Chapter 49: The Longest Night (1)
October 5th, six o'clock in the morning, sunny, Fengming Liudao Hall.
β........ There are obvious unnatural factors in its social structure, the absence of the concept of marriage and love clears the moral constraints for its mass reproduction, and friendship and private feelings regardless of gender are the main axis, which not only satisfies the human needs of social composition and racial recognition, but also gives the formation of iron friendship on the battlefield. To sum up, I personally recommend re-evaluating the threat level of the Moon Rabbit Clan. Personally, judging by the high probability of a cosmic warfare biological and chemical weapons race. β
"As a link in the chain of evidence, the physiological structure of the moon rabbit is extremely suitable for the universe. The most practical space sensory organ in space navigation and combat, the outer space brought by strong lower limbs, the ability to jump in low gravity, the low food consumption during long-term voyages, and the rapid expansion of landing colonization brought about by high fecundity, and the extremely short period of labor-free infancy, it is simply a natural interstellar colonization race and war race. The possibility of God-made weapons has risen again. β
But from the description of the sample, it is clear that there are no other races in the world....... It's still a personal judgment, if someone/god is really stupid enough to artificially concoct this kind of thing, most of them have already played with it. Moreover, judging from the bloodthirstiness of the first spirit blade in the sample, her nature may not be as peaceful as it appears, it may be the result of the combined effect of the long-term peaceful social life that can be guided and the moral constraints, or it may be that the biological instinct has not been threatened by external threats for a long time, resulting in an attack consciousness lurking, looking forward to seeing the real ....... in the future."
Closing the notebook, Zheng Li was a little scared.
"Ah, I almost deducted my salary and evaluation, but fortunately I haven't handed in the report yet. Scold....... I'm also a little impetuous, and I came to the conclusion after such a short observation time, is it the rabbit's seemingly harmless personality that paralyzes me, or is it that too many things have come together recently and disrupted my rhythm. Looks like I need to tweak it a little more. β
Zheng Li reflected, took two deep breaths, looked down at the schedule, looked up at the sun, not to mention that the city hall had not yet opened, and after walking out, he found that the cheap public transportation had not started.
Grab your gear and head to the shooting range, just a few steps away.
The rabbit in the second lane next door was playing with the ball, and in the third lane, Zheng Li's hand shook, and in the rabbit's surprised eyes, there was an extra golden bow.
It was a pulley-like mechanical bow composed of dozens of parts, and the bow body was spliced together one by one, but the wide bow back and slender bowstring were obviously used for long-range shooting.
"Oh, haven't you seen Ah Poor's long-range shooting state? Now you see it. β
Still talking nonsense casually, as soon as Zheng Li returned his hand, the wooden arrow came out of the wind, and with a "click", it had already fallen to the bull's-eye.
One arrow, one arrow, the bullseye was gradually piled up, and Zheng Li's face became more and more calm.
In the process of gradual posture adjustment and mental concentration, the fatigue gradually disappeared, the body began to heat up slowly, and Zheng Li began to enter the state.
"One heart and one arrow, in fact, is Sister Yinzi's mantra, when she used to teach, she always liked to say this sentence, and we all remembered it."
Suddenly, Zheng Li, who was still aiming, spoke.
The rabbit looked left and right, and found that there was no one, so he opened his mouth wide and pointed at himself, is this talking to himself?
"Actually, we all envy Sister Yinzi's freedom and ease, her single-mindedness and arrow-to-heart are probably to do things only from the heart, without worrying about the troubles around her, and live a clear and happy life."
"Well, well, I'm also envious, Sister Yinzi seems to be happy every day."
Hearing this, Zheng Li turned his head and looked at the rabbit who nodded in agreement.
Let go, the arrow was firmly nailed to the position of the ten rings, but the expression became very strange.
"You still envy her, you live a simple enough life, no matter how simple you are, you can only go into the rabbit pen and go to the slaughterhouse."
Although the words did not come out, the meaning was clear.
"Hmph, don't underestimate people, I also have troubles."
