Chapter 9 Chapter nine

"An Xiaoyu, female, 28 years old, unmarried, Chinese. An accomplished mathematician." An Xiaoyu in the photo is very pure, like an innocent middle school student, with a sweet smile, even the scarlet fantasy in her eyes has not disappeared.You can't tell from the photos that she is the core figure of the 01 base.Yu Pingning thought bitterly, wondering if he could be ruthless enough to shoot her.Already killed 4 targets, most of them don't look like clones.I was doing what I had to do, but that did not lessen my conscience.I was like Xi Fangping in hell. Two ghost soldiers were sawing my heart with a big saw. When they untied the rope on my body, I would split in two and fall to the ground.

However, he thought with a wry smile, if I killed all the wrong ones before, then there is a greater possibility that An Xiaoyu is a clone spy, at least 50%. All the while Tina was silent with hostility.She didn't start talking to Yu Pingning until the Tu-110 plane landed at Beijing Airport.She was confused and talked incoherently.After a while she said: "Mr. Yu, this time we must be careful to screen, okay?" After a while she said firmly: "Such a pure girl will never be a K-star spy!" Yu Pingning ignored her.He had to keep an eye on her, maybe she would take the time to call An Xiaoyu's house and call the police.He somewhat regretted it, and took this trouble into his arms on the spur of the moment.

Once in the country, activities are much more convenient.He quietly got a Fengshen 700 and a laser gun.Then they traveled south along the Jingguang Expressway and Luoyi Expressway. At 9:00 p.m., they arrived at a small town near Jingmen. The small town is surrounded by a shallow mountain, and An Xiaoyu's apartment is close to a lush bamboo forest. The bamboo branches are tall and straight, and the bamboo leaves rustle in the autumn wind.The iron fence of the apartment is also an imitation bamboo structure, which has some ancient and wild charm.Looking through the fence, the apartment is neat, but not luxurious, it belongs to a slightly higher-grade working-class residence.It seemed that An Xiaoyu didn't have much money in his pocket.

A magnetic card is required to enter the apartment, and now they park at the door, waiting for a tenant with a magnetic card.Tina said nothing, but could clearly feel her nervousness.She must have been worried that if she couldn't find a certificate of immunity - which was very unlikely - she would have to "look on" the plight of the murderer. In fact, Yu Pingning was also hesitating: Maybe it would be better to rush to Danjiangkou Xinhu to deal with Xia Zhichui first?If Xia Zhichui killed by mistake again, then An Xiaoyu must be a K star spy, and he would feel at ease if he shot her again.

He sneered, laughing at his hypocrisy in his heart.You're just trying to assuage the pangs of conscience with silly games of logic, he thought.He left a lot of traces along the way - he could have left them untouched, but he didn't want to kill more people. Those two innocent women were not within his mission.He wanted to finish off the last two quickly before the net of pursuit closed.Once he falls into the hands of the police, it will put the Anti-K Bureau in a very difficult situation, and he would rather commit suicide at that time. Stop being indecisive.Maybe this pure and beautiful girl is the K star spy, she will send billions of people to death with her sweet smile.You don't have to offer such cheap mercy.

A Santana approached the door, and the driver rolled down the window and inserted the magnetic card into the card reader on the side of the road.The door slid open silently.Yu Pingning quickly followed the car into the courtyard. He came to room 103 according to the position of the red dot on the watch.Listen carefully, there is only the sound of the shower in the room, it must be An Xiaoyu taking a bath.Seeing that there was no one in the corridor, he took out an alloy steel wire and easily opened the door lock.He quietly pushed open the door, and seeing that there was no one in the living room, he pushed Tina in, stepped in and locked the door.

The inside of the house is as tidy as an eggshell, the windows are bright and clean, the light green curtains are fluttering, and there are fruits, flowers and several plates of delicate refreshments on the coffee table.Yu Pingning flashed into several other rooms to check, but found no one else.Several cold dishes have been prepared in the kitchen, it seems that she has guests tonight.At this moment, the bathroom has turned off the shower head, and the glass screen is covered with water droplets.Yu Pingning returned to the living room, sat down on the sofa calmly, and took out a Hongtashan from the cigarette case.

