Houlaiwu Central Park in Los Angeles City is located in the very center of the entire Los Angeles City.
It is about 32 kilometers away from the Maku District and 42 kilometers away from the Bai Lan District.
Today, a press conference is being held at Houlaiwu Central Park.
There were only a few reporters present, fewer than thirty.
But there were many onlookers, with about a thousand people gathered in layers around the area.
"Damn it, why doesn't this fat pig hold a press conference inside the hotel?"
One of the tall, blonde beauties rubbed her hands together and cursed.
Among this group of reporters, this female reporter was the most eye-catching, and many male reporters around her would occasionally glance at her beautiful legs.
Even if they're wearing slimming thermal pants, even if they're sitting down.
However, this woman has such great legs—long and straight—that a single photo of her could be used as an advertisement for slimming pants.
However, no one dared to approach her casually, and a blank area even formed around her, like a domain.
Only her cameraman sat beside her, adjusting the equipment.
"This pig is showing off, it's rare to catch Uncle Number Two!" the cameraman said, blowing on his hands.
"I have absolutely no interest in Mads Mikkelsen Number Two. I'm much more interested in that hooded man!"
"You mean the mysterious free shopping incident a few days ago? No, Ava, please forget about it."
The assistant, his face grim, intervened, saying, "All information about the mysterious person's zero-dollar purchase has become a 404 error. You should know what that means!"
"The boss also warned us, and I don't want to lose my job."
"Dear Matt, the public has the right to know and needs the truth!"
"No, the people don't need that. All they need is enough to eat!" Matt shook his head.
" Matt, we're reporters!"
"No, I'm just an employee!"
" Matt, I need you." Ava looked intently at Matt.
"You don't need that, you just need a hapless guy!" Matt shook his head!
" Matt, you can book a hotel tonight!"
Matt swallowed hard. "That trick again?"
Ava lifted her leg slightly and touched Matt's calf with the tip of her shoe. "We're partners!"
Matt was conflicted. Ava was wonderful, but he needed to eat, and he didn't want to lose his job.
"Don't worry, I guarantee you won't lose your job. I'll handle things with your boss!"
Just then, a patrol car drove up from a distance and slowly pulled up to the side of the road.
The obese Inspector General Santos, sporting a Mediterranean-style haircut, struggled to get out of the passenger seat.
He straightened his tie before walking towards the podium.
The immense weight made the wooden podium creak underfoot.
"Hey everyone, I'm your esteemed Chief Inspector of the Jiafu State, Mobi Santos. I represent the justice of Jiafu State." Santos waved his arm and said with great enthusiasm.
"Water, he actually called himself the embodiment of justice in Jiafu State? How dare he say that? Since this guy came to power, the crime rate in Jiafu State has increased tenfold!" Ava cursed.
"For this fat pig, the green knife is justice, his multi-million dollar villa is justice, his celebrity wife is justice, and nothing else is justice!" Matt Taunt.
It wasn't just Ava and Matt who were Taunt Taunt; everyone else was too.
Among the more than a thousand ordinary people watching the spectacle, quite a few were even giving Santos the middle finger.
But Santos seemed oblivious to all this and continued, "After three months of effort, we have finally captured the demon Yate..."
"Fellow citizens, please rest assured, with me Santos, here, no one can make mistakes in Jiafu State, no one can provoke Santos, and no one can challenge the justice of Jiafu State."
The audience rolled their eyes!
Just then, a reporter raised his hand and asked loudly, "Mr. Santos, Yate Bosi is a disabled young man with an IQ of less than six years old. How did he design such a complex escape room?"
"That was just his disguise!" Santos replied calmly, as if he had already prepared his answer.
"Mr. Santos, based on the information we have, Yate has never attended school. Even if he has normal intelligence, it's impossible for him to design such a deadly locked room."
"Mr. Santos, how can you deny this?" someone else asked.
"Young man, please watch your words. Our tests have shown that Yate is not only not mentally challenged, but a genius. He has taught himself more than a dozen subjects, including chemistry, Physics, and anatomy!"
"Devils are all masters of disguise!"
The reporters then asked some very pointed questions, to which Santos tried to evade the questions, and when he couldn't, he claimed they were internal secrets.
Anyway, they caught the person, and the locked-room death incident will not happen again.
"Mr. Santos!" Seeing that everyone had asked their questions, Ava suddenly stood up.
Matt also pointed the camera at Santos and adjusted the focus to his fat face.
"Hello, Ms. Ava!" Santos's facial muscles twitched.
A flicker of disgust crossed his previously smiling face, clearly indicating that he knew Ava very well.
"Mr. Santos, could you tell me about the mysterious zero-dollar purchase incident in the Maku District?"
The disgust in Santos' eyes intensified.
"What mysterious zero-yuan purchase event? How come I don't know anything about it!"
"Is that mysterious person like what's said online, possessing mysterious powers? Is he the same Test Subject Nine who escaped from a laboratory two years ago?"
Santos's face was extremely ugly, and he looked at Ava as if she were a dead person.
"Ms. Ava, please stop spreading rumors. The incident from two years ago has been clarified; it was just an accident. I warn you..."
Just then, the microphone went silent.
