I Persuade People With Reason

"Wade White, you go and get the files of all the victims first, preferably in order. This should be a no-brainer for you."

"An Miaomiao, I want all their information. Including hobbies, physical and health conditions, places you usually go to, especially your itinerary the day before your death..."

"Team Chu, you...you take me to visit these people? People I know around? Maybe the useful information was ignored."

The snow-white wood texture sets off a pair of hands that overlap at random. The slender fingertips point on the table, revealing the whiteness of cold porcelain. The young man sitting behind the table gives orders without raising his head, everything is orderly. .

He took the cup of tea handed over by Chu Kuang, and leaned back on the back of the chair because of his body.

His expression is calm, his tone is clear, his tone is soothing and natural, and he doesn't have to speak harshly, which makes people follow his orders unconsciously, with a commanding bearing.

It seems that all the plans have been formed in his mind, and he sits here calmly, giving orders without ambiguity, as it should be.

Wade White didn't understand at all. It was clear that they were still discussing whether it was a weird or a sealed object. How could he become the opponent's subordinate in a daze?

Even the captain who was "usurped", Chu Kuang, had no objection. It seems that being directed by a newcomer to run errands around isn't such a rare thing.

Once this setting is accepted...

Well, you can experience the feeling of being hollowed out by the whole person.

After all, someone squeezes the tool person? - No, cross it out, it is a means to give full play to the use value of each tool person, but after the personal verification of countless tool people, it is quite familiar. And flow.

...the old slave owner.

When Yuan Buwei and Chu Kuang were outside, he walked around and came back, and everything he needed was neatly placed on the table.

How many people sat around the table together, and saw the young man take out a piece of white paper, unscrew the cap of the pen, and a series of smooth handwriting swept out.

[№17 23rd…]

"First? Sort out the timeline from beginning to end..."

There may be errors in the time of death detected by the forensic doctors, but the Sealed Artifact will definitely not. Because of the application to investigate this case, the participants can temporarily increase their authority and rent some unused sealed items from the Special Affairs Bureau.

For example? "Declaration of Death".

This is a whole body? It's yellowish and slightly curled around the edges. It's about half the size of an A4 paper, and it looks like a section of an old newspaper. If you paste a photo of someone on the paper, there will be a death announcement related to the other party, such as [died on July 23, due to lack of heart], this is the first victim's death death declaration.

One death after another was listed.

The first victim was the man who lost his heart; after three days of calm, starting from July 27, and the next few days, more victims appeared one after another. And the organs lost vary. The second person? Lost the liver, then the lungs and spleen.

"Heart? Liver, Spleen, Lung and Kidney... The kidneys are missing."

Yuan Buwei's finger slid across the files, the black-and-white photos of the deceased on the paper were cold and silent.

"If you lose a kidney, you won't die, so naturally you won't be able to see the announcement of death..."

Although the victim was checked in the hospital and found that he had lost his kidney for no reason, he immediately called the police, but the time when the incident really happened must have been some time before the police. As for the specific date, there is no way to know.

On the 27th, one person was killed, and the liver was missing; on the 28th, one person was killed, and the lung was missing; then on the 30th, one of the victims lost his spleen.

According to the time, the vacant No. 29 in the middle is likely to be the day when the opponent is recruited.

Until the 30th, the five people who were killed one after another lost five different internal organs, and everything seemed to have some kind of regularity that they didn't know.

Probably because they had just solved the bald cult, they had some kind of association. At this time, Wade White couldn't help but say: "Is this another cult sacrifice ceremony? Offering a living person at a certain time? Flesh, pleasing evil gods, etc., haven't there been such plots in previous novels and movies?"

"It's not impossible." An Miaomiao also actively participated in the discussion, puzzled, "However, the twenty or nine victims in the back, whether it is the time of death or the missing organs, obviously have no rules. ."

If this is some kind of weird rule, then after the first round is over, after another ten days of calm, starting on August 10th, the second round should also be the same as before. But the fact is that it is not so.

On August 10th, ten people died directly, and various internal organs were missing. On the 11th, three more died, and then on the 12th... There is no pattern at all.

"Of course there is no pattern." Yuan Buwei tapped his fingers on the table, and the corners of his lips raised a curve, and asked in surprise, "Do you care? Which pig does the pork you usually eat come from, and when was it killed? Killed?"

He lifted his eyes, a pair of cold and secluded pupils seemed to be dark and calm running water.

How many people were stunned at first, and then their hearts became slightly cold.

An inexplicable chill swept through his body.

