"Woo——!"

At dawn, sirens sounded in the morning sun in Tokyo, and Gao Cheng was called to the Metropolitan Police Department in a daze.

One night, two cases occurred in a row, Ren Moriyama, who changed his surname to Yasuhara after getting married in reality, was shot dead in front of his home, and just when the police were nervous about it, Hunter himself was shot and killed in the early hours of the morning.

In the early hours of the morning, in an abandoned building in Azumabashi 1-chome, Sumida Ward, Tokyo, Hunter was shot and killed with an MK11, and the murderer shot at Hunter from a pontoon on the opposite bank across the Sumida River, leaving behind a point 2 dice and bullet casings.

And at the top of the building where the murderer sniped Ren Moriyama last night, he left a 3-point dice.

From 4 to 3 to 2 in the first event, it's as if you're counting down.

"The police found a diary from the room where Hunter was hiding, and after translating it, they made a shocking discovery......"

While Gao Cheng yawned repeatedly, Shiratori and the others were reporting on the progress of the investigation, and Chiba posted a series of photos on the whiteboard.

"That guy snatched my prey again, intending to provoke, this is clearly a war against me, he will be killed no matter what, and I must deal with the remaining two prey with my own hands......"

Shiratori read the translation and judged, "Judging from the contents of the diary, I think it can be interpreted as someone who killed Fujiba and Moriyama before Hunter, and then won the head-to-head duel with Hunter. ”

"The biggest difference between this duel and the previous ones is that the shooting distance is only about 150 meters, which is shorter than the previous 600 meters and the second 550 meters."

Chiba continued.

"But we found a bullet on the inside of the door, which is very likely to have missed, and at the same time, the pontoon where the murderer was sitting also had bullet marks that were suspected to have been fired by mistake, and now forensic personnel are searching for evidence nearby."

"We have not released any information about the dice and bullet casings left at the scene, so it can be concluded that the three incidents including this duel were committed by the same person, and only the case in Seattle three weeks ago may have been ...... by Hunter himself."

Gao Cheng quietly watched the discussion and did not express his opinion.

It seems that because of Hunter's death, everyone relaxed their attention on the two Hunter enemies, only thinking that according to the order of the dice, one more person will be killed.

The police lost their judgment on the next target, and the FBI looked extremely heavy, along with several others.

Seeing this, Gao Cheng raised his hand and said: "Judging from the photo, in the duel with Hunter, did the murderer use a different caliber bullet?" ”

"Uh," Chiba said stunned, "yes, the bullet found at the scene has a caliber of 5.56 mm......"

"I'll go and see it." Gao Cheng got up and said.

He didn't feel like a duel, whether it was death or a diary, it was most likely Hunter's plan to disrupt the police investigation and make the remaining two prey let their guard down and create a chance for sniping.

Take your own death as a real prelude to revenge......

The next target must be Waltz and Murphy, one of Hunt's lives, and judging by the actions of the prisoner, it may end up being Waltz's henchman, Bill Murphy.

And the identity of the prisoner......

"By the way," Gao Cheng turned to Twilight, "the police department, can you arrange for people to keep an eye on Kevin Yoshino and Scott Green?" ”

These two men are people that Hunter may be in contact with, and both have a close relationship with Hunter, one runs a military supply store and the other runs a motorcycle dealership......

"I'm afraid not," Twilight shook her head regretfully, "these two men have been missing since last night, but neither of them had a motive to kill Hunter......

Gao Cheng's eyes were slightly condensed.

In complex cases, empirical judgments are sometimes not very reliable, and Twilight and the others have obviously fallen into a stereotype, so they can't see the whole picture.

From a logical deductive analysis, the missing two people were not without a motive to snipe Hunter, if Hunter took the initiative to request.

Although it sounds a bit bizarre, it is not impossible to consider that Hunter himself may no longer be able to take revenge.

Reasoning cannot ignore extreme cases, even if the odds are slim, especially when intelligence is insufficient.

