crisis management game.

Chapter 876 What is the truth? (asking for monthly tickets)

That's right.

Gu Ji’s biggest advantage now is that he can ask the person involved.

"What do you want to do with them?" Holt asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Although the Rendle Forest incident has been solved, there has been no reasonable explanation for the unexplained phenomenon in Banbury. I want to continue investigating!"

"You mean, the Banbury incident is also related to this triangular UFO? But there were dozens of luminous objects flying in the sky of Banbury..."

Holt wanted to make a few more rebuttals.

Although he was full of impatience, seeing Gu Ji's serious expression, he couldn't openly disobey his superiors. He could only snort coldly and arrange for his men to summon the relevant personnel.

But what neither of them expected was.

The two most important witnesses to the Banbury incident: Claire and Trace, both died!

"Dead? How could two people die for no reason?"

Gu Ji raised his eyebrow.

If the hidden mission had not appeared, he might have thought that these two people were probably just like the policeman who had suffered from severe radiation sickness before, and were harmed by the electromagnetic radiation waves from unidentified flying objects.

But now, he always feels that there is something suspicious here.

When Holt was reporting this, his eyes were full of surprise and confusion, and his micro-expressions looked very real, and it didn't seem like he was acting.

This shows that this matter should have nothing to do with the military.

But in this way, the clue that was hard to find would be broken.

Gu Ji's heart tightened and he could only ask questions along this line.

"What was the cause of death? When did it happen?"

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get me the detailed information!"

Huo Te's expression was serious, and he turned and yelled at his subordinates.

He was not stupid, so he naturally felt that there might be something else going on.

Not long after, a document was hurriedly delivered.

After a quick glance, Holt's face became increasingly gloomy and surprised.

"Both died mysteriously within a week of the incident. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, but there were no signs of a fight at the scene, nor were there any signs of homicide."

Gu Ji took the document and frowned.

Shortly after the investigation into the Banbury incident ended, the two parties involved died one after another, and the interval between their deaths was only a few hours. There is absolutely no such coincidence in the world.

He knew in his heart that this was no ordinary death.

Either, it is related to the UFO incident in Banbury;

Or, there is someone secretly controlling it behind the scenes!

The only thing that can cause a person's cardiac arrest in a short period of time is poisoning, but the autopsy reports of both people did not find any toxins.

"If it was a man-made murder, then it seems that the murderer's method of killing is very sophisticated!"

“Could it be a Soviet spy?”

Holt suppressed his anger and asked back.

In fact, Gu Ji was just like him, and the first thing he thought of was military intelligence spies.

Because in this Cold War era just a few years after the end of World War II, the demand for intelligence by the military of various countries almost reached its peak.

May be limited by current technical means.

Currently, the most important source of intelligence for all countries is manpower!

The infiltration of various spies and undercover agents into each other also gave rise to countless dirty incidents such as seduction and assassination.

An outstanding military spy, his methods of assassination and assassination are even more powerful than those of a professional killer.

"It's hard to say at this point, but no matter who the murderer is, the murderer has only one purpose, which is to prevent us from getting more clues from witnesses."

"Quick, send two people to check it out for me!"

Holt once again gave his orders to his men, then turned to look at Gu Ji, who was looking through documents. "Now that the person is dead, what are you going to do next?"

"Since the direct clues are gone, we can only start from the side."

Gu Ji began to review the information about the Banbury incident, not missing any details. "Please help me find the officers who questioned the witnesses. If possible, it would be best if they could go to the witnesses' homes!"

"Okay, I'll find a way to arrange it!"

Holt immediately turned and left.

Gu Ji was the only one left in the temporary office.

As he reviewed it again, he noticed that there were quite a few details mentioned in the incident report.

As Hott had argued earlier.

The unidentified phenomenon that Claire and Trace saw occurred on the evening of August 8 this year, when several UFOs suddenly appeared and circled in the sky over Banbury.

These UFOs can change direction quickly in the air. Almost no aircraft can operate at such high speeds and unpredictable trajectories.

