What the hell is this movie???

Looking through the telescope at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng was completely stunned. He saw that the woman's head was now swollen like a split octopus, and she was swallowing the president from head to toe. No, this thing is not a zombie, even the G virus variant is not so weird, this is not something that should exist on Earth!

I've encountered some troubles, but it's okay if you don't come.

Fang Zheng took a deep breath, then took out a sniper rifle from the trunk and aimed at the target.

Didn't he come to this world just to find this kind of thing?

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

While muttering to himself, Fang Zheng took out a mercury bullet from the side - just like when he was a bounty hunter, Fang Zheng also liked to make some special ammunition to deal with the enemy. Of course, he would not use it most of the time, but sometimes it was very convenient, such as now.

Although I don't know what kind of monster this is, it's better to make the judgment that ordinary weapons will not have much effect on it. Thinking of this, Fang Zheng loaded the bullet into the gun, pulled the bolt, and aimed at the target. The monster obviously didn't realize that someone was aiming at it, and still lay on the ground, devouring the president's body.

Fang Zheng aimed at the monster's body and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!!!"

The spinning bullet passed through the glass and shot into the monster's body. The next moment, the monster raised its head and let out a piercing scream - well, Fang Zheng was too far away, so he couldn't hear it at all.

Soon, the monster began to struggle desperately. Fang Zheng was surprised to see the monster twisting its body vigorously, while its head and arms stretched out like plasticine, waving around at a rapid speed, cutting and smashing everything in its path, just like a mad hurricane.

"Wooooooo... this thing is hard to deal with."

While muttering to himself, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes again and stared at the monster. He was sure that facing such a crazy guy, even the fully armed special police would suffer heavy losses - of course, they could still fight it, after all, the monster was not invulnerable, but it was better to be careful with its speed, power and physical fitness that exceeded that of humans.

It is not a wise idea to engage in close combat with it.

What should I do?

Fang Zheng thought that if he was right, then this thing should be his next target, but the problem was that in this world, he had no connection with the government and was even wanted. In this case, Fang Zheng had no way to specifically influence the government to do something.

But it's not completely without a solution.

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng stood up.

This matter cannot be resolved by myself alone, and the government agencies must take action, but I cannot expose myself... Well, anyway, let's leave here first.

Not far away, a police siren sounded, and Fang Zheng once again looked at the broken body through the sniper scope, then turned and left.

As expected, this bizarre case was soon reported on the news.

"There have been five cases of people being murdered by chopping meat. The police remind the public to lock their doors and windows and be careful of suspicious persons..."

"Wow... it's really scary."

While placing breakfast in front of Fang Zheng and watching the news on TV, Sayu couldn't help but sigh.

"This kind of thing seems to happen quite often recently. I heard it has happened all over the world. Mr. Fang Zheng, you are not in danger, are you?"

"I always go to places that are rarely visited by people, so I don't usually run into this kind of trouble."

As for Sayu, Fang Zheng claimed that his profession was a freelance photographer, and that he would travel around and take some photos on weekdays, so Sayu did not suspect anything.

"On the contrary, you should be careful. Apart from buying food and daily necessities, it is best not to go around."

"Yes...I know..."

As she spoke, Sayu also sat down and looked at the TV.

"I don't know who did it. It's really a bit scary."

Well... actually I don’t even know if he is a human.

But I believe the government has already received my message, so what to do next is up to them.

While Fang Zheng and Sayu were enjoying breakfast, there was a serious and gloomy atmosphere in the Metropolitan Police Department.

In the conference room, the bosses from various departments were sitting there with serious expressions.

"Why did you call us here so early in the morning?"

Soon, someone started asking questions, and then a middle-aged policeman in a suit stood up.

"I want to invite you to watch a video tape."

"video tape?"

"Seeing is believing. You will know once you see it."

As he spoke, the middle-aged policeman nodded to his subordinate, who pressed the remote control, and soon an image appeared on the screen. It showed a luxurious villa and an old man in pajamas.

"Isn't that the president Takahashi who was killed before?"

Seeing this old man, many people were shocked. There have been several "chopping meat and killing people" incidents in a row, but Takahashi's murder is the most eye-catching. After all, compared with ordinary people, he is the president of a large company and has a greater social influence.

But the next scene is even more shocking.

President Takahashi walked into the bedroom, but after a moment, he stepped back with a pale face, as if he had seen something terrible. Then everyone saw a bloodstained woman appear in the camera, and then - she reached out and pressed Mr. Takahashi's shoulder, and then her face suddenly split into a petal-like shape and swallowed President Takahashi's head in one gulp!

“——!”

Seeing this scene, everyone present was shocked, and the camera kept locking onto the monster, filming the process of it devouring President Takahashi's body. Then, with a gunshot, the monster was suddenly shattered and then burned. The camera was still locked onto the monster until it died completely, and the video ended.

Then the lights came on.

"This... is this a joke?!"

