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"I don't need to gain power by harming others!"

After saying that, Li Ai pulled the trigger again, and a nine-millimeter bullet shot out. Mr. Shining also pulled the trigger.

But Mr. Shining's marksmanship was terrible, and his gun-holding posture was not standard. Li Ai easily predicted his shooting trajectory, slid to dodge those bullets, and then rushed to Mr. Shining in one step.

bang——

Another punch landed on Mr. Shining's wound, his pupils contracted, and his whole body was bent into a shrimp-like shape.

"Pfft!" Mr. Shiny cried out, and as he opened and closed his mouth, a black object was spat out.

Li Ai remained silent, only throwing punches, each punch like a speeding motorcycle crashing into Mr. Shining.

Mr. Shining was beaten so badly that he was powerless to fight back. His gun slipped from his hand and he was on the verge of losing consciousness. Only after Li Ai slowed down significantly did he prepare to fight back.

"It's my turn!" Mr. Shiny roared.

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

【Impact!】

Li Ai's right arm grew as thick as a log, and he swung his enormous fist, smashing Mr. Shining's head open with a single blow.

Bang!

With a loud bang, Mr. Shining's body turned into countless leeches, splashing all over the ward.

The black insects splattered against the walls, ceiling, and monitor screens, leaving slimy marks.

"It seems to be a clone created by some kind of magic; the original is nowhere to be found."

This scene made Li Ai's scalp tingle; he could easily crush several leeches with a simple lift of his leg.

Li Ai immediately crushed each leech with the gravity capsule, then glanced at Victoria McEnroe on the hospital bed.

Within the mysterious field of vision provided by the mithril glasses, Victoria was enveloped in a dense cloud of black and red mist.

If this black fog isn't cleared away, this poor sixteen-year-old girl will be attacked by Mr. Shiny again.

Therefore, Li Ai took out the recovery capsule.

【Recovery!】

A dazzling green light filled every corner of the room. The black and red mist that was wrapped around Victoria disappeared completely in just a few breaths after it came into contact with the green light, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

And all the injuries that Mr. Shining had caused to Victoria were completely healed.

After doing all this, Li Ai left. The green barrier and the light disappeared at the same time. The police outside the door entered the intensive care unit. They looked at Victoria, who had recovered, on the bed, and the bloodstains all over the floor. They didn't know what to do, so they called for help from their superiors.

“Sheriff Taylor, Sheriff Joe Kobe, our victim… has recovered.”

Meanwhile, in a donut shop in San Bernardino, Mr. Shiny suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with several leeches.

“No, the ceremony must not be stopped. I will never miss the opportunity to explore the truth of the world.” Mr. Shining straightened up and his gaze fell on a white man who had been dead for a long time.

The white man was placed on a stainless steel table, his hands and feet bound with duct tape and rope, his chest brutally ripped open, and his heart missing.

On the wall not far away, Mr. Shiny drew another triangle pattern with the victim's blood.

Mr. Shining performed a ritual on the corpse. As the incantation was recited, the power lost due to the destruction of his clone returned to his body and became even stronger.

...............................

Shortly after, in the operations room, Li Ai received a call back from Dr. Banner.

“I’ve looked up what you want to know on Kamar-Taj. That triangular pattern is only mentioned twice in a diary-like book. I can only say that it’s related to occult astronomy. At a certain time, Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn will form a perfect equilateral triangle in the night sky. This spectacle will only last for a few hours and is particularly helpful for certain ritualistic spells.”

Li Ai heard the sound of Dr. Banner turning pages, and he frowned slightly, asking:

"When will this spectacle occur?"

"Hmm... let me calculate." Dr. Banner thought for a moment, then said, "It will be three days from now at eight o'clock in the evening. It will be a long time before we see this spectacle again."

“I understand,” Li Ai said. “Thank you, Dr. Banner.”

"It's my duty to stop a madman from completing his sacrificial ritual. Besides, the place where such a ritual ends is often the place where it began," Dr. Banner replied.

"I'll continue searching for information for you in Kamar-Taj. I'll let you know as soon as I have any information. I'll hang up now."

"it is good."

After the two stopped exchanging pleasantries and the call ended, Li Ai said to Aslarda, "Search all relevant files using the keywords 'San Bernardino City, Mr. Shining,' and 'serial murders,' and sort them by time."

"Searching for you."

Before long, Aslada, as Li Ai had requested, presented all the records of crimes related to Mr. Shining on the internet.

The records date back to 1993. Mr. Shining maintained a frequency of one case per year until 1995 when there was no further action. Many details during this period are only left in paper files at the police station.

Just when everyone thought Mr. Shining had disappeared, he had brutally murdered a family of three a few months earlier.

