Chapter 336: The Murderer Su Ming
At night, Su Ming was called to Liu Lingshan's room. As the deputy director of the Seventh Investigation Bureau, Liu Lingshan had his own room in each branch.
When Su Ming walked into Liu Lingshan's room, he unexpectedly found that the decoration of the other party's room was very ordinary, daily and warm.
Before coming here, Su Ming had already made preparations. He opened the door and saw a white beam of computer light in the dim room. Liu Lingshan was sitting in front of the beam reading some reports about the mission.
Or maybe her room is like a home theater, with a huge projection screen in front of the bed. When a movie is playing, the whole room is dark, and there is stereo movie sound effects surrounding her... If Su Ming saw such a scene, he wouldn't be too surprised. After all, Liu Lingshan loves watching movies so much, so it is understandable that she transformed her room into this.
However, what Su Ming saw now was so conventional and minimalist, just like the VIP suite in the hotel. It was something he had never expected. Liu Lingshan's personal hobbies could not be seen from the arrangement of the furniture.
Liu Lingshan was sitting on the sofa smoking. When he saw Su Ming come in, he put out the cigarette in the ashtray and waved to Su Ming.
Su Ming sat down on the sofa next to Liu Lingshan and asked, "Master, why did you ask me to come here?"
"You are the fastest growing student among my students, did you know that?"
"I'm not particularly surprised." Su Ming said calmly. He knew that Liu Lingshan had not asked him to come here to talk about this. This compliment was just an appetizer.
"You are the one who has become stronger the fastest among my students, and your abilities are the most mysterious. I have accepted a total of fifty-eight students since the Great Collapse. Even among the fifty-eight, you are the most special one."
"Uh... Can I understand that you are flattering me? Are you going to entrust me with an important task next?"
“Hahahaha! I guess so… but not really. I just have a vague worry… Let me tell you a story.
I once had a student like you, whom I met in Japan before the Great Collapse. She had no name, so I named her Saito An. Saito was the surname of her deceased father, and the "An" at the end has a literal meaning.
Anna is a very smart child and has a photographic memory. As soon as I met her and spent some time with her, I wanted to make her become like me.
I taught her everything I knew, kept her by my side, took her on trips around the world, and then, when I took her to London, England, she changed.
That trip completely changed her life and mine.
You are a time traveler, is there London, England in your world?"
"Yes, my world is very similar to this one." Su Ming replied.
Liu Lingshan nodded slightly and asked casually, "What year are you born in?"
"Me? Born in 2000."
"Then do you know Bleach? It's a Japanese anime."
"Know."
"Your world also has Death Note. It seems very similar, like a parallel world. Of course, I'm not a homebody. I was just obsessed with anime for a while, but now I prefer movies." After saying that, Liu Lingshan changed the subject and asked, "You also know Dorian Gray, right?"
"The Picture of Dorian Gray. I know that the handsome boy Dorian Gray made a wish to the portrait that he would remain young forever, and all the vicissitudes of life and the sins of youth would be borne by the portrait. Is this what you mean, Master?"
"Well, An Jun has become Dorian Gray." Liu Lingshan's eyes gradually became deep. She reached out unconsciously and took out another cigarette from the cigarette box. When she was about to light it, she realized that she had just extinguished one, so she put it down again.
"You can smoke, I don't mind the smell of cigarettes." Su Ming said.
Liu Lingshan was stunned, chuckled and shook his head, lit a cigarette, and took a deep breath: "You are completely different from Xiaoxi."
"Master, you just said that person became Dorian Gray. Does that mean she also has her own portrait?"
"Yes, it's very strange, isn't it? It was still some time before the Great Collapse, but such a bizarre thing happened. At that time, I asked an artist to draw a double portrait of her and me, but only her portrait showed abnormalities. I still don't know the reason... Anyway, that painting changed her."
"What did she do next?" Su Ming asked.
