frightfiction Chapter 489 The Judge
Chapter 489 The Judge
"The six realms of reincarnation: the hell realm, the hungry ghost realm, the animal realm, the asura realm, the human realm, and the heavenly realm."
The narrator continued speaking, and the expressions of the people on screen varied upon hearing his words.
"Only those who pass through the six realms of reincarnation can be reborn."
The people in the video were confused for a moment, until after a while, one of the women in the split screen shouted loudly.
"What choice? Are you crazy? Let me out!"
"Trial, my foot! I know I did something wrong, but only the law can judge me!"
Hearing what the woman said, even though the police officers in the conference room had already seen the video, they still couldn't help but twitch their lips.
Is the law the only thing that can punish you...?
Then why don't you turn yourself in after you've made a mistake, you idiot!
"Ms. Kobayashi, may I understand that you do not wish to participate in the trial?"
The narrator's voice rang out again, and the woman quickly gave her reply.
"Yeah, I'm not participating, so what?"
"……it is good."
The narrator responded calmly.
Upon seeing this, Qi Ming tilted his head back and whispered something behind him.
"Look, this woman is about to die."
"It's a classic formula. It always starts with a clueless Sabi who refuses to accept the status quo and doesn't cooperate with the criminals' plan, and then she gets made an example of."
"..."
Although she really wanted to refute Qi Ming by saying that this was real footage, Vermouth held back and didn't say anything.
Although she reached the same conclusion as Qi Ming.
This woman is probably about to be killed by the murderer.
In the video, the woman is seen with her arms crossed, looking defiant.
However, in the next second, without any warning, a thin line of blood appeared on the woman's neck!
"Cough, gurgle..."
The woman tried to make a sound, but only a strange noise came out of her throat.
That was the sound of blood flowing in the trachea.
Unable to utter a single word, or even a complete syllable, she could only watch helplessly as her life slipped away in that instant.
She clutched her neck tightly, trying to stop the blood from gushing out, but it was all in vain.
Finally, her body could no longer hold on, and she swayed and slowly collapsed, eventually crashing heavily to the ground, splattering a pool of scarlet blood.
The woman's image turned into a blur of white.
Maiko Kobayashi, trial complete.
Blood-red text was printed on this split-screen screen.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Qi Ming's voice, Inspector Megure turned to look at Qi Ming and asked.
"Brother Qi Ming, what did you see?"
"Oh, no, I just think this method of murder is a bit strange."
Megure nodded in agreement, which was also something he was puzzled about.
The video continues, and out of the 10 people, including that person, a total of 4 people chose to withdraw from this so-called trial.
The remaining three, like the first one to fall, Kobayashi Maiko, had blood lines appear on their necks and died spitting blood.
"..."
Shinichi Kudo watched this scene with a frown.
The video footage is very clear, and judging from the expressions of those people, the person who killed them was probably not the one outside the door.
Perhaps it's a mechanism, like a steel wire or something else.
"In that case, the remaining sinners have made their choice to participate in this trial."
"Please leave the room and begin your path to rebirth."
Hearing the narrator's words, the remaining six people breathed a sigh of relief and then left the room.
However, the scene that Qi Ming and the others could see did not change.
After a while, the screen suddenly turned white, and the words "The trial is over" appeared in red.
About five minutes later, all the split screens were labeled with the message "Trial Completed".
"Are all these people dead?"
Kogoro Mouri asked in a deep voice.
Inspector Megure nodded, his expression serious.
"Yes, all 10 bodies have been found, but the results are not yet available."
"..."
Kogoro Mouri now understands why Inspector Megure said the case was extremely serious.
The mastermind behind this case has gone far beyond the scope of a serial killer.
Kill ten people at once? Are you kidding me?
呲味——
The screen shifted, the original split screen disappeared, and then a person wearing thick black clothes and with bandages wrapped around their face appeared on the screen.
Because the body was wrapped up so tightly, it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"Hello, officers."
The bandaged man placed his fists on the table, his mouth, which was wrapped in bandages, moved, and his high-pitched voice, masked by a voice changer, echoed throughout the room.
It was exactly the same narration as in the video just now.
"Let me introduce myself. You can call me the Judge."
As if something funny had been tickled, Qi Ming couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Seeing the police officers looking at him with suspicion, Qi Ming waved his hand to indicate that nothing was wrong.
"Sorry, I choked on my own saliva just now."
Of course, this is just a perfunctory excuse.
He just felt that this bandaged man seemed a bit too villainous, so he liked to give himself a rather high-class title.
"The trial is now complete. All ten are guilty, and their souls are condemned to eternal damnation."
The scene continues, and the bandaged man, who calls himself the Judge, continues to speak.
“I believe in the law, but sometimes the law cannot punish these criminals in time, so I will take it upon myself to carry out justice.”
"From this moment forward, I, the judge, will become a sharp blade operating outside the law, and I will grant new life to those scum of society."
"This is not a request, but a notification. My name is the Judge."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bandaged man stretched out his hand.
The next moment, a flame ignited in his hand.
Then the screen went black, and the video ended.
At the same time, the lights in the conference room were turned on again by the police officers guarding the door.
"call."
Shinichi Kudo took a deep breath and asked Juzo Megure.
"Inspector Megure, have you found anything in your investigation? Where is the place in the video, and where was the body found?"
Inspector Megure shook his head.
"The ten bodies were found in an open area. We also checked the nearby surveillance footage, and there were no people or vehicles passing by... As for the place in the video, there are just too many abandoned factories."
Megure Juzo looked at Qi Ming again.
"Brother Qi Ming, what are your thoughts?"
That's why he called Qi Ming over.
The sudden appearance of corpses, the bizarre deaths of those who refused trial, the flames that appeared in the killer's hands at the end...
It feels really weird no matter how you look at it.