Soul Patch

Chapter 169 The murderer has been found.

In the blink of an eye, even more blood spilled from his mouth.

Soon, blood started flowing not only from his mouth, but also from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

Patch Carrier 2 struggled to open its eyes, enduring immense pain, and said, "It was poison from the murderer..."

Wenjie's heart sank, and he cursed fiercely: Damn it!

This is really depressing. Every time they find an accomplice, one of them dies. Now, only Wenjie is left. How did that damned murderer manage to do it?

"How did the murderer find you?" Wenjie asked hastily while he was still alive.

"I don't know either. As soon as I entered Huahai, I was taken to the general manager's office, and then I saw the assistant. She handed me a cup of tea, and that's the cup of tea that was the problem..."

Wenjie pondered Patch Carrier 2's words carefully, but something felt off. What time of day was this? Was this the first time he met his assistant, or the second time he'd seen his seemingly resurrected assistant?

Suddenly, Wenjie seemed to have found the problem, and after a moment's thought, he asked:

"Back then... you looked like Charmaine Sheh?"

"No, it's Wen Tianyi's appearance. I thought I'd use this identity as a cover from the very beginning of the mission. I hadn't checked any information beforehand because I was afraid that other identities might have loopholes, so the general manager identity would be very safe!"

"I have the rewards from completing C-level missions, which allow me to change my identity at any time. I believe this isn't something that can be easily patched, so I thought it was very safe!"

When Patch Carrier 2 said these words, his pained expression was mixed with a hint of regret.

But it was too late.

Wenjie suddenly stood up and walked towards the elevator. He already had a guess in his mind and finally understood why Patch Carrier 2 was discovered as soon as he came up, was poisoned, and threatened to turn into Li Shiman's appearance to help the murderer cover up the truth.

Wenjie slapped his thigh, cursing inwardly: No wonder this patch carrier seemed to be deliberately stalling me from the moment it appeared; it was just buying time. And during the meal, the time for the poison to take effect was already very close, so it was trying to get me to go find the killer, hoping the killer could give him the antidote.

The elevator arrived quickly, and Wenjie rushed up to it, heading straight for the lobby on the first floor.

As I exited the elevator, I saw the police officers who had finished their work preparing to leave.

Wenjie ran towards a police car and saw Captain Wu in the driver's seat from a distance.

He was speechless for a moment. The last time he was in Captain Wu's car, the two of them had drawn their guns at each other, was only an hour or two ago. And now, he was going to go with Captain Wu to catch the murderer again.

"Something wrong, Mr. Wen?" Captain Wu leaned out of the car window and asked wearily.

Having just finished a long day of questioning, I was heading back to the police station with a mountain of documents for a case analysis meeting.

This case is very complicated. Three employees of Huahai died in quick succession, but no suspect has been found.

If there is suspicion, everyone in the building is a suspect, but the fact that everyone is a suspect also means that no particular suspect has been identified.

Everyone has an alibi, and the CCTV footage has already been copied; we're going to study it carefully at the police station.

"Yes, we've found the murderer!" Wenjie said solemnly.

"Oh?" Captain Wu raised his eyebrows, looking incredulous.

Yes, not only Wu didn't believe it, but even Wenjie was a little incredulous.

Captain Wu touched the gun at his waist, his expression turning serious, and asked in a gruff voice, "Who?"

In an instant, Wenjie dodged to the left side of the car door, taking several steps back in a defensive stance.

Look at Captain Wu. One second he's staring at Wenjie, asking who the murderer is, and the next second Wenjie has vanished. Isn't that ridiculous?

For criminal investigators, the identity of the murderer is the most exciting thing for them. They often work overtime to track down a case and crack it in one go.

Finally, when they uncover the killer's identity through evidence and rigorous reasoning, they are often so excited that they can't sleep.

Only after the murderer is brought to justice and interrogated can this agitated emotion gradually subside.

Now, just as Wenjie had stirred up Wu's excitement, allowing him to see a glimmer of light among a bunch of seemingly unrelated clues, Wenjie was already making a run for it!

This is something that Captain Wu cannot tolerate!

He strode out of the car and yelled at Wenjie, who was already hiding in the back, "You little brat, come out here! I'm asking you, who's the murderer? Why are you only giving half a answer?"

Wenjie stared intently into Captain Wu's eyes from his parking spot for a moment, repeatedly confirming that the clarity and righteousness in his eyes were exactly the same as in the real world, before slowly walking towards Captain Wu.

This is not his fault at all. The blame lies with the fake "Captain Wu" who suddenly betrayed him last time, leaving him with psychological trauma.

Who wouldn't be afraid if a dark gun barrel was pointed at them?

"It's nothing, just confirming that you are Captain Wu!" Wenjie smiled slightly and said calmly.

He spoke very casually, but heaven knows how heavy a burden he had been carrying in his mind the whole time.

Now, apart from the police, Wenjie has no help left.

“It’s Wen Tianyi! My father!” Wenjie said with a bitter smile, his face filled with undisguised sorrow.

Who else could it be but Wen Tianyi?

This is why patch carrier 2 was instantly detected.

In the system's murder scenario rehearsal, there will be no logical errors. Since patch carrier 1 chose the identity of Wen Tianyi as a cover, Wen Tianyi will no longer appear.

Patch carrier 2, thinking itself clever, randomly chose the identity of "Wen Tianyi," just like how it transformed into Wen Jie's appearance in the meeting room to spite him, and was threatened by the murderer to transform into "Li Shiman."

The randomly selected identity is outside the scope of the system's monitoring. Therefore, within the system's scenario, there will be two Wenjies, two Wentianyis, and two Li Shimans.

The fake Li Shiman stayed at Huahai International Company, parading around and causing a disturbance;

The real Li Shiman has already been kidnapped by the murderer.

When a patch carrier redeems a disguised identity to enter the system, it is unique and exclusive. That is, once a disguised identity is chosen by a patch carrier, that identity cannot be chosen by the patch carrier again.

Ugh! I'm too lazy to think about these things. My head is starting to hurt. Wenjie rubbed his temples.

Wen Tianyi is just a cover for the real culprit. The real identity of the murderer is still uncertain, but he must have an irreconcilable hatred with Li Shiman.

What frustrated him was that the murderer had exploited his relationship with Wen Tianyi, and taken advantage of his feelings for Wen Tianyi. They had deceived him time and again, manipulating him completely…

As Wenjie's mind wandered through these random thoughts, his phone rang.

Wenjie took out his phone and glanced at the screen; it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello...yes, I'm Wenjie...oh, hello doctor, what, Wen Tianyi left the hospital?"

Wenjie hung up the phone and exchanged a glance with Captain Wu, both revealing helpless smiles.

(End of this chapter)