Chapter 555 - "Soul Study"

Chapter 555: “Soul Study”

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The hardcore players of Dark Souls were very scary. Soon, more and more quick kill videos appeared.

Most of the video’s first step was to recreate the effect of Chen Mo’s quick kill of the nameless King. Even though very few had succeeded, this Short Video had become a textbook example for the players.

Another intuitive feeling for the players was the world and plot of the game.

These players soon explored every corner of Dark Souls and tried to dig out the story behind every npc. To everyone’s surprise, the game had many endings, and every npc had a corresponding background and ending!

What the players talked about the most was the battle between the true and false endings.

Among the four endings, other than the fire fight ending, the other three were very popular.

The first one was the normal fire-passing ending, where the player completed his own destiny and continued the initial flame. This was also the ending that most players had come up with after one game.

At the moment, the office was in a state of chaos–phones ringing nonstop, documents flying around, and a flurry of office workers running through the hallway, each of them with anxiety and exasperation written all over their face.

”Alright, alright, everyone, gather around!” A middle-aged man clad in a brown jacket appeared and directed everyone’s attention. “Team Leader Qu Ping shall now describe to us the situation regarding Taser Rape Cases. Tonight, we’re moving out, so everyone listen carefully!”

Another person quickly pulled over a whiteboard which was filled with words, along with many pictures posted on it.

Upon hearing the announcement, many workers quickly crowded around the whiteboard, pulling up chairs whenever convenient before sitting and watching intently.

As for Zhao Yu, he merely remained in his own seat.

......

At the moment, he was still in a state of shock. Zhao Yu touched his right ear–perfectly intact! As he remembered, his right ear should have been split in two during a scuffle with some runt.

Zhao Yu wished he could see his own face with a mirror or something. He looked around and his eyes fell on a photo sitting on the office desk. The photo depicted a young, handsome man wearing a police uniform, but the man looked exactly like himself!

Holy sh*t!

The shock was finally passing, and the man felt foreign memories flood his mind. Zhao Yu finally realized: Could it be? That he had encountered the legendary...Mind Cross Over?!

He could still clearly remember that he was previously the top strongman for the Qing Long Mafia, a true ruffian to the bone. Although his actual name was Zhao Yu, everyone called him King Fighter Zhao.

What happened right before?

Jesus Christ!

What Zhao Yu finally remembered came as a shock–he had already been subject to the death sentence by lethal injection!

The memories came back more clearly now: when the medicine slowly entered his body, and the slow spreading fear that came with it. He was muttering some old sayings, “Better an honorable death than living like a dog...”

But, mid-way through his muttering, how did he suddenly appear here?

Could he have actually crossed over into another body?

It was so sudden; there were no warnings or signs, or even reincarnation into a baby.

With new memories entering his mind, he was shocked to realize that not only did he still reside in the regular world, but his current identity was an investigator in the Key Case Investigation Unit. In other words, he was a police officer!

So, where he was sitting was the office of a police station.

Jesus Christ.

Zhao Yu could not believe his eyes, from a street ruffian to a Key Case Investigation Unit member, h-how could this be? The contrast made his head spin.

The man ran a hand over his head; he previously had many blade injuries on his head that messed up his hairline. That has lead to his baldness–both for convenience and intimidation. But now, he possessed long, jet black hair, presenting the image of a handsome young man.

“Everyone, since the twelfth of this month, our city has had three cases of Taser Rape incidents.” At this time, a female investigator with short hair and large eyes was briefing everyone about the situation surrounding their mission.

Zhao Yu quickly found the female investigator within his memory: she was the Team leader of the Key Case Investigation Unit, Team B. Despite her youth, she possessed a sharp mind and incredible nerves, contributing to her high success rate in crime solving. The woman was also incredibly popular with the higher-ups. Usually, any cases that required full team cooperation were led by her.

“The victims have always been scantily dressed young females, usually with some problematic habits,” Team Leader Qu Ping started her introduction. “The crime scenes were usually places such as bars and the like. The crimes were all committed after midnight.”

“According to our victim’s description, the perpetrator first followed her into an empty alley, then knocked her out with a taser shock before proceeding to rape her. After the act, the perpetrator then peed on the victim.”

Upon hearing the word “peed”, the entire crowd turned quiet.

“We’ve run tests on the urine sample,” Qu Ping continued, “and have concluded that all three cases were indeed done by the same person. Also, when the third victim woke up in the middle of the crime act, she managed to scratch the perpetrator’s face during the ensuing struggle. With this, we have also obtained blood samples as well.”

Team Leader Qu Ping was still explaining the situation in front of the white board when the previous middle-aged man wearing the brown jacket suddenly turned his head towards Zhao Yu. The man waved his hand absentmindedly and commanded, “Hey, Kid, tonight we’re definitely working overtime. Why don’t you run along and get us some coffee?”

Zhao Yu threw a glance at the man; he was the Key Case Investigation Unit’s vice-captain, Liu Changhu. During Zhao Yu’s internship here, the man often bullied Zhao Yu, forcing him to do menial work more like a servant than anything.

Also, the Zhao Yu of this world was not some ruffian or fighter, but a weak-willed boy who had just recently completed his internship towards becoming a full-fledged cop. Not just Liu Changhu, but many other more experienced co-workers often teased him as well, giving him work that was obviously not his responsibility.

“Oi! Hurry up!”Liu Changhu’s smile faded when he saw Zhao Yu’s lack of reaction. “Didn’t you hear me? What’re you spacing out for?”

This Zhao Yu now was no longer just the spineless wimp he used to be. How could he start letting them push him around? The man slammed his hands loudly on the table and stood up in one swift motion.

His sudden action had shocked Liu Changhu, even Team Leader Qu Ping could not help but pause and turn to look at him.

In the beginning, the players labeled it as “difficult” and “masochistic.” However, as the players ‘understanding of the game deepened, more and more players began to praise Dark Souls!

Zhao Yu raised his head and found himself sitting in a brightly lit office that was split into many small cubicles.