Soon, someone stood up, pounding the table and glaring at the old policeman.

"This is a videotape that someone sent us this morning. As you can see, it records the entire process of President Takahashi's murder."

"So, are you trying to say that President Takahashi was killed by a monster?"

"Although I don't want to believe it, the autopsy results show this."

The old policeman answered other people's questions, and then he stared at everyone with a serious expression.

"Everyone, if this is true, then the situation is serious. I think you have heard that although the chopping meat murder incident has only started recently, it is not limited to Japan. There are similar news reports in various countries. However, the murderer has always been unknown. So, if the murderer is a monster that can disguise itself as a human, then the incredible part of the previous chopping meat murder incident can be easily solved!"

“But I still find it weird.”

The other policeman frowned.

"Why does the other party have this kind of information?"

"From the situation, I think the original target was President Takahashi, but then they discovered the monster by accident. We also examined the gunshot marks at the scene. The gunshot used ammunition that is strictly prohibited by international conventions, and it was shot dead at a distance of 800 meters. This is more like the work of a killer."

"A killer? Why would he do such a thing?"

"I don't know about that."

Faced with the question, the old policeman shook his head and his expression became serious.

"We also searched him, but we didn't find any useful information. He was very careful to hide his whereabouts. But it's obvious that he gave us this tape to tell us who the real murderer is."

“This is really…”

After hearing what the old policeman said, everyone present found it hard to accept. How could a killer have such a sense of justice?

But no matter what, this tape, plus the remains of bodies the police found at the scene that did not look like human bodies, and the tragic state of President Takahashi after he was killed, even if I didn't want to believe it, I had to believe it - this was not done by humans.

At this point, it is no longer just a simple criminal case, but has risen to the level of a state secret. The government will naturally take countermeasures and conduct investigations and research.

Unfortunately, knowing the truth cannot change anything. Cases of chopping meat and murder still occur from time to time. All the police can do is to remind residents to try not to go out casually and go to deserted places.

Fang Zheng has not been idle during this period. After all, although the meat-chopping and murder incident caused great panic among the people, it did not have much impact on people like them.

In fact, only ordinary people would find such serial killings horrifying, but if it is in a place like a serious crime unit, although it does not happen every day, there are actually quite a few similar cases. It's just that because the meat-chopping murder case is mixed with the element of curiosity, it is easier to attract attention and be tracked by the media.

Assassinations like Fang Zheng's were basically never mentioned, and were mostly written off as accidental deaths. But in fact, in terms of the number of people killed, Fang Zheng killed far more people than the meat-chopping murders reported in the newspapers now.

But no one would call him a "murderer".

Therefore, in the information age, it is very important to attract attention.

Instead, Sayu seemed worried.

"I'd better not go out to work during this period. What should I say if the police come to my house and ask questions one day?"

"What do you want the police to say?"

"May I ask what your relationship with the victim is?"

The relationship is reversed, it would be more accurate to say that he is a suspect, but obviously, in Sayu's opinion, Fang Zheng seems to be the type who would be easily involved in a meat-chopping murder case.

So today, Fang Zheng did not go out to work, but went to a nearby store to buy things with Sayu. Sayu seemed quite happy. She walked on the street with her eyes wide open, looking at the goods in the windows around her, just like an ordinary, fashion-conscious high school girl.

"If you want, you can go buy it. I remember I gave you some pocket money."

Sayu has lived in Fang Zheng's house for a month, which means she has passed her probation period. Fang Zheng also gives her a monthly salary in the form of pocket money. Although 150,000 is not a lot, it is enough for a high school girl.

"No, I'm not going to spend any money on it."

Sayu shook her head.

“I want to save the money and do something else.”

"Other things? Speaking of which, you ran away from home, right? So what is your goal?"

"Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Sayu was stunned for a moment and turned to look at him.

"……Target?"

"That's right. You should have a goal of what you want to do when you grow up. Whether it's becoming a magical girl, going to work, or becoming a bride, aren't they all goals?"

“Puff…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Sayu couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, seriously, no female high school student would consider being a magical girl as a goal."

"Well, do you have any?"

“…”

This time, Sayu did not answer. She just looked at the window next to her silently without saying a word.

After a moment, she suddenly asked.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, why are you so strong?"

"Um?"

"To be honest, although I don't know you very well, I feel that you are a very strong person... When you brought me back before, you once told me that whether I live with you or deceive you and steal your things and run away, this is the result of your choice..."

Sayu turned around and looked at Fang Zheng with a puzzled look. The biggest feeling she had that day was what Fang Zheng said, but what shocked Sayu even more was not how gentle Fang Zheng's words were. Perhaps most people would think something like "I believe you are not that kind of person" when hearing this, but Sayu knew very well that Fang Zheng really didn't care about this at the time.

"Because of power."

"Because of the power...?"

“Yes, some people may express it with love, determination, hope and the like, but if you ask me, it’s power. As long as you have strong enough power, the rest of the problems will not be problems.”

