PDLP Chapter 142 Murderer Yu Hong
Chapter 142 Murderer Yu Hong
Chapter 142 Murderer Yu Hong
In fact, Li Jiuhe could have reset the mission at this moment and saved the dying Ma Li.
However, there was still plenty of time for the mission. He had just reset his hotel room when he returned earlier, so he planned to take this opportunity to confront the murderer.
Li Jiuhe ran quickly down the stairs, and at the same time, he took out his phone and answered the call from Luo Shuo.
"Brother Li, that guy just ran up to the second floor," Luo Shuo's voice came from behind.
Li Jiuhe quickened his pace. Their room was on the eighth floor, and if they ran to the elevator lobby on the other side of the floor to take the elevator, it would only delay them further.
He moved nimbly, unleashing the physical potential he had gained from the Morning Bell.
When they reached the second floor, Luo Shuo's voice came again: "He has already left the hotel. He didn't go through the main entrance; he went out from the side of the hotel stairwell."
Li Jiuhe arrived on the first floor, pushed open the half-closed stairwell door, and found that it was a passageway with one side leading to the hotel lobby and the other side leading to the exit.
He quickly went to the exit, pushed open the door, and found himself on the side street of the hotel.
Because this hotel is located in a bustling area, even the side streets are crowded with pedestrians and quite lively.
Li Jiuhe looked around but couldn't find his target at all.
Then Luo Shuo reminded him, "Go out the side door of the hotel and turn left. He might already be pretending to be a pedestrian and walking along the street."
Li Jiuhe immediately veered quickly to the left along the street, carefully observing the backs of the pedestrians.
Since this guy kidnapped Su Qin, he couldn't possibly be walking around the streets with her openly, so it's highly likely that Su Qin has already been murdered and her body has been dumped somewhere.
Li Jiuhe had rushed downstairs and hadn't carefully checked the stairwells on each floor.
This man was called a serial killer because he never failed to kill his target when he committed his crimes.
The reason they kidnapped Su Qin was probably because they realized that Luo Shuo and I had caught up with them, so they had no choice but to grab and harm Su Qin in a moment of desperation before dumping her body on the way.
He had memorized the man's appearance from the high-definition camera photos provided by the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau: a large face, small eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips. Just as Ma Li had said, he was ugly, but easy to spot.
However, it seems that the killer was wearing a mask before, and the mask fell into the stairwell when he killed Ma Li.
"You are about a hundred meters away from him, just ahead," Luo Shuo reminded him again.
While searching for the murderer, he was also locating Li Jiuhe's whereabouts, which would provide him with more accurate location information.
Li Jiuhe quickened his pace to close the distance and saw three people walking with their backs to him not far ahead. One of them was a couple walking together intimately, and the other was a man.
He focused his attention on the man's back.
Luo Shuo's trembling voice came through, revealing unconcealed grief: "Brother Li, Ma—Ma Li—she's dead. Kill him, kill that bastard!"
Although Li Jiuhe was surprised, he did not feel the same grief as Luo Shuo, because he knew very well that he could save Ma Li and the innocent logistics staff member Su Qin.
He was still puzzled as to why this serial killer would suddenly come to the hotel, and it seemed that he only wanted to kill Su Qin and Ma Li.
If the other side has targeted these investigators, the target should be all of them.
So, did this guy really just kill randomly and Su Qin and Ma Li just happen to be in the line of fire?
Without thinking twice, he strode forward and shouted, "Stop!"
The three people in front paused, and the couple and the man stopped at the same time, turning their heads to look.
Li Jiuhe's gaze remained fixed on the lone man, but with just one glance, he realized that the man was not the murderer.
Turning my head to look at the couple again, I saw that the man was holding the two ends of a thin metal rope. The rope was wrapped around the woman's neck and was so tightly strangled that it was almost invisible. A small amount of blood was seeping out from the strangulation marks.
Because of the collar, I couldn't see it at all from behind.
The man with the crazed expression was none other than the real killer.
By this time, the woman was already pale with fright, as she had been secretly coerced by this guy to move forward.
"Help me—"
Upon seeing that Li Jiuhe had discovered them, the woman immediately cried for help.
