Three days later.
I was walking alone on the slightly empty street. I had changed into a more casual sportswear and did not dress up deliberately to make myself look like a passerby. I was walking slowly on the street while eating a pancake in my hand.
Today is a rest day, and the place where I am at the moment is also a relatively prosperous street in the imperial capital. However, on such a day, this prosperous street seems particularly deserted. There are very few pedestrians walking on the road. Instead, there are constantly police patrol cars and teams of patrolling armed police walking on the street. The entire imperial capital seems to be under martial law. It looks very solemn and quiet.
I had no interest in the patrolling armed police and the plainclothes officers scattered among the crowd. I kept walking forward on the street. When I passed by an electronics store, a piece of news inside the store caught my attention and made me stay here for a while.
"Recently, there have been several horrific serial murders in the capital. Most of the victims appear to have died by accident, but the police have determined that it was the same person who did it. According to preliminary calculations by the police, there are 96 victims and 75 injured in the serial murders. The murderer may still be committing crimes. The police remind the general public to try not to go out and stay in places with large crowds. The police have preliminarily determined that the serial murderer is Ji Wen, a former member of the police. The following is a wanted order issued by the police. If anyone can provide the suspect's whereabouts and help the police to capture the suspect, the police will give a reward of 500,000 yuan. I hope that the general public can cooperate with the police to capture the suspect as soon as possible."
Then, a Class A wanted poster appeared on the TV in the electronics mall, and it was my own photo on it!
I haven't slept in these three days and three nights. I've been wandering the streets every day, looking for my targets. I don't know how many people have died in my hands. The news on TV just counted them for me. I curled my lips in disdain, then turned around and continued walking forward.
"Only ninety-six people, it's not enough!"
Ever since I took advantage of the surrounding environment to kill several people who were watching at the entrance of Xiangshan Park three days ago, I realized that killing people is much more pleasurable than saving people. I gradually became addicted to the feeling of killing, and it was out of control from then on. It took me three whole days and three nights to stir up the entire imperial capital, and everyone was in danger.
This feeling is hard to describe in words. If the sense of accomplishment I had after solving a case was one, then the sense of accomplishment I had this time was one hundred, or even more! It turns out that making everyone afraid of me is more refreshing than making everyone like me. I seem to understand how Qiongqi feels in the God Organization.
I was walking forward smugly when I suddenly felt someone was following me from behind. I continued walking forward calmly, using all the reflective objects around me to secretly observe the person behind me. I immediately saw that he was a plainclothes policeman. It seemed that he had discovered my identity.
In this situation, I did not choose to hide or cover my face. It was safer for me to walk on the road openly, because the patrolmen around me thought I would hide myself and would not appear so openly. It was precisely because of their mentality that few people noticed me for such a long time. Of course, there were still people who noticed me, but they were all counted as those ninety-six people.
I pretended that I didn't notice anything and continued walking forward. When I came to a remote and quiet alley, I turned into it. The plainclothes officer behind me immediately followed me in. Just a few minutes later, I walked out of the alley while wiping the blood on my hands. I looked down at the blood on my body and shook my head helplessly. It seemed that I had to change clothes again.
After walking out of the alley, I first looked around vigilantly to make sure there were no patrolling policemen. Then I rushed out of the alley and ran towards a residential area. After all, there was blood on my body, and if I met a policeman, my identity would be discovered.
I spotted a residential area, hid here and there and ran towards it, and finally arrived inside the residential area successfully. But just when I was about to go in and find a house to steal some clothes, my brain suddenly became dizzy. I finally couldn't stand the mental pressure after not resting for five days and five nights, and my eyes went dark and I knew nothing.
I don’t know how long I slept. When I woke up, I immediately sat up vigilantly and looked around. Then I found that I was not in the prison, but in the bedroom of a very simple-looking family. It seemed that I was rescued.
Since I was not caught, I relaxed and looked around the bedroom. The furniture and some objects in the bedroom were quite old. The walls around were also a little black, and there was a smell of burning incense in the room. It was obvious that the owner of this house should be an old man.
Just as I was looking around, a Labrador dog suddenly ran in from the bedroom door. It was wearing a small piece of clothing with the words "guide dog" written on it. It seemed that the owner of the house was not only an old man, but also a blind person.
Although the murderous intent in my heart has not subsided, no matter how vicious I am, I can't do anything to the owner of this house. I got out of bed, touched the guide dog, and then prepared to leave quietly.
"Are you awake? Grandpa, come and see, this brother is awake!"
As soon as I quietly walked out of the room, I saw a handsome child standing outside the door looking at me. When he saw me come out, he immediately shouted excitedly towards the room behind, and then he also ran towards that room.
I followed him curiously and found that there was an old man in his sixties or seventies wearing sunglasses sitting in the room. The child was about to help the old man up. I immediately said, "No need, I'm here. Thank you for saving me."
"Haha, young man, you don't have to be like this. We just happened to see you fainted at the gate of the community, so we helped you. Everyone has difficulties. Since I saw you, how can I not help you?"
The child stared at my clothes with curiosity and said, "Big brother, why are there so many bloodstains on your clothes? Did you run into a bad guy?"
Now it seems that the old man and the child have no idea who I am. It seems that they have not watched the news. I was slightly relieved and smiled, "Yes, I was accidentally robbed by a bad guy. Why did you say that just now? Have you also encountered bad guys?"
