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Wu Ci stood at the door, his brain reacting quickly.

The missing neighbor, the fragrant meat soup, the gourmet who used the old town as his base in the radio broadcast, the body parts scattered all over the ground... The boy saw his slightly surprised attitude when he came back...

All these indicate that the handsome young man in front of him is the serial killer and cannibal codenamed "Gourmet"!

The "gourmet" didn't even leave after killing his neighbor's family. He didn't care about the investigation at all. He was so arrogant that he directly brought the neighbor's family of three to Wu Ci's house and started cooking!

Instead of fleeing the crime scene, he lingered there and even cooked the corpse next door to the crime scene...

Perhaps, the "gourmet" will pretend to be the owner of the house while tasting the "delicacies", and happily watch the police who come to investigate the case coming in and out next door, and gain a great sense of psychological accomplishment from it.

This is a provocation to the police and extreme confidence in one's own crime. This is the behavior that only an extreme psychopath would do!

But why did he happen to meet her?

Is this what they mean when they say that trouble finds its enemies only in small matters, and misery finds its enemies only in small matters?

As their eyes met, Wu Ci's heart began to beat rapidly, the secretion of adrenaline accelerated, and at the same time, his expression gradually turned cold.

Stay calm, stay calm...be calm...a good performer must have perfect control over the drama and find a way to save the situation even if any unexpected event occurs.

Now he is playing the role of the original self. According to the key words in the file that were written down in shorthand, the original self was born into a wild family with a dirty identity and seemed to be a hidden criminal.

Combined with the clues just obtained from the police, the "Gourmet"'s original name was Black Cat and he also came from the wilderness.

Do the original body and the gourmet know each other?

As a criminal, as a wilderness person who is considered by people to be a psychopath, cruel and bloodthirsty, moody, and follows the laws of the jungle... How would the original self behave in front of the "gourmet", who is also a wilderness person?

If it is the law of the jungle, then we should start fighting as soon as we meet?

No, things can't be like this... "Gourmet" is a poor and vicious criminal, and this world seems completely different from what he remembers. Even the old security guard at the door has a mechanical arm. Can he, an ordinary person, really beat "Gourmet"?

No, Wuci cannot guarantee that he will win and survive without any injuries, and he does not want to gamble on that probability.

We must first stabilize the "gourmet" and then find a way to get him away.

Wu Ci stopped looking at "Gourmet" and naturally raised his hand to slowly pick up a vinyl record at the door and put it on the record player.

The vinyl record in the record player slowly turns, and lazy jazz music composed of distorted clarinet and saxophone comes out. After closing my eyes, it feels like watching an old black-and-white movie.

——The whistling sound of the wind outside the window indicated that a heavy snowstorm was falling, and the wood fire in the fireplace of the ranger's cabin was burning vigorously with a slight crackling sound. He was drinking coffee and reading comfortably in the warm yellow firelight, and the radio next to him was tuned to a jazz channel like this one.

Relaxed and comfortable, Wu Ci really needs this feeling to maintain his performance.

He opened his eyes again, and his expression was completely different.

Retracting his hands from where the record was placed, Wu Ci saw through the metal reflection of the record player that the "gourmet" saw his action and placed the boning knife hidden behind his back on the dining table.

Very good...for now...

Wu Ci's nerves did not relax at all. He remained calm and continued to analyze: Is it a courtesy of the wilderness people for the "gourmet" to lay down his weapons?

He exhaled to the relaxing jazz music, which greatly relieved the tension of life and death and forced himself to maintain a relaxed performance state.

The curtain has risen, and he can calmly start performing in front of a psychopathic murderer like "Gourmet".

Yes, he can.

"Black Cat," Wu Ci called out the gourmet's original name in a cold voice, "I just came back from the Law Enforcement Bureau, and I heard the police say... you made a big noise."

The boy at the table quieted down.

The creepy murderous intent instantly locked onto Wu Ci.

In ancient times, when faced with overwhelming natural enemies and predatory animals, humans would stand still. As time passed and organisms evolved, this has become an instinct engraved in human DNA.

Once faced with something extremely terrifying, people who have not undergone desensitization training will be stunned, their brains will be unable to think, and they may even be unable to control their body movements.

