Chapter 71: Late Confessions and Unsettling Clues
by xennovelChapter 71: You’ve Got Severe OCD, Haven’t You?
Inside the armed helicopter sits Xiao Yu.
Gazing out at the endless blue skies and sea, he feels inexplicably fired up.
In his past life, he dreamed of becoming a soldier, though his family absolutely opposed it.
Reluctantly, he took another path to pursue a different dream—joining the police.
But things quickly went downhill…
Living a second life, he’s back in uniform!
Snapping back to reality, Xiao Yu pulls out his phone and opens WeChat.
Xiao Yu: “Sis, sorry, but I doubt I’ll be home tonight. I’ve got a case to investigate.”
Mu Qingwu: “…Just hold your tongue!”
Xiao Yu: “???”
Xiao Yu: “Are you saying I can’t speak? Sis, are there dogs outside?”
Mu Qingwu: “…”
Xiao Yu: “Heh, was I right? Woman, you’re playing with fire. Just wait—I’ll hop on a shared bike and come get you!”
Mu Qingwu: “…”
Mu Qingwu: “I’m in the middle of a shareholders’ meeting at the office, and my phone is mirroring the screen. Now it’s so awkward—the shareholders are giving me these strange, ‘027’ stares…”
Xiao Yu: “Uh… it’s a bit awkward” (sweat emoji)
Mu Qingwu: “This is so embarrassing! What are we going to do?”
Xiao Yu: “Sis, why don’t you fire all the shareholders? If they’re gone, there’d be no reason for embarrassment.”
Mu Qingwu: “…You’re typing right now while they’re watching. Seriously?”
Xiao Yu: “Damn, that’s vicious! You want me to die a social death in front of everyone?”
Mu Qingwu: “…Don’t you feel ashamed saying that?”
Xiao Yu: “If I said it was just a joke, I’d get beat up, right?”
Mu Qingwu: “You’ll understand when you get home!”
Xiao Yu: “Sis…”
Mu Qingwu: “What?”
Xiao Yu: “I love you!”
Mu Qingwu: “I love you too!”
…
After putting his phone down, Xiao Yu’s face flushed red.
He confessed, albeit a little late.
But…
His sister was delighted!
What is love?
It’s a gamble!
Lose, and you lose it all—parting ways forever.
Win, and you stay together for life, growing old side by side.
Let’s give it our all!
…
Four hours later.
The armed helicopter slowly descends.
Xiao Yu disembarks and sees Wang Dong standing not far away.
A business van pulls out of the airport.
Inside the van.
“Any leads?”
Wang Dong fixes his gaze on Xiao Yu, filled with anticipation.
“None.”
Xiao Yu smiles, “With only five videos and the files, Brother Wang, you really do think highly of me!”
“Indeed, I do.”
Wang Dong gives a heavy nod, tapping his head, “Speaking purely of intellect, you’re the second person I’ve seen who’s as monstrous as a creature!”
His gaze is laden with wary scrutiny, as if sizing up a monster.
“And the first?” Xiao Yu’s lips twitch.
“Dead,” Wang Dong replies coolly.
Xiao Yu: “…”
Xiao Yu: “What the heck is that supposed to mean?”
He’s dying to know how that person died.
“A special operations unit from National Security went after him.”
Wang Dong says in a low tone, “All eight agents sacrificed themselves!”
Xiao Yu’s heart skips a beat.
National Security agents like 007?
Did it really take eight top agents to put him down?
That’s truly monstrous!
But… what does that have to do with me?
What do you mean by calling me that kind of monster?
“You’re different,” Wang Dong smiles.
Xiao Yu: “???”
“Too many attachments.”
Wang Dong laughs, “Your parents and your wife are your Achilles’ heel. As long as they’re safe, you’ll never tread that path!”
Is it that I have no issues, or are you just insisting I don’t? Xiao Yu glares deeply at Wang Dong.
Sure enough, these Old Silver Coin tests come at any moment.
Better steer clear of these people in the future—don’t be reckless!
…
City K – a narrow alley outside a residential area.
Xiao Yu crouches on the ground, staring at the pavement.
The street is spotless, as if it had been washed down.
A stack of photos is handed to Xiao Yu. Wang Dong says, “This is the scene as it was.”
Xiao Yu takes the photos and examines each one carefully.
The photos are far clearer than those five videos he saw earlier—close-up shots of the victim’s body.
Looking at the photo, the victim’s face, ruined like minced meat, still oozes a sticky, bright red substance.
Organs spilling out, with the victim biting his own intestines…
Tsk!
Although it’s a bit nauseating, Xiao Yu manages to endure it.
The crime scene before him is where the fifth victim met his end.
While the scene doesn’t offer much to investigate, there are still clues.
Xiao Yu looks up at a streetlight not far away.
He clearly recalls the camera angle from the video.
Sure enough, he spots a Tianyan Surveillance Camera on the streetlight.
Recalling the other four horrifying self-harm videos…
His eyes light up as an idea strikes him.
“Was it intentional?”
Muttering to himself, Xiao Yu narrows his eyes, “Did he deliberately lure these controlled individuals in front of the camera? Or is it just a coincidence? No way—there can’t be five coincidences. I can be sure his mind intended it!”
Huh?
Xiao Yu is suddenly startled.
Something doesn’t feel right.
What’s going on with my thoughts?
How can I be so sure it’s not a coincidence?
It turns out… it’s the Psychological Expert!
Before, he would rely solely on his own mind to analyze cases and criminal psyches.
After obtaining the ‘Psychological Expert’ from the system,
Something pleasantly surprising happened to him.
His deductive skills seem to have leveled up!
…
At the Forensic Department’s morgue.
A corpse is pulled out of a refrigerated morgue coffin.
An examiner opens the heavy plastic bag covering the body.
The body is revealed.
Deceased: Chen Mingxi, Male, 34, a resident of City K…
Up close, the victim’s features are completely disfigured, rendering identification impossible.
Before dying, he was still seen biting his own intestines.
But…
Impossible to tear off, yet he had swallowed them whole…
Xiao Yu can’t fathom how he managed it.
No ordinary human could ever do something like this.
Bending over, Xiao Yu examines the victim’s hands.
They still show signs of strain even in death.
His gaze shifts back to that grotesque, terrifying face.
The face, mutilated like minced meat, still bears a twisted hint of… delight!
One could say that even in his final moments,
he appeared oddly serene?
Xiao Yu’s scalp prickles with unease.
It’s too bizarre—beyond belief.
A spine-chilling terror seeps into his core, freezing his body.
He gets the unsettling feeling that something unclean had once possessed the victim, compelling him to do unspeakable things.
But…
His eyes shift again as Xiao Yu coldly stares at the victim’s chest.
Watching the organs spilling out.
Suddenly, a strange smile curls on his face.
Wang Dong, who was observing Xiao Yu, is utterly creeped out by his smile: “Don’t laugh like that, alright? This is a morgue!”
“…”
Xiao Yu looks at Wang Dong, whose face has turned pale, and asks blankly, “Are you afraid of corpses?”
“No.”
Wang Dong shakes his head, “I’m a bit afraid of you.”
Xiao Yu: “…”
Xiao Yu: “You psycho, you’ve got severe OCD, haven’t you?”
…
P.S.: The little brother keeps writing—apologies for the clumsy work, gentlemen!