Chapter 8: The Death of the Devil
Yesterday afternoon, when Hang Yi was standing on Bai 'Yu' Street to talk to Duan Lida, he didn't notice that they were being followed by two agents from the National Security Bureau.
In fact, not only yesterday, they have been under the close surveillance of Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting these days. Two agents want to find the perpetrator of a recent spate of self-harm or suicide. Mei Ting believes that this matter will inevitably be related to Hang Yi and them. Her judgment was right, yesterday afternoon, on the other side of the street, she learned the content of the conversation between Hang Yi and the "mysterious punisher" by reading the 'lip' language.
Mei Ting and Ke Yongliang's task is to catch this member of Class 13 who abuses superpowers. When they learned that this person would appear at 3 p.m. the next day, they decided to arrest Hang Yi before he met him, so that Hang Yi would not learn that he was being monitored by the National Security Bureau.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting dressed up as ordinary guests, sitting in the cafΓ© drinking coffee and reading magazines. They kept an eye on every guest who entered the cafΓ© until it was two forty o'clock, when a young man in a formal suit with flowing hair walked into the cafΓ©. Mei Ting immediately realized that the target had appeared.
Members of the NSA investigation team had already collected information about 50 people in the 13th class of Mingde, including their photos, names, home addresses, and so on. Duan Lida is highly recognizable, and his long flowing and silky hair is his characteristic. After comparing the photos, Ke Yongliang lowered his voice and said to his partner: "It's him, his name is Duan Lida." β
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure."
Mei Ting nodded, her expression a little nervous. After all, this was the first time they had confronted the superpowers of Class 13. Although I have also 'dealed' with Lu Jinpeng before, I have not had a hard time after all. This time it was different, they wanted to arrest Duan Lida, but they didn't know what kind of superpower he had, but they knew that this person's ability could make people commit suicide. Mei Ting has been a policeman for ten years, and no matter how dangerous the criminal is, she has never been afraid, but in the face of superpowers, she has never felt empty.
Ke Yongliang saw his partner's concerns, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't show the same worries, otherwise he would have lost his momentum before he 'fought'. For the police, this is a big no-no. He said to Mei Ting: "Don't worry, with what we know about people with known superpowers, no matter how powerful they are, it will be difficult for them to resist in the face of guns." If he tries to attack us, we don't hesitate to shoot, just don't hit the point. β
Mei Ting shook her head and quickly adjusted her mentality. At this time, Lida took a cup of coffee and sat in the innermost position. Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting walked towards him without revealing their voices, pretending to put the magazine on the shelf. When they approached Duan Lida, the two of them quickly pulled out their pistols at the same time, pointed them at him and shouted, "Don't move, police!" β
Duan Lida was shocked, and the guests and waiters around him were also stunned. Ke Yongliang shouted in a loud voice: "The police handle the case!" No one is allowed to act rashly! β
Duan Lida slowly raised his hands. Ke Yongliang said intimidatingly: "Follow us honestly, if I find out that you want to attack us with superpowers, I will shoot immediately." β
These two cops knew I was a superpower. Duan Lida thought as he stood up obediently. But they didn't know how to use my superpowers, which is why they were stupid enough to come and arrest me.
Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting could not have imagined that Duan Lida had been mentally prepared to face the police a long time ago, and had also thought of countermeasures in advance.
His superpower "Punishment" is similar to Mi Xiaolu's "emotion", he can carry out 'spirit' attacks without 'showing' his voice and 'color', and he doesn't need to make obvious attack actions like Lei Ao and Ji Kairui.
This kind of superpower is the most difficult to guard against.
Duan Lida raised his hands and asked, "Officer, can I know the reason for your arrest of me?" β
"You know it." Ke Yongliang said.
Duan Lida looked at Ke Yongliang's eyes: "You won't shoot." The police don't 'shoot' at someone who doesn't resist. β
"Normally, but in the face of a dangerous person like you, I swear, I willβif you want to play a 'trick'." Ke Yongliang pulled the safety of the pistol.
"If you do that, you're no different from a murderer who kills innocents indiscriminately." Duan Lida said.
Mei Ting suddenly instinctively realized that something was wrong, and she said to Ke Yongliang: "Old Ke, don't talk nonsense with him, just handcuff him with handcuffs!" β
Duan Lida took a step back and said to the 'female' officer, "If I refuse, will you really shoot?" β
"Yes." Mei Ting said unequivocally.
Duan Lida sneered, knowing that the conditions for the activation of superpowers had been met, he said: "It is a felony for the police to shoot civilians and should be punished. β
As soon as the words fell, a terrifying situation appeared. Everyone in the cafΓ© pulled out their pistols, rifles, and even shotguns and aimed them at the two policemen in unison. Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting barely reacted, and they had already been shot several times. Their eyes were 'shot' through, their bodies were 'shot' into honeycombs, and their heads were blasted out...... Real pain and fear invade their hearts* and hearts.
