Chapter 30 Wrinkles on the Neck

Around 6:30 in the evening, Jack's cell phone rang. It was Lily's call.

She and team leader Zheng Ruijun had arrived at the orphanage, but they did not plan to go in. Instead, they asked Jack to go out and meet them. They were waiting at the gate.

The management of the orphanage had been notified. Although the specific reason was unclear, a nurse had been arranged to guard Clare 24 hours a day, even to accompany her to the toilet.

Shortly after the call was hung up, a young female nurse came to Room 307.

Jack comforted Clare, handed her over to the female nurse, and then left the orphanage.

When they arrived at the gate of the orphanage, it was late, the clouds in the sky were heavy, the sunset was blocked, and the surroundings were dim.

Across the street stood a man and a woman. The woman was tall and slender, and it was Lily, and the man, who was about 1.6 meters tall, was Zheng Ruijun.

Zheng Ruijun's hair was a little messy, and he didn't seem to care much about his appearance. He was thin and smoked a lot while quietly watching Jack across the street.

Jack crossed the street and approached them. Lily spoke first: "We sent the police officers in the orphanage. They have reported the results of the search to us. No woman named Rainy was found in the orphanage. She may have left."

"Have you found her address?" Jack asked with a frown.

"Brother Zheng and I just came from her house. No one is at home. Rainy didn't go home. According to the information we have, she lives with her parents."

The efficiency of the special case investigation team is amazing.

Jack saw that the power of the investigation team obviously exceeded his expectations from their ability to easily mobilize police officers.

Of course, for others, this is just an ordinary case and they don't associate it with anything unusual.

"In addition to what you mentioned on the phone, have you found any other abnormalities in Rainy?" Lily asked.

Zheng Ruijun, who had been silent all the time, handed Jack a cigarette.

Jack waved his hand: "Thank you, I don't smoke."

Zheng Ruijun nodded, but did not take back the cigarette. Instead, he took the cigarette that was about to be finished, lit a new one, took a deep puff, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, and stomped it out.

Jack observed his skilled smoking movements, and said while recalling: "Her neck was covered by long hair, but I still noticed that the skin on her neck seemed to be all wrinkled together."

"You mean... wrinkles?" Lily asked.

"Yes, a lot of wrinkles, like a tightened rag." Jack nodded.

Lily glanced at Zheng Ruijun, who was still blowing smoke rings and frowning.

She continued to ask: "Does Rainy have any other abnormal behaviors? For example, the way she walks."

Jack recalled and shook his head: "Everything is normal, except for that weird smile."

Lily said: "You mentioned on the phone that her smile looks fake."

Jack corrected: "To be precise, the smile is very fake, giving people an extremely unnatural feeling."

"Did she say anything?" Zheng Ruijun suddenly asked, breaking the silence.

Jack was stunned for a moment, and shook his head after recalling for a moment: "No, but she occasionally laughs. The laughter is basically similar, but it makes people feel creepy and uncomfortable."

Zheng Ruijun asked again: "When you stand behind her, does she turn her head or turn around when she sees you?"

Jack was stunned again, and he had to admire Zheng Ruijun's targeted questions and tricky angles.

Ordinary people would not ask this.

After carefully recalling, he said affirmatively: "It would be better if you didn't mention it. Now that you asked me, I remembered that Rainy turned around to look at me twice, but she never turned her head directly."

Lily and Zheng Ruijun looked at each other, and both were silent.

Zheng Ruijun finished smoking, threw it on the ground and stomped it out, nodded to Jack and said: "Based on your description, it is very likely that there is something wrong with her neck."

"Could it be..." Lily boldly guessed, but stopped halfway through the words.

"You'll know only if you see it with your own eyes." Zheng Ruijun seemed to know what she wanted to say, and casually fiddled with her messy hair, "I'll wait outside Rainy's house tonight, and I'll contact you if there's anything."

After that, he patted Jack's shoulder with his greasy palm, "Boy, do you know why you encounter these things so frequently?"

Jack shook his head.

"For you, they have a special attraction." Zheng Ruijun smiled.

This smile seemed a bit heartless to Jack.

According to Zheng Ruijun's plan, he went to Jujiayuan Community in the city center alone and waited outside the door of Unit 1, Building 7, to see if he could meet Rainy who lived there.

Lily, together with the three police officers who entered the orphanage, searched the orphanage again carefully, and if necessary, increased manpower to expand the search range to the streets near the orphanage.

Jack had provided all the information, and seeing that he had nothing else to do, he said goodbye to the two investigators and left alone.

Now there are police officers on duty at the orphanage, and Clare also has a special nurse to accompany her, so Jack is not worried.

He took a taxi, reported the address of the Ivy Community, leaned on the back seat, and watched the neon lights outside the window pass by quickly.

The car window was half open, the speed was not fast, and the cool breeze made Jack feel extremely refreshed and his mood gradually calmed down.

He liked the coolness of the summer night in Yungu City, which was neither hot nor dry, and occasionally brought a hint of coolness. In the hot summer, there is nothing better than this experience.

The weird experience in the orphanage just now, with this cool feeling, Jack suddenly felt a little comfortable.

This world does have darkness, but it is also undeniable that there are many beautiful things.

At least now this feeling is very relaxed and wonderful!

The beautiful thoughts did not last long, and a faint itch came from the back of his head, and he reached out and scratched it gently.

A few seconds later, the itch appeared again, and Jack still didn't notice it, but just scratched it subconsciously again.

As soon as he put his hand down, he suddenly froze.

Because of the strange incident with Rainy that happened before, this action felt familiar to him.