Morning comes.
Jiang Shanhao stood in front of a closed apartment building door, frowning.
His sense of smell was always sensitive, and even though the door was closed, he could still smell a putrid smell wafting out of it.
"What... happened?"
He took out his mobile phone. There was a message sent by Wei Wenyang, a member of his team, in the early hours of this morning. He said that the firewall in the backend of HELLSPEED had been breached by him, and a lot of important information had been found, which he needed to get in person.
However, when he got here, he smelled this smell that made him wary. To be honest, this smell is all too familiar to tourists - corpse odor.
"Damn..."
Jiang Shanhao raised his palms, and a layer of liquid metal poured out from the cuffs, clinging to his palms and quickly hardening, turning into a sharp sword within a few seconds. He thrust the sword into the door lock, chipped away at the door lock, and pushed the door inward.
An extremely strong smell gushed out from inside. Jiang Shanhao raised his hands to cover his mouth and nose, and looked at the door, but he could only see a dark room.
He took out his lighter and lit it, then saw the tragic situation in the room.
The place is not big, only about ten square meters, and there is a thin man lying in front of a computer desk. The blood flowed from his neck to the keyboard and the ground. Now it has solidified and even started to rancid. The corpse also appeared slightly decomposed. Based on his own experience, Jiang Shan Haoneng judged that it had been in a state of decomposition for at least three days.
Then who sent him the message?
He opened the curtains and let the sunlight shine into the room. Then he endured the stench and began to inspect the bodies of his teammates.
The degree of decay was more serious than I thought, and there was only one fatal injury, which was a cut in the throat, almost cutting half of the neck open. Wei Wenyang was apparently killed without any resistance, and there was not even any sign of a struggle.
Jiang Shanhao picked up his cell phone and called Liu Dongyun, another member of their team.
"What's wrong, Brother Hao? You called me so early?"
"You are responsible for contacting Lao Wei, right? Is there anything special about the information you have received recently?"
"No...what? Brother Hao, has something happened?"
"Old Wei is dead."
"Wha...dead? No way? I received a report from him last night. How could he be dead? Someone attacked him secretly?"
"Last night? Then you have to be careful. It seems that Old Wei has been dead for more than three days." Jiang Shanhao glanced at the body and suddenly noticed that his hand was hanging down from the table, but he still held it firmly on his lap. .
"Then it's very dangerous where you are, Brother Hao! Get out of there quickly!"
"Wait a minute."
Jiang Shanhao moved the phone away and raised the hand with the sword blade in his hand. He heard a click and a chip slipped from his palm.
"What is this thing? A chip? A listening device?" Jiang Shanhao picked up the chip, looked at it carefully, and then turned on the computer, only to find that the entire system had been formatted and nothing was left.
"Did Wei Wenyang take over any chip deciphering job?"
"Ah? This seems to have happened last week. It was the little girl who had some contact with us. Her name was... Lu Ning?"
"knew."
After Jiang Shanhao finished speaking, he hung up the phone and raised his hand to cut Wei Wenyang's shirt.
On his shoulder, there was a tattoo of a white butterfly.
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"I can't get through Kashiwagi Kazuki's phone number, and I can't contact Zhang Yufeng."
Rothers was sitting in the living room of his home with some anxiety. The person who came to see him this time was not Zhao Xihua but Yang Qingyu. Although Yang Qingyu's attitude towards others was much gentler, the fact that he was not here in person made Rothers feel a little bit uncomfortable. disturbed.
Just as Zhao Xihua understood his preferences, he also knew very well what kind of person Zhao Xihua was. If she started to distance herself from you, it would prove that you were no longer valuable, and Rothers was very hopeful that this would not be the case.
It had been raining all night outside and was still pattering. Although Yang Qingyu comforted Rothers softly, he kept looking outside.
"Yang...Ms. Yang, is there anything interesting outside?"
"No, I was just enjoying the rain." Yang Qingyu turned around after hearing this and smiled softly at Rothers.
"Rain? Could it be that..."
