It was a dark, narrow room, with two old-fashioned light bulbs illuminating the two sides separated by bulletproof glass. There is an ordinary desk embedded in the middle of the glass. There are two chairs separated by the glass, and there is a person sitting on each chair.
Lu Yongming, who was sitting on one of the chairs, slowly opened his eyes. He felt that his brain was still a little uncomfortable. Then he found that his neck, waist and legs were firmly tied with strong belts, and there were still holes on the back of his neck. There is a hard whirring thing. He looked across the glass and saw that there was a man there, also tied to a chair, but he had a revolver in his hand and was loading six rounds of bullets neatly on the table one by one. In the magazine.
"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"
Lu Yongming struggled and shouted.
"Mr. Lu Yongming, you don't need to make such a loud voice. There is a sound transmission hole in the middle of the glass." The man finished loading the bullet, then fired at a row of wine bottles on the wall, and one bottle exploded instantly. , the wine immediately flowed all over the floor.
"Nice gun."
The man admired and placed the pistol in the middle of the table on a rotating circular tray. The top of the tray was buckled by a spherical glass cover, with only a small opening for putting things in.
"Who are you?" Lu Yongming stared at the man's hand.
"You don't need to know. But I do know you. Lu Yongming is forty-five years old, married, and has a daughter who is in high school. He is in the building materials and ore business. In fact, he also does some arms smuggling secretly. Now Your career is booming and your life is happy." The man crossed his hands and stared at Lu Yongming, "It can even be said that you are one of the luckiest people in the world."
"How about that?"
"This is why I brought you here. Have you heard of Vice City?" The man laughed, "We are here now."
Lu Yongming's expression changed.
"Yes, this is a mixed zone of order and disorder. This is paradise... It seems you understand it too? That's easy. I won't explain more. Let's get straight to the point."
He turned the turntable slightly, making the turntable turn in a circle, and the opening turned to Lu Yongming's side.
"This is a roulette game. As you can see, there are five bullets in the gun and an empty gun. You can turn the wheel of the pistol at will and let it stop freely. Then I will take it and shoot it on my head. , if I don’t die, I’ll dial it again and you’ll shoot yourself in the head.”
The man smiled and motioned for Lu Yongming to pick up the gun.
"We all have a bomb behind our necks. Don't be too nervous. This is just a precautionary measure to prevent someone from cheating. As long as you don't try to remove the restraints, it will be fine - and as long as one party dies, the other party's bomb will sense it and It's self-disarming, and there's a blade in the drawer on your left that you can get, and you can cut the belt with it."
"What...are you doing this for? Do you want money? Or something else? I can give it to you." Lu Yongming asked with a complicated expression, holding a pistol.
"Money? Mr. Lu, most of the things you have are meaningless to me. I have all those things." The man shook his finger, "I just found that you are a lucky person, so I wanted to give me a try." It’s just my luck.”
"What's the reason?" Lu Yongming asked through gritted teeth.
"Luck! Good luck! Don't you understand?" The man suddenly yelled, "Mr. Lu, don't you understand that your current status and life are all because of your strong luck? You have to be patient about this. Awe! In this world, luck can determine the direction of a person's life! If a person is unlucky, even if he is fully prepared, he will encounter failure!"
Lu Yongming looked at him like a madman.
"For this reason, I prepared this game. The chance of survival is 1/6. As long as I can defeat 'Strong Luck', I can be sure that my luck is stronger than yours! Of course, if I die because of this, it means that my luck It's just that it's not here yet - it's not shameful to lose to someone with better luck than yourself." The man slowly calmed down, "You can try to refuse, but that means I have to find someone else, like you, who can marry you. The wife of such a wonderful husband, and your daughter who was born into such a wonderful family."
"You bastard... OK!" Lu Yongming slammed the table, turned the revolver hard, and then put the gun back on the turntable.
Seeing this, the man began to tremble with excitement. He turned the revolver back to himself, picked it up, and sure enough, he stopped checking and pointed it at his temple. Judging from his trembling hands, he didn't know it was because of Fear or excitement.
Click.
Empty gun.
