I'm the Killer, Just as You Wished

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. It might stop soon, but for now, Gao Chang'an both loved and hated this rain.

Love, because of this rain, gave them the opportunity to catch the Throat Cutting Case murderer in the act.

The hatred stemmed from the fact that even though Yu Xing said it wouldn't be too late, he was still worried that if he arrived too late, the murderer would have taken another life—something that could have been avoided.

Especially when the small dot representing Zhang Yu on the location map stopped, Gao Chang'an's heart almost jumped out of his chest. Fortunately, after a few minutes of stopping, the dot started moving again.

My mood was like a rollercoaster ride.

Finally, their car arrived outside the old town. They weren't the only three there; several police officers were also on their way. Yu Xing checked the time and reminded them, "Keep it low-key, don't get spotted."

The rest of the journey must be walked.

Yu Jiaming and Gao Chang'an were armed, and under normal circumstances, the criminals would not be able to escape. However, the Throat Cutting Case was strange from the beginning, which forced them to be more cautious.

The road beneath his feet was covered with broken bricks, steel bars, mud, and garbage, full of potholes. Coupled with the heavy rain obscuring his vision, Gao Chang'an had already cursed several times, "This murderer really knows how to pick a location."

Umbrellas made movement inconvenient, so they opted for half-length raincoats. Only Yu Xing, carrying an umbrella he'd taken from the police station, leisurely followed behind the two detectives.

We're getting closer...

The distance to Zhang Yu, as determined by the location, is getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, a beam of light, suppressed by the rain, appeared before the three of them. The person holding the flashlight was a tall figure, less than 1.8 meters tall.

Yu Jiaming exclaimed excitedly, "It's Zhang Yu! Stay hidden, follow him!"

They followed behind Zhang Yu, staying close to the cover along the way, while searching for places where the murderer might be hiding.

Yu Xing smiled and followed suit. Just then, his phone vibrated twice in his pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Yu Xing, the amusement park tickets in the city are on sale tomorrow! Can you come with me? My friends have to work on weekdays and can't come with me."

It was a text message from Han Xinyi.

8:10.

Han Xinyi smiled, looking down and fiddling with her phone screen, appearing to be in a good mood.

Around her were dust and cobwebs, and dilapidated, abandoned buildings.

Unlike where Ranran and the woman were, Han Xinyi was in a high place, and she had climbed several floors above, giving her a very wide view.

As far as the eye can see, there is devastation everywhere.

Han Zhiyong, wearing a trench coat, stood behind her, watching her completely absorbed in her phone, and couldn't help but ask, "What on earth are you doing?"

"Editing a newsletter!" Han Xinyi said, her dimples slightly dimpled. "I want to invite that boy named Yu Xing to go to the amusement park tomorrow."

"..."

Han Zhiyong's expression was subtle. He asked incredulously, "Then you can send it when you get back. Zhang Yu will probably be here soon. You should make your move. Also... do you really like Yu Xing?"

"Yes, what's wrong with him?" Han Xinyi smiled, her tone revealing the shyness and excitement unique to young girls. "He's so great! He's handsome, smart, and very bold. Most importantly, the moment he saved me when Liu Ping was chasing me that day, I was really touched."

"But he's an enemy of the organization!" Han Zhiyong frowned.

"The enemy?" Han Xinyi still appeared cheerful, but a hint of coldness crept into her eyes.

Her tone was light and gentle, yet it sent chills down Han Zhiyong's spine. "That was... the first person to help me when I was hurt, Uncle. Even you haven't done that."

"It's just killing two reserve members of the organization, nothing serious. As long as he's with me, he's no longer an enemy of the organization, right?"

Han Zhiyong looked at the girl's face and shut his mouth.

Han Xinyi had no idea that Liu Ping was someone he had summoned using his ability to invade dreams to kill her; otherwise, the two of them wouldn't be standing here calmly talking.

Liu Ping failed miserably, so it's best to avoid mentioning this topic.

He shut his mouth, and all he could hear was the sound of the torrential rain pounding against the bricks and tiles. Han Zhiyong took two steps forward and looked down.

The old town was exceptionally desolate, especially the ruins, which were even more dilapidated than the garbage dumps and suburbs they had visited before.

Tonight's events were actually a bit strange.

His initial plan with Han Xinyi was for Han Xinyi to go to the bookstore and use her natural advantage as a beautiful woman to attract Zhang Yu. When the time was right, she would use Han Xinyi's usual tricks—emotional influence and mental breakdown—to lure Zhang Yu there, and then kill him like the previous four.

Han Zhiyong had always played the role of an accomplice.

