Xiao Yu had yet to officially begin, but his livestream chat was already buzzing.
Most viewers were chatting back and forth about several things.
Some were talking about Cao Yuan's reunion with his daughter.
Others were discussing exactly when Xiao Yu and Xia Mo would hold their joint livestream.
Of course, even more were discussing Jin Hong's hunt for the wanted fugitive, Chang Ningming!
"Master Xiao's here!"
"Everyone, welcome Master Xiao!"
"The exciting part is here!"
"Master Xiao, Jin's been waiting ages!"
"We've been waiting a long time too!"
"Everyone's waiting for Master Xiao to come online and catch the guy live!"
Xiao Yu wasted no time and connected a video call with Jin Hong.
Sure enough, Jin Hong had already arrived. The street was bustling, lined with vendor stalls trading jade or selling rough stones for stone gambling.
The place had a distinctly exotic feel.
Jin Hong clenched his fists. He was visibly nervous and excited.
Jin Hong said, "Master Xiao, I've been eating dinner here while waiting for you for over half an hour. The address you gave me for that bastard is nearby. I haven't approached yet, so I don't tip him off!"
Xiao Yu said, "Good. Put on an earpiece in a moment. Chang Ningming has had plastic surgery, but I'll recognize him at a glance. Don't give him a chance to escape."
Jin Hong said, "I have an earpiece. Everything's ready! But Master Xiao, there's something I'm worried about. Could that guy have heard about this and run away already? A lot of people are discussing this online. Maybe not everyone knows, but it's definitely a hot topic! I'm really worried. Doesn't he go online?"
Xiao Yu said, "Don't worry. I've divined this many times. There will be a few complications along the way, but it'll all work out in the end. Follow my instructions and you'll be fine. Besides, he really does rarely go online!"
Jin Hong said, "Then I'm relieved! Hahaha! Today's the day I finally avenge my childhood sweetheart!"
Just like Jin Hong at the scene,
everyone in the livestream chat was excited too.
"Jin, we can't fight alongside you, but we've all got your back! Just go for it!"
"I've already started playing battle music!"
"Master Xiao, get that background music going!"
"Does anyone else think Jin looks especially badass? He's got that 'the wind moans and the Yi Shuihan River runs cold' vibe!"
"You above me, quit jinxing him! With Master Xiao here, it's a completely one-sided fight. Add Jin's martial arts, and catching him will be a piece of cake!"
Meanwhile,
Jin Hong posed as a tourist, holding up his phone and filming his surroundings as he slowly approached a somewhat old four-story apartment building.
He glanced around, saw that no one was paying attention, and went straight inside, climbing to the third floor.
The corridors and stairs in this kind of building were so narrow that only one person could pass at a time. Escaping would be extremely difficult; the only option would be to jump out a window or off the building.
"Mr. Jin, turn left on the third floor and go to the room at the very end. See if you're confident you can kick the door straight open. Don't give him time to react! He's inside!"
Jin Hong walked up to the door, took one look, and immediately shook his head. "No. This guy's crafty. There's an iron gate outside the security door. I can't kick it open. By the time I break through, he'll probably have climbed out the window and escaped."
Someone in the chat immediately sighed. "If only there were police or someone else to help!"
"Help? This is a ruthless wanted criminal. What ordinary person would dare get involved without some real skills? The moment the cops showed up, he'd probably be on guard. That would only make catching him harder!"
"Couldn't they hide beforehand or pose as ordinary people?"
"That would be even more suspicious, wouldn't it? He's a wanted criminal who's an expert at staying on the run! He could probably smell cops from several streets away! If the police could handle him, he'd have been caught ages ago! Master Xiao and Jin wouldn't even need to get involved!"
"I even suspect this guy's already paid people off. He might get word before the cops even head out."
Everyone had their own argument.
But some viewers were also brainstorming and offering all sorts of ideas.
One Livestream Viewer offered a pretty good suggestion. "Jin, why don't you find a Deliveryman and pay to borrow his uniform and helmet? Then trick him into opening the door!"
"He probably won't open it, will he?"
"That's fine. Just pretend to leave the food outside, then hide. Everyone likes getting something for nothing, especially a greedy fugitive like him. It's free food-why wouldn't he take it? He'll definitely open the door!"
"Brilliant! We've got a psychology guru here!"
Jin Hong thought the plan sounded workable too.
He hurried downstairs, found a delivery rider, and handed over two hundred yuan to borrow a uniform, a helmet, and a food order.
Ten minutes later, dressed in the delivery uniform, he reappeared on the third floor and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?"
A wary, low voice belonging to a middle-aged man sounded from inside.
"Food delivery."
"Delivery? You've got the wrong place. I didn't order anything."
"That can't be right. This is the address."
"I told you I didn't order any food. Can you stop pestering me? Get lost! Don't bother me!"
"Did the customer enter the wrong address? Whatever. I delivered it to the right place, so I'm hanging it on your door handle. Take it or leave it!"
Jin Hong set the food in place and pretended to leave. In reality, he crouched out of sight of the peephole and quietly hid on the other side of the door.
He waited and waited, but nearly ten minutes passed without the door opening.
The Livestream Viewers were getting restless.
"Did he give himself away somehow?"
"Could that guy have gotten suspicious because Jin spoke Mandarin?"
"No way!"
"Is this guy even fucking human? He suspects a delivery rider too? That's seriously abnormal!"
"Hard to say. He didn't order food, and someone suddenly delivered some. That is suspicious!"
"But from the fugitive's perspective, the Deliveryman had already left, and there was no one outside. What the hell was there to be suspicious about?"
"Who knows!"
At the scene,
a full fifteen minutes passed. Just as Jin Hong was about to ask Xiao Yu to divine the situation again,
there was finally some movement inside.
Click.
The door opened!
But the iron gate was still there. Jin Hong rubbed his fists, held his breath, and pressed himself against the wall, waiting to rush in and subdue the man the instant the gate opened.
He had absolute confidence in his martial arts.
One face-to-face encounter was all he needed to take the man down!
However,
at that very moment,
a man's voice came from the stairwell.
"Buddy, are you done yet? It's been almost twenty minutes! If you don't give me back my uniform and the food, I'll be late with the delivery. If I get too many complaints, I won't just have to pay compensation-they'll suspend my account!"
The moment he said that, the livestream chat exploded.
"Holy shit!"
"Holy shit!"
"What the hell is this idiot doing?"
"It's over! He's blown his cover!"
"Some fucking moron just ruined everything!"
"Jin should've explained things clearly to him earlier!"
"Easy to say now! What fucking good does that do?"
"Maybe he didn't get suspicious?"
"How is that possible!"
Time seemed to freeze at that instant.
Hearing those words, Jin Hong's heart sank, while the Livestream Viewers in the chat were so furious that they all started swearing.
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