Let you be the wall-facer: you turn around and join the Three-Body Problem?

"boom!"

"Shock value from Reiner +15!"

very close!

As the shock value increased, Lin Xuan could already vaguely guess the approximate location of the killer hiding in the dark.

Shi Qiang, who was standing by, didn't quite understand what Lin Xuan was doing at first.

But seeing that he fired three or four shots in different directions, Shi Qiang, a veteran criminal policeman with many years of experience, immediately realized that Lin Xuan was shooting at someone hiding in the dark.

He quickly raised his right hand and gestured behind him.

Suddenly, more than a dozen armed policemen raised their rifles in unison and aligned the muzzles of their guns with Lin Xuan's shooting direction.

Only then did they realize that Lin Xuan's target was not the glass above their heads.

Through the glass, this direction is facing a building in the distance.

"boom!"

A bullet came from a distance and hit Lin Xuan instantly!

"Lin Xuan!"

Shi Qiang was shocked. As soon as he realized that something was wrong, he wanted to push Lin Xuan away, but it was too late now.

The bullet hit Lin Xuan directly in the chest. The huge kinetic energy blew a big hole in his coat, and the whole person was knocked to the ground by the kinetic energy of the bullet.

"Grass!"

Shi Qiang was completely furious.

Under his nose, someone dared to assassinate a Wallfacer in public.

This is a slap in his face!

But the most urgent task now is to ensure the safety of another Wallfacer, Luo Ji, so he cannot leave the scene yet.

In an instant, the policemen in black combat uniforms were divided into two teams. One team stayed on the spot to take care of Lin Xuan and Luo Ji who were shot, and the other team followed the direction of the gunshots to chase the murderer.

At the same time, on the rooftop of a building in the distance.

The ETO killer named Reiner threw the gun from the building after he emptied the only bullet in the barrel.

"Mozi, I missed. Luo Ji was not shot dead, but I hit another Wallfacer."

Soon, a man's voice came from his headset.

"Idiot, who told you to alert the enemy? The Lord has ordered that the target to be killed is Luo Ji. The Lord doesn't care about the rest."

"Yes, I know, but that guy named Lin Xuan is very evil. I clearly didn't reveal my presence, but he seemed to know in advance that I would shoot Luo Ji at this time. He kept shooting at me. If I don't fight back, he will probably find my location soon."

There was a long silence from the headset.

"Alright, I'll have Zero pick you up. We can plan the assassination of Luo Ji, but don't draw their attention. This is the Lord's order."

……

"Lin Xuan, are you okay?"

Shi Qiang walked forward and looked at Lin Xuan who was shot in front of him, and felt his scalp tingling.

This was under my protection. If the Wallfacer was blamed by the Planetary Defense Council, I, a small policeman, would not be able to take the responsibility.

"Do you think I'm fine?"

Lin Xuan fell to the ground and let out a long breath.

He then unbuttoned his jacket, which had been pierced, revealing the bulletproof vest he was wearing underneath, making his breathing easier.

Shi Qiang: ???

No way, buddy, why do you wear a bulletproof vest when you go out?

Article 3

The bullet penetrated the coat but not the bulletproof vest. The kinetic energy of the impact was also reduced by half by the nanomaterials, but it still knocked Lin Xuan to the ground.

The only injury was to his arm. When he was knocked over by the kinetic energy of the bullet, he subconsciously used his hand to support the floor and scraped his skin a little. The medical staff gave him a simple treatment and he was fine.

This shot was so powerful that if Lin Xuan's bulletproof vest was not made of nanomaterials exchanged from the system, he would probably have died on the spot.

I don’t know how Luo Ji in the original plot was able to survive wearing only a bulletproof vest. This is probably the legendary halo of the protagonist.

Soon, the police who were responsible for the pursuit came back.

"Report, Captain Shi, the person has already escaped, and this is the only thing left at the scene."

As he said that, he handed a sniper rifle that was about the length of his arm to Shi Qiang.

Only then did Lin Xuan realize why she was injured.

In the original plot, the bullet that Luo Ji was hit by was a pistol bullet, but when it came to him, it was directly replaced by a sniper rifle.

Fortunately, he did not hesitate to use his shock value to exchange for a bulletproof vest made of nanomaterials, otherwise, after this shot, both the bulletproof vest given by PDC and himself would have been smashed to pieces.

This sniper rifle looks quite mini. It is a special weapon designed for assassination. The barrel and the connections between each part can be disassembled at will. It is not even as big as a tablet computer.

It was easy to hide the truth from the security personnel's inspection. The security system blocked the surrounding two kilometers, but the vigilance was much lower beyond two kilometers. The shot was fired from the roof of the opposite building, which was obviously premeditated.

There was definitely more than one person from ETO. The person he almost shot before was responsible for observing him and Luo Ji at a close distance, while the other sniper was responsible for shooting from a distance. It is estimated that the person who shot Luo Ji in the original plot was not the same person as himself.

The most amazing thing is that this gun does not have a magazine to load bullets, which means that its mission is just to fire one bullet.

Once the trigger of this gun is pulled, its body is scrapped.

"It looks like they are from ETO."

