Chapter 92 – Copycat (1)
A crowd of people had already gathered at the scene, half worried and half excited.
Even though the scene of the murder is an alley, it is Seoul after all.
Therefore, when the day was bright, people had no choice but to flock to it.
I thanked the police for controlling the scene and entered the barrier.
Fortunately, the scene of the incident was relatively well preserved.
Alice, who witnessed the victim with me, gave a small sigh.
“Wow, this is…”
The victim of the incident was lying dead in a position leaning against the wall of the alley.
First of all, it was stuffed in such a way that the chest was stabbed to stop breathing, and both hands were pierced with knives and driven into the wall.
On the wall above his corpse was written in green paint:
[Green Dust is back]
A little old, but not bad sense.
However, the wording is very poor.
“It’s okay. First, 10 art points.”
When Alice saw that I was strangely excited, she was a little frightened.
“Why are you suddenly like that?”
“Ah, sorry. These days, I only meet villains who are completely below the level, so it’s a bit like that.”
“Eh? Actually…”
Compared to the president of a subcontractor who overworked and killed a subordinate, and the trio of vertubes who knew viewers as dogs and pigs, the culprit in this case had no choice but to look pretty.
Should we call it the relative fairy effect?
In addition, the victim of the case is also a wanted criminal.
Originally, I was armed with the idea that this level of human scum could die.
Kim Jeong-tae immediately recited the victim’s profile.
“Former A-rank wanted bounty. Criminal murder and sexual assault of civilians. Known by the nickname Big Steel.”
Having such a ridiculous nickname means that he was one of the strongest players in A rank.
Of course, it’s been a while since I became a wanted man, so my skills have declined a lot in the meantime…
It is not an opponent that can be easily killed even with a surprise attack.
Since this guy is quite vicious, I would have hunted him without hesitation.
“Target Selection Points 10.”
I pulled out the knife that was holding the victim’s hand and examined it closely.
The knife that had pierced my palm was deeply embedded in the wall.
“It’s something I’ve seen a lot of places.”
“This is Company H’s best-selling model. It seems to have been deliberately chosen as common.”
“I guess so.”
After the monsters started installing them, ordinary people often bought these things.
Of course, there is little actual performance, but it is obtained instead of a talisman or souvenir.
Thanks to this, companies that handle hunting knives like this are very common.
“It’s no use tracking purchases. Shall we begin the cadaver and on-site analysis?”
“Yes.”
While Kerr and his crew thoroughly analyze the scene.
I examined the victim’s body using various equipment.
First of all, there is no magical response.
The weapon is estimated to be a knife, and it is certain that he died from excessive blood loss … But the wound on his chest is a complete mess.
“I stabbed and twisted my heart several times. It’s absolutely not a pro’s. Is this your first murder?”
“If it’s the first murder… Wouldn’t it be that he borrowed the name of Green Dust to cover the murder charge? There must be many people who have a grudge against this guy.”
Alice is now able to come up with a plausible opinion… But this time, points are deducted.
I shook my head without hesitation.
“This trail is more like a confirmed kill than a corpse being damaged out of resentment. And borrowing the name of Green Dust to avoid murder charges is the worst option.”
“Why?”
“That’s because Green Dust hasn’t killed one or two people so far.”
If you borrowed the name of Green Dust incorrectly, you could be covered with a lot of crimes you don’t even remember.
The culprit in this case doesn’t look that stupid.
In the meantime, Kerr and his crew found the culprit’s escape route.
“I stabbed the victim here, destroyed the CCTV, and went up to the roof.”
“Let’s go to the roof. Blanche, is there anything that bothers you?”
[No video search results around… The culprit seems to have the ability to move easily.]
“Then you don’t have the same ability as me.”
Green dust is really useless in terms of movement.
After looking at the culprit’s expected escape route, I finally came to a conclusion.
“So far, it’s about 80 points. What’s the future?”
“Is it high?”
“It’s quite high. Look carefully. It must have taken less than 5 minutes from the execution of the operation to the escape. He was very thoroughly aware of the victim’s movements.”
The victim was a Class A wanted bounty that even had a nickname attached to it.
However, there were almost no defense marks for a battle between hunters.
There aren’t many beings who can defeat him in one go.
“Ability that specializes in movement and ambush. At least B rank or higher. Blanche, what are the results of the Association database search?”
[Not that many. I’ll wrap it up and send it to you.]
“Okay. It’s highly likely that he’s an unregistered hunter, so let’s not expect too much.”
“Why?”
“Looking at his wounds, he showed signs of being a beginner. If he had had experience fighting monsters, he would have killed them much more cleanly.”
“Aha. Then isn’t it very dangerous? It means that he is a bad guy from scratch.”
“Well, I’ll have to grab it and see.”
No further clues have been found at the crime scene, but it seems only a matter of time before they are caught anyway.
I thought so and went back to my office.
