In the shanty towns of Wanhu City, the night became denser, and the sky seemed to be dyed with ink.
It is a bit cloudy tonight, the stars and the moon are covered by dark clouds, and the night is dark.
In this dark night, Lu Junchi, Qi Zhengyang and a little policeman named Wang Xunan were running in the narrow alley, and the time was getting closer and closer to ten o'clock in the evening.
The shanty towns here are all low-rise houses. The roads are narrow and rugged. In some places, some tunnels have been dug that have not been filled. There are illegal buildings on both sides of the road, and even cars cannot enter.
This area has been planned for demolition for a long time, but several nail households have not yet reached an agreement, and the demolition has not yet started. Many houses are already empty, and some people still live.
They go door-to-door to confirm whether someone is home or not.
The shanty towns are messy. There are small houses built illegally by residents everywhere. The house types are scattered and not uniform. There are also people who set up stalls on the roadside, and there is absolutely no rules and regulations.
Lu Junchi didn't know how many stairs he climbed and how many houses he ran tonight. Physical fatigue was second, and he was most afraid of being too late.
Time passed minute by minute, and it was a countdown to a child's life.
There are already more than 200 people who have acted in Wanhu City at the same time as them, but these people are still unable to search this labyrinth-like shanty town.
Everyone is like the scattered sand poured into the river, and was washed away in this messy labyrinth in an instant.
After knocking on the door, they encountered all kinds of faces, yawning, cursing, too lazy to put on their clothes, not knowing what they were looking for, none of their business.
The live broadcast caused chaos outside, but most of the people living in the shanty towns did not respond.
The people here are not even as enthusiastic as the people who live in the unfinished buildings.
Those who live in unfinished buildings still feel that they are responsible and have a sense of belonging. Even if it is difficult for them to survive, they still want to live in this city. But the people here seem to have broken the pot and gave up all struggles, efforts, and even imagination.
These people don't fit in with the city.
It was strange for them to look at these busy cops.
Lu Junchi also felt strange looking at them.
These people are obviously still alive, living in one of the most prosperous cities in the world. But it seems that the bustling city life has been far away from their lives, and they are willing to hide in this small fast area in the city, fending for themselves, insensitive, and even rotting.
There are many connections in the walkie-talkie, and news from various places comes from time to time, most of which are unsuccessful.
But to a certain extent, it was a good harvest. They found two prostitution dens, arrested a few drug dealers, and found a few places where people gathered to gamble.
But these were not what they wanted to find tonight.
Where is that hidden live broadcast room?
The three of them, Lu Junchi, ran out of breath into a dark and narrow alley.
Xia Mingxi sent a message: "The live broadcast of the media was not very successful, the scene caused confusion, and the anchor seems to be about to start execution..."
The sound in the headset was suddenly interrupted by the voice of a young man.
"Hey, what are you doing, you are not allowed to enter here."
Lu Junchi heard the voice and looked forward. In the dark night, five or six hairy young men blocked in front of them.
"The police handle the case!" Lu Jun didn't expect to be stopped here, so he flashed his police officer's card.
This is a narrow alleyway, and there are several buildings ahead. Those houses are some years old. Some of the buildings are dark, and some of the windows are dimly lit.
Most of the street lights on the street were broken, and only one orange light was not shining brightly on the road. A long shadow was drawn behind the gangsters in front of them.
In such a secluded corner, these people seem to have appeared out of thin air. They don't seem to be very old, they are only teens. The youngest has not grown up in size. It is the age when they should be educated in school, but they have already been on the streets early.
They stood lazily, stuck in the middle of the road, with no intention of moving away, their eyes full of malicious intent.
One of them looked at them and muttered, "Who are you lying, how come there are police here?"
Another person answered: "Yeah, how dare the police come?"
The rest of the people burst into laughter.
Lu Junchi also heard that there are some areas where people don't care about in this shantytown. There is a mixed flow of people, there is no surveillance, and there are often cases of being maimed and injured. Usually, even the police would not dare to come here alone to investigate the matter.
Qi Zhengyang was panting and tried to communicate with them: "Why don't you allow us to go in? Who told you to stay here?"