Shi Qiang carefully studied the gun in his hand.

"It's hard for ordinary killers to get such a sophisticated weapon."

"The barrel of the gun can only hold one bullet, which means that he only has one target this time."

After saying that, Shi Qiang turned his gaze to Luo Ji and Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan spread his hands and returned Shi Qiang's pistol to him.

"It's obvious that he is here to assassinate Luo Ji."

"Shock value from Shi Qiang +4."

"Shock value from Luo Ji +10."

"Why? Kill me. I don't pose any threat to the Trinity at all, okay?"

Luo Ji didn't understand.

"And didn't he just shoot at you? How could he be trying to kill me?"

When Lin Xuan heard this, a strange smile appeared on her face.

"Do you want me to help you recall it, Dr. Luo Ji?"

"The first time, you were in a car accident this morning. The second time, on your way here, someone left the metal manhole cover half-open. The third time, just now at the meeting, someone tampered with your feet and made you trip on purpose. The fourth time... was the assassination just now."

"Shock value from Luo Ji +20."

"Shock value from Shi Qiang +5."

Luo Ji was a little bit unbelievable. He had actually been assassinated so many times in just one day?

Of course he didn't know, because except for the first time, all the subsequent events were made up by Lin Xuan, and he would not check the authenticity of the things anyway.

Shi Qiang was shocked by Lin Xuan's ability to make up stories.

He is an old policeman and is well versed in interrogation and criminal psychology. He can tell whether someone is lying just by looking at it.

But he didn’t understand why Lin Xuan lied to Luo Ji. Could this be related to his plan to face the wall?

But it doesn't look like it anyway.

After thinking for a long time, Shi Qiang decided to give up guessing the real purpose of this wall-facer.

Maybe Lin Xuan has his reasons for doing this?

Of course, it is also possible that he was simply treating Luo Ji as a fool and fooling him.

"Wait a moment, I have something personal to do."

Lin Xuan suddenly interrupted the conversation of several people and walked away.

He saw an acquaintance.

She was a female college student wearing a beige trench coat. Her black hair fell naturally on her shoulders and her face showed a confident and sunny smile.

This person is none other than another protagonist in the original plot of “The Three-Body Problem”, the Holy Mother of mankind—Cheng Xin.

After roughly calculating the timeline, Cheng Xin at this time should have just graduated from college and went to work at the Planetary Defense Council.

Even though this naive guy does a lot of stupid things in his later years, he is actually a doctoral student who graduated from one of the Seven National Defense Universities. Right after he graduated from school, he was admitted to the Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Planetary Defense Council with the best grades.

"Cheng Xin!"

Lin Xuan suddenly called out to Cheng Xin who was about to leave.

Shock value from Cheng Xin +10.

The latter had just witnessed the moment when Lin Xuan was shot, and was about to get up and leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. However, he suddenly heard someone calling his name, and his steps to leave could not help but stop.

She slowly turned her head and looked at the man behind her.

A pair of eyes that were clear yet a little stupid looked Lin Xuan up and down.

"you know me?"

Cheng Xin was certain that she had never seen this man before, and being abroad, the probability of running into an acquaintance was even lower.

"Haha, not only do I know you, I even know that you are a guy who is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything."

This was what Lin Xuan was thinking, but he certainly couldn't just say it out loud. Otherwise, who knows what chain reaction it would cause.

"I just saw you over there, and I felt... you were quite interesting."

Cheng Xin: ???

What the hell?

Shock value from Cheng Xin +1.

She let out a long sigh.

"I'm sorry sir, I'm almost late for work. It's nice to meet you. If there's nothing else, I'll leave now."

Cheng Xin said this, and without waiting for Lin Xuan to react, she turned and headed towards the PIA building.

Looking at Cheng Xin who seemed to be escaping, Shi Qiang and Luo Ji, who were observing the situation from a distance, finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahahaha, Lin Xuan, who taught you to flirt with girls like this? Your way of chatting up girls is really amazing. It was so embarrassing that I almost dug my toes out of the three-bedroom apartment."

Shi Qiang walked forward with a smile, stretched out his hand and patted Lin Xuan's shoulder, with an expression on his face that seemed to be saying.

"Young man, you are still too young."

Even Luo Ji, who was standing by, teased Lin Xuan with a beaming expression.

"I thought you were omniscient and omnipotent, but I didn't expect you would fail sometimes. How about asking me for help? I can help you ask her for her contact information."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan quickly shook her head.

"No, you two should stay as far away from her as possible."

Although he knew that Cheng Xin was definitely not the type of woman Luo Ji liked, he still had to be prepared for any eventuality.

Given Luo Ji's philandering personality, if these two really got together and had a child or something, the rest of the plot of The Three-Body Problem would be completely ruined.

"Okay, okay, okay, I got it, don't worry!"

Shi Qiang and Luo Ji both showed an expression of "I understand" on their faces at the same time, which made Lin Xuan speechless for a moment.

What the hell are those expressions on your faces? What have you figured out?

The reason why Lin Xuan wanted to contact Cheng Xin so early was that she wanted to meet another person through her.

Thomas Wade!