Original Suspense Novel: 《ℬ𝓁𝒾𝓏𝓏𝒶𝓇𝒹 ℳ𝒶𝓃𝑜𝓇》 EP11

Professor Lin, the 'Neihu Serial Disappearances' you were involved in remain unsolved; Forensic Doctor Zhou, you were forced into retirement due to evidence disputes; Commander Fang, your assault operation resulted in the death of a hostage; Dr. Shen, the foundation you work for has long funded a certain remote village, but the name of that place has been redacted; Mr. Xu, your experience section is blank, but I've looked into the multinational corporation you worked for – it acquired all the land surrounding the village of 'Wugu' back then." The atmosphere in the room changed abruptly as the last two words were spoken. Mr. Xu Ziqian's fingers stopped tapping, Ms. Shen Yuehua's lips tightened, and Commander Fang Guodong's jaw muscles tensed again. Only Old Zhou sighed and downed his whiskey. "Wugu," Old Zhou said, wiping his mouth. "I knew you'd find out about this. That place vanished overnight six years ago, and everyone in the village disappeared. The official explanation at the time was 'collective relocation,' but there are no records indicating where they moved. The last case file I handled before retiring was the Wugu case." "Because of that knot, right?" Chen Mo said. "There was a red knot tied to the old banyan tree at the entrance of Wugu village, exactly like the killer's method. But the killer had already been caught by then." "So my conclusion at the time was an imitator," Old Zhou said. "Or perhaps something ritualistic. But the case was quickly suppressed from above, and no further investigation was allowed." Lin Jing suddenly spoke, "Zhang Zhenyu has marks on his left wrist from prolonged rope binding. This means he was tied up for a long time by someone. He was still alive when Wugu village disappeared. (To be continued) Two episodes will be released each time!