【…… Object Identity...... Judged to be civilian...... Armament: None...... Combat Ability...... Judging that there is no threat ......]

【…… Target Selection ...... Suitability: Moderate...... Judgment: Subject is attacking a ...... of the same type The defenses of the humans on this plane will not protect the target...... 62 percent probability......]

There was a not-so-loud noise in the alley, but it only lasted for a short time without alarming the others. Having said that, at this time period, let alone such a little movement, even if you shout loudly, it is estimated that no one will be able to hear it.

After a short moment, a woman dressed in black and wearing sunglasses on her face walked out. As she went, she gently rubbed her arm—no, I should say, tugging at the place where it had been grabbed—and from time to time she ripped some of the ingredients off it.

Under the light, she could see that everything she had caught was a black mass, like a frozen texture. It's not so much a solid as a liquid. In just a short time, these things dripped from her hands, and then disappeared like water droplets on the concrete pavement.

With her movements, the arm, which had a large notch, became white and tender again.

Her figure quickly disappeared at the end of the road, and the alley remained dead silent, but the smell of blood slowly wafted out.

However, there is nothing in the alley that has anything to do with "gore". Only in the corner, there was a bunch of small hard pieces that couldn't tell what it was. By tomorrow, the cleaners will probably clean them up.

Of course, there were a few pieces of metal in the pile, which were metal buckles for belts, keys, and other things like that. But these things are everywhere in the city, and they don't attract attention.

……

At seven o'clock in the morning, the white Camry arrived at the door of the small shop on time. Or to be more specific, park on the side of the road diagonally opposite the shop.

It's a good observation position, and basically as long as someone comes over to make an IP call, they can't escape the view from the car window. And it's a common occurrence of parked cars – like most cities in China, parking in W is a serious problem. The suburban junction is a little better, but the car parked on the side of the road is never suspicious.

Li Ze rubbed his forehead. The after-effects of the concussion have not completely faded, and I still feel headaches from time to time. According to the doctor, he should now have a good rest at home, preferably lying in bed and not moving anything. But another belief made him choose this path decisively.

Every time I close my eyes, I seem to feel the breath of death. It's also strange to say, it stands to reason that with the passage of time, the memory will gradually blur, but now with the passage of time, Li Ze found that his memory gradually became clearer.

If you close your eyes, it seems like you can go back to that night...... Gunfire erupted in the night, and the figure rushed through the air with the screams of countless bullets.

Li Ze is well aware of the allocation of police forces...... They had already surrounded the target, and it was estimated that at least thirty guns were firing on all sides, forming a dense crossfire - if not a rain of bullets. It stands to reason that such firepower is impossible for people to dodge. But the impossible happened.

Of course, you can say that the other party is too cunning, and immediately extinguishes all the lights around, greatly reducing the visibility and hit rate. You could also say that the target reacted too quickly and was in a hurry, but everyone was not psychologically prepared accordingly, so the most important first wave of bullets all missed. But in any case, that's not the whole reason.

The rushing figure wasn't rushing in a straight line—as most people might imagine—she was changing course very cleverly, pausing from time to time. Those swift and dexterous movements are not scripted, but ...... Is she consciously dodging bullets?

Because the distance was very close, and because of the instantaneous light provided by the bullet, Li Ze saw the details of the monster's movements. Speaking of which, at that time, he actually ignored this point, and only felt that the other party was completely lucky to avoid so many bullets.

But now that I think about it, I can't help but feel creepy.

That monster...... Didn't you dodge bullets by luck, but by your own strength?

If it were human, then it would be absolutely impossible. So everything can only be Li Ze's own delusion and speculation, but if that is not human...... It's a monster created somehow, or even just a super robot, and that's very likely.

Such a monster...... Can it be wiped out?

Or rather, what is the price to pay to destroy such a monster?

He was distraught thinking about the question, but suddenly, his long-awaited cell phone rang. This time, Li Ze did not press the button directly, but first looked carefully at the caller ID.

It was indeed that mysterious call...... I can't see the number on my phone at all.

His eyes looked through the window of the film and saw the young man standing next to the IP phone not far away, holding the telephone. Although it was the back, Li Ze still recognized the other party at a glance as the mysterious person who gave him the hand-drawn map that day.