Immediately afterwards, a strange and hoarse voice came from the speakers on both sides.
"Mr. Santos, a lie can deceive for a moment, but not forever. The truth will always come to light eventually."
"Who are you!" Santos remained relatively calm at this point.
"Me? I'm the mysterious person who bought the entire Northern District of Maku Street for free five days ago."
Santos realized the situation was dire and yelled at his men, "Shut it down! Shut it down!"
Two inspectors immediately ran over and ripped off the speaker's power cord.
"Of course, I don't like the title 'mysterious man.' You can call me Zero."
The hoarse voice continued, and it was even louder than before.
This time, however, the sound didn't come from the speakers, but from all directions.
Only then did everyone realize that, without them noticing, a ring of vans had appeared around them.
On the side of each van is an LCD screen displaying a mysterious figure wearing a hooded hoodie, Black Wind, sunglasses, and a black mask.
" Matt, camera, camera, give the mystery man a shot!" Ava shouted excitedly.
"I'm doing it!" Matt pointed the camera at the LCD screen, his voice trembling with excitement.
As journalists, they love breaking news like this the most.
Suddenly someone shouted, "Look at Uglybook! This Zero is being live-streamed on Uglybook Mountain!"
Upon hearing this, Ava quickly opened her phone, entered the Uglybook platform, and sure enough, the top post on the homepage was the mysterious person's live stream.
"Damn, how did Zero do that? Did he hack into Uglybook's server?"
At this moment, the hoarse voice continued to ring out.
" Amaiken always proclaims freedom, but we all know that we are not free at all. I, Number Ten, will bring true freedom to this country."
The man in black leaned forward slightly as he finished speaking.
"This is our first meeting, and I've prepared a special gift for you all—a very generous one."
"Five days ago, I bought gifts worth over 40 million dollars from 121 supermarkets for free. The gifts included everyday items, Diamond, diamonds, Huangjin, and everything else imaginable."
"I will deliver these items to Houlaiwu Central Park in half an hour; this is my gift to you."
"Of course, that's not the focus today."
"I've found that this level of free shopping no longer excites me; I want to upgrade my free shopping experience."
As the mysterious man spoke, he tapped his finger, and the image on the screen changed in an instant.
This is a huge military base surrounded by high walls, and not far from the base lies the Dahai.
The base contains armored vehicles, armed helicopters, and Combat.
On the ocean, there Levitation rows of warships of various kinds, as well as three huge aircraft carriers.
"This is the Nuofusen Port, the Nuofusen Military Base!" someone exclaimed.
"Marfa, what exactly is this guy trying to do?"
"He said there's an upgrade to the zero-yuan purchase program, plus generous gifts and special offers. Could it be what I'm thinking?!"
"Wow, that's so cool! I like this guy; he's got the makings."
Then the scene switched back.
The hoarse voice rang out again.
"I'm sure some of you have already guessed it. That's right, my target for this zero-dollar purchase is the Nuofusen Military Base."
"Three days later, I will buy the entire Nuofusen Base for free. Helicopters, Combat, armored vehicles, warships, and those three aircraft carriers will all become my collection."
"I will start my live stream at midnight three days from now. See you all in three days! Oh, and don't forget the gifts I've prepared for you in half an hour."
The mysterious man raised his right hand, bent his palm slightly, and made a farewell gesture. The screen went black the next moment.
At the same time, the live stream on Uglybook was also shut down.
"This is absolutely insane!" Matt exclaimed in shock, as he was about to put down the camera.
" Matt, don't turn off the camera, keep filming, come with me!" Ava excitedly tugged at Matt and turned to run towards the van.
Matt instantly realized Ava's purpose, and immediately grabbed his camera and chased after Ava.
Ava reacted quickly, and the other reporters were not slow to react either.
But no matter how fast they went, they couldn't outrun the ordinary people who were just watching the spectacle.
They were on the outskirts, not far from the van.
The mysterious person said that the items he bought for free five days ago would be given out as gifts.
Could these vans be carrying the gifts the mysterious person mentioned?
Moreover, the gifts included Huangjin, Diamond, and jewelry.
The six vans were quickly surrounded by a large crowd.
In less than ten minutes, the van was forcibly opened.
Unfortunately, the van was empty.
There was nothing inside.
After realizing this, Ava thought for a moment, then turned and ran southeast.
" Ava, where are we going!" Matt immediately followed.
Ava didn't say a word, but took long strides and ran all the way into a hotel.
Then they entered the elevator.
After Matt followed him in, he pressed the button for the 22nd floor, which is the top floor.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the hotel's rooftop.
"Eight minutes left!" Ava said, glancing at her phone.
Matt pointed the camera downstairs, at Houlaiwu Central Park.
In the footage, countless people looked like ants, frantically converging on the Central Park.
Houlaiwu Central Park is not very big to begin with.
As more and more people gathered, the entire Central Park was soon densely packed with people.
Matt understood what Ava meant and gave Ava a thumbs up.
If they were down there, they'd probably be crushed into a meat patty by now.
"The goods from over a hundred stores... that's a huge amount of stuff! How are they going to get that ' Zero' over? Could it just be a prank?"
"No, my gut tells me that what's coming next will be shocking!"