Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 7 The Principle of Mysterious Contact (Seeking monthly votes)

This answer startled Song Chushi. He could tell that Han Su was telling the truth, and he could even hear the indescribable loneliness in Han Su's words.

After a long while, he took off his glasses, wiped the fog off, and said softly, "Thank you."

It's unclear whether they were thanking Han Su for his desire to save their loved ones or for his cooperation.

Han Su remained silent until this moment, when he finally lowered his head and began to eat the bowl of wontons in front of him, which had long since gone cold.

They didn't discuss anything specific after that. Song Chushi just kept asking Han Su for details about the monsters. He was very serious and kept making revisions, as if he wanted to find out everything about the patterns on the monsters, the fabric, and the color of their eyes.

Han Su did his best to accommodate him. Considering his identity and the supernatural phenomena he had just mentioned, Han Su didn't mind giving him enough help to make his investigation go more smoothly.

Song Chushi also carefully recorded everything Han Su said, and only slowly put down his pen when Han Su finished his narration.

While carefully examining the results he had recorded, he seemed to be deep in thought, and suddenly said, "Mr. Han, have you noticed anything strange about this whole incident?"

"?"

Han Su thought to himself, 'Is there anything strange about something like this, this ghostly thing?'

"identity!"

Song Chushi slowly raised his head and looked at Han Su, saying, "After this kidnapping case happened, everyone was shocked by the so-called monster, the so-called eerie castle, and the so-called failure of the investigation."

"A kidnapping case that was not believed by the world was hyped into a national carnival, which makes it easy for people to overlook another problem."

"For example, why you?"

Han Su vaguely understood what Song Chushi wanted to say, and quietly looked at him, gesturing for him to continue.

Song Chu turned to a new page and slowly wrote down a few names: "Daughter of the chairman of the Magic Box Group, the sole heir of the Lin family in Manchester next door, grandson of the Qinggang City councilor, child prodigy in archaeology and cryptanalysis, young Go master, gaming genius..."

"Among those kidnapped children, all those whose identities were exposed, including my sister, could be described as either rich or noble, with extremely distinguished family backgrounds. This is why this kidnapping case caused such a stir in a short period of time."

"And the fact that the children whose identities have not been exposed are able to travel and study with these people suggests that their identities are definitely not ordinary."

"but……"

He slightly raised his head, looked at Han Su, and asked, "Who are you?"

"I……"

Han Su sat quietly, savoring the words of Song Chu.

"Among this group of children, some with extraordinary backgrounds and others with exceptional talents, you just happened to be one of them..."

Song Chushi slowly said, "Excuse me for speaking frankly, Mr. Han, your family background is not good. The investigation results of the Public Security Bureau show that you were raised by a single woman."

"However, after the kidnapping, the woman fled the city."

"Even the police couldn't find her, nor could they find any property under her name, so we had no choice but to send you to an orphanage..."

“You weren’t originally an orphan, but even if you weren’t, your background and circumstances were far different from those of other children. How did you end up on that bus where you were kidnapped?”

"..."

His question was very precise, and it was something Han Su had pondered countless times but couldn't find an answer to.

At the time, it was precisely because his identity was different from everyone else's that so many speculations arose.

Some people believe they are members of a criminal organization and were on the bus to act as informants for those kidnapping children, providing intelligence and location information.

Some people believe that they were not actually kidnapped.

The child, wanting to show off, made up a story about being kidnapped by a monster to attract attention since so many people found him at once.

Unfortunately, I don't remember.

My memories before the kidnapping were that there was indeed a tall, thin woman with long hair living with me. In my memory, she seemed to have a bad temper, and I was always the one being beaten. After she beat me, she would always hug me and cry.

Everything else is blurry.

Even when he was on that bus, he only vaguely remembered that before the incident, this woman had arranged for him to transfer schools.

After this incident, he was suddenly caught in the vortex of discussion throughout the city, facing questions and interrogations from the adults around him, while the woman simply disappeared.

The police department couldn't find any clues about her, and only guessed that she had fled the city because she was afraid of being implicated in a big mess.

Han Su remained expressionless for a long time before finally looking up at Song Chushi: "So, do you have any guesses?"

There are many guesses.

Song Chushi slowly opened his mouth and said, "After your accident, she disappeared very cleanly. So many powerful and influential people couldn't find any trace of her. This is a very strange thing in itself."

The topic wasn't stated too explicitly, but the meaning was clear.

