Chapter 193

This guy hasn't written a single word!

At this moment, the entire theater began to dim.

The massive screen lit up accordingly.

The logos of sponsors like NetEase, Penguin, and Alibaba flashed by one after another.

The familiar sponsors, production companies, and... the logo of the 2D Film & Television Company, followed by the large characters: "A Film by Director Xu Feng!"

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The film began with a shot of a desolate land filled with skulls.

Among a group of monsters in the underworld whose designs were enough to make one's skin crawl, there sat a creature with a bulky frame that looked as if it were merely skin stretched over bone.

Its two enormous eyeballs protruded halfway out of their sockets, as if they might fall out at any moment, and it sat atop a pile of skulls, quietly gazing into the distance.

"Hey! Ryuk, what are you doing over there? Why don't you come over and play with us for a change?"

At this, several monsters behind it, who were playing cards and possessed equally hair-raising designs, called out.

"……No, I'll pass."

The bug-eyed monster replied indifferently.

The screen gradually dimmed, but in less than a second, the camera cut away.

Xu Feng, dressed in a school uniform, rested his face on one hand, sitting in a classroom and listening quietly to a lecture.

"So handsome!"

Kun Ling exclaimed subconsciously.

The next second, noticing her husband's sour expression beside her, she laughed awkwardly.

Jay Chou wore a dark face; this was the reason he had never become friends with Xu Feng.

Damn it, couldn't he just be a little uglier?

Meanwhile, in the adjacent theater, Fan Shi's mood was much the same as Jay Chou's.

Never mind the people from the Dragon Kingdom; even the group of French ladies at the scene couldn't help but let out suppressed screams.

Especially when seeing their own wives beside them captivated by another man.

That feeling... it was truly miserable.

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The plot continued; the teacher on stage called up Light Yagami, played by Xu Feng, and asked him to translate a passage from the textbook into Mandarin.

It must be said, Xu Feng still tried his best to incorporate elements from his home country.

The beginning of the story established the protagonist's image as a top-tier student.

And after the school bell rang.

Light Yagami put his Bluetooth earbuds in and stepped onto the road home.

The news broadcast in his earbuds reached the audience's ears:

"At 11:00 AM today, in an apartment in the Manhattan district of New York, a male corpse, approximately 30 years old and covered in blood, was discovered..."

"Next news: a 25-year-old woman living in the Boston district of Sutton State was sexually assaulted and murdered. The suspect is a 35-year-old man, Thompson..."

Listening to the news in his earbuds, Light Yagami's eyes were filled with boredom and contempt, and he thought to himself:

"Every day, every single day... the same things just repeat."

*Patta~*

Just as Light Yagami was about to walk out of the school gate, the sound of something hitting the ground suddenly rang out.

Light Yagami glanced over to see a pitch-black notebook lying on the lawn by the school gate, as if it had fallen from the sky.

Driven by curiosity, Light Yagami walked over and picked up the notebook.

"DEATH... NOTE?"

Light Yagami read the name on the cover softly.

He opened the cover and read the contents of the first page in a low voice:

"The human whose name is written in this note shall die..."

"Boring."

Just reading this far, a contemptuous smile appeared on Light Yagami's face, and he tossed the notebook back onto the lawn, preparing to leave.

"This society is truly sick..."

Just as Light Yagami was about to turn and walk away.

For some reason, he felt a sense of unease in his heart.

In the end, he turned back, picked up the notebook, and took it home.

"Seriously... what exactly am I thinking?"

Sitting at his desk, Light Yagami took off his school uniform and read the instructions on the first page again...

"You must have the person's face in mind when writing their name, otherwise it will not take effect. Therefore, other people with the same name will not die."

"After writing the name, if the cause of death is written within 40 seconds in human time, it will happen. If the cause of death is not written, the person will die of a heart attack."

"After writing the cause of death, you have 6 minutes and 44 seconds to write more detailed circumstances of death."

After reading the notebook's instructions, Light Yagami couldn't help but sneer:

"So, you can decide whether the target dies easily or painfully? To design such a detailed prank—this person is truly bored enough."

Having said that, Light Yagami prepared to toss the notebook into the trash can nearby.

But after a moment's thought, he couldn't help but pick up a ballpoint pen and move it closer to the notebook's pages.

"Wait, if they really die, wouldn't I become a murderer?"

However, just as Light Yagami was about to write a name, he began to hesitate again.

At this moment, the news on Light Yagami's phone suddenly reported:

"The criminal who attacked six innocent passersby in Boiling City yesterday is currently holed up in a classroom at XX Elementary School, holding six children and one teacher hostage, and is in a standoff with the police. According to the New York police, the perpetrator has been identified as a 42-year-old unemployed man, Mike..."

Hearing the reporter's broadcast, Light Yagami finally decided to give it a try and wrote "Mike" in the notebook.

"40 seconds, die of a heart attack, right?"

Light Yagami watched the watch on his wrist, counting the time.

Unknowingly, the audience in the theater also began to feel tense.

Soon, the 40 seconds in the film's plot passed quickly.

"As expected, nothing happened..."

Light Yagami shook his head and prepared to turn off his phone.

"Wait! Something is happening!"

Just then, the news reporter on the phone screen shouted:

"The hostages, the children and the teacher, are running out! The police have stormed in! What's going on?"

"Hmm?"

Light Yagami's movements froze.

Immediately after, the reporter on the screen received a notification via radio and reported to the camera:

"Latest news from the police on the scene! The criminal is dead!"

"According to the hostages' testimony, the police did not fire their weapons at the criminal. For some reason, the perpetrator suddenly collapsed and died on his own!"

"What!!??"

Light Yagami's eyes widened, staring in disbelief at the name he had written in the notebook just a minute ago.

"This premise is quite interesting!"

Seeing this, Jay Chou couldn't help but lick his lips and take two big gulps of the milk tea he had bought beforehand.

And across the globe—excluding the Dragon Kingdom—many viewers couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Is this the basic premise of this film?

As expected of Aizen; although the film had only just begun, it had already displayed such unbridled imagination.

Xu Feng would like to say: I'm not called "Hey," I'm called Chu Yu... oh no, wait, my name is Xu Feng!

Can you stop calling me Aizen, please?