"Teacher, I'm going to Song Zongming's house right now. His house is at the south exit of Semir Town. It's just two hundred meters away from the exit of Laoziwei Hotel. I'll wait for you there!"

After Zhou Ming said this, the phone hung up.

Wu Wu was stunned on the spot holding the phone, and it took him a long time to regain his composure.

She took long strides and ran towards the south side of the town. Before she could run a few meters, a figure emerged from the shadows of the houses, blocking her way.

"silver!?"

…

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

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

Although those fragmentary clues have not been completely connected, a pointing clue has finally been born!

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

The night in Semir Town was as dark as the first day Zhou Ming arrived. The moon in the sky was covered by clouds. The light gray spots moved on the sand like some kind of beacon. The hot wind on the street was mixed with gravel, and Zhou Ming's body

Cold sweat mixed with hot sweat.

Finally arriving, he saw the two-story hut. All the iron panels on the windows inside the house had been lowered, not a trace of light leaked out, and there was no movement at all. From the outside, the whole house looked like a huge silent tomb, exuding a strange feeling.

breath.

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

Break in or knock?

He had no way of sneaking in quietly. No matter which method he chose, he would alert Song Zongming.

But if what happened to Teacher Crow hasn't spread here yet, Song Zongming probably hasn't realized that he has been targeted, so even if he hears the knock on the door, he will not show hostility immediately, but may open the door instead.

.

But if he chooses to break in, the other party will definitely guess that his identity has been exposed, and may even lurk in the house to ambush him.

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

Then footsteps came from inside the house, and they quickly approached the door.

"Click!"

The backward lock core made a dull sound, the old iron door opened, and Song Zongming appeared at the door holding a candle.

"Huh? Mr. Hermit, it's so late, what's wrong?" Song Zongming asked confused.

Just as Zhou Ming guessed, Song Zongming chose to continue pretending!

Then... the first move belongs to him!

"do not move!"

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

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

"What are you talking about? Mr. Hermit! Are you mistaken?" Song Zongming's face was full of shock, with fear mixed with shock.

His hand holding the candle trembled slightly, and his eyes fell on the blade on his neck from time to time, his eyes flickering in fear.

At this moment, Song Zongming looked like an ordinary person who was threatened by a gangster, and Zhou Ming was that gangster.

The other party seemed normal, but Zhou Ming was not shaken by the other party's normal performance. Instead, he continued:

"Because of the way your wife looks."

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

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

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

Song Zongming’s wife is completely different!

"Is there anything wrong with my wife's appearance?" Song Zongming stared at the knife on his neck in horror, "Can you please remove the knife from my neck first? I, I'm afraid of this."

"Although the person lying on the bed upstairs is your wife, her body actually belongs to someone else, right?"

"Ah...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 convinced, can you tell me your wife's name? No! Tell me your wife's name!"

"Ai, Ellie."

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

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

Zhou Ming shook his head.

Now, no matter how logical Song Zongming's words were, Zhou Ming would not believe the other party. He was already convinced that the other party was the mastermind behind the disappearance.

Of course, it was not just Aili who made Zhou Ming confirm this guess.

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 really belongs to someone else, it means that before he and Teacher Crow arrived in Semir Town, the strange phenomenon of missing people occupying the bodies of ordinary people had already occurred.

But the reality is that when they arrived in Semir Town, there was no trace of similar incidents at all.

If you look at this phenomenon from the current perspective, you will feel that it is very abnormal. This is almost a situation that should not happen at all.

Imagine, if there is someone in the town whose body is occupied by a missing person, then someone will definitely find out.

Even if the special witness thinks it is normal, other ordinary people with normal cognition will definitely find that the normal person inexplicably thinks of himself as another missing person.

Therefore, if a body snatching incident does occur, this special pattern cannot be concealed and will definitely leave traces.

But the reality is that until today, no one in the entire town knows that the bodies of ordinary people will be taken over by special missing persons!

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

The first possibility is that the phenomenon of body snatching occurred for the first time today and has never happened before.

The second possibility is that although there have been strange phenomena of body snatching before, all traces have been artificially erased.

Zhou Ming originally had no way of determining what the truth was, until he remembered one thing, the most special family among all the missing cases—Wang Er, whose entire family was missing!

