Chapter 230: The Prey Actively Extends Its Neck, Ghost’s Killing Method

Amplify the prey’s inner fear?

Use everything that can be used to lure the prey into the trap and complete a true hunt.

Hearing Su Ming’s words, Chen Sheng, who had been standing in front of the projector, couldn’t help but think deeply.

Two seconds later.

He immediately realized, his eyes widening in sudden understanding.

“Team Leader Su.”

“What you’re implying is… that Lan Cai’er was already controlled by Ghost before she entered the elevator?”

“Or, the strange mental state in the surveillance footage wasn’t simply caused by the deaths of the other three, but also influenced by Ghost?”

Su Ming nodded in agreement, sorting his thoughts, narrowing his eyes slightly and said.

“Actually, it’s quite simple to deduce.”

“First, we can confirm one thing: In Lan Cai’er’s graduation design team, there is definitely someone who thought they had grasped an important clue about a criminal organization and tried to blackmail them for a large sum of money.”

“Then, K, in order to deal with Lan Cai’er quickly, brought Ghost into the drug trafficking organization and made her the target for the assessment.”

“Since K was willing to help and even brought in a new member, it shows that K likely has a certain amount of influence in that overseas organization, not just assisting with solving an uncertain factor.”

“Given K’s usual caution, I seriously suspect… it’s very likely that the team member who was blackmailing wasn’t dealt with first. Instead, Lan Cai’er and the other three were extracted from their mouths, and the organization knew about the clue.”

“Rather, from the moment the blackmail was received, K or that overseas organization had already set things in motion, sending people, selecting the most suitable killers, and monitoring the team members in various locations.”

“They had to ensure that if one person was killed first, the other three wouldn’t hear about it and, in their panic, resort to suicide bombing, immediately spreading the evidence.”

“And from the moment the first team member was killed, it actually meant… the final outcome would not change.”

“They had already been marked and had no chance of spreading that crucial evidence. Death was already the only outcome.”

“It seemed like the death of each person was separated by a maximum of seven days.”

“But truthfully, if we’re talking about it, they had the ability and means to eliminate all of them within half a day.”

“So before this, I may have overlooked something.”

“That is… whether Lan Cai’er knew the specifics of the evidence or not, from the moment the criminal organization received the blackmail, the team members who worked on the graduation design were already marked as prey.”

“As for the threats and questioning before the killings, it was probably just to confirm if anyone else knew about or leaked the evidence.”

At this point,

Xu Changsheng, who had been standing beside and carefully considering the case details, followed up.

“Xiao Ming.”

“If we follow your reasoning, then we can be sure of one thing…”

“At least seven days before the incident with Lan Cai’er, Ghost had already set its sights on her, using all kinds of methods and techniques to amplify her fear and terror.”

“Until… Lan Cai’er’s mind was tortured to the brink of collapse, and she began to experience hallucinations.”

“No, Brother Sheng, it might not just be simple hallucinations.” Su Ming shook his head seriously, then lightly stroked his chin, continuing.

“First, let’s organize the relevant information or clues.”

“Although it’s unclear when that team member’s blackmail took place, it’s certain it must have been at least seven days before Lan Cai’er died. By that time, no team member had been killed, and the three from the United States were still dreaming of becoming rich through blackmail.”

“But instead of becoming rich, they met the damn butcher’s knife.”

“When the first team member’s head fell, it meant that the other three would be executed at any time, and apart from informing others in advance, there was no way to pass the evidence on afterward.”

“At this point, it actually indicates that Lan Cai’er had already been controlled, with Ghost hiding by her side, watching and ready to strike at any moment.”

“Remember Butcher’s words…”

“Amplify the prey’s inner fear, and use everything that can be used.”

“In that situation, what could possibly make Lan Cai’er so fearful? The answer seems rather simple.”

Su Ming’s bold deduction.

Made Chen Sheng nod in agreement, then following this train of thought, he quickly continued.

“In that situation, the thing that could scare Lan Cai’er…”

“Would probably be… that important piece of evidence that another team member discovered first, which was later used to blackmail the criminal organization and shared with the other three?”

“Because Lan Cai’er, being able to study abroad, surely comes from a well-off family and isn’t short of money.”

“At the same time, after seeing that important evidence, she must have been deeply fearful and wary of this criminal organization, worried about being targeted and silenced.”

“Especially upon learning that her former friend had gone mad and dared to blackmail such a terrifying and brutal criminal organization, despite being in the safe Dragon Country, she would still feel a great deal of fear.”

“And this emotion was picked up by Ghost, who began to implement a breakthrough.”

“Ghost used everything it could to intensify that fear inside Lan Cai’er.”

“And carried out various threats, making Lan Cai’er too scared to talk to others or leave behind any important clues.”

“But then came the problem, why, after controlling Lan Cai’er so early, did they still choose to give her seven more days?”

“Moreover, this still doesn’t explain why Lan Cai’er appeared so strange in the elevator surveillance footage.”

Upon hearing this,

Su Ming immediately shook his head, narrowing his eyes and boldly continued.

“Chen Ju.”

“This isn’t strange. I suspect that Lan Cai’er was hypnotized by Ghost using some method, or was even pushed to the point of nervous breakdown.”

“Amplifying the prey’s weaknesses, using everything to break its mind, like a true Ghost following behind, striking when…”

“The collapsing prey voluntarily exposes its neck!”