"It would be a pity if you had been hiding at home yesterday. The competition for evil scriptures is in full swing. If you don't participate, you can't be called a tourist, right?" Yang Qingyu took out the silver pistol from his pocket and put it In front of Rothers.
"Whose ability is this rain?" Rothers slowly calmed down.
"It's mine." Yang Qingyu said, "I didn't pick and choose, but I immediately chose to inherit it after obtaining the evil book, and then gained the ability to rain. But as you can see, even heavy rain is not considered , it’s just light rain and cloudy weather, it doesn’t have any lethality, the only advantage is probably that it can last for a long time.”
"Why? Did Miss Zhao ask you to do it?"
"What the eldest lady means is that the function of the evil code is just a bait for stimulation. What kind of power can be generated depends on my own situation. In other words, what should be inspired by any evil code should be you, or in other words The ability that an identity in this world should have.”
"She doesn't need it, does she?"
"Of course, the eldest lady already has a certain amount of capital, so she doesn't need this. She asked me to tell you that the next bullet in this pistol is suicidal, so please be careful."
"I... understand. Convey my gratitude to her for me."
"Please don't misunderstand Mr. Ross. We have no intention of abandoning you. The eldest lady is just unable to come in person because of the busy schedule on this first day of the new year. You...have already shown your nervousness on your face."
Rothers nodded repeatedly, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
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[You have passed the Sabbath questionnaire, and the retention time of this scene has been extended to thirty days.
The basic tasks and optional tasks remain unchanged, and free escape has ended.
Solve basic task one, avoid death (5/10).
Progress Compensation Information, Death Avoidance - Number Five.
1. Your blood type is special, so it sells for a very high price on the black market in District 10. There are many people asking for your organs at high prices. Destroying this business chain can help you complete a mission and obtain a higher score.
2. You are put on the wanted list in the Victim Club. If your real name is leaked a little bit, you will be chased by the other party. Those with counterattack abilities can complete one mission at a time, but the risk factor is higher.
3. Your mother's family has become aware of your parricide, and you have been regarded as a target that needs to be removed. The hired killer who came specifically to kill you has visited your old address but failed to find you. These are ordinary people, but killers should not be looked down upon for being ordinary.
4. You are still listed on the HELLSPEED website's bounty list. Although faking your death has allowed you to avoid a lot of sight, there is still a risk of your identity being discovered if you often wander outside.
5. You have been discovered by the agent of the Eighth District Manager, and the other party’s purpose is unknown. Each victory in a conflict with an agent will be counted as a mission.
Basic settlement task two has been completed.
Basic settlement task three has been completed.
Added clues to the Kingdom of Heaven Council as a reward for choosing to stay.
1. The members of the Kingdom of Heaven Council indeed live inside Sin City and do not need to consider external issues.
2. In terms of ability, in a head-on conflict, only death awaits you. Please try to take advantage of various favorable conditions.
3. Destroying the Heavenly Council does not mean killing all members, and that does not make much sense.
I wish you all a happy journey! 】
Lu Ning hugged the quilt and stared at her phone for a long time before she recovered from the sluggish feeling of getting up in the morning.
The message was sent shortly after she fell asleep.
"How much has been delayed..."
Lu Ning rubbed her eyes and got up from the bed, glanced at the "trophies" piled at the foot of the bed, got up and walked to another room to wake up Jumonmon Yana who was still sleeping soundly.
She cleaned the house and went to bed much later than she did last night, but she never woke herself up and probably missed this message.
"Ye Nai, look at your mission prompt."
Wu Ren's sleep was also very light. Lu Ning just made a normal sound, and Ye Nai immediately stood up from the bed and picked up the mobile phone on the bedside table.
"Mission? Mission... Ha! Lu Ning! I just said that there is no end to the road. I received a mission reminder about serial murderers and the victim club!"
"I know……"
"Did you receive it too?"
"You can guess it, Ye Nai, don't be so optimistic." Lu Ning scratched his disheveled hair and planned to take a shower soon, "Such a large distribution of information can only mean that the distribution center has judged that our strength has been weakened too much. Only those who remain without compensation can continue to play. That means the situation is getting worse.”
"Oh." Ye Nai nodded without seeming to understand.
