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Chapter 43 The Devil Comes to Maple Street (7)
She heard King standing up, walking slowly in a small circle, evenly and steadily, walking around behind her, and patted her on the shoulder gently.

Zhen Ai was shocked all of a sudden.

The next few seconds dragged on extremely long. King finally walked back and sat down, and said slowly, "Killer, please go out."

Zhen Ai sat in a piece of darkness that belonged to her, the sound of her heartbeat resounded in her ears, resounding all over the world.A second later, she opened her eyes and looked at King calmly.In the hall at the moment, only she and these monsters are keeping their eyes open.

A gleam of joy flashed in King's eyes, and he continued to order: "Killer, please kill."

Zhen Ai stared at him silently, completely motionless.

Second, second after second, deathly silence.

King sneered, and ordered again: "Killer, please kill."

From the corner of her eye, Zhen Ai saw the muzzle of the black gun turned towards her, her whole body stretched into a bow, her mind went blank, but her instinct was still that she couldn't choose others to die.

She gritted her teeth and raised her right arm slowly and stiffly—pointing straight into King's eyes.

The man code-named King, the teasing smile in his eyes disappeared in an instant, so empty that he lost even a trace of emotion.

Jack looked over, and a flash of admiration for her beauty flashed in his eyes. After a few seconds, he finally tilted his head and squinted his eyes to aim.

All the blood in Zhen Ai's body froze, she still pointed at King motionlessly.Oh, didn't you mean who killed who?You don't follow the rules of the game.coward!

Pointing at him, she suddenly found it ridiculous, and without thinking about it, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of her lips.He was proud and mocking, as if he wanted to throw the three big men into the mud.

King seemed to understand her smile, a slight weirdness flashed across his face, but he calmed down, and said, "Add a rule temporarily, the killer is not allowed to choose the judge, that is me. This game is void, killer please close your eyes. "

Zhen Ai was taken aback for a moment, not expecting that he still had a bit of backbone, she looked at him vigilantly, and then glanced at the gun in Jack's hand.The latter followed King's meaning and put it away coldly.

Only then did Zhen Ai close her eyes.

After falling into the darkness again, her heart suddenly jumped wildly, and her fear swept her body like a tide, and her bones were as soft as soaked in vinegar.

King chose the killer again, this time it was not Zhen Ai.

"Killer, please dispatch."

……

"Killer please kill."

……

Zhen Aicai's heart that had stabilized became tense again, what would the new killer do?Is it possible that she didn't kill someone, but someone else chose to kill her?Thinking of this, she panicked again.

In the quiet darkness, King's voice was so cold that there was no warmth: "The killer has killed someone, please close your eyes!"

Zhen Ai's heart skipped a beat.

"Dawn, please open your eyes!"

The panic-stricken people all opened their eyes and looked at the people around them with vigilance and fear.

"The person who was killed was..." King's voice carried a verdict, attracting everyone's attention for survival. He pulled out a driver's license card from the ground and held it up.

Zhen Ai got close and saw that it was a very young Asian boy, the big boy on the card smiled brightly.

King pinched his right hand, and the driver's license card broke in two and fell to the ground.

He announced: "Ko Nakamura"

The Japanese man who was named was stunned, and everyone's eyes shifted to his face with joy or pity, only to hear a "bang" gunshot, and a red spot appeared on his forehead instantly, covering half of his face like a blood demon. ferocious face.

He still opened his eyes wide in astonishment and opened his mouth wide, but it was too late to argue or beg for mercy, and he fell straight down under the unbelievable gazes of everyone.

The scene was dead silent, and everyone refused to believe what they saw. They just watched a person being killed, dumbfounded.

After a few seconds of silence,
"He's my friend!" a Japanese girl burst into tears, screaming heart-rendingly. "Who? Who among you chose to kill him. Stand up. Stand up!"

This sentence awakened the rest of the people, yes, there is an invisible murderer among us, and he chose this Japanese boy as a sacrifice.The next one will also choose me!
The rest of the people panicked and trembled, but quietly began to observe the suspicious people around them.

Zhen Ai saw that people's hearts would be swallowed up by doubts if things went on like this. She thought about it, decided to change her target, and said to the girl very cleverly: "Calm down, and be careful that Jack will shoot you."

The words were effective, and the girl immediately shut up.

At this time, the female college student also cried: "Yes, it was Jack who killed, not any of us. They are the real murderers, the real demons."

King noticed Zhen Ai's intention, sneered, and ordered unmoved: "Now, you can start to identify who is the murderer."

No one spoke, but everyone was thinking in their hearts, who was the murderer who had met in the bank just now, or who had never met.

Seeing that no one answered, King shrugged his shoulders relaxedly: "In this case, let's start the second round. It's dark, please close your eyes; murderer, please continue to kill."

At the end, he smiled faintly, "Who will be killed next? Don't you want to fight for your own lives?"

The devil's words breed in people's hearts like a virus. For the hope of survival, people's bottom line begins to collapse.