Cold and bloody, like an ancient carnivorous predator, its huge body is in front of you, its shadow is enough to cover you, and it opens its huge, smelly mouth with blood and breathes at you... This is the wild man who follows the laws of the jungle.

You will die! You will die! You will definitely die!

The subconscious mind is screaming like crazy, and the brain, which should be stagnant due to fear, becomes more active under these conditions.

The lazy rhythm of the jazz music in the record remained unchanged, and the pleasure intertwined with excitement and death stimulated Wu Ci's lips to slowly curl up.

He plays the original self, a wild man, a hidden criminal.

The black cat in front of him is also a wild man, a criminal.

Actors need to perform on the spot, and the most important thing is the ability to imitate!

The best imitation objects and the audience watching the performance are right in front of you!

The black cat in front of you is not just a psychopathic serial killer and cannibal, he is an observer, an actor on the stage, an audience member, and a judge!

He makes or breaks this show!

Locked by the killing intention, Wu Ci's muscles tensed up, but he didn't even blink.

The madness of the wilderness man in Black Cat is integrated with the experience of his original body who would rather take out a student loan to go to school in the city after leaving the wilderness, hiding his identity as a criminal to survive.

Then, the original body's murderous intent should be calm, absolutely rational and purposeful madness!

Restraining the fear that erupted from deep within his genes, the surging excitement and malice grew wildly throughout his body!

Distorted jazz music played continuously on the record player.

Wu Ci smiled and looked into the eyes of the cannibal boy, deceiving himself into playing the protagonist in the plot, which was as pleasant as the music.

After a long while, the cannibal boy finally wiped the blood off his face with the back of his hand, and said coquettishly, "Why are you so fierce all of a sudden? Don't be like this, Brother A-Ci. You were never like this when we were together in the wilderness before! I'm just hungry, so I came to have a meal with you!"

Wu Ci lowered his eyes. His guess was basically correct. The "gourmet" whose original name was "Black Cat" knew his original self... He was even very familiar with him. They had even stayed in the wilderness together before!

However, the black cat seemed to doubt him just now. If he had not been rescued in time, his end would not have been good.

Was it a test or was the original person's character misjudged?

Wouldn't the original person talk to the black cat in this tone? Or, would the original person not care about the noise made by the black cat, but only care about... his own house being dirty?

So what would Black Cat do if he found out that he was not his original self? Would he kill him? Or would he torture him, disembowel him, and then put him in a pot like his neighbor?

As expected, no accidents can occur during any performance.

There can be no mistakes in the performance...if you make a mistake, you will die!

Wu Ci's mouth corners drooped, but he forced himself to smile, his lips tightly pursed into a straight line that showed a weird smile.

The black cat tilted its head, stepped nonchalantly over the shattered bones and flesh with its bare feet, walked forward, hugged Wu Ci's arm, and shook it coquettishly.

Wu Ci watched his actions silently, watching the black cat close the door, pull him into the house, and make him sit down at the dining table.

The young man lived up to his name, with his round eyes narrowed like a cat. If it weren't for the bloody and cruel environment around him, you would never have guessed that he was a cannibal.

"Please, Brother A-Chen! I really have no choice this time. The law enforcement team has sealed off this area, so I have no choice but to come to you for help! Please take me in for a while! And help me deal with the tail..."

Wu Ci sat stiffly with his pupils trembling slightly.

——There were three bloodstained human heads with complete cut surfaces on the table, less than ten centimeters away from his body, staring at him in horror with their wide-open eyes.

The steaming meat soup gave off a strange and physiologically nauseating aroma, and the man's fingers floated in the milky white oil made from the woman's fat.

What should he say now? How would the original body react? If he was wrong, what would be his fate?

No, stay calm, stay cool... and continue the conversation naturally.

Based on known clues and previous police complaints, food is now scarce on Dark Star, and people eat synthetic food. Synthetic meat is also very expensive, so the black cat codenamed Gourmet, who follows the Law of the Forest, eats human flesh.

But the original body was not healthy, and could even be said to be malnourished and thin. Except for the height, it was completely inferior to the black cat.

Then the original body should not eat human flesh. It is very likely that he finds human flesh disgusting. After all, Black Cat is the only wilderness man who is so independent and unique that he is code-named "Gourmet". No other wilderness man has this title.

This is a very high probability, but we still have to make the assumption that the estimate is wrong.

