Chapter 27 Purple Man

Holding a plate from an antique shop in her hand, Jessica passed through an alley with her pockets in her pocket.

At this moment, several dark figures gradually followed.

"While I'm in a good mood now and don't want to cause trouble, get out of my way and don't make me angry."

At the entrance of the alley, Jessica noticed the figure following behind her. She stopped and turned to look at the people who appeared behind her. She raised her head and said calmly.

Faced with Jessica's threat, the people on the other side showed neither mocking nor worried looks. They stood at the entrance of the alley. Although their appearance and even the color of their skin were different, they looked at Jessica in front of them motionlessly with the same numb expression.

The weird reactions of several people made Jessica's originally casual expression gradually become serious. The scene in front of her made her start to recall the nightmare that she had been getting rid of but could never forget.

She was a little panicked, but couldn't make a conclusion.

Because that person should have died in a previous car accident.

"I've been looking for you, little Jessica."

At this time, among the people opposite, a white man with a gray beard spoke.

If Li Ran were here, he would recognize that the man who spoke was Old Jack from the laundry shop next door to him.

At this moment, Old Jack looked at Jessica with a straight face and said: "In the past, I have always lived in the fictitious life I constructed. It was not until you appeared that I discovered myself. Life is no longer monotonous, Jessica, you are a special existence, and only I can let you show your differences to your heart's content."

"Kilgrave!"

Click, click——

The ceramic plate in her hand shattered into pieces under the super power. Jessica ignored the wounds on her hands and stared at the expressionless old Jack in front of her.

Since the accident, she had been trying to get rid of the demons and nightmares of the past, but she didn't want to be caught up in the nightmares in the end.

…

"Jessica, what did I tell you?"

Walking into the antique shop, the man ignored Li Ran who was standing in the shop. He first glanced at the decorations in the antique shop with a leisurely expression, and then picked up the things on the shelves and took a look at them. He asked Li Ran in front of him in a matter-of-fact tone.

"What?"

Facing the strange behavior of the man in front of him, Li Ran was subconsciously surprised. He frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but he felt that his originally calm heartbeat began to beat rapidly, and it was beating faster and faster.

"Um?"

Li Ran did not answer immediately according to his own thoughts before meeting him. The man subconsciously raised his eyebrows, put down the ceramics in his hands and looked over.

"Just an ordinary transaction."

Immediately afterwards, Li Ran's answer made the man stop turning his head and return his gaze to the antiques on the shelf.

It seems that it is not that his ability has lost its effect.

"What deal?" the man continued to ask while flipping through the specious 'antiques' on the shelf.

"A ring." Li Ran replied with a straight face and no expression.

"Bring it to me."

"yes."

Li Ran nodded, turned and walked towards the counter where the rings were placed.

"You're not under my control, are you?" At this moment, the man who had been acting casually in front of the shelf spoke again.

"When did you find out?"

When the man exposed his disguise, Li Ran stopped, looked at the counter just a few steps away from him, and then asked.

"From the beginning." He continued to play with the 'antique' in front of him. When he heard Li Ran's inquiry, the man turned over the statue in his hand and looked at the Made in China logo at the bottom.

He replied: "I know my abilities very well, so there is absolutely no possibility of my abilities being delayed like just now."

"Although it's still unclear why my ability doesn't work on you," the man put down the statue in his hand and gradually turned his gaze to Li Ran in front of him: "But, I always hate accidents. Your existence is very important to you." It was a huge surprise to me.”

Having said this, the original casual look in the man's eyes gradually disappeared, and his expression became more cold and indifferent.

"It just so happens that I personally hate threats."

Looking at the man's fierce expression, Li Ran also lowered his face and replied coldly.

Combine the man's appearance and his explanation of his abilities.

Li Ran can basically confirm that the identity of the man who appeared in the antique shop is Jessica Jones's biggest rival and nightmare - the Purple Man.

Of course, there is also systematic evidence.

[Legendary from Kilgrave +25]

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Previously, the conversation between Li Ran and the purple man Kilgrave in the antique store seemed ordinary, but in fact there was a huge danger hidden behind it.

If Li Ran hadn't been using the [Wesley] card recently and hadn't changed it, maybe he would have been controlled by the purple man's ability at that moment.

The [Adrenal Acceleration] skill not only gave Li Ran extraordinary dynamic vision and nerve reflex speed, but also gave him the opportunity to fight against the Purple Man's terrifying virus.

The rapidly beating heart made it difficult for Ziren's control virus to easily infect Li Ran.

However, having been exposed to Ziren's ability, Li Ran could also feel that his racing heart was slowing down, and his originally clear brain began to have vague fantasies.

"It turns out that you are not completely immune to my abilities."

Noticing the struggling expression on Li Ran's face, Kilgrave stopped walking forward.

Although, in addition to the ability to easily control others, Kilgrave himself also has good combat effectiveness, but compared to doing it himself, he still prefers to use orders to let people do it themselves.

"It just delays the time for my ability to take effect."

Kilgrave could sense it.

As the person involved, Li Ran was naturally more aware of his situation. As his heartbeat continued to slow down, he could feel his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred and his fingers gradually becoming stiff and uncontrollable. What was originally a simple handshake became extra special at this moment. It gets difficult.

Perhaps, the next minute, or even the next second, he would lose control of his body. And from his previous words, we can know that the moment Li Ran lost control, there may be no possibility of waking up again.

Thinking of this, Li Ran immediately stopped hesitating, controlled his increasingly stiff and jerky body, and suddenly rushed towards the counter in front of him.