Indescribable cyberpunk

Just as Zhu Jue thought, Suzi returned to the clinic at midnight.

Zhu Jue was not in a hurry to go to bed. After a brief wash, they met in the small living room on the second floor to exchange information.

The curtains were drawn to block the wind and rain outside. In order to ensure privacy, the chandelier in the living room was not turned on. A lamp with a lampshade was placed on the round table in the center. The lighting range was limited to the sofa where two people were sitting.

I am most satisfied with this wind chime.

Lying at the junction of light and darkness, he stretched and retracted his claws on both sides from time to time to test.

"Who says it first?"

Zhu Jue, who was wearing pajamas, asked while lighting incense with a lighter.

"Let me tell you first. Before you came back, I had already sorted out the information I got tonight. It's not much and I can finish it soon."

Suzi also took off her coat at this time, wearing only a black racer-shaped vest. She tied her short hair behind her ears and opened the notes on the desktop.

She doesn't need this thing herself, it's purely to take care of Zhu Jue, an "ordinary person".

"Let's talk about the murder case in Community No. 15 first. I found a member of the patrol team who was in charge of investigating the case at the time. The money offensive you mentioned is very effective. I am a special reporter."

"Special reporter?"

"He is the paparazzi of gossip. That's how he is introduced on the Internet. This identity does not need to mention the news agency he belongs to, so it is relatively safe."

With the help of this identity and the three thick wads of money slapped in front of the patrol members, Mozi easily pried open the former's mouth.

The murder case that occurred on the second floor of the Charming Rose Nightclub in Community No. 15 was not an independent case. Such cases even had a unified name within the patrol team, the Bone Tree Murder Case!

"According to what the other party said, the bones of the Bone Tree bones, the state of the victims of the Bone Tree murder case after death are surprisingly consistent, that is, some bones in the body must have undergone mutations, and a kind of growth will also grow on the back of the head. A plant similar to a lotus pod.”

After writing three short sentences about skeletal abnormalities, serial murders, and lotus-like plants in her notebook, Suzi turned her eyes to Zhu Jue, waiting for his inquiry.

"This method is not common. In fact, I have just obtained some similar information. Since it is a serial murder case, the patrol team must also pay great attention to it. Have they discovered anything?"

The information given by Rona was related to the Thorn Sect, and Zhu Jue also felt that it was very likely, but this was the conclusion they drew based on a photo taken three years ago.

It is obviously still far from being able to use this as a key to discovering the secrets hidden by the Thorn Cult.

Putting aside the information obtained in the arena for the time being, Zhu Jue wanted to know if the Qianfan City patrol team had made a breakthrough in this regard.

After all, compared to the two "detectives" Zhu Jue and Su Zi who became monks halfway, the Qianfan City Patrol Team is a formal inspection department in any case. The investigation process is more organized, with social resources that can be mobilized and official care and cooperation. None of them can compare.

"According to the patrol team's investigation habits, they investigate from two aspects. One is the background of the victim!"

While speaking, Suzi picked up a pen and wrote down some names, occupations or backgrounds in the notebook, and then said,

"The police officer I bribed was involved in the Bone Tree case, so he remembered a lot of the victims. I'll list them all here."

Serres, leader of the Silt Gang, one of the 15 community gangsters (the most recent victim)

Lavglovsky, Community 17, violent offender.

John Mincos, Community 21, drug dealer.

"Why are they all scum?"

Scanning the resumes of the victims, Zhu Jue immediately found what these people had in common.

"Yes, all of the victims so far have criminal records or are gang members. Almost every one of them could be described as what you would describe as human scum."

"What is the purpose of selecting these people to attack? You must know that quite a few of the people you listed have the support of power. Killing them will only attract enemies other than the patrol team, and they are the type of people who will use any means. Is not it?"

"Perhaps enforcing justice?"

Suzi said suddenly.

"Although these people do deserve to be executed in this way, this method is a bit too extreme anyway, right?"

He reached out and clicked on the photo of the bone tree on the table. Even though he had seen it a few times before, it still looked shocking.

"Rather than simply executing justice, it is better to say that this is just part of the thought contained in this kind of action. There must be other reasons that prompted the murderer to turn the victim into this state."

"It seems that the key to the problem lies in the killing method!"

The shape of the bone tree undoubtedly crosses the boundaries of justice execution and has a strong purpose.

"Yes, it seems that you, Blind Sheng, have also discovered Hua Dian."

At some point, Zhu Jue shrunk into the sofa, clasped his hands to his lips, and pretended to be a great detective with half-squinted eyes.

"This is exactly the second point I want to make. The patrol team's internal investigation of murder methods is not limited to the internal forensic institution. It is said that it has applied for testing to a certain scientific research institution in Shangcheng District. The results have not been announced yet or may not be available yet. Find results."

Completely ignoring Zhu Jue's pretense, Suzi continued talking on his own.

It is naturally impossible for the patrol team to ignore such an extremely special method of committing crimes. It is estimated that they have been investigating it since the first case.

