My girlfriend died in the past

Chapter 322 Detective Zhuang Xiao

[Strong wind]

Looking at the scribbled handwriting which was completely different from the previous one, Zhuang Xiao felt a chill running down his back.

He closed the notebook and looked up to ask, "Uncle Li, if I guess correctly, did Auntie bring you this notebook when she came out?"

Li Ming couldn't help but look at him again, "Xiao Zhuang, you are indeed observant. That's right, it was Master's wife who brought the notebook to me in the end. The last sentence must have been written on the spur of the moment. Master must have been very confused at the time."

"No, I think it was a decision made after careful consideration. Uncle Dong must have been very calm at that time, which means he had made up his mind."

Zhuang Xiao said: "I'm afraid that when he felt the wind, he also thought a lot, and then felt that the best option was to die with the disaster as a 'disaster star'. Since he is not afraid of death, then there is naturally nothing to be afraid of.

"Uncle Li, was it windy that day?"

"Yes." Li Ming silently lit up his third cigarette. "It was sunny, but suddenly a force 10 gale blew up. But it was only for a while and it passed quickly."

Zhuang Xiao understood, "It seems that Uncle Dong thought that there would be an unexpected marking location in the mall only after he discovered the wind, and the wind speed may not have been so strong before, so the level 10 gale made him desperate, and by the way, he made up his mind."

Li Ming nodded heavily, "Now it seems that this is correct."

Zhuang Xiao immediately asked, "After Uncle Dong left, have there been too many 'accidents'?"

Li Ming shook his head. "Accidents definitely happen, but they are definitely not common, otherwise they wouldn't be called accidents."

Dong Zeyu also shook his head, "If there were so many accidents, I wouldn't be alive today."

As expected, everything returned to calm with the death of Dong Zeyu's father.

"Uncle Li, is there anything else?" Zhuang Xiao asked.

Li Ming thought about it carefully, then shook his head, "No more, I've told you everything I know anyway."

"Okay, then Uncle Li, you take a rest first, we'll leave first."

"Okay, feel free to contact me if you need anything."

After saying goodbye to Li Ming, Zhuang Xiao took Dong Zeyu, who was hesitant to talk, and left the community with his notebook.

After returning to the car, Dong Zeyu had just fastened his seat belt when he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhuang, are we leaving now?"

“Why don’t you leave? Your Uncle Li has already told you everything he knows. If there’s something he didn’t say, it’s because he doesn’t know or can’t tell you. There’s no point in asking further.” Zhuang Xiao explained while fastening his seat belt.

Dong Zeyu looked distressed. "What should we do? How should we investigate now? Is my father's affair related to my non-existent sister?"

"It's probably related, but there's no rush." Zhuang Xiao said, "In fact, what we need to find out now is where are the maps your father made to mark the 'accidental' locations."

“Map?” Dong Zeyu was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized and slapped his thigh, “I forgot about it! Uncle Li didn’t even mention the map!”

"If you want to take a photo, I suggest you take a photo of your thigh." Zhuang Xiao rubbed his leg and pulled the corner of his mouth, then pulled Dong Zeyu who was about to get off the car to go back to find Li Ming, "Don't go back. If others knew, they would have told you a long time ago."

Dong Zeyu slumped down in his chair, "Did my dad throw away the map?"

"It's possible, but there's also a chance that he didn't throw it away." Zhuang Xiao turned his head to look at him, "Let me ask you something, Grand Tutor. Did your father go back to your grandparents' house during the half month he was on leave?"

"My grandparents lived in the countryside and passed away early. My dad never went back after taking that leave." Dong Zeyu gave the answer.

"That's all." Zhuang Xiao snapped his fingers. "The map may be in your house. Our next step is to find it."

Dong Zeyu was about to start the car and leave as soon as he heard it, "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go!"

"Don't worry." Zhuang Xiao stopped him immediately, "Go back to Wangjiang Biefu first. No, you can't go back to that place for the time being."

Wangjiang Biefu is that large flat.

Dong Zeyu was puzzled, "Ah? Then where are we going?"

"Look at you, you're anxious again." Zhuang Xiao stroked his chin and fell into thought, "No! Let's go to Peony Park!"

Dong Zeyu was still confused, "Ah? Why?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense! Let's go first!" Zhuang Xiao punched him on the arm.

"Okay, okay, you are the boss and you have the final say. Anyway, you have always had a lot of clever ideas since you were a child." Dong Zeyu didn't hesitate any more and started the car and drove towards Peony Park.

Zhuang Xiao took out his cell phone and called Gu Shiyue.

Half an hour later, in the plastic strawberry house in Mudan Park, Zhuang Xiao and Dong Zeyu were putting on their equipment.