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

But there were three exceptions, and that was Wang Er's family. Before Zhou Ming arrived, everyone in Wang Er's family was dead.

In Semir Town, where electricity is very difficult, no one has such a convenient camera tool as a mobile phone, and naturally no one else has photos of Wang Er's family.

Regarding their appearance, apart from the verbal descriptions given by their neighbors, there is only a blank.

And this result is exactly what the murderer wants to achieve - to prevent him and Teacher Crow from knowing the specific appearance of Wang Er's family.

"Song Zongming, let me tell you briefly! According to my guess, your wife is seriously ill and is about to die. But you have a method that allows people to still see the disappeared person after disappearing, so you did not hesitate to let

Your wife has become such a special missing person.

But this kind of special missing person also has another effect, that is, it is possible to occupy the body of a witness. I don’t know if you know this effect, but the reality is that this kind of thing happened... Your wife Ellie, occupied

into other people's bodies.

And if I guessed correctly, the body your wife occupies should originally belong to Wang Er’s wife!"

The fear in Song Zongming's eyes disappeared, a gust of night wind blew by, and his trembling body stopped trembling.

He stood quietly at the door, holding a candlestick and staring at Zhou Ming quietly, as if waiting for Zhou Ming's next reasoning.

Zhou Ming also stared at the other party, and if he responded to his expectations, he continued:

"Because your wife has taken over Wang Er's wife's body, in the eyes of others, Wang Er's wife has disappeared as a matter of course."

"Originally, this is actually not a big deal, but for you, this problem is very serious, because if you don't eradicate Wang Er's family, then Crow Crow and I will learn the details of Wang Er's wife after we arrive in Semir Town.

Information, including appearance! After only one visit, we will find that Aili's body originally belonged to Wang Er's wife, and what you did will be made public."

"So, in order to hide Ellie's true identity, you killed Wang Er's family. The purpose of doing this was to hide the law of mental transfer and to hide part of the effect of the entire weird phenomenon."

"You have put a lot of thought into achieving this goal. Some people in the town will be seen missing, and some people will not be seen. It is also a smoke bomb you released to conceal the effect. After all, if everyone is

For special missing persons, it would be too bizarre that Wang Er’s wife cannot be seen. At that time, Wang Er’s wife will become the clue we are most concerned about, and this is exactly what you don’t want to see.”

"I have to admit, you did it perfectly. It just so happens that your wife is a patient and doesn't go out for a year. It's not easy for the residents of the town to see her. I don't know that her current appearance is normal."

"And 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 be hiding on the second floor of your Song Zongming's house, lying quietly on the bed!"

"But if I'm not wrong, you probably don't know how to avoid the phenomenon of a missing person's spirit taking over the body of a living person, otherwise you wouldn't be exposed now."

Song Zongming nodded slightly: "So you think Aili has taken over the body of Wang Er's wife?"

"The skin can be put on makeup or bleached, and the hair can be dyed blond. If you don't see real photos, you really can't confirm it... But even if I haven't figured out the other clues yet, I can already confirm it." Zhou Ming

said coldly.

Song Zongming stared at Zhou Ming, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he was smiling... but then returned to normal.

"I'm sorry, I can't free my hands with the candlestick, otherwise I would definitely applaud you. It's really... a real and wonderful reasoning!"

Song Zongming sighed and said sadly: "You are so awesome. I thought I was careful enough."

"Song Zongming, this can't be your ability. Where is the forbidden object?" Zhou Ming got to the point without any hesitation.

Song Zongming glanced sideways at Zhou Ming and said calmly: "...Please come with me."

He took the candlestick and turned around and walked into the house. Zhou Ming followed him cautiously, always on guard against him escaping.

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

Zhou Ming followed Song Zongming to the kitchen, and the other party picked up an ordinary kitchen knife filled with cold light.

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

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

"this?"

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

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

Zhou Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood the truth behind his disappearance.

The hairs on his arms stood up, and the chill climbed from Zhou Ming's tailbone to his neck like a poisonous snake. In the early summer temperature, Zhou Ming shivered.

Song Zongming slowly turned around with the knife in his hand and stared straight at Zhou Ming with a strange and unpredictable look in his eyes.
Chapter completed!