Chapter 999: Chapter 26 Effortless Speaking_2

Shimura Tetsuya’s face was smeared with fresh blood, his eyes flashing an inexplicably fierce glint, just like a stray dog on the street, baring his teeth at Jason.

This scene was enough to make Hui Lijing’s teeth itch with anger.

The female detective raised her hand, wanting to slap him,

But Jason was quicker.

Slap!

Jason’s foot struck the other’s face.

Shimura Tetsuya tumbled through the air several times before slamming into the wall once more.

Bang!

After the dull thud came more wild laughter.

“Hahaha!”

“The harder you hit, the better!”

“You all will definitely get a heavy sentence!”

“I am an innocent person!”

“To think you’d bring up some legendary ‘cursed videotape,’ do you think the police are idiots?”

“If you’ve got the guts, find that videotape!”

“If you’ve got the guts, go look for it…”

Shimura Tetsuya taunted.

But the next moment, his voice abruptly stopped.

His eyes widened as he watched Jason walk to the other end of the corridor.

How could this be?!

Shimura Tetsuya’s eyes bulged roundly.

That was where he had hidden the ‘cursed videotape.’

But how could Jason possibly know?

Impossible!

It must be a coincidence!

He’s bluffing me!

With that thought, Shimura Tetsuya’s abruptly silenced voice continued.

“Do you think your charade will work on me?”

“Too naive!”

Shimura Tetsuya continued to rant.

Then, he watched as Jason bent down, removed a brick from the wall, and revealed a black plastic bag hidden inside, with an item wrapped in brown paper.

Of course, he knew what it was.

‘The cursed videotape’!

He was the one who put it there himself!

He was sure no one knew!

But now it was being taken out by someone else!

Shimura Tetsuya’s heart raced with panic, but his mouth moved quickly.

“How can you frame and set me up when you can’t find any evidence?”

“Come on!”

“The police will uncover the truth!”

“The law protects the weak!”

Although he spoke at lightning speed, his enunciation was extremely clear.

“The law has been corrupted by bastards like you!”

Hui Lijing lashed out in anger once again.

She raised her foot and fiercely kicked at Shimura Tetsuya.

“You hit me too!”

“You can’t run away!”

“I’ll wait to see you in prison!”

Shimura Tetsuya glared at the woman who seemed to have no brains at all, sneering repeatedly.

However, deep down, he felt an inexplicable panic.

Because Jason was slowly walking back.

Through the mask, he looked into Jason’s eyes.

His heart was tinged with unease and tumult.

Because, from beginning to end, those eyes were so serene, so calm.

As if nothing mattered.

As if everything was under control.

Shimura Tetsuya hated Jason’s demeanor immensely.

Because it should be him who had everything under control.

That’s right!

It should be him!

When preparing to take out Sato (brother), Sakurako, Saiko, and Fujiwara, he had anticipated all possible scenarios, including police interrogations and the like. After all, it seemed strange that his surrounding friends had died yet he was unharmed.

He believed his plan was flawless.

No!

It was flawless!

Would the police believe in the ‘cursed videotape’?

No!

Moreover, he had already hidden the ‘cursed videotape.’

Even though it had been found now.

But he still had an excuse.

It wasn’t him who hid it, but rather he was being framed by the person in front of him.

He was innocent!

He didn’t know what had happened at all!

Such pretexts would be enough to bluff his way through.

Only…

Why did the unease and panic at the bottom of his heart intensify as this guy approached?

Shimura Tetsuya’s breathing became slightly erratic.

Jason, however, walked back in front of the other man, looking down from above as before.

“What’s it to me if you call the police?”

“You’re just a young boy who chose to commit suicide because he couldn’t take the hit after a string of accidental deaths among his friends.”

“Classmates around you can testify, after the successive deaths of your friends, you’ve become increasingly withdrawn and isolated, spending long periods alone, refusing to communicate with anyone.”

“So, what’s so strange about someone like you choosing to leap to your death from a tall building?”

Jason’s deep voice emerged from behind the mask.

Shimura Tetsuya’s pupils shrank.

And Jason’s words continued.

“Moreover, do you think the world you see is the real world?”

“Do you think you’re the only one with special powers in this world?”

“How naive and ludicrous.”

“The composition of this world isn’t as simple as you think–ordinary police handle ordinary criminals, while people like us deal with trash like you.”

Jason’s words were probing at Shimura Tetsuya’s nerves.

The usually very cunning Shimura Tetsuya now had panic showing on his face.

“Impossible!”

“I’m the one and only!”

“I am…”

“Alright, everyone is unique, and nobody said they were plain or unremarkable.”

“New assistant, show him the ‘Murder License.'”

“Then, send him on his way.”

“We don’t have time to waste here with him!”

Jason spoke to Hui Lijing with a touch of impatience.

Hui Lijing quickly pulled out a badge from her coat, covered half of it with her finger, and flashed it in front of Shimura Tetsuya.

Then, from a sealed plastic bag, she pulled out a white handkerchief.

The damp white color made Shimura Tetsuya feel ominous.

What was that?

Ether?

Or some other potion to put me to sleep?

And then, while I’m passed out, they’ll throw me off a tall building?

Or simply run me over with a heavy truck into a pile of flesh?

The thought of his own death turned Shimura Tetsuya’s previous anxiety into roaring.

“It’s them who are wrong!”

“Not me!”

“They’re the ones who’ve been laughing at me!”

“Calling me a gloomy spirit!”

“Calling me a toad!”

“What’s wrong with me liking Sakurako?”

“What’s wrong with approaching Saiko after being rejected?”

“Why does everyone reject me?”

“Why?”

“I am clearly so good!”

After a series of roars, Shimura Tetsuya was gasping for breath.

Then, this student whose psyche was already twisted continued to yell.

“It was just a joke at the start!”

“Who would’ve known the ‘Cursed Videotape’ was real!”

“I was the first one to watch it!”

“I don’t want to die!”

“Of course, I had to find a scapegoat!”

“What’s wrong with wanting to survive?”

“It’s not me who’s wrong, it’s the world!”

“Look at what this world is like?”

“The handsome can do whatever they want, the rich can do whatever they want, why can’t I?”

“I want to live at my own whim too!”

“I possess strength that ordinary people don’t have!”

“Why can’t I?”

With such roaring, Shimura Tetsuya surprisingly stood up.

Jason glanced at Shimura Tetsuya, who had stood back up, turned his head to Hui Lijing and asked, “Did you get it on tape?”

“Recorded!”

“The sound is very clear!”

“It’s enough for conviction!”

Hui Lijing took out the portable recorder she carried with her.

As a detective, carrying some fake IDs and a small recorder was quite normal.

But, Shimura Tetsuya was stunned.

“You’re lying to me!”

The next moment, Shimura Tetsuya roared and rushed towards Jason.

Killing intent flashed in his eyes.

He wanted to kill Jason right in front of him.

How dare he deceive him!

And then–

Bang!

Jason lifted a foot and kicked squarely in Shimura Tetsuya’s chest.

Instantly, Shimura Tetsuya flew back even faster than he had come.

And this time, Shimura Tetsuya, gasping for breath in fury, passed out on the spot.

“Call the police!”

Jason said to Hui Lijing, and then ripped open the black plastic bag in his hand, revealing a videotape.

For Jason, even if such an item carrying the scent of ‘food’ was hidden more cunningly, it was easy to unearth.

However, at this moment, holding the videotape in his hands, Jason’s eyes were full of intrigue.

A ‘Cursed Videotape’ capable of murder had fallen into the hands of someone literate.

And this person’s psyche was twisted, full of resentment.

Wasn’t that too coincidental?