Innocent

The next second, the impostor jumped up and stretched out his hands to grab Xu Cheng's neck!

Xu Cheng dodged quickly, and then used the upper and lower body position to press down his shoulders and pin him to the ground. He took this opportunity to gasp and asked in a sharp voice: "What are you doing here?"

The man didn't answer. He didn't try to break free from Xu Cheng's grip. Instead, he clamped Xu Cheng's legs with his legs and then rolled over!

Xu Cheng was caught off guard and was dragged to the left by him and rolled several times. The world was spinning around. After just a few seconds, the positions of the two were completely reversed. The attacker was above Xu Cheng and easily broke free from Xu Cheng's shackles. He stretched out his hand and clenched it into a fist, and was about to punch Xu Cheng's head hard, making a bloody hole!

Xu Cheng was suppressed by him with all his strength and couldn't break free for a while. He could only watch helplessly as his fist came at him with great force!

At this time——

"Bang!" followed by the sound of something breaking, and glass fragments flew down and covered the man's head and face.

Xu Cheng was shocked to see bright red blood oozing from the attacker's head, and behind him was Luo Tan holding a broken test tube.

Xu Cheng took this opportunity to get up and grabbed Luo Tan who was about to hit him again: "Run!"

The attacker slowly raised his head. There was a big hole on his head caused by Luo Chen. Bright red blood was gushing out. He looked like a Shura from hell.

He stared at the two people who had already run a few steps away, his eyes as evil and terrifying as those of wild beasts.

But he didn't chase after him. Instead, he raised his fist and smashed the computer next to him!

"Bang!" How could the fragile computer display screen withstand such a huge force? Several cracks appeared immediately!

The next second, he kicked the computer under the table. The computer case was forced to open due to the heavy blow, and various parts and components fell all over the floor!

Then, he walked towards the file cabinet which was one step away...

Xu Cheng: "Wait, he is not manic, nor is he a deliberate killer. We are not his target at all. His goal is to destroy the data!"

The attacker was about to open the cabinet door, and there was no way they could get through immediately. At this critical moment,

"Bang!"

Xu Cheng pulled out the gun from his waist and fired at the attacker!

The attacker's body swayed instantly. His right leg was hit by a bullet and could no longer support him to stand. He fell heavily with the right half of his body. The left half of his body was also unable to maintain balance, so he fell down.

But a second before he was shot, he had already opened the cabinet door, and his other hand took something out of his pocket -

Xu Cheng said sharply: "Oh no! That's a lighter!"

He was about to pull the trigger again, but the next moment he hesitated:

It would be perfect if the bullet hit the attacker's hand.

However, if it hits a cabinet, it will also damage the documents inside.

The most terrifying thing is that if you shoot the lighter in that person's hand——

If the fire reaches the bullet, it may cause an explosion!

In just that brief moment of hesitation, the man had already lit a small flame.

No more hesitation!

Xu Cheng forced himself to calm down and immediately focused all his attention on aiming at the target.

Just at this moment, Luo Tan was patted on the shoulder.

Luo Tan turned around and saw that it was Andre.

Andre said simply: "Give me the dagger."

Luo Chen was not sure what he was going to do, but handed it to him anyway.

As soon as Andre received the dagger, he ran quickly towards the attacker.

He did not mask the sound of his footsteps.

When the attacker threw the lighter into the air and turned back the next moment——

"Ouch——" He hadn't even turned his head halfway when his facial expression became distorted with severe pain!

The palm of his hand that had just thrown the lighter was firmly nailed to the ground by the dagger.

The lighter he threw into the cabinet was knocked down by Andre with the blade of his dagger.

The flame instantly burned a black mark on the ground, but before it could do anything further, Andre stepped on it and put it out.

After doing all this, Andre did not leave. His eyes were still fixed on the attacker who was struggling painfully on the ground.

Luo Tan and Xu Cheng rushed over from behind.

Luo Tan: "You just reacted really quickly! Fortunately you stopped him."

Andre: "I just thought of this. Although close combat is dangerous, it also has its own unique advantages compared to long-range combat."

He smiled modestly.

Luo Tan asked with interest, "What were you looking at just now?"

Andre: “I found something.”

He slowed down his tone and said, "Where did he come from?"

Luo Chen: "He has been here all the time? Oh, but that's not right. He can't stay here all the time to hide from cats. It doesn't make sense..."

Xu Cheng didn't say anything, but from his thoughtful expression, it seemed that he had the same idea as Luo Tan.

Andre: "I had the same idea as you before. After all, we got here almost without any delay, and we didn't see anyone else from the beginning to the end since we entered Aksai. So when we were attacked, I thought the skeletons here were resurrected."

"But look at his clothes."

What's wrong with the clothes?

