Chapter 23 Letter D

[It should be left by the murderer. The bloodstain is too deep and I can only barely see it. It is a letter: D]

After sending the message, Judy put on gloves, carefully picked up the paper and put it into the evidence bag.

Detectives searching the area soon discovered the murder weapon - a sharp branch.

Before they could continue their search, people from the Mingye Society appeared nearby.

The group left quickly.

On the other side, Shuichi Akai enlarged the first picture first.

The tragic situation in the picture can reveal the character of the person who did it without much analysis.

Cold, cruel, antisocial, and without empathy.

This was also a corpse that could not be analyzed in detail because it was covered in blood and flesh, with countless wounds, and it was impossible to determine where the fatal wound was.

In Akai Shuichi's experience, he could not find a more tragic death scene than this.

And... for some reason, this corpse gave him a different feeling.

Just by looking at it, you will feel an inexplicable sense of horror, as if you are being stared at by the murderer from a distance.

The degree is not serious, but it is enough to make people startle.

"The body was badly damaged, but it probably wasn't a revenge killing..." Akai Shuichi thought and enlarged another picture.

The picture shows a piece of paper with the black pattern drawn on it blurred by the blood, making it difficult to recognize its original appearance.

But Judy thinks it is D, which makes sense. Judging from the outline, Shuichi Akai also thinks it is D.

D... What does it mean that the murderer left this letter at the scene?

If there was no note, then it was 100% the work of the organization. However, the murderer left a note at the scene... then it is possible that it was not done by the organization hiding in the dark.

It is impossible for the organization to leave behind any identifiable items; their style is destruction.

Shuichi Akai stared at the picture carefully, then went to get a pen and paper to try it out.

He came up with several different patterns, but could not determine which one it was.

At this moment, Judy sent new news:

【Picture】

【Picture】

Still, one is a picture of the tragic scene, and the other is a note.

Akai Shuichi opened the note first:

There is still a "D" on top, but this D is different from the first one, and the arc is smaller.

Shuichi Akai compared the two pictures of the scene and came to the conclusion through analysis that the murderer did not deliberately let the pattern be stained with blood and become blurred.

The murderer was very casual and placed the paper next to the body.

He didn't care whether the blood would blur the note, or rather... he didn't care.

Just by leaving this note, he had achieved his goal.

Akai Shuichi's brows became more serious. "Who is the object shown in the pattern?"

The meaning of the pattern is still unclear, but there is another point that is more worthy of attention -

Who is this pattern for?

Mingyehui? Organization? Or...FBI?

This is more important than what the "D" stands for!

Because the Mingye Club is currently involved with too many forces, Akai Shuichi cannot be sure who the murderer is targeting.

He stared at the picture quietly for a while, then sent a message to Judy.

…

Night fell, thunder and lightning struck, and heavy rain poured down, washing away all traces of the day.

"You two, are you satisfied with today's performance?"

In the car, Miyagawa Rei asked.

Both of them: "..."

Nagano Yamato: "Okay."

Ethan Hondou: “Very good.”

"So do you like it?"

"..."Two people.

"Um."

"yes."

"That's good!" Miyagawa Ling happily decided: "Then let's go and enjoy the third performance!"

"???" Ethan Hondou: "Hane-kun, do you want to kill the third target now?"

"Yeah! You should enjoy the show all at once!"

“……”Yamato Nagano.

"Aren't you... tired?" Ethan Bentang asked with difficulty.

Killing two people in a row in the daytime, using the same method... plus the distance traveled to investigate and search everywhere, anyone should be exhausted, right?

Besides, how can we complete the mission in such bad weather?

"Tired?" Miyakawa Ling tilted his head, his golden eyes sparkling under his messy hair: "It's so fun, how can I be tired?"

"……"Help!!

Yamato Nagano swallowed his saliva, looked at Ethan Hondou, and winked desperately.