That’s right, Zhuang Xiao contacted Gu Shiyue and Shu Die, and asked them to use their connections to get a bunch of treasures.

Stab-proof clothing and stab-proof tactical boots are the basics.

You also need to put on a bulletproof vest and a tactical vest, and of course a bulletproof helmet and the bulletproof glass in front of the helmet.

Anyway, both of them are armed to the teeth.

Zhuang Xiao even asked Shu Die to get him an SUV, which was of course a bulletproof model.

Not only are the doors of this car thickened and equipped with bulletproof alloy, but the car windows are of course also thickened, bulletproof, multi-layer tempered glass.

Even the tires are bulletproof and puncture-proof vacuum tactical tires, and the chassis of the car is also explosion-proof.

After getting dressed, Dong Zeyu twisted his body unnaturally, "Brother Zhuang, is it that serious? I'm just going back to my house, but you're making it sound like you're going to a battlefield."

"You know nothing. This is for the sake of our lives."

Zhuang Xiao put his hands on his pants to adjust the trajectory, then told Gu Shiyue and Shudie, "Xiaodie, take your sister Yueyue to find a place to stay. We need a property that is relatively quiet and not crowded. And it must be... Forget it, you all have no memory of Guan Weirui. Anyway, don't stay in this area. Find a property in another area."

Shu Die nodded, "I understand, Xiao Ge, you must be careful!"

She will definitely not hold Zhuang Xiao back.

Gu Shiyue pointed to the headset and said, "Keep communicating and share the vision."

"It's settled." Zhuang Xiao made an OK gesture, then patted Dong Zeyu on the shoulder, "Okay, Grand Master, let's go."

The two said goodbye to Shu Die and Gu Shiyue again, then got in the car and drove out of the park towards Dong Zeyu's home.

When they arrived at the roadside parking space in front of Dong Zeyu's residential complex, the two had just turned off the engine and got out of the car when Zhuang Xiao suddenly stopped.

Dong Zeyu was startled, "What, what happened?"

Zhuang Xiao's expression in his helmet was serious, "Dude, it's windy."

Dong Zeyu was startled again and looked up subconsciously.

Then he saw the leaves on the trees by the roadside rustling in the wind.

"The wind speed is at least level 6."

Hearing Zhuang Xiao's words, Dong Zeyu's face turned pale, "No! Brother Zhuang! Could it be that this time the 'accident' targeted us? No! Why!"

"Maybe because we are investigating Dong Weirui's case, I have a rough idea in my mind, but I still need to observe more." Zhuang Xiao stood quietly for a while, he was still observing.

The wind came quickly and went away even faster, and soon the surroundings returned to calm.

Zhuang Xiao pursed her lips and said, "Okay, let's go, but we have to be careful, don't let a flower pot suddenly fall from above when we just get downstairs."

Dong Zeyu knocked on his hard helmet and said, "No wonder you wear a helmet, Brother Zhuang! I guess you thought of it a long time ago!"

"I never fight a battle without preparation." Zhuang Xiao curled his lips, "If I hadn't prepared anything, I would have died eight hundred times already."

"Okay, let's go upstairs first."

As a result, the two had just taken a few steps when they suddenly heard a loud bang behind them!
The two looked back in shock and saw a car hit the back of their bulletproof SUV hard.

Their car was fine, but the front of the car behind them was dented, the airbags had popped out, and the man in the driver's seat was lying there unconscious with blood all over his head.

By the time things were done, more than an hour had passed.

After the two of them finished taking statements with the police at the hospital, they sat at the bus stop.

They looked at each other and saw the lingering fear in each other's eyes.

Dong Zeyu took out a cigarette with a trembling hand and lit it, then took a deep puff, "Fuck! What a pervert, Brother Zhuang! That guy almost sent himself to the ICU!"

That guy was lucky enough not to die, but he had multiple fractures and was lying dead.

Fortunately, there was surveillance video and their SUV was parked properly in the parking space, so the other party was fully responsible.

Zhuang Xiao made the decision directly and did not ask the other party to pay compensation. After all, their car only had some paint lost, and it was not worth wasting extra time.

This matter is considered to be settled.

"Brother Zhuang." The two were silent for a while, and Dong Zeyu suddenly spoke up, "Should we wear more clothes? I feel that the current protection may not be enough."

If Zhuang Xiao hadn't suddenly suggested changing to such a powerful car, they might have really died in the car.

Even if he didn't die in the car, he would at least be seriously injured and have to stay in the hospital for three months.