"Forget it, contact the person who opens the door and give her the evil code. I'll go take a shower."
"Lu Ning, aren't you going to meet her?"
"If you can survive, see you at the distribution center." Lu Ning yawned, walked out of the room and went straight to the bathroom.
It turns out that if you have a large bathtub at home, the intention of taking a shower will unknowingly turn into taking a bath.
Lu Ning lay comfortably on her back in the bathtub. The water temperature brought a soothing feeling to her muscles and bones, and also made her tiredness accumulated over the past few days lessen.
She was still wearing the necklace Mo La had given her, and even in the somewhat heated water, the three crystals on the necklace still felt slightly cold. Considering what Moira said, it is estimated that these three were separated from the evil of the essence she held. Of course, they were not considered "possessed", so the task was not completed.
When resting, the brain can naturally begin to sort out numerous things and clues one by one.
"Agent, since Mo La said that I don't need to worry about it and there is no need to consider Zhao Xihua's problem. As expected, the most important thing is the line of Dr. D in District 10, and then we can find the manager from the agent. In addition, there are What clues are more important? The person who opened the door in District Five will probably handle it, District Five... District Five..."
Lu Ning's head began to swell again. She suspected that she might have soaked for too long, so she stood up from the bathtub, wiped her body, changed her clothes and walked out.
When I returned to my room, the evil books were gone, probably because the person who opened the door had taken them away. Lu Ning poured herself a glass of water nonchalantly, turned on the morning news and glanced at it——
[The White Butterfly Killer commits another crime, and his techniques have been upgraded! 】
Below are two photos of the scene and three people's heads.
The two scenes showed two miserable corpses. Their throats had been cut with a knife, and blood flowed all over the floor. The three avatars were of missing persons, and the missing persons were all students. Lu Ning also recognized the faces of these three people.
Sang Baiye, and two of the people who had been rescued from the operating bed.
"He's not dead?"
Lu Ning clearly remembered how the White Butterfly Killer expanded into a flesh ball. Then even if Mo La didn't handle it personally, she would at least send someone to recover it, right?
--Recycle?
When Lu Ning thought of this word, she immediately thought of the city-wide broadcast not long ago.
[In the past year, the total number of "evil books" collected reached one hundred and forty-three. 】
Collect evil scriptures...
That serrated dagger also retains many memories of its previous owners. Although they are fragments, for people who are not mentally strong enough, it is enough to have an impact on their attitude towards life, not to mention people in the city. They all tend to be on the "evil" side.
The criminal method this time was something that the White Butterfly Killer had never used before. It was a killing that left obvious scars. Neither of the two deceased were teenagers.
"Inherited? So the memory of those who captured Sang Baiye was also inherited? Or was it just because of the memory fragments that the new killer was not sure of the previous situation, so he killed all the people in the memory?"
No matter which one, Lu Ning would not rule out the possibility that the new successor saw the scene where he finally defeated the White Butterfly Killer from those memory fragments.
Although the fact has nothing to do with me, I am afraid that no one will investigate this misunderstanding.
"Lu Ning?"
The door was pushed open, and Jumonmon Yana poked her head out. Seeing her nervous expression, she couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
"Nothing, is something wrong?" Lu Ning put the phone back in her pocket.
"Oh, breakfast is ready, I'll let you know. In addition, the person who opened the door has taken away all the evil books and gave me this..."
She took out a small pink door that looked like a toy, just big enough to fit through a person's wrist.
"What does this do?"
"Open her door." Ye Nai tried to explain, "It's through her ability. It's not easy for me to explain..."
"Then put it away and show me what you are doing?"
"No, I was wondering if you would take more..."
"That's a self-defense item given to you by the person who opened the door, right? I don't need to snatch my teammates' life-saving items. Or do you think I'm weak? I need protection more than you?"
"I just thought... they all said before that the combat effectiveness of the planners was insufficient and they needed to pay more attention to protection..."
"The best thing to protect them is your own brain. I went downstairs to eat, I'm hungry."
Lu Ning didn't answer the small door and pushed Ye Nai downstairs.