However, the next second, just as Li Jiuhe took a step, the killer suddenly pulled back the thin metal rope he had been holding.
It was clear that his strength was immense, far exceeding that of ordinary people. The thin rope wrapped around the woman's neck was instantly invisible, completely digging into her flesh.
The woman's eyes bulged out, and blood vessels immediately appeared in her pupils. Then her face turned red, her carotid artery ruptured, and a large amount of blood gushed out, frightening those around her into screaming and scattering in all directions.
When Li Jiuhe rushed forward, the woman's head was almost completely severed, slumped limply on her shoulder, and her body was curled up on the ground, motionless.
A surge of anger rose within him, and Li Jiuhe drew his silver-plated dagger and stabbed it into the killer's chest.
The guy quickly retreated a few steps, his movements agile. With a slide, he came to Li Jiuhe's side and was about to put the still-dripping metal wire over his head.
But to his surprise, Li Jiuhe reacted just as swiftly, maximizing his agility and twisting his body to deliver a fatal blow to the killer's abdomen.
He could sense that when the tip of the knife pierced the other person's body, the body was initially soft, but the man's abdominal muscles quickly hardened, causing the silver-corroded dagger to bounce back.
At the same moment, the killer was startled, because he discovered that the other party's dagger was not an ordinary dagger, but had a complete rune pattern, which could harm him.
There was a smear of blood on the tip of the knife, but the wound was not serious and could almost be ignored.
"You're the accomplice sent by the higher-ups in the investigation bureau?!"
The killer grinned, seemingly finding even more amusement in the moment. "How about trying this knife I stole from your colleague?"
He then reached for his waist and pulled out a three-edged dagger that could be used to bleed, the handle of which also had a complete sequence basic pattern.
With a cold smile on his face, he stabbed Li Jiuhe several times in his chest, abdomen, and neck, each strike extremely fast and at a tricky angle.
If Li Jiuhe had the skills of an ordinary person, he would already have several more holes in his body.
But the killer soon discovered that Li Jiuhe's dodging movements were also extremely fast, and he narrowly avoided his attacks every time.
After dodging the series of attacks, Li Jiuhe immediately launched a counterattack, slashing the killer's neck with the silver-plated dagger.
The killer immediately took a half step back, leaning backward, and was almost cut by the knife tip.
He looked surprised, steadied himself, and stared at Li Jiuhe in astonishment: "Your sequence line is—the gold line?!"
"Gold thread?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jiuhe suddenly realized that this guy might know some secrets about the sequence lines.
Moreover, it's clear that he himself is most likely a gold-threaded individual of some kind.
But no matter what, let's capture this guy first, and if all else fails, just kill him.
Anyway, before the mission was reset, his main purpose was to test the killer's limits.
If you really want to know that information, there are other channels to check, such as through Luo Shuo.
Li Jiuhe raised his knife and lunged forward again.
In the blink of an eye, the two were exchanging blows, all in close combat, each move deadly.
The killer grew increasingly alarmed as he fought, because he discovered that although Li Jiuhe's sequence abilities had been suppressed, his physical attacks were equally formidable, far surpassing those of ordinary people. Clearly, he had not been affected by the suppression at all.
However, the weapon with runes was inherently effective against Sequencers, so Li Jiuhe's body was still torn and bleeding.
The killer seemed to be even stronger physically, since his sequence ability was always intact. Although he was also injured, it wasn't serious.
"You may be very powerful, but you can't kill me within my domain!"
The murderer was now blinded by rage, a cruel smile on his face.
"It really is a domain! So all those with the Golden Thread Sequence have mastered a domain?" Li Jiuhe said, panting heavily.
"You didn't know?" the killer asked, somewhat surprised.
Based on his guess, since Li Jiuhe was an investigator sent by his superiors to reinforce the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau, his abilities must be stronger than those of the Yuanmeng investigators, so he most likely knew the secrets of these sequence lines.
But now it seems that this is not the case at all.
The man stopped talking and, with his agile evasive movements, dodged Li Jiuhe's relentless attacks. Then, he plunged a knife diagonally upwards into Li Jiuhe's heart from his left rib.
