第1章 引子

Introduction

The novel *Darker*, the original work of the web series starring Guo Jingfei, is a masterpiece of high-IQ crime fiction in China. Penguin Random House acquired the English rights for a record price, sparking another overseas reading frenzy following *The Three-Body Problem*. To defeat a flawless, high-IQ killer, you must be even more insane! Anyone who receives a "death notice" will be brutally murdered by a mysterious killer on the predicted date. Even if the victims report to the police, and the police lay a tight net and provide close protection, the mysterious killer can still effortlessly kill their victims amidst the ambush. All the killings occur right under the police's noses, and every police operation ends in failure. The true identity of the mysterious killer remains unknown; every police operation is within his calculations. This is a battle of wits. Is there any clue to cracking the seemingly perfect modus operandi? All criminals who escape legal punishment will face the wrath of the mysterious killer, Eumenides. This man who betrayed the law will never allow himself to be judged by the law again...

郭京飞主演系列网剧《暗黑者》原著小说，中国高智商犯罪小说扛鼎之作。企鹅兰登天价购买英文版权，继《三体》之后再掀海外阅读热潮。要战胜毫无破绽的高智商杀手，你只有比他更疯狂！凡收到“死亡通知单”的人，都将按预告日期，被神秘杀手残忍杀害。即使受害人报警，警方严密布下天罗地网，并对受害人进行贴身保护，神秘杀手照样能在重重埋伏之下，不费吹灰之力将对方手刃。所有的杀戮都在警方的眼皮底下发生，警方的每一次抓捕行动都以失败告终。而神秘杀手的真实身份却无人知晓，警方的每一次布局都在他的算计之内，这是一场智商的较量。看似完美无缺的作案手法，是否存在破解的蛛丝马迹？所有逃脱法律制裁的罪人，都将接受神秘杀手Eumenides的惩罚。而这个背弃了法律的男人，他绝不会让自己再接受法律的审判……