The clear youth's words were extremely bland, and even sounded like a lighthearted joke, but they seemed to sense some kind of deeply hidden danger.

"You mean..."

Chu Kuang said solemnly, "Do you still think that this is man-made?"

It wasn't because he didn't answer, but his fingers slowly stroked the paper in front of him, and his tone had a calmness of being out of the way.

"Five people in the first round? Retired track and field athletes, gym coaches, winter swimming enthusiasts, the remaining two people? Although they are ordinary office workers, they are tall, and they are famously strong in the nearby community... so? Five people, most people's first impression is that they are healthy and their physique is much better than others, right?"

He paused for a while, before waiting for the others to speak, and suddenly said again: "This is to choose carefully, to choose the fat and the thin. When eating pork, you must first choose the pig that grows best."

I don't know why, three people? It's a cold again.

An Miaomiao forcibly resisted the feeling of hairs that kept popping up, and answered by inference: "The first round is a careful selection, and only one person is selected every day? The second round is very simple and rude. It's like... as if I've suddenly lost patience?!"

At the end, she looked at Yuan Buwei with bright eyes, just like a child who solved the problem by thinking independently and looking forward to the teacher's praise.

It wasn't because of the curved lips, it seemed to be the default.

The others also hesitated: "Yeah, if this is not a weird act, but a human act, like a serial killer committing a crime? The rhythm at the beginning seems very calm, every time To deal with only one person? Maybe he will step on the spot carefully and take action after understanding the situation of the other party. Later, he will obviously lose his patience, and he will no longer screen the target, which is very rude."

"There are two possibilities for this kind of behavior. One is that he is in a hurry, maybe just like the cult ritual that Wade White said, at first it was enough to just take away the organs of five people, but later, the demand became more and more Big, so? He didn't have time to choose carefully. The second is that his courage has become bigger. At first, there were all kinds of concerns, and the timing of choosing to attack was very cautious, and later? He didn't care whether it would be exposed. "

"—When you went to investigate before, there must have been something that caught his attention, and the kidney that was taken away was a warning... This time, killing a popular star in front of everyone's eyes is already almost provocative. What gave him such confidence?"

Yuan did not say a paragraph to himself, and shook his head.

How many people? They looked at each other, almost in unison.

"...It's a Sealed Artifact!"

"Either the activation of the Sealed Artifact is very secretive, and he believes that he has not left any traces and will never be caught; or this Sealed Artifact has brought him great power and even made him despise the authorities. ."

The sound of the pen cap closing is exceptionally clear.

Yuan Buwei put the pen down and smiled lazily: "Of course, there is another possibility that he has gone crazy."

What he said was not a joke. Many powerful sealed items were accompanied by powerful sequelae, such as the flame of hatred. The more times they were used, the deeper they got, the lower their sanity value, and it was not impossible for them to go crazy in the end.

He pushed the paper full of handwriting in front of several people. He didn't know where to find a few candies, peeled off the sugar coating in one breath, and threw them into his mouth.

"Hmm..." It's like a cat that's been groomed, not because he slumped lazily on the chair, half-squinting his eyes with satisfaction, "That...what's your name, that star is a live broadcaster When the skin was taken away, it is not in Tianshui City at all. It can be inferred that there may be no distance limit for this sealed artifact, but it must be aimed at someone known to the holder, and maybe even the holder himself. Seeing the other party...with these conditions, the five people at the beginning were the clues."

"I have the opportunity to understand their situation. I was near them that day, maybe even stalked, maybe there are more and closer intersections. Recently, my whereabouts are mysterious, and there is a high probability that I often stay behind closed doors. It is very likely that my mental state is abnormal. ...find someone like that?—"

The sweetness of the candy melted on the tip of the tongue, so that the young man's muffled voice seemed to be sweetened with sweetness, but his tone was so calm and cold, without a trace of superfluous emotion.

There is no indignation, no excitement, and the dark pupils hidden under the shadow of the eyelashes are still a little bit of burnout and indifference.

"Especially the first case is the most special. There are three days between the second case... It is very likely that only the first victim was his target at the beginning. Maybe he had eaten pork once and felt Delicious, and after three days, I want more? Who knows."

He cracked a piece of candy and chuckled lightly.

Chu Kuang is considered to be the most experienced investigator here, but at the beginning, his thinking was always biased toward weirdness.

"...That's right. If this person is just an ordinary person before he gets the Sealed Artifact, then there are only two possibilities for committing the crime for the first time. One possibility is premeditated, then choose the first victim. It must have been deliberate. He must have been watching the other party secretly for a long time. Another possibility is that he didn't believe that the sealed item was so magical at first, maybe it was like a prank? Just picked someone? Unprepared he must have left too many clues around."