Duan Lida looked at the two policemen who had entered a fear hallucination after being hit, calmly tidied up his collar, and walked out of the cafΓ© slowly. The waiter and the guest in the coffee looked at him and the two policemen who stood there in shock, completely unaware of what was happening.
It wasn't until Duan Lida walked away and the two cops were no longer in the range of their superpowers that they returned to reality from hell. Although it was only a few minutes, they experienced the most terrifying time of their lives, and their 'spirits' almost collapsed. At this moment, they couldn't care anymoreβthey didn't dare to hunt down Duan Lida anymore, and the two of them sat limply on the chairs of the cafΓ© covered in cold sweat and slumped.
After calming down for a while, Ke Yongliang realized that he couldn't continue to stay here, so he helped Mei Ting up: "Let's go, go back first." β
With amazing perseverance, the two walked out of the cafΓ© and drove away. After all, they are excellent and well-trained policemen, and if it were an ordinary person who was attacked by the 'spirit' just now, even if they were not frightened into stupidity, it would be impossible to move their feet for at least a few hours.
Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting had just left for a minute, and Hang Yi came to Man Coffee. He noticed at a glance that the atmosphere here was not right, the guests were deserted, and the waiters were talking and looking confused. He realized that something must have happened just now, and it was probably related to the superpowered person he was planning to meet.
Hang Yi asked a waiter about the situation. The waiter apparently failed to 'figure out' what had happened before, and could only tell Hang Yi what he had witnessed and the resulting speculation. Although Hang Yi didn't fully understand, he also guessed the general content. This situation was completely unexpected. He had prepared a rhetoric and planned to do his best to win over this superpower. Now that this has happened, it is estimated that the possibility of "peace talks" is not very likely.
When he hesitated, his phone rang. Hang Yi picked up the phone, and it was the person who called yesterday.
"Hey, I'm Hang Yi, I'm in the coffee now."
"Oh, yes, you're here to confirm if I've been arrested by the police?"
Knowing that he would have this kind of misunderstanding, Hang Yi explained: "I didn't call the police, I didn't expect such a thing to happen at all......"
"Enough!" The other party interrupted him viciously, "You want me to believe that this is just a coincidence?" I'm not an idiot! Hang Yi, I always thought you were a righteous gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be so 'insidious'. I should have thought yesterday that you deliberately lured me in. It's a pity that you underestimated my strength. Do you think the police are my opponents? Coward! You don't dare to 'fight' me in person because you know how good I am, right? β
Hang Yi knew that this person was extremely 'radical', and his justification was meaningless, so he stopped talking about 'sex'.
The person on the phone was still scolding and scolding, and released cruel words: "Now I understand, the idea of cooperating with you is completely stupid!" Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. I'll let you know what the consequences of calculating me are, and we'll see. β
The phone hung up. Hang Yi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it.
He thought for a moment, inquired again with the waiter at Man Coffee, and then quickly left the cafΓ©.
Lu Hua, Lei Ao and Shu Fei were waiting in a bookstore next to Man Coffee, and they were in charge of picking up Hang Yi. I made an appointment before, and if anything happened, Hang Yi tried to contact them. Unexpectedly, Hang came out to meet them less than ten minutes after entering the mancafe.
"What's the matter, this person tricked you and didn't come at all?" Lei Ao asked.
Hang Yi shook his head and told his friends what had just happened. Lu Hua said in frustration: "Saying this, not only failed to win him over, but caused him to misunderstand." He's going to do something to us? β
"It seems so," Hang Yi said, "but it is not without gain." Based on some information, I can probably guess who this person is. β
The three companions looked at Hang Yi.
Hang Yi said: "When this person talked to me yesterday afternoon, he was calm. So he deliberately kept his voice down so that I wouldn't hear who he was. But just now, out of anger, he seemed to have forgotten to keep his voice down. In addition, I inquired with the waiter at the cafΓ© about this person's appearance and characteristics, and I can basically make a judgment - this person is Duan Lida. β
"Is that him? The usually arrogant guy? "What now, are we going to find him?" Since he threatens to deal with us, we cannot be passive. β
Hang Yi said to Shu Fei: "If you are sure who the subject is, can you track down his location?" β
Shu Fei said: "It should be possible. "Activate superpowers.
