Gamers Are Fierce

Chapter 50: Refrigerator

“Stay here. I’ll go in and take a look first,” Wang Fengnian told Li Ang softly with his hands on his waist as he unfastened his holster.

Usually, even Wang Fengnian, who had been a senior police officer for more than 20 years and had won the trust of the organization, rarely took his gun home after he got off work.

After all, this was a peaceful era. The security was relatively good. Compared to the trouble that would be caused if he lost the gun, the benefits of having a gun were minimal.

Half a year ago, all kinds of bizarre and strange cases had emerged one after another and police officers had begun to get used to keeping their guns after they got off work.

“Type 92? Not bad.”

Upon seeing the gun in Wang Fengnian’s hand, Li Ang said with a soft chuckle, “At least it’s stronger than a Type 05.”

The Type 05 Revolver was a legendary firearm that could compete with the top 10 most outstanding pistols in the world. Its structure was simple, compact, and novel. It was also safe and reliable to use. However, its power… Its nickname was Gun of Kindness.

There were two types of Type 05 bullets. One was an ordinary flat-headed bullet with a muzzle energy of 111 joules, and the other was a round-headed rubber bullet with a muzzle energy of up to 16 joules. If one wore a few thick leather jackets, one could resist the Type 05 rubber bullets within a range of 20 meters.

A few years ago, a cow had gone crazy and attacked humans. The local police had sent officers to the junction between urban and rural areas. Despite firing more than 40 shots against the cow with the Type 05, they had not killed it… It had still been alive and kicking… Helpless, they had taken the Type 79 and killed it with two shots.

With more than forty shots, even if it didn’t go crazy, it would go crazy from fright.

Given Wang Fengnian’s secret authority, he still couldn’t know the true look of the Killing Field. However, as a senior police officer, he could vaguely feel a wave of change.

Most of the active-duty Type 05, 77, and 64 had been completely eliminated and replaced by the more powerful Type 54 and 92. The superiors had also begun to actively encourage them to take their guns with them after work. When they encountered strange cases, mysterious people in black suits would also assist them in solving the case on the crime scene…

Something was about to happen…

Wang Fengnian pushed aside his thoughts and came back to reality. He glanced to check whether there were any footprints in the living room. Mentally thinking that his neighbors, Zeng Weiming and Wang Fangni, might still be alive and that the criminal might still be preparing to escape from the house, he pressed against the wall to carefully skim the bloodstains before he entered the house.

Li Ang followed Wang Fengnian and muttered, “If this is the crime scene, how did he not leave any footprints behind?”

“Why did you come in? Didn’t I tell you to stay outside?”

Officer Wang turned back his head and yelled in a low voice, “This place is very dangerous. It’s not somewhere you can play.”

“I know.” Li Ang pushed the glasses up on his nose bridge helplessly. He would usually hide in a corner to watch the fun.

However, this murder case had happened before his eyes and Officer Wang was the father of his childhood friend. Furthermore…

[Conditions necessary to trigger the quest have been met]

[Quest Type: Routine Quest]

[Quest Name: Mad Man]

[Quest Objective: Eliminate the murderer who killed Zeng Weiming and Wang Fangni]

[Quest Time Limit: 72 hours]

[Quest Reward 1: Additional 200 EXP]

[Quest Reward 2: 400 Game Credits]

[Quests Reward 3: Random Grade Item*1]

[Quest Reward 3: Random Grade Scroll*1]

[Quest Failure Punishment: None]

Is the couple in this house dead?

Li Ang, who followed Wang Fengnian, sighed and analyzed the quest description.

Just one random grade item and one random grade scroll. Based on the quest rewards alone, this quest is not difficult.

Based on the quest objectives, the term ‘murderer’ could refer to a monster, a ghost, a human being, or even a player. The quest name ‘Mad Man’ doesn’t explain anything. It might refer to the murderer, or it might also refer to the victim.

There is no limit to the number of murderers. The word ‘eliminate’ means that the murderer is still alive.

Based on the 72-hour quest time limit, the murderer has probably left this house, so I will not be joining a battle right away.

Judging by the punishment for quest failure, regardless of whether I complete the quest or not, I won’t be punished too severely. It is also possible that I will take great risks in the process of pursuing the murderer. The risk of exposing my identity or even dying is equivalent to punishment for quest failure.

If this hadn’t happened right before Li Ang’s eyes, he could have delegated the quest on the forum and hired other players to help him complete it. However, if he did that right now, he would very likely expose his identity.

This was because, according to the degree of coagulation of the pool of blood, the murderer had committed the crime when Li Ang and Wang Congshan had been playing Honor of Kings.

Li Ang, who was filled with thoughts, followed Wang Fengnian and examined the living room’s structure.

The house purchased by Zeng Weiming and Wang Fangni was pretty big and included three bedrooms, two halls, and two bathrooms. When one entered the house, the connected dining hall and living room were on the left side of the door, and the kitchen and the balcony were on the right side.

On the right side of the living room was the main bedroom and its bathroom, and on the left side were two smaller bedrooms and a bathroom.

The Nordic pastoral style was fresh and elegant. The furniture was simple and tranquil, and it revealed a taste of life that was naturally relaxed instead of elaborate.

This was a rich, free, and stylish middle-aged couple with a high income and a high probability of being intellectual. Judging from the photos decorating the wall, they had a daughter who was at least an adult and the family had a harmonious relationship. Based on the smaller bedroom’s door knob and the situation of the shoe rack, their only daughter did not often stay at home. Was she studying abroad? Was she working overseas?

Li Ang read the clues in the room and followed Wang Fengnian. They trudged through the pool of blood and inspected every corner, including the master bedroom, the smaller bedrooms, and the bathrooms, one by one.

“There are no traces of footprints, handprints, or anything like that in the rooms. The murderer did not go out through the main door.” Wang Fengnian stood on the balcony, looked at the trace of blood on the edge of the window, stretched his head out to size it up for a while, and then turned back and said, “He climbed down the water pipe beside the balcony. This water pipe is located between two buildings, so no one could have seen him. This is the 20th floor.”

Even if this had been the 200th floor, the murderer Ling Ang had to catch according to the system might still have been able to climb down easily. He also might not necessarily be human.

Li Ang silently cursed as he heard Wang Fengnian mumble, “Where are Zeng Weiming and his wife? The murderer couldn’t have climbed down the water pipe with two people on his back.”

If the bodies were not found, this could not count as a murder case. Li Ang, who opened the Cat’s Eye, even checked the toilet bowl water with Officer Wang. They didn’t find any corpses, let alone a living person.

Hold on. There seemed to be another place that they had yet to check.

As the two of them stared at each other, Officer Wang held the gun in one hand while his other hand was hidden in his sleeve. He slowly opened the door of the refrigerator.

The lights automatically turned on in the refrigerator. Zeng Weiming and Wang Fangni were stacked together, looking at them with frightened, empty eyes.

“F*ck.” Wang Fengnian put down his gun.