Snail Senior Brother

Chapter 161 Flashback: The Unseen Executioner

Wang Ze Yi inquired about it. Bus route 375, boarding at Xizhimen, the last bus was already at night. It was cold, and Wang Ze Yi stood by the bus stop in his military green overcoat, waiting quietly.

The bus arrived, and Wang Ze Yi got on. A female conductor sat in the middle, her eyes half-closed. Since there was no one else, Wang Ze Yi walked over, bought a ticket, and sat down in the back row. During the journey, an old lady got on. After buying her ticket, she sat in the front.

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There were only four people on the bus. Nothing unusual happened. After a few stops, three people got on. Two of them were dressed as Qing Dynasty officials, escorting a disheveled, unconscious man.

Seeing this, the old lady’s legs trembled with fear. The female conductor said, "Don't be scared, Grandma. They're filming here, and there are often people like this."

Hearing this explanation, the old lady nodded and calmed down a bit. Wang Ze Yi, sitting in the back, frowned. He realized that the unconscious man was Zhao Gang, and someone had drugged him and put a wig on him.

The two people in official attire looked somewhat familiar, one fat and one thin, but their faces were painted like zombies from Lin Zhengying's movies: pale white faces with two red dots on the cheekbones. Wang Ze Yi couldn't recognize who these two were.

He didn't know how long they had been driving. Stop after stop passed, and no one else boarded.

Finally, the bus stopped. The two people in Qing Dynasty clothing helped Zhao Gang out. Wang Ze Yi quickly stood up, intending to get off as well. The old lady quickly grabbed Wang Ze Yi, "Child, I just saved your life. Don't go to your death."

"Grandma, what are you talking about?"

Wang Ze Yi was eager to get off the bus, but the old lady held him firmly.

"You couldn't see clearly from the back. I saw it from the front. Those two Qing Dynasty people have no feet."

"Don't drive, don't drive~ I'm getting off right now..."

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Wang Ze Yi saw the driver close the door and quickly shouted. At the same time, he pried the old lady’s hand away and rushed off the bus. The two officials had already dragged Zhao Gang away and disappeared into the night. Wang Ze Yi chased them for several blocks before realizing the bus had driven to Caishikou.

The streetlights were a bit dim, and it was cold, so there weren't many pedestrians. Wang Ze Yi ran back and forth several times and finally saw someone in a hooded jacket dragging the unconscious Zhao Gang out of a corner. He pulled out a pre-prepared dagger from his pocket, which gleamed in the light.

At this moment, Wang Ze Yi became anxious. He reached for his waist and then remembered he wasn't on a mission and hadn't brought his gun. In desperation, Wang Ze Yi could only hide his hand in the sleeve of his military overcoat, mimicking the stance of holding a gun, and shouted at the killer, "Don't move! Police! Get on the ground, hands on your head, or I'll shoot!"

"Wang Ze Yi, if it weren't for you, I would have retired peacefully long ago."

The person in the hood slowly stood up, pulled down the hood, and revealed his face. It was Old Qu.

"Get on the ground!" Wang Ze Yi shouted.

"Wang Ze Yi, who are you trying to fool? You're not on a mission, where would you get a gun?" With that, Old Qu brandished the dagger and charged at Wang Ze Yi. Wang Ze Yi wasn't skilled in disarming an attacker with bare hands. He panicked slightly and instinctively retreated.

At this moment, two people rushed out from the alley next to them. They were the two Qing Dynasty officials. The fat one tripped Old Qu and pinned him down with his weight. The thin one reacted quickly, stomped on Old Qu's hand, and snatched the dagger away, throwing it aside.

The death makeup on their faces was wiped off, and Wang Ze Yi recognized them: Cao Shi and Li Jiu.

"Thanks!"

Wang Ze Yi smiled and took out handcuffs, preparing to put them on Old Qu. Just then, a gunshot suddenly echoed in the silent night. Wang Ze Yi flinched. Li Jiu shouted, "Find cover!" and released Old Qu, retreating towards the corner.

Cao Shi, seeing Wang Ze Yi frozen, snatched the handcuffs and was about to put them on Old Qu. Without Li Jiu’s help, Wang Ze Yi was stunned. Old Qu seized the opportunity, flipped Cao Shi over, picked up the dagger, and ran towards the alley from which they had emerged.

Wang Ze Yi regretted being startled by the gunshot and got up to pursue. Cao Shi also chased after him.

"Little Shi, be careful, don't move."

Li Jiu shouted. Almost simultaneously, another gunshot rang out. Wang Ze Yi and Cao Shi quickly sought cover. Then they heard the sound of a motorcycle starting in the alley.

"Old Qu, there's a motorcycle, he's going to escape."

Cao Shi stood up to pursue, but Li Jiu, who had found cover, pulled him back. "Little Shi, don't be foolish. He's getting away, but there will be other ways to catch him. Someone is helping him."

However, Cao Shi didn't listen to Li Jiu. He shook off Li Jiu's hand. "I'm not trying to catch him, I'm trying to save him." With that, Cao Shi ran into the alley. Wang Ze Yi glanced back at Li Jiu. Li Jiu didn't move, crouching in the corner, drawing figures on the ground with his finger, muttering, "He can see us, the gunshot was threatening enough. He's in..." Li Jiu didn't finish. He stood up and ran off in the opposite direction from Cao Shi.

Wang Ze Yi was stunned. After pondering for a moment, he followed Cao Shi's direction. After Wang Ze Yi entered the alley, Cao Shi stumbled back, a bright dagger sticking out of his leg. Old Qu, seeing Wang Ze Yi rush in, nervously got on the motorcycle, revved the engine, and sped out.

