Chapter 0280 – The Knocker on the Door

　　There wasn’t a single car on the road in the middle of the night, the surroundings were frighteningly quiet, occasionally a wild cat would stop by, but soon it seemed to sense something and flew away.

　　”Who are you?”

　　The scout stood in the middle of the muddy back alley, his shoes gone, his feet on garbage, blood oozing down his wounds.

　　”Can’t even hear my voice?” The man in the shadows slowly stepped out, a hideous, terrifying hammer in his hand.

　　The dim light elongated his figure, and while the speaker was clearly a man, his shadow was in the shape of a long-haired woman.

　　The scout got a good look at the man’s face, his teeth clenched and he squeezed out two words, “Chen Ge!”

　　”I don’t know you, yet you were able to call out my name, so it seems I didn’t guess wrong.” The man blocking the exit of the back alley was none other than Chen Ge, he and Team Yan had searched the entire Building 3, but had failed to find the last murderer in hiding.

　　At that time, Chen Ge became suspicious, and after inquiring from Team Yan about the hospital that accepted the scouts, he returned to New Century Paradise, grabbed a skull-crushing hammer and quietly ambushed the hospital.

　　”How did you find me?” When things came to a head, the scout calmed down instead, staring at Chen Ge’s face with an odd smile on his face.

　　”Why should I tell you?” Pressing the switch on the repeater, Chen Ge entered the back alley with both hands on the hammer.

　　”Killing me won’t do you any good, it’s just a piece of my will hidden in the double ghost, besides, don’t forget that I’m in the body of a police officer right now.” The scout was indeed startled when he saw Chen Ge at first, but he quickly calmed down, “If I die, this cop will have to be buried with me.”

　　Chen Ge didn’t bother to talk nonsense, the cell phone in his pocket was always on recording, all the conversations between the two were recorded.

　　Looking at the hideous hammer that was gradually approaching, the corners of the detective’s mouth gently twitched, Chen Ge’s cold expression seemed to be telling him that we were all not good people, so stop threatening with such cheap tactics.

　　”Actually, we can still have a good talk, aren’t you curious about my identity? Don’t you want to know who I am?” The patient was making his last ditch effort, he wanted to communicate with Chen Ge, but looking at Chen Ge’s stance it seemed that he wasn’t prepared to take him on.

　　As he watched Chen Ge continue to approach, the patient once again changed his words, “Don’t you want to know who the president of the Weird Tales Association really is?”

　　”Who the president is that’s a multiple choice question, and I’m using the method of elimination to solve it right now.” Chen Ge politely told the scout that he was afraid that he wouldn’t survive the night.

　　Chen Ge wasn’t prepared to really kill him either, the reason why he sneaked over behind Team Yan’s back was actually because he had other plans.

　　He was prepared to bring the scout back to the haunted house and slowly force him to question him.

　　What’s the saying? “There is strength in numbers.”

　　”Control him first, then hand him over to the police.” Chen Ge’s mouth said this purely because his cell phone was on recording, his real idea was to smash his legs first, leaving him alive for the time being.

　　Soft and hard, the investigator couldn’t find a break in Chen Ge, but his face still didn’t change too much, it seemed that he still had a bottom card that he hadn’t used.

　　”Chen Ge, you must be interested in what I’m going to say next. As long as you can let me leave, I’ll tell you the reason why the door was formed, as well as the way to close and open the door.” The scout’s expression was bizarre, like a smile, and he seemed certain that Chen Ge would be moved.

　　”Think about it, you should be clear about the value of this information.” The scout looked calm, but his body still unconsciously took two steps back, “The one manipulating this police officer is just a stand-in ghost, which contains one-third of my will, even if you kill him, I won’t be harmed.”

　　”Won’t be harmed then why are you in a hurry to leave?” Chen Ge slowed down, “Let me see your sincerity, that’s the premise of the deal.”

　　Seeing Chen Ge finally move, the scout sighed in relief, “Since you want to know information about doors, I guess you should hold the location of a door.”

　　”That’s right.” Chen Ge did not deny it.

　　”The reasons for the appearance of doors are very complicated, no one can say it clearly yet, I only know that they are usually concentrated in places with deep grievances and off the beaten path, but the external environment is only a prerequisite, the most important reason is to have a person who knocks on the door.”

　　”A knocker?”

　　”The world behind the door is blood red, filled with despair and destruction, precipitating all kinds of negative emotions in the human heart, where countless nightmares converge as opposed to earth.” The scout’s voice became a bit fluttery, “Normal people can’t see that world, only people with broken personalities who have lost all hope have a slight chance of pushing open this door.”

　　”I once heard the first person who pushed the door say that that day he did nothing extra like he always did, he just pushed open the door that he frequented very normally, but the world behind the door became completely different. That door appeared suddenly, without any sign.”

　　”No signs?”

　　”Yes. You own a door, you should have had a similar experience, such as when you stand outside the door, you will hear ……” The investigator was halfway through his sentence when sirens suddenly came from the outside of the alley, and a few police cars came whizzing by!

　　”You called the police?” The smile on the detective’s face slowly tightened.

　　Chen Ge shook his head, “Go on, tell me the information behind the door and I can help you cover it up.”

　　”Yes?” The scout smiled coldly.

　　”You can try, you don’t have any other choice now.” Chen Ge looked around, searching for a place where he could hide the skull-crushing hammer.

　　”Living in hell, do you think the devil would believe the devil’s words?” The scout turned around and ran off in the direction where the hospital was, with Chen Ge close behind.

　　”Freeze!”

　　There was also a police car driving on the other side of the alley, the scout’s path was completely blocked, he didn’t stop and rushed into the middle of the hospital again without hesitation.

　　”Escaping with the help of the complicated terrain? Or trying to kidnap a hostage?” Chen Ge chased after him, and he soon realized that he had underestimated the scout’s ruthlessness and determination.

　　”Boom!”

　　Kicking open the security door, this madman ran straight to the roof of the hospital building.

　　”Stay back!” The scout stepped on top of the parapet as he stood on the edge of the hospital building!

　　The night wind blew the hospital gown, and with the city at his feet, he stood in the middle of the darkness, looking down on everything.

　　Chen Ge, who was chasing closely behind the scout, stopped three meters in front of the scout at this time, not continuing to go and create pressure on the other party.

　　”Chen Ge, I’ve memorized your name, next time we meet, I’ll give you a surprise.” A smile reappeared on the scout’s face as he looked at Chen Ge and slowly opened his arms.

　　”Yao Qingyi!” The security door on the roof of the building was slammed open, and Team Yan and the rest of the city precinct rushed up.

　　Seeing them, the smile on the investigator’s face became even wider, and his body slowly lay backward as if the endless blackness was where he belonged.