Secrets Gradually Unearthed

Such a big thing has happened.

All classes at Snow Sun First Middle School were suspended for one day.

The students in those classes were all interviewed and questioned one by one.

The Investigation Team thus learned a great deal about the Key Society's inner workings.

Those who can join the Key Society often possess unique talents.

The Key Society classifies these people according to their talents. Those with ordinary talents are only considered as the lowest-level members and are generally not given any tasks.

At most, I would meet with the mentor once a week to exchange ideas, and then receive a few hundred yuan each month.

As for whether he can be promoted to a higher-level member, that depends on whether the mentor will recommend him.

Those members with better talent are selected from the start and guided to uncover the deeper secrets of the Key Society.

The missing student was a gifted individual.

At this point in the investigation, the Investigation Team initially thought it was just a newly emerging organization similar to the Anomaly Containment Association recruiting talented members.

The subsequent investigation, however, left them utterly astonished.

The incident began when a student being Investigation Team suddenly appeared at his door, and he seemed very flustered.

The Investigation Team became suspicious and immediately conducted a friendly inquiry with him.

This student was probably feeling guilty, and also had some conscience left. When faced with questioning from the Investigation Team, he couldn't withstand the pressure and confessed everything.

He also joined the Key Society.

Unlike the ordinary members, he must have been more talented. He was spotted by the mentor from the beginning and taken to Headquarters, which allowed him to glimpse a part of the true nature of the Key Society.

Key Society, ostensibly a pyramid scheme, is actually a cult that engages in illegal and criminal activities behind the scenes.

"I really didn't know I was doing that kind of thing. If I had known, I wouldn't have done it. But they threatened me, saying that if I told anyone, my life would be over."

That student seemed emotionally distraught.

The membership fees offered by Key Society were indeed just bait.

They were searching for these gifted young men, luring them with small sums of money and their curiosity about the mysterious.

These teenagers are given some mysterious powers, and then they are tasked with completing missions according to instructions.

Some tasks are relatively simple, such as going to a certain place to retrieve something, handing over something to someone, or delivering something to a certain place.

Even more sophisticated methods involve using bizarre abilities to cast curses on people.

Then someone from the Key Society will find him, claiming to be a powerful Anomaly Tamer, and tell him that he has been possessed by an evil spirit, and that he will not live much longer if the evil spirit is not removed.

People haunted by eerie creatures are often terrified and hand over most of their money in exchange for a chance to save their lives.

The club members would pretend to contain the strange entity that was haunting him, but in reality, they were only withdrawing the power to curse him.

For wealthy people, paying money can save their lives.

For those who have no money, they will simply kidnap them and then present it as if the person was mysteriously murdered.

This trick always works.

The strange occurrences were too brief, and the Investigation Team had too few methods to deal with them. Initially, the Investigation Team couldn't even detect the strange aura.

Later, they purchased an instrument from Yi Gui Company that could detect eerie atmospheres, which solved the problem of the Investigation Team not being able to sense any eerie atmospheres.

Key Society exploited a loophole.

An eerie atmosphere was indeed detected at the scene of the missing person's murder, but by the time the Investigation Team arrived, no trace of the eerie presence could be found.

These people can only be identified as having been killed by a supernatural entity. Then the Investigation Team will cordon off the area and send people to patrol to see if they can find the supernatural entity. If they cannot find it, then they will have to give up and seal the file.

Unexpectedly, some of these disappearances and deaths were caused by human intervention.

As his confession unfolded, the Investigation Team uncovered more and more cases, including those of accidental deaths and those ruled as mysterious murders.

This student deeply regretted his actions. For a few thousand yuan, he became someone's tool and was even given leverage over others, leaving him completely at their mercy.

Because of this incident, the Investigation Team thoroughly investigated all schools. Ordinary members were only questioned and investigated, while those students who had participated in the mission were all detained.

Ding Wen and others were also questioned.

"Yes, we just went to a dinner party and didn't receive any missions. However, Cui Zicheng is quite close to the guide because his talent is better than ours."

"So we don't know if he has contacted the guide."

"Our guide is named Mo Chen. He's very tall, about 1.8 meters, and looks to be around 27 or 28 years old..."

Ding Wen, Wu Ming, Xiang Xin, and Jiang Xu were describing Mo Chen's appearance.

Mo Chen is a person with strong counter-surveillance capabilities. He rarely appears in the surveillance footage of the commercial street. When he does appear on camera, he always has his head down, or someone or something is covering his face.

Therefore, his face cannot be seen from the surveillance footage.

His appearance can only be determined from what his classmates say.

Soon, the portrait artist drew a rough sketch based on their descriptions. "Is this it?"

That's what he looks like.

"Are you the only ones in your class who have had contact with him?"

"Are there only five people who joined the Key Society?"

Ding Wen thought about it carefully, and he had a feeling that there was still someone else.

But looking at each other, he realized there were five people: himself, Wu Ming, Xiang Xin, Jiang Xu, and the missing Cui Zicheng. That's right!

He nodded firmly. "That's right, it's us."

The Investigation Team pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay, don't fall for such obvious scams next time. Free things are always the most expensive."

"Don't risk your lives for a few hundred dollars."

They gave Ding Wen and the others a lecture before letting them go back.

Ding Wen and Wu Ming walked out of the Investigation Team's interrogation room, glancing back with lingering fear.

"Oh no, this has blown up so badly, I'm definitely in for a rough time when I get back."

"Our teacher has already notified our parents. My mom is furious. She said that even if we lack food or clothes, I would still join a cult with unclear motives for a few hundred yuan."

Who can argue with that?

"Do you feel like you've forgotten something?"

"No?"

The group tried to recall what they had forgotten, but none of them could remember, so they eventually gave up trying.

Their parents had arrived and were waiting for them in the Investigation Team's lobby. They were expected to be greeted with a loving meal of bamboo shoots and pork.

The Investigation Team also noticed something about the person who was consistently ignored by the class, classmates, and police officers.

However, when they tried to investigate further, they discovered that the other party was suspected of being related to Contract Anomalist, so they immediately stopped the investigation.