The female college student couldn't stand it anymore, she suddenly bulged her eyes like crazy, and pointed to the black man who said to let women and children out first: "He is the murderer! When they entered the bank, the Japanese pair whispered that he had dark skin. He is the only one who has a grudge against the Japanese, so he must have killed him. He is the murderer!"

The black man stared at her in shock, and reprimanded: "I didn't." As he spoke, he looked at the gun in Jack's hand in a panic, and quickly defended, "I didn't hear what they said at all, she made it up. She was framing it."

Seeing that everyone was in a mess, Su Qi hurriedly asked the Japanese woman, "What's going on?"

The woman lowered her head: "We told him, he, and he gave us a look," she suddenly raised her head, pointing at the black man, "he must have heard it. He's lying!"

At this moment, any trivial reason becomes a reason to kill.

King smiled with satisfaction: "Are you sure it's him?"

The college girl gritted her teeth: "Sure!"

The black man roared in despair: "Why did you kill me? You are the murderer. Everyone, she is the murderer! She is the first person to point out others. She is the murderer!"

The scene was chaotic, everyone's eyes were wandering on these two people, and they were subconsciously locked on to these two people, regardless of whether the game was not a game, but a human life.

"Yes!" The brown-haired man named Isa turned his head to look at the college girl, and sneered: "If there is any grudge against the dead Japanese man, I remember you had an argument when you got the number, and he even called you a bitch."

As soon as the words fell, the girl's face turned pale; and a blond woman also chimed in: "Yes, I saw it. He almost got into a fight with her boyfriend."

Obviously, this disturbance attracted more attention, and more people echoed: "I saw it too." In an instant, everyone went crazy, and they were all contributing to the death execution of college girls.

The girl's face was pale, and she pointed at the black man and screamed and cried bitterly: "It's not me, the murderer is him, that's him!"

Zhen Ai stared blankly at the indignant crowd pointing in front of her, and suddenly felt that everyone had turned into a demon with distorted faces, ferocious and terrifying.Amber on the opposite side appealed to everyone to calm down, but the voice was drowned out.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Just now you said that the murderer was not among us, but Jack who shot. This sentence is proof that you have a guilty conscience."

Someone hit Zhen Ai's head with a stick.Why did a truth become a crime?
But everyone is crazy, and they are increasingly convinced that the college girl is the murderer.

King smiled faintly: "Those who think she is the murderer, please raise your hand."

One hand, two hands... slowly raised up.

Zhen Ai really wanted to defend her, but the crowd in front of her were all demons, as long as she said a word of defense, she would be judged as a murderer.Is there any way to make everyone sober?What should she do?
Looking at the voting hands, the girl was so frightened that she would not shed tears. She rolled and knelt down in the middle of the circle, crying bitterly: "It's not me, it's really not me. Don't raise your hands, don't do it again!" Voted! Please, don’t vote! It’s not me, I’m not a murderer!”

Those who raised their hands already have 4 votes.

Zhen Ai, Amber, Su Qi, and Isa didn't intend to raise their hands. The girl's desperate eyes fell on the black man who was still thinking about it. She immediately crawled over on her knees and grabbed his hand: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Believe you, don't raise your hands, don't raise your hands. I'm not a murderer, no!"

A trace of pain flashed across the black face, and tears glistened in his dark eyes: "I'm really not a murderer."

The girl nodded again and again, staring at him firmly: "You are not, you are not."

The black man shook his head, and his tears became more crystal clear: "But you, you identified me from the beginning. Only the real murderer will try every means to mislead everyone to kill civilians. So, it is you."

The girl trembled all over, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything, just watched the black man's tears fall, and raised his palm up.

He said, "I'm sorry. I'm going to save myself."

King raised his eyebrows, picked up a driver's license card, and the image of the smiling girl on it was instantly broken: "Diana Martin, executed with 5 votes."

Diana screamed and rushed out, but with a gunshot, she fell into a pool of blood and remained silent.

The eyes of the surviving people were dull. Just now they went crazy because of fear, and cursed the murderer to die; but this gunshot woke everyone up again, such a young life was destroyed in their hands.

It was they who sent the girl to the guillotine with their own hands.

No one feels lucky or saved, but at the same time, the heart has been numb to the point where there is no guilt or pity.

And more devastating news is yet to come.

King smiled slightly: "Mistake civilians, the game continues."

Lily put down the phone and said with a sullen face: "No conditions, refused to negotiate, and said that he would continue to kill people!"

Vic froze: "Don't consider withdrawing? Why would they do this?"

The old Diaz sighed: "Although I rarely meet them, I have to admit that there are some people in this world who take pleasure in killing and abusing people." After speaking, he looked at Yan Su, hoping that he could give a comment.

But Yan Su didn't listen, and was staring at the screen meticulously.

It wasn't just ordinary abuse, it was psychological.This leader's pressure tactics are quite unique.

On the black and white screen, people's expressions can't be seen clearly, and everyone's eyes can't be closed.So when King got up and circled the 10 people, Lily was full of doubts: "What is he doing?"

King patted Zhen Ai and returned to the original place.