"Uh... you mean fighting?"

"There are many kinds of power: money, power, status, wisdom, beauty... Of course, combat power is one of them."

"It seems I can't do it."

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Sayu lowered her head dejectedly, and Fang Zheng reached out and patted her head.

"In my opinion, before strength, what you need to cultivate is...confidence."

"Why?"

"You don't have much confidence in yourself, so you put forward that condition, right? It's hard for you to accept a favor without any price."

In fact, Fang Zheng can understand Sayu's thoughts very well, because he has also been in a similar situation. At that time, his mother forced him to practice piano in order to avenge his father, but abandoned him because he could not do what he wanted. For Fang Zheng, he also believed from that time that there is no love and hate without reason in this world.

For this reason, Fang Zheng once had a conflict with his ex-girlfriend, who lived in a normal family and was loved by her parents. She also enjoyed this love very much. So when chatting with Fang Zheng, the ex-girlfriend once told him that he must take good care of his parents in the future and repay their kindness. Fang Zheng's answer to this was "This is also natural, after all, isn't this the reason why they raised you?"

The ex-girlfriend was very unhappy when she heard this, but Fang Zheng thought there was nothing wrong with what he said, or he actually had no concept or impression of the so-called "unconditional love". In Fang Zheng's view, any kindness needs to be reciprocated, and if it is not reciprocated, he will feel very uncomfortable, as if he owes someone something.

This is why Fang Zheng did not refuse when Kuang San and Homura Akemi were willing to sacrifice their bodies to thank him and repay him. If you repay a favor and the other party is unwilling to accept it, you will also feel very uncomfortable.

This was one of the reasons why Fang Zheng broke up with his ex-girlfriend. At that time, she said that she didn't expect Fang Zheng to be such a ruthless person, and even regarded family affection as an exchange of interests. Fang Zheng had nothing to say about this. Although he would not stop taking care of the other party's parents, the ex-girlfriend seemed to hate Fang Zheng for treating this as an exchange of interests. In short, the two sides had different views on the three aspects, so they couldn't talk any further.

In Fang Zheng's opinion, Sayu is actually similar to himself. She has never experienced the kind of "love without asking for anything in return", so she will not naively accept the kindness of others. In other words, Sayu is eager to repay the kindness of others, no matter in what form. In short, if there is no way to repay, then she will feel inferior to the other party and can only let the other party manipulate her.

How to put it, it's like slaves. If they don't repay their debts and regain their freedom as soon as possible, then the relationship between the two parties is just that of slaves and slave owners.

This is why Sayu is so timid, because if she cannot repay the favor, it means that she will always be at the mercy of the other party.

Of course, if one were a thick-skinned person, one could just accept other people's kindness and not take it seriously, but if Sayu was such a bad person, she wouldn't be suffering from this.

Being neither up nor down is the worst thing.

"You once said that if society found out about taking in a high school girl, it would be troublesome."

Hearing Fang Zheng suddenly bring up this topic, Sayu widened her eyes in surprise.

"But I don't care. Social discrimination? Rules? Looks? Most people may take these things seriously, but to me, these things are meaningless. It's not the so-called "I don't care no matter how you look at me" kind of psychological comfort, but... if you dare to look at me like that, I will kill you."

Having said this, Fang Zheng clenched his fists tightly.

Sayu next to him seemed surprised by this as well, staring at him blankly. Fang Zheng chuckled when he noticed Sayu's gaze.

"What? Are you scared?"

“A little.”

While saying this, Sayu stepped forward and hugged Fang Zheng's arm.

"But Mr. Fang Zheng is also quite handsome."

Unlike before, this time, something seemed to have changed about her.

"So, do you want to buy something?"

"Makeup."

"Don't buy something too expensive, or you'll go bankrupt."

"No, just some ordinary daily use."

At this moment, Sayu seemed to have returned to normal, and as the two continued to chat and move forward, Fang Zheng suddenly felt a terrifying murderous intent.

That was not murderous intent directed at himself. Strictly speaking, it gave people the feeling more like a beast exuding murderous intent as it prepared to hunt prey. If I had to make a metaphor, it should be a lion or a tiger - well, Tyrannosaurus Rex might be more appropriate.

But it is obvious that this is not the world of Jurassic Park, and naturally there will be no beasts such as Tyrannosaurus Rex and tigers walking on the bustling streets.

However, that didn't seem like the murderous intent that a human being would emit.

It's a little troublesome.

Fang Zheng glanced at the glass window in front of him, and then quickly locked onto a man in a black T-shirt through the reflection. He was not very conspicuous in the crowd, and he just sat there, staring at the crowd motionlessly. But his eyes were not looking at people at all, but more like looking at food such as cattle, sheep, and pigs.

“…”

Staring at the man through the window, Fang Zheng thought silently for a moment and looked at Sayu.

"Let's go shopping for clothes."

"……Why?"