"Anyway, no one is allowed to enter here tonight." A young man in the lead highlighted a few strands of yellow hair. Some of the people behind him were holding sticks, some bricks, and a fat man The beer bottle slammed into the telephone pole on the side with a clatter, and picked up the broken beer bottle and held it in his hand.
Wang Xunan was still young, looking at the crowd and holding the guy, he was a little hairy: "You guys are attacking the police!"
The fat man scolded and said, "I beat the police!"
Lu Junchi turned his head and saw that there were some leftover skewers and beer bottles on the side of the road. There was a faint smell of alcohol in the air. It was obvious that they had been here for a long time. This group of people was deliberately procrastinating. .
With such an attitude, it is almost certain that there must be something shady in the rooms behind them.
Everyone was inquiring, and it was obviously too late to call for support. Before Lu Junchi had made a decision, the gangsters rushed over.
It seemed that this battle was inevitable. Lu Jun didn't want to shoot. He rolled up his sleeves twice, narrowed his long and narrow eyes, took half a step back, and kicked a person in front of him directly in the chest. . Then he twisted the backhand and grabbed the stick in the man's hand. The stick in his hand circled around, and immediately tore a hole in the surrounding circle.
Lu Jun shouted late: "Lao Qi, you go over with your subordinates first, and I'll go over and meet with you right away."
The little policeman Wang Xunan was still a little confused: "Can you do it alone?"
Qi Zhengyang gave him a push: "Ten of these are given away to the army for nothing, don't get in the way here, let's hurry up!"
The remaining few people still wanted to stop them, but Lu Jun took a step forward and swept out the stick in his hand, bringing out a gust of wind and stopped them.
After waiting for Qi Zhengyang and Wang Xunan to run out of the alley, Lu Junchi turned around and looked at the gangsters in front of him. He really didn't pay attention to these little bastards.
"Everyone, let's go together! If you are disabled, it's mine!" Huang Mao shouted and rushed over with the help of the crowd.
The wooden stick in Lu Junchi's hand mercilessly slid over Huang Mao's head, and Huang Mao closed his eyes in fright, but that move was a slap in the face.
Lu Jun put his knees up against his abdomen for a while, the stick in his hand shrank back, and poked the chin of the man behind him.
The fat man on the side attacked again, and the wine bottle in his hand rushed towards Lu Junchi's abdomen.
Lu Junchi grabbed his hand with a short body, and kicked his knee hard with his feet, the fat man lost his balance all of a sudden, Lu Junchi twisted behind the fat man, and strangled his throat with a dodge. The wine bottle in Fatty's hand fell in response. His sturdy body just served as Lu Junchi's shield, and he was hit by two sticks from his companions in an instant.
Lu Jun pushed him forward and let him go, the fat man fell to the ground and brought down the person in front of him.
In the narrow alleyway, under the reflection of the street lamps, the figures swayed chaotically.
Those gangsters took a few blows on their bodies, their eyes were red, and their moves became more and more hot.
Lu Jun kept his guard up, and watched the person in front of him make a flaw, and a fall on his back fell him to the ground. He kept moving, and the wooden stick in his hand rushed towards the yellow hair wheel that was rushing over. Huang Mao thought it was still empty this time, so he rushed towards it, the knife in his hand was still a few inches away from Lu Junchi's chest. It was a solid bump on the shoulder.
Another person rushed over, and Lu Junchi kicked him in the stomach with a side kick, kicking the man backwards a few meters, and slammed his back against the wall.
The remaining two gangsters looked like they were not opponents. They turned around and wanted to run. Lu Junchi stretched his legs and tripped over one. The other was hit by a thrown stick and fell to the ground.
The whole process was smooth and smooth, and it didn't take five minutes in total.
Lu Junchi's movements were quick, and he didn't hit the key points. He was angry, and he shot harder, leaving no room. The little gangsters lay on the ground and rolled in a low voice.
Seeing that they all lost their resistance, Lu Jun stopped his hand, gasped, and took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the faces of those people: "Tonight, you are obstructing the police handling the case, don't think you can fool this matter!"
"Father, father...we didn't open our eyes." The fat man knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Lu Jun kicked him late, walked a few steps to Huang Mao, put his handcuffs on with a click, and called someone through the intercom to detain these gangsters.
