Lin An

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lin An (林安)
Alias(es)	Dr. Lin An; “Koschei” 42 50
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Darnell Washington and his associates; trusted civilian adviser to officers of the 103rd Precinct 6 31 42
Occupation/Role	Tax and financial adviser; armed investigator; organizer of the Abandoned Furniture Factory operation 24 31 44
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Lin An awakens in an abandoned factory amid corpses and armed killers, with no identification and no memory of how he arrived there. He immediately begins seeing a floating Bullet Screen through which remote viewers comment on events, direct him away from threats, and offer gifts. 1 15

Although he uses the name “Lin An” from the beginning of his time in Queens, he later explains that he chose it himself after losing his memories. His lack of official records becomes a major concern: police searches find no trace of him, while Professor Robert Jero begins helping him pursue a legal student identity. 16 35

Lin An eventually presents Robert with a Chinese passport and receives a scholarship from Columbia University, though his missing memories and prior identity remain unresolved. 37 39

Appearance

Lin An is a Chinese young man of slight build, standing approximately 1.7 meters tall. His gentle features, fair complexion, and composed expression can make him appear harmless despite his conduct. 10 11 23

• Often wears a dark hoodie, jeans, white sneakers, and black-rimmed glasses to resemble an ordinary college student. 32
• Uses gloves, hats, masks, sunglasses, and tactical gear to conceal his identity during criminal operations. 6 26
• Has been described as carrying himself with an imposing “arrogant CEO” aura despite not being physically tall. 10
• Frequently maintains a polite, student-like smile even in violent situations. 26 37

Personality

Lin An is exceptionally calm under immediate threat. Upon waking in the factory, he assesses weapons, terrain, enemy movement, and his own physical condition before acting; he repeatedly favors stealth, ambushes, and repositioning over direct exchanges of fire. 1 2 27

He is practical and unusually indifferent to material possessions, taking only what he needs from looted goods while treating money, weapons, business ventures, and personal connections as resources to be managed carefully. 8 30 45

His violence is calculated rather than emotional. Lin An kills enemies without visible hesitation and regards gang members as having forfeited their humanity through their actions. However, he distinguishes people by conduct rather than affiliation, agreeing to help Old John because of Old John’s past kindness to Darnell’s family. 19 34 41

Lin An is also socially adaptable. He can intimidate opponents through polished manners and status displays, manipulate a mercenary captain into revealing information, and build goodwill with police officers by solving their financial problems. 7 10 24 42

Abilities & Skills

Bullet Screen Reconnaissance

Lin An can see and communicate with a live Bullet Screen audience. The viewers can observe his surroundings from multiple angles, identify hidden enemies, and see through walls at an estimated range of roughly fifty to eighty meters. 1 2

• Uses viewer guidance to navigate blind spots, avoid traps, and flank armed enemies. 1 2
• Receives tactical information, building blueprints, and enemy locations during operations. 26 48
• Can coordinate viewers who control possessed corpses during combat. 26

Store and Item Retrieval

Lin An can retrieve gifted or stored items seemingly from his coat or inventory, leading Darnell to repeatedly mistake him for a wizard. 10 13 48

• Has produced cash, food, clothing, tactical gear, firearms, and other supplies. 10 12 13 26
• Uses the system to retrieve weapons and equipment quickly during combat. 27 49
• Can store retrieved corpses and battlefield weapons, allowing him to remove evidence and recover resources after fights. 28

Corpse Possession

After experimenting with dead gang members, Lin An learns to use corpses as controllable assets. 20

• Deploys five possessed bodies, each controlled by a viewer, during the Crips–Rainstorm Gang firefight. 26
• Uses the bodies to infiltrate the Crips by exploiting their original appearance. 26
• Retrieves bodies after combat, including injured player-controlled corpses. 28

Crow Network

Lin An uses crows for surveillance and communication. The birds scout locations, alert him to threats, and contribute to the fear surrounding his operations. 19 49

• Maintains a crow room at the Abandoned Furniture Factory. 30
• Works closely with the largest crow, known as Director. 30 50
• Uses crow calls to unsettle Sergei Kuzmin and his men inside Black Sea Seafood. 49

Combat and Firearms

Lin An is a stealth-oriented combatant who quickly adapts to unfamiliar weapons. He initially relies on surprise attacks and close-range shotgun fire, then develops into a capable gunman through experience and training. 1 2 31

• Ambushes armed gunmen by using darkness, cover, and Bullet Screen guidance. 1
• Learns firearm handling quickly at Rodman’s Neck shooting range under Morales’s instruction. 31
• Employs “shoot and scoot” tactics rather than holding exposed firing positions. 27
• Recognizes that his mobility and planning exceed his marksmanship; he describes his own aim as poor during the church battle. 27
• Infiltrates Black Sea Seafood using a jammer, lockpick gun, darkness, a grenade trap, and enemy blueprints. 48 49

