Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian did not answer Shang Jianyao's question, but looked at Long Yuehong, leaving him the opportunity to analyze.

Long Yuehong thought for a while and said:

"Excluding the possibility that the original surveillance video was falsified, the murderer should be hiding in a room around that route. If he only has the 'Sea of ​​Origin' level, searching the rooms on both sides of the road is enough. If he enters the 'Mind Corridor', then the rooms in other nearby streets must also be included in the scope of investigation."

That route refers to the route Mu Qingqing's father Mu Renjie took from his home to the nearest public toilet. It started from his home and ended at the place where he fell to the ground and died, and drew a circle outward.

"Why should we rule out the possibility of surveillance video fraud?" Shang Jianyao asked unconventionally.

Long Yuehong frowned:

"The risk of detection is too high.

“The ‘Life Sacrifice’ cult didn’t do this before when they carried out ‘divine punishment’.

"From a path dependence perspective, if they had already adopted the method of modifying surveillance videos and it was really effective, they would have done the same thing last time."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands.

Bai Chen also smiled and nodded.

This made Long Yuehong's self-confidence a bit inflated.

He quickly added:

"Besides, the surveillance videos have been deleted, and it is impossible to confirm whether they are true or not. The original supervisor of the surveillance department also hanged himself because he was involved in the 'Life Ritual' cult. There is no evidence of his death, and there is no way to investigate even if we want to. We can only For now, let’s treat the surveillance video as real.”

"Then why not include the rooms on the same route on the upper and lower floors into the scope of investigation?" Shang Jianyao asked instead, "The coverage of the awakened person's ability is not flat."

Long Yuehong organized her words and said:

"I think it's unlikely that the murderer will be accurately located due to the obstruction of the line of sight due to the floor being separated. For the same reason, it's also unlikely that the murderer is hiding in other rooms on other streets.

"What if it was Mu Renjie's wife who went to the public toilet that night?"

"Then maybe she is the one who died." Shang Jian Yaoyin sneered.

Hiss... a few words suddenly popped up in Long Yuehong's mind:

"Killing without distinction!"

"Wait!" He suddenly came back to his senses, "We associate Mu Renjie's death with the 'Life Sacrifice' cult because he died of a heart infarction, and he also inherited the old world's folk customs of talismans and paintings. If he has many children and grandchildren, his wife does not meet the conditions at all.”

If they were really killing people indiscriminately, then all the previous reasoning of the "Old Tune Group" would be wrong, and there would be no way to contact the "Sacrifice of Life" sect.

Jiang Baimian nodded lightly, and just as he was about to comment, Shang Jianyao proposed another possibility:

"Perhaps Mu Renjie was implanted with the corresponding thinking in advance and would definitely go to the public toilet at that time. In that case, it would be very easy to target him.

"It's impossible that his wife happened to go to the public restroom at that time, right?"

"Is this too complicated?" Long Yuehong expressed her doubts.

Mu Renjie is not a powerful character.

"It's not complicated." Shang Jianyao laughed, "When you lived in Xiaobai's room that day, you got up on time at three o'clock in the middle of the night to go to the public toilet. I implanted you with the corresponding thinking."

He looked elated as he loved to joke and play pranks.

"..." Long Yuehong opened his mouth, "So it's you! Didn't you say you disdain to use the awakener's ability on me?"

Shang Jianyao spread his hands:

"It's definitely not serious business, but it's still okay to joke around."

Bai Chen joined the discussion:

"I think what you said is wrong.

"If we can really implant some kind of thinking into Mu Renjie in advance, there are more and better ways to make him die silently and without any surprises."

"Yes, it can be done. For example, if you were careless when repairing a light bulb at home and got electrocuted." Shang Jianyao answered without any hesitation, as if he was not the one who just raised the possibility of mind implantation.

Long Yuehong was confused for a while:

"Then why do you still say that Mu Renjie may have been implanted with corresponding thoughts in advance?"

"Isn't this just to bring out the fact that I implanted a thought in you and asked you to go to the toilet in the middle of the night?" Shang Jianyao replied confidently, "If you do a prank and the target doesn't know about it, how boring would it be!"

He, who has a cheerful personality and loves to joke around, is actually a bad guy... Jiang Baimian commented from the side.

She then concluded:

"As long as letting the target die from heart problems is not a ritual adhered to by the 'Life Ritual' cult, then the problem is most likely to lie in the rooms on both sides of the corresponding route.

"This involved dozens of households and hundreds of people. Some of them later changed rooms and went to other floors because of marriage. It is very difficult to investigate them one by one. Cooperation from the company level is required."

Once it is reported to the company, the hidden members of the "Sacrifice of Life" cult may intercept the information in advance and eliminate the clues.

Shang Jianyao thought for a while, and his eyes suddenly lit up:

"How about I invade the radio station, disguise myself as a Hou Yi, and hide 'thought guidance' in a certain piece of news?