"Uh-huh, are you tired of worrying about carrots?"
"Yes, even if it's fast food, we have all kinds of pureed vegetarian shakes in our world, some iced and some melted, hundreds of common, super delicious. There are only a few of them, and the taste is not only single, but if you process it, the flavor of the seasoning is too strong. β
"I'm sorry, but we don't have such a complicated vegan culture. You can consider opening a vegetarian shop in the future, and you might even be able to make a fortune. Uh, I forgot that you're a scumbag, so you probably don't know the recipe and method. β
Ignoring the pouting rabbit expressing dissatisfaction, he turned back and continued to adjust.
Pull the arrow from the quiver, put the bowstring, aim, let go.
The movement is getting slower and slower, the arrows are getting farther and farther away from the bull's-eye, but the gaze is becoming more and more peaceful, and the movement even begins to tend to be stationary, which is his personal favorite state.
He had always felt that he was different from Xie Ying, he was a completely pure cold-blooded creature, and he couldn't understand what the so-called hot blood was...... Reckless charge? Didn't that rush up and be a target?
"Because of Sister Yinzi, we also have a tendency to mix martial arts and life philosophy."
"Xie Ying, that guy, he thinks that one heart and one arrow, is to focus all his attention on the current moment. Every procedure is perfect, and the whole heart is poured into the present moment, as for the result....... In fact, it doesn't matter, even if it fails. He will quickly focus his attention on the new 'now'. Heh, he's always so 'serious'. β
Zheng Li smiled, pulled the longbow, and let go.
"But this does not mean that he despises every arrow of his own, on the contrary, because his talent determines that he is not good at fighting for a long time, he will spend a lot of time observing, and use his ability to speed up the observation time, and take every shot extremely seriously to ensure that every shot is valuable, this is his single-minded shot."
"What he really is really good at is never the process of shooting, but the eyes that constantly look at the 'now' and look for flaws. This is also where his value lies as a top secret policeman. As long as you observe long enough and carefully enough, how can this world really exist without any flaws? No matter how perfect the crime is, as long as it is still going on, it is always only a matter of time before it is exposed. β
This time, it was even more crooked, and it shot directly into the middle of the target next door.
"Many complicated and cumbersome cases will be suddenly found by clues, concentrated and quickly solved. Whether it is martial arts or human beings, he is an extremely good observer and key sniper, and this time, from the beginning, he guessed that there was a mastermind behind the scenes, and entrusted me to verify it. Oh, I think his guess is very right, there are no coincidences in this world, there are just inevitable. β
Although he didn't hit the target, Zheng Li was still smiling and seemed to be satisfied with the result.
"But my single-mindedness is the opposite........ As long as the result is good, it's fine. Honor, lies, deception, no matter how the process crosses the line, as long as the final result is good, it is acceptable. β
"One heart, only for one goal, for this, unscrupulous means, not afraid of sacrifice, no matter what."
This time, Zheng Li held four arrows in his hand, pulled out his longbow, and shot directly in succession.
"Bell, bell!"
The four long arrows collided with each other in the air, and finally all of them fell into the bull's-eye, but none of them were on the target they were intended to aim.
Zheng Li's pale red arrows were hung on the targets around them, but the ones directly opposite were empty.
"The warm-up and preparation are done, the time is almost up, let's go."
Put away the bow and prepare to leave, the rabbit with a confused face can only follow, but when she walked to the door, she asked hesitantly.
"Why are you talking to me about these ......"
She felt that today's Zheng Li was a little abnormal, so honest, so kind, and so unforgiving herself, she was not like him.
"We'll be busy, super busy, and we probably won't have time to talk to you from tonight. Some things are better to say simply. β
Zheng Li smiled as always, reassuring the rabbit.
Just walking on the street, when he was about to arrive at the station, Zheng Li suddenly asked without a beginning.
"Little junior sister, do you think the process is important, or the result is important? You can't choose them all. β
"The result, of course! I'm going home! You can't pretend to be busy and say you can't do it! β
"Hehe, little sister is so smart, I'm starting to like you."