However, because he unilaterally wanted to end this master-servant relationship, after noticing that Liu Ping had a tendency to imitate the crime, he used his ability to invade Liu Ping's dream and released a vengeful ghost into the dream, thereby forcing Liu Ping to identify Han Xinyi as his murder target.

On the very day Han Xinyi first planned to contact Zhang Yu, Liu Ping also made his move, and things began to spiral out of control. Han Xinyi certainly had the ability to kill Liu Ping, but Han Zhiyong's original intention was simply to leave Han Xinyi with incriminating evidence and traces, so that he could hand over more control to her under the police investigation.

As a result, Yu Xing suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Han Xinyi was completely smitten.

To say she was "fallen" wouldn't be accurate. At first, Han Xinyi treated Yu Xing as an ordinary passerby. In order not to expose herself in front of Yu Xing, she pretended to be a weak, cute, and obedient girl.

However, after being discharged from the hospital, Han Xinyi discovered Yu Xing identity.

--It was the new recruit she had mentioned when Ling Heng, a prospective member of the organization, came to her for help some time ago. Fortunately.

Therefore... Yu Xing was likely investigating the Throat Cutting Case, and saving Han Xinyi was just a side effect.

Even worse, he stands in opposition to the Single Prism organization, and in the long run, he is a threat to both Han Zhiyong and Han Xinyi.

Not to mention that the murderer in the Throat Cutting Case that Yu Xing investigated was originally Han Xinyi.

Han Zhiyong still remembers the expression on Han Xinyi's face when she learned Yu Xing's true identity.

Excitement, regret, relief, possessiveness, all culminate in a sweet, yandere-like smile.

As Han Xinyi's uncle, Han Xinyi's investigations were all conducted without Han Zhiyong's knowledge, so he had a great deal of information.

He also knew what Han Xinyi was planning—knowing that Yu Xing was an enemy, she wanted to win Yu Xing's heart, pull him into her camp, and even have him join the organization.

In layman's terms, it means getting Yu Xing to turn against them.

However, Han Zhiyong felt that it was better to kill Yu Xing and settle the matter to avoid any complications than to go through all that trouble. This was also one of the points of conflict between him and Han Xinyi. Unfortunately, Han Xinyi held a higher position in the organization than him, so he, as her uncle, could only obey his niece in everything.

In short, after Han Xinyi fell in love with Yu Xing, she stopped flirting with Zhang Yu and changed her approach to winning Zhang Yu over, now focusing on people Zhang Yu cared about.

Zhang Yu has a crush on a colleague named Ranran. They decide to kidnap Ranran and then use Han Zhiyong's nightmare ability to coerce Zhang Yu into coming to them in fear and worry.

Han Xinyi entrusted both tasks to Han Zhiyong, but Han Zhiyong's nightmare ability could only be used once a period of time, and he had already used it on Liu Ping. He didn't dare tell Han Xinyi.

When they were planning to kidnap Ranran, they discovered that Ranran had disappeared, as if someone had done what they wanted to do beforehand.

So Zhang Yu's arrival tonight was truly beyond Han Zhiyong's expectations.

Han Xinyi thought Zhang Yu had been suffering from nightmares lately, but only Han Zhiyong knew that Zhang Yu hadn't encountered anything recently. However, the little ghost he kept at Zhang Yu's neighborhood had just told him that Zhang Yu had gone to the old town.

The strange thing is that he sent Zhang Yu a threatening text message fifteen minutes earlier, the content of which was roughly that Ranran was in his hands.

After all, Zhang Yu was very anxious about Ranran's disappearance, Zhang Yu didn't know who was responsible. Han Zhiyong used this excuse to deceive Zhang Yu, and with the emotional influence of Han Xinyi, the success rate was very high.

But Zhang Yu had already set off before he sent the text message.

This puzzled Han Zhiyong greatly. He knew, of course, that someone was behind this, but... for some reason, he didn't tell Han Xinyi anything.

If Han Xinyi were to die in a car accident here, it would be a good thing for him; he was really growing to hate this twisted niece more and more.

Both he and Han Xinyi were deducers of the Fallen Path. Those who are depraved never trust others, not even their closest relatives.

"Uncle, look, Zhang Yu is here."

After reviewing the events of the past few days in his mind, Han Zhiyong suddenly heard Han Xinyi's voice in his ear.

He looked in the direction Han Xinyi was pointing and sure enough, he saw a figure carrying a flashlight walking towards him from a distance.

Further back, there were several more blurry, hidden figures.

The strategist's physical abilities and senses were superior to ordinary people; Han Zhiyong spotted the hidden person at a glance. "Zhang Yu is followed by someone else."

