The rain was falling harder, making a swishing sound. The houses made of wood and broken bricks on both sides of the dark alley were crumbling, and modern electrical wires were chaotically intertwined in the sky.
Lei Yue felt it as soon as he stepped into the dark alley. The dark alley was clearly his home field, but now it was like stepping into an abyss, with turbulent undercurrents.
The crow flew down on his left shoulder and scratched the flesh hard, which was a warning of danger.
"Is there anything interesting?" He continued walking forward.
The alleys were filthy, and the culverts on both sides emanated an indescribable stench, as if the rot of the entire world was hidden in them.
Suddenly, Lei Yue's footsteps stopped and his eyes narrowed slightly.
His first-person hero camera captured the bizarre, brutal, and bloody scene in front of him, allowing countless viewers to simultaneously witness it:
A naked black-haired female corpse was lying flat on the ground in the alley, with blood pouring from the rain.
Lei Yue saw that there were multiple fatal wounds on the female corpse. There were anatomically precise cuts on the neck, chest and abdomen, revealing a fuzzy interior where mold was growing.
On the abdomen of the corpse, there was a square red gift box with a bow tied on it.
On its face, only the shape of the facial features was left, and the rest was gone.
Therefore, it is impossible to tell the age of the deceased from her appearance, but judging from her body shape, she should be a young woman.
"Oh my God! We have a female victim and we are slipping into a nightmare."
Chitu immediately exclaimed, reacting like an ordinary spectator, "Jack the Ripper!!!"
The other two hosts of Oasis Channel were also shocked:
"God, what a pervert." Martina shouted, "Newbies, be careful, you may be facing the first misogynist in history this time!"
"Not just the female newcomers, all the newcomers are in big trouble this time!" Ma Nan said in shock.
"We have heard too many legends about Jack the Ripper." Zitu added, "The historical one and the one that may resonate with each other are all like this.
"Who is this? Is it a butcher, or a child of a noble family who was well-educated at Wudu University at that time?
"We need to note that among the various investigative theories about Jack the Ripper, the mainstream theory is that he was a surgeon. Because his modus operandi showed familiarity and superb skills in human anatomy, he was a cruel man.
But he can use the scalpel to make ends meet."
As a superstar host, Qi Tu relies on his excellent skills.
When the other hosts couldn't explain everything, Qi Tu had already given out all the background information, as well as some looming connections in it:
"If Jack the Ripper is really related to Wudu University School of Medicine, and there is space-time distortion in this X area.
"So does this matter have anything to do with Tokyo University School of Medicine?"
Having said this, Qitu paused and then returned to the scene:
"We can see there's a gift box there and the question is, what's in it?
"Is it a trap or a 'gift'?"
Except for the Oasis Channel, other channels have no right to broadcast this signal, and there is no fixed trick eye in the alley, and the random trick eye has not appeared yet.
The hosts could only stare and worry:
"Breaking news, the showman found a female body!"
"We have reason to infer that this area X in the first game is related to the legendary serial killer Jack the Ripper."
"Don't forget why the shotgun man came to Dongzhou!"
This explosive news spread quickly, and the ratings of Thorns Channel continued to soar, reaching 32%.
A large number of viewers switched channels, but not every viewer could bear the impact of the brutal scenes.
On the roof of a village house, Huang Ziqiang spit out a sip of Coke he was drinking and coughed endlessly.
The students were also screaming in panic. If they were there, it would be difficult to guarantee whether they would vomit or collapse on the ground.
At this time, they saw from the screen on the outer wall of the building that Lei Yue was approaching the female body.
Black rain, weak kerosene light, all kinds of dimly visible flesh and blood, and a strong smell of blood.
The boy in black walked to the woman's body and stood next to it. He leaned over, stretched out his hand, and reached for the gift box with a bow tied with intestines...
Suddenly, the showman turned off the hero's camera, and the live broadcast on the Thorns Channel became pitch black.
All of a sudden, countless spectators went crazy, and people in the stadium shouted loudly, almost rioting on the spot:
"ah!!"
"what the hell!?"
"Where's the signal, where's the signal!"
In every bar, some drinkers couldn't help but smash their bottles on the ground, "You fucking showman!!"
"Do some personnel work!"
“You’re not going to give the audience a good show, are you!?”
Buzz.com also exploded, and the good showman was directly scolded on the hot search list, occupying an additional spot in the top ten hot spots.
The Thorn Camp was in such chaos that Sister Hua almost tore her hair off. Although sometimes it is necessary to keep it secret, at least let the audience have a look at what is in the box...
"Cut to the nearest trick-eye camera, quick, quick!!" Caitlin immediately directed the broadcast, her cigarette butts so hot that she couldn't even control her fingers.
35% market share! Thorns Channel has never been more prosperous.
But at this moment, the screen went black, and few viewers could stand it.
Fortunately, I don't know if it's due to the Hundred Monkey Effect, but Weiyan suddenly appeared and took a long shot of the showman at the entrance of the alley.
Now almost all channels quickly switched to this camera position.
Every impatient audience calmed down again and watched from a distance, under the heavy rain, as the young man in black bent over to untie the intestinal bow, his hands already covered with blood.
"He wants to open the gift box." Fat Dog could only explain it this way, "It seems that he is not afraid at all. He must be a good showman."
"We are really looking for plum blossoms to quench our thirst now!" Qi Tu said anxiously, "What's in the box?"
Lei Yue is not afraid of intestines. Everyone has intestines and there is nothing to be afraid of.
But when he opened the lid of the red gift box, the smell of blood hit his face, and the contents inside made his heart tingle slightly.
This is the first time this feeling has appeared since the foreign body resonance.
Moreover, the crow's claws on the left shoulder were hooked more heavily, and there was an extremely sharp light in its dark eyes.
Inside the box was half a human skin face, the left side of which was obviously the face of a female corpse. The skin and lines still retained the beauty of life, and were wet by the rain, pale and calm.
And those empty eye sockets seemed to be waiting for something to be filled in.
Lei Yue also noticed that there was a piece of letter paper with black writing underneath the human-leather face, and the paper was also stained with blood.
He reached out with his left hand, without touching that half of the face, and directly took out the letter and read it next to the woman's body.
Suddenly, he felt like he was in a garbage dump on a rainy night, reading the small notebook next to the shotgun man.
However, the handwriting on the paper is beautiful, as if it is a friendly smile:
【From hell
[To Mr. Showman:
【gentlemen
[I left half of the ██ for you. I got it from a female student at Tokyo University and kept it for you. The other half is mine. It tastes good. I might give you a knife, yes.