Half a minute later, Shu Fei sensed it and said, "Duan Lida is not far from us now, and it's on the top of the 16th floor of the Phoenix Commercial Building. β
Lu Hua was surprised: "So detailed? β
Shu Fei nodded: "The closer the tracking object is, the more detailed and accurate the information I perceive." β
Lei Ao rubbed his hands: "Let's go, let's go and meet him together!" β
Hang Yi hesitated, and Lu Hua guessed what he was worried about: "You never want to have a head-on conflict with him, right?" β
Hang Yi said: "I originally wanted to have a good talk with him, but now I am not only misunderstood by him, but I also bring my companions to find him, which will cause him hostility, and the battle seems to be inevitable." β
Lu Hua said: "That's no way, we can't let him attack us." Although we don't know what his superpower is, it is obviously very "yin" and similar, and he can make his opponent kill himself without having to fight hard, which is terrifying to think about. β
"We try not to show hostility and try to communicate with him and clear up misunderstandings," Shu Fei said. If he is so paranoid that he doesn't listen to explanations at all, the four of us can't be able to subdue him together. β
Hang Yi has seen the power of Shu Fei's superpowers, and knows that her self-confidence is not without reason. He nodded, "Okay, that's it." β
Four people were just enough to get a car, and it only took a few minutes for the taxi to drive to the nearby Phoenix shopping mall.
Take the elevator to the top floor, where the roof is decorated and arranged into a unique 'dew' Tianshui bar, full of petty bourgeois atmosphere. It's work time, and not many people come here for leisure. Almost at a glance, they could see Duan Lida sitting under a sun umbrella drinking a drink.
Duan Lida also saw them at a glance. He was shocked, although the 'confrontation' with the police just now was thrilling, it really made him nervous. I thought of taking a break and adjusting my mood in this remote rooftop water bar, but I didn't expect that less than a quarter of an hour after sitting down, Hang Yi and they came here. They stood to their feet.
Hang stretched out his hands to show that he was not hostile at all, and in order to show his sincerity, Lu Hua did not even activate the defensive wall or defensive light film. Hang Yi walked towards Duan Lida and said, "Don't be nervous, Duan Lida, we have no hostility, we just want to talk to you." β
"Then don't take a step further." Duan Lida said vigilantly.
"Ok, ok, listen to you." Hang Yi and the others stopped, "We can 'talk' from a distance." β
Duan Lida is now facing Hang Yi, Lu Hua and Shu Fei. He didn't know that Lei Ao was flying in the air behind him at the moment, hiding under the fence, only 'exposing' half of his head to observe the situation. Once Duan Lida is found to be intent on attacking, Lei Ao will attack from behind.
"How do you know I'm here?" Duan Lida asked.
"Shu Fei's superpower is 'tracking'," Hang Yi expressed the greatest sincerity, and did not shy away from informing Duan Lida of his companion's superpower. "She can sense where you are."
"And what do you want to do?"
"I said, let's talk to you."
"Come on, Hang Yi, you called the police to arrest me, which has already made us lose the possibility of communication."
"I said, I didn't call the police."
"And how do they know I'm going to show up in Coffee Manga?"
"I don't know, I really don't know." Hang Yi struggled to explain, "Maybe I was followed or investigated by the police, and they learned that I and you will meet at Mancafe. β
Duan Lida looked at Hang Yi suspiciously.
Seeing that his attitude had changed slightly, Hang said sincerely: "Duan Lida, think about it, if I am really as despicable as you say, then how can I unite Lu Hua, Shu Fei and others, our alliance has more than ten people. It is impossible to unite us by deceit. β
Duan Lida said: "Maybe the members of your alliance are the so-called 'partners of justice'. I don't know if you think my actions represent 'justice'. β
"What do you think of yourself?"
"Of course!" Duan Lida said without hesitation, "I told you that my purpose is to purify the world, punish low-quality people and behaviors, and serve as a warning to everyone. Is there anything wrong with building a noble and ideal society? β
Hang Yi said as gently as possible: "Duan Lida, I can't say that your starting point is wrong. But you must know that society is originally composed of all kinds of people, and low-quality people are hateful, but they are often forced by life to become like this. If everyone can be born in a noble community, a wealthy family, and receive higher education from an early age, how can they be of low quality? But reality does not allow everyone to be born well. So, we should understand them and give them more tolerance instead of forcibly removing them, you say? β
"No, Hang Yi, I don't think the same as you. It is not terrible for a person to be born lowly and can be compensated for by acquired efforts. But many people are reluctant to change. Becoming the dregs of society is not because of unfair fate, but because they are willing to fall! There is no need for such people to continue to live. Even if they keep their cheap lives, the only way to educate them is to let them be subjected to the most severe 'punishment'! β
At this moment, Hang Yi had already guessed that Duan Lida's superpowers were related to "punishment". And he once again learned about this man's paranoia and madness. He asked, "How did you discipline these people?" β
When Duan Lida talks about the 'agitation', he has completely undisguised his ability: "My superpower can uncover the deepest fears of everyone, magnify them hundreds or thousands of times, and exert them on the punished person, so that they will be tortured like hell, and life is worse than death!" Even if it is a fantasy, it can produce a real experience. β
He smugly gave an example: "For example, one of the 'female' people I punished last time, she was most afraid of toads. My punishment for her was to let thousands of ugly and disgusting toads crawl on her. As a result, this 'woman' was scared crazy. Hehe, you should really look at her expression at that time to feel how terrifying my superpowers are. β
In comparison, what is even more terrifying is this person's twisted and perverted heart. Hang Yi didn't plan to woo him into the alliance, and he realized that Duan Lida was fundamentally different from all his previous partners. This person constructs his personal ideal state in an extreme way, while enjoying the pleasure of sadism. He is psychologically 'dark' and cannot be a companion.
