i must be in hell

The hair on the forehead of the man standing in the rain was wet, and the black hair stuck to his forehead obediently, revealing the slightly curved eyes below.

From this point of view, he looks like a young man who has not experienced much in the world, looking at you with a hint of curiosity, without defense or danger.However, Ning Xiao knew that there were few people in this world who were more dangerous than this guy.

He is good at manipulating life, and even more like manipulating people's hearts!

"Heye."

Ning Xiao called out the name in a low voice, and looked at the other party warily.

"Do not."

The man smiled.

"Here, I'm just an ordinary person who travels with my sister."

He Ye, or Han Youwei, looked at Liu Jun who was prostrate on the ground, and sighed softly: "An innocent person who encountered an unfortunate accident."

innocent?

Ning Xiao sneered, assuming that everyone in this villa is innocent, this person shouldn't say he is innocent either.He watched the whole thing like a spectator, he had already guessed the whole story, but he never interfered.From the beginning to the end, he waited for the development of the incident, watched the evil unfold, and witnessed Liu Jun and his mother step by step towards the end.Then, in this moment of the finale, watch the pain of their crime being exposed.

What is this hidden thought if it is not distortion?

"It's because you didn't do anything." Ning Xiao looked at him and said, "You are not innocent at all."

Deliberately choosing the hostage exchange location here, He Ye must have investigated the truth of the year.As a criminal, he can easily guess the secrets in the villa and discover the real murderer.However, what did he do?

He invited Ning Xiao and the police here to build the villa into a bigger stage.Leaking the secrets of the past, attracting greedy people like Xu Yongquan, poking Liu Jun's interests, making him gradually take the last step, and he can no longer turn back.If Liu Jun is evil, then Heye's method is to seduce, like a devil, he will turn the evil into a thick ink-like poisonous juice, and finally watch Ning Xiao break the barrel of poison.Then he is like a child who is tired of playing with an old toy, he doesn't feel bad at all, but looks forward to a new beginning.

Over and over again, he manipulates the detective game.

And Ning Xiao had reached the end of his patience.

"Today, everything will end here." The moment he spoke, he took out his gun, pointed the black muzzle at He Ye, and pulled the trigger with his finger.

"Death, or capture without a fight, choose one."

He Ye was taken aback, and an expression of surprise flashed across his face. "You actually shot me?"

"You broke the rules first." Ning Xiao was unwavering. "Hands up, or I'll shoot right away."

He Ye slowly raised his hands up. "Is it necessary to be so indifferent to a book fan who likes you?"

"Like it?" Ning Xiao snorted coldly: "I can't bear it. Come here, walk to the corner! Stand against the wall!"

"Okay." He Ye obeyed obediently. "I just want to ask, when did you find me?"

"Xia Tan." Ning Xiao said, "The book she read is the first edition of "Timore."

He Ye was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized.A few years ago, when Ning Xiao published the first edition of Timor, the character of the detective in the book was quite different from what it is now.Indifferent and unkind, it makes readers feel that he is a dangerous person.In the following versions, the role of detective gradually improved, and his character became more like an ordinary person. Timor has formed a perfect character.

What He Ye didn't expect was that such a small detail exposed himself.

Because the first game he played with Ning Xiao was the story from the first edition of "Timore", and it has been like this ever since.

"The first edition has not been selling well because of the character of the protagonist." Ning Xiao said, "Normal people don't like that kind of criminal detective, but those who like him must have similarities with him. For example, they are also criminals."

"So you think that Han Youwei who lent the book to Xia Tan is me?"

Ning Xiao didn't answer, he carefully observed Heye's every move while waiting for backup.

But He Ye kept mumbling. "Really, is it? It turns out that such a small hobby exposed me. It's a pity..."

He faced the wall and whispered to himself.

"It's a pity, but I don't regret it at all. You know? Ning Xiao, my favorite..."

He Ye's voice was hoarse, like the wind caught in the sand, it came slowly, with a rough grinding feeling.Ning Xiao felt a chill in the back of his neck, and subconsciously felt that it was dangerous.Suddenly there were several muffled sounds in the distance, it was gunshots, coming from the living room!

What happened to Xu Shangyu?

Being distracted, Ning Xiao didn't notice Liu Jun's movements.Liu Jun gritted his teeth and pulled down the electric switch of the wooden house!

In an instant, all the lights in the house went out, and darkness fell.He Ye's figure melted into the darkness, hiding away.

"hateful!"

Ning Xiao gripped the gun tightly.He couldn't shoot blindly when he was completely invisible. He could only stick to the wall and guard his surroundings vigilantly.

"do you know?"

