Transmigrating into the Ultimate Endgame as the Final Boss - Chapter 3

Chapter 3 – Monsters Aren’t Necessarily Geniuses, but Geniuses Are Definitely Monsters!

At this moment, the tension in the air had reached its peak. However, Lin Yaoyao’s worst fears did not materialize. There were no zombies, no gruesome bloodbaths. In the dimly lit living room, there was only one person sitting there, staring at his tablet and quietly having a late-night snack. Of course, it was Ling Tian.

“Are you crazy?” Lin Yaoyao couldn’t help but mutter, then turned on all the lights in the living room. She had thought her eerie nightmare was coming true, but it turned out to be Ling Tian casually eating in the middle of the night. Not only was he eating, but he hadn’t even turned on the lights. It startled her, and she thought the eerie scenes from her dream were coming to life.

“I was hungry, so I’m having a snack,” Ling Tian replied casually, still fixated on his tablet.

Lin Yaoyao furrowed her brow, looking at the late-night snacks on Ling Tian’s table. What a jerk, she thought, now she now felt hungry too. Couldn’t he have asked if she wanted something to eat? She had just woken up, encountered Ling Tian, and now she was looking at something delicious. How could she possibly feel sleepy?

“Share some with me,” she said as she put down her dagger. She fetched her own tablet and sat down beside Ling Tian. “I’m not interested in you. I just want some food.”

Soon after, Lin Yaoyao picked up a fork and, while having her “midnight snack,” she opened her tablet. Since she couldn’t sleep, she decided to browse through some recent complex case files. She pretended to be focused on the case files but sneakily glanced at Ling Tian and his tablet …

She couldn’t resist the urge to learn more about Ling Tian, about this strange guy with secrets hidden deep within. Some things, once etched into the subconscious, were difficult to shake off.

Ling Tian was focused on reviewing case files. Profiles of individuals flashed rapidly on the screen, all scrutinized by him.

“Are you… looking for someone?” Lin Yaoyao asked curiously, regretting her decision as soon as the question left her mouth. She shouldn’t have tried to start a conversation with Ling Tian. She had no expectations that he would answer her questions. She knew Ling Tian, and he rarely said more than a few words to her. Ling Tian’s affairs had nothing to do with her, and even though something had happened between them earlier tonight, she was sure he wouldn’t share anything with her.

As expected, Ling Tian remained silent, his attention still fixed on the screen. He continued to tap the keyboard with his agile fingers.

They say that people with nimble fingers are often highly intelligent, and looking at his slender and agile fingers, he seemed like a super genius. And he indeed was a genius.

Lin Yaoyao had encountered a particularly challenging case before, one that had stumped the entire department with its numerous teams of top-notch detectives and forensic experts. She had casually mentioned it to Ling Tian and asked for his insights. Without hesitation, Ling Tian provided a solution. He delivered the answer without a second thought, leaving Lin Yaoyao astounded.

In their department, various brilliant minds were perplexed by the case. They conducted extensive investigations, analyzed psychological profiles, and examined various pieces of evidence without any success. But Ling Tian had effortlessly pinpointed the target.

It was an extraordinary ability. He exuded an aura of being able to take the enemy general’s head amidst the sea of tens of thousands of soldiers, while others were still fighting in the dark! It also made Lin Yaoyao realize something. This guy wasn’t just a monster; he was a genius.

Indeed, monsters aren’t necessarily geniuses, but geniuses are undoubtedly monsters!

The living room fell into silence, with a slightly awkward atmosphere. At least for Lin Yaoyao … it felt uncomfortable. As for Ling Tian … he probably wouldn’t ever experience such a feeling.

Lin Yaoyao looked at Ling Tian’s serious expression, at how he never once looked at her, and suddenly felt a rush of anger in her heart.

Bastard, he really doesn’t care about anything?

Does he just consider it as having taken advantage of me for nothing?

He doesn’t even pay attention to me?

“Help me look at this case,” Lin Yaoyao continued to bring up a topic, feeling somewhat irked.

You can’t just sit here all the time, right?

If he doesn’t want to talk to me, I’ll make him talk to me!

While speaking, Lin Yaoyao turned her tablet towards Ling Tian.

Then, she began to explain, “This is a brutal case of a family massacre. The entire family was killed, all in one room!

“The killer was extremely cruel and sadistic, dismembering the entire family. The deceased endured the utmost torment before their deaths!

“One of the children, who was less than two years old, was even dissected!

“And the mother of the child, her body was completely torn apart, and her brain was missing!

“Her husband’s brain was also missing!

“We searched everywhere, but we couldn’t find their brains. It’s as if something ate them, and they disappeared without a trace!

“We’ve been investigating for a long time, and this family had no enemies from top to bottom. They never had any conflicts with anyone. How did they end up being brutally slaughtered?

“Could you help me look for … any clues?”

This was a recent and extremely brutal massacre case.

The motive of the killer was completely unknown.

And … they couldn’t even find a single suspect!

The case was significant, but they had no leads at all.

Lin Yaoyao thought that someone as intelligent as Ling Tian might be able to discover something, perhaps?

Listening to Lin Yaoyao’s account, Ling Tian suddenly stopped.

He turned off his tablet and then looked at Lin Yaoyao.

Sensing Ling Tian’s gaze, Lin Yaoyao quickly turned her head away, pretending that she didn’t want to pay him any attention.

In reality, she was always the one initiating conversations with him …

“Do you … have any thoughts?” she continued.

“If I told you that the ones who killed the entire family wasn’t human, would you believe me?” Ling Tian spoke at this point.