An Xiaoyu in the bathroom vaguely heard movement outside and the sound of lighting a cigarette. She smiled and asked loudly: "Is it the old wolf? I'll come out right away. There is your favorite tea in the room, you can eat it first." Xia Zhichui was originally scheduled to arrive at 10 o'clock tonight, but it was a strange thing that he didn't come by the hour today.This gentleman pays great attention to the etiquette of visiting ladies, although there is no need for such politeness between them.An Xiaoyu dried her hair with a towel, and suddenly burst out laughing.Old wolf, she always called her lover that way.She once asked, do you know the origin of this name?The guy was well-read, and immediately replied: "I laughed at Lin Guangji. A servant and a minister went to the court, and when they saw a dog coming, the minister joked: "Is it a wolf (the minister) or a dog? "The servant was quick-witted, and responded: 'Dangling is a wolf, and Shangshu (Shangshu) is a dog'. So 'Xia Chui' is a wolf."

The curtain in the glass screen was pulled open with a bang, and An Xiaoyu came over with a smile wrapped in a snow-white bath towel. After the new bath, she looked extraordinarily fresh, with fair skin and watery eyes.Tina looked at it distressedly, thinking to herself, she is like a new lotus plant rolling with dewdrops. An Xiaoyu saw that it was not Xia Zhichui who came, and was a little surprised, but still kept smiling: "Excuse me……" Yu Pingning took out his laser gun and said slowly: "Three days ago, the helicopter you were on disappeared in the space-time tunnel for two minutes. It is certain that at least one of the six of you was dropped. I will cooperate and identify you clearly. If you can't get black kernels from a pile of walnuts, I have no choice but to smash them all."

Don't repeat these clichés, Yu Pingning thought wearily, you're going to kill her anyway.That miserable green mist, the weird light snake... don't blame me for being cruel, I can't help myself. The horror on An Xiaoyu's face froze: "Did you kill those five people?" Yu Pingning shook his head: "Xia Zhichui is the last one." An Xiaoyu glanced at the clock nervously. In 20 minutes, Xia Zhichui would arrive on time with flowers in hand.With the determination of a mathematician, she concluded that the visitor was definitely not from Earth.If the Anti-K Bureau has doubts about their identities, they can use the "thinking maze" instead of sitting here and saying "identify your identity". Of course, this cannot be done here!The murderer must be the second-generation K-star clones. They thought they were doing their duty for the earth when they were serving the K-star people. The so-called hard screening is just a self-deception to reduce the sense of guilt.

