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　　 "Teacher, I will go to Song Zongming's house right now. His house is near the south exit of Semir Town. Walk two hundred meters from the old taste restaurant to the exit. I will be waiting for you there!"

　　 After Zhou Ming said this, the call was hung up.

　　 The crow was stunned in the same place holding the phone, and it took him a long time to relax.

　　 She strode to the south of the town. Before she ran a few meters, a figure sprang from the shadow of the house and blocked her way.

"silver!?"

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　　 After obtaining new information, Zhou Ming rushed to Song Zongming's home as quickly as possible.

　　 In the chest, the heart is beating fast; in the skull, every brain cell is vibrating at high speed.

　　 Although the fragmentary clues have not been fully connected, a directional clue was finally born!

　　 Zhou Ming concluded that this time it would never be wrong!

The night in Semir Town was as black as when Zhou Ming arrived on the first day. The moon in the sky was covered by clouds, and light gray spots moved on the sand, like some kind of pointer. The hot wind on the street was mixed with gravel, and Zhou Ming was on his body. Cold sweat is mixed with hot sweat.

When he finally arrived, he saw the two-story hut. The iron plates of the windows in the house were all put down. There was no light leaking out, and there was no movement. The whole house looked like a huge dead grave from the outside, exuding weirdness. breath.

　　 Zhou Ming gently put down the box behind him, took out one of the knives inside and inserted it in the middle of the road, and used it as a sign for the crows who came later. He held the other knife and walked slowly towards Song Zongming's residence.

　　 broke in, or knocked on the door?

　　 He has no way to sneak in silently, and Song Zongming will be alarmed no matter which method he chooses.

But if what happened on Teacher Crow hasn’t spread to this side, Song Zongming shouldn’t realize that he’s been targeted, so even if he hears a knock on the door, he won’t show hostility right away. Instead, he might open the door. .

　　 But if he chooses to break in, the other party must guess that his identity has been exposed, and maybe he will be lurking in the house to ambush him.

　　 After thinking twice, Zhou Ming hid the knife behind his back and slowly knocked on the door three times.

　　 Then there was the sound of footsteps in the house, and the sound of footsteps quickly approached the door.

　　 "Click!"

　　 The backward lock cylinder made a light jerky sound, the old iron door opened, and Song Zongming appeared at the door with a candle.

　　 "Huh? Mr. Hermit, it's so late, what's the matter?" Song Zongming asked in confusion.

　　 As Zhou Ming guessed, Song Zongming chose to continue to pretend!

　　 Then... the first hand belongs to him!

"do not move!"

　　 Zhou Ming immediately raised his hand to put the knife on the opponent's neck, and said with a cold voice: "I know you are the culprit."

　　 Song Zongming was so scared that he trembled all over, opened his mouth wide, and looked at Zhou Ming in surprise.

　　 "What are you talking about? Mr. Hermit! Can you make a mistake?" Song Zongming was shocked, with fear in shock.

　　 His hand holding the candle shivered slightly, his eyes fell on the blade of his neck from time to time, his eyes flickered, and he was terrified.

　　 Song Zongming at this moment looks like an ordinary person threatened by a gangster, and Zhou Ming is that gangster.

　　 The opponent looked normal, but Zhou Ming did not waver by the opponent's normal performance, but continued:

　　 "Because of your wife's appearance."

　　 In Zhou Ming’s memory, although Song Zongming’s wife was blond and white, she did not look like a foreigner, and her appearance looked much older than Song Zongming.

　　 At first, Zhou Ming thought that this was due to the aging of the appearance caused by the disease, and the local people's prejudiced perception of the appearance of foreigners, so he did not doubt it.

　　 But now that I think about it, the truth is clear at a glance.

　　 Song Zongming’s wife is just another person!

　　 "What's wrong with my wife's appearance?" Song Zongming stared at the knife on his neck in horror, "Can you remove the knife from my neck first? Me, this way I'm afraid."

　　 "The one lying on the bed upstairs, although it is your wife, but her body is actually someone else's, right?"

　　 "Ah this...I...I don't understand what you are talking about." Song Zongming's expression became even more confused, making him look even more innocent.

　　 "You don't need to understand, as long as I am sure, can you tell me your wife's name? No! Tell me your wife's name!"

　　 "Ai, Ai Li."

　　 "Aili? A standard foreigner's name." Zhou Ming frowned.

　　 "No! My wife's surname is Ai Mingli! She is not a foreigner!" Song Zongming anxiously defended.

　　 Zhou Ming shook his head.

　　 Now, no matter how logical Song Zongming's words are, Zhou Ming will not believe the other party. He is already convinced that the other party is behind the disappearance case.

　　 Of course, it was not only Ai Li that made Zhou Ming affirm this speculation.

　　 Originally, even if his wife’s body belonged to someone else, it did not mean that Song Zongming was the culprit. He might also be a simple victim.

　　 But the problem is, if Ellie’s body is really someone else’s, it means that before he and Teacher Crow arrived in Semir Town, the weird phenomenon of missing people occupying the bodies of ordinary people has already occurred.

　　 The reality is that when they arrived in Semir town, there was no clue of similar incidents at all.

　　 If you look at this phenomenon with your current eyes, you will feel that it is very abnormal. This is almost impossible.

　　 Imagine if someone in the town had their body occupied by a missing person, then someone would definitely find it.

　　 Even if special witnesses think it's normal, other ordinary people with normal cognition will definitely find that normal person and somehow think of themselves as another person who has disappeared.

　　 Therefore, if there is a physical seizure event, this special rule cannot be concealed, and it will definitely leave traces.

　　 But the reality is that no one in the entire town knows this weird phenomenon!

