Latent Syndrome

Chapter 78 78. First Degree Murder

Violently breaking open the door of the stone bungalow, Lister and Eugene quickly broke in, frightening a white newlywed couple hiding inside.

The woman was huddled in the corner and shivering, while the man was using a simple folding knife and breathing a little quickly, trying his best to protect his wife.

Looking at the hatchet in Liszt's hand and the gun in Eugene's hand, and thinking of the terrifying creatures wandering outside, the man became extremely nervous and rushed forward, yelling and waving the folding knife randomly.

Liszt: "..."

He lightly strangled the man's wrist and took off the folding knife in his hand. Under the power of the vision of Latent Syndrome, the man only felt that he was being restrained by a powerful mechanical clamp and was unable to move at all.

"We didn't mean any harm." Eugene was overjoyed when he discovered that the two were ordinary people, indicating that Jessica also had the possibility of surviving.

In order to make the two of them lower their guard, Lister showed the ID of the Alliance Investigation Bureau and said: "We are Alliance agents who were ordered to investigate here. How did you get here?"

After some inquiries.

Eugene and Lister probably understood the current situation. They came from Virginia, Nevada, and were on a wedding trip. Their destination was Los Angeles, and they were going to take wedding photos at famous locations such as the Sunset Strip.

On the way, I heard about a very special tourist spot, Baishi Town, so I took a long detour to have a look. Unexpectedly, I got lost in this strange and evil place.

"Tourist destination?"

Eugene only felt that this was a bit unbelievable. The people traveling to such dangerous places were probably either aliens or Predators.

The two told the truth.

There was an extremely vicious serial killer in Baishi Town for more than 20 years. He specifically selected young and beautiful women to torture and violate them. Not only did he commit crimes in the town, but also nearby cities and some passers-by were abducted for execution. If the perverted mutilator has a male companion, he will be tortured and killed in a more cruel way.

For a long time, people were in panic, and they frequently appeared on news programs, with people angrily criticizing the incompetence of the police.

As a result, the higher authorities paid great attention and mobilized many personnel to investigate. Finally, with the assistance of the state police and local sheriff, the killer was successfully captured.

There are still many states in the liberal alliance that still retain the death penalty, and California is one of them. Although the sentencing requirements are higher and must meet the standard of first-degree murder, this killer has far exceeded this level. He was sentenced to death and skipped Multiple appeals procedures led to the early execution of the death penalty due to solid evidence.

Although the conventional execution method is lethal injection, prisoners can still choose their own execution method, which is not limited to electric chair, poison gas, shooting and hanging.

The 42-year-old murderer chose to be shot. After the executioner tied him to a chair, he covered his head with a mask and placed a target on his chest.

Seven volunteers use rifles to fire, and one of the bullets is a blank bullet, which can make each executioner feel that he is not delivering the fatal blow.

One of the volunteers requested the use of live ammunition, but this was an interlude.

The reason why they knew so clearly was because someone from the travel agency distributed leaflets about the local area, so they came to take a look on a whim.

After so many years, the influence of this incident has not dissipated in the surrounding areas including Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Northern Arizona. However, young people do not know much about it, and some people of the older generation still remember it.

In short, this famous serial murder case brought Baishi Town to the forefront. Many people came here to visit, which made this unknown town develop a tourism industry.

Some stores also sell commemorative props, some models of the murderer or cell phone ornaments of some of his perverted execution tools, etc.

More than two decades later, as the popularity dissipated, the tourism industry here gradually fell into disuse. Only a few young people who were preparing to take a self-driving trip to Los Angeles came to take a look when they heard the news.

After hearing this, Eugene felt as if she had eaten a fly, and an extremely nauseating feeling rolled in her stomach. She couldn't tell what was wrong, she just felt it was ridiculous.

"So someone is really attracted here? Just to get to know a perverted killer?"

Eugene didn't understand at all.

"We didn't mean that... we were just curious."

the woman in the couple replied, not wanting to be misunderstood.

"Well..." Liszt pondered for a while and said: "This is indeed one of the drawbacks caused by systematic education. Regardless of the education method, when thinking is fixed in a designated mode, it will be confused about things outside of cognitive logic. Generate strong interest, and a lot of young people will think this is... cool."

Eugene had a question mark on his face, at least she had never thought so, "Are you kidding me? I can understand some people, but many people think these are cool?"

Lister was puzzled by Eugene. He thought that a woman wearing a riveted leather jacket would like rebellious and novel elements such as death.

"It seems that you don't visit some forums very much."

Liszt was speechless and continued to check the items in the bungalow to see if he could find any clues to a breakthrough. He had to explore how this strange large area came into being, otherwise he would never be able to escape.

The tourist brochure the newlyweds received contained only information about the killer, but Lister was more concerned about the local swamp culture.

Travel brochures will only mention killers, but they will never be mentioned. Compared with murderers who commit crimes in accordance with the laws of physics, people are instinctively afraid of the ancient mysterious cultures produced by backward superstition.

The newlyweds had some rations in reserve, so they could survive until now, but there wasn't much left, but seeing as these two were official personnel, I didn't mind giving them some.

Patients with Abyssal Syndrome can draw power directly from the abyss. Although they do feel hungry, they do not particularly need food, so Eugene declined.

"Um……"

Liszt was going to say something again.

"Can you please stop um... um... um? Please don't add this prefix, it's already annoying enough."

Eugene was speechless.

"Really..." Liszt pondered for a while and added: "This is the local sheriff's observation post, which is basically equivalent to his office. He himself is probably dead."

Liszt pulled out an old photo and wiped the dust off it. It was a scene of two men returning from a deer hunt. One of them had a beautiful walking stick and he should be the sheriff here.

After continuing to rummage for a while, Liszt found extremely important clues. He found some records of returnees and even some criminal records of local people.

Due to the corrosion of the dark jungle, these files all had a musty smell. Liszt ignored them and looked through them directly.

As his expression grew more solemn, Eugene guessed he had discovered something.

"Do you know what's going on?"

Eugene asked with great anticipation.

"Um……"

Liszt continued to ponder.

Eugene wanted to slap someone, but he couldn't say anything and waited for him to finish.

"I think I already know the cause and effect of the whole thing, and I have basically determined who the initiator of all this is. With a rigorous attitude, it is just a conjecture, but I am 95% sure."

Liszt said calmly.

"WTF?"

Eugene was immediately stunned. She understood that Liszt was not the type to joke, and he even knew who did it.