"Not really. These are enough for now." Zhuang Xiao said, "A force 10 gale would cause a shopping mall to collapse. We are only at the beginning. If it really reaches that level, no matter how much protection you have, it will be useless."

"That's right." Dong Zeyu felt relieved after hearing him say that.

But he immediately became worried again, "What about my mom?! When my dad got into trouble before, my mom and I also encountered an 'accident'."

"It's not a big problem. The key lies in us. Just don't get too close to her and it'll be fine. But we can't let her know more, otherwise it might be dangerous." Zhuang Xiao said with his head still tilted back.

"Okay, I get it. My mom is working overtime today and said she will sleep in the dormitory at night and won't be back." Dong Zeyu agreed at first, then raised his head and said, "Brother Zhuang, what are you looking at?"

"See if there is still wind." Zhuang Xiao said: "I am analyzing the pattern and rules of the 'accident'."

Dong Zeyu was shocked, "It's not Brother Zhuang! Can this thing be analyzed? Isn't this supernatural!"

"The so-called supernatural is something that modern humans have not yet mastered." This is Zhuang Xiao's consistent view.

If Zhuang Xiao had really followed Dong Zeyu's idea, he should have given up when Shu Die had the first car accident. He would not have been able to find the rules of time reversal step by step and get to where he is today.

Dong Zeyu didn’t have so many ideas, but he just stuck to the idea of “I’ll be obedient and do whatever Brother Zhuang tells me to do” and that was it.

In any case, it’s just two words – execute!
The two of them sat at the bus stop for more than twenty minutes, but there was still no wind.

Zhuang Xiao then stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look at your house."

Dong Zeyu quickly stood up and said, "Brother Zhuang, don't you need to look at it again?"

"That's not necessary. I have a preliminary guess about this situation, and the next step is to verify the guess."

Dong Zeyu was curious, "What guess?"

Zhuang Xiao waved his hand, "We'll talk about it later."

He will wait until it is verified before speaking out.

The two of them walked into the community. Zhuang Xiao walked with firm steps, but Dong Zeyu looked around with a suspicious look, fearing that some danger would suddenly occur.

However, nothing happened until we reached the entrance of the apartment building.

When he reached the door of the unit, Dong Zeyu subconsciously looked up.

Zhuang Xiao waited for a few minutes, then patted his shoulder with a smile, "Don't worry, the flowerpot won't fall, at least not this time."

Dong Zeyu immediately asked, "Brother Zhuang! What did you find out?"

"We'll talk about it when we get up."

"okay!"

Zhuang Xiao followed Dong Zeyu to the fifth floor, then opened the door and went into the house.

After entering the house, Dong Zeyu immediately went to boil water to make tea, and then asked him, "Brother Zhuang, can you talk now?"

"Well, this is just my initial speculation, and it has only been preliminarily verified. We will have to wait and see for the details later."

Zhuang Xiao picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, then continued, "That gust of wind might actually be a hint to us, or even if it wasn't a hint, it was a prerequisite for the 'accident' to open.

"And from what we can see so far, there will only be one accident at a time in each place where an accident might occur. There will definitely be more than one accident in the same place, but it is not clear how long the cooling time will be between two accidents."

"Fuck! Brother Zhuang, you can go play Detective Conan! You can analyze so much intelligence with just this little information?" Dong Zeyu was shocked. "Wait! If what you mean is true, this 'accident' is actually man-made?"

"It could be man-made, or it could be a 'mechanism'." Zhuang Xiao replied.

"Mechanism?" Dong Zeyu scratched his head in confusion, "What mechanism?"

"The mechanism of the world." Zhuang Xiao asked him with a smile, "Have you seen The Matrix?"

"Of course I have seen it, but I was still young at that time and didn't understand it at all. It was only later that I learned the specific plot after watching people explain it on Bilibili. There are also many derivative works." Dong Zeyu was still puzzled, "Are you saying that the world we live in is really an imaginary world? The kind of brain in a vat?"

"It's hard to say, but since you've seen it, you should have also seen the spin-off animation of The Matrix," Zhuang Xiao continued to ask.

"Yeah, I remember it." Dong Zeyu recalled, "It seems that a few people in the virtual world broke through their limits and realized that they were just living in a virtual world. Then they were cleared out by the 'agents' sent by the system."

It suddenly dawned on him, "So 'accident' is something like 'agent'? Why does it feel so much like Final Destination?"

"Final Destination" is about those people who should have died but escaped, and then the god of death took advantage of various accidents to send them to heaven.

"Yes, that's why I said the map your father marked is very important." Zhuang Xiao nodded.

In fact, he already had a rough guess about those locations, but he still needed the map marked by Dong Zeyu's father to confirm his guess.

(End of this chapter)