"Wait a minute, Joto," Chiba chased Gao Cheng out of the conference room, "the permit has been granted, but you should be careful with the sniper rifle." ”

"Of course it's best if you don't." Gao Cheng said with a smile.

It's been a while since he got the sniper skill, and this is the first time he's had the opportunity to touch a sniper rifle, and it's up to the prisoner to shoot or not.

……

Sumida River, the site of the third sniper.

Gao Cheng took a map and looked at the pontoon, then took out a sniper rifle and brought it into the prisoner's perspective to aim at the room where Hunter was hiding.

"Strange ......"

At this angle, there was no reason for the sniper's ability to miss, and it gave Hunter a chance to fight back.

Regardless of the reason for using a 5.56mm light bullet, the recoil is reduced and the hit rate should be increased......

"Huh?" Gao Cheng turned his head abruptly and looked at the towering Suzuki Tower, and the image flickered in his mind, and the image he saw from the Suzuki Tower Observation Deck appeared.

The first time and the second sniper position, it was two buildings at the same height, and they were both in the Asakusa area on the side of Suzuki Tower, so it didn't seem to be a coincidence, but it was specially selected by the prisoner.

Gao Cheng looked at the number of dice and the sniper position marked on the map.

Of the three incidents, the strangest was the sniping of Hunter, which was only 150 meters away, and was shot from low to high......

There seems to be some sort of key clue to the sniping of Hunt.

"How?" Chiba couldn't see anything, so he could only wait for Gao Cheng.

"Next, go to the university hospital in charge of the forensic autopsy of Hunter's body."

Gao Cheng stared at the map for a while.

Whatever the reason, the prisoner seems to have decided that the sniper was carried out in Asakusa Ward, but Waltz and Murphy are not in Tokyo, so what will the prisoner do next?

Driven by Chiba, the two soon arrived at the university hospital where Hunter's body was located.

The bullet had been removed, and sure enough, it was a 5.56 mm caliber, because it was a light bullet, it did not penetrate Hunter's head, and the body was not damaged much.

Seeing the skinny body of Hunter, Gao Cheng finally verified his judgment.

It is really possible that he was shot in the head back then, and there will be sequelae.

"I think we need to do a pathological autopsy and examine the head to see what we might find." Gao Cheng suggested.

He had already been to the room where Hunter was hiding, and he could see that Hunter was holding a mortal heart, and the purpose of checking his head was only to make sure that Hunter could not take revenge himself.

The existence of the Shadow Sniper is officially clarified.

……

The sniper incident in the Asakusa area had a great impact in Tokyo, and as the rumor of "random killings" spread, panic quickly spread centered on Sumida River.

When Gao Cheng left the university hospital, he could already see that there was chaos outside, and everyone felt that they were in danger, and in the end, even everyone went out with umbrellas to prevent being shot in the head.

"What are the police doing?" Gao Cheng wondered.

This kind of thing is not blocked from the news, and it actually allows the rumor of "random killing" to spread to such an extent.

"Shall we go back to the main hall now?" Chiba asked.

"No," Gao Cheng withdrew his gaze from the pedestrian and looked at the towering Suzuki Tower in the distance, "go there now." ”

"BELL TREE TOWER?" Chiba was surprised, "But isn't it closed over there?" ”

"That's not a problem."

Gao Cheng leaned on the passenger seat and closed his eyes and took a nap.

The only one who can deal with snipers is a sniper, and this sentence is not true, and it is not a face-to-face duel, and snipers alone cannot solve the problem.

The role of a sniper is to find out the sniper mind of the prisoner.

The selection of the prisoners this time was quite purposeful, and it is likely that the next selection will still be in the Asakusa area.

This can be judged by paying attention to Waltz and Murphy's movements, and there is no way for the prisoner to force the two to Tokyo.

Maybe it will end up being a battle between snipers, because Waltz is a sniper himself.

If Tokyo Asakusa is the final battle location, the Suzuki Tower is quite crucial, for snipers, the commanding height is very advantageous, occupying the Suzuki Tower can greatly increase the sniper distance, and at the same time, their own safety can also be guaranteed, it is always easier to fight from high than low.