However, judging from the fact that the murderer has not yet been caught and no information has been released to the public, the progress in this regard may not be as smooth as expected.

"Speaking of this, I'm going to show you something. Just wait, I have to go back to the room to get it."

Because of his pajamas, Zhu Jue didn't have pockets on his body, and the echinoderm ball obviously couldn't be taken out from his pocket. He could only pretend to go back to the room, and then use the space ring to take it out when he got outside the door before returning. Living room, together with the information obtained from the training room of the arena.

In relatively simple terms, he described what he had experienced in the arena from beginning to end, emphasizing the origin of the two things in his hands.

As expected, Suzi's attention was quickly attracted to the echinoderm ball.

"No corresponding items can be found on the Internet. You have to use professional tools to detect what is hidden in them. According to you, the situation on the top of the monster's head is somewhat similar to the situation of the victim in the Bone Tree case. Does this mean Did the bone trees formed by the mutations of the victims produce something like this?"

Dark brown, as if foreshadowing some kind of ominous, uneven surface, it glows with a metallic color under the illumination of the desk lamp. You can feel the cold very clearly when you touch it, and ordinary people will feel dizzy even if they take a few glances.

Only Suzi and Zhu Jue could hold it in their hands and study it without caring.

"Speaking of the plant on the back of the victim's head in the Bone Tree case. In fact, when I first saw it, I thought there must be something growing on it."

Pick up the photo and look at it. Use a red oil pen to circle the special features of the back of the head.

"Is this what the murderer of the Bone Tree case was after?"

Motoko held up the echinoderm fruit and said,

"The conditions here are not enough for us to discover its secrets. Should we send it back to Dawn City for research?"

The instruments in private clinics may be of some use, but if you want to know what it is, you obviously cannot rely on these instruments to draw conclusions.

No, no matter how much time is wasted this time, this thing is condensed from the head of the monster that is the source of mental pollution. It doesn't seem threatening now. If something goes wrong during the research process, what do you think about the old Fu Yingxiong? Can this guy hold his own? "

Intuition told Zhu Jue that it was best not to take this thorny fruit out casually. The best choice was to keep it with him.

"I suggest using the clinic's purchase of new instruments as a cover to purchase some special instruments. The tests will be performed here. You make a purchase list and I will pay."

"Well I'm not sure which instruments would be useful, it would be quite an expense."

It was no problem for Mozi to rely on the analytical capabilities of the database to operate the instrument. The key was that she did not know which instrument could detect this echinoderm fruit.

"Isn't what I said straightforward enough? All you have to do is write down the instruments you may need on the list. You don't have to worry about the rest."

Now Zhu Jue is more or less qualified to say that "anything that can be solved with money is nothing."

Besides, if you don’t spend money at this time, when will you spend it?

"Now that you say so, I have no objection."

"In addition, the data in this USB flash drive still needs to be analyzed and deciphered by you. The human experiments in the arena training room are not necessarily the kind of human experiments I came into contact with in the death game, but it is certain that there is a difference between the two. There must be some kind of connection, and its priority is higher than the Echinacea Fruit. I guess you've been busy lately."

Compared with the uncertainty of the echinoderm fruit, the data in the USB flash drive is a foreseeable and important source of clues, so it naturally needs to be dealt with first.

"I understand. Regarding the Rangers organization that Lyn Godot belongs to you mentioned before, I just found out the relevant information. This organization is actually the Rangers organization you saw when you went out at night. It's just that the Rangers are them and The lower class people’s name for this organization, the latter is the official name.”

Suzi sat on the sofa, Lin Godot's matters also needed attention, and then said,

"Currently we don't know the purpose of sending people to the clinic. Should we find an opportunity to fire her?"

"No need. Resigning her will only arouse suspicion. Just keep her under your nose and pay more attention. There are too many things to be busy with recently. It's not worth putting too much energy into her."

Halfway through his words, Zhu Jue suddenly fell into silence.

Thinking of the many new clues that these things at hand might bring, Zhu Jue suddenly realized that as the investigation deepened, he would face a quite complicated situation in the next period of time.

The dreamland thing became a thorn in his heart at this time.

A week has passed unknowingly now. It’s not that I’m afraid of being urged by Great Elder Atal, but it definitely takes time to go to the Solan City Grand Library to do things. Even if the real world may only pass by for an hour or two, it’s not right. For Zhu Jue, the experience in the dreamland is equally real.

When there are more things on hand in the future, suddenly changing the environment to do other things will definitely affect the state.

This feeling is like suddenly opening a game in the middle of doing homework. After two or three games, the formulas that were full of formulas in the head have become a ball of mush.

Therefore, under the premise that his mental state has recovered, Zhu Jue was thinking about whether to enter the dreamland first, or at least solve the problem of Solan Library first.

Obtaining the current location information of "Codices of Nacht" has always been on the mind of the province.

"what's on your mind?"

Suzi thought Zhu Jue had thought of some clues and asked.

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired. If there's nothing else, I want to rest first."

Now that he thought of this, Zhu Jue was not going to waste time and immediately prepared to go back to the room and go to the dreamland.