Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Lin Jiashu's quiet voice echoed in the cave.

"Because there have been strong winds at sea, it will take a long time for the tide to recede."

"Did you come from another location—?"

"..."

Lin Jiashu did not answer him.

Matsumoto Koji realized that this matter was not important at all. He looked at his companion lying at the other's feet, his expression stiff: "What happened?"

"I stabbed him several times with a dagger."

Lin Jiashu said clearly, "That's all."

Did you stab him several times?

Looking at Izuyama Taro lying there as if he had lost all his strength, and seeing the blood seeping from his diving suit and staining the deck red, Matsumoto Mitsuji realized that those stabs must have been quite severe.

What the hell?

Isn't this guy a detective? He's actually pretty ruthless.

Matsumoto Mitsuji's expression gradually turned fierce. The unexpected turn of events made him too lazy to think too much. He only knew that the treasure he had been searching for for so long was now within reach... At this moment, anyone who stood in his way could be eliminated.

Hayashi Yoshiki then walked towards him, and Matsumoto Mitsuji's hand gradually reached into his robes.

He suddenly grinned.

"If you don't want me to rip a few holes in your body, you'd better stop right there!"

The dark muzzle of the gun, which had been pulled out, was pointed at Lin Jiashu.

Lin Jiashu indeed stopped.

His gaze fell on the book in his hand, and he raised his other hand to the cover, using the blood on his finger to lightly scratch the page.

Following his action, Matsumoto Mitsuji suddenly made a move.

He turned the gun, which was originally aimed at Lin Jiashu, toward the open space to the side and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

He fired five shots in a row.

The bullets flew and left holes in the deck. From the ejected cartridge cases and smoke, Matsumoto Mitsuji's ferocious smile terrified the two girls.

"This is not a fake gun."

He said this.

Lin Jiashu just smiled.

If a person's name is written in the Death Note, they will die of cardiac arrest 40 seconds later unless the cause and time of death are specifically noted.

However, this does not mean there is a 40-second delay after writing a name in the Death Note.

For example, if you write Matsumoto Koji's name at midnight, the person will die of cardiac arrest at 0:00:40. However, if you write that the person dies at 0:00:08, the Death Note will still have the same effect.

The same principle applies to the manipulation of behavior before death.

In addition, the Death Note has a check for users who intentionally misspell the target's name: if the user is thinking of the same person but misspells the name four times, the Death Note will become ineffective against that person.

However, "not finishing writing" does not necessarily mean that the name was deliberately misspelled.

Hayashi Yoshiki had written the cause of death and the manipulation of behavior in advance in the Death Note, and the name written on it was "Matsuki Mitsuji"... He simply added a horizontal stroke to the character "木" (ki) with blood to make it "本" (hon), and the other party indeed acted according to what he had recorded instantly.

Chapter 338: 40 Seconds

After five bullets hit the deck, Matsumoto Mitsuji stared at Hayashi Yoshiki with a ferocious expression.

Ran and Sonoko's expressions changed.

However, Lin Jiashu smiled nonchalantly:

Aren't you curious why I'm here?

"what?"

"Based on the fingerprints left by your companion on the business card I handed you, the police discovered your identities as international fugitives last night."

Upon hearing this, Matsumoto Koji's expression changed drastically, becoming extremely ugly:

"—Damn it! You did all this yesterday just to get our fingerprints!?"

He immediately realized that there must be police officers guarding him on the sea.

Damn it, what are we going to do now?

Their boat is probably already under police control, and running out to board it would be like walking into a trap.

But without a boat, how could he possibly escape with just this diving suit and the last remaining tank of oxygen?

What a joke!

Matsumoto Mitsuji became a treasure hunter so that he could live a life of luxury in the future; he didn't want to be a pitiful prisoner!

Thinking of this, the treasure hunter was furious. He looked at Lin Jiashu's face and was about to pull the trigger: "Damn it, it's all your fault!"

"Please use your brain, Mr. Matsumoto."

"..."

Lin Jiashu's voice stopped him from pulling the trigger.

“Use your dim-witted brain to think. I came here by a completely different route from yours, and there are no signs of diving on me... But these ruins are in the sea, so I must have come by boat.”

"..."

"So you understand now?"

Lin Jiashu looked at Matsumoto Koji, whose eyes were fierce, and said in a cold tone: "So let's make a deal. I'll take you to the ship that brought me here. In return, you can save the last two bullets in your Colt45 pistol."

"...How do I know if there are police on your boat?"

"It doesn't matter whether there are police or not. If I'm a hostage, my quality should be pretty high."

