Chapter Twenty-Three: The Killer Gang
The specific origin of black and white impermanence is difficult to verify, but according to the information inquired by Lu Ming, it is believed that the legend of the two should have originated in the Yuan Dynasty. It's just that before the Yuan Dynasty, there was already a black and a white image in folklore, and the image of the soul messenger whose duty was to chase the soul and ask for his life appeared.
As for the legends of the underworld and hell, it is even earlier, and it is impossible to verify it at all.
Lu Ming believes that the situation he is facing at this moment, those who are like Han Rui, who call themselves soul seducers, and the people who wear white hats on their heads when they hook their souls, as well as the organizations they belong to, do have a certain possibility that they are related to the underworld, black and white impermanence and the like in folklore.
If this organization existed first, then there is such a possibility: perhaps the ancient people accidentally saw the soul seducers "asking for their lives", saw the white hats on their heads, and saw their clothes that may be different from ordinary people.
In this case, then the history of the organization's existence is very long, and it is possible that the organization existed in the early days of mankind.
If it is the other way around, then it is possible that the founder of this organization was influenced by legends such as the underworld and black and white impermanence, so he named the people in his own organization as soul seducers, and when determining the means of seducing souls, he took the image of wearing a white hat on his head.
In this case, it is possible that the history of the existence of this hidden organization will not be long.
But obviously, this information is not of much use to the second team of operations at this moment. It is unlikely that you will be able to use these myths and legends to achieve some real-life goals.
Every myth and story that circulates in the folk, every myth and legend, has undergone too many processing, secondary processing, tertiary processing, and multiple processing, and it is not uncommon. Each processing makes the myths and legends and stories more detailed, and at the same time makes them more deviate from the original version.
Just like black and white impermanence, there are versions of Fan Wusu and Xie Bi'an in myths and legends, as well as versions of Han De and Lu.
After his initial thoughts, Lu Ming had given up trying to find clues from this.
In the process of "making trouble" for that secret organization, time passed slowly.
During this time, Hu Shan dreamed four more times, dreaming of the death of four people. With the exception of one whose death date was recent, the other three died relatively long. Similarly, the second team ignored the three older men, and re-monitored the more recent ones. The movements of the secret organization were the same as before, they were all tentative actions in the early days, and after noticing that someone was watching, they immediately retracted and disappeared without a trace.
Originally, Lu Ming thought that this time would be the same as before, and this person named Wang Ruiyang would also survive well.
But what he and the rest of the second team had expected happened.
When it came to the scheduled death date, Wang Ruiyang, who was dreamed of suicide by Hu Shan, walked on the road well, and suddenly fell headlong and never got up again.
The surveillance personnel hidden in the shadows immediately rushed out, and after the first aid failed, they were quickly sent to the hospital. But the doctor did not start resuscitation at all, and after a simple examination, he was directly pronounced dead.
Wang Ruiyang died like this.
Lu Ming, Zhang Dingshan, and He Wei rushed to the hospital as quickly as possible.
After taking over the disposal of this matter, without waiting to communicate with the family, Zhang Dingshan decisively issued an order: "Immediately autopsy to confirm the cause of death." ”
The forensic doctors pushed Wang Ruiyang's body to the autopsy room. In the outer office, Lu Ming frowned.
He didn't know if Wang Ruiyang's death was really an accident, for example, if he really died of some sudden illness, or if it was related to that hidden organization.
If it is the latter, then it obviously means that there is something new in the situation at the moment.
The dissection took five hours. Then, there was a sudden exclamation in the dissection room. The three people waiting outside immediately rushed in, and saw that next to Wang Ruiyang's body, a forensic doctor pointed at Wang Ruiyang's head with some horror and shouted: "Look, the brain tissue is familiar, how is it possible?" What's going on? ”
Lu Ming, who has already received a lot of special training, can already face the corpse of the flesh and blood mold lake with a normal attitude at this moment. He put on a mask, walked over, and took a closer look at Wang Ruiyang's brain tissue, and saw that, as the forensic doctor said, they were all familiar.