They flash colorful lights, move without any sound, and sometimes suddenly accelerate or make sharp turns.

Because these phenomena completely violated the physical rules and scientific knowledge of this era, the two treated them as UFO incidents and reported them to the police station.

As the incident had a growing impact in Banbury, it quickly attracted the attention of senior British military and government officials.

According to records, the RAF and other military units began to investigate.

The "others" here refer to the British and American joint special forces led by Hoth, which specializes in dealing with unidentified objects.

As a personal witness who was involved in both incidents.

The main reason why Holt did not link them together was that the phenomena described by the eyewitnesses of the two incidents were completely different.

Banbury is a group of unidentified objects that also move erratically and emit light, but they change color, appearing as balls of light in various colors, or oval-shaped spots of light.

This is completely different from the black glowing triangle in the Rundel Forest.

At that time, the Royal Air Force sent several fighter jets to conduct aerial patrols, trying to contact and intercept these UFOs.

However, the aircraft was unable to detect any trace of them.

There has never been any sign of movement of these UFOs in radar scans.

This incident was later attributed to an "atmospheric phenomenon", "weather balloon", "optical illusion" or other accidental events caused by natural phenomena.

The incident ended here.

There are neither photos nor videos, everything depends on the oral accounts of two eyewitnesses.

Although many Banbury citizens later claimed to have seen UFOs, most of them had heard the news or were just following the trend, and their confessions could not be used as evidence at all.

"So, what is really flying in the sky is only known by these two dead people who were silenced..."

Gu Ji knew that the interrogation testimony might be tampered with.

Just as he was lost in thought, the door of the conference room suddenly opened and a soldier rushed in, "Ms. Sahana, Commander Hott has prepared a plane for you that can go directly to the Banbury Royal Air Force Region!"

"it is good."

Gu nodded, quickly packed up the documents on the table, stood up and followed the soldiers towards the airport parking area.

Along the way, various clues and possibilities kept turning over in his mind.

Hott was already waiting there. The two of them boarded the helicopter with two soldiers and soon took off with a roar.

Banbury is not far from the city of London. Through the porthole, Gu Ji can clearly see the city of London glowing under the mist.

Since the cold cyclone passed through, the thick fog that had been lingering over the city of London was dissipating at a very fast speed, so the few people were able to take a helicopter to the target point.

In less than an hour, the helicopter landed steadily at the Banbury Royal Air Force Area.

A blue-eyed, hook-nosed major came over to greet him personally, and said solemnly:

"Sir, I have already contacted the people you are looking for. You can question them at any time."

Hott nodded.

The group arrived at the conference room of the base's office building.

As soon as the door was opened, two young soldiers stood up immediately, their awkward movements making them look a little nervous.

The two sides briefly greeted each other.

After they sat down together, Hott gave the right to talk to Gu Ji.

He got straight to the point.

"I came to you this time because I want to learn about the situation when I questioned the witnesses of the Banbury incident."

The two young soldiers looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then the one on the left spoke slowly:

"When I asked them, I felt that Claire and Trace looked a little nervous, but ordinary people would be scared when encountering such things, so I didn't think much about it."

"Did they mention any special details, like the material of the flying object, the principle of the light, etc.?"

Gu Ji continued to ask.

The soldier on the right frowned and recalled for a moment:

"It seems... there's nothing special about it. Oh! Now I remember that Claire always gets dazed intermittently when she's recalling details."

"Now that you mention it, it seems like Trace has had this happen a few times as well!"

The two of them exclaimed together.

"daze……"

Gu Ji frowned slightly and silently took note of this.

The information in the subsequent conversations was mostly similar to the records of the incident and did not contain many valuable clues.

So Gu Ji and Hott ended the conversation directly and went to the homes of the two witnesses without stopping.

They first found the police station responsible for the deaths of the two witnesses.

After a brief understanding, I learned that Claire lived alone, so I decided to visit his home first.

This guy lived in an ordinary house. The surroundings were very quiet. The big-bellied policeman went up and knocked on the door. No one answered, so he opened the door with a spare key.