Ethan Hondo: “…”

I give up. It's no use looking for him! What can he do?

He wants to run too!

Ethan Bentang resisted the urge to curse back and showed a helpless look.

Yamato Nagano held his gun as if he was holding the whole world: trying to find a way to let him go alone.

Ethan Bentang shook his head slightly: I can’t do it.

Yamato Nagano's eyes were threatening.

Ethan Bendon turned his face away and pretended not to see it.

Miyakawa Ling looked at the two people's actions with a cold expression. He asked with a smile: "Why, you don't want to watch it?"

The two who were originally arguing with each other suddenly spoke in unison:

"No."

"We are just wondering who your next target will be and what method you will use."

"right."

"That's good." Miyakawa Ling said in a long tone: "I thought you were not satisfied with my performance."

"How come?"

"impossible."

Miyagawa Ling was satisfied: "Then drive according to the location I gave you."

He opened his phone and saw a small red dot on the map.

When they saw the location he gave, they immediately realized that Miyakawa Ryo wanted to take action at night, not on a whim, but had been prepared in advance.

No one knows when he found out the exact location of the fourth target of this group, Kodera Takashi, and no one knows how he plans to kill him this time.

Can't think too much, it's terrifying if you do.

The car lights shone into the rain as the three of them headed for the fourth destination.

When they were almost there, Miyagawa Ryo, who was sitting in the back seat, said, "Now, let's choose how we want to die!"

"..."Two people.

Although I was prepared, I still felt a sense of horror when I actually heard it.

Ethan Bendon's hands were shaking slightly as he gripped the steering wheel, not knowing what tricks this devil was going to play this time.

"One, feed him something extremely unpalatable and let him choke to death."

"..."Two people.

Isn't the combination of "unpalatable" and "suffocating" a bit weird? ?

"Second, set him on fire and burn him to ashes."

“…”

"Three, use the bullet to draw a five-pointed star on his face."

There was a long silence in the car.

"There are still a few minutes, you can think about it slowly." Miyagawa Ling said considerately.

The two of them thought about it "seriously" and then asked, "Which one do you prefer, Hane-kun?"

Miyakawa Ling said: "The first type is low-key and elegant, the second type is bold and domineering, and the third type is novel and interesting... ah, it's really hard to choose."

"..." Ethan Bentang said numbly: "I think so too."

Although Nagano Yamato is not an undercover agent, his mood at this moment is really the same as Ethan Hondou.

His face was frozen: "Yes, it's too difficult to choose."

After listening to their "opinions", Miyakawa Ling slowly revealed: "However, my personal favorite is the third one... But since I'm inviting you to watch the show, the right to choose is naturally given to you!"

Two people: "I also prefer the third one."

"Then it's settled! Mr. Nagano, Mr. Ethan, our tastes are really similar. It's such a pleasure to do the mission with you!"

“……”No, you are the only one who is happy.

While they were talking, the car had already arrived at the location designated by Miyakawa Ryo.

"Come with me, this time I'll invite you to watch the show live." Miyakawa Ling invited with a smile.

"Hane-kun, why don't we wait until the rain stops..." Nagano Yamato struggled desperately.

He looked outside the car. There were complicated alleys nearby. The buildings were generally not tall and there were basically no people living there. There was no light on anywhere and the view was almost non-existent. The heavy rain also covered up all sounds.

Yamato Nagano is not afraid of the darkness, nor is he afraid of the crisis hidden in the dark. What he fears is the unknown that Miyagawa Ryo will bring with the addition of these buffs.

Driven by instinct, Yamato Nagano didn't want to walk into the rainy night with a monster under such circumstances.

But Miyakawa Ling didn't give him any chance to refuse.

"The sound of rain adds a little more fun to the performance. It's God helping me."

Miyakawa Ling opened his umbrella, got out of the car, and looked back at the two people in the rainy night: "Come on, I will choose the best viewing angle for you."