The last word was sonorous and powerful, and Chu Kuang's slightly frowning brows completely relaxed, his expression calm.

So many things have been analyzed, and the power of the entire country is behind it. Even if it is to compete with sealed objects, the Special Affairs Bureau is not afraid at all. If they still can't catch anyone in the end, it would be too ridiculous.

On one side, Wade White has buried his hand and tapped on the computer. He is usually out of character, but he is not ambiguous when it comes to business affairs, and he is also a master of computers. Just as how many people were talking, he had already screened out the people who fit the speculation based on the clues from a large number of surveillance.

After another round of exclusion, only three people's photos and information were left on the computer screen.

Wade White stood up from his seat excitedly.

"It's much simpler to choose one of three. To avoid any further accidents, let's act now."

After all, the impact of the previous live broadcast accident was too bad. In order to eliminate the influence, the Special Affairs Bureau had to urgently use a first-level sealed item, and carried out a wide range of conceptual blurring and replacement.

That is to say, now, in the eyes of everyone who witnessed the live broadcast at the time, the star was not suddenly skinned by a mysterious force for no reason, but by an unknown fanatic Kuroko using some new type of The chemical poison burned the skin all over the body and has been hospitalized.

"Wait a minute." Chu Kuang quickly grabbed him, his tone serious, "What's the first rule for investigators?"

"It's not Gou...cough, it's about being cautious."

Anyone could hear what he wanted to say before he changed his mind, and An Miaomiao said angrily, "Observe first, then act. No one knows what kind of strange Sealed Artifacts exist in this world. You forgot that we have all been attacked. Did you do it? You can't save your life if you do it again."

Now that an agreement has been reached, how many people are fully armed and bring all the Sealed Artifacts that can be used.

I don't know where I took out a small black box and followed me slowly.

Wade White looked at him curiously, and immediately couldn't help but take a step back: "...What kind of sealed artifact is this? Why haven't I seen it on the official website?? Is it newly contained?"

In his eyes, it was not because he was holding an indescribable object in his hands at this time. The strange and inexplicable lines and indescribable aura appeared in front of him in a state that was difficult for human beings to understand. Looking at it, a kind of inexplicable fear came to my heart.

"It's not a sealed item, it's an ordinary sugar jar."

Wade White looked in disbelief.

Originally, he turned the box upside down calmly, spit out a piece of candy from the gap, poured it into the palm of his hand, and handed it to Wade White Noodles: "Hey, look."

Wade White was surprised for a moment, the corner of his mouth grinned, and he was about to take it subconsciously: "Thank you, give me—"?

Before the last word had been written, I had already peeled off the sugar coating neatly, put the candy in his mouth, and said the whole sentence vaguely: "Look, it's sugar, right?"

Wade White: "???"

He stared at his bulging cheeks, and was silent for five seconds before he said embarrassingly, "...It's really true."

"That's not right." Wade White suddenly reacted, and he was directly confused by the topic just now, so he shook his head dumbfoundedly, "I said, what are you going to do with a sugar jar without a sealed item? What can this be? use?"

"Can you add sugar to me, provide energy, and intimidate the target, isn't it very useful?" Saying this, he pushed the sugar jar forward, and Wade White almost took a big step back subconsciously.

Then he stopped awkwardly: "..."

...It's so reasonable that he has nothing to say.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Chu Kuang turned around and saved Wade White's embarrassment: "By the way, Yun An, it's convenient to say... Why did you judge it to be human before? Is it because it is not weird? It always feels like you are not guessing. of."

"Well, it's not really a guess."

Facing the three pairs of thirsty eyes, I didn't think for a second while holding the sugar jar, and looked at them.

He whispered: "It's because of malice..."

The three of them found out that the young man has a pair of very beautiful eyes, with long and dense eyelashes, neat lines at the ends of the eyes, but the pupils are too deep, and when you look closely, they appear too indifferent, almost indifferent.

"Weird is a rule that mortals don't understand, weird killing? It's like killing a natural disaster? It's just the rules. Fire and water are ruthless. Will natural disasters be malicious to human beings?"

"You mean..."

They vaguely understood something, but they didn't seem to understand anything.

"—You have malice entangled in you."

Yuan Buwei stated in a calm tone.

His eyes swept over the three people gently, and the color in his pupils became darker and darker, as if countless distorted shadows were reflected.