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The Counterattack Plan of A Villain With Ten Thousand Fans - Chapter 324
🕑 Added 2024-04-19 18:33:18 +0000 UTCChapter 324
"Host, the male lead has spoken with the demon, and the demon has started to heal him," 098 relayed the images he received to Ling Chunann while speaking. In this world, it was unable to view the demon's images, but according to the data analysis from higher-ups, there were no bugs. Fortunately, their host could now see them, 098 felt somewhat relieved. "Host, what did the male lead and the demon talk about?"
"Nothing much, that demon was severely injured and is preparing to heal," Ling Chunann said simply.
"Healing?" 098 was a bit worried. In the original story, William was also injured in the final battle with Du Zixuan's demon, and it took him eating over a dozen souls to recover, even though those were just minor injuries. And he certainly hadn't misheard just now; the two words Ling Chunann mentioned were 'severely injured.'
Could it be that this time Du Zixuan would turn into a murderous demon?
"Host, should we tell Xue Zhengyang about this?" 098 asked.
"Modern law enforcement relies on evidence," Ling Chunann responded coolly.
With a demon by his side, ordinary people wouldn't be able to detect him, leaving no evidence. It was precisely for this reason that in the original story, Xue Zhengyang was repeatedly fooled by the male lead, eventually meeting that fate. 098 quickly realized this point. "What should we do now?"
"No rush," Ling Chunann said leisurely.
In this world, the male lead was a son of fortune, protected by the heavens. It was okay to teach him a lesson occasionally, but if it involved his life safety, then the unlucky one would only be themselves. Du Zixuan was already responsible for more than one life; exposing him was tantamount to threatening his life, which for Ling Chunann was clearly more trouble than it was worth and could even end up harming more people under the influence of the male lead's fortune.
However, it was still possible to assist that righteous police officer from the sidelines at critical moments.
At two in the morning, the noisy city had sunk into silence, and the most bustling night spots were gradually closing down. The green students just finished their adventure were still excited, dancing energetically as they left the nightclub, ready to rush to their next destination.
As they passed through an alley, one of the female students seemed to see something and screamed out loud. Soon, more screams followed, waking up several streets.
When Xue Zhengyang and his team arrived at the alley near the nightlife area, the scene had already been cordoned off. Several young students stood in a corner, their faces pale and trembling with fear.
Upon seeing Xue Zhengyang, the fat police officer who was in charge of maintaining order wiped his sweat and hurried over, "Officer Xue, you're just in time. This is the third incident already. I just did a quick check, and it's the same as the previous victims."
"Officer Huang has worked hard," Xue Zhengyang nodded to Officer Huang and looked down at the two bodies already covered with cloths, "This time it's two people?"
"Yes, the criminal is getting more and more rampant. This alley is a necessary route back to Qingyang University. These young folks must have been scared. I asked for a long time but couldn't get any useful information." Officer Huang fumbled in his pocket, pulled out a cigarette, then realized he was still on duty, stuffed the cigarette back, and couldn't help but curse, "Damn criminal, I'll make him eat bullets sooner or later."
Hearing Officer Huang's report, Xue Zhengyang bent down, lifted the white cloth from the bodies.
The victims were a young woman and a fat man, half-naked. The woman's face was heavily made up, her eyes wide open in horror and despair, her bright red lips slightly open as if she hadn't finished speaking, her skirt already taken off. Combined with the man's body, it was easy to deduce what the two were doing just before they died.
Their expressions were exactly the same, eyes wide open, pupils constricted, full of terror. According to the results of the previous two murders, these two were likely "scared to death."
Thinking of this conclusion, Xue Zhengyang clenched his fists, feeling even heavier.
After a night's work, they finally obtained the forensic report, seeing the expected cause of death, even the usually composed Xue Zhengyang felt somewhat despondent.
The officer responsible for taking notes walked into the office, "Those students didn't know anything beyond discovering the bodies. The death time for these two was 1:49 AM, they hadn't even left the nightclub by then."
At that moment, a short-statured police officer suddenly jumped up and shouted towards Xue Zhengyang, "Boss! Come take a look! Someone passed by this street
! The time and direction match up, he might be the killer!"
On the computer screen, last night's surveillance footage of the street outside the alley where the incident occurred was playing. The time on the upper right corner showed 1:51 AM. In the footage, a black figure passed by.
The man moved quickly, and his face wasn't visible in the surveillance, so all that was visible on the screen was a back view. From the frozen image, the man was dressed in a black trench coat, sporting a trendy short haircut, and appeared somewhat skinny.