Han Su knew in his heart that even though that woman left very few traces in his life, he had imagined countless possibilities over the years.

Who exactly is she? My own mother?
So why did she suddenly disappear after her accident? There are too many possibilities. An ordinary woman wouldn't have the ability to disappear completely under the watchful eyes of so many high-ranking figures in Qinggang. Either she is mysterious and has some unknown secrets.

Or perhaps, after she got into trouble, someone found her, disposed of her, and disposed of her very cleanly.

Regardless of the possibility, it would suddenly cause a slight, inexplicable tremor in Han Su's heart, which was now completely unmoved.

He didn't say anything, but simply picked up the plastic spoon and lowered his head to eat the bowl of wontons that were almost cold.

"Let's not talk about these unhappy things."

After Song Chushi shared his guess, the two remained silent for a moment. Then Song Chushi smiled and spoke up again: "I haven't been back to Qinggang for a long time. I came back this time just to see you and learn more about the details."

"Furthermore, I have another idea that sounds a bit outrageous..."

He paused, then suddenly said, "Mr. Han, do you want to prove that you are not lying?"

Han Su frowned slightly.

Song Chushi continued, his voice seemingly tinged with doubt, but his eyes were sincere: "I want to ask, was your eye also blinded by the monster in that castle?"

Han Su's expression had already turned rather unpleasant. She coldly looked up at him and said, "Otherwise what? Do you think I'd just pick at it for fun?"

"Mr. Han, please don't misunderstand..."

Song Chushi hurriedly explained with a smile, "I've just come into contact with a lot of mystical things in the past few years, and I've also thought of some interesting questions."

“I have been trying to find out the truth of this case, but I have been hitting roadblocks everywhere. All the relevant clues seem to have been deliberately erased. I always feel like I lose the clues just when I am about to find something.”

"And you are in a similar situation. I know you are troubled by the problems faced by the families of some victims in reality. You have been trying to tell the truth despite repeated questioning from the police department, but no one is willing to believe you."

"I was wondering, could we be wrong?"

"We're going in the wrong direction by trying to find answers using logic from reality?"

"I mean……"

He gently spread his hands: "What if this kidnapping case, which clearly defies the logic of reality, can only be solved by relying on the logic of the mystical side?"

Han Su paused slightly, then shifted his body slightly: "Continue."

Song Chu looked intently at Han Su's blind eye and said in a low voice, "I just heard a story."

"The mysterious power will not disappear, but it will be transferred through any logical contact, and this contact is indelible and has always existed in fact."

"For example, when it comes to mysterious things, knowing that they exist is a form of contact."

"Thinking about it is another form of contact."

"To see it is already a rather deep contact."

"And you..."

He paused, his voice filled with mystery: "You had one eye gouged out by those monsters themselves. What level of contact does that fall under?"

Han Su was stunned upon hearing this; it was the first time he had ever heard someone analyze a problem from this perspective.

"Mr. Han, if everything you've said is true, if that monster really exists, and it's not something that should exist in reality..."

At this point, Song Chu leaned forward slightly and whispered, "Then we can reasonably suspect that the monster's eerie power may still linger in your eyes."

"And proving this is actually very simple!"

As he spoke, he picked up his silver leather suitcase, took out a voice recorder, and said, "Consider this my apology to Mr. Han."

"After all, in recent years, many victims' families have caused you trouble due to misunderstandings about the case and their worries about their loved ones."

"But actually, we, the victims' families, should thank you for bringing back the clues."

Han Su didn't answer, she just looked at him.

Song Chushi met Han Su's scrutinizing gaze with a slight smile and said, "In the past few years, in order to investigate the truth of that kidnapping case, I have traveled to many places and come into contact with many mysterious things. Sometimes I went too deep and even I could not distinguish between truth and falsehood."

"The incantation in this is something I obtained from the fishermen at Cape Harbor."

"They believed that unknown monsters existed at sea, capable of stirring up storms, capsizing their fishing boats, devouring their catch, and even killing their relatives and friends..."

"Therefore, they are accustomed to reciting this ancient incantation before setting sail, praying for the protection of mysterious forces."

"It is said that this incantation possesses the ability to activate the mysterious power hidden deep within the spirit of some people, or to dispel certain shadows..."

"You might want to give it a try..."

"Perhaps the monsters in those ancient castles have truly left some mysterious power in your eyes?"

(End of this chapter)