Chapter 241 Strange cases, terrifying pressure!

Longtan City.

Located in northern Xinjiang, the climate is colder than that of Tianfu City.

Walking out of the high-speed train, the dry and cold air poured into Qi Sui's throat. He glanced at the time on his watch. It was just past six o'clock in the afternoon.

"I wonder if the National Security Bureau in Longtan City has finished get off work?"

"It's already this late, shouldn't we provide food and lodging?"

Qi Sui muttered to himself, tightened his collar, put his hands in his pockets, and followed the crowd out of the high-speed rail station.

The glass curtain walls of the high-rise buildings reflected a layer of golden light in the sunset. The main roads in the city were clean and spacious, but the vehicles driving on them seemed a little sparse.

The residential areas on both sides of the street also looked particularly depressed, with many houses having their windows closed and the mottled paint on the walls showing years of erosion from wind and rain.

Occasionally a passerby would pass by, but most of the time the streets were empty.

An inexplicable feeling of desolation came over me.

Qi Sui recalled the various materials he had consulted before coming here.

In fact, Longtan City also had a very glorious history decades ago.

At that time, the world's energy had not yet ushered in the third epoch-making transformation, and industrial development was mainly based on non-renewable resources such as coal, oil and natural gas.

Longtan City is located in a famous oil region and is a heavy industrial city. It occupies a very important position in the country. The population living here once reached more than 5000 million, and its GDP also ranked among the top five cities in the country.

Unfortunately, with the technological changes, the focus of economic development moved southward.

In addition, this place is located in the frontier, where various religious forces are often active, and external forces are also infiltrating. Several large-scale disasters have occurred in succession, and Longtan City has declined.

Now the permanent population is less than 800 million, and its GDP has fallen outside the top cities in the country.

"Brother, where are you going? Want a taxi? We use the meter!"

A taxi stopped beside us.

"No!"

Qi Sui shook his head.

The location of Longtan National Security Bureau is not far from the high-speed rail station.

He continued walking forward for a distance, and the sound of people shouting came over, which seemed particularly eye-catching in the bleak environment around him.

Driven by curiosity, Qi Sui walked towards where the crowd gathered.

It was the gate of a somewhat dilapidated residential area.

The sign on the door reads "Longtan Petroleum Heavy Industry Family Compound" in large golden characters. Some of the characters have become crooked after years of wind and rain, and most of the gold paint has faded, revealing its original grayish appearance.

"Hey bro, spare me a moment!"

Qi Sui used both hands to force his way through the crowded crowd and appeared at the innermost part.

Those elderly men were filled with indignation and were about to grumble a few words, but when they saw Qi Sui's arms were thicker than their thighs, they swallowed their words.

At their age, they only dare to take advantage of their seniority and bully honest young people.

They don't have the courage to face a ruthless character like Qi Sui. If there is any conflict or friction, their old bones won't be able to withstand a few blows!
"Phew, everyone open your eyes and look carefully. The time to witness a miracle has arrived!"

In the crowd, there stood a man with strange clothes.

He wore a black top hat and his upper body clothes were made of multi-colored fabrics with various patterns and designs.

The pants were a pair of wide overalls, and the shoes were a pair of large black round-toed shoes.

His face was covered in white paint, with red paint around his eyes and mouth.

His nose was decorated with a red rubber ball, he had two thick black mustaches, and his mouth was drawn into a big smile that even exceeded the normal proportions of his face.

Swah——

A deck of cards flew deftly in his hands, shuffling at a dizzying speed.

soon.

He stopped what he was doing, put the cards in order, looked around the crowd, and finally walked towards a middle-aged woman next to Qi Sui.

He took off his hat, handed over the playing cards, bent down and made a "please" gesture.

At his signal, the middle-aged woman randomly pulled out a card from the deck and turned it over. It turned out to be a "J of Spades".

The Joker takes the "J of Spades" back into his hand, inserts it randomly into the deck, and then quickly shuffles it again.

