My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 81, Section 27: The Morning Bell, the Tongue of the Dead, and You!

Chen Zhenghai and Liu Qian both knew about Li Jiuhe's ordeal.

Therefore, they immediately understood what Si Mingyu was saying.

Chen Zhenghai immediately turned to look at the shoulder bag Li Jiuhe was carrying and asked, "That purple watch..."

Because they all knew very well that Yu Minmin had been collecting watches, the 27th Morning Bell, and the Tongue of the Dead.

The Tongue of the Dead, which was originally kept in the Investigation Bureau's evidence room, is now missing. It is very likely that it was taken away by Tang Sheng of the Special Operations Group. As for the watch, it is an important item, so Li Jiuhe has always carried it with him.

And then there's the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Day. Although the physical object is invisible, Li Jiuhe once said that it has always existed, but only he himself can see it.

Because they knew all the information, Chen Zhenghai and the others realized just how terrifying the information contained in Si Mingyu's words was!

Now that you've arrived, the three things I need should all be there.

Now that Si Mingyu suddenly says that all three things are complete, it means that he knows that Li Jiuhe carries a watch with him and that the Erqi Morning Bell has been following Li Jiuhe in an illusory state.

Moreover, this statement also contains another layer of meaning: the Tongue of the Dead that disappeared in the evidence room may already be with Si Mingyu!

Although Li Jiuhe was shocked, he quickly calmed down.

He didn't answer Chen Zhenghai's question, but quickly approached the conversion device, pressed the yellow button, and said, "Sorry, because I know you might be the mastermind, I didn't bring... a... watch... this time!"

Release the button, and Chen Zhenghai has already stood up. He looked around the containment room and gently tugged at Li Jiuhe.

"Something's not right, let's leave."

Li Jiuhe also noticed something strange. He took two steps back and saw the light on the instrument flashing rapidly. Soon, new text appeared.

What do you think these three things I want include? The morning bell of the 27th, the tongue of the dead, and your wife's watch?

Without stopping, the lights continued to flash rapidly.

The text that appeared on it clearly had a significant impact on Li Jiuhe, Chen Zhenghai, and the others. Although they had already sensed that something was wrong and started to back away, wanting to leave the room, they were firmly attracted by the text.

[I'm sorry, Yu Minmin was just a pawn who thought she was being clever. I do need the Morning Bell and the Tongue of the Dead, that's true, but the third thing—the one I told her about in her dream was your wife's most cherished gift—was mistaken by the clever Yu Minmin for the watch you gave your wife.]

Don't you know what your wife's most cherished gift is? It's you, Li Jiuhe! The third thing I need is you! Now it's all here...

Almost simultaneously, Li Jiuhe's body jolted violently, and the illusory February 7th Morning Bell not far above his head appeared, simultaneously emitting an urgent chime.

Li Jiuhe clearly felt that the mysterious connection between himself and the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Night was suddenly severed.

This time, the appearance of the morning bell on the 27th was immediately noticed by Chen Zhenghai and Liu Qian. The two stared at the scene, deeply shocked.

They both knew that the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh was just like them at this moment. Si Mingyu's words made it suddenly realize that it had transformed from an illusory state into a tangible one.

The lights in the containment room quickly went out, all the instruments attached to Si Mingyu dimmed, and the emergency lights in the corner of the room lit up, emitting a faint fluorescent green glow.

The neuronal isolation helmet that Si Mingyu was wearing originally had a separate power system, but for some reason, it all went out at this moment, and the power supply was cut off.

"ah--"

In the dim light, Si Mingyu's thin body on the bed suddenly twitched. His eyes were still closed, but his mouth suddenly opened wide.

It was as if there was an independent living entity inside, forcibly propping his mouth open.

Soon a familiar scarlet tongue rolled out, covered with fine hairs, and it was this thing that pried open Si Mingyu's mouth.

The moment they saw the tongue, everyone recognized it as the Tongue of the Lost Souls that had been lost in the evidence room!

Sure enough, according to this guy, the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh, the Tongue of the Dead, and the third, most crucial but hidden piece of information—Li Jiuhe—are all gathered here.

So the purple watch had nothing to do with anything. Even though Li Jiuhe had taken precautions and left the watch at home, it didn't disrupt Si Mingyu's plans at all.

On the contrary, it was only now that he truly realized that all of this seemed to have been part of Si Mingyu's plan all along.

The withered mouth quickly stretched to an unbelievably large extent and continued to expand without stopping.

Chen Zhenghai and Liu Qian had arrived at the door and were trying to open it, but they found that they couldn't open it no matter what they did. It was as if the room was in a vacuum, creating a huge internal and external pressure.

Even with frantic kicking of the door, there was no response from outside, as if the two armed security personnel were not there at all.

From the moment the anomaly occurred, Liu Qian had been attempting to launch an illusion attack on Si Mingyu, who was lying on the bed.

Her illusion attacks were extremely powerful and almost never missed, but this time they failed.

Even though Si Mingyu was attacked by her illusions, he still did not stop those terrifying lips that kept expanding.

Chen Zhenghai's forehead was covered in sweat, but this was not because he was nervous, but because he had concentrated his insightful awareness to the extreme.

Until my head started to spin, I had difficulty breathing, and my limbs trembled slightly.

A "key" that only he could see appeared in his hand, but this "key" seemed to vanish again in the next second, returning to nothingness.

Without hesitation, Chen Zhenghai, despite his physical discomfort, immediately took the "key" and inserted it into the door lock, which fit perfectly even though the lock had no keyhole.

Then he turned the lock, and with a click, the eerie, locked door was finally opened.

However, the moment the door was opened, it was pitch black outside. It wasn't a corridor at all; it was as if the entire room had entered another space.

Soon, the enormous tongue of the dead, which had grown larger as its mouth opened, swirled and pulled the morning bell in mid-air into its mouth.

The two stone figures beside the morning bell struggled frantically, striking their tongues with weights and chains, but as if naturally suppressed, these attacks and the targets seemed to be on completely different dimensions, and all their attacks failed.

Soon the morning bell was swept into the gaping maw of the abyss, which was like a black hole, and a mournful sound came out.

The tongue darted out again, this time targeting Li Jiuhe.

Even the stone figures that rang the morning bell on the second day of the seventh month couldn't resist, and Li Jiuhe knew that his struggles would definitely be in vain, even though his physical strength was very strong now.

Without further hesitation, he quickly initiated the task reset.

……

In a flash, when the surrounding scenery became clear, she was back to the moment when she had just left the village road and Liu Qian was driving the command vehicle into the wide open space in front of the regional shelter.

"This is a trap, turn around immediately!"

Before Li Jiuhe could think, he suddenly shouted.

At this moment, the screen on the car's center console had already sensed the signal request from the direction of the containment facility and was slowly rising. The screen had already vaguely shown the upper body of the fully armed personnel from the containment facility.

Li Jiuhe stepped forward and forcefully pressed the screen down.

Because of excessive force, the screen made a clicking, mechanical stuttering sound, then froze, and the power was cut off.