Zhang Dingshan said in a deep voice: "In addition to the brain tissue mutation, is there any fatal injury to the rest of the deceased?" ”
The forensic doctor was shocked: "We have examined it in detail, and the rest of the organs and parts of the deceased are very healthy. Only brain tissue has seen this incomprehensible change. It seems that this is the cause of his death. You guys...... You're a leader, aren't you? I have never seen this kind of change before, it is very valuable to study, can I participate in the follow-up examination? ”
Zhang Dingshan said: "I'm sorry, this incident involves confidentiality. By the way, please sign a confidentiality agreement, and today's matter must be kept confidential. ”
The medical examiner was helpless: "Okay. ”
The three forensic doctors left in a hurry, and in the autopsy room, the three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw a heaviness in each other's eyes.
There is no doubt about it. Wang Ruiyang's death was done by that secret organization. After realizing their own intervention, they could no longer arrange for Wang Ruiyang to die according to the predetermined death, so they directly took Wang Ruiyang's life.
This change seems to mean that a decision has been made within the hidden organization. They have broken free from the shackles and are no longer following the restrictions of the past.
Suddenly, Lu Ming remembered something again.
"Today is Wang Ruiyang's scheduled death, although Wang Ruiyang did not die in the predetermined way, but he is dead after all. So...... Will those who have died have passed die? ”
If that secret organization no longer cared about whether or not they would die in the predetermined way, would they directly kill Zhao Zonghai and the others?
and...... Hu Shan! ”
Thinking of Hu Shan, Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat.
Hu Shan is the root of all incidents, and it is also the only bargaining chip in his own hands. If Hu Shan died, he wouldn't even be able to tell who was the victim!
Zhang Dingshan immediately decided: "Immediately protect those who have passed the death period and take them to the underground base!" As for Hushan......"
He shook his head and said no more.
Hushan has been protected at the highest level at the moment.
It's all taken to a top-secret underground base, how can it be protected?
"The three of us will act separately, each leading some guards, move faster!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the three immediately rushed out of the hospital. The guards distributed in various cities also rushed to the target under the command of the three of them.
As of this moment, there are a total of ten people who have been rescued by themselves, namely Zhao Zonghai, Cheng Jianchao, etc. plus Zhang Xiaolei, who was not saved by himself, but also survived, there are eleven in total.
Lu Ming will be in charge of three of them, namely Zhao Zonghai, Liu Zijuan, and Zhu Rui.
Sitting in command, Lu Ming saw that on the screen in front of him, several police cars pulled sirens and went straight to Zhao Zonghai's house, and then in Zhao Zonghai's dazed face, he showed his documents.
"We are from the Sheriff's Office. We've got a clue that a gang of killers has been eyeing you. With this gang of killers vicious and powerful weapons at their disposal, you're in danger right now. In order to better protect you, please come with us. ”
Zhao Zonghai's eyes were about to pop out: "What's the matter?" Gang of killers? Eyeing me? Just kidding, I'm so poor, my children can't pay their tuition fees, why are you staring at me? You can't be liars, right? You must be liars, kidnappers! Pretending to be a security officer, you guys, hurry up, if you don't leave, I'll call the police! ”
Zhao Zonghai was fierce and roared loudly. The guard at the head directly pulled another security officer over: "Do you know him?" The head of law and order in your area! And this, do you know? Supervisors of your community! ”
The person in charge of security and the supervisor both persuaded: "Lao Zhao, these people are really not liars, nor are they kidnappers, they are from above!" Our security bureau was alarmed, look, how can so many police cars be liars! Lao Zhao, you are very dangerous now, if you want to live, cooperate with it. The old man is young, and the killer gang ......"
With the endorsement of local security officers and officials, Zhao Zonghai finally believed it, but it was still a little like a dream.
This, this...... I'm just an ordinary person, how can I be targeted by the killer group? I didn't do anything, what a neurotic killer, why are you staring at Lao Tzu!
