Chapter 226 Routine Questions
At the same time, Cao Yu was looking at the boy not far away.
He had seen this boy before when he went on a routine inspection of the interstellar thief Yin Ran not long ago. At that time, he had a strange sense of familiarity with him. Because he saw him enter the building where Yin Ran lived, Cao Yu was worried that something might happen and paid special attention to the boy's later condition. He learned that his name was Yan Zhen and he was the son of a local wealthy businessman.
After that, Yin Ran stayed at home honestly, and the middle school student named Yan Zhen also lived a normal life. There seemed to be no relationship between the two.
Now, he saw him again on the street. When Cao Yu noticed that Yan Zhen was accompanied by a cat, his heart was alarmed. Because according to the case intelligence he obtained, the two victims in the previous case were Aert and his roommate.
The boy was carrying a cat, which was similar to the two victims. But could the cat be an Aert? Cao Yu approached calmly and observed the cat.
This is a very cute cat. Although the expression on the cat's face is quite majestic, it is still very cute. Yan Zhen bought ice cream first and gave some to his cat. The cat looked a little disgusted at first, but later ate it very happily. Cao Yu watched the cat lick the ice cream with relish, and then watched the man and the cat strolling leisurely. After most of the afternoon had passed, the boy bought puffs to share with the cat. He watched the cat eat puffs with relish again. At that time, he suddenly understood why some video websites are popular with eating broadcasts nowadays. Watching the boy and the cat spending time leisurely like this, Cao Yu also felt a soothing sense of relaxation. In the years since he joined the Security Committee, he has been living under the tense crisis everywhere, but now he feels the long-lost tranquility and comfort. If he retires in the future, he also wants to buy a pet to spend his retirement leisurely on vacation (maybe finding an Art roommate would be nice)...
"Cao Yu!" A communication suddenly came in.
His superior sent him new information about the case.
"This is……?"
"The results of the analysis of previous cases are out. You go to this family immediately. The child of this family is very likely to be the next victim."
Cao Yu looked at the photo on the screen, which showed a middle school student named Cui Mingzhi. "Weren't the last two victims the Alt and its cohabitant? Why is it this child this time?"
"The Identification Department has come up with a criminal model. The targets of this murderer have several characteristics. One is weak targets with no fighting ability, and the other is local orphans whose relatives have died in alien-related incidents. The latter are his favorite prey targets."
"Does this child qualify?"
"Yes, his parents suddenly disappeared, but the supervisory eye suppressed the matter. It took us a lot of effort to confirm this. Go to Choi Mingzhi's house immediately! He is likely to be targeted by the murderer!"
"Yes, sir!" Cao Yu immediately turned around and ran towards Cui Mingzhi's house.
Xiao Zhen looked at Mr. Cat in surprise: "You mean, many of the victims of the murderer are human orphans whose relatives died due to alien events?"
"Yes, most of them." Mr. Cat said, "We have been able to determine the current state of the murderer. The identity of the Arte cat and its cohabitant confused us at first, but after investigation, we found that its cohabitant was also a human orphan whose relatives died due to an alien incident."
"Well, this kind of information came a day later. Your supervisor's eyes are as fast and efficient as ever." Xiao Zhen blinked, "An orphan whose relatives died because of an alien incident. Wait, I remembered something. In a sense, Choi Mingzhi also fits the description now!!"
Xiaozhen took out her cell phone and called Cui Mingzhi back directly.
“Beep-beep-beep-I’m sorry, but the number you dialed is unanswered.”
There was only one text message on his mobile phone that was sent by Choi Ming-chi not long ago, "I'll come to your house later. Choi Ming-chi."
Xiao Zhen called back several times, but no one answered. When he called again and again, the beeping sound that had been echoing over and over suddenly disappeared, which meant that the call was connected.
“Choi Ming-chi!! Choi Ming-chi!!” Xiao Zhen shouted.
