"Hahaha! Good, perfectly correct. I thought I could trouble you for a while, but it seems Detective He, you truly live up to your reputation."
"Enough nonsense. Release the person immediately."
The other party quickly replied via text: "Go to hell. So quickly? I only asked one question. Continue preparing the next one."
"What exactly do you want?"
"Nothing much. Just want to play a little longer. If I let you pass so easily, it would be too simple."
Watching the words "is typing" repeatedly appear, I was extremely impatient, but I couldn't defy the other party. At that moment, Lu Chusheng said to me, "He Sheng, be patient for a little longer. Although we can't contact He Xin, but..."
The last few words were spoken by Lu Chusheng deliberately into my ear. At that moment, I showed a slightly surprised expression. The guy typed again: "I warn you, don't whisper in front of me. If I get displeased, I'll poison all your people at any time!"
"Don't do anything rash." At this moment, I saw the other party send a threatening emoji, followed by some text: "Forget it. Let's start the second question now. Detective He, look carefully."
Although the other party typed this, the second question didn't appear immediately. I was thinking that this person seemed to be targeting me entirely. Otherwise, why would he use these questions to test me? Over the years, because of my abilities, countless criminals have been arrested. Although most of them were sentenced to death or life imprisonment, they still have relatives and friends. Perhaps one of them is seeking revenge, which is why this happened today.
And the person who was surgically altered to look like a dragon was probably just to lure me here. But behind this, there should be some terrifying experimental base where many people have likely been disfigured into various monsters. I wonder if we'll find this place.
As I was thinking, the second question appeared before me in text form: "Detective He, on a road, a girl's body was found. She had signs of fractures all over her body, and her head was severely damaged. Furthermore, her skin had been scorched. When the police intervened, they couldn't figure out the cause of death. However, some people believe she was hit by a car on the road. What do you think? How did the girl die? Note, there was no residue of smoke or dust in the girl's nasal cavity and organs."
This time, I immediately replied: "No smoke or dust residue, so she wasn't burned to death. If there were only fractures and no abrasions, there definitely wasn't a car accident. You must know that when a car hits a human body, there will be some abrasions, which you are also very aware of. If I'm not mistaken, there must be some tall buildings near the road. The girl fell from a high place. Since the human head is heavier, it would hit the ground first when falling!"
My sudden answer caused the other party to pause for a moment. It seemed they hadn't expected me to answer so quickly. However, after a short wait, they quickly replied: "Good! Your analysis is thorough. Congratulations, Detective He, you've passed another test!"
"But this time it won't be so simple. Please listen to the next question. In a large clay vat, a strange monkey appeared. But the monkey's behavior was peculiar. It seemed to want to shout, but its mouth was very heavy. It clung to the edge of the vat with all its might, trying to escape, but its limbs seemed not to belong to it. Detective He, what do you think is going on with this monkey? Note that this is a monkey!"
I closed my eyes and thought. Within a minute, I sneered and said, "Because this is not a monkey at all, but a person surgically altered into a monkey. Therefore, his mouth and limbs are not yet adapted to this new body, leading to this uncoordinated phenomenon. And your final emphasis on 'monkey' is just a futile attempt to conceal something. You didn't need to do this!"
"You..." The other party seemed incredibly surprised again. But for me, these questions were not complex at all. A little thought and I figured them out. What I was curious about was how this mastermind, with such intelligence, managed to capture all those people. It seemed they had many people behind them, possibly members of the organization itself, as only they could orchestrate such actions.
It's not that I want to suspect the organization, but this time it's very clear. Perhaps what I've done in the past has made the organization pay close attention to me, hence the planning of this serious kidnapping incident!!
I originally thought the other party would continue to ask questions, but then an envelope-like document suddenly appeared on the screen and opened automatically. It was a document: "Detective He, congratulations, you have passed all three questions. Now, let's proceed to the next stage of the challenge. First, take a helicopter and come to Maofeng Mountain. Bring Officer Lu with you! Oh right, the helicopter is located in an open space outside the house. Walk about a kilometer through those trees, and you'll find it. Bye-bye, you have twenty minutes!"
After we finished reading the letter, the computer suddenly exploded with a bang. Smoke filled the entire room. Fortunately, the explosion was weak; otherwise, both Lu Chusheng and I would have been in trouble.
After coming out of the house, we coughed. Lu Chusheng said, "A kilometer, and then a helicopter ride. 20 minutes to reach Maofeng Mountain is going to be tight. We need to hurry, He Sheng!"
"I know, Officer Lu!"
I replied as my legs already took off. We sprinted like madmen. We found that the direction of the house led to a deep and dense forest. The leaves of these trees seemed very broad, causing very low visibility. As we walked, a thick fog drifted in, instantly enveloping us.
At that moment, I felt my clothes getting a bit damp. After passing countless trees, we should have left Dongyu Town. In an open space not far away, we indeed found an old helicopter.
"Can you fly it?" I asked Lu Chusheng.
He gave me a proud smile: "Haha, you've found the right partner this time."
We got into the helicopter and fastened our seatbelts.
Then, the thing sputtered to life. The hoarse sound of the engine made me quite nervous. I was really worried that this old thing might lose control mid-flight due to its age and crash down a cliff, killing us all.