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Chapter 13

But one thing is certain: even if the voice is slightly different, it is still Xiao Guo's voice.

Moreover, his words were very clear; he was drawing out his voice as he asked, "Can you hear me? You can hear me?"

What about me?

Then came Mrs. Guo's urgent voice: "I heard you! Where are you? Why are you speaking so slowly?"

Then it was Xiao Guo's voice again. Xiao Guo seemed completely oblivious to his wife's words, simply saying, "Did you hear me?"

"Your voice? I'm fine, don't worry about me, I'll be back, I'm trying to get back."

Mrs. Guo's voice was trembling with tears: "Where are you? Tell me!"

Xiao Guo was talking to himself, but what he said next coincided with Mrs. Guo's question. He said:

"I don't know where I am right now, it's so strange, everything is so weird. Please don't worry, I will come back, I definitely will."

return!"

Xiao Guo's voice stopped there, followed by a series of urgent "hello, hello" calls from Mrs. Guo, and then the recording...

That's it for the audio tape.

I frowned, remaining silent, and listened again. Mrs. Guo asked, tears welling in her eyes, "Where is he?"

I smiled wryly and said, "Even he himself doesn't know, so of course we can't possibly understand it."

Bai Su frowned as well: "I think Mr. Guo wasn't speaking directly on the phone; it seems someone recorded his conversation beforehand."

Then, deliberately at half the speed, play the audio into the phone!

I had the same feeling. I adjusted the playback speed on the tape recorder and then turned it on again.

This time, the content was the same; Xiao Guo was still saying the same things, but his voice sounded normal now.

Mrs. Guo's voice was sharp and urgent, which shows that Bai Su's deduction was very reasonable.

I listened to it twice more, and Mrs. Guo asked again, "Where is he? Why won't he tell me?"

My mind was in complete turmoil, but I had to comfort Mrs. Guo, so I said, "No matter where he is..."

"Since he keeps saying he's safe and sound, don't worry about him too much!"

Mrs. Guo sighed, "What if it was just someone playing a recording, and not him saying it himself?"

I understood what she meant, so I immediately interrupted her: "Now, there are two possibilities: one is that someone..."

If he was being coerced, then there would surely be another phone call; secondly, if he had indeed encountered something strange, then I...

I think he will contact you again.

As I finished speaking, I glanced at my wife and said, "You go back with Mrs. Guo and stay with her."

Bai Su nodded and left with Mrs. Guo. I listened to it a few more times, then immediately went out and met Jack.

We listened to the phone call again and again, and it was then that I voiced the question that had been bothering me.

I said, "If it was a pre-recorded audio file, why play it back in slow motion?"

Jack said, "If it's not a recording, then it's very difficult for a person to change their voice, speak slower, and..."

Changes in the speed of sound waves are two completely different things!

I had a vague feeling that this matter was a very important key, but I couldn't grasp it at all.

The colonel smiled wryly: "I hope he makes more phone calls home!"

I could only manage a wry smile—that was obviously a joke, of course—but while the phone call puzzled me, at least Xiao Guo...

I'm glad he didn't die.

I spoke with the colonel for a while longer, when suddenly, the walkie-talkie next to me started buzzing. I picked it up...

He went outside, extended the antenna, and heard a voice reporting that it was the person following Luo Ding: "Luo Ding's whole family went out, got into the car, and..."

Like preparing for a picnic.

Without hesitation, I said, "Follow him!"

Colonel Jack shook his head: "You still want to find clues on Luo Ding?"

I shrugged: "Is there any other way besides this?"

Jack sighed: "After the accident, Luo Ding was sent to the hospital. When he woke up, he was terrified..."

His extremely serious expression, and his immediate recounting of his experience in the elevator—it was impossible for him to be lying!

I frowned and remained silent.

The colonel added, "And then there's Xiao Guo. Judging from your description, he panicked and drove away alone. Otherwise..."

"He must have had an extremely terrifying experience, how could that be?"

I slowly said, "Yes, I'm not denying that, I just think that Luo Ding didn't tell the truth, Luo Ding was..."

In the elevator of that building, there was an extremely terrifying encounter, or perhaps he completely altered his experience and fabricated a different one.

He's lying, or perhaps he's not entirely telling the truth and has concealed some of the facts!

The colonel said helplessly, "Fine, you'll have to decide. At least now we know Mr. Guo is still alive."