Suddenly there was a gust of warm wind.

"My favorite is still the first version—you."

boom!

He fired at the source of the sound without hesitation, but there was a muffled sound of hitting wood.As the bullet hit the air, Heye's faint laughter came.

"Goodbye! Maybe next time we meet, we should change the rules, my dear Detective."

There was a faint light coming from the door, and Ning Xiao finally got used to the darkness. When he saw someone running out of the door, he was about to catch up.However, as soon as he took a step, someone grabbed his right leg tightly.

It's Liu Jun!

He held Ning Xiao tightly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he said like a demon: "I won't let you chase me, I won't let you!"

Ning Xiao was out of breath and knocked him out with a palm.But when he looked up again, he couldn't see He Ye's shadow anywhere.Under the vast rain and fog, only the shadows of trees in the mountains were shaking their strange branches, leaving mottled shadows, as if mocking his incompetence.

Throwing at the wooden house as if venting, Ning Xiao looked at He Ye's footprints on the ground, and at the hall where gunshots came from.Gritting his teeth, he still ran towards the hall.And not long after he turned and ran away, a person walked out from under the shadow of a tree ten meters away.

It was Kazuno.

He looked at the direction where Ning Xiao was leaving, and said in a slightly regretful tone: "If it was three years ago, you must have come after me."

But now, Ning Xiao chose to check on Xu Shangyu's situation instead of chasing the criminal.

Disappointment flashed in Heye's eyes, he turned around and was about to leave.The foot stepped on the fallen leaves, making a slight noise, and at the same time——

boom!

His body trembled slightly.

He touched his chest, feeling the hot, sticky touch on his hands.Slowly raising his hand to his eyes, he saw the bright red, warm liquid.Some kind of five fingers with life were slowly overflowing from his chest.

He Ye turned around stiffly, and saw a person hiding in the shadows.The man looked at him with a cold killing intent in the corner of his mouth.

"It's you."

He Ye's eyes lit up, and he looked at the other party. "you……"

Boom!

Two shots in a row, without hesitation!The body was pierced by bullets, but the smile on Heye's face grew bigger and bigger.He looked at the man in the shadows, his eyes sparkling.

"Sure enough, only you can—"

boom--!

The shot missed, and the killer who was hiding in the darkness paused for a while and quickly shifted his position.Two gunshots sounded from the shadows, hitting exactly where he had just stood.The killer rolled in the dark, dodging the guns of the other side.When looking for He Ye's trace again, there was only a bloodstain left on the spot, and soon after the heavy rain washed away, this bloodstain was also mixed into the mud.

The gunshots that confronted him in the dark also disappeared without a sound, leaving only the sound of rain showers under the black night sky.The killer stood for a few seconds, then turned over and disappeared into the night.

Ning Xiao heard the gunshots outside just before he stepped into the hall. He looked back in surprise, but only saw the heavy rain, and at the same time, the panicked shouts of the people inside the room always caught his attention.He gritted his teeth and stepped into the door.

The hall was a mess.

He looked around, and froze suddenly when he saw Xu Yongquan's body in the corner.

"Xiao Yu!"

Someone called him, it was the student named Liang Rong.

He yelled: "The Japanese couple are pretending! They killed Xu Yongquan and chased Officer Xu out just now!"

Ning Xiao hurriedly chased him in the direction he was pointing, and found that Xia Tan, Zhu Ming and the pretending couple were all gone.If they were all He Ye's subordinates, then Xu Shangyu would be in danger.

He climbed through the wide-open window and jumped on the muddy wild road. As soon as he turned the corner, he saw Xu Shangyu lying on the ground bruised and Zhu Ming standing near him with a gun in his hand.

Ning Xiao was about to raise his gun immediately.

"Don't get me wrong!" Zhu Ming raised his hand and shouted, "One of my own!"

As he spoke, he took out a certificate, and a few large characters on it came into view.

Interpol Branch, Zhu Ming.

Special anti-counterfeiting mark, the identity can be replaced as fake.

This guy actually lurked in with his real name? !Ning Xiao almost wanted to complain for a moment, but he was concerned about Xu Shangyu's injury and had no time to worry about it.

"He fell here when I came here." Zhu Ming explained, "It's just an arm injury, nothing serious."

Ning Xiao looked at Xu Shangyu's pale face. "What happened in the house?"

"Sister-in-law Liu has been drugged." Zhu Ming said, "Everyone who should have been drugged has been drugged, and those who shouldn't have been drugged have not been drugged."