Lu Junchi was about to go after Qi Zhengyang and the others, but he still felt that this was strange, so he lowered his head and asked them, "Do you know what happened in the live broadcast room tonight?"
Huang Mao was stunned: "What? What about the live broadcast room? I didn't watch the live broadcast room. We went to buy skewered beer, and stopped people here from 5:00 pm."
This reaction didn't seem like a lie. Lu Junchi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Who told you to stop people here."
"Yes... It was my friend who gave me two thousand dollars and told me that no matter who it was tonight, no one was allowed to pass here... I agreed to it after bragging at the time, and he didn't say it would be the police."
Lu Junchi twisted the yellow-haired arm hard: "His name!"
Huang Mao snorted: "Tao Yingxu, Tao Yingxu asked us to guard here."
After hearing this name, Lu Junchi's expression changed slightly: "Tao Yingxu from Wanhu No.1 Middle School?"
Huang Mao hurriedly nodded: "It's that kid, we were in the same class in junior high school, and I owe him a favor..."
Isn't Tao Yingxu the third victim?
Why does the "good student" do these things?
Lu Junchi frowned instantly, the development of this incident caught him by surprise.
Hard on his hands.
Huang Mao hurriedly shouted: "Father! Ancestor! Really, really! I have chat records with him to prove it. He also transferred money to me..."
"when?"
"It's about four o'clock in the afternoon today, police officer, I can show you my phone..."
That time was before the start of the live broadcast in the afternoon. Lu Junchi felt like a fire was lit in his heart. He felt as if he was approaching the truth, but there were still many things that could not be explained.
He seems to be in a labyrinth, and he can see the end when he raises his head, but he doesn't know when he will be able to reach it.
In the live broadcast room at this moment, the anchor's hand has already pulled the rope, and the body of the boy sitting on the seat is gradually being pulled up.
"This... Although the confession of Xuehai's crime is a bit confusing, it can be considered a confession of crime! The police have already said that they will investigate strictly, you have achieved your goal?!"
"His purpose is not to reveal the evil deeds of those people at all, to put it in a high-sounding manner, you are simply taking the opportunity to kill!"
"Oh my God! No! Stop killing people!"
"Perverted pervert...you're just enjoying killing people!"
People watching the live broadcast felt that their hearts were hanging. In the rapidly brushing barrage, the ropes gradually tightened, and the boy's body was completely off the ground. He struggled, twitched, and his body kept struggling to straighten.
Then the screen suddenly went black.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Is it a problem with the live broadcast signal?"
"What happened next?"
After half a minute of black screen, everything lights up again. The camera didn't move, illuminating the boy's footsteps. His feet were already in the air, swaying gently, and then completely stopped.
The camera moved up to see his face, a gray, dead face.
People finally realized that the boy had already risen into the air and had no life at all.
"Where's the police? Why haven't the police arrived yet?"
"Is there any help?"
"My God, it's so cruel."
Another young life lost.
After the execution of the third victim, the anchor's icy voice sounded: "As a result, everyone has seen it. We are terminally ill, but we are used to it by everyone. In this world, the wicked will not be sentenced, but they will be questioned for their bravery. I want all ordinary people to remember tonight... see you in half an hour, everyone."
The third live broadcast is over, but I still can't make it in time.
Just when everyone was silent, a message suddenly popped up in the group.
Xia Mingxi said: "I just received information from the North China Affiliated Hospital. The second victim, Mo Xiuxiu, woke up after being rescued."
Su Hui, who was sitting in the school office, raised his head and asked Qiao Ze, "Are we far from the North China Affiliated Hospital?"
Qiao Ze was stunned for a moment, and he typed the button to open the map: "Not far, ten minutes away. Mo Xiuxiu was taken away by an ambulance before, and the nearest hospital was automatically matched."
Su Hui got up and said, "I want to see Mo Xiuxiu."
Qiao Ze hurriedly buttoned up his laptop: "Okay, I'll call a car, but do we have to go over there? There are criminal police officers who accompany you there. If you have any questions, you can ask them first."
Qiao Ze was a little worried that this time, he would lose some time on the road.
Su Hui shook his head: "She may lie, I want to confirm some things myself."
If his speculation is correct, Mo Xiuxiu is likely to be the key to unraveling the mystery.