Luo Chen looked carefully and found that the attacker's white coat was opened at one corner due to the violent movement just now. This was because the top two buttons were broken, revealing the color of a piece of cloth.

Hmm... seems familiar?

Xu Cheng's expression became frightened. He tore off the upper half of the man's white coat, and finally, a small but obvious badge appeared in front of everyone.

The badge was embroidered on a piece of clothing that they had just seen not long ago. Every firefighter wore the same work uniform.

Andre sighed: "He came from outside."

Luo Chen was puzzled. “But how could he know our route? Even if he followed us all the way, he couldn’t have arrived here before us.”

Andre: "First of all, if someone knew we were going to investigate this place, it would be enough to set up an ambush here. After all, this is the core location we must come to."

"Secondly..." Andre said in a deep voice, "He doesn't need to follow us at all. As long as he knows where this place is, he can come directly here."

Andre pointed, and Luo Tan and Xu Cheng saw an open closet not far away.

It appears that the attacker found a white coat there to disguise himself.

Andre: "This is almost the only possible explanation, but it is still difficult to explain one thing, that is, I have mobilized so many manpower and resources, but still cannot find any information about Axel, so how did he know?"

The three of them looked at the attacker on the ground at the same time.

Xu Cheng lifted his chin and asked in the tone he usually used when interrogating criminal suspects: "Tell me, how did you know that Aksai's research center is here?"

The man didn't answer, but his expression looked a little strange. The original madness and ruthlessness on his face disappeared, gradually turning into a simple confusion: "...Where am I?"

This was not the first time they had seen this reaction.

Xu Cheng, Luo Tan and Andre looked at each other and were all a little surprised.

They previously thought that the attacker was an undercover agent who had infiltrated the fire department, or that his clothes might have been stripped from someone else, after all, he had a history of stealing clothes from closets.

But...his reaction now is a bit like those people with evolved souls they encountered before.

Could it be that this firefighter was originally innocent and was controlled to do such a thing?

Xu Cheng's hands, which were restraining him, loosened unconsciously.

Next, Xu Cheng repeatedly questioned him about his name, identity, and past experiences. This person answered fluently. The only thing he couldn't answer was the part about Aksai. He didn't know what was in Aksai, nor did he know why he was lurking in Aksai.

At this time, he looked like an innocent ordinary person again. As he was repeatedly questioned, his expression became more and more panicked and frightened.

Tears streamed down his face, and his voice was trembling: "Officer, the wound on my leg hurts so much, the wound on my hand hurts so much, I, I really don't know anything, I really don't know anything about what you are talking about, officer, I am just a firefighter, and I was born in a poor family. Otherwise, who would do such a dangerous job..."

Andre seemed a little reluctant, and he suggested: "Why don't you let him go first? I see he's in a lot of pain."

Xu Cheng hesitated: "The people we found before who had undergone soul evolution would have their condition relapse after returning to normal for a short period of time. I'm afraid..."

At this moment, Luo Chen saw that the animated picture in the system had changed:

[He seemed to be running away? He even pulled out the dagger with his left hand? ]

What?

Before Xu Cheng had the time to analyze Luo Tan's thoughts, he took a step back reflexively.

This action saved his life!

Because just as he took a step back, the little firefighter, who was crying and looking aggrieved a second ago, stretched out his left hand and quickly pulled out the dagger that was firmly stuck in his right palm! Blood splashed all over his head and face, but he didn't care. He swung the bloody dagger directly at Xu Cheng, who was closest to him, as if he didn't feel any pain.

After missing the first attack, he threw the dagger again in the direction of Andrei and Luo Chen who were about to chase him. When the two of them dodged, he dragged his bullet-infected leg and quickly crawled to the nearest windowsill with a smile on his face and opened a window.

"Don't move, or I'll shoot."

Xu Cheng held the gun tightly in his hand and pointed it at the man's heart: "If you come back now, I can apply for a lighter sentence for you."

This time, the attacker actually turned back.

He looked at the three of them, slowly opened his mouth, and uttered a word.

His expression was full of mockery.

But that sentence...

Is that really a human language?

Rather than a sentence, it is more like a bunch of random notes making up a gibberish.

The next second, the man jumped out of the window.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Xu Cheng pulled the trigger instantly, but only one bullet passed through his white coat fluttering in the wind, and the rest of the bullets fell one by one onto the windowsill.

The draft came in through the window and went out through the door. Only this wind proved the existence of the person just now.

Andre frowned and looked at Xu Cheng: "Inspector Xu, you hesitated. With your shooting skills, even in the situation just now, you should have hit the target 100% of the time."

Xu Cheng closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his expression became firm.

"Because I don't know if he is innocent or not. It is my mission to punish criminals. But it is also my mission to protect the innocent."

Luo Chen looked at the computer and paper materials in the laboratory and said, "It doesn't matter. We will soon know whether he is innocent or not."