Star Gate

Opportunities need to be created by yourself.

The opportunity Li Hao needs also needs to be created by himself.

Soon, Li Hao organized a file in front of him, stood up, and walked towards the small office in the office area.

"Dong dong dong!"

Li Hao knocked on the office door.

The voice of the head of the confidential room came from the door: "Come in!"

…

Li Hao opened the office door.

"Office Chief!"

"Li Hao!"

The middle-aged Wang Jie couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Hao.

This is a good boy who is polite and willing to work. After all, he received higher education from Yincheng Ancient Academy. Although he dropped out of school early, he was not expelled but dropped out on his own. He was still very concerned about it.

Li Hao also smiled and said quickly: "Chief, I have something to report."

"sit down!"

Wang Jie said hello. The tasks in the confidential room were not too heavy. As for things, they were nothing major. Major matters were usually carried out by the law enforcement team in front. Generally speaking, the confidential room was still very stable.

Regarding Li Hao's report, Wang Jie wondered if this guy wanted to look familiar so that he could promote him?

But the time was too short. This guy dropped out of school again and only became a full-time employee for half a year. It was impossible to be promoted in a short time.

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Hao's face in front of him began to look serious, and his voice sounded a little dull: "Chief, I am in the confidential room, and I am mainly responsible for sorting out the files of some mysterious and unresolved cases. After one year in the confidential room, I have compiled the files of the last ten years. Some files from 2018 have been reorganized and reclassified..."

Wang Jie smiled instantly, nodded and said: "I know, top students are top students! The files used to be a bit messy, and some old files were almost eaten by insects. I also had people reorganize them, but they still can't be found when needed. , as soon as you come here, you can find whatever case you want to find recently, and you have merit for this..."

Li Hao shook his head quickly: "Chief, I'm not here to show off my merits."

No?

Wang Jie laughed. Could it be that he really had something to report?

He didn't say anything, nodded and motioned for Li Hao to continue.

Li Hao took out the document in front of him, handed one to Wang Jie, and opened one himself. Although he was young, his voice was calm: "On September 16, 1720, a self-immolation case occurred in Yincheng Anju Community. Someone witnessed it. The victim set himself on fire in public, and sparks suddenly appeared from inside his body, burning the person alive."

Wang Jie also looked at the file in his hand at this moment, and then looked at Li Hao.

It was a case that happened ten years ago, and it has been closed. It was not a murder, but an accident. Why is this guy bringing up a case that was closed ten years ago?

Li Hao continued: "On September 22, 1723, in Yincheng Commercial Center, a salesperson's hair suddenly caught fire, and his whole body burned quickly. He was burned to death in public."

Wang Jie nodded, "I know this. I filed it in the first place. I even went to the scene in person. It was an accident. It was caused by excessive static electricity in the business center at that time."

Li Hao did not argue and continued to read: "On August 18, 1725, at the Yincheng Minsheng Hotel, a guest checked in and was found dead in the hotel a day later. He also burned himself to death."

There was a gap of five years between the first self-immolation case and two years between the second one.

In the past five years, there have been three cases of self-immolation, but they were all accidents. Yincheng has to deal with many cases every day. Three cases of self-immolation caused by accidents in five years are really not a big deal, and few people care about it.

Unless it happens that all three cases are handled by one person, it might attract some attention.

There are countless files in the confidential room. Wang Jie usually didn't pay attention to them. Now after listening to a few words, he felt vaguely and looked at Li Hao with a frown.

Li Hao continued: "On February 16, 1727, another person burned himself to death on Dongfang Street in Yincheng. The reason was that ball lightning appeared nearby. It was suspected that ball lightning caused human self-immolation. After the last self-immolation case, A year and a half!”

Wang Jie's expression changed slightly. From three years to two years, from two years to one and a half years, another self-immolation case occurred in Yincheng!

"In 1728, on August 12, the Yincheng Suburban Inspection Department reported that a person was missing in the territory. Later, a burned corpse was found by the river. It was suspected that it was caused by lightning during a thunderstorm, and the case was closed accidentally."

Another year and a half!

This was reported by a subordinate agency. The confidential office only organizes files and does not participate in case processing. Moreover, cases caused by such accidents have been closed below and will not be overturned rashly by the superiors.

Wang Jie's face became more and more solemn. He really didn't care. There were too many documents and files in the confidential room, and many old files were even destroyed every year.

"Another year and a half..."

Wang Jie did not look at the file in his hand, but looked at Li Hao and said in a deep voice: "Once it was three years, once it was two years, and there was a year and a half interval between the two times. In August and September of 1729, was there another self-immolation case? "

1729, that is, last year.

Wang Jie thought about it, did it happen last year?

Is it a year apart?

If this is true, it means that within ten years, there have been six self-immolations in Yincheng!

It's actually not much when divided evenly. It's once every two years. Yincheng is so big that it's not handled by one branch, but scattered. One branch may only handle it together in ten years. Who cares?

Li Hao nodded: "Another incident happened in 1729, and it happened in Yincheng Ancient Courtyard, and... the person involved was my classmate, in the dormitory next door! Part of the reason why I left Yincheng Ancient Courtyard was related to this incident. I witnessed it at that time After everything, I developed a fear of Guyuan, plus my classmate set himself on fire, so I wanted to know why he set himself on fire!"

