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Chapter 73: Villa No. 44, Yongling Mountain

Xicheng Police Station.

It had been about a week since Zhang Ze last visited this place. When he came again this time, there was a familiar face in the photos on the wall – it was Master Guan.

Master Guan was also on the honor roll.

With a slight sigh, Zhang Ze pushed open the door again and saw a smiling police officer walking towards him.

"Kuai Liang? How did you get promoted?" Zhang Ze noticed the upgraded police badge on Kuai Liang's shoulder.

"Haha, thanks to you, when Captain Yan and his team came back last time, they investigated and found that the police station's night watch mechanism was too outdated, so they made some minor reforms. From now on, there will be outposts and shift changes for night watch, and they are even allowed to carry guns while on guard duty, which is much safer."

"I've also been promoted!"

Kuai Liang looked proud.

Zhang Ze gave a thumbs up, "Awesome, you even got promoted for this."

He had choked Kuai Liang by the neck that day, making him sleep through the night. Zhang Ze thought Kuai Liang would be fired the next time they met, but unexpectedly he was promoted instead.

Reality is so surreal.

"Since that's the case, it's easier to talk. I'm here to report a case. Could you please help me investigate something? There's a film investor in Hanjiang City named Yue Pan. Could you check his background for me?"

Kuai Liang's expression changed, and he immediately became much more serious.

"This is a police station, and we have to follow the rules. You can't just investigate whenever you want... Here's what we'll do: sit down for a while, and I'll go back and file a case."

Zhang Ze sat in the lobby and waited for a few minutes.

Kuai Liang sent Zhang Ze a text message on his phone.

"I checked Yue Pan's file for you and found something. Do you know about the fire at Villa No. 44 in Yongling Mountain? It happened a long time ago, about ten years ago. I hadn't even graduated from police academy when I heard about this major fire."

"I remember this place. It seems to be a film crew shooting a horror movie. They all died in the fire. The screenwriter died during the filming of this horror movie, the actors went insane, and the director is said to have disappeared in the end. It's an urban legend that locals in Hanjiang City have heard of."

Zhang Ze looked at these words.

Villa No. 44, Yongling Mountain, West Suburbs of Hanjiang City.

Isn't this the coordinates of the dead people's screening room?

Zhang Ze remembered the matter involving the person who pushed open the door of the school with a psychic spirit, Chang Gu, Chang Wenyu, Qiu Mei, and the horror movie that was rumored to be hiding a vengeful ghost.

Chang Wenyu is also a top-tier red-clad actress.

Their strength should not be underestimated.

"You mean Yue Pan was an investor in that horror movie, supervised the filming on set, and ended up getting caught up in the fire and dying?" Zhang Ze asked.

Kuai Liang quickly replied: "No, Yue Pan was the only survivor of that disaster. After surviving, he conducted extensive investigations and determined that he had nothing to do with the fire or the series of unusual events. However, many of his subsequent investment activities seem to have used the fire as a gimmick, and his career has been going smoothly ever since."

"Anything else?"

"No, according to Yue Pan's partner, Yue Pan's personality seems to have changed since then, becoming... more cheerful? Also, you know Lao Zhou, right? He's the investor who bought the painting that killed the genius girl a while ago. He was one of Yue Pan's early investors. I found their chat history, and it was Yue Pan who recommended Lao Zhou to buy that painting at the auction."

Is Lao Zhou a partner of Yuepan?

Yue Pan passed the hot potato of the murderer's painting to Lao Zhou, which ended up causing Lao Zhou's death.

That shouldn't be the case.

Yue Pan looks like an ordinary person. Zhang Ze's Ghost Eyes couldn't see anything wrong with him, and Chen Ge's Yin Eyes didn't react either. It's unlikely that he's a ghost in human skin.

"I understand, thank you."

Zhang Ze put away his phone.

It seems necessary to make a trip to Villa No. 44 in Yongling Mountain.

The villa at No. 44 Yongling Mountain has long been razed to the ground and turned into a movie theater, which is the dead people screening room in the 2-star scene of Chen Ge's black phone.

Zhang Ze thought for a moment, put on a straw hat, transformed into a crow, and flew away.

This time, he mobilized all his employees, including Lingling, Ghost Eye, and Little Door in the Dream, almost turning the entire operation to the extreme, which shows how much respect Zhang Ze had for this matter.

……

"Babu, we are not enemies. We should cooperate. I have many friends like you around me. Because of our cooperation, we were able to resolve our differences and start a new life."

"You shouldn't be confined to a narrow videotape, repeating the Joker's actions day after day. You should be yourself again. Please give me a chance, and give yourself a chance too."

Chen Ge's mouth was dry from talking.

Bob the Clown remained unmoved.

Chen Ge felt it was a difficult situation.

Even though the vengeful spirits of the past were difficult to communicate with, at least they were still clear-headed. But Bob the Clown was just like a clown; Chen Ge had absolutely no idea what Bob wanted.

Zhang Ya wanted those who killed her to pay the price.

Chen Yalin wanted to prevent Wang Xin from regretting her actions.

There is a logic to all the ghost employees.

But Bob the Clown...

Unable to understand, communicate, or interact, Chen Ge only knew that this guy could talk, but he had no idea what he would say next.

And yet, it's impossible to kill; it will revive no matter how many times you kill it!

They remained silent for a long time.

Chen Ge seemed to realize something.

When Dr. Gao was talking to himself, he discussed some psychological topics, including what the essence of a person is, and that the essence of a person is the sum of social relationships.

After a person dies, they become a ghost.

Even ghosts maintain the social relationships they had in life.

Therefore, they will still love the people they loved in their previous life.

Hate the people you hated in your lifetime.

Why did Bob the Clown give Chen Ge a feeling of being inhuman?

He realized that Bob the Clown had not shown this kind of social relationship at all, which meant that Bob the Clown might not be a person at all, or at least did not have the identity of being a "living person".

"What exactly are you?" Chen Ge asked slowly.

Babu's bloodshot eyes twitched, and his gaze shifted to Chen Ge.

"I envy you, and I also envy what's in your shadow."

Chen Ge: ?

Zhang Ya: ……

"You have all had your own lives, your own past, present, and future, people you love, and people you hate."

"Even hatred can be the meaning of existence, because you can know from hatred that you once truly existed, rather than a memory, a created thing, or... a mere tool."

Why are we suddenly getting philosophical?

Chen Ge was completely numb.

Fortunately, Dr. Gao had discussed related topics with him.

He wouldn't be unable to catch it.

"Existence is above all else, and everything is for the sake of existence. Since you exist, you can seek the things you want. Even if you have no past, no present, no future, even if you are just a created being."

"But if you're willing, you can join me and work at my haunted house. I can give you a fresh start and a new life."