Artifact Report

Chapter 98: Chai Si: The Strongest Luck and Sniper Failure
The residents' final carnival at the end of the day was as intense as it was short.

The shrill laughter and howling that had been reverberating repeatedly in the Central Police Station were suddenly cut off in an instant. It was as if a madman, in the midst of a frenzied shouting, had his head suddenly shoved underwater. Amidst the gradually fading, death-defying echoes, silence crept back into the building.

Chase strode towards the stairs.

Those who had not been invaded by the residents and knew nothing about the residents of the nest seemed to have not yet recovered from the sudden screams and silence.

Even Jin Xueli was still staring at Ashley who suddenly fell down. She stood there in a daze, not yet thinking of running. When he turned and left, she seemed to ask something, but he didn't hear it clearly, and he didn't have the leisure to talk to her.

When Chase understood Ashley's words, his world seemed to transform into a shot in a movie, moving at breakneck speed: the background blurred and stretched, making it impossible to see anything clearly. All the colors of the rushing river were just to reach a destination as quickly as possible.

The person behind the scenes set up a trap to capture him, not only to get the "rumor", but also to eliminate him from the situation, because Chai Si is the biggest obstacle on the road to Kai's house.

So, what will that person do when he finds out that the situation has changed suddenly and Chai Si has controlled the entire Central Police Station using the "Nest Communication Network"?
Would he just go home, hope Ashley didn't give him up, and pretend nothing had happened?

Of course not.

Once you take action against the Kai family, you must be prepared to fight to the death.

If Chai Si was placed in the position of the person behind the scenes, he would naturally adapt to the situation when the original plan changed, and take advantage of the fact that the biggest threat was still confined to one place and temporarily unable to move freely, and attack the real target as soon as possible - in other words, Uncle Kai was probably in danger a long time ago.

...Are he and Aunt Hai still in the cemetery?
What’s the use of having only a few bodyguards?

He had wasted too much time... He didn't even dare to think about what would happen if it was too late.

Chai Si's tongue felt like it was burning with some chemical, leaving a layer of burnt, sour and bitter taste.

He subconsciously took out his cell phone to call Uncle Kai, but when his eyes fell on the fluffy ball pendant on it, he was stunned - then he remembered that Jin Xueli's cell phone was still on him.

"and many more,"

Just as he remembered the name "Jin Xueli", Jin Xueli rushed up from behind, shouting hurriedly as she ran: "Wait a minute, Ashley is not dead! Did you know she is not dead? What will happen to them?"

It would be more accurate to say that she was being chased rather than catching up with Chai Si on her own initiative.

Behind her, the shadow of the arm that had jumped out of Ashley's eye sockets had disappeared, and her eyes had returned to their original state, but her gaze was still unfocused. Her neck was half twisted, one eye looking at the ceiling and the other at the corridor wall.

She was stumbling and falling, chasing after Jin Xueli - her limbs swung loosely and her spine twisted back and forth with each step, like a puppet being dragged randomly.

"…Where are you going?"

Ashley was able to speak again so quickly?
Even Chai Si, who was in no mood to pay attention to his surroundings at the moment, was startled when he heard the voice from behind.

"Where are you going? Where are you going? Take me to watch TV, TV, TV—"

"What's wrong with her?" Jin Xueli seemed uncomfortable just looking at her. She hurriedly followed Chai Si, strode down the stairs, and asked, "Didn't she become a resident? The way she spoke——"

"Not a resident,"

Chai Si only threw out a few words, raised his hand, and threw her phone back to her, but she grabbed it in a panic. "Here you go, aren't you leaving?"

Not to mention that it was just a life-saving method that made him a little curious, even if Jin Xueli could become a god after leaving the police station, he would not have any extra energy to devote to her.

Now, there is only one thing that is most important in the world.

As for the aftermath of the Central Police Station, he probably has to leave it all to Mercury. He also has to borrow a few mercenaries from her - who knows how much force the people who attacked him behind the scenes have sent to the cemetery?
Uncle Kai couldn't reach him, so he should have called the family hunters immediately... but he didn't know if they could hold out. Why didn't he have a single call on his phone?

