Sure enough, the door slammed shut with a heavy bang. Even an idiot could tell that Chang Ningming had caught on!
Jin Hong's expression turned utterly grim. He shot the Deliveryman who had ruined everything a murderous glare, stripped off his jacket and hat, shoved him aside, and charged down the stairs to give chase.
"Jin, calm down. Don't chase him yet."
"Master Xiao? What are you talking about? Are we supposed to just let that bastard escape?"
"I told you from the start, didn't I? There would be a little hiccup in this operation. Even if this Deliveryman hadn't interfered, something else would have happened... Anyway, listen to me. Go out to the street and get a cab. We don't need to chase after him. Just go straight to his destination and wait for him to deliver himself to us."
Xiao Yu calmly gave him an address. Jin Hong immediately understood what he meant and went to hail a cab, his face lighting up with delight.
The Livestream Viewers caught on, too.
"Damn, what was I even worrying about? With a walking cheat like Master Xiao directing things remotely, it doesn't matter where that guy hides!"
"LMAO, I was getting all worked up for nothing, too. The outcome was decided ages ago!"
"I'm suddenly feeling sorry for our dear little fugitive. He'll spend all that time desperately running away, only to crash straight into Jin Hong, who's been waiting forever..."
"Master Xiao says: everything is under control. I'll let you run for a bit while I head over to what you think is your safe house and wait."
"Pfft, hahahaha! You guys are terrible! This is supposed to be all tense and serious, and you've gone and made me laugh!"
"With Master Xiao around, let's see who still dares to do anything evil!"
"The net of justice lets nothing slip through. And even if it does, there's still Master Xiao!"
"My stomach's starting to hurt!"
"You foolish fugitive, you have no idea what a great being has set his sights on you!"
"That's just cruel!"
"Master Xiao's hogged all the cruelty for himself!"
"He flees, he pursues, and there's no escape even with wings!"
"Hahaha! Suddenly, my food doesn't taste so good anymore, because I've laughed and sprayed it all out!"
Xiao Yu said, "This guy will be running for quite a while yet. Let's not waste time. I'll tell the next Livestream Viewer's fortune first."
"LMAO, multitasking! Master Xiao's awesomeness is off the charts!"
"I bow down in worship!"
"Next, next! Fortune-telling and fugitive-catching at the same time. Master Xiao has places to be! How could he waste time on a mere fugitive?"
"This is what you call tactical contempt! They're not even in the same league!"
"Hahahaha! Master Xiao, I freaking love you! Please go gay with me!!"
"Go what with you?"
Meanwhile, the fugitive Chang Ningming was fleeing frantically through streets and alleys.
He even stole a bicycle along the way.
He couldn't understand how his whereabouts had been exposed.
He'd had plastic surgery and even deliberately befriended a cop, yet he'd caught absolutely no hint of anything beforehand.
He fled for a full half hour before cautiously stopping, having confirmed that nobody was following him anymore.
Even then, he didn't feel safe enough. He took a cab and rode around the city for another half hour.
Only then did he cautiously head toward his second hideout.
A cunning rabbit kept three burrows. As a fugitive, he had expected his whereabouts to be exposed sooner or later, so he'd arranged an escape route well in advance.
Unfortunately...
He had no idea who had set their sights on him.
Nor did he know that Xiao Yu couldn't even be bothered to waste time or energy on him and had already started telling other Livestream Viewers' fortunes.
"Finally, I'm safe."
Looking at the village ahead, Chang Ningming let out a long sigh of relief.
The house had belonged to an elderly relative of his ex-wife. It had stood empty since the relative's death and had long since gathered dust.
That was precisely why he'd chosen it as his safe house.
But just as he let his guard down and prepared to go inside to rest, a rush of air struck from behind, followed by a burst of searing pain.
Before he could work out what was happening, something heavy smashed into the back of his head.
His head spun and his vision blurred!
As he fell, he saw a man.
A man who should never have been there.
After knocking him down, the man leisurely took out a rope and trussed him up.
"You... How did you... That's impossible! I shook you off ages ago!! How could you have followed me here?!"
Jin Hong sneered contemptuously. "Followed you here? Are you kidding me? I got here half an hour ago! I even got so bored waiting that I played two Honor of Kings AI Matches!"
With a mocking look, he waved his phone, tapped the screen a few times, and pulled up his match history.
Sure enough!
The timestamps showed that he'd really started playing half an hour earlier. Even more infuriatingly, he'd earned MVP in both matches!
What did that mean?
It meant the man had known for certain that he would walk right into the trap! He'd arrived early and gotten bored out of his mind waiting!
Mockery!
Disdain!
Contempt!
"You... You fucking... That's impossible... Only I know about this place! You couldn't possibly know!"
"You scum! You hurt my girlfriend and murdered her. Now I'm going to avenge her!"
Jin Hong clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking, a cold sneer on his face!
"Hit him! Beat the hell out of him! Jin, give him a kick for me. I want to kick him in the balls!"
Jin Hong said, "Sure!"
"Me, me, me! Punch him for me, too! Knock his front teeth out!"
Jin Hong said, "No problem!"
"Jin, watch your strength! Don't hit too hard. There are over a hundred thousand Livestream Viewers waiting in line!"
"Go easy. He hasn't spent the rest of his life in prison yet! Don't beat him beyond repair!"
"Jin, aim for the fleshy bits!"
"Hahaha, this feels so good! Hit him, hit him! I'm already shaking all over!"
In the livestream...
Every Livestream Viewer was buzzing with excitement.
Amid everyone's anticipation, cheers, and urging, Jin Hong threw his first punch!
The punch landed squarely in the fugitive's face with such force that it broke his front teeth and drew blood.
But just as everyone was waiting to see Jin Hong throw his second punch, the livestream suddenly went dark!
Immediately afterward, a system notice popped up in the dashboard.
Livestream suspended for 7 days due to excessively graphic violence and gore!
The Livestream Viewers had been about to get their payoff. They'd already started cheering, and now the feed was gone?!
"WHAT THE FUCK?!"
"WHO TURNED OFF MY LIGHTS?!"
"WHERE'S THE FEED? WHERE THE HELL'S MY FEED?!"
"God fucking damn it! I waited all this time and even took my pants off, and you're showing me a black screen?!"
"FUCK YOU! GIVE ME A REFUND!!!"
"I want to watch Jin beat the crap out of that fugitive!!"
"Fuck! This is fucking ridiculous! If you won't give us video, at least give us some audio!!!"
"I'm going to murder someone! Whoever owns this streaming platform, get out here! I promise I won't beat you to death!!!"
Xiao Yu smacked his lips, still feeling that he hadn't quite gotten his fill.
Fortunately, even after the livestream was suspended, he could still speak and chat for a little while.
"Everyone, settle down. The system automatically suspended the livestream, but I can tell you the outcome. The criminal will get beaten pretty badly. You can picture it yourselves-as bad as someone would look after jumping from the twentieth floor...
Of course, he won't die!"
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