561: I am Su Yue

He looked at Liu You expectantly, "Which of these three should we choose?"

Liu You was stunned for a moment, "Choose... the second one."

Song Wen seemed a bit bored, "I thought you'd choose the third one. Isn't it better to participate yourself? This is the world's first live broadcast, aren't you excited?"

Liu You paused for a moment before asking, "What's the point of this? Aren't you going to kill them in the end anyway?"

Song Wen tilted his head and thought for a moment, then nodded, "Anyway, they can't come back, so killing them is fine."

He said it extremely casually, as if he were talking about everyday matters.

Immediately after, he said, "Are you sure you want to choose the second one? Okay, the second one it is. Actually, it's not that different. I'll think more about the later segments."

Liu You ignored his crazy words and just asked again, "Why are you doing this?"

Song Wen was silent for a moment before speaking, "Actually, I told you before. Su Yue is a hero? Just him? I've done more than he has. The money I've donated, the charity I've done, those useless people who only survived because of me... I'm stronger than him! What is he even!"

Liu You was silent for a moment before saying, "You're crazy." This wasn't a question, but a very flat statement.

And Song Wen didn't deny it, "Since I embarked on this path, haven't I already gone crazy?" There was a hint of helplessness and madness in his tone.

...

On one side of the command center, everyone was nervously watching the live stream's popularity, which was growing at an alarming rate.

Bullet comments also emerged like mushrooms after rain.

"Live crime? Is this some new kind of outdoor show?"

"The setup looks quite grand, is it similar to a Werewolf game?"

"Are those hostages sitting on the ground extras?"

However, the truth of the matter was far more serious than what these bullet comments speculated.

Everyone's expression was extremely solemn, including Li Ou, who was also helpless and couldn't think of any solution.

Just then, Xiang Haitian suddenly walked in, bringing a death order from higher-ups: "While the live broadcast hasn't officially started yet, we must quickly resolve the situation. This kind of thing absolutely cannot be broadcast..."

However, the technical team delivered even worse news: "Several major domestic platforms have simultaneously started the live broadcast, and overseas live streaming platforms are also online!"

For a moment, A Qi felt overwhelmed and under immense pressure.

Despite receiving strict orders, their current situation made it impossible to ignore the safety of the hostages. This was a tricky problem.

To ensure the safety of the hostages, they had to allow Song Wen to broadcast live.

If they chose to take forceful action, the negative consequences would be even more severe!

Even if there were undercover agents from the anti-drug team inside, they couldn't act rashly at this moment, nor could they make contact.

Worse still, once Song Wen detected the presence of an undercover agent, no matter what method was used, it would be easily exposed by him, such as through registration information, phone contacts, etc.

In this situation, they had to be extra cautious.

However, the orders from above put them under immense pressure.

A Qi felt like his head was going to explode.

More and more bullet comments appeared in the live stream, with viewers leaving messages: "Does it start at twelve?"

"Can this kind of outdoor live stream with this theme really be broadcast? Isn't the supervisor going to do anything?"

"Those extras are really dedicated, they're still sitting there, and their expressions look very real."

"In the middle of the night, I'm actually watching a live stream with a bunch of silly netizens..."

Looking at these scrolling subtitles, Li Ou suddenly said, "People may not believe this is real, and it can be salvaged afterwards depending on the situation."

He continued to analyze, "The drug dealer's goal should be to escape. If he kills someone during the live broadcast, then he's definitely going to die. I think he must understand this himself."

A Qi turned to look at him. Li Ou's face was still not good, but he continued, "As long as he wants to escape, as long as he has demands, the current situation is not a dead end for us. Although I've never heard or seen a live broadcast like this before, as long as we find the right entry point, it's not something that can't be solved!"

A Qi wanted to refute him: "Are you going to believe in the humanity of a drug dealer?"

But before he could even speak, Li Ou said decisively, "Only we can save those hostages now! If we give up, it's all over!"

Hearing this, A Qi ultimately did not say the words of refutation.

Indeed, they were the ones who couldn't give up at this moment.

He took a deep breath and said, "Contact the management of the various live streaming platforms and try to control the comments."

Time passed minute by minute, and twelve o'clock arrived quickly.

The popularity of the live stream had reached six million, with about six hundred thousand real viewers!

And this was just the number for one live streaming platform. Adding up the four major domestic live streaming platforms, a total of one point seven to one point eight million people were watching this live broadcast!