Li Jiuhe deliberately did not dodge; he used a life-for-life approach. Almost at the same moment, the silver-plated dagger was inserted into the killer's left temple, and the tip of the blade emerged from his right temple.
This strike is extremely fatal to both ordinary people and those who have acquired a sequence.
As Li Jiuhe fell, the murderer's body slumped to the side, landing straight on the ground with a large pool of blood flowing from his wound. His body then began to convulse.
The murderer stared at Li Jiuhe in disbelief.
He tried to speak with his last breath, but he could no longer make a sound.
Li Jiuhe knew what he wanted to say. This guy couldn't believe why Li Jiuhe would adopt such a mutually destructive attack method. Although he killed him, Li Jiuhe would also have a hard time surviving.
The serial killer clearly had a hard time understanding this.
As his convulsing body gradually came to a standstill, Li Jiuhe's life came to an end.
He slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "So, in your domain, you're just a slightly more powerful ordinary sequence user, not immortal."
Having roughly figured out the killer's background, Li Jiuhe didn't wait for his own death, but instead proactively reset the "survive" task.
When he first locked onto the killer, he realized that his sequence ability was indeed of a higher rank than the killer's. He tried it out and found that he could activate the mission reset at any time, and it would not be affected by being in the killer's "domain".
Furthermore, Li Jiuhe also confirmed that he had the ability to handle missions, and with the physical enhancement he gained from the Morning Bell of the Second Seventh Day, he could almost completely defeat this murderer, but he needed a more suitable method.
Because the serial killer's sequence abilities clearly cannot suppress his mission abilities.
Li Jiuhe's physical enhancement is not a sequence ability, but an additional bonus obtained during the fusion with the Erqi Morning Bell, and is also not suppressed by the killer's ability.
The scene shifted, and I was back in my hotel room.
At this moment, Ma Li was leading Su Qin to leave the room and go to the corridor outside, so as to give Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo some private space.
Li Jiuhe immediately called out to the two of them, "Wait, you don't need to go out."
He then said to Luo Shuo, "I've already foreseen the outcome of the matter you were tasked with tracking. Save your energy for now and don't bother tracking me. First, check if the killer's location has changed."
"Uh... okay."
Seeing that Li Jiuhe had changed his mind, Luo Shuo knew that he had a certain foresight, so he didn't think much of it and immediately began to reposition the murderer.
A moment later, he looked astonished: "This guy is no longer where he was just now. He's very close to our hotel now, less than 500 meters away."
"Everyone, get ready in advance," Li Jiuhe reminded. "Although I don't know why, he might come to the hotel."
"Ah!" The other three were all startled.
At the same time.
You Hong, who had just arrived at a plaza a block away from the hotel, suddenly paused.
He looked up and around, then looked down at his own body, and raised his hands to touch his head.
Why do I feel like I'm about to die?
After carefully checking his surroundings, he was certain that there was no danger nearby, but he still couldn't understand what had caused that near-death feeling.
However, this made You Hong feel somewhat uneasy.
He flipped his right hand over and looked down at his palm, whereupon a black card materialized out of thin air.
The card resembled a border crossing pass; it was entirely black with an uneven, textured surface, making it extremely eerie.
"If I kill that Sequencer today, and then two more each day, my abilities will improve by leaps and bounds. But just now, why did I feel like I was about to die?"
You Hong believed this might be an ominous sign, as he had originally determined the next sacrificer through death location, which was located at a hotel about 400 meters away.
Now he's starting to hesitate about whether or not to eliminate this predetermined target.
After a slight hesitation, he decided to change his plan. He would first take out another target three kilometers away to increase his strength, and then come here to kill the target in the hotel.
Having made up his mind, You Hong touched the mask he always wore on his face and immediately hailed a taxi to head to his second target location for the day.
in the hotel.
Li Jiuhe and the others had already laid an ambush at the main entrance and side door on the first floor, but after waiting for a while, the murderer did not arrive.
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After Luo Shuo searched again, he discovered that the guy hadn't come to the hotel at all, but had changed direction and was now moving away from here.
"Su Qin, where is the car parked?" Li Jiuhe asked Su Qin.
Su Qin pointed to the back of the hotel: "It's in the open-air parking lot at the back. I'll drive over there now."
After saying that, she ran off.
