The number of missing-person reports had risen overall, but the police still hadn't found any connection between the missing people. Maybe there wasn't one, because the number of ghosts had increased and the number of victims had surged. Or perhaps the connection was something even the police couldn't uncover. For example, the events caused by Bai An and his friend Steve had led to a large number of "missing people."
Investigating that would be far too difficult.
Chen Yihan was still checking the circumstances of every missing person. Just the seventy-three missing people in People's Celebration City would take a long time to investigate. Even finding a case we could take over would be difficult.
By comparison, the epidemic was obvious. It had to be something Lina had caused.
"The symptoms are the same, and most of those infected are children. We haven't been able to investigate the toys yet, but we can be fairly certain by now. The epidemic is nationwide. Other countries have had similar cases, but they may not have attracted attention yet. In other words, this is a global plague." Chen Xiaoqiu explained, "So far, 1,042 cases have been recorded among people who went to hospitals for examination and treatment. They've all occurred in the past week."
That number was terrifying.
"Can we find any patterns?" I asked.
"No." Chen Xiaoqiu's answer was disappointing.
That feeling of helplessness welled up again.
I felt miserable, racking my brain for a way to catch Lina.
There had to be a way...
There had to be...
"Then should we try again?" the Thin Man asked.
"Can you do it now?" Chen Xiaoqiu shot back.
The Thin Man didn't answer.
Getting into the space of Morris Town last time had been partly a matter of luck. The Thin Man had