Afterwards, he moved sideways and appeared in front of Qi Sui. He handed over the sorted cards, took off his top hat, bent down and made a "please" gesture.

Qi Sui narrowed his eyes slightly.

He always felt that the red paint on the clown's face was a little too glaring, giving people a creepy feeling.

Reach out your hand, pick up a card from the deck, and turn it over.

"J of Spades" appeared in front of everyone.

Clap clap clap!

Seeing this magical scene, the uncles and aunts who were watching all applauded and cheered.

The clown's smile grew wider, and the mouth on his face seemed to be nearly torn apart.

He was polite and bowed deeply to the audience. Then he put on his hat, walked outside with a cane, and disappeared at the end of the road.

"interesting!"

Qi Sui stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Magic may seem miraculous, but its principle is to use clever techniques to confuse the audience's vision.

But with the magic trick performed by the clown just now, at such a close distance, even with his keen eyesight, he couldn't tell where the trick was done.

……

Longtan National Security Bureau.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

As soon as Qi Sui pushed open the glass door and walked in, a young man came over enthusiastically.

Compared with other departments, the service attitude towards ordinary people under the national security system is truly unique.

"Hello, this is my identity token. I'm here on a mission assigned by the country!"

Hearing this, the young man's attitude became more respectful.

He took out a special instrument and performed an anti-counterfeiting test on the identity token.

After confirming that everything was correct, he stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Hello, Director Qi, our director has been waiting for you for a long time, I will take you up now!"

Qi Sui followed the man all the way to the top floor of the National Security Bureau, on the fifth floor, where the director's office was located on the outermost floor.

"Hello, Director Qi. I've heard that our Director Qi is a young hero. When I saw him today, I didn't expect that he looked even younger than I imagined!"

Hearty laughter came from inside the house.

The director of Longtan National Security is a middle-aged woman in her early forties.

Her appearance is of a very ordinary type, tall, slightly muscular, with sharp eyes, and you can tell at a glance that she has a good cultivation.

"Hello, Director Bai. You're welcome!"

Qi Sui smiled politely in response, and the two of them simply shook hands in the air as a greeting.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Bai Xiajie is a big shot.

Once upon a time, Qi Sui also felt a similar sense of awe when facing Sun Guoliang.

But just one year later, Qi Sui was able to stand in front of such a big shot on an equal footing.

Even considering the status of Longtan City and Qinhai City, Qi Sui is half a level higher than Bai Xiajie.

The two chatted briefly for a while.

Bai Xiajie asked: "Director Qi, should we eat first, or discuss the mission first?"

"Let's take a look at this country's mission first!"

"Okay, please follow me!" Under the guidance of the woman, Qi Sui came to a large conference room located at the innermost part of the fourth floor.

At this time, there were already a few scattered figures sitting here.

A blue light curtain was suspended in the air, recording detailed information about the mission.

"This is the person who is responsible for the task assigned by the state, Qi Sui, the director of the Qinhai City National Security Bureau. Don't be fooled by his young age, his martial arts skills have already reached the master level!" Bai Xiajie introduced him to everyone with a smile.

"Hello, Director Qi!"

"Hello, Director Qi!"

"..."

Everyone stood up and saluted, their eyes full of awe.

You have to know that the national mission of their Longtan City this time is classified as "SSS" level of difficulty. Judging from the records of previous years, even those first-grade grandmasters cannot guarantee that they can complete it successfully.

It can be seen that although Qi Sui is young, his strength is definitely not something that can be described as a novice master.

"Lin Tianyuan, come and introduce this mission to Director Qi!"

"Okay Chief!"

A tall and thin young man walked in front of the light curtain. He waved his hand in the air, and a bloody crime scene appeared on the light curtain.

It was a street at night. A man's body was lying under a tree, still holding a briefcase in his hand. His head was thrown into a trash can not far away. His eyes were wide open with a trace of fear.

No one could imagine what terrible things he encountered before his death.

"This case happened on January 1. The deceased was named Zhang Lian, an ordinary white-collar worker in a company. The crime took place on his way home as usual."