In the shanty towns of Wanhu City, the night became denser, and the sky seemed to be dyed with ink.
It is a bit cloudy tonight, the stars and the moon are covered by dark clouds, and the night is dark.
In this dark night, Lu Junchi, Qi Zhengyang and a little policeman named Wang Xunan were running in the narrow alley, and the time was getting closer and closer to ten o'clock in the evening.
The shanty towns here are all low-rise houses. The roads are narrow and rugged. In some places, some tunnels have been dug that have not been filled. There are illegal buildings on both sides of the road, and even cars cannot enter.
This area has been planned for demolition for a long time, but several nail households have not yet reached an agreement, and the demolition has not yet started. Many houses are already empty, and some people still live.
They go door-to-door to confirm whether someone is home or not.
The shanty towns are messy. There are small houses built illegally by residents everywhere. The house types are scattered and not uniform. There are also people who set up stalls on the roadside, and there is absolutely no rules and regulations.
Lu Junchi didn't know how many stairs he climbed and how many houses he ran tonight. Physical fatigue was second, and he was most afraid of being too late.
Time passed minute by minute, and it was a countdown to a child's life.
There are already more than 200 people who have acted in Wanhu City at the same time as them, but these people are still unable to search this labyrinth-like shanty town.
Everyone is like the scattered sand poured into the river, and was washed away in this messy labyrinth in an instant.
After knocking on the door, they encountered all kinds of faces, yawning, cursing, too lazy to put on their clothes, not knowing what they were looking for, none of their business.
The live broadcast caused chaos outside, but most of the people living in the shanty towns did not respond.
The people here are not even as enthusiastic as the people who live in the unfinished buildings.
Those who live in unfinished buildings still feel that they are responsible and have a sense of belonging. Even if it is difficult for them to survive, they still want to live in this city. But the people here seem to have broken the pot and gave up all struggles, efforts, and even imagination.
These people don't fit in with the city.
It was strange for them to look at these busy cops.
Lu Junchi also felt strange looking at them.
These people are obviously still alive, living in one of the most prosperous cities in the world. But it seems that the bustling city life has been far away from their lives, and they are willing to hide in this small fast area in the city, fending for themselves, insensitive, and even rotting.
There are many connections in the walkie-talkie, and news from various places comes from time to time, most of which are unsuccessful.
But to a certain extent, it was a good harvest. They found two prostitution dens, arrested a few drug dealers, and found a few places where people gathered to gamble.
But these were not what they wanted to find tonight.
Where is that hidden live broadcast room?
The three of them, Lu Junchi, ran out of breath into a dark and narrow alley.
Xia Mingxi sent a message: "The live broadcast of the media was not very successful, the scene caused confusion, and the anchor seems to be about to start execution..."
The sound in the headset was suddenly interrupted by the voice of a young man.
"Hey, what are you doing, you are not allowed to enter here."
Lu Junchi heard the voice and looked forward. In the dark night, five or six hairy young men blocked in front of them.
"The police handle the case!" Lu Jun didn't expect to be stopped here, so he flashed his police officer's card.
This is a narrow alleyway, and there are several buildings ahead. Those houses are some years old. Some of the buildings are dark, and some of the windows are dimly lit.
Most of the street lights on the street were broken, and only one orange light was not shining brightly on the road. A long shadow was drawn behind the gangsters in front of them.
In such a secluded corner, these people seem to have appeared out of thin air. They don't seem to be very old, they are only teens. The youngest has not grown up in size. It is the age when they should be educated in school, but they have already been on the streets early.
They stood lazily, stuck in the middle of the road, with no intention of moving away, their eyes full of malicious intent.
One of them looked at them and muttered, "Who are you lying, how come there are police here?"
Another person answered: "Yeah, how dare the police come?"
The rest of the people burst into laughter.
Lu Junchi also heard that there are some areas where people don't care about in this shantytown. There is a mixed flow of people, there is no surveillance, and there are often cases of being maimed and injured. Usually, even the police would not dare to come here alone to investigate the matter.
Qi Zhengyang was panting and tried to communicate with them: "Why don't you allow us to go in? Who told you to stay here?"
