I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 158 His eyebrows and eyes look a lot like someone I know

“…Lin Xing’an?”

Keke was stunned for a moment, and for some reason, his voice trembled inexplicably.

"Yeah, that's him."

The two rings on Xu Zhe's fingers collided.

"This Lin Xing'an perfectly meets our requirements."

"He was in Jiang Xiaojiang's circle of friends. He had a motive for committing the crime. He happened to be at the City Light Building at the time of Jiang Xiaojiang's death."

"As long as we package it a little, he will be the perfect murderer to kill Jiang Xiaojiang!"

"right?"

Xu Zhe looked at Keke.

But Keke avoided his gaze and did not answer at first.

"...Brother Xu, I think... this will have a devastating impact on Lin Xing'an's future life..."

"Of course not. He will die. Why let him live?"

Xu Zhe spread out his hands and said with a smile.

"Director Ke, you're not reluctant to let me go, are you?"

Seeing that Keke's expression was unnatural, Xu Zhe's voice also changed a little.

"...Brother Xu, I just think... Lin Xing'an is very capable. If he joins the committee, joins our siege department, it will..."

"Yes, he is very capable. Without him, how could our Siege Division survive this great crisis?"

Xu Zhe interrupted Ke Ke directly.

She was not given a chance to continue speaking.

"Lin Xing'an's ability is [Wave]. Go mess up the scene of Jiang Xiaojiang's death, making it look like she resisted but was killed by brute force."

"And didn't you record all of your conversations with Lin Xing'an yesterday? Edit them to show how Lin Xing'an feels about liking Jiang Xiaojiang but not being able to have him."

"If you can't edit it, just act like him."

"Uh...his motive for killing Jiang Xiaojiang was his unrequited love. Plus, regarding the project he mentioned earlier, he desperately needed the qualifications for that project."

"Oh, right, let's change his character a little bit. Make him someone with extreme emotions. Do some teacher-student interviews or something like that. Pay attention to the details."

"Okay, that's about it. I'll leave this matter to you. Go ahead and do it."

Xu Zhe patted Ke Ke's shoulder and said, "Xiao Ke, don't cause trouble for yourself."

"……good……"

Koko nodded.

"Well, go ahead and pay more attention to the details."

"We must package this 'murderer' so perfectly that no one outside the Coordination Department can see any problems."

Xu Zhe waved his hand.

Ke Ke didn't say anything more, left the meeting room, and went to his office in silence.

"Don't make trouble for yourself."

She shook her head.

As soon as I turned on my computer, an email popped up.

This is a resume sent to their archives.

Lin Xing'an's resume.

Ke Ke clicked it and looked at the excellent self-introduction on it. A complicated look flashed across her face.

"Buzz~"

On the table, Jiang Xiaojiang's cell phone suddenly vibrated.

[Senior, I just submitted my resume and it showed as read]

【I feel like something good is going to happen! 】

【I hope I can be lucky once】

[If I really pass the internship, I will definitely treat you to a meal! ]

The above is Lin Xing'an's message, and the last one is a voice message.

Listening to Lin Xing'an's voice that seemed full of hope for the future, Keke actually felt a pang of heartache!

She closed her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

When she opened her eyes again, she sighed and cleared her throat.

"Senior! I like you, please don't reject me!"

"Senior, this project is really, really important to me. Can you give it to me?"

Although the appearance has not changed at all.

But what came out of Keke's mouth was Lin Xing'an's voice.

She said this with a dark look in her eyes.

At the beginning, I had trouble controlling both the tone and the voice.

But later, the sound began to become smooth and skillful.

The tape recorder on the side recorded every word.

A "perfect murderer" is being born.

……

……

North City, committee headquarters.

Zhang Guang, director of the Encirclement and Killing Department, slowly walked out of the 500° steam sauna room in his private office.

As the steam dissipated, he slowly turned into a human form, and then jumped into the almost boiling pool.

"call……"

Soaking in boiling water, Zhang Guang also closed his eyes.

There was a rare hint of relaxation on his face.

"Taoyuan..."

Zhang Guang rubbed his temples and muttered.

Twenty years ago, Taoyuan suddenly appeared and used the Internet to easily crack some of their committee's information.

This has caused great losses to the committee.

Before Taoyuan appeared, the Siege and Killing Department was just a branch under the Coordination Department.

In order to kill Taoyuan, their siege team was specially separated.

After destroying Taoyuan seventeen years ago, the siege unit was awarded first-class merit.

Each member of the siege team can be allocated a human or animal in each round as long as they meet the hard requirements.

That was the most glorious moment of the Siege Division.

