Free Web NovelChapter 309: Chapter 309: Wen Zicong Goes Missing
"I knew the girl who jumped off the building too; before she went to college, she was schoolmates with Zi Cong, and she was the girl Zi Cong liked. But she always thought Zi Cong was overbearing and unreasonable, so she refused to date him."
Just as Wang Hao was feeling puzzled, a sudden remark from Wen Xiaowei shocked him even more.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I think Zi Cong’s behavior today was very strange. He locked himself in his room all day, talking to himself, which felt very eerie. I even thought he might be doing drugs!"
Wang Hao hastily described in detail to Wen Xiaowei the state he saw Zi Cong in when he returned.
Wen Xiaowei’s face changed suddenly, and she quickly rushed to Zi Cong’s door, knocking forcefully.
"Zi Cong, are you in there? Hurry up and open the door!"
But no matter how much Wen Xiaowei called out, there was still no movement inside the room, which made her very uneasy. She turned around and looked at Wang Hao with pleading eyes.
In this critical moment, Wang Hao could not care about anything else and stepped forward, kicking open Zi Cong’s door with one foot.
Everyone entered and saw that Zi Cong was not in the room at all.
But the entire room was very messy, as if a thief had rummaged through it, with various items strewn all over the floor and clothes and bedding torn up.
"Ah—"
Qi Shihan had just entered the room when she let out a shrill scream, her hands trembling as she pointed at the desk, her face full of terror.
Wang Hao hurried over to look and discovered that amongst the filthy mess of the room, only the desk was neat and tidy. However, on the desk, there was a doll.
Why was it a doll again!
Fortunately, the doll was intact, but it looked very strange, with very long hair that even exceeded the length of its body.
Next to the doll, there was also a picture frame.
Wen Xiaowei picked up the frame to look at it.
"It’s her, she’s the girl Zi Cong has always liked, the same girl who jumped to her death today!"
Seeing the photograph, Wen Xiaowei felt a hint of surprise inside. Why did her brother still have a picture of this girl?
Since the girl had rejected Zi Cong several times, how had she given him her photograph?
"Brother Hao, that doll..."
Qi Shihan said, her voice trembling.
"Today, that girl also had such a doll with her, just that the doll was a male one. But their craftsmanship looked nearly identical."
What? There was such a doll beside the deceased as well?
Wang Hao couldn’t help but think of the information Wen Yonglin had shown him earlier, and his heart sank.
If the deceased were all related to dolls, then wouldn’t Zi Cong be in danger...
"Shihan, are you certain you saw the doll?"
Wang Hao asked urgently.
"I am positive. Today, when I was walking around the school with Senior Shi Yi, the girl accidentally ran into us and the doll in her pocket fell out. Both Senior Shi Yi and I saw it."
Qi Shihan thought carefully and added.
"When I saw the doll falling out, it was clear that the girl’s expression became frantic. At that moment, Senior Shi Yi felt it was very strange, and after school, she insisted on going to the old dormitory building to check it out."
"Out of curiosity, I followed her, and that’s when we found the girl’s body!"
Qi Shihan became more and more scared as she spoke, her whole body shaking non-stop.
"This girl’s hair is really long too!"
Wang Hao glanced at the photo and couldn’t help but remark.
Men generally like girls with long, straight black hair and pay attention to natural beauty, which is why he immediately noticed the girl’s lustrous black hair.
"Her hair?"
Upon hearing Wang Hao mention her hair, Wen Xiaowei and Qi Shihan’s faces instantly lost color, their eyes fixating on the doll lying on the table.
Only then did Wang Hao realize that this doll also had long hair, with the texture and color matching the girl’s in the photo.
Could it be that this doll was made to resemble that girl?
Wang Hao hadn’t considered this possibility before, but thinking back on Wen Zicong’s unusual behavior and the girl’s death, and now seeing a doll that replicated the girl’s appearance in Wen Zicong’s room...
Now, connecting the entire incident was becoming more and more eerie.
Wang Hao couldn’t help but pick up the doll and scrutinize it closely only to find that as soon as he touched it, the Heart of the Dragon energy within him surged explosively.
It made all the pores on Wang Hao’s body stand on end, as if the Heart of the Dragon was rapidly absorbing something.
Upon flipping the doll over, Wang Hao discovered a seam on its back, and with considerable effort, he managed to pry it open.
He had barely opened it when a white powder sprayed out of it.
Wang Hao extracted a bit of the powder, and just then, a cool breeze blew in from the window. Although the breeze was weak, the powder was instantly scattered.
Moreover, this powder spread into the air and was virtually indistinguishable by the average person.
Just then, Wang Hao again smelled that oppressive scent from before. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
"Quick, cover your mouths and noses, get out!"
Wang Hao suddenly realized something, hurriedly pulled Qi Shihan and Wen Xiaowei out the door, and secured the room behind them.
"Hao brother, Zi Cong won’t be in any trouble, right?"
Seeing Wang Hao become abruptly anxious, Qi Shihan also became deeply concerned.
"That girl had a doll like this and then died mysteriously, now Zi Cong, he..."
Qi Shihan hadn’t finished speaking when she saw Wen Xiaowei’s complexion growing increasingly dreadful.
"Uncle Shen!"
Wen Xiaowei, without hesitation, dashed out calling for Uncle Shen to hurry and find Wen Zicong.
Perhaps because they had lost their mother at a young age, Wen Xiaowei had always been particularly protective of her younger brother. She couldn’t let anything happen to him.
Upon hearing the commotion, Uncle Shen hurried over, but after listening to Wen Xiaowei’s description, he suddenly jerked, staggering backward two steps, almost losing his balance.
He then went out to assemble everyone to search for Wen Zicong.
It wasn’t just the Wen Family’s people; Uncle Shen even called on his personal friends, instructing them to find Wen Zicong before midnight.
It was the first time Wang Hao had seen Uncle Shen so nervous.
But Wang Hao could understand because Uncle Shen had seen those files before and must have noticed the doll in the hand of one of the deceased.
Although the other victims had nothing in their hands, by their hands’ strange postures, one could guess they had also been holding dolls.
Now Wang Hao understood why the dolls in their hands were all broken. If they hadn’t been broken, how would the powder have drifted out?
This affair was surely related to Xing Hua, but currently, Wang Hao had no evidence, and besides, Xing Hua was always elusive, hardly to be found on normal days.
The most pressing matter was to find Wen Zicong first and ensure no harm came to him.
"Third brother, put the Wild Bear issue aside for now and have the guys start searching for Zi Cong immediately. They have to find him before midnight, and we need to move fast!"
After giving his orders, Wang Hao hung up the phone in a rush.
The sky quickly darkened, but there was still no sign of Wen Zicong.
