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Chapter 44 The Devil Comes to Maple Street (8)
Yan Su remained silent, narrowing his pupils slightly, staring at the back of Zhen Ai on the screen.

Her left hand was always placed next to her ear, moving around as if she was stroking her hair.No, it's more like knocking something.Pause, once, twice, pause...

She means... binary code!She is communicating with him!
She was saying: King's Japanese is very standard.

Yan Su held back the sudden surge of emotion in his heart, and said to Nier in a deep voice, "When you compared the images of King, did you include overseas troops, such as Japan?"

Neil was taken aback: "I'll call Palin right away." Palin is a computer genius in their group and is best at searching for information.

In the video, the cause of the crowd's infighting was the death of the Japanese boy, and his death was King's choice.

Thinking of this, Yan Su was about to speak when Nier said it first:
"When he selected victims, he subconsciously added personal choices. Even as a soldier, he has basic anti-reconnaissance capabilities, but he will still inadvertently show his mentality through some behaviors and actions..."

According to this, one of his behaviors in the video just now is very strange.

The two said in unison: "One of the hostages is..."

"Calling." Vic interrupted them. "King's real name is Jo Rains-Loo. Very strange last name."

Neil opened her mouth in disbelief: "My God! In the bank robbery in December, there was an injured female hostage. She accidentally slipped and was caught playing with a handkerchief. She was shot by Code J. Her name is Jo Rains-Loo."

The name Jo is unisex.

But she suddenly remembered something, and raised her head with infinite regret: "At that time, she was severely injured and unconscious due to broken ribs. When the doctor asked her name, she was not answering, but calling someone. My God, no wonder those two companions died , was killed by King. Because they injured her by mistake. King disappeared for more than half a year because his real and only companion was injured!"

Yan Su: "Do you remember her appearance?"

Neil shook her head: "The bank monitors were all shattered, and when she was rescued, her face was covered in blood. But I know the feeling she gave me. If I see her again, I will definitely recognize it..."

Her gaze fell on the monitor screen, and she almost poked her finger: "It's her!"

Yan Su looked over and was stunned.

Nier pointed at Zhen Ai, "That's how it feels! Just like now..." She looked at Zhen Ai, who was in chaos on the screen and calmed down alone, "She was so calm. When that Japanese man died, this college girl died Did you see that she was indifferent, cold-blooded, ruthless, and..."

"It's not her!" Yan Su interrupted her coldly, with an unconcealable anger in his tone, as hard as a brick.

Neil froze.

To be honest, I have worked with Yan Su so many times, this is the first time I saw Yan Su look sullen.In her impression, no matter how vicious the prisoner was or how difficult the situation was, he was always calm and calm.

Yan Su looked at her for half a second, then looked back coldly: "Agent Neil, didn't you see? During the game, the role of King is very limited. He is just maintaining order, restrained and indifferent. Think about it, in In this situation that is completely under his control, why doesn't he show off a little more?"

Neil thought for a moment calmly: "Rather than playing a game, it is better to say that he is playing with others. He is a judge, watching his murderer kill people, and he flouts the judge's rules and defends her regardless of worldly morality. It's like madness." Another wrong favor."

This means that Zhen Ai, King's first choice, is the murderer.

Yan Su frowned displeased again:

"But I think that since the accident in the last game, they chose a more cautious approach this time. Otherwise, what if other people guessed the real murderer correctly, and Code J and Code A accidentally executed her? So, this time there is no murderer, only murder. Seeing the people around them panic and suspect each other, seeing the distortion of human nature, they think this is the best game."

Yan Su went to the opposite side of Zhen Ai, and there were two girls sitting there: "In the game, he only looked in this direction. The person he wants to please is here."

However, the question of why King chose Zhen Ai for the first time sank into his heart.

Before he finished speaking, the screen changed again.

Among the hostages on the periphery, a college boy rushed over. He knelt in front of the girl who was killed and cried bitterly. He was very emotional and yelled at the person holding the gun frantically.In exchange for another gunshot.The shot to his right shoulder was not instantly fatal.

Everything happened so fast that both Lily and Vic were caught off guard.Yan Su and Nier stared closely at the reactions of the others, and the hostages were all crying.

Zhen Ai rushed over first, untied the boy's rope, put his hands on his shoulders, and asked the two girls who came to see the situation to help hold him down.

Zhen Ai handed over the task of compressing the wound to Amber and Su Qi, stood up and said to King, "Let the doctor in!"

The panicked people around looked up at her in surprise.

King shrugged indifferently: "Why?"

"You said that there are only 10 of us playing the game. Life and death depend on these 10 people. If he dies, you violate the rules."

King was so excited by her that he had nothing to say, and nodded: "Okay. You tell who is the murderer first, no matter whether it is right or wrong, if you say it, I will let the doctor come in."

The rest immediately begged for mercy: "Don't talk about me, it's not me, it's really not me."

