Although the police intervened promptly and deleted the bizarre short video about Ning Yun, the online discussion couldn't be suppressed anytime soon.
Soon, someone recognized the woman in the video as Ning Yun, the wealthy heiress who had gone missing some time ago.
"Ning Yun is very beautiful. I met her once, about a few months ago, when a magazine invited her for an interview. Although I only met her briefly, she was so beautiful that I was very impressed with her. After rewinding the video and comparing it repeatedly, I found that it was indeed her."
This helpful netizen posted a comparison chart of the video and Ning Yun's photos.
The Ning Family already knew about this, and since the matter had escalated, Officer Zhang smoothly passed this hot potato to the special department for handling.
"Look at this part of the video. From this angle, the surrounding image is clearer..." In a conference room, a Headquarters investigator pointed a laser pointer at a corner of the frozen image.
"Look closely at this corner; it's a mountain. Although the light is dim, the mountain's outline is very clear..."
The meeting room was filled with special police officers responsible for investigating Supernatural events, who were currently analyzing hidden information in the video.
"Actually, we are very familiar with this mountain because from our current angle, in addition to the mountain's outline, we can also vaguely see man-made structures on it. Therefore, we are certain that the video was filmed near Lanqiong Mountain."
A young investigator, resting his chin on his hand, said, "With video footage for comparison, we might be able to pinpoint the exact location where the filming was taken and conduct a search of that area. Perhaps that will lead us to Ning Yun's whereabouts."
"Ning Yun's life or death is completely unimportant!" another seasoned investigator coldly stated. "The video's ability to instill fear, and this widespread paranormal Supernatural, are what our investigation should focus on!"
"By the way, I have a question." A female investigator raised her hand. "I noticed something about this video. There seems to be almost no sound, only slight ambient noise, and Ning Yun's voice is barely audible. What are your thoughts on this? Could it be that Ning Yun deliberately turned off the camera's sound before filming? What reason would she have to do that?"
"If a person is in danger and wants to call for help, making a sound would provide more information for their self-rescue, but she didn't do that. Why is that?"
Another investigator said, "Could it be a malfunction of the phone itself? However, we need to analyze the details carefully. To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to this possibility before."
"Lanqiong Mountain is the location where Ghostly Ancient Tombs have recently been spotted. Could there be any connection between the two?" one investigator asked.
"Perhaps..."
The Bronze Ancient Tree codenamed "[Wish Fulfillment]" was excavated from the Ghostly Ancient Tomb.
After learning this information, Hu Jiu paid more attention to the ancient tomb, trying to find various useful clues from the subtle signs.
The Ghostly Ancient Tomb has now been moved to the vicinity of Lanqiong Mountain. The fact that such a powerful artifact Bronze Ancient Tree was only one item unearthed from the Ghostly Ancient Tomb further proves that this tomb is absolutely terrifying!
Hu Jiu dared not approach the ancient tomb easily. He infiltrated various real-time satellite platforms and used satellite data from forestry or meteorological departments to deduce the situation around Lanqiong Mountain, thereby obtaining the information he needed.
However, satellites are subject to various limitations, and their updates and transmissions are unstable. As for specialized military satellites or well-defended independent internal networks, Hu Jiu doesn't dare to test them for the time being.
A god-level hacker who can do whatever he wants only exists in entertainment works. Although Hu Jiu could also hack through Supernatural, the country would definitely have some precautions in place, in case he leaves any traces...
Hu Jiu dared not underestimate the strength of the Headquarters.
Xiao Yu has been making quite a stir lately, and the Playing Cards organization has become a reality, with Headquarters now aware of the existence of the [Big Dipper] organization.
In Hu Jiu's eyes, Big Dipper was undoubtedly a hot commodity; if he plundered it further, he could probably obtain even more valuable items.
Based on Xiao Yu and Yin Wenxian's interrogation of Big Dipper employees, Big Dipper has recently also set its sights on the Ghostly Ancient Tomb.
To be precise, Big Dipper is interested in all valuable Fierce Ghosts and supernatural Supernatural, such as Haunted Houses.
Hu Jiu took the time to study live Big Dipper employees. They communicated through a kind of encrypted system using a worm inside their bodies. Only those parasitized by the worm could access the Big Dipper app on their phones.
When employees are carrying out tasks, they themselves are not important; the insects they carry are the most important. Everything they do is to ensure that the insects can successfully parasitize the target.
The success rate of those strange parasitic insects depends on the situation. After successfully parasitizing, they will not have any adverse effects on the host in the short term, as if they do not exist. However, over time, they may cause subtle changes.
The mastermind behind Big Dipper is likely the one who controlled the source of those insects, and then used them to parasitize Fierce Ghost, constantly expanding their own power.
Perhaps because it is in a period of quiet development, Big Dipper has always kept a very low profile, just waiting to take off.
At this moment, the "Yizhuang" guesthouse is located in Lanqiong Mountain.
Lao Wei found Yizhuang truly bizarre and unpredictable; a group of perfectly healthy people had mysteriously disappeared. After searching around several times, they only found a few clues: a few sets of footprints that vaguely led into the deep mountains.
They might have encountered a ghost, so they didn't dare linger and headed straight home, making up a reason to appease Hou Qingxu.
Upon hearing the news, Hou Qingxu frowned deeply. He had already seen Ning Yun's video, and the two young reporters had also disappeared in Lanqiong Mountain. He suspected that there was a connection between the two incidents, as if an invisible hand was testing his bottom line.
As Hou Qingxu pondered the matter more and more, his mind became increasingly chaotic. In the end, he finally identified the key point: his most crucial task now was to find Ning Yun, alive or dead!
Previously, when the police were investigating Ning Yun's disappearance, they found a cell phone containing a video. In the video, Ning Yun was being dragged away by a Ghost Shadow, and Hou Qingxu happened to have a subordinate named Yan San who was riding the Ghost Shadow.
Yan San hasn't returned since his last attack on He Ming, so he's probably dead. But others don't know this and just think he's still working for Hou Qingxu. Naturally, the Ning Family has approached Hou Qingxu, adopting a very humble attitude, only hoping that Ning Yun can return safely.
What else could Hou Qingxu do? Even if he had to pretend, he had to put on a show of actively searching for Ning Yun.