Then another man was found dead in an abandoned swimming pool. When people found him, he was covered in leeches and had been drained of all his blood.

"This guy is a fanatical madman who is obsessed with the success of the ritual."

Li Ai frowned slightly, took off her mithril glasses, rubbed her temples, took a deep breath, and decided to kill this guy completely.

Chapter 124 Fake FBI Agent and Rookie Agent Shirley Birkin

The next day, morning

A blond man in a gray casual suit walked into the San Bernardino Police Department. He went straight to the front desk, took out a black leather badge holder, handed it over, and said calmly:

“FBI Criminal Investigations Field Agent Char Aznable, I have an appointment with Detective Joe Koby to set up a file for the Mr. Shining Serial Murders.”

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The female police officer at the front desk glanced up at 'Agent Char'. He was tall and had a steady gait. He wore frameless glasses and his blond hair was neatly combed back. She didn't dare to be negligent. After confirming that his identification was correct, she dialed an internal number.

Less than half a minute later, two figures appeared from the other end of the corridor. The one in front was a middle-aged white bald man, and the one behind him was a slightly overweight white woman. Both of them had obvious signs of fatigue on their faces and their eyes were full of exhaustion.

"Agent Char?" The white man extended his rough hand and shook hands with Li Ai, introducing himself:

“I’m Joe Kobe, this is Taylor, we are the detectives from San Bernardino City who are in charge of Mr. Shiny.”

“Let’s talk somewhere else. I want to know more details about this case.” 'Agent Char' withdrew his hand and casually put his badge holder into his inner pocket.

“It’s great to have someone come to our aid. Mr. Shining is really… in danger.” Joe Koby and Taylor led the way, while 'Agent Char' quietly observed the situation inside the police station.

This "Agent Char" is actually Li Ai's disguised identity. He also impersonated an FBI agent to come to San Bernardino to collect evidence and record information about Mr. Shining's case so that he could walk into the San Bernardino Police Department like this.

The three entered a small conference room, and Joe Kobe closed the door behind him, shutting out the noise from outside.

Taylor filled three glasses of cold water from the water dispenser and placed them on the table. Li Ai shook the disposable cups and asked:

"I need a paper report on the Mr. Shiny serial killer case."

“Wait a minute,” Detective Joe Kobe said.

Shortly after, Joe Kobe returned to the conference room with several paper reports.

The reports are arranged chronologically, with the paper reports of the most recent cases placed at the top.

Li Ai took the report and began to quickly browse through the paper reports. Soon she came across the first murder committed by Mr. Shining.

The first victim was found in the San Bernardino National Forest. Her body was cut into several pieces and her genitals were severely damaged. Because the victim was a sex worker, the case did not receive much attention in 1993, making it difficult to gather evidence from the very beginning.

Following Dr. Banner's clue that "the place where the ceremony ends is the place where it begins," the San Bernardino National Forest is Mr. Shiny's destination.

But that forest covers an area of ​​more than 3,000 square kilometers, equivalent to the size of more than 400,000 standard football fields.

Where exactly was the victim's body found in the first case?

“It was at…” Detective Joe Koby gave a detailed location, while Detective Taylor added:

"But the victim in the first case was likely attacked in a motel, so the San Bernardino National Forest is unlikely to be the primary crime scene."

“But Mr. Shining isn’t a traditional assassin; he’s performing some kind of ritual,” Li Ai explained, tapping her finger a few times on a report that showed a triangular pattern.

“I have an astronomer friend who told me that the three dots in this pattern correspond to Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn, and that just two days later, these three celestial bodies will be arranged in an equilateral triangle. Mr. Shining will commit his last murder on that day and complete his ritual.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the two detectives exchanged a glance, wondering why the FBI was starting to recruit occultists.

“But we still believe in scientific investigation, Detective Char,” Detective Taylor retorted.

"So you think Mr. Shining was killing people scientifically?" Li Ai's rebuttal left Detective Taylor speechless. He turned to Joe Kirby and said:

“The report mentions that you discovered Mr. Shining’s residence. Once you get there, I can prove that Mr. Shining is killing people according to some kind of occultism.”

“This…” Detective Taylor hesitated.

But Detective Joe Koby recalled that yesterday, Victoria McEnroe was attacked by Mr. Shiny at the hospital, but was rescued by a mysterious person, and even her gunshot wound was healed.

Just after Mr. Shining's victim was rescued by a mysterious person, "the higher-ups" informed him that an FBI agent would arrive the next day claiming to have information on Mr. Shining's target.

Thinking about this, Detective Joe Koby couldn't help but connect the mysterious person who saved Victoria McEnroe with Agent Char.