At this point, Wang Ze Yi knew he couldn't catch up. If he hadn't noticed Li Jiu's small action earlier, he would have charged into the alley with Cao Shi. With their combined strength, they should have subdued Old Qu. Now Cao Shi was injured, and Old Qu had escaped.

Wang Ze Yi looked down at Cao Shi's wound, but then he heard a loud clatter. The motorcycle ridden by Old Qu crashed. Was this an opportunity? Wang Ze Yi turned to look and was utterly shocked. Old Qu's head was suspended in mid-air, his body flung far ahead. After wobbling, his head landed on the ground with a thud.

...

Li Jiu returned and looked at Cao Shi's injury. Cao Shi smiled and said, "It's nothing, there's plenty of flesh on my leg. Hey, we couldn't save that policeman in the end. Senior Brother, how did things go on your end?"

"He got away, but I got this." Li Jiu handed a notebook to Cao Shi. Cao Shi took it and flipped through it, suddenly sniffing his nose: "Achoo~"

"What's wrong? Go to the hospital quickly, don't get tetanus."

Cao Shi didn't answer, frowning as he looked at the notebook. Li Jiu snatched the notebook back and handed it to Wang Ze Yi. "This is evidence." At this moment, Wang Ze Yi was still staring blankly into the distance at Old Qu's severed head. He took the notebook, gritted his teeth, stood up, and slowly walked towards where Old Qu's head had fallen. Finally, he saw clearly: the blood and flesh in the air were hanging on a steel wire. The steel wire was invisible in the night. It was precisely at the height of Old Qu's neck as he rode the motorcycle. As Old Qu desperately tried to escape on his motorcycle, he used the motorcycle's momentum and the sharp, thin steel wire to achieve a decapitation.

This was the invisible executioner~

...

"Who were those two people who went to the hospital just now?" The captain took off his military overcoat and draped it over the shivering Wang Ze Yi, asking casually.

"My friends. They helped me replace the two people transporting Zhao Gang and lured out the killer. But I didn't expect..."

Wang Ze Yi couldn't continue. The other party had a gun, and such chilling mechanisms. Most importantly, the notebook that Li Jiu gave him as evidence before going to the hospital was a plan. In this plan, everyone was destined to die perfectly according to his plan. Wang Ze Yi wanted to say that he had saved Zhao Gang, but Zhao Gang was not on that roster of death.

Death Plan: I saw the dental chair I bought for twenty thousand yuan from Officer Qu. I thought it was time for these villains to get their just deserts. Since I was inspired, I would bring along a blind man who couldn't read fortunes, so as to lure out Cao Shi, who roamed the streets. It would surely be more interesting.

Filthy people, deformed love. The dirty woman who disrupted the order of things shouldn't live in this world. If you want them dead, you should use their filthy hearts. I found Ren San Jie and offered her one hundred thousand yuan for the dental chair in my hand. She didn't know the dental chair was already in my possession, and she tried her best. Zhang Ping, who was involved with her, came from a theatrical background, was literate, and had a talent for writing. Gossip and hearsay could be used to guide them, to apply pressure through public opinion.

Zhao Gang has lived a smooth life, including the two people he killed. Since there was a precedent, things that could be solved by killing naturally didn't require much effort. Bai Qiuyin didn't understand this principle and, wanting to get ahead, was bound to lose his life first.

At this point, Chen the blind man should be summoned to inform the elders and folks of the capital about such a bizarre matter. (It's not appropriate to appear in person, a letter will suffice.)

Bai Qiuyin is dead. Ren San Jie will surely panic, recognize the truth, and flee Beijing. At this point, a letter will suffice to notify Zhao Gang. He is a habitual killer, why would he care about killing one more?

The story of Bai Qiuyin is already taking shape.

Zhao Gang's usual killings were inevitably assisted by the greedy Officer Qu, who covered up evidence and closed the case as suicide. But this time, a fearless rookie, Officer Wang Ze Yi, barged in, with the intelligent strategists Cao Shi and Li Jiu assisting on the sidelines, and the case was about to be solved.

At this moment, if Zhang Ping were thrown into the Dragon Locking Well, leaving him alive, Zhang Ping could then expose Zhao Gang.

However, this passage is crossed out with a line: Cao Shi is intelligent. If he understands my intentions, he will train Wang Ze Yi to complete the story. I don't need to act myself, I can use what others offer.

Waiting for the decisive battle at Caishikou~

With their combined efforts, it would be difficult for Officer Qu to escape. I should persuade Officer Qu to steal his service pistol and hand it over to me. I will protect him. I won't hurt anyone, just use the gunshot for deterrence. The escaped Officer Qu will suffer a severed head and die tragically.

Bai Qiuyin: For profit, he disrupted the natural order. He deserves to die~

Ren San Jie: Killed for money. She deserves to die~

Zhao Gang: Killed for things he loved. He deserves to die~

Officer Qu: Knew the truth but remained silent, acted for his own benefit. As a police officer, his conduct was improper. He deserves to die~

Zhang Ping: Prostituted from a young age, pitiful background. Let him live~

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Cao Shi and Li Jiu had already amazed Wang Ze Yi, but he never expected there to be someone even above them. This death plan was not just for this series of murders. It recorded dozens of cases, spanning about ten years. This means that for the past decade, many bad people in Beijing who could not be brought to justice by the law have died according to this death plan.

Who exactly was he?