For Lu Hua, Duan Lida's words just now simply made him want to pull out his 'legs' and run away. Afraid of disgusting creatures, he was already 'hairy' and terrifying just thinking about being crawled all over his body by thousands of toads, and he even doubted that his defensive wall could resist Duan Lida's 'spirit' attack. From a certain point of view, Duan Lida is simply Lu Hua's nemesis.
Just when Hang Yi was hesitating what to do, a 'female' waiter suddenly saw Lei Ao hiding outside the fence and floating in the air. She was terrified and screamed loudly, and the tray knocked over to the ground. Duan Lida was shocked, turned around, and saw Lei Ao waiting for an opportunity to attack.
For a moment, his face was flushed with anger, his round eyes looked at Hang Yi and them, and he roared, "Damn it! I know you're not sincere! Want to make a noise? If you deceive again and again, you should be severely punished! β
As he spoke, he waved his hand at Lu Hua, who was closest to him, and activated his superpowers.
Lu Hua was shocked, as if he saw thousands of toads (or geckos or spiders) rushing towards him. He was completely overwhelmed by the panic, and once again he was guilty of the old 'bug' - whenever he was threatened by a disgusting creature, he couldn't activate the defensive wall properly. Right now, he was waving his hands in horror, as if he wanted to keep these disgusting things back, and he was screaming, "No, no, no, no!" β
Lei Ao, Shu Fei, and Hang Yi saw Duan Lida's sudden attack, and they couldn't hold it anymore. They were preparing to return fire when something strange happened.
Duan Lida, who was originally menacing, suddenly shouted, and then the whole person looked up, his expression was shocked and his eyes were dull. After a while, white foam broke out of his mouth and his eyes were bloodshot. No matter how you look at it, it looks like he himself has been attacked by the 'spirit'.
Hang Yi and the others were stunned. Duan Lida's state changed again, he held his head in his hands, and his mouth let out a terrifying cry of pain: "No! No! Ahh β
Without waiting for anyone to react, he ran to the edge of the fence and jumped down, falling from the 16th floor.
It happened so fast that Hang Yi and the others were stunned. Amid the screams of the service desks, they realized that Duan Lida was certain to die, and that he could not stay here for long, and he had to leave quickly.
When taking the elevator, Lu Hua suddenly felt a force fill his body. Having had one level up experience, he exclaimed, "I've leveled up?!" What's going on? β
Hang Yi, Shu Fei and Lei Ao glanced at each other in confusion and shook their heads. The top priority is to get out of this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. They hurried out of the Phoenix Mall, through the underpass, and walked several blocks away. Hang Yi stopped suddenly, looked at Lu Hua and said, "I know what's going on!" β
All three stopped to look at him. Hang Yi said: "In the game 'King of Fighters' that I often play, many of the 'colors' have the skill of 'rebound'. For example, my favorite Ryuuji Yamazaki has a move called 'Double Return', which can bounce back the flying props or 'spirit' god 'waves' sent by the opponent. If I'm not mistaken, Lu Hua, you just happened to use a similar trick! β
Lu Hua was stunned and said, "You mean, I 'messy' and blocked, just bounced off the 'spirit' attack that Duan Lida used on me?" β
"That's right! Maybe it's the new skill you have when you reach level 2 in Defense. Hang Yi said, "You didn't know it before, but this time you happened to try it out by mistake!" β
"If your ability not only defends against attacks, but also reflects attacks, including the 'Spirit' attack, that's amazing!" Lei Ao stuck out his tongue and said, "I'm going to give you three points, Lu Hua." In particular, you have now reached level three. β
Lu Hua didn't think this was a gratifying thing, he smacked his lips: "In this way, Duan Lida himself was 'punished' and could not bear the torture, so he jumped off the building and committed suicide." β
"I'm afraid he's been 'punished' more than anyone else." Hang Yi sighed, "From this point of view, God also considers him guilty - excessive 'excess' and abuse of 'lynching' punishment is a crime in the first place...... It's so ironic. β