The house was filled with an old-fashioned atmosphere. The furniture was neatly arranged and did not look like it had ever been turned over.

Gu Ji checked every room carefully, not missing any corner.

"We have already searched Claire's house and found no clues. The only strange thing is this diary."

As he spoke, the big-bellied policeman took out a piece of evidence kept in a brown paper bag from his briefcase.

Gu Ji opened it and took a look.

Most of the contents of the diary are records of Claire's daily life, but in the last few pages, the text becomes scribbled and messy, and it reads:

"That thing has been lingering in my mind. I feel like I'm being watched. They say I'm crazy, but I know that what I saw is real..."

Holt just glanced at it and didn't pay any more attention to it.

As the soldiers said when they were questioned earlier, the two witnesses were very scared at the time, and it is normal for people to write such words when they are frightened. It cannot be considered as evidence.

Gu Ji returned the diary and turned to go to the second witness's home again.

When we arrived at Tris's residence, the lights were still on.

A woman with short red hair who looked a little haggard, holding a young child, was blocking the door.

It seems that he is harassed a lot, so he is resistant to questioning.

The big-bellied policeman's attempts to dissuade him were in vain.

Hott immediately showed his officer ID and money, guaranteeing that he could pay the reward for the inquiry, and the men were able to enter the house smoothly.

The furnishings in the house were simple and there didn't seem to be anything unusual.

Gu Ji knew that the police had already asked about the cause of death countless times, so he did not repeat these topics.

"I want to know your husband Trace's movements before he discovered the UFO."

"Are you talking about the night of August 8rd?"

The short-haired girl was stunned for a moment. When she saw Holt put a 5-pound note on the table, she slowly began to recall, "That night he said he was going out to drink with his friends..."

Gu Ji took out his notes.

It also records the entire process of the two people discovering the UFO that night.

Every time the short-haired girl mentioned something, he crossed it out.

Until it finally came down to the question of time.

Gu Ji suddenly shuddered, "You mean, he came back very late?"

"Correct!"

"understood."

Gu Ji silently circled "very early" and continued to ask: "After this incident, did he often become dazed or mention that he was being monitored?"

"Daze...yes!"

The short-haired girl hesitated for a moment, as if she had thought of something. "Since this happened, he has been very scared and often in a daze. He also always fantasizes that aliens want to harm him, but Trace was obviously very brave before..."

As she spoke, she began to shed tears.

Gu Ji wrote them down one by one, closed his notebook, said a few simple words of comfort, and left the room.

All the way, Holt was observing him silently.

Seeing that there was no one around, he finally couldn't help but asked, "Did you find anything?"

"That's it."

Gu Ji opened his notes. "In their accounts, both Trace and Claire said that after seeing the UFO, they immediately rushed home and called the police. However, Trace's wife described her husband as returning home very late. The time doesn't match!"

"What does daze mean then?"

Holt continued to ask.

Gu Ji did not answer directly.

Instead, he just started telling the story. "Do you think that after Trace and Claire saw the unidentified object, they were taken away by the murderer and knocked unconscious, and their memories were tampered with by some means?"

"What do you mean?"

Huo Te's face turned cold, and he was obviously unhappy: "Are you doubting that we did this? I tell you, this matter has nothing to do with us!"

"I know that the chair developed by Professor Chris is so heavy that it is impossible for anyone to take it to Banbury to carry out the attack. Besides, if the memory is recorded, it must be extracted. Where can I find such a memory fragment of seeing a UFO?"

"what do you want to say in the end!"

"I'm more inclined to believe that it was drugs that affect the nerves. Being in a daze is the most obvious symptom. The murderer may have used some kind of drug with hallucinogenic ingredients, which interfered with the memories of Trace and Claire and caused them to have a time memory dislocation."

Gu Ji stroked his chin and spoke word by word.

Holt frowned and took a while to digest it.

"So, you think someone wants to deliberately conceal the truth. What did those two people really see?"

"I guess it's that black triangle object!" (End of this chapter)