21 serial killers
After a busy day, when Chu Xiao looked up again, the hands of the clock were already close to midnight.
To meet the project deadline, the entire team has been working overtime for several days in a row, averaging more than 10 hours a day.
As the boss, she was always the last one to leave.
At this moment, only Chu Xiao's office and the monitoring room on the first floor of the entire office building were still lit.
"Finally done!"
Chu Xiao closed her laptop, leaned back in her chair, and wearily pinched the bridge of her nose.
The cold tea in her cup had long since run out. She casually placed the empty cup aside, picked up her phone, and prepared to leave work.
Just as I was about to get up, the dark phone screen suddenly lit up.
"Buzz!" A news item popped up on Toutiao—
Two horrific dismemberment cases have occurred in City A! Police urgently remind young women to avoid going out alone at night.
Chu Xiao curiously clicked on the news:
According to a police report from City A, two heinous murder and dismemberment cases targeting high-income women have recently occurred in the city. The investigation is ongoing, and the perpetrator remains at large. Police remind the public:
1. Case characteristics:
- The victims were all urban white-collar workers aged 25-35.
- The incidents occurred mainly between 22:00 and 02:00.
- The method of the crime was extremely cruel.
2. Safety Tips:
Avoid traveling alone at night
Stay away from blind spots in the alley
Be wary of being followed by unfamiliar vehicles.
If you discover anything suspicious, call 110 immediately.
The Municipal Public Security Bureau has established a special task force and is offering a reward of 200,000 yuan for valid clues. The public is urged not to believe or spread rumors and to pay attention to official announcements.
(Reporter Wang Anquan)
After quickly browsing the news, Chu Xiao frowned uneasily.
After thinking it over carefully, she remembered that she hadn't written this part of the story.
It seems the world is automatically completing its logic...
Chu Xiao once again gained a clear understanding of the reality of this world.
Thinking about the protagonist's tendency to get into accidents, she forwarded the news to Jian Bing, reminding her to be careful and to remember to bring a bodyguard when going out.
Upon receiving her sister's text message, Jian Bing was moved to tears and immediately made a video call to Chu Xiao.
Chu Xiao didn't want to answer, but accidentally pressed the wrong button and connected to the video call.
Just as he was about to turn it off, Jian Bing's pretty face filled Chu Xiao's entire phone screen.
Upon seeing that beautiful face, she paused and moved her fingers away.
"Feifei, thank you for your concern!" Jian Bing was very excited.
From a young age, her world consisted only of cold, hard banknotes.
Lacking the warmth of a family, she cherishes every bit of care she receives from her family.
She noticed that Chu Xiao's background wall was an office.
Remembering how Chu Xiao had taken her to visit President Zhao several times to build rapport and talk about starting a business, she suddenly realized what was going on.
"It's so late, why aren't you home yet?" Jian Bing frowned her pretty eyebrows. "Can't you do the rest of the work tomorrow? Do you really have to stay up this late?"
"Not only do I need to be careful, but you need to be careful too!"
Jian Bing started rambling on.
Chu Xiao picked at his ears, letting the dirt go in one ear and out the other.
I never expected Jian Bing to be such a mother.
I never realized Jian Bing liked managing people so much.
She should have hung up the phone immediately.
"I remember your driver took leave. Did you arrange another driver?" In the video, Jian Bing seemed to notice Chu Xiao's absent-mindedness and suddenly raised her voice to make her presence known.
"..."
Chu Xiao was startled by the suddenly louder, shrill female voice.
She twitched her lips.
She can hear you, there's no need to shout so loudly.
"Not for now." Chu Xiao pinched his ear. "I can drive."
"Did you bring bodyguards?" Jian Bing asked worriedly.
"No. I don't need it." Chu Xiao said dismissively.
She doesn't like being surrounded by a bunch of people all the time.
Moreover, she didn't think she would encounter any danger.
With her height of 183 cm and weight of 200 catties, she looks like a mobile fortress. Who would dare to mess with her?
Chu Xiao smiled confidently.
Unbeknownst to her, a small figure was staring intently at the light in her window from the bushes below the office building.
Amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, the sharp blade gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
...
The man lurking furtively in the bushes is none other than Zhen Xiong, the true culprit behind the two recent horrific dismemberment cases in City A.
Zhen Xiong is a short, stocky man who is only 163 cm tall.
He comes from a poor family, has a low level of education, poor appearance, and low income, so he is still a bachelor in his thirties.
Even so, he still longed for love.
Unable to find a partner in real life, he tried posting online.
Within two hours of the post being published, the number of comments quickly exceeded 1,000, all of them sarcastic and mocking.
These men and women even flaunted their superiority in the posts.
Three houses in City A: Bro, I'm not trying to be mean, but even with my million-dollar annual salary, my girlfriend still thinks my income is too low. How dare you even look for a partner with your income?
I only eat Wagyu beef (30,000 RMB monthly income version): Your top priority right now is to escape poverty.
"Exquisite Princess: You think you're worthy of finding a partner with a monthly salary of 3,000? Who gave you the courage...?"
After reading through more than a thousand comments, Zhen Xiong's fragile heart suffered immense damage.
Does having a higher income than him make you superior?
We're all just working people, who's more noble than whom!
Why do you look down on him!
Zhen Xiong broke down.
Zhen Xiong was jealous.
Zhen Xiong twisted in pain.
After that, whenever he saw well-dressed urban white-collar workers, his fingers would twitch involuntarily.
These disgusting people are such an eyesore!
In Zhen Xiong's mind, a vicious plan gradually took shape.
The first person to catch his eye was a petite girl who always worked on her laptop in a coffee shop.
One late night, as the girl walked alone towards the subway station, a dark figure darted out...
Watching the woman in his hands gradually stop breathing, he felt a twisted sense of accomplishment.
This is something he could never experience in his more than thirty years of failed life.
This feeling made him addicted.
Therefore, he quickly launched a second operation.
This time, Zhen Xiong chose a plump office worker.
This girl, who always takes selfies at the gym but never exercises, also couldn't escape his stalking.
After a desperate struggle, this voluptuous woman was forced to end her young life.
And just like that, Zhen Xiong secured his second kill.
After succeeding twice in a row, Zhen Xiong felt an unprecedented sense of confidence, and his courage grew.
He intends to look for more challenging goals.
Therefore, he turned his attention to the tall, strong figure in the office building who was always the last to leave work—Chu Xiao.
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