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Fang Zigui slowly wiped the mortar he had just used and replied, "I've heard about it. This matter has caused quite a stir throughout the city."
"Do you know? Every missing child's bedside has a faceless puppet left behind..." Xiaoshuang suddenly leaned closer to Fang Zigui and whispered, "I originally wanted to ask Brother Lin for some insider information, but he's been too busy to find. I ended up buying this information from someone else. Isn't it strange?"
Fang Zigui paused for a moment. "Speaking of which, I've seen a few children in the past couple of days. They all said they were frightened and had nightmares, claiming that they dreamed of the 'No-Face Person' coming to get them."
"The No-Face Person? The faceless puppet... Fang Ge, don't you think that's a bit too coincidental?"
Fang Zigui shared Xiaoshuang's sentiment; how could such coincidences exist in the world? If they did, it meant someone was orchestrating these events!
"Let's go! We need to call the Police Station! This needs to be reported to Brother Lin!" Xiaoshuang exclaimed as she stood up, only to be struck by a fit of coughing that forced her back into her chair.
Fang Zigui quickly retrieved a small bottle from under the counter, poured out a pill, and handed it to Xiaoshuang. "Don't rush. Take this first; it will help ease your cough temporarily. You can call after you've taken it."
In less than half an hour, Lin Mingchang arrived in a black sedan at the door of the medical clinic.
"Get in," he said briefly, scanning both of them with his gaze before lingering on Ruan Xiaoshuang's slightly reddened nose. "Caught a cold?"
"It's nothing," Ruan Xiaoshuang waved her hand dismissively as she opened the car door and sat inside. "How's the case going?"
Lin Mingchang started the car. "We've made some progress. I'll explain everything once we get to Shen Tong's place."
The car navigated through several streets and turned into a quiet alley before finally stopping in front of a modest courtyard.
Shen Tong had just returned after attending two feng shui consultations that morning. She was boiling water to prepare tea when she saw Lin Mingchang and the others walk into the yard.
With the autumn wind chilling the air, Shen Tong invited everyone inside. She immediately noticed Lin Mingchang's weary expression and the faint dark circles under his eyes, so she brewed a pot of warm Dangshen Red Date Tea—a health tea that Fang Zigui had given her recently, claiming it could replenish energy and soothe the mind.
Lin Mingchang carefully recounted the details and commonalities of the five recent missing persons cases, also mentioning an old case from three years ago, while Fang Zigui shared his recent discoveries.
After sipping two cups of hot tea, Lin Mingchang felt his fatigue slightly lift. He rubbed his forehead and said, "These incidents must be connected. The children who went missing and then returned three years ago also mentioned the 'No-Face Person,' and now we have these faceless puppets..."
"Did you bring the puppet?" Shen Tong asked.
Lin Mingchang slapped his forehead; he had forgotten to bring it inside and hurried back to retrieve it from the car.
The puppet was carefully wrapped in cloth, and Lin Mingchang had already checked for fingerprints—there were none.
Shen Tong stared at the puppet for a moment before reaching out her hand to gently touch it with her fingertips.
"This is an exceptionally crafted puppet; its maker must be a highly skilled woodworker. Moreover, this puppet has been touched by more than one person recently, and the last person who came into contact with it... harbored an unusually strong obsession."
"Speaking of experienced woodworkers..." Xiaoshuang suddenly recalled something, "I remember a place in the city, there's a very famous Rui Cheng Wood Workshop. I once went there to take some pictures, and they had all kinds of puppets. The owner, Xu Ruicheng, is a well-known woodworker, and the puppets in his shop are particularly exquisite, very similar to the one Brother Lin brought."
Lin Mingchang's eyes lit up. "Rui Cheng Wood Workshop? That sounds like a lead worth investigating."
The four of them decided to visit Rui Cheng Wood Workshop first thing the next morning and then discussed their plans in detail for what was to come.
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