Chapter 1000 - Adoption (1/2)

Every child that was selected by the ghost fetus had a defect to them. Chen Ge should be no exception, but what he had lost might be different from the other children. His memory, shadow, and even parents—Chen Ge had lost so much that he could not tell for sure.

There are seven nights left. I am getting closer to the truth.

Leaving the Pei Zhi Academy, Chen Ge returned to New Century Park. With everything that he could do for now done, he deserved a good rest. At around 8 pm, Chen Ge’s phone vibrated, and he got a message from ‘Jiang Ming’.

“I’m home.”

This was a code decided between Tong Tong, Men Nan, and Chen Ge. When Chen Ge received this message, he would take all the employees and leave the haunted house. Chen Ge arrived at the city center around 9 pm. He did not head directly to Jiang Ming’s residential area but found a nearby restaurant to sit and eat.

At 10:30 pm, Chen Ge received the second message from ‘Jiang Ming’. It was only then that he moved slowly toward his destination. He had scouted the place out the previous night, so he knew where the surveillance blind spots were.

At 11:20 pm, Chen Ge received the third message from ‘Jiang Ming’. He took immediate action. He leaped over the wall and took only few seconds to complete all his actions.

Chen Ge carried his backpack toward one of the buildings. At the same time, Jiang Ming rushed out from the stairwell, heading toward the underground parking lot. After Jiang Ming drove away, Chen Ge walked to the apartment entrance. The door that was installed at the stairwell was opened from the inside as Men Nan poked his head out. “The plan was successful; Jiang Ming was completely fooled by Tong Tong.”

“Is the boy asleep?”

“Yes, follow me.”

Chen Ge’s plan was simple. After the young Jiang Ming fell asleep, Tong Tong would mimic Jiang Jiu and send orders to him via his phone and have him travel all around the city that night.

“The stairwell and his home both use a password lock. I memorized the password when he opened them earlier.” Men Nan led Chen Ge to the fourth door and opened the door.

“Wait a minute.” Chen Ge took out plastic bags to wrap around his shoes and a pairs of gloves before entering the house.

Even though this was the silk-stocking district in Jiujiang, Jiang Ming’s house was sparsely decorated. A lot of furniture was old and dilapidated. It felt incongruent with the rest of the place. It felt like the old furniture had purposely been put there.

“This whole day, Jiang Jiu has not contacted Jiang Ming. He acted very normal, just like a normal employee at the theme park.”

“Is there any information about the boy on Jiang Ming’s phone? Like who the mother is and when the boy lost his hearing?” Chen Ge whispered.

“The phone has no incriminating information and no clues. There was not even a picture related to that boy.”