Naming Technique of the Night

He first headed to the vegetable market, buying a bunch of scallions, a bunch of celery, and two pounds of beef, then stopped by a grocery store to buy a bottle of soy sauce.

Only then did he make his way home.

In the deep autumn season, the sky grew dark somewhat early.

But upon returning home, Chief Qin didnʼt turn on the lights in the living room. Instead, he groped his way to the television wall in the dark.

From behind the TV, he retrieved a letter and wrote a few words on it with the light from his phone: DNA mismatch.

After writing, Chief Qin pulled out a boning knife from the kitchen and gently sliced his own arm, so that his clothes would conceal the wound from view.

He let drops of blood fall on the envelope, watching as the blood rolled and coagulated into a stamp.

Chief Qin then took out a lighter and set the letter ablaze.

The orange-red flame grew from small to large, illuminating the living room.

The next moment, Chief Qin screamed in terror at what he saw across from him!

He involuntarily moved backwards!

It wasnʼt until the flash of the fire lit up the living room that he realized that sitting on the couch across from him was his former colleague, Lu Yuan!

Lu Yuan seemed to have no intention of extinguishing the fire on the envelope, letting it burn down to ashes in Chief Qinʼs hand.

The lighting in the living room dimmed again.

Lu Yuan sighed, ”Elder Qin, why? Back when I was still working in criminal investigation, you werenʼt like this. You used to teach me to always be upright.”

Chief Qin leaned against the television, his voice trembling slightly as he spoke, ”Lu, Iʼve got cancer. The other party has the targeted medication I need, and itʼs not available in the Outer World. Iʼve checked the prices on the international dark web, and with my salary, I simply canʼt afford it. Even if I spent everything I had, it would only buy enough medicine for one month.”

Lu Yuan was taken aback. He hadnʼt expected Elder Qin to betray his principles over this issue.

But he quickly realized something—people like Elder Qin with terminal diseases were far too common.

Before, everyone used to think cancer was a distant threat, but now, who doesnʼt have a relative or a friend whoʼs had cancer?

However, the holder of the Devilʼs Stamp was exploiting everyoneʼs will to live, or even more direct desires, driving them to make deals with the devil.

Nobody was forced.

In myths, demons never forced anyone; they only used desires to entice humans to exchange their souls.

Chief Qin trembled, ”Lu, spare me, I donʼt have long to live anyway.”

Lu Yuan sat in the couch, his expression shrouded in shadows, unseeable in its fluctuations and turmoil.

After a long while, Lu Yuan sighed and said, ”Elder Qin, Iʼm sorry.”

As soon as the words fell, Chief Qin turned and ran towards the outside, but Lu Yuan had already reached his side and knocked him out.

Lu Yuan quietly looked at his former colleague. He had been investigating a leak incident for some time now.

But he truly hadnʼt expected it to end this way.

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