Chapter 5 First Contact
"At around 03:14 a.m. on February 14, a 23-year-old man was brutally killed in the small market in the west area of the municipal building. ”
"At around 01:24 a.m. on February 23, a 26-year-old nightclub girl had her throat slit in the women's toilet of the Red Citrus Bar in the south area of the Municipal Building. ”
"At around 00:15 a.m. on March 14, a 17-year-old senior high school student was on his way home from a tutor and had his throat torn by a creature suspected to be a beast. ”
"At around 01:15 a.m. on April 10, a female worker from a machine factory was killed and dismembered in Zhouping Lane in the south area of the Municipal Building. ”
"At around 02:20 a.m. on May 2, a guard from the Security Department had his throat cut in his office, and the scene was messy with signs of fighting, indicating that the victim had resisted violently but was still brutally killed. ”
"In addition, there was a blood-colored and distorted symbol left at the scene, which after identification, appeared to be a 'change' written by the guard in blood before he died, and the Reconnaissance Department is currently working to reconnoiter the relevant information. ”
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"At present, because the serial murderers have been active in the three blocks near the municipal building, causing panic among the surrounding residents, the Chaohai City Defense Department has organized three tracking and encirclement raids, but all of them have failed. ”
"Minister Zhou Zhiwen, head of the Ministry of Defense, said in his speech that if the murderer cannot be arrested within half a month, he will take the initiative to take the blame and resign......
Xiao Ning sat in the room, the city newspaper in her hand, a bloody forest of news was densely packed on it, and almost every message indicated the death of a life.
The newspapers published by the urban consulting firm seem to be particularly focused on murders in Chaohai City.
Judging by the news in the last three months, the frequency of murders in the three blocks near the municipal building is so high that it has reached an unusual level.
This couldn't help but make Xiao Ning think of the 'Hundred Faces Man', if it was expected, a large part of these murders had something to do with it.
These xenomorph creatures have come to this world at great risk, not for sightseeing, and the life of this world is an alien race and a beast in their eyes.
Although their purpose is unknown, there is no doubt about the killing, and the 'city' gives a fairly authoritative affirmation on this point.
Xiao Ning put away the newspaper, took the handle of the Tang knife in his hand, and felt the presence of the knife, which gave Xiao Ning some confidence in her heart.
Three or four hours in the early hours of the night, he decided to go to the three blocks of the municipal building to gather intelligence, and if he was lucky, maybe he could complete the mission tonight.
At first, Xiao Ning thought that the goal of this mission was different from the violent monster, because according to the available information, this hundred-faced man obviously had a lot of intelligence, and if he had the ability to disguise, then he was very likely to use the existing forces.
But judging from this newspaper, if the real murderer is a hundred-faced person, then Xiao Ning may have overestimated it.
Any action that arouses social alarm is unwise, because it attracts a great deal of attention, and often comes with a crisis.
After cultivating and familiarizing himself with the Ten Blades for a while, Xiao Ning sat cross-legged on the bed and began to recuperate, as a teenager who was only sixteen years old, Xiao Ning's self-discipline was top-notch.
When the wall clock in the room had already crossed the mark of eleven o'clock at night, Xiao Ning packed her bags, carried a hiking backpack, pushed open the door and walked out, gradually blending into the dim night.
The backpack contained some emergency medicines, gauze and alcohol, some water and dry food, and even a replica military monocular.
These are all the materials that Xiao Ning purchased when she went out shopping in the morning, and the soldiers and horses went ahead before the grain and grass were moved, and they were extremely well prepared.
After taking a taxi, Xiao Ning rushed towards the neighborhood that was a little closer.
The municipal building is not far from the small hotel where Xiao Ning lives, but it is not close, with five or six blocks in between, and it takes more than half an hour to drive from the small hotel.
When Xiao Ning arrived at the Red Citrus Bar in the south area of the Municipal Building, it was almost twelve o'clock in the morning, and this street was a night street, and it was the time to be lively.
found a building under construction next to it, Xiao Ning climbed to the top floor, arranged the equipment one by one in the top floor, and took out a monocular to look at the street.
Because the building is very tall and the field of vision is relatively wide, Xiao Ning can basically see the entire street at a glance, and if there is any abnormality, he can quickly capture it.
And because it is under construction, there is no one in this building at night except for an old worker who stays at the construction site, which is undoubtedly good news for Xiao Ning.
Red Back Street, which is the red light district of Chaohai City, is noisy on the streets at night, with many handsome men and women dressed gorgeously in and out of the bar, venting the various emotions accumulated during the day under the roaring music.
Looking down from the rooftop, which is more than 40 stories high, the pedestrians who walk through the street are like unorganized ants, coming in and out without stopping.
The wind at night was a little cool, and Xiao Ning, who was standing on the rooftop and waiting, couldn't help but wrap her clothes.
In fact, this kind of squatting is undoubtedly a very cumbersome method, but for Xiao Ning, this is a step that must be completed, and he needs to startle the snake before he can carry out the rest of the matter.
Until four o'clock in the morning, nothing happened in the Red Back Street, except for a few drinkers who drank and made trouble, the street was a little quiet, and the murder of the previous days did not seem to have any impact on the street.