Or was the situation so serious that the hunters who received the news and rushed to the rescue didn't even have time to send him a message?
The first call to Uncle Kai was rejected by a soft and indifferent female voice: "Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment..."

Chai Si resisted the urge to break his phone and called Aunt Hai again; this time, the call was connected, but no one answered.

Something happened. As expected, something happened.

The last bit of hope that I had just had was extinguished after these two calls.

"mercury!"

He rushed to the first floor and just shouted, he found that the group of people who had not been invaded by the residents were being pointed at by mercenaries and were walking out of the cells to the center of the hall.

...Yes, this part is Mercury's favorite.

Especially when she could complete this step in the police station... She must have been looking forward to it for a long time.

Someone flipped the power back on, and the lights in the Central Police Station building blinked repeatedly, as if bewildered, illuminating the devastation within. Those who had been invaded and then left now slumped to the ground in twos and threes, scattered here and there. Ashley seemed to be the first person in the building to stand up and speak.

A mercenary wearing gloves was carrying a large bundle of chains and threw them all at the door of the police station with a "clatter", obviously in preparation for the blockade in the near future.

"Give me a few men, walkie-talkies, and a car. Have them drive after me."

Chai Si grabbed the gun he had left on the table in the hall, along with his belongings he had retrieved from the police station's safekeeping area, and said to Shui Yin, "I'll leave this to you. We'll settle the bill later."

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Mercury was sitting cross-legged on the table, his eyes blazing with excitement. "What are your requirements for the aftermath?"

"You decide. I don't want any future trouble."

"Got it, a deluxe plus-sized meal," Mercury was in such a good mood that he could even make a joke. He snapped his fingers and tossed a bunch of car keys to Chai Si.

As she turned to count the people, Chai Si strode towards the door of the police station.

No one knew where his car was taken by the police, but Mercury's convoy was blocking the police station yard; even after being modified, one could still see the shadow of their original military armored trucks.

After unlocking a car, Chai Si turned his head.

"How long are you going to follow me?" He looked at Jin Xueli and asked.

This woman was quite clever; Chai Si could guess why she had followed him all the way without saying a word.

She obviously saw that Chai Si had other urgent and important matters to deal with, and no longer cared whether she left or where she went or what she was going to do - in this way, following him became a risk-free thing.

On the contrary, if he didn't follow Chai Si, he would inevitably encounter people like Ashley, or be left behind by Mercury... then it would be difficult to escape. "Ah, almost done, I'm out." Jin Xueli glanced back at the police station and said, "Good luck, I should leave now."

Chai Si opened the car door without saying a word - but before getting in, he suddenly had an idea and remembered the scene when Jin Xueli subconsciously touched her neck with her hand when she was in his car.

She was talking about the vulture attacking her... She looked frightened, as if she had suffered a fatal wound on her neck, and she didn't even realize that she was touching an old wound.

But when Chai Si looked carefully, he found that her neck was smooth and clean, without even a trace of marks.

...Although I don’t have time to think about it in depth, I always feel that there is something hidden in this detail.

"Wait," he leaned out again. Even though he knew the situation was urgent, he suppressed his anxiety and said, "You don't have to worry about the fingerprint records."

Jin Xueli was stunned. "Why?"

The rain had stopped, but the light still lingered beneath the thick clouds. Her hair had dried without her knowing when; only then did Chai Si realize that her hair wasn't black.

After her hair dried, Jin Xueli's hair color became lighter - it's strange that just a shade or two brighter can make a person look and feel different.

The reason why Chai Si suddenly had such an inappropriate idea at this moment was because he always felt that Jin Xueli looked vaguely familiar with her lighter hair color.

He had definitely never seen Jin Xueli before.

It should be said that it was her appearance at the moment that made him feel that he seemed to have met someone who felt very similar to her before... When, where, who that person was, and other information, but because it was not important to him at all, he could not remember it.