　　 So the answer is obvious, there are only two possibilities.

　　 The first possibility is that the phenomenon of body deprivation only appeared today, and it had never happened before.

　　 The second possibility is that although there has been a weird phenomenon of physical seizure before, all traces have been artificially erased.

　　 Zhou Ming had no way to determine which kind of truth it was, until he remembered one thing, the most special family in all disappearance cases—the missing Wang Er in the whole family!

　　 When Zhou Ming first arrived in the town, he collected personal data, including photos, of all missing persons in Semir Town for investigation.

　　 But there are three exceptions, that is, Wang Er's family.

　　 Before Zhou Ming arrived, everyone in Wang'er's family died.

　　 In Semir Town, where electricity is very difficult, no one has a convenient camera tool like a mobile phone, and other people naturally don't have photos of Wang Er's family.

　　 Regarding their appearance, apart from the neighbor's verbal description, there is nothing left.

　　 And this kind of result is exactly what the murderer wants to achieve-so that he and Mr. Crow cannot know the specific appearance of Wang Er's family.

"Song Zongming, let me just say it briefly! According to my guess, your wife is seriously ill and is about to die. But you have a way to let people be seen after they disappear, so you make your wife like this A special missing person.

But this kind of special missing person has another effect, that is, it may occupy the body of an eyewitness. I don’t know if you know this effect, but the reality is that this kind of thing happened...your wife, Ai Li, occupied Other people's bodies.

　　 And if I'm not wrong, the body your wife occupies should belong to Wang Er's wife! "

　　 The fear in Song Zongming's eyes disappeared, and a gust of night wind blew by, and his body that had been trembling no longer trembles.

　　 He stood quietly at the door, holding the candlestick, and looking at Zhou Ming quietly, as if waiting for Zhou Ming to make subsequent inferences.

　　 Zhou Ming also stared at the other person, and continued as if responding to his expectations:

　　 "Because your wife has occupied the body of Wang Er's wife, so in the eyes of others, Wang Er's wife is of course missing."

"Originally, this is not a big deal, but for you, this problem is very serious, because if you don't eradicate Wang Er's family, then the crow and I will be able to learn the details of Wang Er's wife after arriving in Semir Town. Information, including looks!

　　 After that, we only need to visit once, and we will find that Ai Li's body originally belonged to Wang Er's wife, and what you did will be made public. "

　　 "So you killed Wang Er's family in order to hide Ellie's true identity. The purpose of this is to hide the law of mental transfer and hide part of the effect of the whole strange phenomenon."

　　 "You have spent a lot of thought to achieve this goal. Some people in the town will be seen missing, and some will not be seen. It is also the smoke bomb you released to conceal the effect.

After all, if everyone is a special missing person, it would be too bizarre that Wang Er’s wife cannot be seen. At that time, Wang Er’s wife will become our most concerned clue, and this is exactly what you don’t want to see. . "

　　 "I have to admit that you did a perfect job. It just so happens that your wife is a patient and hasn't been out for a year. It is not easy for the residents of the town to see her. I don't know that her appearance is normal now."

　　 "In the eyes of the residents of Semir Town, Wang Er's family is just missing. No one would have thought that Wang Er's wife would hide on the second floor of your Song Zongming's house, lying quietly on the bed!"

　　 "But if I'm not wrong, you shouldn't know how to avoid the phenomenon of the missing person's spirit occupying the living body, otherwise you will not be exposed now."

　　 Song Zongming nodded slightly: "So you think Ai Li occupied the body of Wang Er's wife?"

"Skin can be put on makeup or bleached, and hair can be dyed blonde. If you don't see a photo of a real person, you really can't be seated... But even if I haven't figured out the other clues, I can already be sure." Zhou Minglen Cold road.

　　 Song Zongming stared at Zhou Ming, and the corners of his mouth twitched impenetrably, like a smile...but he returned to normal immediately. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

　　 "I'm sorry, I can't take a shot with the candlestick, otherwise I will applaud for you, it's... a wonderful reasoning!"

　　 Song Zongming sighed and said sadly: "You are so amazing, I thought I had done enough carefully."

　　 "Song Zongming, this can't be your ability, where is the forbidden object?" Zhou Ming cut into the subject without any muddle.

　　 Song Zongming glanced at Zhou Ming obliquely, and said lightly: "...please follow me."

　　 He turned around with the candlestick and walked into the house. Zhou Ming followed the opponent vigilantly, ready to guard against his escape at any time.

　　 Although Zhou Ming felt that he could catch up even if he let the opponent start for ten seconds first, his cautious character made him act cautiously at all times.

　　 Zhou Ming followed Song Zongming to the kitchen, and the other party picked up a cold-blooded ordinary kitchen knife.

　　 This thing is the source of everything, that forbidden object?

　　 "This is the kitchen knife with devil power." Song Zongming said to Zhou Ming.

"this?"

　　 Song Zongming stretched out his fingers to gently stroke the blade, and said slowly in a low voice:

　　 "It is very convenient to use it to cook ingredients. Whether it is pork bones or beef bones, it will become as soft as tofu with this knife, and even hard skulls can be easily chopped into pieces."

　　 Zhou Ming chuckled in his heart, and suddenly understood the truth of the disappearance.

　　 The hair on his arm stood up, and the chill was like a viper climbing from Zhou Ming's tail vertebrae along his spine to his neck. Zhou Ming shivered in the early summer temperature.

　　 Song Zongming slowly turned around holding the knife, staring straight at Zhou Ming, eyes strange and suspicious.

　　 The yellow candle light twisted on the kitchen knife, and a faint golden light flowed on the front. The atmosphere in the kitchen slowly became weird.