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Chen Jingming continued, "His name is Lin Xiao, he's twenty-eight years old. He used to be in a special unit in the army, and he was one of the best there. He retired for some reason. His skills and awareness are top-notch, his mental fortitude is extremely strong, he understands tactics and is very responsible. You should be able to use him..."

Chen Jingming rarely used such a certain tone to evaluate someone, and Chen Mo immediately realized that this Lin Xiao was definitely not simple.

But a former elite special forces member should have a wide range of choices.

"From your workplace? Why would he be willing to come here? Could it be...?" Chen Mo asked.

"Watch less TV dramas. He's just not adjusting well after retiring... Ordinary security work is too boring for him, and he doesn't want to go back."

"I mentioned you to him, and after watching your videos, he seems to have become interested in that area as well."

Chen Mo hesitated for a few seconds.

His father never interfered in his affairs, but that doesn't mean he wasn't concerned.

This recommendation, rather than being an intervention, was more of a subtle form of support, filling in the most missing piece of the puzzle for his team.

He needs an experienced and capable leader to keep things under control when he is deeply involved in the front lines.

"Okay," Chen Mo replied. "Give me his contact information, and I'll arrange a time to meet him."

"Okay. I'll send you the number later. When you meet them, you can judge for yourself, and be polite when you speak to them."

"Got it. Hey, don't hang up yet, I have something else to do!"

Just as Chen Jingming was about to hang up, he brought the phone back to his ear: "What's wrong?"

"Why didn't the lawyer hired by Lily's family file a case against that female internet celebrity?"

Chen Jingming pondered for a moment: "The level of danger exceeds what we can handle."

Chen Mo's eyes widened: "What?"

Chen Jingming: "Of all the paranormal events in Jinghai, we are currently observing 37."

"Holy crap, so many?" Chen Mo was instantly dumbfounded.

Chen Jingming scoffed: "What else did you think? There are too many secrets in this world. If you're not at a high enough level or have the necessary skills, knowing them will only cause you trouble..."

"Of these 37 items, there are four that we are currently unable to resolve: the Mirror Hotel, the old man's cough, the Xia'anli subway station, the last subway train at midnight, and the Infinite Staircase."

Chen Mo immediately connected the dots with what Li Wenjing had said, and also thought of the weekly task—[The Last Subway].

Chen Jingming explained in detail: "The Mirror Hotel has created a special space that cannot be destroyed by force. Otherwise, the surrounding space may collapse, causing unpredictable consequences. This is an outcome that the higher-ups absolutely cannot afford. It can only be demolished when it is no longer in this space."

"You are a special being. After it became you, only you can harm it."

"But at that time I had already applied for a fixed-space compass. With the protection of the beads, as long as you are not replaced, even if you get lost inside, I will have a way to get you out."

"The same principle applies to the subway, but the issue there involves time, not space. We don't have the ability to break through it, or rather, the Great Xia Kingdom has the ability to solve it, but it would be severely weakened and lose a lot of manpower."

"The other two are because they are not fixed, appear randomly, and have a very long cycle, making them impossible for us to track."

"If I had known you were going to the Mirror Hotel, I would have tied you up at home... Sigh, never mind, I don't know where you got your good luck from, that you actually made it out alive and even made the mirror spirit there fail to possess you and become interested in you, otherwise you would never have been able to get out that time."

Chen Mo broke out in a cold sweat, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Fortunately, he managed to break free when he was hanging the mirror.

No wonder even his own grandfather was wary of that place...

Then, another question arose in his mind.

Before accepting the "Man in the Mirror" quest, he received a private message on his phone.

From Chen Jingming's words, he could tell that this was probably not something his father had done.

Who could it be...?

"And what about the old man's cough?"

Chen Jingming: "This time was spread through recordings. The specific method of transmission, well... you can think of it as being spread by phone, like in 'The Ring.' Once you've seen the videotape, it will come after you. Anyone who hears this coughing sound is doomed to die."

Chen Mo's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.

Is this really that incredible?

Are you really going to come right over the phone line and punch me?

"Don't let anyone know how this information was disseminated. We don't know the source of the phone call yet. If this matter blows up and is used by someone with ulterior motives, I can't protect you either."

Chen Mo nodded, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Is there a solution for this?"

"Didn't I say there was no solution? Once you answer this call and hear this voice, he'll keep bothering you. If there were a solution, people in Kyoto would have already taken care of it!"

"Headquarters has no way to deal with this thing. Because it doesn't even need to reveal its true form; it only needs a sound to entangle you, invisible and traceless, and impossible to trace back to its source..."

"But the good thing is that it's not without limitations. According to the intelligence we've gathered, this thing is currently completely random, and it can only entangle one person at a time, with a cycle of about one month, after which it will find the next person..."

"Understood……"

Chen Mo felt somewhat heavy-hearted. Even before the contracts had become widespread, there were already unsolvable problems...

And how could it be such a coincidence that it happened to be that lawyer?

What did the other party do to be targeted by this thing?

"Is there anything else?"

"That's it..." He was about to hang up when he remembered something and suddenly said, "Oh right, I'm out of money."

"..."

In the poll office, Chen Jingming's lips twitched: "Go ask your mother for it."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Chen Mo's lips twitched; why did it sound so much like an insult?

He put down his phone and, without realizing it, walked to the mirror in his bedroom. He saw himself making faces at himself in the mirror and was speechless.

He looked at himself in the mirror and asked, "Do you know what that thing is?"

"Huh?" Little Mirror popped out.

"The old man's cough."

Xiao Jing shrank back again: "I don't know."

Zhao Tianyi popped out: "Um, Brother Mo, I think I know a little bit."

"Tell me in detail." Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

"I don't know everything either. There are two souls in Jing'an Garden, and it seems they both died after receiving a strange phone call."

Is that such a coincidence?

Two little figures appeared in Chen Mo's mind, arguing wildly.

Villain 1: Only two people can die in two months, and they are both buried in Jing'an Garden?

Little Man 2: Speaking of which, isn't cremation popular now...?

Little Man 1: After cremation, you can still... oh wait, cremated remains can also be sent to the cemetery... then it's alright.

He immediately pressed, "And then?"