"I don't know. Anyway, she has changed. She is no longer the ambitious child. She likes to read novels and watch movies about dramas. She is obsessed with finding such dramatic materials in reality. I have advised her many times, but she did not return to the right path. Until one day, she disappeared from my sight... and never appeared again."
Su Ming frowned and asked in confusion: "Does the story end here?"
"It's over, but it's not over either. I'm sure she's still alive, somewhere in the world.
She has begun to create her own drama in reality. There are several times when I can understand her style from what I have encountered. She likes to use dilemmas and ironic results to direct reality and regards herself as the one who creates the script.
Simply put... I have become a bad guy." Liu Lingshan took another long puff of cigarette.
"I understand. You don't want me to be like her."
"I guess so. So I want to confirm your purpose. Xiaoxi said that your purpose of coming to the Investigation Bureau is to become stronger. What do you want to do by becoming stronger?"
"I think... I should become stronger to save the world? Probably, um... probably."
Su Ming scratched his head in frustration. Although he himself felt that this statement was ridiculous, from what Wang Lin said, he came here to complete an impossible mission and then save the world.
And Su Ming also vaguely felt that saving the world was his responsibility and mission, even though this mission was filled with a sense of unreality.
“There’s nothing wrong with the goal of saving the world, but I hope it can be more specific. I don’t want to force you to explain it, I just hope you can recognize the direction of your efforts as early as possible.
Like Ann, I once asked her what she wanted to do in the future, but she always said she didn't know. I believe that Ann is not a born psychopath. When she lived alone in the countryside of Japan, she gave people the impression of being a kind child.
She just lost her way because she had no goal and was seduced by the little temptations along the way... If I had cared about her more, she might not be like this. "
“Master…”
Liu Lingshan looked at Su Ming with a smile, and a puff of smoke came out of the corner of his mouth elegantly: "I don't like to fall in the same place twice. Saving the world is a good goal, which is much greater than Xiaoxi and me, and even the director.
But the more ambitious the goal, the easier it is for people to lose sight of the road ahead. So no matter what happens in the future, you must look clearly at your feet.
I once had a student who had the same ambitions as you, but in the end, because of some sad things, he walked into a dead end of thinking. He used his own presumptuous logic to define the world. The end result was that he brought disaster to others and failed miserably himself. It was like a heroic tragedy in reality... When I read the story, I felt it was touching, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I only felt angry.
You can't be like him, you have to look around at all times.
Remember that the world is changing, and it is impossible to try to interpret the world with one set of thinking methods.”
"It sounds complicated. I don't quite understand it."
"Just listen to it casually. It would be even better if you can memorize it. Ha, I hope you will never need it... and I also hope you can use it." Liu Lingshan raised the corner of his mouth and started to speak in circles.
Su Ming stared at him, a little annoyed, but he dared not speak, so he could only secretly sarcastically ask: " Master, are you a philosopher?"
"I once wanted to be a philosopher, but failed in the end... Well, it's late, you should go back." Liu Lingshan suddenly ordered him to leave.
"You called me over to talk to me like this, and then sent me back? I think you just wanted to satisfy your desire to talk." Su Ming complained.
Liu Lingshan laughed heartily and waved his hand, saying, "Just take it as it is!"
Su Ming sighed and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he heard Liu Lingshan calling him again.
"Xiao Ming, you will have to leave us soon, so be prepared."
Su Ming turned his head and looked at the other party in confusion. He knew that Liu Lingshan was not joking and was serious. This was a friendly reminder.
"Don't be so cryptic. What do you mean?" Su Ming asked.
"Literally, I personally hope that you will only leave us for a short time. After you become as strong as me, I want you to come back."
Su Ming looked at Liu Lingshan on the sofa from a distance of several meters. Her face was hidden by the swirling smoke, and Su Ming could not see her expression clearly. He saw the smoke slightly distorted and she let out a sigh.
"Can't you explain it more clearly?"
"You'll understand sooner or later. Talking more is just a waste of time. Besides... I like the way you half understand. Good night, Xiao Ming."