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On October 5, at half past six in the evening, the discipline inspection of seven office buildings.
β....... We've taken Skipodal to the prison and told him that the prisoner was the Decapitator, and he denied it on the spot. There were a lot of Attels on site and the atmosphere was stiff, but we restricted them from going out. He not only carried the box, but also several powerful diplomatic attachΓ©s, and we could not use torture to persecute them. β
On the phone, the report of the subordinate made Xie Ying a little helpless, and it was really not so easy to deal with.
"The expected result, Zheng Li also said, he will definitely not admit it, wouldn't he hand over the divine bones if he does? Even if it's true, you won't admit it, let alone fake it. Keep pressuring, don't get him out of prison, and don't give him a chance to talk to the outside world. β
Putting down the phone, Xie Ying was even more helpless.
Although it was his brother's suggestion, he was the one who held the opposing opinion at the meeting.
"Isn't this a rush to the doctor? We haven't caught the real murderer yet, and as long as he continues to commit crimes, we have no position at all. The political impact after the incident is also huge, and we can't kill everyone who knows about it. β
Don't say it, as soon as these words came out, the task force remained strangely silent.
"Well, are you really going to do that? Is there no proof of death? β
At this time, there seems to be no choice, although it is obviously a plan with endless consequences, but it is better than no plan....... Afterwards, he may be indirectly held accountable because of diplomatic influence, and if he loses his bones, he will be held accountable to the end, so there is no need to say more about who is more miserable.
The majority overwhelms the minority, and Deputy Team Leader Liu indirectly expressed his support, this obvious bad idea can only be implemented quickly.
But sure enough, as expected, although the Attel was restricted from moving, it was still difficult to get him to hand over the bones, and he was still waiting for reinforcements to arrive in a few days.
"Restricting them from leaving the prison, is the next step for the fangs who are good at punishment to sneak in? Ay. β
What will happen next, even if it is not written in the plan, he can see it.
Xie Ying was very unhappy, which violated his consistent philosophy, but after so many years in the industry, he also knew that some things were important to the overall situation, not what he wanted.
"How could Zheng Li come up with such a short-sighted plan, he really thought that when he was held accountable in the future, Hu Yisaki's girl would be able to completely carry it? When the pot is too big, everyone involved will suffer. It's not that he will be held accountable to him as the proposer, this is not his style of pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, he can obviously avoid it. Wait a minute......."
An inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind, and a hypothesis made his cold, steel-like arms tremble for a moment.
He jerked the tabletop to empty it of clutter, then peeked out of the drawer an incense burner and lit it.
The smell of sandalwood spread through the room, and he slowly sat back down, taking a series of deep breaths to let himself fall into deep thought.
This is not a special drug, it is just a personal habit that makes it easier for Xie Ying to concentrate when he uses his ability.
Everything that had happened in the past month, with the help of the ability, was recalled, and one by one reappeared in my eyes as if it had happened not long ago.
If you conclude that someone has a problem and work backwards from everything, then something is wrong with someone, not to mention this place.
"There hasn't been any progress for a month, it's not like he's doing things efficiently, he's ..... If you take him as the mastermind behind the scenes, many things can be explained, there is no so-called coincidence at all! β
Coincidental? Yes, so far, there have been many, many coincidences.
For example, it stands to reason that District Chief Sun, who has no rules at all, suddenly appeared in the most undesirable place........ If anyone could really figure out her behavior and use it, it would probably be the one who was her most trusted deputy.
"First of all, before the action, while stirring up the situation, suddenly make a move, let the most troublesome and dangerous people out first, this is really his way of doing things."
For example, an extremely powerful spirit hunter happened to return from the battlefield and suddenly appeared in the spiritual material market, fortunately found the omen of the disaster, prevented the expansion of the time whale disaster, and finally did not even suffer major casualties, which was simply favored by the god of luck....... But if anyone could drive that extremely powerful title hunter, it would be that one.