"I can currently affect more than a hundred targets at the same time, which is just enough to check everyone on that route."

Jiang Baimian's mouth moved slightly:

"How badly do you want to hack into a radio station?"

This is the first time similar suggestions have been made!

Then, she poured cold water on Shang Jianyao:

"Also, why are you pretending to be Hou Yi?"

Shang Jianyao was stunned for several seconds, then sighed and said:

"It would be great if Lao Ge is here. We can let him make a voice changer by hand."

Can Laoge handmade products really be considered handmade? Long Yuehong suddenly had such a doubt.

Jiang Baimian took a breath and said:

"The easiest way is to request a meeting when you submit the report to Director Su, talk to him about Mu Renjie, and let him arrange the follow-up investigation.

"If the board of directors really has people from the 'Life Sacrifice' sect, then we don't need to work hard anymore. Just cleanse ourselves and wait to believe in 'Si Ming'."

Shang Jianyao nodded, stretched out his hands, rocking a baby gently, and said loudly:

"I will eventually return to Si Ming!"

Jiang Baimian rolled his eyes at this guy first, and then asked funnyly:

"I remember you said, 'will eventually return to Si Ming' is used when a life is lost.

"Wouldn't this be unlucky?"

"Don't worry about such details." Shang Jianyao quickly changed the subject, "I will start writing the report when the computer is returned."

Since he didn't have to install a phone in his room for the time being, he slacked off again.

In the afternoon, the items previously seized by the "old tune team" were reviewed and distributed, along with their rewards.

Jiang Baimian is still at the D9 level and has not yet been able to enter the management team, but she has been hinted that after exploring the last Buddhist holy land and finding the true location of the Eighth Research Institute or the whereabouts of Shang Jianyao's father's old team, she will Let her be promoted to M1 and be on the same level as her father Jiang Wenfeng.

Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong both have D8 levels, and Bai Chen is D7.

In addition to the increase in rank, including field service subsidies, each of them received a reward of 30,000 contribution points.

My current monthly basic salary is 5,300 points and the allowance is 1,300. Xiaobai’s basic salary is 4,800 and the allowance is 1,100. In total, we can get 12,500 contribution points a month... Long Yuehong instinctively calculated in her mind.

This kind of income is almost seven times what he earned when he first started working. It is enough to support a family of four with meat for every meal and regular fruits and snacks.

Coupled with the large room that was inevitably allocated according to his and Bai Chen's ranks, Long Yuehong couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he thought about the future.

Jiang Baimian saw his appearance and joked with a smile:

"Sunday is only two days away. Do you want to practice meeting your parents in advance?"

"Yes, yes!" Shang Jianyao was excited.

"Uh..." Although Long Yuehong didn't think this required practice, she was still a little unsure.

After all, it was also the first time for him to bring his future wife home.

"Okay." Bai Chen answered seriously.

Jiang Baimian then smiled and said:

"It's not necessary to practice, but I can tell you some things to pay attention to."

"Yeah." Bai Chen didn't refuse.

Shang Jianyao suddenly looked disappointed and regretful.

"What's your expression?" Jiang Baimian glanced at him.

Shang Jianyao sighed and said:

"If we really want to practice, we must find someone to play the role of Xiaohong's father."

Long Yuehong suddenly felt like she had escaped disaster.

…………

Floor 495, Area B, No. 196.

Shang Jianyao returned home and saw that it was still early, so he lay down on the bed and entered the "soul corridor".

He pushed open the door of room "506" and stepped inside.

The family area of ​​the Fourth Research Institute immediately appeared in front of his eyes.

There are many buildings and trees here. Most of the people who come and go know each other, and they often stop to chat for a few words. The atmosphere is peaceful and peaceful.

Shang Jianyao walked casually and found that the psychological shadow had returned to the state when he first entered it.

This is the most normal situation, similar to the shadow of a cruise ship, which is a very special example.

After going around in a circle like this and meeting many people, Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin and "talked to himself":

"How to face painful memories?"

"It's very simple. Fall out with the people here first!" The reckless Shang Jianyao gave his own advice.

After a period of "discussion", Shang Jianyao and others decided to give it a try first.

He walked slowly to the gate area, only one meter away from the place where he was injured by the bomb.

Then, Shang Jian Yaoju appeared and prepared a military exoskeleton device.

He jumped into the danger zone, jumped back suddenly, and swung on the edge of the "cliff".

A dull roar sounded instantly.

What happened this time was not an explosion. The entire ground cracked and red molten lava surged out.

Shang Jianyao narrowly avoided it, rolled back to a safe place, and cheered happily:

"The owner of the room has seen a volcano erupt!"

At this time, the expressions of those in the family area became cold, like corpses without emotions.

Shang Jianyao straightened up and walked over with a smile.

He wanted to see how the painful memories affected him!