Chapter 068 Killer Simulator

At noon, No. 8 finally found the time to organize the new documents with his unique neatness and tidiness. Ever since Ji Xu told him that this was a mutually beneficial deal, No. 8's work attitude became even more serious than last time. Ji Xu had only told him to pay special attention to the three bosses of Super Brain Research, Citong Group, and Gold Throwing Casino, so No. 8 put all the goals related to their companies at the front.

There are only a few gambling casinos, and the Citong Group ranks second due to recent turmoil. Super Brain Research has the largest number of targets because its headquarters building is on Crow Island. Under its involvement, other industries on the island spontaneously move closer to it, and finally form a scientific research ecosystem with Super Brain Research as the main body and other companies living around it.

Number Eight was so busy that he had no time to spare. He sent a voice message directly. In the background, there was the sound of typing and flipping pages. His voice was hoarse from staying up late, and he spoke quickly: "I have sorted out the new commissions you received yesterday. There are two that deserve special attention. The tasks are not urgent in nature. You'd better wait."

Season Sequence is also refurbishing the documentation.

At some point, he climbed to the hollow platform on the upper floor of the "E" building. For the sake of the building's aesthetics, Super Brain Research had no idea of ​​placing sundries on the two platforms or making them into tourist attractions. However, the scenery of Crow Island would be depressing if viewed for too long, and the researchers hoped to open their minds. As a result, the passage leading to the platform in the building was deserted, and no one was interested. Ji Xu would sit here forever and would never be discovered.

Maybe one day, this world will develop.

Only when the airtight monitoring and increasingly powerful supercomputers become commonplace can we scan a corner of Ji Xu's clothes.

The order of the document had been changed beyond all recognition, but Ji Xu was still able to read through it at a glance. He had seen most of the people in the document last time, so he had a vague impression of them. He immediately found the two important targets mentioned by No. 8: "The director of Super Brain Research and... the breeder of the Citong Group?"

Ji Xu thought seriously about the diversity of occupations for a few seconds, and then suddenly remembered himself. It seemed that no matter from the moral height or the breadth of employment, he had no right to criticize others.

It's outrageous.

He was actually defeated by a plant breeder in the normal people's race.

Number 8 explained with a sigh, "He was originally a researcher, but he was not satisfied with the experiments and was sent to idle. It is said that this profession was just launched not long ago and he unfortunately became the first one."

This is a detail that is not in the file. It only has the time, place and people written on it. The occupation at the end was kindly filled in by No. 8. He was afraid that Ji Xu had found the wrong person. But this also means that if Ji Xu wants to know the specific information, he has to look through the commission column which is as densely packed as a dictionary.

Why bother yourself when you can trouble others?

Ji Xu got straight to the point: "Tell me why you didn't kill them? I'm at the headquarters of Super Brain Research right now."

"Didn't you read their order messages?" As soon as he finished speaking, No. 8 suddenly remembered Ji Xu's attitude and hissed in annoyance. He hesitated, more like it was too troublesome to explain than not wanting to say it: "Forget it, you don't care about these things. The two of them placed orders with each other. It has something to do with Fan Nian. The situation is very complicated. I'll tell you after I finish my work."

Ji Xu readily agreed, "Okay."

He agreed too quickly, and Number 8 choked up: "You agreed too quickly..."

Anyone who has spent a few days with Ji Xu can discover his contradictions. He actually does not have the empathy and compassion that a normal person should have. Number Eight is certain that this is the first time Ji Xu has been a killer who specializes in taking people's lives. After all, he was really scouting the area and did not consider the possibility of killing the target at the same time. It is obvious that he is a newcomer to this business.

But his change of mentality was so natural, without any hesitation.

It's not that Ji Xu is born with a mental disorder, but that his way of behaving is too normal. It's as if he has lived in an environment full of tolerance and strong sense of morality since he was a child, which has made him grow up straight from the root. Even if his talent cannot be abandoned, he will be like a fish in water when he enters a similar environment. The traces of his upbringing from childhood to adulthood are always evident in Ji Xu.

He was good at ordering others around, but didn't care about being influenced in his actions. When he heard Number 8 put other things before himself, he nodded in agreement and didn't feel offended.

No. 8 lost interest in his work, and his curiosity turned to Ji Xu. The sound of keyboard tapping could be heard in the background. He jokingly chatted with the new killer he had just met for two days: "You agreed so easily?"

Ji Xu said calmly: "Isn't it a good thing that I put you in front?"

Number 8 snorted fussily, "Come on, Ji Xu." The administrators all knew the killer's real name. "You knew I would be surprised and provide you with more help."

The problem is, even so, after guessing Ji Xu's character, he had to admit that he still felt that Ji Xu's concession was valuable enough.

Number 8 said unhappily, "Has anyone ever told you that you like to express questions that are obvious to everyone in plain sentences, without any pretense."

Ji Xu was brought back to the time when he first entered the simulator. He sighed with emotion: "I'm controlling it. Alas, habits can't be changed."

Number Eight carefully recalled the tone of Ji Xu's words and remained silent, feeling puzzled.

Tell me! What on earth did you control?

He originally thought that Ji Xu had good self-control. It was rare to find a person who rested at a fixed time and place in modern society. There were always all kinds of troubles in the world that broke people's fixed routines, but now No. 8 was not sure.