"Lin Yuying also visited Sister Yinzi, she clearly asked to swear an oath with Zheng Li, but Zheng Li has been avoiding it, this is not his style, whether he agrees or not, he will give an answer."
For example, I have checked all the traitors whose information may be leaked, and all kinds of methods have been exhausted, but there is still no result....... But if from the beginning, the source of this information leak is yourself! What can be found out then?!
β......... My notebook! There's a list of stains and a list of assassinations! β
But this is no longer the time to think about it.
To be able to associate this with this is undoubtedly the abrupt and stupid proposal of yesterday, and if all this is true, it is undoubtedly extremely stupid to make a proposal.
Gambling is not detected? Hehe, this is not his style, there are no coincidences in this world, there are just inevitable.
What forced him to take the risk? Is it that dangerous countdown? Is his target also a god bone?
The bow was opened, but there was no turning back, and now ......
"Damn, I'm going to get up and running, and I must not fall into his rhythm."
"Bang!"
But the door that was suddenly knocked open, and the black armbands that swarmed in, undoubtedly showed that it was too late.
The one who took the lead was Hu Yisaki with an angry face, and behind him were her colleagues from the Ninth Division, everyone with a blue face and a fighting state with a spirit blade in their hands.
"Xie Ying! Come with us. This is Director Liao's last criminal investigation note, and he has been investigating you! is still dead at the door of your dormitory, heh, I really don't know people and faces! I didn't expect the traitors to be among us. β
Xie Ying subconsciously raised his head, his eyes filled with psionic energy and ability, and what he saw was countless flashes of light and dazzling pinballs, except for the pitch-black notebook.
At dusk, it was the time when his attention was the most sleepy, and just now he used his ability to consume a lot of concentration, and this was hit by the weakness he was most afraid of, and he was instantly dizzy and fell down.
β...... Ha, Zheng Li is right, this is really his weakness, I didn't expect such a famous Iron Eagle to have such a weakness......."
In the confusion, the triumphant girlish voice made Xie Ying painful, but before he fell into a coma, he struggled to press the emergency contact button in his sleeve,
At the same time, in the government cafΓ© in Bailu District, someone is chatting with an old acquaintance, a ghost shopkeeper, drinking tea, and even exchanging coffee tips and small gifts with each other.
Not far away, a certain rabbit was still playing with the pale red football she had just gotten, she couldn't understand how outsiders said that it was difficult to shape the spirit blade, how she just did what Zheng Li said, and it was done in three times!
Now, she's just playing football happily, and she's just as two-edged as Zheng Li! She had a hunch that she would soon be able to surpass Senior Brother Zheng Li!
β....... Hehe, thank you so much this time. β
"Please don't say that, it's our greatest honor to be able to serve you."
The ghosts were as humble as ever, which made Zheng Li a little embarrassed.
"Huh?"
While chatting, Zheng Li turned on the contact device, and it was indeed an acquaintance's inquiry.
[Righteous Dog (Li Jia): Director Xie Ying was arrested by the Ninth Division, and they said that Director Xie was the beheading demon!! Do you have a clue here?!!! γ
There are three exclamation points, which undoubtedly reveal that his mood is not quiet, and he is desperately looking for someone to find more information.
Looking at the sky, it has begun to completely fall into the night, this long night, it seems a little too cold, you should add a piece of clothing and come out again.
After thinking for a moment, he typed it into the contact.
[Natural Disaster Preview (Zheng Li): It may be that the real decapitator made the first move, he framed Senior Brother Xie and wanted to get rid of the hunter who followed him closely. By the way, by the way, my ability hinted that tomorrow the city's super-large-scale space earthquake and earthquake will occur more than 50 percent. γ
And when the night forced the crazy rabbit to come back, the place where Zheng Li was sitting was empty, only the ghost shopkeeper was silently cleaning up the tea set.
At the same time, on the psionic network, a live broadcast room was opened, and the title on it was sensational enough to instantly become the number one hot spot.
[Righteous Decapitator Online Decapitation. γ