Chapter 228: A Harmonious Society Saves You

Chapter 228: A Harmonious Society Saves You

Before him lay a modest room.

Inside were numerous metal racks, machinery, control panels, and a single person.

The man appeared to be advanced in age, with a face in his fifties and long, grey-white hair.

Time had etched its mark on his forehead, yet his eyes defied description.

Cold, spiteful, ferocious… those emotions flickered in his eyes.

Xiao Yu stood rooted to the spot in astonishment—this old man was eating something.

A roasted… human hand!

Xiao Yu had seen dead bodies before.

He had witnessed plenty of gruesome corpses and even more repulsive scenes.

But it was the first time that he saw someone devour a human right before his eyes!

His stomach churned.

After a long moment, Xiao Yu finally managed to quell the urge to vomit.

His gaze toward the old man shifted.

No longer did he see a human being,

but rather a walking corpse!

He made no move.

The old man held a roasted human hand in one hand,

while with the other he pressed a button on the control panel.

“Police?”

The old man took a bite of the meat, his eyes burning with malice as he stared at Xiao Yu.

Without a word, Xiao Yu scanned every detail of the room.

“Don’t move a muscle.”

With a wicked grin, the old man warned, “The moment I hit this switch, those little toys will die. Understand?”

Xiao Yu’s eyes locked onto the old man’s face in silence.

“Take out all the weapons on you and lay them on the floor.”

The old man, like a sinister ghost, took another bite of meat.

Obediently, Xiao Yu slowly produced his pistol and placed it on the floor.

His eyes paused for a moment as he looked at a nearby metal rack.

He noticed that the rack was connected to the control panel.

He also saw that the old man’s hand wasn’t just covering the button—it was pressed against the metal control panel.

Xiao Yu looked up and asked, “May I ask you something?”

The old man paused, confused, “Uh?”

Xiao Yu’s tone turned serious, “What do you consider your kin? What value do you place on life?”

“Huh?”

The old man grinned broadly, meat still clinging to his teeth, “Kin? Life? What are those, anyway?”

“I see,”

Xiao Yu nodded, “Anyone who disrespects life hardly deserves it!”

The old man was taken aback, “Hmm?”

What did he mean?

The old man hadn’t understood—and then he saw Xiao Yu grasping a nearby metal rack.

What could he be planning with it?

The old man couldn’t comprehend his intention.

But he soon did.

Crackle!

A burst of electricity splashed from Xiao Yu’s hand.

In an instant,

the old man, who had been pressing his hand against the control panel, was struck like by lightning and collapsed, frozen in place.

Skill: Eel’s Electric Shock!

This system skill was the second time Xiao Yu had used it since acquiring it from the system.

After unleashing Eel’s Electric Shock, Xiao Yu’s body felt completely drained.

He collapsed to the floor, gasping heavily.

Eel’s Electric Shock is formidable—it can release anywhere between 350 and 650 volts in an instant.

Metal, being an excellent conductor, channeled the electric current flawlessly.

With the rack connecting to the control panel and the old man’s hand pressed on it, his fate was sealed.

Xiao Yu would never use that skill unless absolutely necessary.

Its side effects were too severe!

After using it, one would be utterly exhausted, unable to move even a finger for ten minutes.

Using it on criminals was practically tantamount to begging for death.

It was a double-edged sword—use it well, and your enemy is finished;

misuse it, and you end up finishing yourself!

Xiao Yu dared to use it only because a woman had mentioned that in the basement there were only four of their kind.

Two had already been killed, the woman was unconscious, leaving only the old man before him.

“Come on, let’s see who hurts whom!”

A full ten minutes passed.

Finally, Xiao Yu exhaled forcefully, the feeling of exhaustion gradually ebbing away.

Even so, rising took tremendous effort.

He picked up his pistol, stepping forward carefully.

Xiao Yu approached the old man on the ground.

He wasn’t dead, just unconscious.

Squatting down, Xiao Yu calmly told the old man, “You know, if I weren’t a cop, I’d make you experience the cruelest punishment known to man. Consider yourself lucky to live in this day and age!”

Standing up, his strength nearly restored,

Xiao Yu lifted his leg and dropped it decisively.

Crunch!

“Ah…”

Four successive cracks and agonized groans echoed as bones shattered.

Xiao Yu turned and walked out of the machine room.

A person with all limbs severed couldn’t possibly control a control panel, right?

Well, it wouldn’t be possible!

If he didn’t leave soon, Xiao Yu feared he might lose control of his urge to kill.

After all, no one else could see him—what was there to worry about?

People may deceive others,

but they can’t fool their own hearts.

Sometimes, Xiao Yu even wished he could transform into a Judge.

But unfortunately, he was merely an enforcer!

……

The final corridor.

As he stepped in, Xiao Yu heard footsteps from behind.

Have they finally arrived?

Thankfully, the police weren’t the last to show up.

A wry smile crossed Xiao Yu’s face as a joke came to mind.

I’m a cop too, you know!

He stood before a cell, peering through the iron bars at three of the victims inside.

At that moment, Xiao Yu’s heart softened.

Peering at the stitched mouths, eyes, and ears of the three inside,

he felt a pang of sorrow.

Not sympathizing with the criminal doesn’t mean he couldn’t feel compassion for others.

Zhao Changshan and Zhou Tinghu, who had arrived on the scene, wore mixed expressions as they took in the sight.

A murderous aura flickered over the police officers, much like Xiao Yu’s own—

all they could do was drag the woman and the old man out of the basement, like dead dogs.

The law would soon punish these criminals!

……

“Second Brother is named Li Haibo, Third Brother is named Zheng Hao…”

Seated on the stone steps outside the Small Island Manor, Zhao Changshan passed a cigarette to Xiao Yu and recounted the statement their subordinate had gotten from the woman and the old man, “They must’ve caught wind of something and gone into hiding.”

“Ha!”

A cold laugh escaped Xiao Yu as he chewed his cigarette, his eyes fixed on the forensic doctor in the yard at the well, who was hauling out skeletal remains one by one, his voice icily remarking, “You think they can run?”

That was the third skeleton!

That very well was the spot where Xiao Yu first detected the stench of corpses when he arrived on the Small Island, at the Manor.

It was also where the suspects disposed of their victims’ bodies.

The forensic doctor had just informed everyone that at least eight corpses were found during the investigation of the well.

At the same time,

Wang Mei’s body had been found.

It was nearly impossible to hide a corpse within a city.

Who would have thought that the criminals would transport the bodies out of the city and stash them on Small Island?

After interrogations,

the police learned from the woman and the old man

that Second Brother and Third Brother weren’t merely perverted murderers.

They had also streamed live their killings, acts of torture, deadly games, and even cannibalism on the dark web for huge profits.

When Wang Dong in the Capital City heard the news from his little brother, he was utterly stunned.

Immediately,

the entire National Security Unit Two mobilized and descended upon Bincheng!