Therefore, the feeling of "familiarity" did not even last for a moment, it passed by in a flash.

"I will dispose of all the records they left behind today."

After Chai Si finished speaking, he slammed the car door shut, paused for half a second, and finally spoke out the window: "... Consider this my way of thanking you."

Although he didn't know why she didn't cooperate with Ashley and instead called him, Chai Si still remembered this favor.

"Huh?" Jin Xueli had apparently realized what was happening. As he started the car, she pressed him, "It's not the same thing as the favor you owed me before, right?"

Chai Si, who had already wasted a few seconds talking, naturally couldn't stop to settle the accounts with her.

On the way to the cemetery, Chase probably broke all the existing traffic rules in the world; if there were any traffic laws that had not yet been written, he would have broken them as well.

While driving, he tried to contact the hunters sent by his family; just as he expected, he could not contact any of the hunters who were skilled and experienced and who were most likely to be called away by Uncle Kai to provide support in his place.

Chai Si took a deep breath, turned the steering wheel, and rushed onto the path leading to the foot of the cemetery.

Those hunters are probably fighting right now, right?

From another perspective…something happened, but it's likely not over yet, nothing has been finalized. This isn't the worst-case scenario.

As he drove straight towards the cemetery, Chai Si suddenly cursed himself for being an idiot.

The person most likely to be fighting couldn't be contacted at this moment, of course. However, the person responsible for dispatching weapons and artifacts before the hunters set out for battle must be the one who knows the situation best.

Why don't you question them?
Just as Chai Si lowered his head to grab his phone, two or three loud bangs were heard in succession, and something wrapped in a gust of wind passed quickly over his head; on the bulletproof windshield, a small hole spread out in countless spider-web-like cracks in all directions.

Amid the sharp and harsh friction of the tires, the military truck was quickly twisted to the side of the road.

Chai Si slumped in his seat. The initial shock of almost being shot faded away rapidly as his blood suddenly exploded. His intense heartbeat had not yet subsided, but he had once again entered a state of tranquility as if he had been detached from the world. He reached out and grabbed the gun.

...Uncle Kai must still be in the cemetery, he thought, Uncle Kai is still alive.

That's why the mastermind placed snipers on the road leading to the cemetery.

And he's a very good sniper.

While he was driving at high speed, the man was able to aim at his head, seize the opportunity accurately, and with a .44, he shot through the bulletproof glass with two consecutive shots and then fired another bullet into his forehead - there were not many people in Blackmore City who had this ability.

If he hadn't suddenly lowered his head to make a phone call at that moment...

"Senior, your luck is too good, isn't it?"

A vaguely familiar voice sounded from outside the car, as if there was nothing they could do to him.

"Before, they said you were lucky, but I didn't take it seriously. But just now, you lowered your head. Is there some kind of false sense of luck about you?"

Chai Si closed his eyes and let out a small breath.

"Long time no see," he said coldly. "I just realized that besides being a hunter, you're also a moonlighting assassin."

"I'm sorry, but it would be better if you just stayed at the police station. I don't want to assassinate the senior."

Chai Si reached out and grasped the car door handle.

He paused for a second or two before speaking.

"You seem to have forgotten the lesson from your last fight with me, Moran said."

　I've been messing around these days, so I've considered posting as completed and haven't read any comments. I just saw some readers arguing about this CP thing... I feel a bit complicated, like I'm being scorned (bushi)

　　How should I put it, I like to write about emotions and bonds (I've even been scolded for it, but I still have to write about it). I've always felt that the emotions and bonds between people are very complex and subtle, very touching, but they don't necessarily have to be about love (I don't know how to write a love story either, I really don't know how).

　　I think readers who have read since Doomsday should understand this point of mine. I understand your "KO" in a broad sense, which is a resonance of emotional bonds, rather than really wanting to see who falls in love with whom (regardless of gender), right?

　　So I think with this consensus as a basis, there is actually nothing to argue about, because after all, everyone likes similar things.

　　I hope this article can bring you continued joy... then I will be satisfied.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)