They quickly drove to the hotel's main entrance, everyone got in, and, guided by Luo Shuo, drove away from the area.
Sitting in the car, Li Jiuhe felt puzzled. This was the first time that things had changed after the mission was reset, and the events had not proceeded in the previous order.
Because the situation was so bizarre, he almost immediately concluded that it must be related to the serial killer's sequence abilities.
This guy's ability is to suppress the abilities of other Sequencers within the coverage area of his "domain".
If other sequencers are of higher rank, their sequence abilities may only be affected, not completely rendered ineffective.
But now it seems that this serial killer's sequence rank is higher than most sequence users, so the investigators' abilities are suppressed and they are killed when they encounter him.
The sequence of events that was originally developing normally has now changed, which made Li Jiuhe suddenly realize that perhaps the serial killer's sequence ability has other special features.
It's highly likely that this guy's sequence rank is just below his own. Although there is a difference, it's not significant. Therefore, he could vaguely sense that the outcome before the mission reset was unfavorable to him, and thus changed his plan.
Li Jiuhe speculated that this was highly likely.
"No one has ever realized my mission capabilities before. This guy's sequence rank is so high. Fortunately, he hasn't fully grown yet." He secretly rejoiced.
Back in Nanfeng Town near Dragon Ridge Mountain, only Tong Cheng told him to temporarily remove the ability to control the mission, otherwise it might cause mutual interference.
This means that Tong Cheng's rank might be able to sense the presence of Li Jiuhe's mission.
Besides that, there's this serial killer I encountered this time.
Li Jiuhe glanced at his current task ability level, which was already "Task Designer - Beginner (Upgrade Progress 16%)".
I've been setting up tasks repeatedly every day for the past few days. Although most tasks just ended naturally due to the task duration, it still increased the upgrade progress by 2%.
A moment later, Li Jiuhe had already set the second mission line to kill the murderer.
[Mission defined successfully. The mission is temporarily named "Capture or kill the Yuanmeng City serial killer."]
[Title: Capture or Kill the Serial Killer from Yuanmeng City]
[Rank: IV, Class D]
[Requirements: 1. Locate and pinpoint the location of the serial killer You Hong; 2. Capture or kill You Hong; 3. Obtain the Death Pass.]
【奖励：1、任务总时长延长30分（当前总时长5小时30分）；2、奖励1个重置时间锚点；3、奖励1次可携带重置之前任一物品的机会；4、奖励1积分；5、奖励随机标籤1张。（以上奖励可五选三）】
[Note: Your target's priority is second only to you. You may need to change some task execution strategies to effectively complete the task.]
After quickly reading through the mission information, Li Jiuhe couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"So this guy's name is You Hong. His rank is indeed second only to mine."
What Li Jiuhe knows so far is that his sequence rank is very high, which should be the "golden thread" sequence that You Hong mentioned before.
If his own rank in the sequence were not high, Tong Cheng would not have asked him to withdraw his abilities first, so that Tong Cheng could interrogate the cursed person in Nanfeng Town himself.
What Li Jiuhe can summarize now is that a Sequencer's abilities can advance from low to high levels after awakening, becoming stronger and stronger.
However, each sequence ability has a high, medium, and low rank. Regardless of the strength of the sequence user's ability, the rank of the sequence is fixed from the moment of awakening.
This fixed position should last a lifetime. Even if his sequence ability has advanced to a high level, if the type of ability was at a low level when it was awakened, it will always remain at a low level.
Li Jiuhe felt this deeply. For example, even though his mission reset ability was at a high level, when facing others, such as Tong Cheng, whose stage power had reached a high level, his mission reset would still be forcibly overwritten and successfully reset by Li Jiuhe.
This suppression comes from the sequence rank, which is fixed upon awakening and has nothing to do with the sequence ability level of the person in that sequence.
However, this does not completely change the fact that lower-ranking high-level ability users kill higher-ranking low-level ability users.
However, there was one thing that puzzled Li Jiuhe: it was impossible for the people at the General Administration not to know such important information.
For some reason, no one, including Shao Gang and Tong Cheng, mentioned it to him.
He figured all of this out on his own through trial and error, and he doesn't know how accurate it is.
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