But don't try to wake them up, this subconscious command is very effective.Under its control, they will be like stubborn old cows, using all kinds of unreasonable thinking to justify themselves.She knew she couldn't escape tonight.Ever since she joined Base 01, she had already been mentally prepared. At this moment of life and death, she secretly thanked herself for not calling her lover by his name just now. Must keep the old wolf, keep my love, and keep a little fire for the "thinking maze" group.Hurry up, don't hesitate any longer! Yu Pingning keenly noticed that she was looking at the clock. "Don't worry," he said calmly, "I'm not a bloodthirsty killer. Even if your Mr. Lang comes, I won't touch a hair on him." I would like to do that little thing for you, he thought bitterly. An Xiaoyu smiled wryly in her heart: What if you knew that my guest was your next target?There can be no further delay.Farewell, my love! As a bystander, Tina Qian watched the expressions of the two nervously. She saw their decision slowly becoming clear, and felt that the result was approaching step by step.She hurriedly jumped into the duel ring and said eagerly: "Miss An, listen to me!...I didn't come all the way with him, we met by chance. Please believe that he really doesn't want to kill a good person by mistake. Please try to seize the last chance and don't give up easily. Okay Is it? Let's figure out a solution together!" An Xiaoyu smiled wryly, where did this naive woman come from?She whispered, "Thank you. May I have a cigarette?" Yu Pingning nodded, and she timidly walked across the coffee table, took out a cigarette from the fixed cigarette case, lit the dolphin-shaped fixed lighter, and leaned over to light the cigarette.Her bath towel fell apart, her breasts were dazzlingly white, Yu Pingning subconsciously avoided her gaze.Suddenly a white light flashed, and a fruit knife slammed towards Yu Pingning.Yu Pingning nimbly raised his hand to block, dodged, and fired. This series of actions was completed in an instant.An Xiaoyu fell to the ground slowly, with a deep hole in her left chest.Her expression slowly froze, and finally condensed into a serene smile. Yu Pingning lowered his gun, looked bitterly at An Xiaoyu's body, and remained motionless for a long time.The knife wound on his left arm was deep, almost to the bone, and blood dripped on the floor, but he felt no pain. You could very well kill another good guy by mistake, but it was meant to be.He picked up An Xiaoyu's body, laid it flat on the sofa, and straightened her clothes.Then he picked out a white narcissus from the flowers on the coffee table and placed it on An Xiaoyu's chest. Tina stared blankly at this brief struggle, her heart churning with fatal despair.She was like watching a movie, knowing that no matter how much she yelled, she couldn't change the ending of the movie.But why?Yu Pingning turned around and went out, and she followed behind blankly.It was only when she got in the car that she discovered Yu Pingning's injury: "You are hurt!" Yu Pingning nodded, feeling the piercing pain, he pointed to the back of the car: "There is a first-aid kit over there." Tina hurriedly bandaged him.I am in the service of a murderer who has just killed the loveliest girl, but it was the girl who struck first.With tears in her eyes, Tina asked bitterly: "What the hell is this for? Why doesn't she listen to my explanation? Does she really know that she is a spy?" A car drove over, and the driver sent a magnetic card through the window, opened the door, and drove into the courtyard.Yu Pingning pushed Tina away, drove out before the gate was closed, and then answered Tina's question: "No, she just forced me to do it earlier, so as not to hurt her guests. Look, it's probably that person." A gentleman in a light-colored suit with a well-proportioned body stepped out of the Rolls-Royce car that entered the courtyard. He was holding a bouquet of flowers and walked briskly towards Room 103.Yu Pingning said: "I said Mr. Lang that I wouldn't hurt her, but she didn't believe my promise." There was so much helplessness and pain in his voice, Tina's pity for him surfaced again, she pulled the steering wheel and said: "You are injured, let me drive." She thought bitterly, I am helping him willingly , so that he could kill another man with vigor.Yu Pingning did not refuse, and switched seats with Tina, then leaned back on the seat to rest, and the Fengshen 700 drove towards Danjiangkou at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour.There was only one last walnut left, and it was probably black.Kill him and my sentence is over. At midnight they arrived at Danjiangkou.While driving on the highway, the car was in Autopilot, so both fell asleep for a while.Yu Pingning parked the car by the lake, got out of the car and came to the lake.A dam has turned this place into a misty artificial lake, with sparse stars and pale moon, surrounded by blue-gray distant mountains.He stretched, stretched his muscles, and then returned to the car. He was a little strange, the knuckles would clap and crack when he quickly grasped his fingers, but there was no such thing today.But there is no time to think about these trivial matters, he warned himself, your goal has not been completed, and you have to finish the last one before dawn. Tina followed him silently.Along the way, she has already thought of countless ways to "screen" Xia Zhichui, at least to persuade Xia Zhichui to "accept the screening" calmly, and she can no longer leave self-blame on the last goal.But with An Xiaoyu's example, she knew that this was all unrealistic fantasy.She even thought that when the time came, she would deliberately make a noise to warn Xia Zhichui, and then... what would happen next?Let Xia Zhichui, who was already prepared, be beaten to death by Ping Ning? Her nerves trembled, and she quickly abandoned this dangerous plan.But what to do?what to do?She finally knew the answer: no way.Trapped in a viscous time-space hole, she can only watch as a terrifying reality looms closer.Only then did she truly understand why Yu Pingning's eyes were always filled with sadness and helplessness. "Let's go." They got in the car and drove towards the residential area.Danjiangkou New Lakeside is a series of