Chapter 11 : Old Town Stories

Seeing Chu Yu asking, Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes, one of the main functions of the hypothalamus is to secrete dopamine."

In fact, Chu Yu was very clear about this point without Xiao Ming's answer.

There is no doubt that the cause of death of these Dong'ou people was craniotomy while they were still alive. The reason for the craniotomy was to remove the hypothalamus, which can secrete dopamine!

Although the person who removed the hypothalamus was not very skilled, it could be seen that he was very careful and patient when he did it.

The person who opened the body and removed the internal organs was another person. His technique was very simple and rough, and the sutures were crooked.

This means that the hypothalamus is the main focus, and the internal organs are secondary, or even the latter are irrelevant and are just a trick.

Gradually, the clues in Chu Yu's mind were connected together, and his eyes showed a thoughtful look.

Looking at the others, they all had frowned brows and looked thoughtful.

Bai Yue and Xiao Ming frowned because they were thinking.

I have been in this business for so long and have seen a lot of incredible things, but this is the first time I have seen a scene like today.

As for Meng Yong and the other group of lackeys, their frowns were fake because all they had in their heads were muscles.

Bai Yue raised her head and looked at Xiao Ming. After the two looked at each other, they shook their heads slightly, indicating that they had no idea.

Just as Bai Yue was about to order the scene to be sealed off and evacuated back to the branch, she suddenly noticed Chu Yu who was hanging his head and keeping silent.

She knew her subordinates, including Meng Yong, best.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that these ruffians are thinking like they are constipated. Maybe they are thinking about what to eat and drink after get off work.

But she felt that Chu Yu was different. She thought that this boy seemed to know something, but he did not say it out loud. Instead, he was immersed in thinking.

After looking around, Bai Yue asked casually, "Does anyone have any good entry points?"

“Not yet.”

“I’ve never encountered anything like this before.”

"Go back and ask the headquarters to check the information."

A group of people answered in a serious manner, while Bai Yue's eyes were looking at the silent Chu Yu intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing Chu Yu still with his head down in thought, Bai Yue stood up and said, "Okay, the tactical support team will finish up, and have the local brother units continue to seal off the scene. The rest of you will go back to the branch and contact the superiors of the brother units to try to block the news, especially the matter of the body."

Seeing that the on-site commander had given the order, everyone else went about their own business, and Chu Yu did the same.

After reaching the outskirts, Chu Yu got in the car, rolled down the window of the broken Santana, lit a cigarette, and waited for his colleague to come and drive while thinking about random things.

Halfway through smoking a cigarette, the car door opened. Chu Yu was about to speak when he discovered that the person sitting in the driver's seat was not his colleague, but Bai Yue.

Bai Yue got into the car with the same smiling face.

"Thinking about something?"

"Ah? No." Chu Yu looked surprised, "Boss, do you want to see me for something?"

"I haven't been to Nangang for a long time. I heard from Meng Yong that you are a local, so I'm going to ask you to take me around." Bai Yue started the car, then took out a pure white cigarette box with no logo on it from her bag, took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

Chu Yu was slightly stunned, and diligently helped Bai Yue light it.

After the cigarette was lit, a strange fragrance filled the air and Chu Yu couldn't help but cough twice.

Bai Yue smiled slightly, "I was injured before, so I suffer from neuralgia occasionally. Western medicine is unreliable, so a few old Chinese doctors at the headquarters rolled some rare Chinese medicinal leaves into cigarettes."

"Then why don't you just drink the Chinese medicine?"

"I'm a girl, and it's so ugly for me to drink Chinese medicine from a jar for no reason."

Chu Yu said nothing.

He felt that the image of smoking a cigarette every day was not much better than holding a jar of Chinese medicine.

Bai Yue took out another cigarette from the cigarette box and threw it to Chu Yu who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Try it. It can prolong your life and is good for your health."

"Really?" Chu Yu was half-believing and half-doubting, but he finally put it in his mouth and lit it.

After taking two puffs, Bai Yue chuckled, "I'm just kidding. Actually, this cigarette is used to secrete progesterone. I want to get pregnant recently, and this cigarette can stimulate female ovulation."

Chu Yu was startled and quickly threw the cigarette out of the car.

Bai Yue laughed without any manner.

Chu Yu rolled his eyes helplessly. He guessed that the so-called stimulation of progesterone secretion was nonsense. He didn't know which of this woman's words were true and which were false.

After laughing for a while, Bai Yue asked, "Where are we going?"

"You're driving the car, and you're asking me where I'm going?"

"I haven't been to Nangang for more than 20 years."

“Have you been to Southport before?”

"Yes." Bai Yue shrugged. "Twenty-six years ago, when I was three years old, I was still young and didn't remember anything. My master brought me here. My master once investigated a supernatural incident in Nangang. But at that time, the Public Affairs Safety Supervision Bureau had not yet been established, so my master was entrusted by someone."

Chu Yu was slightly stunned, "Did a supernatural event happen in Nangang 26 years ago?"

"Yes, there was a sinkhole near the old shopping center. It was a very large sinkhole, but nothing was found out. We only know that it was a supernatural event, but we don't know the cause and effect."

