Early morning,
The thunder stopped, but a drizzle was still falling on the road.
The small county town does not have much nightlife, and the streets are quiet, but almost every household has lights on, or candles on. The candlelight casts shadows on the red cloth curtains, showing different kneeling postures.
William, Catherine and Xiaofang sat in the back seat of the official car, and the two detectives sat in the front seat.
In normal situations like the current one where there is no need to chase criminals, the Cha character is responsible for driving, which is safe and reliable. However, in an emergency, the Ji character will be used.
There was a black plastic bag stuffed in the passenger seat's footwell, which contained the crushed flesh of the evil creature, ready to be taken to the crematorium for registration and incineration.
There is also a small statue of a god used exclusively in police cars placed in front of the windshield.
In one hand he held a copper coin sword pointing forward, and in the other hand he dragged a linen bag as if he wanted to put the evil thing in it.
For some unknown reason, the face of the statue was peeled off and covered with a special gauze, on which the fonts reflected were changing all the time.
As for the shrine and statues of the hotel owner, they were all stuffed in the trunk.
The trunk of this police car is equipped with multiple prohibitions, the interior is covered with yellow talismans, and the rear of the car is sprinkled with black dog blood and hung with chicken feathers, making it extremely safe.
On the way to the county train station,
The anxious co-pilot also searched the Internet to find the news from three years ago that William wanted, but the content of the news had been deleted and limited to a minimum. Although it occupied the headlines, there were not many pictures and text descriptions.
"The net of heaven is vast and wide! The immortal killer is finally caught by the law!"
On April 4, 2014, the immortal killer who shocked the whole country, Yi*, was rounded up in ** City and forcibly captured alive! He was jointly taken to the Supreme People's Procuratorate by the national police and sentenced to death with immediate execution. The first president of the Supreme Court issued an order to publicly execute him.
Five hundred witnesses from all over the country were lucky enough to be selected to come to the execution ground, spending seven days and seven nights watching the entire process of the execution and confirming the last moments of the immortal killer.
The attached picture in the news showed the picture of the undead killer being arrested. Although his eyes were blocked by black mosaic, William recognized the man's identity at a glance.
Yi Chen
At this time, the man who was driving said:
“Back then, this immortal killer also happened to pass through Yuyuan County. The police department at that time seemed extremely panicked. They said they were assisting the higher-ups in the investigation, but in reality they didn’t dare to go too deep.
Because this guy never cares about the identity of the victim, some senior police officers from the municipal and provincial bureaus have died at his hands.
I was still an ordinary police officer at the time, but I had other ideas.
In my opinion, since I have chosen to be a public servant, I must sacrifice myself for others. Even if I die, I will try my best to collect clues and report the relevant information of the murderer.
I stared at the portrait of the murderer in private for a long time, memorizing all his features in my mind, remembering every detail clearly.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or fate.
At the end of a night patrol, I happened to walk to a bus terminal. With my innate observation ability, I accidentally discovered that there seemed to be a mysterious shadow leaning on the back seat of one of the buses.
When I was about to move the flashlight over to see what the shadow was, my survival instinct suddenly stopped my wrist movement, forcing the flashlight to stop.
It seemed that if I moved the flashlight over and saw the other person's face clearly, I would die.
Finally, driven by biological instinct, I pretended everything was normal and walked away. But the feeling of being watched from the back of the bus remained until I walked a full three blocks.
Although I didn't see anything, I basically had the answer in my heart: the dark shadow sitting in the back seat must be the murderer.
So I was very impressed with that guy and even had nightmares about the relevance over the years.
When I saw you in the hotel before, I almost lost my composure. But after a closer look, there are still many differences. After all, you have many foreign features, and your eyes are completely different. "
William pretended to know nothing and responded: "The picture on the news does look a bit like me... So, how many people did this guy kill?"
“How could a county police officer like me know such top secrets? But based on the casual discussions among colleagues, I can be sure that he has killed at least hundreds of people... However, there is another rumor.
Although most people don’t believe it, I do believe it after experiencing that night.
Rumor has it that the Undead Killer targets people with a certain degree of "evil intent," or those whose hearts are impure and prone to evil intent.
In other words, only those who have developed evil intentions but disguised themselves well will become his targets.
Because among the people he killed, many of the victims were found to have done something shameful, big or small.
He seems to be able to see through the "mask" on everyone's face.
Just like that night at the bus stop, I felt like my body, my heart, and my entire brain were all seen through, as if I would die at any moment.
But I didn't die.
And thinking back carefully to what happened that night, the reason why I was sure that I would die was entirely due to the description of the murderer in the case and the layers of psychological pressure.
I didn’t actually sense any murderous intent from the bus, more of a warning.”
William touched his chin and whispered, "Killing people who might become evil?"
"No one cares about this statement. In everyone's eyes, he is just a madman who kills indiscriminately."
William continued to ask, "Since he is called the 'Immortal Killer', he should have some kind of immortality, right? Did such a guy really die in the end?"
"At least the 500 people who came from all over the country to watch the execution said that he was dead, but it is hard to say whether he was dead or not... At least, from that time on, the Undead Killer never appeared in society again.
There have been many similar cases since then, but the methods used were relatively crude and were quickly identified as copycats. Each of them is the ultimate fan of the immortal killer, and even hopes that the court will execute them with an equivalent public death penalty.
Since this person never appeared again, it doesn’t matter whether he is dead or alive.”
"Well. By the way, the 'immortality' of this immortal killer also comes from the statue, right? Can we still see such statues on the market now?" William took the opportunity to ask the question that concerned him most.
“I don’t know about that.
However, the deity he came into contact with should be listed as a forbidden image by the state. Apart from him, few people could kneel before such a forbidden image and survive.
Even if someone could obtain the gift from such a forbidden room, they would become a living dead and would not be able to maintain the integrity of humanity like him.
"Forbidden images" are strictly controlled by the state, and police officers like us cannot touch them. They can usually be seen in advanced research institutes or special areas."
"Um."
When talking about this, the co-pilot with an anxious face nudged the driver next to him with his elbow, indicating that he had said too much.
Yuyuan Railway Station
Four soft sleeper tickets were handed to William, who was reminded: "The four tickets are in one room, and no outsiders will come into contact with you. Try not to cause trouble, and get off at the terminal or a stop along the way."
"Thank you, see you someday."
"Let's not meet again. We still have a lot of cases to deal with."
After saying goodbye to the detective, William and his group boarded the green train and found the corresponding carriage room.
Close the door and lock it.
Draw the curtains.
When the train started, Fangfang took down the children's schoolbag that she had gotten from somewhere, and took out the 'Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth' with a yellow talisman attached to it.
The two detectives drove back to the police station, and when they opened the trunk, they suddenly felt something strange, as if the space had been slightly changed.
The shrine bounded by the ink line still exists, but the statue inside is missing, and a letter is also left behind.
≮I am borrowing the statue for a while. I will definitely return it if I have the chance≯
"Good fellow! He distracted us by chatting, and then the alien who could change the geometric space completed the exchange, and even managed to hide it from the barrier I set up. It's really extraordinary... He even left a note thoughtfully."
"Do you want to chase him? Maybe you can catch up." A man with an anxious face had already sat in the driver's seat.
"No need... Let them take it away~ Anyway, the incident in the urban village was handled by the old commander before, and we will get into trouble if we bring it up now.
Although I was distracted by the conversation, I was also observing them.
The lady's face looked somewhat malicious and paranoid, but also mixed with a bit of kindness and innocence.
And the guy named William, I don't think he would do anything bad... Let's stop here, go back and have a rest."