!

I murmured, "Yes, but where is he? Why didn't he say so on the phone? Or was he taken away by someone?"

Imprisoned, he himself didn't even know where he was.

The colonel shook his head and said, "I deny your latter statement. He never mentioned being imprisoned; he only said that he was in a tenth-degree position."

In a strange situation!

I said nothing more, because there was really nothing to say, based on everything we know so far, even...

No assumptions can be made!

I left the colonel's office, and for the next hour, I received a constant stream of reports about Luo Ding's whereabouts.

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The Luo family went to the suburbs; this is a routine holiday activity for families like Luo's, so I just listened.

They didn't pay any special attention to it.

An hour later, I began to feel that Luo Ding's trip was somewhat unusual. The report I received was that Luo Ding's car...

The car drove onto a very deserted road; they seemed to be preparing for a picnic!

What suddenly struck me as unusual was that this mountain path led to "Juefei Garden".

I immediately instructed the people following us to be extra vigilant. Twenty minutes later, I received another report: Luo Ding and his entire family...

They were having a picnic in an open space near Juefei Garden, and nothing seemed amiss, nor did they notice anyone paying attention to them.

Five minutes later, the report I received made my heart pound. It said that Luo Ding walked away as if nothing had happened.

He went, but once he was out of his family's sight, he ran at an extremely fast speed to the entrance of Juefei Garden.

The person responsible for tracking Luo Ding clearly stated that as soon as Luo Ding arrived at the entrance of Juefei Garden, someone immediately opened the door for him.

Go inside.

After hearing this report, the excitement I felt was indescribable. This situation stemmed from the fact that...

There is a connection between Ding and Wang Zhiyi, the owner of Juefei Garden! Not only is there a connection, but it's also very secret! Otherwise, he wouldn't...

He would definitely use a family outing as a cover to conceal his meeting with Wang Zhiyi!

My first decision after receiving this report was: to rush to Juefei Garden!

However, I immediately changed my mind, fearing that doing so might alert the enemy.

I was very satisfied with the stalker's reply; he said that he had secretly taken pictures of the scene when Luo Ding went in.

I waited anxiously for further reports. Luo Ding had only stayed at Juefei Garden for ten minutes before I received the call.

His report on leaving Juefei Garden.

Ten minutes is a lot of time, but from the moment you step through the gates of Juefei Garden, those ten minutes feel like an eternity.

There's not much I can do. I've been to Juefei Garden, and I know it takes about the same amount of time to walk from the main gate to the building.

The only possibility is that the person Luo Ding wants to see is waiting for him behind the gate!

As evening fell, the tracking team was replaced, and Luo Ding returned to the city. The photos were quickly developed; they were excellent.

It is a series of images; six show Luo Ding entering Juefei Garden, and six show him leaving Juefei Garden.

of.

Judging from the photos of the continuous movements, Luo Ding practically "rushed" into Juefei Garden; he ran towards the garden's gate.

The moment he pushed the door open, it seemed as if the door was ajar, waiting for him.

I suspect the reason Luo Ding acted so hastily was because he kept it from his family; he couldn't possibly have been out of the loop.

Leaving his family, who are having a picnic, for too long without a reason is fine, but if it's only for ten minutes or so, it doesn't matter.

Looking at Luo Ding's appearance, he was looking down, as if he had something very important on his mind. He did this for several pictures in a row.

A series of questions arose in my mind: Why did Luo Ding and Wang Zhiyi meet in secret? I (assuming...)

He went to Juefei Garden to see Wang Zhiyi.

There was practically no connection between Luo Ding and Wang Zhiyi; their only relationship was that Luo Ding had connections in that building.

They experienced strange and terrifying encounters, and this building was built by Wang Zhiyi.

I can't imagine why Luo Ding would want to meet with Wang Zhiyi. Of course, the best way would be to go to Luo Ding.

However, Luo Ding was extremely disgusted with me, and it seemed he was determined to continue hiding the secret, even if I...

These photos, placed before him, prove he had visited Juefei Garden. If he tries to fabricate another lie to appease me, I will...

There was absolutely nothing that could be done.

I thought about it for a long time. All the staff at Xiao Guo's detective agency had gone home. I first asked via walkie-talkie...

After Luo Ding returned, he stayed at home and did not go out.