A group of guards dragged Zhao Zonghai into the police car, and then left with a puff of smoke. The local security officer and community supervisor stayed here, constantly explaining to the growing crowd of onlookers: "Lao Zhao did not commit a crime, he was not arrested, he was targeted by a gang of killers, it is very dangerous, and the security officers are here to protect his ......."
This was specially arranged by Lu Ming, and it was also out of consideration to protect the reputation of the parties.
Zhao Zonghai is fine here for the time being, and Lu Ming's attention is on another survivor, Liu Zijuan.
Liu Zijuan is a middle school girl, and at this moment, after the intervention of the second action team, those school bullies and the people behind the school bullies have been sent to prison and have been duly punished.
At this moment, a group of guards broke directly into the campus, accompanied by the local security officer, community supervisor, education personnel, etc., and went directly to the principal's office. The principal immediately sent someone to call Liu Zijuan over. Her parents were also notified and were coming quickly.
During this period of time, there have always been people secretly protecting Liu Zijuan. Calling her and her parents to the principal's office at this moment is just to give an explanation on the surface.
After hearing the guards say "being targeted by the killer group", the principal, Liu Zijuan herself, her parents and others were all shocked and dumbfounded, and they had the same reaction as Zhao Zonghai.
This kind of thing is really unimaginable for ordinary people. But in the face of such an authoritative endorsement, they could only choose to believe it, and agreed to the guards' request to take Liu Zijuan away for protection.
But once again, the unexpected happened. After everyone had just finished talking and confirmed the follow-up plan, under the eyes of everyone and under the protection of many guards, Liu Zijuan, who was scared and trembling, suddenly stumbled and fell directly to the ground, and there was no movement.
A life just a teenager was lost.
Seeing this scene, Lu Ming Huo Ran stood up, his hands clenched into fists, and his face turned pale.
Liu Zijuan was quickly carried to the car and taken to the hospital. But Lu Ming knew that the matter should be irreparable.
Seeing Lu Ming's movements, He Wei turned her head and asked with her eyes. Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Zijuan, dead." ”
Zhang Dingshan said in a deep voice: "One of my survivors also died. By the time the guards arrived, he was dead in his rented house. ”
In the command room, the atmosphere was as heavy as mercury. After a moment, He Wei opened her mouth full of self-reproach: "Are we moving too slowly?" If, if we had taken them to the underground base before, wouldn't they have died......"
Although Lu Ming's heart was full of heaviness and anger, he still maintained his sanity. He shook his head, "No, we're moving fast enough. We can't expect to predict the future of events at the outset. At least until the covert organization changes their style, it is most appropriate not to disturb the normal life of these people, and only send people to protect them secretly. ”
In the final analysis, we are also moving forward in continuous exploration. He is not an all-knowing and all-powerful God.
The second team was moving fast enough, but by the end of the mission, all the survivors, including Zhang Xiaolei, had been sent to the underground base, and in this short period of time, there were still four survivors dead.
After further examination, the cause of death was also strikingly consistent.
All of them have the same cause of death as Han Rui at the beginning and Wang Ruiyang at this moment.
At this moment, these seven survivors, like Hu Shan, are protected by the most advanced security measures.
Monitoring room. Looking at the survivors who were in the midst of novelty, excitement, anxiety and apprehension, Lu Ming's heart was full of heaviness.
He wasn't sure if his supposed top-notch security measures would be useful to the secret organization. But one thing he can be sure of is that he has done everything he can. If even the level of security at this moment can't stop the assassination of that secret organization, then ......
There is really no way for you to do it, so you can only let it go.
In this kind of apprehension, Lu Ming tossed and turned for a long time before slowly falling asleep. But before he could sleep, he was awakened by a shrill siren.
He raised his head, subconsciously looked at the monitoring screen, and immediately saw that Zhao Zonghai, one of the seven survivors, had fallen to the ground at this moment, losing all signs of life.