===Chapter 2: He's Going to Die===

In the eastern district of Qingcheng City,

Jiangshan Family Apartment Building, 12th floor.

Two police officers and Chen Yu stared at each other, and the room fell silent.

"So," the male officer glanced again at the [Dead Body] title on Chen Yu's head, his gaze deep. "You're already dead."

"But as you can see," Chen Yu shrugged. "I'm not dead."

The female officer, standing behind the male officer, hesitated for a moment. "But you clearly look dead."

"..." Chen Yu said. "I obviously am not dead."

"Is it because of this reason that you're afraid to go outside?" the male officer asked.

"Yes," Chen Yu nodded repeatedly. "When I took off my hat just now, it startled both of you. If I go outside, it would cause panic."

"Do you think... is it possible that he is a 'malevolent creature'?" The female officer squinted and whispered to the male officer, "The title doesn't match the person, it's too bizarre."

"So, you guys really want to treat me like a 'wolf'!" Chen Yu became nervous immediately. He took a big leap back, distancing himself by a meter. "Which 'malevolent creature' would sit here and chat with you so obediently? I would have torn you apart a long time ago! Look at how smoothly I move, does it look like the behavior of a 'malevolent creature'? Hey! Look, I can walk briskly, hey, I can even jog, watch me jog. And I can take big leaps! Hey, big leap! Hey, big leap..."

Watching Chen Yu darting around the room, the male officer nodded slowly. "This kind of mental state does indeed resemble that of a 'malevolent creature'."

"..." Chen Yu immediately froze in place. After a moment of silence, he quickly took off his shirt, revealing his fair upper body, and shouted, "Can't you see my human features?! I have arms, legs, a belly button, and armpit hair! And by the way, everyone knows that 'malevolent creatures' don't have reproductive functions, right? Let me show you..."

"Enough," the male officer quickly interrupted Chen Yu's desperate attempt to prove his identity, stepped forward, and with a "click," handcuffed him with silver handcuffs. "Come with us to the police station for a detailed investigation."

"...I really am not a 'malevolent creature'," Chen Yu felt like he was about to cry.

Malevolent creatures were the enemies of all humans in this world.

Setting aside their appearance, which resembled creatures like "orcs," their most distinctive "feature" was the ability to change the "title" on their heads, concealing their identities within human society.

Apart from not having "superhuman abilities" and a desire for "bloodlust," his current situation actually had a slight resemblance to that of a "malevolent creature."

So, for this entire year, he hadn't dared to step out of his house, fearing that on a day with bad weather, he might encounter a "superhuman" or an undercover police officer with an unfavorable gaze. They would see him, the "walking rotten meat," the "walking dead body," and shoot him from a distance...

"I... I'm really just a law-abiding citizen!" Chen Yu opened his mouth wide and yelled.

"Shut up. We'll make the judgment when we get to the police station," the male officer bent down and picked up the hat Chen Yu had taken off, putting it back on his head to cover the words [Dead Body] above.

Of course, he knew that Chen Yu wasn't a "malevolent creature."

After all, malevolent creatures looked very different from humans.

But as a police officer, when faced with this strange problem where the "title" didn't match the "true identity," it was necessary to bring him back to the station for investigation.

Five minutes later.

With a creaking sound, the door opened.

Chen Yu, wearing a coat and handcuffed, was led outside by two police officers, a man and a woman.

Seeing this scene from a short distance away, the chubby neighbor's spirits lifted, and he exclaimed with delight, "Indeed, it's a criminal."

"..." After a brief silence, Chen Yu roared, "Damn it, you're the one who reported me!"

"Yes," the chubby neighbor smugly walked over, took a couple of steps, and checked the handcuffs on Chen Yu's hands. "Is there a problem? Are you angry? Combating crime is the duty of every citizen."

"Cough." The male officer cleared his throat, reminding him, "You should keep the identity of the informant hidden."

"It's fine," the chubby neighbor waved his hand casually. "After he's sentenced, what can he do?"

Chen Yu said, "You just wait and see."

"He threatened me!" The chubby neighbor's face turned serious. "Officer, he threatened me, and he should be held accountable for all his crimes."

"You shut up," the male officer glared at Chen Yu and pulled him along.

"Oh, by the way, officer, what crime did he commit?" The chubby neighbor followed behind, curious.

"He didn't commit any crime," the male officer turned back and said. "There are just some matters we want to consult with him at the station."

"..." The smile on the chubby neighbor's face slowly disappeared.

"..." A smile gradually appeared on Chen Yu's face.

...

They got into the police car and returned to the police station.

The male officer led Chen Yu to a room and told him to wait for a while before leaving.

As the iron door closed, Chen Yu gradually relaxed, looking around the room and realizing that it was an interrogation room.

In the center was a prominent, shining stainless steel chair, illuminated by a bright light bulb, emitting an inexplicable allure.

As if he was not in control of his actions, Chen Yu voluntarily sat down on the interrogation chair.

After a while, the iron door opened.

In walked a middle-aged police officer with the title of "Deputy Director of the Police Station" and a middle-aged woman with the title of "Assistant Director."

Behind them were the two young police officers, a man and a woman.

A total of four people.

Seeing Chen Yu sitting in the interrogation chair, the middle-aged police officer was visibly surprised, "Young man, quite cooperative."

Chen Yu remained silent.

"Chen Yu, take off your hat. Let our director take a look," the male police officer spoke.

"Okay."

Chen Yu sighed again and obediently took off his hat, revealing the glaring words [Dead Body].

"Wow, impressive," even though he was prepared, the middle-aged police officer still couldn't help but be amazed. He approached quickly, circled around Chen Yu a few times, and marveled, "This is eye-opening, truly eye-opening."

Chen Yu said, "Deputy Director, now that you've had your fun, can you let me go?"

The middle-aged police officer said, "...You can call me Director."

The male police officer behind him stepped forward and asked, "Director, do you understand now?"

"Yes," the middle-aged police officer nodded, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and as he smoked, he said, "It's a classic case of 'pre-emptive appellations.'"

"What is a pre-emptive appellation?" Chen Yu and the male police officer asked in unison.

"As the name suggests, it's an appellation that changes in advance," the middle-aged police officer explained calmly, "The text above our heads changes along with our identity, profession, and age, right? Pre-emptive appellations are the ones that change ahead of time."

"For example, I haven't graduated from the police academy, but I already have the title of 'police officer' in advance?" the male police officer exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes," the middle-aged police officer nodded. "These individuals are very, very rare. Regardless of their job or social status, the appellation above their heads changes ahead of time. A research team studied this phenomenon before, but there were no conclusive results. We can only speculate that the objective time related to 'appellations' on these individuals has accelerated."

"Ah, I see," the male police officer squinted his eyes and scratched his chin. "Pre-emptive appellations... such a strange phenomenon."

"Director, you know so much!" the female police officer admired with her eyes wide. "You're so knowledgeable."

"In this vast world, there's nothing that's not peculiar. The more you observe and listen, the more you understand," the middle-aged police officer nonchalantly exhaled a puff of smoke and quietly looked at the words [Dead Body] on top of Chen Yu's head.

Chen Yu also quietly looked at the other person showing off.

This nonsense of "pre-emptive appellations."

The appellations on his head were all fake...

"Huh?" The middle-aged woman, who had been standing behind the three police officers in silence, suddenly realized something and exclaimed, "So, he..."

"Yes," the middle-aged police officer extinguished his cigarette butt and stared at Chen Yu solemnly. "He's going to die."

Chen Yu remained silent.

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