We have already obtained the culprit’s probable personal details.
“He is about 180 cm tall. He has a good physique and is right-handed. Has the maker of the coat been confirmed?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Including that, sprinkle it on the kids working in Korea. Especially, take a good look at the black market.”
“Okay, boss.”
“Then I’ll go upstairs for a while.”
Seeing the call from the president of the association, I said as soon as I entered his office.
“It’s not me this time.”
“Me, really?”
“If you catch that bastard from Big Steel, you will always be sentenced to prison, so why would you kill him?
“Now you’re a copycat.”
“I was quite popular. Thanks to that, I got married.”
The head of the association nodded his head, ignoring the last part very neatly.
“Catch it as soon as possible. It won’t look very nice to see a special hunter criminal messing around again.”
“I think so too. By the way, the Association’s annual dungeon quota should be abolished soon, right?”
I decided to say everything I wanted to say while I was there.
Hunters belonging to the association have to do more than a certain number of activities every year…
This is not fair now.
“The dungeons are getting smaller, but the quota remains the same…”
“It’s already underway. Yeriel told me about it. I’ll tell the politicians, so grab them quickly.”
“Don’t worry.”
Just as expected.
As soon as I came back down to the office, the culprit’s eyewitness information came in.
The culprit in this case is a promising serial killer.
If they are not going to stop their activities now, they will have no choice but to continue to be exposed.
Moreover, to avoid being caught by CCTV or black boxes, you must live in a deserted suburb.
The centralization of Korea’s capital has intensified since the outbreak of the gate incident, so it was not difficult to identify such a place.
If you mobilize the manpower of the Servants and even Blanche, it will be done in no time.
“It’s a suitable place. There are few people, and accessibility is not very bad…”
“Are you leaving right now?”
“Let’s start when the sun goes down. No matter how much it is, I won’t commit another crime in one day.”
Moderately optimistic, I slowly started preparing.
As soon as the day was over, we mobilized and completely surrounded the abandoned factory where the culprit was believed to be hiding.
Due to the nature of the place, it wasn’t too far from the company’s secret warehouse.
By the way, while Alice, dressed in casual clothes, warmed up lightly and stepped forward.
Suddenly, Kerr, who was turning sideways, blocked her way.
“Kyong kong.”
“Ker? What’s wrong?”
Sigh…
Kerr silently raised her front paw and pointed at her floor her.
Looking closely at the place he pointed out, there was something like a small trap.
Of course, even if it was a trap, it had no killing power, and it was just a level that could catch an ankle.
While Alice is a little dumbfounded. I radioed everyone.
“Power off. A trap is set.”
“Then what do you do?”
“Tia, charge.”
“Eh?”
It’s a trap at the level of a noose or a pit anyway, so even if a normal person steps on it, they won’t die.
I don’t even have to say anything about Hunter.
Still, I felt sorry for Alice, so I decided to mobilize Tia.
After a long time, when I let go of his leash, the guy’s face turned into tears.
“Lord, master? Are you really going?”
“I’ll lend you my magic.”
“Ah, if so.”
Moments later, Tia, who had grown to a much larger size, charged in front of her, shaking her whole body her.
Fortunately, no dangerous traps were set up.
The guy entered the factory breaking his nose with his bare body.
“Arrived! Association Special Investigation Team! Everyone raise your hands!”
Tia’s cry her echoed hollowly from inside the factory.
I sighed when I saw the empty factory.
“I noticed the trap and jumped out. I didn’t expect to be caught in such a primitive trap…”
“But we’re completely surrounded, right?”
“I must have used the Hunter ability.
It seems that the culprit has already missed it, but it has not been without success.
Traces of his life remained intact inside the factory.
It’s not like we’re completely wrong.
I clicked my tongue slightly when I saw the equipment on the workbench, a few failed costumes, and traces of research on my past crimes.
“This is a bit embarrassing…”
“I’m sure you’re a fan of Green Dust.”
“Captain, here’s our next target list.”
“Where?”
Hurrying up and examining it, there was a blackboard arranged with pins and pushpins in the style of an American drama.
In one corner of the factory, there were a lot of training equipment… It seems that they are very motivated.
I nodded my head as I spotted familiar faces on the killer’s target list.
Most of them are wanted criminals that I have seen many places.
“He’s a hard-working friend.”
“Me, but the manager. Here…”
“Yes?”
However, not everyone on the list was convinced.
The corner of the blackboard where criminals are entangled with each other.
A person with a very different feeling from them was stuffed with thumbtack.
When I recognized him, I felt bewildered.
“Wait, why is my picture here?”
“…”
A blackboard lined with hunter criminals and wanted criminals.
The stuffed picture at the top was mine.
It wasn’t even the green dust version, and in the picture taken with Yeriel, only Yeriel was left out.
We stood still for a long time, bewildered by the unexpected situation.
