Chapter 301: A Horrifying New Threat

Chapter 301: Is It Really This Terrifying?

Xiao Yu’s heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.

An indescribable feeling flickered in his mind.

He sensed danger—a mysterious, inexplicable threat.

This peril was warning Xiao Yu that signing in might bring him face-to-face with the unknown.

And here comes the problem.

As a police officer now turned National Security operative,

even if you detect danger, can you really ignore it?

While Xiao Yu was cursing, he signed in!

【Ding Congratulations, Host! Case Signed Successfully!】

【System Reward: Ability Unlocked – Assassination Expert!】

【System Task Assigned: Solve the Serial Novel Case!】

【Time Limit for the Case: Twenty-Five Days!】

【If you complete the task within the time limit, an additional system skill will be unlocked – Mongoose Stomach!】

【Should you fail the task within the time frame ‘583’, your granted system abilities will be revoked!】

【Task Countdown Begins…】

A tidal wave of data, techniques, and abilities surged in.

They overwhelmed Xiao Yu without giving him a moment to react, seeping into his body, imprinting every corner of his brain as they flowed rapidly.

Every piece of data, every tactic, every ability… was related to killing.

Using all kinds of methods to dispatch any target Xiao Yu wished to eliminate.

All executed with stealth, subtlety, and silence… pure assassination!

Damn… Xiao Yu nearly jumped out of his skin.

Damn this system—I’m a cop, for crying out loud.

I never wanted to be a killer. What use is this ability?

But the system, like a stubborn parent, ignored his protests.

Its behavior remains unchanged day after day.

The system gives what it gives.

It never asks if you want it or agree to it.

Once you sign in, the ability is yours.

Whether you like it or not, you have to take it.

There’s no choice!

For some reason, Xiao Yu suddenly recalled a saying: ‘If this system isn’t eradicated, it will become a great scourge!’

With his face growing pale, Xiao Yu forcibly ‘blocked’ the assassination abilities.

For example, when he glanced at Wang Dong, he saw thousands of methods

that could silently pin the man against the wall!

Take this moment while they were dining.

Chopsticks, toothpicks… had all turned into weapons of assassination.

Wang Dong truly lived up to his National Security reputation.

His sense of danger was as sharp as ever, matching even the youngest.

He was the first to feel an uncanny crisis and looked at Xiao Yu with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Xiao Yu glared back, “What’s with that starved look in your eyes?”

Wang Dong: …

For crying out loud, what’s wrong with you, kid?

Was that murderous intent just a trick of the light?

It must be—it makes no sense for the kid to want to kill me!

Sitting nearby, Shen Zhengyang exchanged glances with both Xiao Yu and Wang Dong.

He found the two of them rather inexplicable.

The three of them ate in silence.

No one would be held accountable for this ‘terrifying murderous intent’!

After they finished their meal,

“I need to make a trip to City C. I must inspect the crime scene,” Xiao Yu declared.

He added, “By the way, let Fang Shuoxin continue working on his novel.”

Wang Dong and Shen Zhengyang: ???

“Whether he writes the novel or not, some details no longer tie into the case anyway,”

Xiao Yu explained, “I even want him to write some scenes in advance so we can catch that… agent sooner!”

Unfortunately, he had tried.

Whenever Fang Shuoxin finished writing about the current case, he just couldn’t continue.

Isn’t that strange?

Not really.

Xiao Yu had a thought.

Every detail in Fang Shuoxin’s novel was only written after the case occurred.

He could only write them post-incident!

……

“Twenty-Five Days until the System Deadline!”

On the flight to City C, Xiao Yu wore a worried frown.

He knew he was about to walk on the edge again!

His experience told him that any system task lasting over twenty days

was fraught with peril!

Shaking off the distractions, Xiao Yu refocused on the case.

Yet he still couldn’t find a direct link between the novel and the case.

It was all too bizarre.

And way too mysterious.

Almost bordering on the supernatural.

Pure deduction alone wouldn’t crack this case—Xiao Yu had to head to the scene for clues.

“Missing your sister?”

Wang Dong teased from beside him.

Xiao Yu retorted dismissively, “Who, me?”

But, truth be told, there was a part of him that did.

He missed his sister’s gentle, yet fearsome fangs.

Sometimes, being bitten could strangely become addictive!

“Heh!”

Wang Dong sneered, offering no further comment.

Though the kid wasn’t the type to be rendered motionless by a woman’s allure,

just the sight of his own sister would freeze him in place.

Isn’t that just the same?

“What kinds of cases have you been through before?”

Xiao Yu changed the subject to pass the tedium of the flight.

“Countless.”

With a sigh, Wang Dong recalled, “Countless bizarre cases.”

“Like what?” Xiao Yu’s interest was piqued.

“The second unit handles only domestic special cases, all rated D-level or above.”

Wang Dong continued, “Every case now sends shivers down my spine. For instance… there was a cannibalistic case. The murderer killed and devoured his wife, then went on to do the same with his two children over an entire six months, turning their bones into amber powder.”

Xiao Yu: …

So horrifying that it numbed the senses—a truly warped act.

“And there was another case,”

Wang Dong said with a curl of his lip, “Nine successive cases involving female cadavers—after being murdered, the victims had their heads and limbs severed for… unspeakable acts.”

“Ugh!” Xiao Yu couldn’t help but draw in a cold breath.

“What left the deepest mark on my memory was a dismemberment case.”

Wang Dong’s expression grew grave as he recounted, “The victim was a woman… at the initial scene over five hundred pieces of cooked meat were found. Later, another five hundred pieces were discovered through further investigation. And then, yet another five hundred pieces… in total, the victim was cut into over two thousand pieces. But in the end, those extra five hundred pieces disappeared—apparently cooked into a meal and served to neighbors and her mother-in-law.”

Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned.

“That victim… was the murderer’s wife.”

Wang Dong exhaled deeply, “He killed her because she discovered his affair, intended to divorce him, and planned to take the kids… His methods were utterly ruthless!”

“How did he manage that?” Xiao Yu’s curiosity shifted.

He couldn’t fathom how someone could slice a person into over two thousand pieces.

“The murderer…”

Wang Dong’s expression turned peculiar, “was a chef… and neither the neighbors nor his mother-in-law realized they were eating human flesh!”

Xiao Yu: …

Is a chef’s knife work really that terrifying?