There was silence on the other end of the phone, no one responded.
"Choi Myung-ji!! Choi Myung-ji!! Are you there?"
He heard the rustling sound of clothes rubbing against each other, and then a scream: "Why is there a vending machine here???"
"What?"
The call was hung up.
Xiaozhen called back again, but this time no one answered.
What is a vending machine? Xiaozhen wondered. But this reaction showed that something was wrong with Choi Mingzhi. He had to go find him.
But where should he look?
"Watch this video replay." Mr. Cat said beside him, and a floating screen popped up in front of it, showing a dynamic picture of Choi Ming-chi walking along the street.
Xiao Zhen said: "He sent a message, he is coming to my house."
"Well, look behind him." Mr. Cat pointed to the screen, and saw a taxi slowing down and keeping a distance from him.
"This taxi is following him?"
"Yes. But this is a video from 20 minutes ago. This taxi and Choi Ming-chi have already left the surveillance range." Mr. Cat's other paw operated on another screen, "Look up his route based on the license plate. This is the last address the taxi stopped at."
No. 168, Nanshangang 2nd Road.
Well, that's where Xiao Zhen must go immediately for his friend's sake.
When Choi Ming-chi opened his eyes, he felt dizzy.
The vision in front of him gradually became clearer. He was lying in an empty room. The smell of wet water entered his nose, and the walls were covered with dirty water stains. It should be daytime now, but the windows next to him were closed. The room seemed very dark and quiet, but not so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly.
Why am I here?
This seems to be an empty house.
Cui Mingzhi propped himself up and sat up, looking around in confusion.
His legs and back were numb, and there was some pain at the back of his head. What on earth had happened to him that he woke up here?
Snap. Snap.
The sound of approaching footsteps.
A figure appeared. It was a tall man with a strange smile on his face and his eyes staring straight at him.
"Who are you……?"
"Where did your parents go?" the strange man asked.
"ah?"
"I'm asking about your parents?"
"I, I don't know."
The man sneered sharply, "You're lying."
“…”
"You can't look me in the eye." The man said, "You're feeling guilty."
"I……"
The man bent down slightly and said with a serious expression: "Don't lie. I know everything."
"You know?"
"Yes. Your parents actually died because of something you can't even understand, right?"
"How did you know?" Choi Ming-chi immediately regretted what he said.
That weird smile appeared on the man’s face again, and Cui Mingzhi felt that his face was about to split open with laughter . “Hahahahahaha, yeah, you finally admitted it.”
"..." Cui Mingzhi asked carefully, "Excuse me, do you know anything?"
"Your parents died because of those monsters."
"monster?"
"They are monsters ." The man said confidently, "I know that they are hiding in every corner of this world, infiltrating into the human race like poison. They have been secretly harming humans. They have killed many, many people. There are countless tragedies like your parents..."
"My parents were not killed..."
As if thinking that Choi Mingzhi was ignorant enough to interrupt him, the man waved his hand irritably, "That's because of those monsters. They are the enemy of mankind and a hazard to society. That's why there are hunters like me who hunt them."
"hunting?"
"Yes, it is very necessary." The man squatted down again and smiled at Cui Mingzhi, "Because monsters can disguise themselves as humans, but in fact they have killed countless people in secret. There are even some weak humans who serve them as servants and slaves, groveling and offering services. This is really a shame for humanity."
Oh no. This guy is a mental patient, and he is in the late stage of middle school cancer. Cui Mingzhi thought to himself. But the other person is tall and strong, and it is not a good thing to provoke him. He slowly reached into his pocket and touched his mobile phone.
"Providing services to monsters? That's a betrayal of humanity. So I killed them all."
"Killed?"
"Yes, break their necks and smash their skulls. They will cry for mercy before they die, but they deserve it. To serve a monster is to be a traitor to humanity."
“……” Cui Mingzhi took a step back.
"And children like you. They are the most dangerous."