"Then, this is the video captured by a nearby surveillance camera!"

A video was played.

The alley was quiet, with few pedestrians in sight.

The cold moonlight spread across the earth. The street lamps on both sides of the road had fallen into disrepair and the light seemed a little dim.

Zhang Lian walked over hurriedly, holding a briefcase in his hand.

A strange scene appeared at this moment.

He stopped abruptly, his mouth opening and closing constantly, as if he was talking to the person standing in front of him.

Then he took a step sideways, trying to take a detour and continue walking forward, but he had only taken a few steps.

His head was like a mold assembled on his body, and was taken off out of thin air by someone in an incredible way.

Blood gushed out and his body fell to the ground helplessly.

The video ends here.

Many people present had watched this video many times, but every time they watched it again, they felt a chill down their spine.

Because there is only Zhang Lian in the video from beginning to end!

“And here’s the video of the second incident!”

A convenience store with warm lighting was projected on the screen.

I saw a young female clerk holding a stick and shouting at the air not far away, obviously trying to drive something away.

The next second, something horrible happened.

The female clerk's eyes were wide open, her mouth was open, and her arms seemed out of control. She forced the baseball bat into her mouth, piercing her stomach. All kinds of internal organs were scattered all over the floor. The scene was extremely bloody.

"There's a third one!"

"This case is somewhat special because the victim is a coach of a martial arts school, and his cultivation has reached the level of a Japanese martial artist!"

The picture was played again.

This time the location was in a beautiful natural park with bright sunshine.

A tall middle-aged man was sitting on the lawn with his wife and children, enjoying delicious food with a very comfortable look on his face.

Suddenly, his eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and he started talking to the air in front of him.

During the whole process, his wife and children beside him were eating their food and did not notice anything unusual.

At this moment, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand, as if he had received something, then he showed a disdainful expression on his face and made a gesture of discarding it.

Afterwards, he waved his hand impatiently.

The picture continues to move forward.

The strange scene happened again.

The middle-aged man stood up without any warning, his eyes a little dazed. Then he put his strong right arm into his mouth and exerted force downward, actually taking out a still beating heart from his throat.

It was only then that his wife and daughter let out a shrill scream.

……

The video keeps playing.

Behind every video, there is at least one victim.

In just three months, many strange incidents broke out in Longtan City and the death toll soared.

The frequency was so high that it made everyone's heart tremble.

It is only because the number of victims in each incident is only in the single digit that it did not cause a global sensation.

"Director Qi, what do you think about this case?" Bai Xiajie asked expectantly.

With so many cases happening in her jurisdiction, one can imagine the pressure she is under.

Qi Sui pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he said, "Please adjust the screen to page 163!"

"Oh well!"

Lin Tianyuan made a move with his fingers.

This picture shows a swimming pool.

A bloated body of a man was floating in the pool.

"Can you enlarge the lower right corner?" Qi Sui asked.

"can!"

Lin Tianyuan slid two fingers outward.

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

It was a playing card floating on the water. If it wasn't magnified deliberately, no one would notice such a tiny and ordinary detail.

Qi Sui narrowed his eyes dangerously and murmured, "J of Spades!"

Not bad!

This playing card happens to have a black card character holding a long hook in his hand, which is very similar to the "J of Spades" in the Joker card we encountered before.

"What's wrong, Director Qi? Are there any clues here?" Bai Xiajie asked.

"On my way here, I met a clown who performed magic tricks. I drew one of his playing cards, and it happened to be this Jack of Spades."

At this point, Qi Sui added: "But I can't confirm whether there is a connection between the two for the time being."

Because he didn't sense any religious aura from the clown before.

There are only two possibilities.

The first is that the clown is just an ordinary person.

The second possibility is that the clown's strength is extremely terrifying, even far superior to his own, which is why he can hide his power so perfectly.

Thinking of this, the expression on Qi Sui's face became extremely solemn!

……

(End of this chapter)