In the next moment, all the headaches, doubts, and uneasiness rolled out of his mind. His phone had been set to vibrate before, so he felt the vibration as he opened the car door and walked towards the mysterious man.

In about ten seconds, that is, when Li Ze walked behind the mysterious man, the vibration of the mobile phone just stopped. The mystery man had to put down the phone because no one answered for a long time.

Then, the moment he turned around, the two were already facing each other. With such a close distance, it is already inescapable.

To Li Ze's surprise, the other party's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, but then he immediately calmed down. He didn't make what would have been the most likely move - that is, to run away.

"Officer Li Ze?!" the mysterious man took the initiative to reach out his hand. "First meeting...... Ah, it's not the first time, but it's the first time to meet officially. I didn't expect you to be so interested in me? Introduce yourself, my name is Lu Wu. ”

Li Ze himself was also very surprised that he would be so calm at this moment, or rather, he did not expect the other party to make such a move - he also stretched out his hand and shook it flexibly.

"I know you have a lot of questions for me," Lu Wu said directly. "Actually, I just made this call to ask you out. But it doesn't seem necessary anymore......"

He looked around, it was early morning, and there were quite a few people coming and going on the streets.

"Let's go and sit at the same store last time. ”

Five minutes later, the two of them sat down in the small shop where Li Ze had been hiding from the rain before. At this time, there were no other customers in the store, so the two of them chose a remote corner and ordered a drink each.

But for a moment, neither of them spoke first.

Officer Li Ze ...... "In the end, Lu Wuqing cleared his throat. "You've come so far to find me here...... Does that mean you've already seen the murderer, right? Or do you realize what's so special about that murderer?"

Li Ze did not answer, but this silence itself indicated that he acquiesced to this conclusion.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" Lu Wu asked.

"That murderer, it's not a human being, right?!" Li Ze suddenly spoke, and as he spoke, his gaze stared fiercely at Lu Wu's face. "What do you know?"

"Don't show this picture of wanting to eat people!" Lu Wu smiled. "Actually, what do I know...... It doesn't matter at all, because even if I talk about it all day with a loudspeaker in the middle of the road in W City, no one will believe me. So the essence of this thing is...... What do you want to do?"

“……”

"I can see that, first of all, you're not wearing a police uniform, you're not driving a police car, you're not wearing a body camera...... Anyway, I didn't carry anything on me...... Does that mean you're coming to me as a private person now?"

"We rounded it up once on the dump based on that map. Li Ze said. "But it was run...... Many suffered minor injuries. ”

"It's just an injury?" Lu Wu was a little surprised this time. Amber has said that the evil spirit is a monster that acts on instinct, so it must act according to its instinct - which means that the policeman who confronts it will surely die.

"Because of your warning, we're all wearing body armor. Li Ze replied. "But my colleagues who were in my group at the time ...... He is seriously injured and will most likely turn into a vegetative state. ”

Thinking of the old horse lying motionless on the bed, Li Ze suddenly felt an inexplicable irritability. In fact, Li Ze's popularity among colleagues is not particularly good, especially those older old colleagues, although they have not yet reached the point of hostility, they more or less have a kind of rejection of him. The old horse is also one of them. But that night, Lao Ma took the initiative to save him.

If Lao Ma hadn't pulled Li Ze away, I'm afraid he would really have to be the only victim in that operation.

"What the hell is that murderer, or that thing?" Li Ze asked suddenly.

"Officer Li Ze," Lu Wu said. "That one is really not human. Its official name is the Evil Spirit. Of course, in fact, this is a paraphrased word, and I don't know what the original official name was. But as I said earlier, it's not really about what it is, or where it comes from, but ...... Don't get me wrong, I'm just talking about 'you', not the police. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Because if you want to cooperate with the police, then I didn't say anything just now. I'm just an ordinary citizen, and I do everything casually - I don't pay taxes anyway. On the contrary, if working with you...... That's another story. ”

"What if I say I don't want to do anything?" Li Ze narrowed his eyes, and involuntarily raised his guard in his heart.

"Ha, that's a boring lie. If you don't want to do anything, then you won't be guarding my phone in front of that little shop. Well, don't say you're passing by by accident. ”

"So...... What do you want to do?"

"I want to destroy the evil spirit," Lu Wu said. "But I'm just an ordinary citizen, with neither weapons nor equipment, so I have to look for like-minded companions. It's as simple as that. ”