Li Hao looked solemn: "That's part of the reason why I came to the Inspection Department. Outsiders can't check these files, but I can! I looked through and sorted out the self-immolation cases in the past ten years, and I found... maybe this is nothing. Accident!"

Wang Jie quickly looked through the documents in his hand, looked at them for a while, looked at Li Hao, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me what you think."

"In ten years, a total of six cases have occurred. No, strictly speaking, it is nine years. We have not received such a case so far this year."

Li Hao said sternly: "Director, because of my classmate's incident, I take it very seriously. It's already July. If the self-immolation case is not a coincidence, then it has been almost a year since the last self-immolation case! This The time for self-immolation is shortening time after time, and if it were not an accident, it is likely that similar cases will appear in the near future."

"Isn't it an accident?"

Wang Jie looked through the documents and files over and over again. He was also an old patrol inspector. Later, when he got a little older, he was transferred to the confidential room.

If Li Hao doesn't sort it out and integrate several cases individually, I'm afraid no one will really care.

However, when the six cases of self-immolation were put together, anyone could vaguely sense that something was wrong.

Wang Jie breathed out softly: "Judging from the current situation, there is no way to confirm that this was premeditated, but... too many coincidences may not be coincidences!"

Wang Jie was still very keen and said quickly: "I will communicate this matter to other departments, especially the law enforcement team. The confidential office is not directly involved in solving the case, but self-immolations have occurred one after another. I am afraid this needs to be paid more attention to. If recently It happens again..."

Speaking of this, Wang Jie's expression changed slightly: "That means that your judgment is correct. Maybe it's not as simple as an accident!"

He looked at Li Hao, his serious face suddenly relaxed and smiled: "Of course, there is no need to be too nervous! Even if it is a real murder, there are worse cases than this, but Li Hao... you did a good job !”

Wang Jie's seriousness only lasted for a short time.

Not to mention that he was still not sure, even if it was really confirmed to be a homicide, it was actually not a big deal. He had seen too much and heard too much. Six people died in ten years, but it was really nothing.

He was even more pleased with Li Hao's persistence and responsibility for the case. Of course, he also generally understood some of the reasons why Li Hao dropped out of school.

classmate?

Be good friends!

Otherwise, there is no need for Li Hao to drop out of school.

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On the opposite side, Li Hao didn't say much.

Homicide case?

If it was really a murder, why would he drop out of school or escape from Yincheng Ancient Courtyard.

Seeing it all with my own eyes, it was a simple murder but better.

What is that red blood shadow?

Self-immolation?

No, he was burned to death by the blood shadow, but none of the other classmates who saw his classmates self-immolate like him at that time saw the blood shadow!

Did they lie?

No, it's not necessary.

Li Hao knew that he was the only one who saw it, and others did not notice the blood shadow at all, or in other words, they could not see it.

Moreover, he felt it again recently, and even vaguely saw the blood shadow last night.

Maybe... not the same thing!

"Forget it if no one notices it. Once the inspection department notices it, it will be sure that it is not an accident. If the inspection department cannot handle it, it will definitely be reported to the night watchman."

If no one cares, these cases will just be closed as accidents, and the files will just be left in the confidential room to collect dust.

But if someone notices it, the inspection department is still quite responsible.

"Night watchman!"

Li Hao thought silently in his heart again. On the opposite side, Wang Jie stood up and said: "Then I will go to the law enforcement team to discuss it. I may need Li Hao to contact you and provide some help in the future. After all, you compiled this case..."

Li Hao nodded hurriedly, feeling slightly relieved.

Great, I heard what I wanted to hear.

He did all this just to participate, not directly, but as an unexpected discoverer. In this way, if the night watchman intervenes, Li Hao is likely to come into contact with the night watchman next.

Of course, contact does not mean that you can join. Even if you can join... Li Hao may not dare to join!

This year, he has seen too many files.

Some things are reflected between the lines. For example, when he saw the red shadow, it seemed that he was not the only one to see it. Li Hao had checked some files and found that Yincheng had such a record.

However, those people were either dead or missing, no one was spared!

Li Hao didn't tell anyone about this. There was great danger involved. He didn't even dare to tell anyone that he could see the red shadow. Even the night watchman might not be reliable.

"No matter what...you must contact this mysterious power through some normal channels!"

Li Hao took a deep breath and exited the office.

Not only to find out the truth, but more importantly, to take responsibility for your own life.

Everyone who could see the red shadow was dead. As for whether anyone else could see it, Li Hao didn't know, but he knew that everyone who was exposed died, which was very unusual.

"I can't lose my life so easily. I didn't leave Yincheng Ancient Courtyard to come to the Inspection Department just to escape."

Walking out of the office door, Li Hao breathed out softly and showed a bright smile.

The best result is for the night watchman to solve this problem. It would be best if he can get some unexpected gains. As a civilian, if he can join the night watchman, Li Hao also hopes to join the civilian organization among the night watchman.

As for the law enforcement agencies, Li Hao didn't think he was competent, and it was also very dangerous. When he went to the teacher's place for dinner a few days ago, Li Hao made some insinuations. The night watchman... the casualties were not small!

"Take a step and see what happens!"

Li Hao watched Wang Jie leave in a hurry, smiled, and finally took the first step.

"Hongying..."

I thought to myself, what on earth is that thing?

And I can see it, why?