"Brother Jiashu!"

Xiaolan disagreed with what Lin Jiashu said.

But Lin Jiashu gave her a gentle smile and put his blood-stained hand to his mouth, raising his index finger in a "shh" gesture.

His relaxed demeanor immediately silenced Xiaolan, who was about to blurt out the words.

She stared blankly at Lin Jiashu.

"Before saying goodnight, can I give you a hug?"

Unlike his hesitant and slightly nervous expression last night, Jia Shu's expression has never shown fear at times like this.

But why should I?

Why should he always have to do such dangerous things?

"Hmph, fine. We'll do it your way."

Matsumoto Koji had no other choice at this moment, but his eyes remained fierce. "Let me make this clear beforehand: if you dare to play any tricks, I'll take you down with me even if it means my death!"

Lin Jiashu just smiled.

With a gun pointed at him by Matsumoto Mitsuji, he still held the book in his left hand and walked towards the other man's position.

He stopped as he passed by Ran and Sonoko.

"Don't make that face."

He spoke as if worried, raising his hand to touch Xiaolan's face.

Just as he was about to reach out, he seemed to stop when he saw the shocking bloodstains on his hand.

Just as Lin Jiashu was about to put his hand down, Yuanzi, seeing his anxiety, grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Jiashu."

"..."

Xiao Lan, who was a beat slow to react, also grabbed Lin Jiashu's hand and gently placed it on her face.

The girl stared intently at him, her fair face instantly turning red with blood.


"Damn it, don't waste my time!"

Matsumoto Mitsuji was so furious that he almost fired a warning shot to stop them from playing this melodramatic game.

Lin Jiashu walked over without saying a word.

Matsumoto Mitsuji cautiously aimed his gun at him, then followed Hayashi Yoshiki off the boat.

"I thought you'd hesitate about whether or not to bring your companions along."

"Hmph, with the amount of blood he's bleeding, he's doomed even if he comes out with me!"

Matsumoto Mitsuji's tone was irritable.

Under the worried gazes of Ran and Sonoko, Yoshiki Hayashi led them to a passage in an inconspicuous corner of the large cave—this passage led to the surface of "Laiqin Island," but its location was so hidden that almost no one had discovered it in the past three hundred years.

The passageway was very winding, so Matsumoto Koji carefully followed Hayashi Yoshiki the whole way, afraid of tripping or losing him.

Lin Jiashu, on the other hand, showed no signs of playing any tricks along the way, which put Matsumoto Koji at ease.

asshole……

After I escape by kidnapping him, I will kill him!

Having failed to obtain the treasure and with his identity exposed, Matsumoto Koji was filled with resentment, and his gaze as he looked at Hayashi Yoshiki's back was filled with malice.

However, it was precisely because he dared not relax for a moment that he noticed Lin Jiashu's frequent actions of checking the time.

Why are you so concerned about time?

40 seconds left.

With his back to Matsumoto Mitsuji, Hayashi Yoshiki's eyes revealed a cold glint. He smiled silently and did not reply.

Matsumoto Mitsuji followed him forward.

The 40-second journey isn't long, but walking through the narrow and cramped passage is quite arduous.

When they finally arrived at a slightly more spacious spot, Matsumoto Koji noticed that Hayashi Yoshiki had stopped and was staring at the watch on his wrist.

"Hey, why are you stopping? And why do you keep checking the time?!"

"Five seconds left."

"what?"

Matsumoto Mitsuji realized that something seemed amiss.

Unable to figure it out, he wasted another two seconds holding the gun.

He then threatened menacingly, "Damn it, you really think I wouldn't dare shoot, huh? At worst, I'll cripple your arm first—"

Upon hearing this, Lin Jiashu smiled.

A mocking smile devoid of any pity.

"The countdown is almost over. It's a pity, but you'll have to go here, Mr. Matsumoto—"

Listening to his rambling words, Matsumoto Koji realized something was wrong and was about to make a move, but it was in that instant—

A bullet struck his head, drawing a spray of blood from the back of his skull.

Matsumoto Mitsuji's eyes widened, and he fell backward with a blank expression.

【Matsumoto Mitsuji】

Cause of death: Shooting

【死亡时间：8月27号下午17：45分13秒】

[In the underwater palace beneath Laichin Island, during a confrontation, he threateningly fired repeatedly at the open space on the deck until only two bullets remained in his gun.]

[During the period until agreeing to negotiate with someone and leaving Laiqin Island, no one was harmed.]

[Died from a bullet to the head while leaving the treasure location]

Lin Jiashu had already conducted experiments.