Wu Ci's other hand, which was not held, quietly slipped out of his sleeve and took out the old pencil that was used as evidence. He adjusted the sharp end to the most suitable length for piercing someone's artery and killing them with one blow.

After getting ready, he frowned and pulled his arm out of the black cat's arms in disgust. "I told you not to mess with my pots and cutlery. It's disgusting."

"I'll help you wash it after eating!" The black cat muttered as he served himself a bowl of meat soup and blew on the bowl to cool it down.

The black cat did not behave abnormally, so it seemed that this speculation was correct.

Wu Ci calmed down and continued, "I don't want your washing."

"I'll bring you a new one! Obviously, yours was picked up from the garbage dump! The one next door is not bad, no one lives there anyway."

Wu Ci said coldly, "I hope you won't come to me after you get into trouble."

The black cat opened his round eyes wide and clasped his hands together pitifully, "Please take me in a little longer, Brother A-Chen. This time the commotion is a bit big. I'm wanted. This area is blocked and I can't escape for the time being.

Besides, aren't you taking the exam to become a necromancer? I made such a fuss this time just for you! If you can't contract a heroic spirit by tomorrow, you will be captured by the Sky Group and forced to mine!"

Necromancer, contracted heroic spirit... these are all the terms he doesn't understand... so Black Cat came here specifically to help him, to prevent him from being captured by the Sky Group tomorrow?

Wu Ci thought so, but a dangerous smile appeared on his face, "You killed my neighbor and attracted the law enforcement team to my place. Is it for me?"

Black Cat stammered, "It was obviously because their child was annoying that I killed him. He was so noisy every day, and I did it so that you could have a good rest before the college entrance examination."

What kind of mental illness is this? Wu Ci felt a chill in his heart.

Because the kid next door was noisy, so you killed the whole family and made soup for him so that he could do well in the college entrance examination?

The black cat is going crazy because of his name?

Why doesn't he feel that having so many dead bodies at home might attract the law enforcement team and interfere with his college entrance examination?

Wu Ci's fingers kept rubbing the pencil in his hand abnormally, and he raised and swung his arms in his mind over and over again, simulating the point of force he would use to kill the black cat as quickly as possible after his performance went wrong.

He said solemnly, "Your behavior is not convincing. You are too moody, Black Cat. You shouldn't be so willful in this city."

Wu Ci was just putting on a show of calmness, but unexpectedly the black cat jumped up from the chair beside the dining table, its round eyes immediately filled with tears, and it said aggrievedly, "Why are you so fierce? I'm not your son! Don't be fierce to me!

I told you that killing them was just a coincidence! It was just a coincidence! How could you seal off the area just because you killed a family of civilians! I spent a lot of time reading history books based on your experience and personality, and then I risked being besieged by the spiritualists to go to the North District to snatch the high-compatibility contract certificate for you! In order to prevent you from being targeted, I also killed everyone who knew who the certificate belonged to! You did all these things to cause such a big fuss!

It's all like this, and you still don't want to take care of me! I'm going to hate you for three minutes!"

Wu Ci was stunned.

I remember hearing on the police car's broadcast that the "Gourmet" massacred Baron Butler's family in the North District and returned to the Old City, which led to the blockade of the Old City. It seems that he went to steal something for him to silence him?

If this is true, apart from anything else, the relationship between the black cat and its original body is really good.

This means that he couldn't let the black cat know that his original self had been replaced by this fake one.

He had to find a way to quickly go into the original body's bedroom to see if there was anything left behind, and then find out what the contract certificate and the heroic spirit were.

Wu Ci stretched out a hand, spread out his palm and said, "Give me the contract certificate. It's only for tonight, and we'll leave tomorrow. Before you leave, change a new set of tableware for me and clean the house. You don't need to worry about the rest. Just put the remaining body parts in plastic bags and lead them to my side if you encounter danger. I'll deal with it together tomorrow, so that you won't leave any tails behind and let the law enforcement team find us."

"I knew you would never ignore me no matter what!"

The black cat instantly forgot about his three-minute dislike for Wu Ci, and like an attentive puppy, he handed a string of wooden beads strung with red thread to Wu Ci as if it were a treasure. "This is it, a certificate from the Qian Dynasty. It must be a good match! If the summoning is successful, you can still register tomorrow!