The child nodded vigorously, then said with tears in his eyes: "My parents were killed by some bad guys."
Before I could continue to ask what happened, the old man sighed and said, "This child is also pitiful. Last year, his parents were killed by several robbers when they broke into their home. At that time, I was the security guard of this community. When I heard the noise in their house, I immediately rushed over to fight with the robbers and saved his life. Unfortunately, when I was fighting with the robbers, they stabbed me in the eyes and turned me into a disabled person."
I didn’t expect that the two people who saved me would have such an experience. I immediately asked, “What happened next? Were the robbers caught?”
"They were caught and received the punishment they deserved. I took pity on this helpless child, so I took him in. Even though I'm blind now and don't have much time left, I still hope I can wait until the day I raise him up."
Listening to the old man's words, I suddenly felt my heart tremble slightly. I looked at the dilapidated house again and said, "Old man, do you regret going blind in order to help him?"
"Haha, what's there to regret? My identity at the time was a security guard. I was just doing what I was supposed to do. Even if I died at the scene, I can go to see the King of Hell with a clear conscience. Besides, since that time, many people's attitudes towards me have changed. Seeing that it's not easy for a blind old man like me to take care of children, they often send me food and daily necessities. Isn't it worth it? Although there are a few people who often say that I am meddling in other people's affairs and hurting myself, why should I listen to them? As long as I have a clear conscience, I will be happy."
When the old man said this, the child had already held the old man's arm and began to cry softly. The old man's words touched me deeply. I felt that the hostility in my heart seemed to gradually dissipate. I looked at the grandfather and grandson with some pity, and then bowed gently to him.
"Thank you for your advice. I still have some things to deal with now. If I...if I have time in the future, I will come back to see you and thank you for saving my life then." After saying that, without waiting for the old man to speak, I turned around and walked out of their house, running towards a place I really wanted to go at this moment.
When I walked out of their house, I realized that I had slept for the whole day. It was now afternoon and approaching dusk. There were fewer policemen patrolling the streets. They must have gone back to eat. I took advantage of this opportunity and walked towards my destination, hiding from place to place, and finally arrived at a cemetery.
Although I did not attend Lin Yingxue's funeral, I know that she was buried here, and this is also where Tang Qingfeng and Li Hua were buried.
Perhaps because it was already dusk, there were not many people in the cemetery. Now I didn’t care whether I would be exposed or not, so I walked straight into the depths of the cemetery. Finally, next to Tang Qingfeng and others’ cemetery, I found Lin Yingxue’s newly built cemetery.
It was obvious that people had been coming here to pay homage these days. The front of Lin Yingxue's grave was filled with flowers and various fruits. I stared at Lin Yingxue's tombstone, walked slowly to the front of the tombstone step by step, stretched out my hand and gently stroked Lin Yingxue's name on the tombstone, closed my eyes slightly, and felt as if Lin Yingxue was standing beside me at this moment, gently leaning her head on my shoulder. The familiar feeling intoxicated me and I didn't move for a long time.
"It seems that I did the right thing this time. Killing the two people closest to you instantly dug out the evil in your heart. But I didn't expect that your evil would be so fierce. Once it erupts, it will shake the world. You really have the sinful blood of your Ji family flowing in your veins."
When I was immersed in the memory of Lin Yingxue, I heard a very familiar voice coming from behind me. Even if I didn't hear the other person's voice, I knew who the person behind me was. Needless to say, it must be Qiongqi!
Qiongqi woke me up from my nostalgic mood. I was not surprised. I sat cross-legged in front of Lin Yingxue's tombstone, looked up at Qiongqi and Taitan who appeared behind me at some point, and said calmly, "You win."
"Oh? How do you win?" Qiongqi said in surprise.
"What you did is indeed a hundred times more painful to me than killing me with your own hands, and you have gradually eroded my will. I admit that I have completely lost my confidence and even the courage to face you. Strictly speaking, you have killed me, but you did not kill my body, but my soul."
"I now understand you a little bit. In a sense, what you did was truly the right thing. The evil in this world cannot be understood by common sense. Perhaps using your methods is the best way to cut off evil."
After hearing what I said, Qiongqi seemed very satisfied with me and nodded, saying, "You finally understood this truth. Now let me ask you, are you willing to work with me? With your ability, if we join forces, there will be no one in this world who can threaten us. Let's create a new God organization and use our own way to eradicate all the evil in this world!"
I looked up at Qiongqi, then closed my eyes and shook my head, saying, "No need. You should understand why I came here today. I'm tired. Instead of living in this tiring world, I might as well leave early and find Xiaoxue and the others. I know that after I come here, I will either be caught by the police or found by you. No matter what the result is, I can be free, right?"
Since I had my eyes closed, I couldn't see what Qiongqi and Tai Tan were doing. Qiongqi was silent for a full minute before he sighed and said, "You are still the useless person trapped by your emotions. I thought you would change based on your performance these days, but it seems I misjudged you. If that's the case, there's no point in keeping you. Tai Tan, send him off."
Listening to the Titan's footsteps approaching me, I slowly opened my eyes and said, "Wait a minute."
"What? Do you regret it? It's not too late to regret it now, as long as you agree to my request." Qiongqi stared at me arrogantly and said.
I shook my head, stared into his eyes and said, "I'm not regretting it. I just want to tell you my final reasoning before I die."
"Final reasoning? What do you want to say?"
"Of course, the biggest mystery you have left me with so far is the reasoning about who you are!"