Financial Mathematics and Tax Expertise

Lin An possesses advanced knowledge of finance, taxation, and financial mathematics despite claiming not to remember his education. 24 35

• Identifies unused tax losses and savings opportunities for Officer Morales and other precinct officers. 24 31 42
• Earns respect and practical protection from the 103rd Precinct through tax assistance. 31 42
• Correctly answers doctoral-level questions posed by Professor Robert Jero, who judges his foundations to be at least comparable to first-year doctoral students. 35

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Remington M870 shotgun — His first major weapon after killing the factory gunman; later uses a modified short-barreled version loaded with 12-gauge slugs. 1 27
• AR-15/M4-pattern rifles — Acquires a modified full-auto civilian AR-15 and later trains with mainstream firearms. 2 31
• Glock 19 — Uses both standard and modified fully automatic versions. 26 27 31
• Tactical disguise gear — Tactical gloves, baseball cap, skull mask, vest, helmet, and other concealment equipment. 6 26 48
• Jammer and lockpick gun — Used to bypass surveillance and enter Black Sea Seafood unnoticed. 48
• Stechkin APS and Makarov PM — Taken from Sergei’s men during the Black Sea Seafood infiltration. 49
• Grenades and ammunition — Acquired through Allen’s military contacts and used in combat operations. 45 49

Relationships

• Darnell Washington — Lin An’s closest companion and frequent partner. Lin An armed Darnell during the factory massacre, later guides him in planning and combat; Darnell views him as a trusted brother despite fearing his ruthlessness. 2 11 41
• Chen Meiling — Darnell’s younger sister. She calls Lin An “Brother Lin,” cooks for him, and treats him with noticeably greater warmth than she shows Darnell. 10 11 39
• Old Joe — Carpenter and homeless-community contact who helps establish and manage the Abandoned Furniture Factory operation. Lin An entrusts him with recruitment, medicine, and business matters. 18 20 44
• Allen — Disabled veteran recruited into Lin An’s organization. After returning unused weapons money honestly, Allen is made leader of the security team and receives funds to acquire arms. 44 45
• Lieutenant Morales — 103rd Precinct officer who benefits from Lin An’s tax expertise, introduces him to shooting-range training, and assists in tracing Sergei Kuzmin. 24 31 36
• Professor Robert Jero — Financial-mathematics scholar rescued by Lin An from kidnappers. Robert tests Lin An’s knowledge, agrees to help secure his student status, and becomes his nominal mentor. 35 37
• Director — The leader of Lin An’s crows and a regular companion during surveillance and combat. 30 50
• Sergei Kuzmin — Ukrainian mercenary broker connected to the factory attack and Traplex Bio’s experiments. Lin An identifies Sergei as a primary target and infiltrates Black Sea Seafood to confront him. 36 38 48 50

Story Role / Major Arcs

Abandoned Factory Incident

Lin An wakes amid a massacre, kills the first gunman with a fruit knife, arms himself, and uses viewer guidance to ambush more attackers. He meets Darnell during the incident, gives him an AR-15, and later helps kill the dog-like monster pursuing them. 1 2 3

Building a Base in Queens

After escaping, Lin An investigates the mercenary network targeting Darnell and learns Sergei Kuzmin’s name and Black Sea Seafood location. He then turns an abandoned furniture factory into a hideout, recruits Old Joe and other workers, and begins building a business and security operation. 7 18 20 31

Police and Identity Network

Lin An gains influence at the 103rd Precinct by helping officers reduce their taxes. Through Morales and other police contacts, he gathers information on Sergei while also using Professor Robert Jero to pursue a legal student identity and Columbia University status. 24 31 35 36 39

Gang War Intervention

Lin An enters the Crips–Rainstorm Gang conflict for corpses, weapons, and money. Wearing a skull mask, he deploys viewer-controlled corpses, flanks the Crips, kills Rainstorm Gang leader Viper, and cleans the battlefield of bodies and firearms. 26 27 28

Black Sea Seafood Infiltration

Armed with blueprints and Bullet Screen intelligence, Lin An infiltrates Sergei’s restaurant headquarters. He disables the power, kills Vladi with a grenade trap, eliminates six more defenders, loots their weapons, and identifies himself to Sergei over the radio as “Koschei.” 48 49 50

Notable Quotes

“Guide me.” 1

“Because we don't have the strength.” 11

“I don't know. But I know that I can do it.” 35