Ji Xu's behavior seemed quite extreme. He would rather be trapped in the encirclement yesterday than let the target in the co-pilot seat go. No. 8 asked about the review last night. The deceased was shot in the chest and abdomen. The examination showed that the bullet in the chest shattered his heart and killed him on the spot. It is said that the bodyguard was only one step away from catching Ji Xu, but he still wanted to shoot him one more time before leaving. Let alone self-control, he didn't even take his life and property seriously.

The person involved was still deliberately asking: "Aren't you going to be busy?"

Number 8: “…” How could he care about his work?

This guy has a bad character.

He was about to speak, but suddenly he said "Huh?" He didn't know what he saw, but from the sound he heard his swivel chair rolling along the floor. Ji Xu waited for a while, the communication was not hung up, but no one came back, so he simply ordered takeout for himself. The location was set at a large shopping mall next to Super Brain Research. He climbed over the wall to pick it up. After eating the takeout, No. 8 also came back.

He said, "Do you remember the dagger you gave as an apology to the ordinary person who was broken into yesterday?"

Ji Xu guessed something and narrowed his eyes. For some reason, he looked at her with amusement and anticipation: "Who took it?"

"The two people you just asked about wanted to get it, but the supervisor succeeded," Number 8 answered truthfully, thinking that it was too coincidental that Ji Xu was a little outrageous. "Do they know you? Why did they fight with the inspector for the dagger?"

Ji Xu vaguely guessed the answer. He turned on the live broadcast of the Citong Group's press conference and found that the camera screen had turned black long ago. He searched for the follow-up on the Internet. People who watched and missed the live broadcast were all discussing screenshots and screen recordings. Clear photos and videos from various angles were circulated like wildfire, and Ji Xu also saw them.

The scene was in a mess. The host was unconscious due to an accident. Strange audience members were entangled by vines of green ivy. They were bleeding from all seven orifices and their lips were purple. One could tell at a glance that they had died of poisoning.

Ji Xu sent a private message to the young man in the jacket: "Congratulations on completing the mission. Excuse me, but your client is from Super Brain Research?"

The other party quickly replied: "Sorry, I can't disclose it."

Ji Xu: "Is your position a supervisor?"

Young man in jacket: “…”

Ji Xu thought for a moment, "I understand."

While the person on the other end was still shocked at what he had understood and how he had understood it, Ji Xu had already confirmed the cause of the incident. This bloody photo without any blurring had actually been widely circulated on the Internet. He didn't believe that there was no one behind the scenes pushing it. Moreover, the young man in the jacket had just received a clue from Ji Xu, and within a few hours he had confirmed the identity of the person on the other end of the call. There must be someone behind the scenes directing him.

Ji Xu closed the private message, sorted out his words, and found No. 8 to start from the beginning: "When I killed Fan Nian, he was on the phone. At that time, I didn't know who the person on the other end of the call was, but I could tell that the person on the other end had a higher status and was suspected to have connections with three companies."

At first glance, it is obvious that these are clues left by the simulator.

Number 8's heart skipped a beat, and he had a vague feeling of misfortune: "So?"

"So, thanks to the inspiration provided by others." Ji Xu's voice was faintly filled with a satisfied smile. "I deliberately used Morse code when knocking on the window and sent the code name out. If that person is cautious by nature and wants to find clues about the killer from the call, he will realize that the sound of my knocking on the window in the audio he extracted is very regular."

Number 8 was confused and shocked: "No! What do you want?!"

"I didn't expect to have such a useful helper like you, so of course I had to prepare in advance," Ji Xu's tone proved that he was very satisfied with this belated surprise, "Look, the person is here now."

Number 8 always felt that things were not that simple and the process was a bit messy.

Ji Xu is not the type to be secretive. Since No. 8 is curious, he directly points out the clues he is missing: "The person on the other end of the call is a breeder from the Citong Group. After knowing my code name, he naturally learned from the dark web that it was me who was rampant yesterday. He found the dagger that was sent out along the way. What you don't know is that the breeder was not only demoted, but also wanted to switch to Super Brain Research. Maybe he had friction with the supervisor during this period. After all, different research directions can easily cause the company to change its funding, so the dagger was intercepted by the supervisor halfway."

Number 8: "You mean the supervisor didn't know anything? He just wanted to steal people's things?"

Ji Xu pondered for a moment and said, "You are right."

He didn't finish his words, and continued, "Back to the beginning, the process of their fight was that the supervisor arranged for assassins to cause trouble at the publicity event. It didn't matter who died, but how they died. They had to be killed by plants, and their death had to be widely known so that the breeder could not take care of himself. After Fan Nian found out, he decided to hold a press conference in advance. The breeder had other ideas. He might have felt that the supervisor was better at the Internet field. The two meetings were held too close to each other, and no one would chase two hot spots at the same time. One piece of news would definitely overwhelm the other. He wanted to call and condemn Fan Nian for his thoughtlessness."

Ten minutes before that, Ji Xu had just opened his eyes from the rusty railings of the bridge corridor. He looked around. The lights were brilliant, the starry sky was dim, and the colorful neon lights hanging on the tall buildings could not illuminate the dark night.