Chapter 5: Serial Killer?

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Exhausted, Lu Ren could no longer support his falling heavy eyelids. He slowly closed them and then passed out.

[Ding… Evil Sacrifice completed. Spatial super senses are being shut down. Space-time convergence is about to leave. All…]

The System notifications appeared in his mind. Vaguely, he could hear a commotion, and there were hands touching his body.

“One of those injured in the car accident has been found here. He’s still alive, but his condition is not good. Quick, get the ambulance here.”

“A stretcher, a stretcher!”

“Spread out. We need ventilation here. Don’t be too close!”

He suddenly opened his eyes and glanced blankly at the crowd around him. When he saw a few people in white coats surrounding him, the taut string in his heart snapped. His tensed body suddenly relaxed, and he totally passed out.

[Ding… Triggered event, Silent Killing Forest World completed. System has determined that you can obtain three wisps of the world’s luck. Overall, the host has received an A-rank evaluation and three attribute rewards.]

[Super Dimension Perception turned off…]

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Three days later, in a single ward in the First People’s Hospital of Shu capital.

“Shocking!! The divine statue in the Earth Temple in the Wen Hou District of the Shu capital suddenly spoke…”

“Something big has happened! The police are looking for a tall foreign man in armor. He is holding a large open-bladed sword and shouting along the way ‘Where has my Demacia gone?’ Then, he suddenly disappeared!”

“Shocking! The mirage has become real!! Someone has actually done this…”

“I was dumbfounded after seeing it. A famous martial arts master had knocked dozens of people to the ground with one palm. In reality…”

“I must see it. A backpacker has filmed such a scene in the depths of Kunlun Mountain…”

Lu Ren, who was sitting on the bed, put down his phone and looked at the two police officers, one male and one female, who had appeared in front of him.

“Lu Ren?” the male police officer asked.

Lu Ren nodded. “Yes, I am.”

“My name is Chen Wen. I’m in charge of this investigation,” Chen Wen said politely.

Could it be that what he had done had been exposed? No, definitely not. Those people had all been burned to ashes. I was defending myself. Wait, if I said that I had transmigrated and returned, would people think I was mad?!

Lu Ren, who was full of drama within, said calmly, “Officer Chen, if you have any questions, just ask. I’ll tell you what I know.”

Chen Wen nodded. The silent police woman beside him picked up a recording pen and started recording.

“According to our investigation, at around six o’clock on the night of February 27, 2021, the surveillance cameras along the way captured you, Wang Gang, Zhang Qingya, and Luo Zixuan, the four of you, passing through the Du Ya Kou Tunnel and suddenly disappeared for a period of time. Where have all of you been during this period of time?”

Lu Ren asked, “How long have we been gone?”

Chen Wen was stunned. He had never met anyone who would ask a police officer a question. He looked at the records in his hand and replied, “You guys have been missing for almost seven hours.”

“Six hours and 37 minutes, to be precise,” added the policewoman beside him.

Chen Wen continued, “Then, from the surveillance cameras, we saw the car you were driving dash out of the tunnel at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour. It broke through the guardrail and charged into the side of the mountain.”

200 kilometers per hour?

Lu Ren could not help but frown. He did not remember anything at all. He did not have any relevant memories at all. He only heard a faint voice after he had fallen asleep.

Chen Wen’s expression was a little strange. “At present, although you are not dead, your other three companions have disappeared.”

At this point, his eyes were bright and piercing as he looked directly at Lu Ren. “We have found many wounds on your body. Your ribs, back, cheeks, and eye sockets have all been struck hard. We have determined that they are signs of attack.”

Chen Wen pressed his hands on the hospital bed guardrail and leaned forward slightly. “Moreover, the blood stains on your clothes are not yours. After a DNA comparison, they are respectively Zhang Qingya’s and Luo Zixuan’s. From the tissue fragments extracted from under your fingernails, you had fought previously with Wang Gang. From the wounds on your palm between your thumb and forefinger, you had a long-handled attack weapon in your hand, and you have killed Wang Gang, Zhang Qingya, and Luo Zixuan.”

“After investigation and forensics, it was found that the four of you did not have any conflicts that would be fatal. In fact, the four of you had a good relationship in school. This trip was to climb the mountain at Emei. What happened to all of you along the way?”

Chen Wen’s tone was filled with oppression as he said, “What puzzles me the most is that from the analysis, three of the wounds on your body had been caused at least three days before you left the tunnel. The wounds on your body are old and new. How were they caused?”

Danger!!!

Such a huge word appeared in Lu Ren’s mind. It could be said that the evidence extracted from his body was enough to sentence him to death!

“Also, where have their bodies gone?” Chen Wen asked calmly.

Seeing that Lu Ren was silent, Chen Wen did not mind and said, “I’m here to inform you that the police have identified you as a suspect and will prosecute you. If you cooperate, you might get the chance to be compensated. Lu Ren, the current situation is that you are in serious suspicion of having killed three people with your own hands and hiding their bodies.”

Upon hearing that he had been sentenced to death in advance, Lu Ren finally raised his head and looked at the two of them. Although Chen Wen was cold and businesslike, there was a hint of hatred and disgust in his eyes.

The policewoman beside him looked at him as if she was looking at a homicidal maniac. She was wary and did not hide her disgust.

These two were good people who hated evil!

Lu Ren said slowly, “Officer Chen, you said I killed them, so where are the bodies?”

Chen Wen’s eyes flashed. “Where have you hidden them?”

[Ding… Chen Wen has used the Fishing Technique on you to attract your attention.]

Lu Ren :”…”

Lu Ren did not answer directly. “You should have searched the entire Du Ya Kou Tunnel. You might even have dug three feet into the ground. You did not find any of them, right?”

Lu Ren was very careful with his words. The other party had been leading him to reveal the fact that Wang Gang and the other two had become corpses. Once this was confirmed, he would be dead for sure.

Fishing to enforce the law was not advisable!!!

Looking at Lu Ren’s extremely calm appearance, the two of them could not help but look at each other. They labeled Lu Ren in their hearts.

An extremely calm serial killer, and one with a rather high mental fortitude.

Lu Ren continued, “Officer Chen, you said that we had disappeared from the Du Ya Kou Tunnel for a full eight hours. Are there no surveillance cameras in the Du Ya Kou Tunnel?”

Without waiting for Chen Wen to answer, Lu Ren said, “I’ve checked the records previously. It seems that a localized earthquake had suddenly occurred a few days ago in the direction of Du Ya Kou, causing the underground lines to collapse, so they are currently being overhauled. Therefore, there are no surveillance cameras in the Du Ya Kou Tunnel. In the tunnel, it was Wang Gang and the other two who suddenly attacked me. Then, I resisted desperately and finally took the opportunity to escape. As my consciousness was blurry, I drove the car at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour out of the tunnel and rushed to the hill beside it.”

Lu Ren looked directly at Chen Wen and the other person.