Zhen Ai carefully looked around at everyone's reactions, then her eyes quietly fell on King: "Yes..."

"Not including the three of us." King interrupted, seeing her purpose.

Zhen Ai fell silent.

She was suspecting that besides the three of AKJ and the others, there was one of their accomplices among the 3 players.She seemed to see the clue, but she wasn't sure.Do you want to take a gamble?If she was right, would they actually shoot?But if she made a mistake, wouldn't she have killed someone?

At this time, the phone rang again.

Lily waited not long before Jack answered the phone.Lily looked at the sign in Yan Su's hand, and said softly, "After playing for so long, did King tell you how to escape?"

The other party's voice was a little weak: "We have our own way, besides, how do you know his code name?"

"Because he robbed more than a dozen banks and killed three policemen."

Jack was taken aback, killing the police is a completely different concept.

Lily continued to look at Yan Su's instructions: "He didn't tell you his glorious history before. Did he not allow you to name yourself, but forced you to call Jack and Arch. King has always been him, but J and A always It's a rotation, because the previous ones are all dead, and some of them were killed by him. You are just his tools."

On the surveillance screen, Jack blinked hard a few times, looked back at King, then lowered his head and said bitterly to the phone, "I don't believe what you say."

Yan Su wrote another line, Lily asked: "You don't doubt, why did the police come so early? J, we received the police 5 minutes before the robbery, and said that 2 people died. Who do you think called the police?" ? Of the three of you, who is calling the shots and who can control the number of deaths?"

"You trust him so much, does he trust you? He trained you to be efficient robbers, you must have been together for a long time. Do you know his real name?"

Jack didn't answer, but touched the sweat on his forehead.

He has begun to doubt.

Doubt is indeed the best weapon.

Lily continued to attack: "His name is Jo Rains-Loo. He is a US military stationed overseas. He has served as a major. His right ear is not working well and his left leg is injured. You should have seen this."

Of course Jack knew this.

To convince a skeptic to believe what you say, you must first tell a part of the truth that he knows well, and once he begins to believe a part, he will soon begin to believe the whole.

Yan Su was sure that his method had worked. He looked at Jack's obviously flustered eyes on the screen, and gave Lily instructions again.

"Let our doctor go in and treat people. If you save a few more people, the burden on you will be lessened. He didn't shoot anyone and let you shoot. J, you have to save yourself now."

Jack suddenly turned around and shouted at King: "Let the doctor come in, we have to find a way to get out quickly."

King squinted his eyes and looked at him strangely. Before he could give any instructions, Jack turned to the phone on his own initiative: "Okay, you can let the doctor in."

A policeman who knows medicine has long disguised himself as a doctor and was about to go in. At this time, Sheriff Vic stuffed a gun into the doctor's box and told him: "After you go in, follow my orders."

Just as Yan Su was about to step forward, Nier took a step ahead and grabbed the gun: "No way! Do you know the consequences of being discovered by them?"

Vic's dignity was repeatedly provoked, and he couldn't bear it: "He can kill robbers!"

"There are 3 prisoners with at least 6 guns, and a disguised hostage." Yan Su said coldly, lowering his voice, "Officer Vic, you're out of your mind."

Vic was even more angry, and he wanted to say something, but the old Diaz suddenly became angry and said to the doctor: "Doctor, don't bring a gun, go rescue someone immediately."

The police doctor immediately went in with the medicine kit.

Old Diaz looked at the young Vic, and was about to speak when Yan Su suddenly shouted, "Shut up!"

The man who was always a gentleman has never roared so loudly, like a mad lion.Old Diaz looked over in astonishment, only to realize that he was not talking about himself, but Lily.

A few seconds ago, Lily said to the phone: "King's real companion is in the hostage, that is his Queen. The two of them are playing a game, and you are just tools. They have been communicating just now, you didn't see it... "

Jack in the monitor raised his head and raised his gun with a bang, snowflakes fell on the monitor screen.

Jack fired a shot. Under the surprised eyes of everyone including his companion, he suddenly put the sniper rifle on his back, drew his pistol and strode over.But instead of facing King, he grabbed Zhen Ai by the collar, put the muzzle of the gun against her neck, and picked her up.

Zhen Ai didn't struggle, she was worried about provoking him.

Jack was even more sure, leaning close to her ear and sneering: "It really is you."

As soon as these words came out, all the remaining hostages screamed: "So she is the murderer!"

"No wonder she is the only one who dares to confront them!"

"She also voluntarily swapped with the little girl because they belonged together."

"Just now she went to press the man's wound, all pretending. She is the murderer."

The phone at the counter rang again, but this time, no one answered.

The hostages that Zhen Ai wants to protect are now ganging up to attack her. She feels that she doesn't care at all, but her heart is still terribly cold.They will suspect her, and the police outside will also suspect her, right?
What about that idiot Yan Su, would he doubt it?
Jack threatened viciously: "King, you said that there is a way for us to leave safely. I don't want to play now, you let me out. Otherwise, I will kill her. Don't move around. If you dare to take a gun, I will kill her first." Collapse your true companion."

