . One led the boy to the other side of the room while the other stayed with Chen Ge on high alert .
Several minutes later, the officer who called Inspector Lee walked out from the office, and he looked at Chen Ge strangely .
"What did inspector Lee say? Can I go now?" Chen Ge had not slept all night, and the theme park was opening at 9 am—he wanted to rush back to catch a little sleep .
"I'm afraid not . " The officer dropped the file on the table . "Yesterday at 9 pm, a pair of young parents came to report their son's disappearance . The picture of their boy is similar to this boy that you found . "
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"Isn't a good thing‽ I've saved your time; you can just return the boy to his family . " Chen Ge was confused . "Is it because the parents want to thank me in person? There's no need for that . "
"No, we wish to get your cooperation . " The officer opened the file . There was information of several children . "These are the children who have gone missing from Western Jiujiang over the last few months . There is a similarity in all these cases—they all happened on a rainy night . We've been following this case, and through our investigation, witnesses said that they saw a middle-aged lady around the crime scene . Last night, when the boy disappeared, someone saw the same lady around the area . "
"Many cases?" Chen Ge knew that these cases were related to the culprit in Eastern Jiujiang, but he wondered why the culprit needed so many children .
"Yes, these cases are horrible, and around the area where the disappearance happened, there is such a story . According to the story, whenever it rains, a middle-aged lady carrying a basket will appear . Due to her natural deficit, she is unable to carry a child, so she was chased out of the family by her family . From then on, she hated men and children and would use many different ways to lure children into tunnels and then take them away . "
"Doesn't that sound like typical urban legend? They're rarely real . " Chen Ge did not expect the officer to suddenly bring that up .
"Sometimes, local story and urban legend are based on real life event . We cannot believe them fully, but we cannot brush them off either . " The officer looked at Chen Ge . "There are seven cases of child kidnappings, and this boy is the only one who has been found . You're the only one who has interacted with the suspect, so I need you to stay . "
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"Fine, I will try my best to cooperate . " Chen Ge knew that he would be unable to leave, so he poured a glass of warm water for himself and sat down . "Then again, it's one thing for me to cooperate, but you can't keep asking me to do free work . At the beginning, when I provided the key clue to solve the murder at Ping An Apartment, at least the city awarded me with 50,000 . Now, I don't even get a medal or certificate, much less money, isn't that a bit wrong?"
Seeing how shameless Chen Ge was, the officer did not even know how to respond . "Don't worry, all you've done will be recorded by the department . In the future, we might award you the title of best citizen or one of the top ten youths in Jiujiang or something like that . "
"Are you for real? Then, does it mean I can get on the television?"
"Just help us with the cases, and eventually, those things will come . "
"No problem, but when the time comes, you have to help me deal with the reporters . If they have to interview me, please do it at the entrance to my Haunted House . That is a kind of promotion," Chen Ge said seriously .
Half an hour later, Inspector Lee arrived, and Chen Ge gave him the story that he had prepared . He said that he had ridden an e-bike alone to Eastern Jiujiang . When he passed a bus stop, he saw a middle-aged lady hugging a child, looking like she was waiting for someone . He was worried about them because of how dangerous it was for a mother and a child to be waiting alone at night .
He stopped and offered to give them a ride home . During the conversation, he noticed how weird things were . The boy was not asleep but unconscious . He prepared to call the police, but coincidentally, his phone had no battery .
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Then, the middle-aged woman escaped because she knew that she had been exposed . Chen Ge chased her for a while before returning to the boy because he thought that the boy's safety was more important . The boy had been unconscious when he was on the bus, so Chen Ge was not worried about being exposed by the boy .
When he was done, the officers were in disbelief . He went to ride his bike, and he came across a child kidnapping case . This man before them, from a certain perspective, could not be viewed as a normal person anymore .
After giving a description of the middle-aged woman, Inspector Lee agreed to let Chen Ge go . He knew that Chen Ge had to operate the Haunted House in the morning . At 7 am, Chen Ge was sent back to the New Century Park in a police car . When the guard saw Chen Ge walk toward him, he forgot how many times he had seen Chen Ge that day .
It's almost the park's opening time; I don't think I can sleep anymore .
Following a cold shower, Chen Ge changed into a set of clean clothes and gave the place a brief clean . When he was done, Chen Ge took out the black phone to study the Trial Missions .
These new Trial Missions are in Eastern Jiujiang; I have to go there if I want to expand the Haunted House .
Xiao Bu's advice warned me away from Li Wan City, but she did not say I cannot go to Eastern Jiujiang . This means the best solution is to avoid Li Wan City for now and only go there after I finish the other three-star scenarios and gather all the 'people' .
Even with Zhang Ya and Xu Yin, Xiao Bu still thinks I have no chance . Looks like my ability is still lacking behind compared to the culprit in Eastern Jiujiang .
Chen Ge thought about ways to make up the difference .
I have to unlock Yan Danian's last ability as soon as possible . There's also Bai Qiulin—he has consumed Xiong Qing and gained a dyed heart, but the increase in power is not obvious . He needs to consume more ghosts .
After going through all the members of the Haunted House, Chen Ge realized that, not counting Zhang Ya, he was even less powerful than the ghost stories society . If Zhang Ya and Xu Yin were held back, he would be in mortal danger .
The number of workers that I can depend on is still too little .
Chen Ge thought about it and opened the black phone . He looked at one of the options .
I can get new Specters from spinning the wheel, but the problem is, if I win another two Specters, then my title will be upgraded .
With Xu Yin and Zhang Ya by my side, normal Specters don't pose much threat to me . It befits my current Specters' favored title . I can approach them and communicate with them .
But if this title upgrades, does that mean I will attract more dangerous existences to me? What if Zhang Ya and Xu Yin are unable to handle it? Doesn't it mean I'll return to a life of cowering in fear and terror?