Lightning flashed across the sky.

The face of the black-haired young man was illuminated, and his golden eyes flashed in the darkness. At that moment, the two people in the car were horrified.

A minute later, the two got out of the car and came to Miyagawa Ling's side.

Miyakawa Ling praised: "So good."

This attitude, as if treating a pet that could be crushed to death at any time and not taken seriously, made the two of them feel uneasy.

"I think he's not on his list of prey now. I wonder what kind of cute expression he'll have when he sees me?"

Miyakawa Ling didn't care about the lives of the two people behind him. He walked briskly and said happily, "Killing him directly would be too boring! Got it! Otherwise, I will play a happy hide-and-seek game with him first!"

The two knew that it was useless for them to say anything, so they followed him in silence.

Unexpectedly, the madman suddenly turned around and shouted in the heavy rain: "I need an audience to help me create some surprises for the little prey. Who is willing to go?"

Neither Ethan Hondou nor Nagano Yamato said anything.

Only a fool would be willing to do that.

It’s still unclear what this guy will ask them to do!

Miyagawa Ryo: "I'll say it again, I need an audience member to interact."

Alarm bells rang in Nagano Yamato's mind. He immediately looked at Ethan Hondou and said in a deep voice, "Ethan, you go."

The man whose name was called froze for a moment, and then he replied in a cold voice: "Mr. Nagano, you broke the bet with Hane-kun. This time you should help Hane-kun and make up for your mistake!"

Yamato Nagano didn't want to listen to his nonsense, he drew his gun and pointed it at Ethan Hondou, and Ethan Hondou also reacted quickly and pointed his gun at him!

"Boom!" The sudden thunder was so loud that both of them almost fired accidentally, and the atmosphere became even more tense!

"The relationship is really bad." Miyakawa Ling held an umbrella and looked at the two people leisurely: "Then... the one who survives will be my lucky audience."

These words made the expressions of the two people who were already confronting each other even more depressed.

Nagano Yamato sneered: "Ethan, don't forget how you begged me to protect you like a dog before!"

Ethan Hondou was unmoved: "I just came to Group X, and it's only natural for me to find a backer... But, Mr. Nagano, you have offended a powerful person now, and it's even a question whether you can survive! I don't have to bow to you anymore!"

"Oh? Ethan, you are still too naive! You don't think that if I die, your life in Group X will be better in the future, right? I have been in Group X for eight years, and I know hundreds of people! When you go back this time, you can expect to be crushed into a meat pie by them!"

Ethan Bentang gritted his teeth, his heart beating faster and faster.

He knew that what Nagano Yamato said was true.

It's not that he believed that there would be any jokes about Nagano Yamato's brotherhood in the organization, but... he had gotten close to Nagano, and the news must have spread in Nagano Yamato's circle.

If Nagano Yamato died this time and he returned alive...there would definitely be a lot of trouble.

Yamato Nagano gave him another sweet treat: "Ethan, I know you are just afraid, not against me. Don't worry, as long as you go this time, I will still protect you in the future! My gang of brothers will not cause you any trouble! It will save a lot of trouble if an old man leads the way, needless to say?"

The struggle in Ethan Bentang's eyes became more and more serious, and finally, he slowly put down the gun.

"I'm sorry... Mr. Nagano, I have water in my head."

"Haren-kun...I'll go with you."

Hearing this, Miyakawa Ling said casually: "Come on, Ethan, my lucky audience."

Seeing this, Nagano Yamato breathed a sigh of relief. The relief of surviving the disaster made him unable to help but look at Ethan Hondou with a smug and vicious look.

Ethan Hondo did not receive this gaze, because his heart was in high gear and his attention was completely focused on the surrounding environment and Miyakawa Ryo.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Nagano," Miyagawa Ling walked into the darkness, his voice muffled by the sound of rain, "Since you don't want to participate in the performance, then go to the end of the game and watch the last performance of the movie."