Yan Su frowned imperceptibly.He saw Zhen Ai raising her hand, pointing at King, and Jack's gun was turned in front of Zhen Ai.But the people around didn't react at all.

This is a killing game?
Yan Su didn't even want to get the phone, but Jack put away his gun.

Zhen Ai is out of danger for the time being.

can not wait anymore!

Yan Su looked at the monitor and spoke quickly:
"Listen up, negotiator! The leader among the three is 31-33 years old. He wears a short T-shirt and wide trousers tucked into riding boots, typical of the army's customary dress. The gun is a modified M10 submachine gun, specially for special forces. Soldiers He will not massacre people, he was expelled from the army. He hates society and the country, feels being used and betrayed, is numb in heart, strong in control and smart, disdains simple and rough physical abuse, and likes spiritual destruction.

He's playing a killing game.You don't need to negotiate with this person, because he will never accept it. "

Lily looked at him with admiration and surprise.

"But you can start with two other people. The one who pretended to be the guard, he only fired one shot, which was not at a vital point. He didn't want to kill people, and he didn't take the initiative to raise the gun. At the beginning, the hostages were surrounded by a human wall, and he paid attention to safety. His goal is to grab money and leave;

That young lad, impulsive and quick-tempered, who took robbery for fun, would also be the first to explode once he realized the real danger.So your job is to make him realize that what he is doing is different from what he imagined. "

After finishing speaking, Vic on the side was dissatisfied: "SA, you are not a policeman or an agent, and you cannot be responsible for anything you just said. If you get angry..."

"At any time, I can be responsible for any word I say." Yan Su interrupted him coldly, looking at him with gloomy eyes.At this moment, he seemed to have lost his usual demeanor.

Vic trembled with anger: "You..."

"What he said is right!" A strange voice came from behind, it was the FBI agent Neal who rushed over.She and Yan Su have cooperated many times, so there is no need to introduce them when they meet.

Sheriff Vik wanted to introduce himself, but Neil quickly got into the mood and looked directly at Yan Su:
"We have been chasing this robbery murderer for almost a year. The portrait given to him is a retired soldier with high theft skills, hired by people, who regards robbery as a challenge and fun, has no mercy, and regards life as a child's play. In addition, there are abundant resources. "

Yan Su grasped the point, and immediately asked, "You mean 'he', a person."

"Yes. His code name is King, and the two people following him are often replaced, because after this team robbed more than a dozen banks, some people with code A and code J were killed or captured. Only he has been at large .Although it was deduced that he was a soldier and a blurry image of him was obtained, no match was found in the database."

Yan Suofeng listened unmoved, and asked the second question: "Why do you use the word 'resource-rich' to describe it?"

"He was probably hired by someone. In addition to taking money for each robbery, he also completed some specific tasks. Every time he was fully prepared, he asked his companions to disguise themselves as guards and customers, took a large number of hostages, and ensured his own safety. But last year After December, he didn't show up again until today."

"What happened to the last robbery in December?"

"There was nothing unusual in our opinion, as usual there were hostage casualties. Two of his companions were wounded by police and later died, he dumped them by the side of the road."

Yan Su stopped talking and looked at the monitor screen.

Neil also looked over: "He plays games with the hostages every time, and the method is different. Last time he took the hostages to play with the handkerchief, and if he lost, the captured person would be shot."

"It's so cruel!" Lily was usually in NYT and rarely saw this type of criminal. Hearing this, she was very angry. "SA said they were playing a killing game, King just chose a girl, that's all."

She pointed to the shadow of Zhen Ai in the lower corner of the screen, admiringly said: "When 'killing', she pointed at King, so brave."

Yan Su's cold heart trembled suddenly, yes, that little girl has always been very brave.He likes a brave girl like her.

I like it very much, my favorite.

When she comes out, he must tell her himself.

Neil watched, but frowned: "Strange!"

This sentence made Yan Su come back to his senses, it was very strange, why didn't King kill Zhen Ai?

In the video, King got up again and walked around everyone.

This time, he didn't choose a killer.Perhaps, he prefers to watch people kill each other because of the doubts and suspicions in their hearts.Yan Su watched silently, and the doubts in his heart rose to another level. In this case, why did he choose Zhen Ai for the first time?The person who will hire him will be...

Seconds later, King picked up a card, and at the same time, a shot rang out in the bank.

In the video, the Japanese man is lying in a pool of blood.

What happened next was even more jaw-dropping, and the hostages in the circle quarreled fiercely.

Lily covered her mouth in astonishment: "What are they doing?"

Yan Su stared at the screen gloomily, and shouted at Lily, "Call right away."

Lily trembled and grabbed the phone, but it was too late.The five hands were raised quickly, and another shot was fired!A college girl fell in a pool of blood.

Lily's hand froze, tears fell down drop by drop.

The old Diaz also trembled: "No, the people around us are not like this." As the last sheriff, he has traveled to every corner of the city and is familiar with many people here.Now seeing everyone turning against each other, he would not believe it.

(End of this chapter)