Cui Mingzhi took another step back, "Why... am I the most dangerous like this?"
"After those monsters kill your parents, they will leave behind a child. They will be very cunning and possess the child. Then the child's body will become a breeding ground for monsters. I feel very sad every time I see this kind of thing." The man said passionately and a little sadly, "These monsters are so despicable and disgusting. But in order to eradicate them, I can only get rid of these children, because they are no longer human. For the sake of humanity, I can only enforce justice."
"..." Cui Mingzhi looked at him in horror, "Why? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"You don't believe it?" The man spread out his hands. "Every time before I take action, the children cry and say I'm talking nonsense. But I'm not talking nonsense at all. Because I know this is all true. After those monsters killed my parents, they possessed me. But I am the one chosen by God, my will defeated them, so I gained powerful strength. This is God's will, to make me such a messenger to hunt, to hunt those monsters, to hunt the traitors of mankind, to hunt those children who have become monster hosts. Only by killing them all can I find peace in my heart."
He is serious.
Cui Mingzhi glanced at him, turned around and ran away.
Then he heard a gust of wind behind his head, and the man grabbed his collar. He was thrown out and hit hard against the wall.
There was a blurry white light in front of him, and he felt his cell phone vibrating in his pocket.
The phone is ringing...
His entire back was tingling with pain, and he reluctantly reached out his hand to feel for his cell phone.
"The more I look at you, the more I feel that you are very similar to me. It must be painful to lose your parents. But unfortunately, those monsters have already sneaked into your body, but you didn't find out. By the time you find out, you will definitely not be able to defeat them. Only I, only a messenger of destiny like me, can win. So killing you is helpless."
This man has gone crazy.
His phone was vibrating... Someone was looking for him. Was it Yan Zhen, or someone else?
I had to answer the phone for help.
He wants to kill me, I have to think of something to distract him.
His body was numb from the impact, and his fingers were shaking as he fumbled for his phone. Calm down, calm down. Distract him first.
Cui Mingzhi said with difficulty: "You said you were possessed by those monsters?"
"Yes."
"How do you know that your will is not controlled by monsters?" He finally touched the cell phone.
“…”
The room fell into silence. The man approached him step by step, his face becoming extremely terrifying.
"Boy, because I was chosen..."
"How do you know you weren't chosen by the monster?"
"I'm going to kill you!!! I'm going to kill you right now!!! You are really possessed by a monster!!" the man shouted hysterically.
He was lifted up by the man with one hand. His neck was strangled. He fell into a suffocation spasm. While struggling, he pressed the call button and the phone fell to the ground.
My consciousness began to fade. Am I going to die?
Bang!!
A loud thunderous roar was heard.
Cui Mingzhi was thrown to the ground. Fresh air rushed into his trachea, and the boy gasped for air in relief.
The man yelled in a very weird voice, "Why is there a vending machine here??"
After taking a look at the taxi parked outside, Xiaozhen rushed in.
A fierce battle had just taken place in this abandoned building to be demolished. The walls and the ground were covered with traces of battle. Judging from the traces of battle, the enemy's strength was far beyond imagination. Xiao Zhen walked into the building without any hesitation. He knew that his friends were waiting for his rescue.
His friend Choi Ming-chi had become an orphan temporarily because of Pu Pu. Right now, he couldn't let Choi Ming-chi get hurt. This unfortunate friend had already gone through enough. Xiao Zhen listened to the sound, caught the breath of the living in the building, and strode forward.
Then, in a dim corridor, he saw Choi Ming-chi sitting against the wall. Xiao-zhen ran over and asked, "Choi Ming-chi, how are you?"
Cui Mingzhi said nothing, but pointed forward with a pale face.
All I heard was a loud bang.
The wall was instantly shattered. A vending machine flew out from the broken wall. It rotated 360 degrees in the air and landed on the ground in a stable posture.
Xiao Zhen yelled, "Why is there a vending machine here??"