“It’s alright, I’ll take you there.” Detective Joe Koby nodded and then prepared to take this ‘Agent Char’ to visit the site.

"Come on, Agent Char."

Suddenly, Joe Kobe's phone rang. He stopped and pressed the answer button. His boss's voice came from the other end.

"Detective Joe Kobe, the FBI has sent an agent to investigate Mr. Shining's case. He's downstairs now, so please entertain him."

"Okay," Joe Kobe replied. He hung up the phone, wondering why another FBI agent had come.

The call was made by his superior, so it's highly credible. However, the identity of this Agent Char, who seems to have some method to counter Mr. Shining, is still uncertain!

Just as Detective Joe Kobe was having a headache, Li Ai offered, "Could you please go and pick up my colleague, Detective Joe Kobe?"

"Okay, sure." Detective Joe Koby nodded repeatedly and turned to walk towards the door.

Li Ai thought that the 'FBI agent' who suddenly showed up might be from S.H.I.E.L.D., since that group of people liked to use the FBI as a cover.

Shortly after, Joe Kobe entered the conference room with a woman.

The woman was wearing a pantsuit, her golden hair was cut into a neat, short bob, her face was youthful, her lips were light, but her eyes were bright. When she glanced at the reports piled on the corner of the table in the conference room, she looked at Li Ai.

Detective Joe Kobe had already probed the female FBI agent on the way, knowing that another 'FBI agent' had arrived ahead of time. She smiled at Li Ai and introduced herself:

“Nice to meet you, Criminal Investigation Department Field Agent Char Aznable. I’m Sherry Birkin, a new recruit who just joined the team recently.”

Just hearing the name, Li Ai was certain that the person in front of her was not a real FBI agent.

Because this young woman named Shirley Birkin was also a survivor of the 1998 Raccoon City incident, and even knew Leon.

Chapter 125 You are the real S.H.I.E.L.D. agent

Shirley Birkin was born in Raccoon City in 1986 to Umbrella researchers who developed the G-virus.

The G virus is another virus discovered by Shirley's parents while they were researching the T virus, and its mutation level is even higher than that of the T virus.

During the Raccoon City virus outbreak in 1998, Sherry was infected with the G virus. Fortunately, someone managed to get her a vaccine, which cleared most of the toxins from her body. Only a small amount of the G virus remained in her body, but it also gave her superhuman physical strength and self-healing abilities.

Two other people escaped Raccoon City with Sherry at the time: one was Leon, Sherry's biological father, and the other was Claire Redfield.

But escaping Raccoon City was not the end of the nightmare. Shirley's unique physical condition was discovered, and a high-ranking White House official named Derek C. Simmons semi-forcibly adopted her.

In terms of relationship, it's perfectly acceptable for Li Ai to call her Sister Shirley, after all, she was the one who escaped Raccoon City with Leon.

Even Leon becoming a federal agent was intended to ensure Sherry's safety.

However, Li Ai cannot reveal her identity to Shirley directly yet, and the problem lies with Simmons, the White House official who semi-forced Shirley's adoption.

When Ada was still a free agent, she accepted a mission from Simmons. As a result, Simmons, who had a huge influence, became obsessed with Ada and even forcibly transformed another woman to look like Ada, down to the point that their genetic information matched.

Li Ai dared not even imagine what crazy things this madman would do if he knew of her existence.

"Hello, Agent Shirley, the FBI is truly fortunate to have a newcomer like you."

Li Ai smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with Shirley. He wasn't afraid of his fake FBI identity being exposed, because the FBI agent in front of him was likely fake as well.

As Li Ai had predicted, Shirley was indeed not an FBI agent. Her guardian and superior, Simmons, was an advisor to the American National Security Agency, an agency that focuses on information and is not as well-known as the FBI, nor does it have sufficient law enforcement authority.

After the Battle of Washington, the American leadership began to pay attention to the existence of superpowered individuals. Simmons, who already harbored ulterior motives, naturally wanted to obtain more superpowers, so he set his sights on the Mr. Shiny serial murder case.

Simmons believed that Mr. Shining must possess some kind of superpower to have been able to evade capture for over a decade and commit a series of murders. Therefore, he sent Sherry to investigate Mr. Shining.

As for why Shirley didn't expose Li Ai's fake FBI identity, it's because Simmons once told her that if she encountered someone with strong abilities who acted in the name of the FBI but whose identity was unknown during an operation, she could directly identify them as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Sherry wondered to herself when S.H.I.E.L.D. had taken notice of this case, but smiled and said, "I'm just a newbie here to assist with the recording. Experienced agents like you are the backbone."

After exchanging compliments, the two let go of each other's hands. Although it was their first meeting, under the influence of the T-virus and the G-virus, they felt a strange sense of familiarity.