luxurious villas.It is the geographical center of China with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and it also has the largest reservoir in Asia.Therefore, in the past two decades, upstarts from the technology and business circles have spontaneously moved here, forming a group of villas with considerable momentum.The urban layout here is very good, the roads are spacious, the city center retains a lot of green space, and buildings of various styles compete here. Yu Pingning found the immobile red spot in a garden-style villa. He parked his car in the shadows 200 meters away and led Tina over the fence.He put on infrared night vision goggles and saw red light beams criss-crossing in the courtyard.This is an ordinary anti-theft device, he turned his head and confessed in a very low voice: "Follow my footsteps and raise your steps!" The two passed through the red light net and slipped to the side of the room.At this moment, there was the sound of a car motor outside the gate, and he hurriedly held down Tina and hid in the shadows.The bright car headlights penetrated the night and shone on the gate, then flickered on and off a few times, and the gate opened automatically.A dusty light-colored car drove into the yard and into the garage, and the owner hurried into the house. Yu Pingning sneered, this new rich man must have gone looking for flowers.This K star clone has not forgotten the hobbies of the earthlings.There was a rushing shower sound in the room, and the lights were quickly turned off.It seemed that he was very tired, and after a hasty bath he went to bed.Yu Pingning turned the laser gun to a low gear and drew a circle on the door glass.With the rising smoke, the round piece of glass was removed, and he reached in to open the door. He was about to signal Tina to come in when he suddenly felt something was wrong.This feeling came from the moment the man's car entered the courtyard.But what exactly?He couldn't hold it for a moment.He hesitated for a moment, thinking of the explosion in Jin Zaikui's house, he signaled Tina to stay where she was and not to go in.Tina Qian shook her head anxiously, and looked at Yu Pingning pleadingly, she must go in and do her best to screen!But Yu Pingning's face suddenly became very fierce. He leaned over to Tina's ear and said in a very low voice: "dangerous!" Tina also thought of the earth-shattering explosion in Kim Jae-gyu's house, so she had to stop obediently, watching the "murderer" step into the dangerous place with tears in her eyes. There was nothing unusual in the house, the bedroom door was half-closed, and Xia Zhichui was sleeping soundly under a towel in the night.The warning lights in Yu Pingning's mind were still flashing, he pushed open the bedroom door with extra care, and used a laser gun to pick off the towel blanket on his body.Suddenly the lights came on, and someone behind him shouted through gritted teeth, "Hands up!" He froze for a moment, slowly dropped the gun, raised his hands, and caught a glimpse of a double-barreled shotgun pointing at his back from the corner of his eyes. There was a mannequin lying on the bed, the wig was knocked off, and his flesh-red head was naked.Xia Zhihang's hair was dry, his clothes and hat were neat, and he didn't take a bath at all. "Xia Zhichui, male, 34 years old, a famous psychologist with a wide range of interests, including hunting and mountaineering." Li Jian also told him that Xia Zhichui is alert and his marksmanship is comparable to that of professional shooters. He suddenly realized the source of his anxiety. When he saw the Rolls-Royce and the back of this person just now, he felt a vague sense of familiarity.He met, in An Xiaoyu's apartment, Xia Zhichui was An Xiaoyu's lover, the gentleman in a light-colored suit, holding flowers in his hands, and walking briskly.Unfortunately, due to the darkness of the night, he did not recognize him in time. No wonder An Xiaoyu forced him to shoot. It wasn't that she didn't believe in his promise, but because she knew that her guest was the next target. Xia Zhichui never expected that a warm night would turn into a bad day.Working with An Xiaoyu for two years, they have long been deeply in love, and occasionally have a night or two of ecstasy.But the 01 base is too tense, and more importantly, the atmosphere is too serious and cold, so it is not a place to talk about love.Therefore, as soon as the holiday was announced, the eyes of the two met.But they didn't go together, Xia Zhichui rushed back to Beijing first, and informed his parents about it.Of course, the parents were overjoyed. The 34-year-old son should have started a family long ago.Tonight, he came to An Xiaoyu with a bouquet of flowers and wanted to propose to her formally. He opened the door with the key given by Xiaoyu, and saw An Xiaoyu sleeping soundly on the sofa covered with a towel, with a white flower on her chest.This little elf, this little cat pretending to be asleep, can you sleep at "this" moment?He held back a smile and walked over quietly, kissing her lips.His lips were still warm, but he suddenly felt something unusual, and saw a pool of blood on the ground, he shouted in horror: "Little rain, little rain!" There was no echo, he lifted the towel tremblingly, and found a smooth black hole in her breast.No blood.This is a wound caused by a laser gun, and the high heat of the laser also acts to stop the bleeding.Xiaoyu's heart had stopped beating, and his body temperature was slowly cooling down. He still held a bloody fruit knife in his hand, but his expression was very peaceful, and there were no traces of rape on his body. Xia Zhichui knelt in front of the sofa in despair, tears pouring down To An Xiaoyu. His intuition told him that this was not a simple violent murder. The murderer was a person with a dual personality. After he shot coldly, he arranged the body, covered it with a bath towel, and put a white flower to express his silent repentance. Who the hell is he? Why does An Xiaoyu have a serene smile when facing death? ...Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind, thinking of Jin Zaikui's ominous prophecy before he left, but it was a pity that his sense of happiness with An Xiaoyu was dull and vigilant. He held back his grief and quickly dialed Jin Zaikui's phone number. Over there, Jin's wife choked up and told the bad news in poor English.He called Moore's house again and heard the same news.He called Abach, but no one answered the phone. He calculated the time difference, and it should be 5 pm over there. He didn't know if there was no one at home or something happened. Quanyang didn't leave him a phone number, but those two messages and Xiao Yu's misfortune were enough to confirm his guess.This is the masterpiece of the K star people. The murderer's dual personality is in line with the characteristics of the second generation of replicants, which is the conflict between the subconscious K star instructions and the original consciousness. Xiao Yu obviously knew the truth before she died. She used a fruit knife to force the murderer to shoot in order to avoid encounters between her lover and the murderer. Only in this way can she explain her peace before death. my love.He lowered his body and kissed the lips of the deceased affectionately, I want to avenge you. He reluctantly bid farewell to Xiao Yu, without any delay, and drove back immediately. If he guessed correctly, the murderer was on the Fengshen 700 that he met just now, and he must be rushing to Danjiangkou to kill the last person. From the sudden termination of the experiment, the six people were put on vacation, to the murder of several people one after another, this was a well-organized conspiracy. The mastermind was probably inside the Anti-K Bureau, and he wanted to catch the murderer and find out who was behind the scenes. He didn't report to the police, and if the authorities know, I can't do whatever I want.No, I must kill this beast with my own hands. Coldly ordered from behind: "Go to the wall, put your hands on the wall, and move your feet back." Yu Pingan complied obediently.He was hit hard on the back of the head, his vision went dark, and he passed out. When he was awakened by the cold water, he was already tied tightly with a nylon rope as thick as a thumb.He's not afraid of death, and that's okay, I've tried my best anyway.He even thought teasingly, this is all right, my body won't be split in half after death.Xia Zhichui looked at him condescendingly, pointed a laser gun at his chest, gnashed his teeth and said: "You beast, you zombie who has lost himself. Tell me, who is behind your scenes?" Yu Pingning sneered and said, "My mastermind? It's my hatred for the K star people. My wife and daughter died at their hands." Xia Zhichui shook his head angrily.He's convinced that there's a Kryptonian spy in front of him, but that's not to say he's lying.The spy is likely to be a hateful victim at the same time.This made Xia Zhichui's spear of hatred disappear.He drove away this thought and changed the way of asking: "So, who sent you here?" Yu Pingning struggled to sit up and leaned against the wall, he sneered and said: "I can tell you the truth, because there is no need to hide it now, but these facts may affect your confidence in yourself." He briefly described what happened, and emphasized the space-time hole above the flying saucer, because it is the most reliable fact. "I have killed 5 of the 6 people. It is concluded that they are not necessarily K-star spies, whether it is the noble Moore and An Xiaoyu, or the dirty dog ​​Yang. In this way, you are the number one suspect. .Of course, you don't believe these words, because your thinking is based on a kind of blind confidence: believing that you are yourself." A trace of doubt flashed in Xia Zhichui's eyes.That's right, he never doubted that "he is himself", didn't he? ...But he immediately shook off this doubt and said with hatred: "Save these nonsense to the god of death. If I have doubts about myself, I will naturally have a way to discriminate. For my little rain, I must kill you. Pray quickly, whether it is to the God of the earth or the planet K God." Yu Pingning put his shoulders against the wall and slowly stood up: "I think you made a mistake. You shouldn't have dropped the shotgun and used my laser gun." Xia Zhichui sneered: "You don't have to worry about me, this is a common weapon in the 01 base, I can use it." Yu Pingning smiled and said, "But tonight I was a little negligent, and this negligence probably saved me. I turned down the power of the pistol when cutting the door glass, and forgot to turn it back. Low-level lasers can't kill at this distance. I." Xia Zhichui looked down in surprise, no, the pistol was in N gear, which should be the normal power gear, he suddenly realized that he was cheating out of peace, and immediately pressed the trigger.But Yu Pingning took advantage of his momentary hesitation, raised his arm to throw off the rope, and slammed to the right.Just now, he had cut the rope with the diamond on the face of the ring.He felt his left arm suddenly scald, and then drooped feebly, knowing that his left arm was broken.But his right hand had pulled out a sharp dagger from his calf, and thrust it into Xia Zhichui's throat. Xia Zhichui's throat gurgled, and he fell slowly, his eyes staring at Yu Pingning with hatred.The floor lamps, bookshelves, etc. that were swept off by the laser gun fell down.Yu Pingning suddenly felt extremely tired, his whole body fell apart, and he also slowly collapsed on the ground. My mission is done, he thought, and his consciousness blew away with a sound of Gordon, and in the chaos of consciousness he saw the pawn untie the rope that had kept him tightly bound for five days, so he split in two, fell to the ground. He had time to hear a woman scream.Tina Qian waited outside for more than ten minutes, but there was no movement in the house.She couldn't hold back her concern, so she took the risk and sneaked under the bedroom window, just in time to see the last scene.She ran in crying and looked at the two men on the ground with blurred eyes, not knowing who she should help.Xia Zhichui was hopeless, this brave man died a heroic death in order to avenge his lover.She should really hate Yu Pingning, the murderer who should be killed.Yu Pingning passed out, his severed arm was only a bit of flesh and tendons, no blood——she finally held Yu Pingning in her arms, called him, shook him, kissed him with tears, and cried : "How could this be, why did it end like this?"