"Anyway, no one is allowed to enter here tonight." A young man in the lead highlighted a few strands of yellow hair. Some of the people behind him were holding sticks, some bricks, and a fat man The beer bottle slammed into the telephone pole on the side with a clatter, and picked up the broken beer bottle and held it in his hand.
Wang Xunan was still young, looking at the crowd and holding the guy, he was a little hairy: "You guys are attacking the police!"
The fat man scolded and said, "I beat the police!"
Lu Junchi turned his head and saw that there were some leftover skewers and beer bottles on the side of the road. There was a faint smell of alcohol in the air. It was obvious that they had been here for a long time. This group of people was deliberately procrastinating. .
With such an attitude, it is almost certain that there must be something shady in the rooms behind them.
Everyone was inquiring, and it was obviously too late to call for support. Before Lu Junchi had made a decision, the gangsters rushed over.
It seemed that this battle was inevitable. Lu Jun didn't want to shoot. He rolled up his sleeves twice, narrowed his long and narrow eyes, took half a step back, and kicked a person in front of him directly in the chest. . Then he twisted the backhand and grabbed the stick in the man's hand. The stick in his hand circled around, and immediately tore a hole in the surrounding circle.
Lu Jun shouted late: "Lao Qi, you go over with your subordinates first, and I'll go over and meet with you right away."
The little policeman Wang Xunan was still a little confused: "Can you do it alone?"
Qi Zhengyang gave him a push: "Ten of these are given away to the army for nothing, don't get in the way here, let's hurry up!"
The remaining few people still wanted to stop them, but Lu Jun took a step forward and swept out the stick in his hand, bringing out a gust of wind and stopped them.
After waiting for Qi Zhengyang and Wang Xunan to run out of the alley, Lu Junchi turned around and looked at the gangsters in front of him. He really didn't pay attention to these little bastards.
"Everyone, let's go together! If you are disabled, it's mine!" Huang Mao shouted and rushed over with the help of the crowd.
The wooden stick in Lu Junchi's hand mercilessly slid over Huang Mao's head, and Huang Mao closed his eyes in fright, but that move was a slap in the face.
Lu Jun put his knees up against his abdomen for a while, the stick in his hand shrank back, and poked the chin of the man behind him.
The fat man on the side attacked again, and the wine bottle in his hand rushed towards Lu Junchi's abdomen.
Lu Junchi grabbed his hand with a short body, and kicked his knee hard with his feet, the fat man lost his balance all of a sudden, Lu Junchi twisted behind the fat man, and strangled his throat with a dodge. The wine bottle in Fatty's hand fell in response. His sturdy body just served as Lu Junchi's shield, and he was hit by two sticks from his companions in an instant.
Lu Jun pushed him forward and let him go, the fat man fell to the ground and brought down the person in front of him.
In the narrow alleyway, under the reflection of the street lamps, the figures swayed chaotically.
Those gangsters took a few blows on their bodies, their eyes were red, and their moves became more and more hot.
Lu Jun kept his guard up, and watched the person in front of him make a flaw, and a fall on his back fell him to the ground. He kept moving, and the wooden stick in his hand rushed towards the yellow hair wheel that was rushing over. Huang Mao thought it was still empty this time, so he rushed towards it, the knife in his hand was still a few inches away from Lu Junchi's chest. It was a solid bump on the shoulder.
Another person rushed over, and Lu Junchi kicked him in the stomach with a side kick, kicking the man backwards a few meters, and slammed his back against the wall.
The remaining two gangsters looked like they were not opponents. They turned around and wanted to run. Lu Junchi stretched his legs and tripped over one. The other was hit by a thrown stick and fell to the ground.
The whole process was smooth and smooth, and it didn't take five minutes in total.
Lu Junchi's movements were quick, and he didn't hit the key points. He was angry, and he shot harder, leaving no room. The little gangsters lay on the ground and rolled in a low voice.
Seeing that they all lost their resistance, Lu Jun stopped his hand, gasped, and took out his mobile phone to take a picture of the faces of those people: "Tonight, you are obstructing the police handling the case, don't think you can fool this matter!"
"Father, father...we didn't open our eyes." The fat man knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Lu Jun kicked him late, walked a few steps to Huang Mao, put his handcuffs on with a click, and called someone through the intercom to detain these gangsters.