A hint of surprise flashed across Chu Yu's face.

Twenty-six years ago, although he was just born, Nangang was the place where he was born and raised. Before going abroad to study, including when he returned to Nangang to work for a year, he had never heard anyone say that there was a sinkhole in Nangang.

But Bai Yue didn't say much, just pretending to be casual and said, "After all, I came from afar. As a subordinate, it should be your duty to treat me to a meal, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Chu Yu pointed to the roadside, "Stop the car, I'll take you to eat the local specialties of Nangang."

After parking the car, Chu Yu took Bai Yue to a small roadside restaurant.

Bai Yue glanced at the store, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Lancheng beef noodles? Is this a Nangang specialty?"

"Yes, Lancheng Beef Noodles in Nangang."

Bai Yue found a corner and finished it, looking helpless, "You are so stingy."

Chu Yu didn't care.

If it were any other woman, even if she was only half as pretty as Bai Yue, he wouldn't feel bad about spending a thousand or eighty on a Western meal.

But although Bai Yue is beautiful, Chu Yu is very self-aware.

Not to mention the superior-subordinate relationship there, just Bai Yue's personality is not someone he can afford to provoke. The main reason is that the gap in fighting power is too big. Not to mention that there is no chance at all, he wouldn't dare to do it even if there was a chance.

It was just time for dinner and there were many customers in the restaurant, so the two of them sat on stools waiting.

Chu Yu was a little embarrassed because he didn't know what to say.

First of all, the two people were not familiar with each other. Although they had met before, that was a year ago after all, and that was under such "special" circumstances.

What embarrassed him the most was that Bai Yue just stared at him, smiling slightly, and also didn't say anything.

Being stared at by Bai Yue, Chu Yu felt a little overwhelmed. He cleared his throat and asked for conversation, "Can you tell me about the sinkhole incident that happened in Nangang in 1937? This is the first time I've heard of it, and I'm quite curious."

"It was a non-human ground collapse, but it was very serious. The depth was as high as thirty-six meters and the diameter was over fifty meters. It was much more serious than today, but no strange bodies were found."

Chu Yu became even more confused. Ground collapse was not a very rare thing, because the surface rock or soil collapsed under the influence of natural factors, eventually leading to ground collapse, which was a very common geological phenomenon.

Bai Yue continued , "Although the investigation results showed that the tiankeng was formed naturally, after the establishment of the Public Affairs Safety Supervision Bureau, they sent people to investigate again, and ultimately defined it as a supernatural event."

"Why?"

Bai Yue shrugged, "It must be related to people."

“Isn’t it caused by non-human factors?”

"Yes and no."

"Sister, can you please tell me everything at once?" Chu Yu was almost going crazy. "It's related to people, but it's not man-made?"

"Yes, it's related to people." Bai Yue stopped keeping the secret and slowly explained, "Twenty-six years ago, Nangang was still a county town with a vast area and few people. Not far from the old shopping center, a ground collapse accident suddenly occurred. The reason why it was defined as a supernatural event was that two very interesting things happened near the scene of the accident a few hours before the ground collapse occurred."

"Two interesting things?" Chu Yu's curiosity was gradually aroused. "What are they?"

"The first thing is that three hours before the sinkhole appeared, a fire broke out about 400 meters away from the site of the incident. It was a man-made fire, but there were no casualties."

"The second thing is that a group of troublemakers appeared at the location of the incident, which is the bungalow area. They claimed to be from the demolition team and forcibly drove all the residents in the bungalow area out of their houses."

"Was there a demolition team twenty-six years ago?"

"You are very perceptive. You are right. Twenty-six years ago, there was no such unit or profession."

Chu Yu remained silent for a long time. After a moment, he asked with an inexplicable expression, "Are the two things related?"

"Yes, Chinese people like to watch the fun, and more than 20 years ago, there was a lack of entertainment. Suddenly, there was a fire, and people ran out of their houses to watch the fun." Bai Yue snapped his fingers, "Because they went to watch the fun, they were lucky enough to escape when the sinkhole appeared."

Chu Yu's expression changed slightly. "And those who stayed in the house and didn't go to watch the excitement ran into the 'demolition' personnel and were driven out of the house. So when the tiankeng appeared, there were no casualties?"

"good."

Chu Yu suddenly realized, "The reason why the prison defined the tiankeng as a supernatural event is because they concluded that someone knew in advance that the tiankeng would happen?"

"Yes!" Bai Yue sighed after she finished speaking, "After the incident, my master and many seniors investigated for half a year, but unfortunately there was not much progress. The fire was man-made, and the group of troublemakers who claimed to be demolition workers were also hired by others. As for the person behind the scenes, no matter how hard we tried, we could not find him."

"The person who set the fire and the person who hired the troublemakers are most likely the same person, and this person knew in advance that the sinkhole would happen?" Chu Yu knocked on the table and then asked, "What about the area near the sinkhole? Have you found any clues?"

"No, but there are some rumors."

"What's that?"

"Some people said they saw a skinny old man with gray hair jumping into the tiankeng and then bringing out a baby in swaddling clothes. As to whether it is true or not, the investigation team has not come to a very accurate conclusion."