People who should not be drugged, of course, refer to those who have their own plans in their hearts, such as He Ye, and... Ning Xiao glanced at the Interpol beside him.Zhu Ming shrugged and said, "Secret mission. I didn't know your identities before, each other."

Ning Xiao didn't bother to guess whether he was telling the truth or a lie, and asked, "Arrest He Ye?"

Zhu Ming didn't say anything.

"He ran away."

A certain Interpol's face became even uglier.

"I heard gunshots in front of the yard just now. Are your people fighting him?"

Zhu Ming was taken aback for a moment and shook his head. "I'm the only one here this time."

So who was it that caused the gunfire in the front yard just now?Also came for Heye?Black eat black?

Ning Xiao looked at Xu Shangyu who had lost a lot of blood and fainted, and his heart was in a mess.He and Zhu Ming moved Xu Shangyu back to the hall hand in hand, which naturally elicited another burst of exclamation.However, he didn't have the heart to explain, he just felt exhausted.Originally, He Ye could be captured smoothly because of the plan this time.Who knows, things are still not as expected.

The only fortunate thing is that the sniper was not really brought over, and Heye apparently did not bring Zhang Weiwei either.This was a well-known calculation, and both sides knew that there would be no hostage exchange at all.In the beginning, Ning Xiao deliberately carried a large suitcase that could hold one person, just to test Heye.And He Ye also sent Xia Tan with keen ears to contact him to inquire about the information in his room.

So far, there are many doubts about things.

Xia Tan's murder, was it because they deliberately released water to test Ning Xiao?

Where did He Ye know about the treasure in the villa?

The severed limb under the cliff, was He Ye deliberately sent someone to put it there?

As well as the flooding of the river on the mountain and the bursting of the reservoir, it seems that there are also traces of man-made.On the morning when the mountains and rivers burst, it was He Ye who had just returned from going out.

With the disappearance of the central figure, many secrets become unsolvable.As a result, the fate of more people has become unknown.How will Aunt Liu be dealt with?Was Liu Jun provoked by Heye?Why kill Xu Yongquan?

Countless cries, countless faces of despair, the culprit hidden in the darkness.All these unknowns made Ning Xiao fall into a huge quagmire, being strangled by the neck and about to suffocate!He tried his best to think, but he couldn't find a clue. He was about to lose his temper, but suddenly he heard a chuckle, and a warm touch touched the center of his brow.

"You are frowning so tightly, what are you thinking about, big detective?"

Ning Xiao looked up, Xu Shangyu opened his eyes and showed him a gentle smile.The dazzling sunlight came in from the window and fell on the two of them, and the rain had stopped at some point, receding together with those unknown shadows.

Ning Xiao looked at Xu Shangyu, who showed a pale smile.

"Good morning, Ning Xiao. It's a new day, and I have to start from the beginning again."

a new day……

When Zhao Yun and Lu Fei hurried up with people from the mountain, what they saw was the scene of Ning Xiao and Xu Shangyu looking at each other.Amidst the exclamation and chaos at the side, Ning Xiao only saw a tranquility in Xu Shangyu's eyes.

A new start, all over again.

No matter how Heye hides, no matter how many times they fail, they will catch the culprit.Just start all over again.

On the side, the criminal police rushed in.

"Captain! Why are you injured, are you okay?"

"There's a dead person here! There's a comatose person in the back room!"

"Target escaped. Inform a team to come to help, and let the traffic police monitor all nearby traffic arteries!"

"Captain, captain! Don't die, woo woo, captain."

"Calm down, Lu Fei. The captain just lost too much blood. If you shake him again, he will die."

Ning Xiao got up, left the hustle and bustle, and went outside to breathe fresh air.

The weather was fine, and a rainbow hung outside the wooden house where He Ye was facing off last night.Ning Xiao saw Liu Jun being taken out of the wooden house by the criminal police, heard the heartbreaking cries of Mrs. Liu inside the house, and watched the forensic doctor carry Xu Yongquan's body out.Life and death, joys and sorrows.

He remembered the words He Ye said last night.

[I'm just an innocent person. 】

The hidden meaning: No one can judge him.If he is guilty, then everyone in the world is guilty.

Ning Xiao closed his eyes, and many pale faces flashed before his eyes.Angry, struggling, sad, desperate face.In the end, these faces coalesce into a smiling face—a smiling face that is forever indifferent and contemptuous of everything.

innocent?

In his heart, Ning Xiao said to that smiling face:

"I pronounce you guilty."

He Ye, sooner or later you will be sent to the execution platform.

postscript:

A few months later, people found out the location of the buried treasure based on the highly restored treasure map.

However, only stacks of neatly arranged empty boxes were found.

The treasure inside has long since disappeared.