The man couldn't help but laughed wildly. After a long time, he gasped and put the gun back on the turntable. He said to Lu Yongming apologetically: "Mr. Lu, I'm sorry for wasting so much time... It's your turn. To ensure fairness, you can spin the wheel yourself.”
Lu Yongming picked up the revolver again, turned it hard again, and then aimed it at his head.
He is scared, but now there is no better way to solve the current predicament. He had just confirmed that there was indeed a blade in the drawer, so the man in front of him was indeed just a madman who kidnapped him just to test some bullshit "good luck".
Click.
Lu Yongming let out a long breath. Only now did he realize that he was soaked in cold sweat. He rubbed the wheel again and put the gun back.
The man opposite was not frightened by this, but instead became even happier.
"Yes! That's it! You are indeed the kind of person I want to find with great luck! Both of us actually passed a round of screening! I'm right! I'm right! Hahahaha!"
He laughed, and this time without hesitation, he grabbed the gun and shot himself in the head again!
Still an empty gun.
"Strong luck! Victory! Thank you, Mr. Lu! I have confirmed it without a doubt! Even if I lose to you, I can still die with glory!"
The pistol returned to Lu Yongming's hand again.
"You bastard, why don't you get a gun and play this game yourself..." Lu Yongming gritted his teeth and turned the wheel, then aimed it at his head.
The moment he pulled the trigger, he smelled gun smoke.
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The sound of car horns faded away, bringing with it the hustle and bustle of the morning.
[The name of this city is no longer remembered by people, people will only remember its nickname, Sin City.
It is unknown when this unnatural city began to exist. We only know that all countries have acquiesced in the existence of such a place. There is no "crime" in the traditional sense here, and no criminal will be tried here. But strangely, the city has not become more chaotic because of this, but has gradually become more chaotic under the organization of some promoters. Developed and livable - Even though the crime rate as perceived by normal people remains high, daily life in the city continues.
But one thing is for sure, that is, if you are not a brutal criminal, you will not be able to have a peaceful and stable life here.
Your father, Lu Yongming, disappeared three months ago and his body was found two months ago. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head and suicide. There has been no progress after the case was reported. Through some information channels left by your father, you know that your father is likely to die in this city, and therefore there will be no further investigation. And your father's company was quickly seized by other companies after his death. Your mother has also absconded after the arms smuggling incident was exposed. You came to this city with the remaining wealth of your family, wanting to find the murderer of your father, and even more, wanting to know why a place like this can continue to exist.
Please be careful to keep some of your current secrets:
1. Your current name and appearance are different from before (use your own appearance). No one who is familiar with you will recognize you as Lu Yongming’s daughter. You can use a pseudonym to reveal the purpose of your trip and your identity. Your original identity will do you no good.
2. You are currently studying in a nearby high school. Please maintain a normal life as a student. Abnormal behavior is nothing in this city, but conducting overt and covert investigations of abnormal people is also nothing.
3. Some of the past of this identity need to be explored by yourself.
mission target:
(Mandatory) Complete the questionnaire on the computer in front of you before ten o'clock tonight.
1. Avoid death (0/10).
2. Find and kill a serial murderer.
3. Visit the "Sacrifice Club".
4. (Optional) Log in on the Sabbath and complete the advanced questionnaire.
5. (Optional) Obtain a kind of "original evil".
6. (Optional) Destroy the "Heavenly Council".
Relevant information is attached. 】
Lu Ning crossed her arms and leaned on the computer chair without first clicking on the link attached at the back of the document to log in to the website.
It is now April 1st, Saturday, 8:10 in the morning. There is no need to go to school today. I am afraid it is also the investigation time specially arranged by the mission. Although the safety period may not be available at the second level, actions such as going to school that take up a lot of time will inevitably affect the investigation, so it is normal to give a little preparation period.
There were prank toys for April Fool's Day being sold outside, and some people dressed as clowns were stabbing each other with fake knives while running through the street with a whoosh. There was a large shopping mall further away, where Lu Ning was now staying. The place is an apartment - the rent has been paid, so there is no need to worry about this aspect.