"...Good night, Master."
Su Ming never regarded Liu Lingshan's words as casual remarks, nor did he regard them as Liu Lingshan's spur-of-the-moment chat. Because of his super intuition, he was able to distinguish the weight of words. He knew that those words were very valuable advice.
However, he never thought that Liu Lingshan's words would come true so soon.
At this moment, Ansiriel, who is studying how to use modern mobile phones, will never have the chance to ask Su Ming those questions again.
Xia Xiaoyu didn't know yet that the fateful separation would come so suddenly... just as sudden as their fateful meeting.
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"Kind, that's a good adjective. Then, can you give us a little more details about your life? I heard that when Su Ming was in Dongyang Island, he ate two out of three meals at your house. What's your relationship? Are you boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"No, we're just friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend." Flora looked at the two middle-aged men who were questioning her in surprise, guessing their motives for the question.
Early this morning, she received a call from Sylvie, who asked her to come here to be interrogated by the Alliance Public Security Department.
From the beginning, all the questions the other party asked were about Su Ming. First, he asked her opinion on Su Ming, then what Su Ming had done and his daily performance, and now the details of his life.
It can be seen that the other party had already asked many people before asking her, and the other party should have some understanding of Su Ming's general living conditions.
"What do you do when you're at your house?"
"Uh... watching movies, eating, chatting, there's basically nothing else to do besides these."
The two middle-aged men looked at each other and exchanged glances tacitly. One of them wrote something down in his notebook, and the other said seriously, "Ms. Flora, I know you are a noble, but this question is very important. We are asking you as special detectives. We will keep your privacy completely confidential, but please be extremely frank!"
"We are not boyfriend and girlfriend, we are just friends! Because Su Ming helped me, I often invite him to my house for dinner!" Flora said angrily.
"Okay, got it." The other party nodded and wrote down what he had just said on paper.
Flora blinked and asked softly, "Did Su Ming do anything?"
"He killed a lot of people." The middle-aged man raised his eyelids and said, "He killed 35 people in Jiulong Island, 56 people in Atlantis, and other murders. The people he killed were all civilians. His nature was extremely bad."
Flora was completely stunned. She stared at the other person and asked in a low voice, "Do you have any evidence?"
"Yes, it's the video he sent over himself." The middle-aged man said, "If you're not busy, you can stay here and join us in interrogating Su Ming later. We've asked Minister Sylvie to ask him to come here."
There was a knock on the door of the interrogation room. The detective's henchman opened the door and stuck his head in, telling the two detectives that Su Ming had already arrived at another interrogation room. So the two detectives packed up their notebooks and the computer they used for recording.
Flora lowered her head and stared at the pale metal table in front of her. When the detective opposite stood up, she finally reacted and hurriedly stood up and followed him out.
"Is it a video? Does he show up in the video?" Flora asked as she followed the other person.
The middle-aged detective said coldly without even turning his head: "The videos will be played in public later."
They took the elevator to the lower floor and walked in the empty corridor until they came to a door that was slightly open. Two criminal police officers pushed the door open and entered. When Flora followed in, she found that there were many people present, including Minister Sylvie and the deputy director, Minister Zhang Tianxiao, Chu Xiaobai, Ansiriel, and an unfamiliar person.
Su Ming was sitting with his back to the door in front of an iron table fixed to the ground. When he heard the door open, he turned around and looked over here. Flora met the other's slightly confused eyes. Her heart felt like it was hit by a hammer, bang!
At this moment she determined that Su Ming could not be a bad person who would do such a thing.
After the two criminal police officers entered the room, they quickly scanned the people present and nodded to Liu Lingshan, which was their respect for this savior.
Even in a work setting like this, no one would think they were unprofessional if they greeted Liu Lingshan.
"Everyone, please take a seat. If you have anything to say, please raise your hand. You can speak only after getting our permission. If you violate this rule, please leave the room."
"In addition, we have the power to prevent anyone from speaking," another criminal police officer added.