Because of his contribution in providing a lot of information about Peach Blossom Land, he was fortunate to be promoted from a small director of the logistics department to the current head of the siege department.

One of the best people in the entire committee.

but……

There was a hint of complexity in Zhang Guang's eyes.

The information about Peach Blossom Land that he provided at that time all came from Yu Yu.

The undercover plan he had secretly implemented at great risk...

To this day, only he and Yu Yu know the entire plan.

After the Taoyuan incident, he wanted to recall Yu Yu.

But Yu Yu chose to use his abilities to continue lurking behind people and animals.

The purpose is to find the "host" of Taoyuan and completely eliminate the possibility of Taoyuan reappearing.

And Yu Yu also said that she had a child.

In South City, her mother was lucky enough to give her a child.

After that, Yu Yu never contacted him again, and "Taoyuan" never appeared again.

It wasn't until ten years ago that Yu Yu restarted communications.

The frequency was very low, but the information was extremely critical, allowing them to always find the hiding places of people and animals.

But from this information, Zhang Guang also felt that Yu Yu's condition was getting worse.

After all, using her abilities takes a huge toll on her body.

In order to stay hidden, she had to keep using her abilities to suppress her nature.

But just two years ago, Yu Yu suddenly sent a document with a password.

Then the audio disappeared completely.

At the same time, in North City, Taoyuan appeared again!
This completely intensified the conflict between their siege and killing department and the coordination department.

The siege and killing department, which originally had the upper hand, fell into a disadvantage in an instant and even began to lose face in front of the coordination department.

The center of power - the distribution of people and livestock - was once again firmly controlled by the Coordination Department.

After all, the Siege Division’s current status is entirely due to the merit of killing Taoyuan.

And now, Taoyuan is not dead.

"call……"

In the boiling water, Zhang Guang slowly opened his eyes.

He changed his clothes and sat at his desk.

After entering the password into the safe under the table, he took out a notebook and turned to the latest page.

It was completely blank, with only six horizontal lines, like a six-digit password waiting to be entered.

This was the main method of communication among the top leaders of the committee after the Taoyuan Incident.

When you write on the sub-book, the same handwriting will appear on the main book. For more private content, you can set a password.

Only when you write the password on the book will the content be revealed.

Unlike passwords on computers, which contain numbers, letters, and special symbols.

In this book, any complex pictures, words, lines, etc...

It could be a password.

And you only have five chances to enter the password.

If the input is incorrect five times, the page will be destroyed.

"Tsk..."

Looking at these six small vertical lines, Zhang Guang felt an extreme pain in his head.

The conflict within the committee is essentially because there is not enough distribution among humans and animals.

But the trigger was the reappearance of Taoyuan two years ago.

If they don't completely destroy Taoyuan, their siege department will always have to bow down to the coordination department.

Zhang Guang can basically be sure that the answer to completely solving the Taoyuan problem lies in this message from Yu Yu!
It is very likely that the information in it contains the Taoyuan "host" information.

As long as this code is cracked, all the current problems of the siege unit will be solved!

but……

"Yu Yu, Yu Yu..."

Zhang Guang flipped through the book and read the conversation between him and Yu Yu at the beginning.

"Yu Yu's child..."

The number of times Yu Yu mentioned her child increased significantly after she restarted contact.

Zhang Guang could feel Yu Yu's love for the child.

He also vaguely guessed that this six-digit password might have some connection with Yu Yu's child.

It is likely that Yu Yu left a way out for her child.

There is nothing wrong with this, and Zhang Guang can understand it.

But now, he is being watched very closely by the Coordination Department.

Any movement will be magnified countless times, and one will be extremely restricted.

In addition, Yu Yu’s identity is special.

So he couldn't go to Nancheng to investigate Yu Yu's situation at all.

Not to mention finding Yu Yu...

If he couldn't find the child, he wouldn't be able to crack the code, and he wouldn't be able to stop the Coordination Department from getting even more aggressive with him...

Everything seemed to be at a dead end.

"Buzz~"

Just when Zhang Guang was feeling extremely annoyed, the cell phone on his desk started to buzz and vibrate.

After seeing who was calling, he didn't answer and hung up directly.

But before he could put down his phone, the call came again.

After three consecutive times, Zhang Guang finally clicked the connection button.

"Hahaha, Minister Zhang is in a meeting? So busy?"

On the other end of the phone, the voice of Li Jiu, Deputy Minister of the Coordination Department, came.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, let me guess, are they having a meeting to discuss how that intern died?"

"No way, bro. You have such a big department with so many people, and you can't even figure out how an intern died?"

