Cheng Cheng and the Cicada

Chapter 15 Murder

Lin Xian stretched the elastic band and put on the mask.

From this moment on, he was a cryptography expert. He had to intercept Big Face Cat before the real cryptography expert, CC, appeared...

He looked in the direction where Big Face Cat had parked.

Sure enough, a plump figure was looking around, wearing the familiar Rhine cat mask.

He walked forward. "Big Face Cat!"

"Huh?"

Big Face Cat turned around in surprise! Seeing the Ultraman mask on Lin Xian's face, he asked suspiciously, "How do you know my name? I didn't tell..."

"Listen, Big Face Cat."

Lin Xian quickly approached him. "I not only know your name, but I also know that you're planning to kill everyone and keep all the money for yourself!"

"I'm not!"

"But actually, that cryptography expert tricked you! There's not a single cent in the bank vault. You're just being used."

"Who, who, who, who are you?!"

Seeing Ultraman approaching aggressively! Big Face Cat panicked directly! His right hand reached for the gun on his waist—

*Pa!*

A hand pressed down on the gun handle on his waist!

Ultraman pressed close to Rhine Cat, Lin Xian stared into Big Face Cat's flustered eyes. "If you want to avenge your daughter, then listen to me. I know where there's money in this city!"

"You know about my daughter too?!"

Big Face Cat was completely stunned! His voice cracked!

*Whoosh.*

Lin Xian directly pulled out the handgun from Big Face Cat's waist and stuffed it into his pocket. "Get in the car!"

...

The van drove down the road. Big Face Cat looked in the rearview mirror while glancing at the Ultraman next to him.

"Brot... Brother."

Big Face Cat swallowed. "What's going on? You have to explain it to me! Are you the cryptography expert or not?"

Lin Xian opened his eyes and sat up straight.

"I'm not."

"Then what the f—" Big Face Cat was consumed with anger!

"But I can help you get the money to avenge your daughter."

"—Big Brother, you say the word." Big Face Cat concentrated on driving.

"Did the cryptography expert who contacted you tell you that there's a lot of money in the bank vault?"

"Yes, said there were even gold bricks!"

"She's lying to you. There's not a single cent inside. The vault is full of safety deposit boxes. She's just using you to break through the bank's security. Once you're useless, she'll probably blow your brains out."

"You can't just say that. I can't believe you," Big Face Cat said, spreading his hands.

"I'm here to save you, Big Face Cat. You'll understand everything when you get inside the vault. You can see for yourself if there's any money or not."

"Then why are you saving me?"

Big Face Cat turned his head to look at Lin Xian.

Lin Xian let out a long breath and rubbed his nose through the mask. "It's not really saving you. I have my own purpose. I hope you'll listen to my command and deal with CC together. Ah... CC is the name of the real cryptography expert."

"But I have two questions!" Big Face Cat raised his hand.

"Say."

"If there's no real cryptography expert, how are we going to get into the bank vault?"

"Don't worry." Lin Xian smiled slightly. "I'm more of an expert than the expert. It only takes 10 seconds."

"So awesome!" Big Face Cat's voice cracked again. "Also, I don't care how you know about my daughter's affairs... but is it true that you can help me get the money to avenge my daughter?"

Lin Xian nodded. "Yeah, there are actually many places in this city where you can get money, a lot of money, jewelry, gold bars, which are much safer and more efficient than robbing a bank."

"I've been wandering around this city for a long time, and I know very well how to get these things, without any extra risk. But..."

Lin Xian looked at his watch. "But there's definitely no time today. I can only take you tomorrow."

"Hey! What's the difference of one day!"

Big Face Cat laughed and turned the steering wheel. "Tomorrow then! Today, I'll listen to you. You're my big brother! I'll do whatever you tell me to do!"

...

In a short while, they arrived at their destination.

The van stopped by the side of the road. Across from them was the bank, and a black-clad lackey was fiddling with the door.

Big Face Cat pointed out the window. "My lackey has taken care of the bank door lock. Let's go!"

"Wait."

Lin Xian stopped Big Face Cat, preventing him from getting out of the car. "Actually, there's something I've always been curious about."

"What is it?"

"About your daughter."

Lin Xian looked up at Big Face Cat. The other party's pupils trembled, and he turned his head away.

"I only know that your daughter died when she was six years old, she was killed..." Lin Xian said softly. "Can you tell me, who killed her? I can't really understand why someone would specifically kill a six-year-old girl?"

Big Face Cat kept looking out the window, without saying a word.

He took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter.

The advantage of having a big face is that you can smoke while wearing a mask.

"I know this is very painful for you, Brother Face, it must be a very painful memory, but you really might as well tell me." Lin Xian continued to persuade. "You've also seen that I actually know a lot about the various things in this city."

"I know that the cryptography expert tricked you, I know that there's no money in the bank vault, and I also know about your daughter's affairs, maybe I can really help you! I mean... not just in terms of money."

The van was filled with smoke, like a fairyland.

"Actually, it's nothing to tell you."

Big Face Cat let out a mouthful of white smoke and flicked off the ashes.

He pointed to the clock on the car's dashboard. "But it seems that we're running out of time."

"It's okay, just tell me!"

He was about to get the answer out of him! How could Lin Xian let the duck he had in his grasp fly away? He patted his chest to guarantee. "Don't worry, Brother Face, I've robbed this bank several times. I'm familiar with it! No matter how much time you waste, I'll just speedrun it later to make up for it!"

"Those are things from many years ago..."

Big Face Cat sighed, lowered his head, and the Rhine cat on the mask showed a trace of melancholy. "At that time, my father, you may not believe it... don't look at me like this, my father was a very famous mathematician at the time, and he even won the Fields Medal."

"At that time, I was working outside, and my daughter usually lived in my father's house. One day in the middle of the night, my daughter suddenly had a fever and convulsions, and my father picked her up and ran to the hospital. As a result..."

Big Face Cat's voice trembled a little. "As a result... there was a car accident, a big truck ran directly over the two of them... ran over, ran over..."

Big Face Cat couldn't go on, took a few puffs of smoke, and paused. "Later, I investigated for a long time before I found out that it wasn't an accident at all! It was murder! It was a premeditated murder!"

"Their target was just to kill my father, and my daughter was implicated. I don't know why... my father was just a bookworm, and he never provoked anyone!"

Lin Xian patted Big Face Cat's shoulder. "Who wanted to kill your father? You said them... so it shouldn't be just one person?"

"It's an organization."

Big Face Cat exhaled a puff of smoke. "It's a very mysterious organization, so mysterious that you can't find any clues at all. I've been investigating for so long, but I can't find anything except a name!"

"What's the name of this organization?"

Big Face Cat snuffed out the cigarette butt, gritting his teeth. "The Genius Club!"