Nightmare Apostle

Counting the old worker himself, three people died in total, and one was severely burned, but was ultimately saved thanks to timely rescue.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Xiao opened two other kraft paper envelopes and quickly scanned the cases inside.

These two cases were both closed due to human error, and the people responsible for the errors also died in the respective accidents. Based on experience, Yang Xiao felt they had little connection to the current case.

Of course, this was only a temporary judgment. Yang Xiao decided to start investigating from the factory office building arson case, which had the most suspicious points, and if there were no clues, he would then switch to the other two cases.

Everyone supported Yang Xiao’s choice, as just reading between the lines of the arson case report, they could feel the overwhelming resentment of the old worker in his despair and anger.

"Captain Yang, where should we start the investigation?" Zhao Xuejun asked.

"Start with the motive for the crime. The deceased’s obsession was to be allocated a family unit that should have belonged to his small family."

"First, check these three deceased individuals to see if they improperly applied for family units they weren’t qualified to have. This might be the reason they were killed."

Yang Xiao picked up the file. "Additionally, this file is not detailed enough. I’ll request Chief Zhou to send a more comprehensive report and, preferably, arrange face-to-face communication with some knowledgeable people from that case."

"This person is married and has family; we can ask Chief Zhou to help contact his wife," Ye Zheng added.

"It’s a good idea, but implementing it requires some skill. Don’t forget, Chief Zhou assigned us to hunt down foreign agents, and we can’t deviate from the task."

This is what’s troublesome about this assignment—they can’t gain the understanding of those around them and proceed freely as before.

In this era and the atmosphere of the environment, mentioning ghosts and spirits could cause a large problem.

If labeled and detained, things could escalate to a disastrous meeting, which would really be the end.

After thinking, Yang Xiao came up with a somewhat plausible reason and called the Security Department office.

This time, a woman answered. Chief Zhou had explained: if there were issues, they could directly report them through this phone, even if he wasn’t there to arrange reliable personnel to handle the call.

Yang Xiao made his request; he wanted a more comprehensive report on the arson case and detailed information about the three murdered victims, especially whether they had improperly applied for family housing.

The woman responded promptly, saying she would handle it immediately, but it would take time, since all departments were off work, the earliest they could get a reply would be tomorrow morning.

"Thanks for your hard work." After getting a precise reply, Yang Xiao hung up the phone.

At this moment, Wang Yong wanted to say more, but Yang Xiao raised his hand to interrupt, staring at the old-style phone, silent.

The others didn’t understand, but they seemed to sense something was about to happen, and the atmosphere in the room became inexplicably oppressive, causing Feng Xiaoyan to breathe cautiously.

Yang Xiao reached out his hand, touched the cord behind the phone, confirmed it was correct, and then picked up the phone again, dialing the Security Department office landline.

Once the person on the other side spoke, Yang Xiao had his slightly tight expression relaxed. It was still the same woman, her response matching the previous conversation.

Finding a random excuse, Yang Xiao ended the call once more.

"No, Captain Yang, did you... did you lose your memory?" Someone was confused.

"Shut up, what do you know? Just learn from Captain Yang." Zhao Xuejun, having experienced three missions, admired Yang Xiao’s approach immensely.

He had seen the horror of Fierce Ghost first hand. Let alone impersonating someone on the phone, even standing in front of you, you might not recognize them, and those tricked often met miserable ends.

In their last mission, an elder in their team was tricked away by a ghost; when found again, only a deflated human skin remained.

The flesh inside was cleaned as if carefully scraped with a spoon.

Shocked by this, a young team member went mad on the spot, screaming wildly, and couldn’t be held down by three people. He eventually fell off a cliff and died while trying to escape.

"Knock, knock-knock, knock."

The door was rhythmically knocked, Yang Xiao and the others quickly packed up the items, preparing to leave. This was a reminder from sentinels outside to hurry.

With nightfall, after dinner, the workers had nowhere to spend their time and began to gather at the Cultural Palace.

After all, in this relatively dull production life, this place is a rare spot for relaxation and leisure, and it’s the central location for socializing after work.

Many young men and women met here through various activities, discovered common interests, and eventually came together.

To address the issue of young singles, the organization would often arrange different activities, providing young workers opportunities to meet.

The factory hopes to have young workers settle there, and the most direct and reliable way to keep them is to allow them to establish homes.

"Now I will assign tonight’s tasks." Yang Xiao stood up, packed up the three kraft paper envelopes, and said: "Tonight we will continue to act in groups, two per group, posing as couples to explore the Cultural Palace."

"Leaving two to three groups in the Cultural Palace should be enough. I apply to check out the lakeside, as I always feel there’s an issue there," Wang Yong said seriously.

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