"We've been investigating for a whole day. This murderer is simply playing with you, the Encirclement and Killing Division!"

"Brother, we've known each other for so many years. If it's your opinion, the Siege and Killing Division should just disband. Stop trying to be so pretentious."

Li Jiu did not hide the teasing and sarcasm in his voice.

Zhang Guang's face gradually turned ashen, and his breathing became visibly heavier.

"Hey, brother, I understand you. The new round is about to begin, and the sacrificer will be determined soon."

"The remaining humans and animals, especially that Peach Blossom Land, are very troublesome. Plus, your siege and killing team's ability is just so-so, so you're always worried and anxious, right?"

"How about I help you share the burden, brother?"

"I'll take the trouble to send someone to investigate this case of your Siege Division. I guarantee a perfect conclusion for you within three days. How do you think?"

On the other end of the phone, in addition to Li Jiu's voice, there was also a burst of laughter and bursts of voice-overs.

On Zhang Guang's side, Xu Zhe knocked on the office door and walked in.

"Brother Li! Let me go! Although I've never investigated a case before, I feel like I'm much better than those guys in the Siege and Killing Division!"

"You want to take the credit for this? I'll do it!"

"Oh my god! I'm exhausted from organizing the next round of distribution plans. It's just the right time to go to the Siege Division and take a vacation!"

"Alright, alright. No matter what, the Siege and Killing Department was part of our Coordination Department more than a decade ago. There's no guarantee they'll be merged again soon, and we'll be sharing the same office with Minister Zhang again!"

Zhang Guang placed his phone directly on the table and looked at Xu Zhe.

"Lao Zhang, how are things going? Everyone here is eager to help you share the burden!"

"We are all good brothers, why don't I send someone over tomorrow morning?"

Li Jiu pretended to be angry and asked the people around him to stop talking, then cleared his throat and asked.

Zhang Guangze snorted coldly.

"Tomorrow morning? Vice Minister Li, we found the murderer a long time ago and closed the case long ago."

"If you guys from the Coordination Department really want to come and learn some detective techniques, we'd welcome you with open arms."

"But we have to send some smart people over here, otherwise how are we going to teach them when they don't know anything?"

He looked at Xu Zhe and said calmly.

Xu Zhe nodded silently.

The two made eye contact.

"…Case closed?"

Li Jiu was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously.

"Ah? Why is Deputy Minister Li so surprised? The dead are from our Siege Division. We are handling the case internally..."

"After the case is closed, do I still need to report to your coordination department?"

Zhang Guang asked with a smile.

"..."

His words made Li Jiu, who had just been mocking him madly, speechless for a moment.

"But I'm curious, Vice Minister Li, why are you so curious about this case?"

"Can you tell me how you knew someone from our siege team died?"

"Is this deceased person a relative of yours?"

"Or is it that her death is related to your Coordination Department?"

Zhang Guang took the opportunity to continue asking.

"Our Coordination Department naturally has our own channels."

"Okay, then welcome the brothers from the Coordination Department to come and study in our Encirclement and Killing Department."

Zhang Guang nodded and looked at Xu Zhe again.

"Minister Zhang, you'd better really close the case and not create some fake murderer."

"Hey, isn't fabrication a traditional skill of your Coordination Department? We in the Siege and Killing Department haven't learned it yet! Can you teach me someday?"

"you……"

Zhang Guang didn't give Li Jiu a chance to speak again and hung up the phone.

"Did you hear that?"

He put down his phone.

"Minister, we cannot rule out the possibility that we have a mole inside. I'm investigating."

"But I think the more likely possibility is that this case itself was a setup by them."

Xu Zhe said as he sat opposite Zhang Guang.

"Alas, if we don't fundamentally solve the problem of Taoyuan, this kind of situation will become more and more common."

"What are your plans now?"

Zhang Guang locked the notebook he used to communicate with Yu Yu back into the safe.

"We made a murderer."

"Well, show me the information about this 'murderer'. Don't make any mistakes. Get ready for tomorrow's 'inspection' from the Coordination Department."

Zhang Guang snorted coldly.

"it is good."

Xu Zhe nodded and handed the information in his hand to Zhang Guang.

"..."

After Zhang Guang took it, he flipped through it casually.

But when he saw the photo of Lin Xing'an at the back, he was suddenly stunned.

"Lin Xing'an..."

Zhang Guang narrowed his eyes and frowned.

"…What's wrong, Buchou?"

Seeing that Zhang Guang's expression seemed a little strange, Xu Zhe looked at Lin Xing'an's photo again.

"His features look very similar to someone I know..."

(End of this chapter)