"Is this the killer? He doesn't look scary," someone commented upon thinking of how the victims died.
"Maybe it's because his face is too ugly?" someone joked.
"Are there any other surveillance findings?" Xue Zhengyang asked.
The short officer shook his head, "No, I've looked at over a dozen cameras, and all those images have been tampered with; there's no way to restore them. This is the last camera, perfectly positioned at a street corner, and it's connected to a separate surveillance line, so the killer might have overlooked it."
With that said, everyone's expression became serious as they focused on the surveillance footage, as if they could see a flower in the figure in the image.
As everyone analyzed and let their imaginations run wild, Xue Zhengyang spoke in a cold voice, "Quiet."
Everyone instantly fell silent, looking at Xue Zhengyang's serious expression, somewhat unsure, "Boss, do you know who this person on the screen is?"
Xue Zhengyang furrowed his brows and shook his head after a few minutes, "Looks a bit familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen him before."
"Revenge value +5%, current revenge value is 10%, please continue to strive, host."
The revenge value finally moved, 098 felt a bit moved; the previous five points were also gained during the summoning of Si Yu. The difficulty of the mission in this world was really high.
"Host, Xue Zhengyang saw that surveillance footage, now he should have a deep impression of the male lead's back view. Next time they meet, he'll probably be able to confirm that the person in the surveillance is him," 098 reported his findings and threw out his own question, "Host, how did you know the male lead would act near the nightlife area this time?"
"Guessed it," Ling Chunann answered lazily.
"..."
Ling Chunann had indeed guessed, but it wasn't a random guess. When injured, demons need energy; apart from the purest souls, only souls bursting with negative energy contain the most. Even if it wasn't this time, there would be a next, so Ling Chunann was just waiting for the rabbit.
Not long after, 098 asked again, "Host, why doesn't he make a move against you?"
"Because he's smart," Ling Chunann answered.
Not sure if Si Yu was his contracted demon and also severely injured, William naturally wouldn't dare move against him.
Once again despised by the host for his intelligence, 098 couldn't help but feel a bit depressed.
"Baby, breakfast is ready, time to get up," Si Yu walked in at this time, bending down to kiss the corner of Ling Chunann's eyes, "Do you want to go out today?"
Ling Chunann nodded in response, "Yes, I'd like to visit the school."
"Baby wants to go to school?"
"No, just have some things to handle."
Du Zixuan had just come of age, and he should be of the age to be in school. Though he might seem aloof to most people, his grades were still good. With his talent in music, he had been specially recruited into Qingyang University's music department at the start of his senior year, although he had never actually attended school, his student status was still preserved, and he was supposed to be a freshman now.
Though he had already recovered, Ling Chunann hadn't abandoned the wheelchair. Driven by Si Yu, they arrived at the school gate. As soon as the wheelchair was set down, it attracted quite a few glances.
Si Yu's appearance could score full marks even in Ling Chunann's discerning aesthetic, let alone ordinary humans. Almost everyone who saw him couldn't move their feet. If it weren't for most students being in class at this time, there would have been even more people. But while many looked, due to Si Yu's aura, no one dared to come up and ask for contact information.
After setting up the wheelchair, Si Yu opened the passenger door and lifted Ling Chunann out and onto the wheelchair.
Yes, Ling Chunann's current appearance had been seen at various music concerts, though not universally known, it still had some renown, especially since there had been recent news that he might completely leave the music scene due to a car accident, so as soon as he got out of the car, someone recognized him, "It's Du Zixuan!"
The students who had been silenced by Si Yu's appearance suddenly became lively.
"He really is the legendary violin prodigy, so cute, I want to marry him."
"It seems he was seriously injured, having to use a wheelchair, wondering when he will be able to play the violin again, heartbroken."
"I really want to know the contact of that cool, handsome guy."
"Didn't you notice how tenderly that handsome guy looked at little Xuan? I bet they're a couple."
Though the students deliberately lowered their voices, they could not escape the ears of Si Yu, a demon. He bristled when he heard the first two comments but began to beam at the speculation about his relationship with Ling Chunann.
Seeing Si Yu, though stern-faced, had shining eyes, where could Ling Chunann not know what the man was thinking? He glanced at him, "Let's go in."
With Si Yu leading the way, the two quickly made their way through the crowd into the school toward the administrative building.
"Zixuan?"
Just as they hadn't gone far, a familiar voice from behind called out to Ling Chunann.
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