As he said that, he pulled the camp towards Arch: "He lied to us. This woman is her real accomplice. He was not prepared to take us away at all. We came to steal money, not to kill people. As a result, the two of us Everyone killed, but he did nothing!"

"Jack, speak up if you have something to say!" Arch responded, but didn't point the gun at Jack.After all, compared to the unfathomable King, the two of them are more familiar.Moreover, Arch has long complained about playing a killing game for a long time.

"Jack," King ordered coldly, "are you disobedient?"

"I said, I'm leaving now." Jack angrily pulled the safety catch and pressed it against Zhen Ai's neck, "I will really kill her, 1, 2..."

Called 3 times in a row, but no one answered the phone.

Yan Su's hand holding the microphone began to tremble.

Lily didn't make it clear that it was eye contact. If Jack understood it as verbal communication, he would definitely put the gun on Zhen Ai's neck and use her to threaten King.

He stood motionless in front of the phone, the cold air permeated from the soles of his feet little by little.

The beeping on the phone sounded like a miserable death knell to him. Damn it, he completely lost his patience for the first time, dropped the phone and ran towards the bank.

Neil was startled, and hurriedly shouted: "Stop him!"

The first row of police officers surrounding the door rushed up to trap him in an instant, and the feeling of despair suddenly became stronger in Yan Su's heart.

He seemed to have suddenly seen Zhen Ai's face, fair and quiet, often blushing, rarely smiling, what a lovely girl!

He was about to collapse, but all his emotions were blocked in his throat, and he couldn't speak a word.Just silently, vigorously pushing away all obstacles in front of him.

Until there was another gunshot that resounded through the sky, he froze suddenly and stood there in a daze for a long while, his eyes gradually turned red.

He slammed away the special police who were pulling him, turned around and took a step, like a person who had lost his way and turned in circles, and then turned back.

He looked at the glass door on the opposite side of the road, his eyes didn't blink for a moment, he was stubborn and hopeless, he gritted his teeth, couldn't say anything, tears fell down.

1, 2, 3,

Gunshots!

Zhen Ai knelt down on the ground, clutching her bloody left arm, the burning pain made her tremble uncontrollably.She touched it. Although the pain was unbearable, fortunately, no bones were hurt.

She turned her head immediately, but did not see the shooter.

The rest of the hostages looked at each other in horror.No one expected that a bullet shot out from behind, piercing through Jack's left chest and Zhen Ai's arm.

The former died on the spot, while the latter was bleeding profusely.

Arch opened his eyes wide in astonishment, but immediately lowered his eyes to King: "One person is missing, can I get a little more money?" King's face remained unchanged: "Of course."

But Zhen Ai saw Arch glanced to the right just now, the injured college boy, Su Qi who was holding his chest, Amber who was squatting aside, two righteous men - Isa and the black man.

Who is King's accomplice?
At this time, the doctor walked in cautiously. King glanced at him and let it go.The doctor first checked the condition of the guard at the door, as well as his breathing.He immediately called several assistants and carried the guard out.

Soon, he came in again to bandage the wound of the college boy, and Su Qi and the black man followed suit.

King watched indifferently, and suddenly pointed his gun at the doctor: "Come here."

After all, the doctor is a well-trained policeman, facing King's muzzle, he came over smoothly.

King raised his gun towards the counter: "Call and ask the person who provoked Jack to come in. The condition I offered is to release the 19 people in the outer wall."

The hostages who were tied up on the outside heard the hope of survival, while the survivors who played killing games in the middle continued to live in nightmares.

The doctor obeyed his order, took only one step, and listened to King's order: "What I want is not the negotiator on the phone, but the real one."

Zhen Ai clutched her wound, feeling pain in her heart, could it be Yan Su?

The doctor was wearing a miniature video, so when talking on the phone, he deliberately faced King and the row of hostages near the door.He communicated King's request to his superiors.The people on the phone started arguing.

Except for Yan Su, everyone else had the same meaning: "Don't go!"

Agent Neil: "The police have never had a rule of hostage exchange!"

Vic also echoed: "If he agrees to this unreasonable request, then our negotiating position will be completely at a disadvantage."

"We have been at a disadvantage from the very beginning. Officer Vic," Yan Su's voice was heavy and cold, "29 hostages are there, and 3 were killed or injured. No matter how thorough the analysis of this group of murderers is, even if today must be They will be caught, so what? How many people will die in the middle?"

Vic was unmoved: "You can't go in anyway, this is an order!"

Yan Su retorted coldly: "I'm not your subordinate, so I don't need to follow your orders."

The people on the other side of the phone were fighting, but King on the other side said: "If he doesn't come in, I'll kill someone every minute."

The doctor conveyed King's words, and now, the quarrel subsided.

(End of this chapter)