There are a lot of pedestrians on the street, and you can see people of all skin colors. As a mixed city, it seems to support multilingual communication, but I don’t see much chaos happening. It’s obviously a place without legal sanctions. Being orderly is a very new thing.
After looking at the surrounding environment, Lu Ning opened the Internet and first started searching for the word "Sacrifice Club". After some useless information, she finally found a link.
What is somewhat surprising is that the URL directed by this link not only requires registration, but also needs to be confirmed by a real person.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ning gave up and clicked on the link to enter the website.
On the black background of the website, there is only a huge [Login] button.
After clicking the button, the password input interface quickly appeared, but there was no user name, and there was a line of small words below.
[Log in for the first time and fill in the questionnaire to receive the password account]
Lu Ning clicked on the small print, and the page immediately jumped to a questionnaire. From the question axis above, you can see that there are fifteen questions, and each answer can lead to the next question.
[1. What kind of crime do you like? 】
Although these questions should be able to be answered in disguise, Lu Ning felt that if the answers were filled in casually, there would be no chance for the Sabbath mission.
She began to answer these questions seriously - with reservations and trying her best to combine some of the original characteristics of this identity.
[2. To what extent can you murder someone who is closely related to you? 】
[3. Have you taken any practical actions so far? 】
[4. When being commissioned to kill someone, do you avoid any taboos? 】
[5. Have you ever been diagnosed with a mental illness in the past? 】
…
Lu Ning's answer speed became slower and slower. The questions gradually started to be roundabout, making people confused about the intention behind them. She always has to be careful before typing in an answer.
[15. Do you think you are evil? 】
After the last question popped up, Lu Ning's fingers paused on the keyboard for a moment.
This question is too easy to answer compared to what people like to discuss about justice. However, for Lu Ning, she couldn't figure out whether she should answer her current identity or herself.
【yes】.
She thought for a moment and typed in the answer.
After submitting the questionnaire, the page soon changed. A line of meaningless garbled characters consisting of letters, numbers, and symbols appeared on the screen. There was a ten-second countdown below. Lu Ning quickly took out her phone to take a picture of this line of garbled characters. , ten seconds later, the web page returns to the interface where you entered the password when you first logged in.
"Is this considered... a success?"
Lu Ning typed that line of garbled characters into the password box and clicked to log in. Immediately, the web page returned to normal, and a forum that looked ordinary appeared in front of her.
[User No.674, first login reminder.
This site does not provide any identity information. Everyone logs in directly with a password, and all tasks such as task release and entrustment are completed using the built-in monitoring system of the site to ensure quality.
The levels of the principal and the executor will be calculated separately. Please do not discuss any information related to your real identity in the forum. This site will not be responsible for the resulting death.
Protect your password and all website verifications will pass.
May you find satisfaction here. 】
After reading it, Lu Ning turned off the prompt. The forum is divided into two parts, the principal and the executor. The principal issues some tasks, and the executor receives and completes the tasks to obtain the rewards agreed by the principal. The styles of most of these tasks are very simple. There are only these three things: task content, deadline, and reward. In addition, there will be some discussions in the forums on both sides, which is nothing more than which employer is generous and which executor does the job neatly. class, and some rumors. When discussing others here, they use code names directly. Many posts have reading permissions, and you need to meet a certain level of qualifications to enter.
To put it simply, this is a killer commission network, and the name "Hell Highway" is also very simple and straightforward.
Lu Ning felt a little unbelievable that she could come in so easily, but she didn't know that some people were busy with this mandatory task.
In a shabby Internet cafe that smelled of cigarettes and alcohol, a burly man was hiding in a single room and trying to answer questions.
Fifteen questions, he originally thought that answering them casually would be enough to fit the mentality of a perverted murderer. Unexpectedly, after answering the questions, he said "Sorry, you don't meet our conditions" and the rest of the story was gone. And when you exit and click on the line of small words again, it will prompt "Identity token locked, please try again in three hours."
After changing computers and re-entering the URL, the result was that the URL did not exist. It seemed that only the document link provided initially could access the website. After struggling for a long time, the man finally had to wait for three hours for a pack of cigarettes.