"I know, it's probably Uncle Gao and his good captain~" Han Xinyi smiled, addressing the Criminal Investigation Detachment members very affectionately. She looked around for a while, then added, "It really is them! And there's one more person, it must be Yu Xing!"

Han Xinyi asked happily, "Yu Xing is really outstanding. Only he could discover the clues so quickly. Uncle, do you think... Yu Xing might already know that I am the murderer?"

Hearing her still praising Yu Xing at this moment, Han Zhiyong sneered inwardly, but outwardly showed only concern. "What do you plan to do if he finds out?"

"Of course..." Han Xinyi looked down. Zhang Yu had already approached, while the police and Yu Xing were still some distance away from Zhang Yu.

"Of course, I'll kill Zhang Yu right in front of him!" Her tone rose, clearly filled with anticipation for what was about to happen. "Let him see the real me, the one he'll fall in love with—the most, most authentic me!"

After saying this, Han Xinyi turned her back to the broken section, opened her arms, and fell backward.

She was on the eighth floor, and just like that, she was in freefall, letting herself fall backward from the eighth floor.

Yu Xing, you only contacted me because you suspected me, right?

If you want to see a degenerate strategist, a crazed murderer, then as someone who likes you, I will certainly grant your wish.

A ghostly aura swirled around her, and Han Xinyi was plunged into a dreamlike state. Her leap was clearly visible to Zhang Yu nearby, as well as Yu Jiaming, Gao Chang'an, and Yu Xing in the distance.

"Someone jumped off a building!?" Gao Chang'an was shocked.

"No, that's the murderer," Yu Xing said softly.

Gao Chang'an's eyes widened. "Why would the murderer jump off a building!?"

"It wasn't jumping off a building... Look!" Yu Jiaming watched as the figure falling in the rain exploded into a bloody mist just before hitting the ground, and a completely unharmed girl emerged from the mist.

Just then, a bolt of lightning flashed across the gloomy sky, instantly turning the girl's entire body deathly white.

He recognized the face. Although he had never seen it in person, he had observed the "victim's" photo several times during the investigation of Liu Ping, as the case was related to the Throat Cutting Case.

That's Han Xinyi, the victim in Liu Ping's case!

She... she exploded, then pieced herself back together?

Yu Jiaming was momentarily bewildered by this event that defied his comprehension. However, when he saw the girl holding a knife and walking towards Zhang Yu, a sense of justice overcame his confusion and unease, causing him to shout, "Zhang Yu! Run this way!"

At the same time, he patted Gao Chang'an on the shoulder. "Let's go, subdue the suspect!"

The two ran towards Han Xinyi, gripping their sidearms.

"Han Xinyi, stop, or we'll shoot!" Gao Chang'an raised his gun as he moved, but Han Xinyi didn't even glance at him.

"If you're confident you won't accidentally hurt anyone at this distance, especially with the wind and rain, then go ahead and shoot, Uncle Gao~" She moved incredibly fast, already close to Zhang Yu as she spoke, completely unsurprised by Zhang Yu silence.

Is it a sequela of mental illness?

Her emotional influence and the vengeful ghost in her uncle's dreams have always been a perfectly matched pair of abilities. When used properly, the prey is more likely to enter a state of mental instability, like a lost soul, only knowing to follow a single obsession and walk in a daze.

She twirled the knife in her hand and slashed the blade toward Zhang Yu's neck.

"Yu Xing ~ Did you see that?"

The girl's knife stopped in front of Zhang Yu's neck, and she suddenly laughed.

Yu Xing, holding an umbrella, was walking calmly in her direction. Upon hearing this, she nodded and said, "I saw her."

Han Xinyi's eyes sparkled with a pure and beautiful light, like stars. Her sweet voice softened, as if she were coaxing her lover. "Look, Yu Xing, you wanted to know who the murderer in the Throat Cutting Case was, so I came to you. You wanted me to be exposed to the police, so I pretended not to know your identity and fulfilled your wish. Aren't I good to you?"

Yu Xing smiled and said gently, "Okay."

Yu Jiaming and Gao Chang'an felt it was absurd for a moment.

What kind of fucking insane conversation is this?!

Yu Xing is one thing, she's always seemed a bit off, but damn it, once Han Xinyi is caught, will she be exempt from punishment because of her mental illness?

"You won't find anyone who treats you better than me. Your girlfriend won't do either. I heard you two had a fight, and she even wants to sleep in separate rooms from you in hotels. What kind of girlfriend is that? I wouldn't have one."

Han Xinyi pushed Zhang Yu in front of her, blocking Yu Jiaming and Gao Chang'an's shooting angle, and said earnestly, "I'll never find another boy I like this much, Yu Xing. After I kill Zhang Yu and these two idiot detectives, let's be together, okay?"