Xiao Ning yawned, looking a little tired, his spirit has not relaxed in the past four hours, not even the slightest wind and grass.
After packing up her things, Xiao Ning decided to go back first, judging from the news in the Metropolis Daily, these murders never seemed to be more than four o'clock in the morning, although I don't know the specific reason, but this is enough for Xiao Ning to adjust her actions according to the time.
It wasn't until five o'clock in the morning that Xiao Ning returned to the small hotel, and after washing, she fell asleep on the bed.
The next afternoon, Xiao Ning woke up from her sleep, after eating, practiced the knife technique, and after cultivating her spirit, she went to Honghou Street again to squat.
But the next night there was still no success, not even some of the larger brawls.
On the evening of the third day, Xiao Ning went to the adjacent Luo Xie Street, Luo Xie Street is College Street, where there are many students, mainly junior high and high schools, and there are only one or two universities.
But there was still no gain.
The squatting for several days in a row made Xiao Ning inevitably a little impetuous, and there were only six days left left, but even the shadow of the hundred-faced man had not yet been touched.
As for going directly to the municipal building to squat, Xiao Ning doesn't have this idea for the time being, it is the enemy's base camp, and now it may be Longtan Tiger's Den.
Unless there is nothing else to do, Xiao Ning will not take this risk easily.
On the evening of the fourth day, Xiao Ning packed his bags, and tonight he was going to go to Hujian Street, which was closest to the municipal building, and the security bureau happened to be on this street.
If there is still no harvest on this street, Xiao Ning will have to think of another way.
Hujian Street, leaning on the most famous Sanhua Lake in Chaohai City, Sanhua Lake gathers the water of several small streams, and is famous for its resemblance to three flowers.
Sanhua Lake Park was built specifically for this lake, and it is said that it cost enough to have two municipal buildings, which almost caused the minister of finance to turn against the planning department on the spot.
In the park, Xiao Ning hid in a big tree that was surrounded by several people, and looked around the park through the gaps in the dense branches and leaves.
The lake glows in the moonlight in the middle of the night, and the lake is full of ripples under the water, and unknown creatures roll up the waves underwater, attracting the scale light to refract, which is extremely beautiful.
Xiao Ning sat among the branches, looking at the situation in the park from time to time, and from time to time she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, recuperating.
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"Honey, it's so late, why don't we go back. ”
"What are you afraid of, it's the latest time, so that no one bothers us, hehehe......"
"You're so bad!. ”
I don't know how long it took, Xiao Ning was awakened by a burst of conversation, he quickly adjusted his body and looked in the direction where the voice came from.
Through the gap between the branches, Xiao Ning saw the situation not far away, it was a man and a woman, and it seemed that they were preparing to take advantage of the night to have a tryst here.
Because the distance was not far, Xiao Ning could see it clearly, but the man's back looked a little blurry.
Closing her eyes, Xiao Ning sighed lightly, and was about to close her eyes and continue to sleep, when suddenly, Xiao Ning's face changed, she turned over, placed her backpack under the tree, and then rushed towards the pair of men and women.
[Note!Attention!The position of the Hundred Faces has been monitored, and the coordinate position is 500 meters to the northwest......]
[Note!Note!The position of the Hundred Faces has been monitored, and the coordinate position is 482 meters to the northwest......]
[Attention! Attention! Hundred-faced people have been monitored, and the coordinate location is 323 meters northwest ......]
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Looking at the crimson text that appeared on the retina, Xiao Ning couldn't wait to slap herself, and sure enough, she was still careless, the reminder of 'urban' was so obvious, she didn't pay attention to it at first.
On the grass by the lake, a woman with a beautiful face snuggles up in a man's arms, her eyes full of love.
The man's eyes seemed to have fallen, and he just hugged the woman tightly with his hand and slowly kissed the woman's forehead.
In the midst of this warm and sweet lingering, suddenly, the 'woman', who looked slender and thin, hugged the man's waist, and her eyes turned red, like the eyes of a demon.
This scene startled the man, and he asked with a frightened face, "Honey, what's wrong with you?"
The woman slowly leaned her lips to the man's ear and whispered sensually, "Thank you, tonight, I can complete the task again......." ”
Her hands began to grow slender, her hair swelled wildly, her teeth sharpened, her nails lengthened, and she was a living monster in a second.
"Ah!! help!"
The man screamed in fright at this sudden scene, and he began to struggle frantically, but the monster holding him was too strong, and his struggle was so weak.
"Don't be afraid, die quietly in my arms!"
The monster's 'soft' smile, combined with that hideous face, was enough to scare a bold man to death on the spot.
I saw it slowly stretch out its right hand and stretch its sharp nails towards the man's forehead, with that sharpness, Xiao Ning had no doubt that it could pierce the skull.
Shout!
A sharp stone pierced the night with lightning speed, slamming into the right hand of the 'Man of the Hundred Faces', sending it crooked to the side.
Then, Xiao Ning's body was lowered, his legs kicked wildly, and the fallen leaves splashed up along the way, and he flew from a distance like a nimble cheetah, smashing his fist the lower abdomen of the 'Hundred-Faced Man'.