Chronicles of the Old Days
Chapter 119

Testing

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"Xiao Mi, search for Luo Yan's Psychological Counseling Center," Old Hu instructed Xiao Mi.

"Okay, let me take a look..." Xiao Mi picked up the computer, quickly searched for information about psychological counseling rooms, and slowly read it aloud:

"Luo Yan Psychological Counseling Center, all the necessary permits and licenses, run by someone named Luo Yan. It's called a psychological counseling center, but it's actually a kind of 'Queen's Game'... uh..." Xiao Mi paused mid-reading, glanced at the two people opposite her, and then said, "Ahem, it closed down a few days ago. The last customer was none other than our Director Zhao."

"When I shook hands with Director Zhao, I gleaned most of his thoughts, including the part about Luo Yan telling him to keep an eye out for the arrival of higher-ups," Old Hu sighed. "These days, people are so disorganized and undisciplined for the sake of a little hobby. I reckon he's already told Luo Yan about our affair."

"Then why did we rent a house here? Isn't it easy to be discovered?" Xiao Mi tidied up the table in the living room, set up the computer and other equipment, and began to analyze the surrounding information.

"We'll wait and see. I left a few illusions at that warehouse; the surveillance cameras will think we're still working there. If Director Zhao tells Luo Yan about us, at least someone will come to test us later. We'll handle it as it comes." Old Hu nodded, walking towards the bedroom as he said, "Xiao Mi, keep an eye on the other side. I'm going to take a nap. Getting old makes me sleepy. I was already feeling a bit tired after driving for a while. Keep your voices down, okay? Call me if you need anything."

After Old Hu went to sleep, Xiao Mi looked at Bing Bing, who was playing Minesweeper, and whispered, "Bing Bing, I have a question for you. Why did they ask me to get water at the police station? Didn't the receptionist say she would?"

"Didn't the captain say she wasn't feeling well?" Bing Bing hesitated for a long time, then clicked the space bar, and saw all the landmines appear. Bing Bing sighed, turned to Xiao Mi still looked completely bewildered, and said impatiently, "Is there something wrong with the woman's health?"

"Then why did she ask if the captain would still be there next week?" Xiao Mi nodded in sudden realization, then continued to ask.

"Your emotional intelligence is hopeless, you might as well feed it to the dogs." Bing Bing touched the hand warmer and said speechlessly, "Next week? Are we supposed to fight a bloody battle these next few days?"

"What do you mean?" Xiao Mi blinked twice, but Bing Bing had already turned around again and continued her mine-sweeping work, leaving Xiao Mi completely bewildered, staring at the monitor in a puzzled state.

Night fell in the blink of an eye. Because of the serial killings and the King of Fear, no one in Leping City went out at night anymore. In the office converted from a warehouse, three figures were looking through various documents. However, if you observed them for a while, you would find that the three figures had stiff expressions and basically no movements.

A dark shadow flashed in through the window. A black cat stood on the windowsill, staring into the room with its emerald-green eyes. When it saw three figures inside, a hint of human thought flashed through its mind. It then raised its paw and knocked on the window.

In another house, Xiao Mi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to Bing Bing, "Something's wrong, a cat is knocking on the window."

"Is that so?" Old Hu's voice came from behind him, and then he walked in, closed his eyes, and the three phantoms opposite him instantly became different. The phantom Old Hu glanced at the cat on the window, walked over with a smile, opened the window, and saw the cat jump in, swaying its gait, and jumped onto the table, elegant and composed, as if it were the master of this place, a veritable Cat Queen.

"Whose cat is this? How dare it run around here." Phantom Bing Bing reached out and picked up the cat. The cat seemed to be frightened and scratched at Bing Bing, causing a few drops of blood to drip to the ground. Bing Bing was so frightened that she stepped back. Xiao Mi cursed angrily and picked up something to throw at the cat. The cat twisted its agile body and darted out of the window.

The people inside cursed and then fetched a first-aid kit to disinfect Bing Bing. After a while, they continued working, looking listless. Meanwhile, in the residential house, Old Hu opened his eyes again, tapped the table, and said, "Check Fu Bin, the Seven Deadly Sins God Mask, and information about the Shadow Clan."

A short while later, Xiao Mi said, "The only masks that match the description of the God Mask are the Thirteen Color Masks from the Qingzhou Poker Club and the Twelve Zodiac Masks from the Xuzhou Zoo. There are none related to the Seven Deadly Sins, or they are located overseas."

"The only connection to the Shadow Clan Yingzhou Ninja Association, but we can't find anything about that either." Xiao Mi turned the page and continued, "As for Fu Bin, there are about 286 people with that name nationwide. There are two in Leping City, one is a 67-year-old man, and the other is a high school student."

"It's that high school student. Tell me his information." Old Hu nodded to indicate that he knew. He hadn't Extraction much information from the cat using the illusion, but he could roughly figure out his age.

"Fu Bin is from a single-parent family. His mother couldn't stand his father's temper ten years ago and ran away with someone else. He attends the No. Leping No. 2 Middle School, and has already taken the college entrance examination. His grades were average. This is his photo." Xiao Mi tapped, printed out two photos from a machine, and sent them to Old Hu and Bing Bing. Then she continued, "He is often bullied by his classmates and likes to play all kinds of bloody and violent games. He has been unemployed since the college entrance examination. Also, we haven't heard from his father for half a month."

"Judging from the video of the first alleyway tragedy, despite the disguise, there's a 60% chance the suspect is Fu Bin." Xiao Mi said the last sentence, then looked at Old Hu and asked, "So? Should we call the police?"

"Okay, go check his house, then issue arrest warrants for him along with Luo Yan." Old Hu nodded in agreement, then gave the information he had obtained. "From her thoughts, I gleaned the following information."

"First, they all obtained their abilities through something called the God Mask. These abilities are related to the Seven Deadly Sins, and Luo Yan's ability is lust, manifested as the ability to control cats and her own cat-like agility."

"Secondly, this God Mask has seven pieces, representing the Seven Deadly Sins. It is kept by the Shadow Clan and is currently being used in the Holy Grail... oops... Mask War. The ultimate victor can become a god."

"Third, they are now divided into two groups. One group consists of Fu Bin Luo Yan, and a member of the Shadow Clan. We lack information about the other group."

"What's still unclear is the 'King of Fear' incident and the Black Wind Incident at the school a month ago. We need to continue investigating. Xiao Mi, save the information." After summarizing, Old Hu stood up and said to his team members, "Let's go see Fu Bin."

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