This way, Brother A-Chen, you can go to college! Once you pay off your loan, you can be a freelance spiritualist, recommended for civil service, and become the envy of everyone! We won’t have to be bullied anymore! And we won’t be short of food and clothing anymore!”

Black Cat counted on his fingers and thought about the future with a smile, his furry hair swaying with his head, "I have already become a cadre of the Second Sect. When the time comes, I will directly trick the followers under my command to give them to you as merits, and I will make sure that you will be promoted to section chief as soon as possible...

If you have any disagreements with leaders or colleagues, Brother Aci, tell me and I will take the believers under my command to their homes at night to hold illegal gatherings and accuse them of colluding with us. Then you will kill them for the sake of justice. If you do this a few more times, your achievements will add up to at least the level of a deputy director!"

Witch's Word: ...

It turns out that Black Cat is not only a perverted murderer, but also a leader of a cult?

The previous news reported that the cadres of the Second Wandering Cult entered the city to engage in illegal activities. Was it Black Cat who did it?

Thank you, he thanked Black Cat on behalf of his future leaders and colleagues.

Wu Ci tried hard not to sigh.

The black cat that had curled up in his arms put its naked, soft arms on his shoulders, knelt on his legs, raised its head, eyes sparkling, and continued to mutter, "By the way, Brother A-Chen, can I sleep with you tonight? It seems that there is no underground heating in this area. The living room is so cold..."

So disgusting... So disgusting... Don't let the human flesh and blood get on him!

No, hold back... From the serious tone of his first words when he entered the room, Black Cat could tell that he was different from his original self. Also, even after they had released their murderous intent towards each other, Black Cat was still close to him...

In Black Cat's impression, the original body should be a moody person, but most of the time, he would not feel too distant towards Black Cat. In fact, most of the time when Black Cat did not make him angry, he would speak in a gentle tone and behave in a friendly manner.

Wu Ci patiently suppressed his irritability, and with a calm expression, he reached out to help the black cat sitting in his arms take off the blood-stained apron and threw it aside.

But no matter how much he hypnotized himself, he couldn't rationally allow himself to agree to get too close to a cannibal who might go crazy and cut his neck at any time in the middle of the night.

What's more, he also wanted to go into the original body's bedroom to see if there were any other clues.

He touched the black cat's face, lowered his head slightly, and refused gently, "No."

"Brother Aci, you despise me!" Black Cat said in disbelief, "I clearly tried to stop talking in my sleep! But how could I stop myself when I fell asleep? The living room is really cold at night!"

"If you're unhappy, you can get out."

Wu Ci showed an unpredictable state of mind, as if "the black cat made him angry". He avoided the black cat's complaints, which might have been testing words, and closed the door indifferently, even locking it. He did not relax even after leaving the black cat's sight, but quietly stopped by the door to listen to the movements outside.

The black cat outside was obviously not happy to be locked out. He even refused to eat, but he didn't dare to break into the bedroom. He ran to the bedroom door and started to push it, trying to trick Wu Ci into letting him in. "Brother A Ci, please open the door quickly. You can't do this! It's really cold outside. Please let me in! I'll wait until you fall asleep before I go to sleep! I won't disturb you!"

Wu Ci added a bolt to the door lock with an expressionless face.

Now this body is really frail, so, as a waste that is more fragile than an ordinary person, he certainly doesn't dare to let the cannibal in, let alone fall asleep first.

Although adding a latch cannot prevent the black cat from breaking into the door by force, it can at least allow him to notice it first and be prepared in advance.

Wu Ci thought about it, but still felt uneasy. He unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt and rolled them up one by one, revealing the red line that was originally wrapped around his forearm.

I don't know what material this red thread is made of. It is as soft as silk but has a metallic luster. After being straightened, it is very strong and sharp.

He took off the Dark Star Academy badge that looked like a brooch on his chest, threaded the ends of the red string through it, and pulled it open at the door.

The red thread was interwoven into a net, the head end of which was fixed to the wall as the brooch was thrown out, while the tail end was wrapped around Wu Ci's little finger.

There were no windows or lights in the bedroom, and the only way out was the bedroom door. The sharp red line was completely imperceptible in the darkness. As long as Wu Ci hooked her little finger and lightly picked the line with her fingernails, which she had specially grown to be one centimeter long, like plucking the strings of a guitar, the person who came in would be cut into pieces immediately.