Lu Junchi was about to go after Qi Zhengyang and the others, but he still felt that this was strange, so he lowered his head and asked them, "Do you know what happened in the live broadcast room tonight?"
Huang Mao was stunned: "What? What about the live broadcast room? I didn't watch the live broadcast room. We went to buy skewered beer, and stopped people here from 5:00 pm."
This reaction didn't seem like a lie. Lu Junchi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Who told you to stop people here."
"Yes... It was my friend who gave me two thousand dollars and told me that no matter who it was tonight, no one was allowed to pass here... I agreed to it after bragging at the time, and he didn't say it would be the police."
Lu Junchi twisted the yellow-haired arm hard: "His name!"
Huang Mao snorted: "Tao Yingxu, Tao Yingxu asked us to guard here."
After hearing this name, Lu Junchi's expression changed slightly: "Tao Yingxu from Wanhu No.1 Middle School?"
Huang Mao hurriedly nodded: "It's that kid, we were in the same class in junior high school, and I owe him a favor..."
Isn't Tao Yingxu the third victim?
Why does the "good student" do these things?
Lu Junchi frowned instantly, the development of this incident caught him by surprise.
Hard on his hands.
Huang Mao hurriedly shouted: "Father! Ancestor! Really, really! I have chat records with him to prove it. He also transferred money to me..."
"when?"
"It's about four o'clock in the afternoon today, police officer, I can show you my phone..."
That time was before the start of the live broadcast in the afternoon. Lu Junchi felt like a fire was lit in his heart. He felt as if he was approaching the truth, but there were still many things that could not be explained.
He seems to be in a labyrinth, and he can see the end when he raises his head, but he doesn't know when he will be able to reach it.
In the live broadcast room at this moment, the anchor's hand has already pulled the rope, and the body of the boy sitting on the seat is gradually being pulled up.
"This... Although the confession of Xuehai's crime is a bit confusing, it can be considered a confession of crime! The police have already said that they will investigate strictly, you have achieved your goal?!"
"His purpose is not to reveal the evil deeds of those people at all, to put it in a high-sounding manner, you are simply taking the opportunity to kill!"
"Oh my God! No! Stop killing people!"
"Perverted pervert...you're just enjoying killing people!"
People watching the live broadcast felt that their hearts were hanging. In the rapidly brushing barrage, the ropes gradually tightened, and the boy's body was completely off the ground. He struggled, twitched, and his body kept struggling to straighten.
Then the screen suddenly went black.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Is it a problem with the live broadcast signal?"
"What happened next?"
After half a minute of black screen, everything lights up again. The camera didn't move, illuminating the boy's footsteps. His feet were already in the air, swaying gently, and then completely stopped.
The camera moved up to see his face, a gray, dead face.
People finally realized that the boy had already risen into the air and had no life at all.
"Where's the police? Why haven't the police arrived yet?"
"Is there any help?"
"My God, it's so cruel."
Another young life lost.
After the execution of the third victim, the anchor's icy voice sounded: "As a result, everyone has seen it. We are terminally ill, but we are used to it by everyone. In this world, the wicked will not be sentenced, but they will be questioned for their bravery. I want all ordinary people to remember tonight... see you in half an hour, everyone."
The third live broadcast is over, but I still can't make it in time.
Just when everyone was silent, a message suddenly popped up in the group.
Xia Mingxi said: "I just received information from the North China Affiliated Hospital. The second victim, Mo Xiuxiu, woke up after being rescued."
Su Hui, who was sitting in the school office, raised his head and asked Qiao Ze, "Are we far from the North China Affiliated Hospital?"
Qiao Ze was stunned for a moment, and he typed the button to open the map: "Not far, ten minutes away. Mo Xiuxiu was taken away by an ambulance before, and the nearest hospital was automatically matched."
Su Hui got up and said, "I want to see Mo Xiuxiu."
Qiao Ze hurriedly buttoned up his laptop: "Okay, I'll call a car, but do we have to go over there? There are criminal police officers who accompany you there. If you have any questions, you can ask them first."
Qiao Ze was a little worried that this time, he would lose some time on the road.
Su Hui shook his head: "She may lie, I want to confirm some things myself."
If his speculation is correct, Mo Xiuxiu is likely to be the key to unraveling the mystery.