Although the number of viewers didn't sound like much, this scale was enough to attract widespread attention and continuously expand the impact of this event!

Viewers sent bullet comments one after another, asking, "It's almost twelve!"

"Why is no one here yet!?"

"When does the live stream start?"

Just then, Song Wen appeared in front of the camera.

His smiling appearance was very deceptive. Although it wasn't twelve o'clock yet, he seemed a bit impatient.

"Hello, dear viewers. I am Song Wen, of course, this name is not that important. I am a drug dealer, a smuggler, and I carry multiple criminal charges. We are currently in a building, preparing to play a game."

A Qi and the others naturally saw this scene. The people in the command center felt an unprecedented sense of shame, but they could do nothing and could only wait passively.

However, netizens in the bullet comments were discussing this matter one after another, full of curiosity about this new form of "show."

"Start quickly!"

"This host is quite handsome!"

"It seems it really is a Werewolf-like game, looks a bit interesting!"

Song Wen didn't pay attention to the bullet comments, he just continued talking to himself: "Everyone, let me first introduce the situation on site. The number of hostages is 356, the number of drug dealers is 79, including me. No one will interfere with this game now, and the decision to start this game will be in your hands."

He held up a silver-white briefcase and then pressed the button on it.

"Because once someone comes, this time bomb will detonate prematurely. Conversely, if everything goes smoothly, this bomb will have its time extended. The first segment is half an hour, as you can see, the countdown of half an hour has already started."

A countdown like 29:57 appeared on the live stream screen.

At this time, Song Wen continued, "So the situation of the environment has been explained, now let's get to the main topic. The first segment, life or death."

A faint smile hung on the corner of his mouth, as if he was already eager to execute it.

He spoke directly, "Then I won't keep you in suspense, dear viewers, the first segment is, I will initiate a vote. The side with the higher number of votes will die. Of course, the two sides are the hostages and the drug dealers..."

He paused slightly, as if he suddenly thought of something, and then continued to speak, "Oh right, to ensure the fairness of the vote, I will use technical means such as IP address lookup to prevent cheating. Once cheating is discovered, the game will also end immediately, and the bomb will detonate."

He looked at the screen meaningfully, and then said, "Everyone should understand what they are thinking in their hearts, the voting time is ten minutes, so... the voting begins!"

Seeing this scene, A Qi slammed the table in the temporary command office in anger.

"Damn it!" All the preparations he had made were ruined!

The bullet comments for hostages and drug dealers crossed paths on the screen, but soon someone posted a bullet comment: "What's with being a bleeding heart in this kind of game! What's the point if the good guys always win? I vote for the hostages!"

This wasn't arranged by Song Wen, but such bullet comments also incited the impulse of many people.

The votes that were originally rising alternately now almost became 6:4, and then became 7:3...

This proportion made the situation take a sharp turn for the worse!

The viewers in front of the screen didn't know this wasn't a game, but the hostages present did.

However, Song Wen's previous suggestive words filled the hearts of these hostages with anxiety.

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This was a game that would decide their life and death!

And the decision-making power was placed in the hands of netizens, even netizens who were watching the live stream with a playful attitude!

They suddenly thought of what Song Wen had said before: "Witness with me how cruel these outwardly glamorous people really are."

At this moment, people had realized the critical nature of the situation, but they couldn't see the voting results.

That anxious and restless waiting, that feeling of being led to the slaughter, made many people's faces turn pale, whimpering and sobbing...

However, in the eyes of the viewers, this was - "The extras are so dedicated!"

"It's too real! More real than some blockbusters!"

"When you're about to kill, don't just stick a label on! Make it more exciting! Blood splattering!

Such cruel words were full of irony!

Ten minutes flew by in an instant.

Song Wen looked at the final 8:2 voting result across all platforms, and the smile on his face grew even stronger.

He said, "Very good, the result has now been revealed."

"We will select a 'lucky person' from these three to five hundred hostages to eliminate, and this important task, I will also decide through the bullet comments..."

Hearing this, some people in the crowd even fainted on the ground!

Crying sounds rose one after another. Song Wen scanned the eyes of each hostage, like a malevolent spirit choosing who to devour!

He stood up, walked to the hostages, holding a DV camera as a camera, and scanned each hostage's face one by one.

And the bullet comments on the various live streaming websites were monitored by his subordinates.

"Everyone, please raise your heads so that the viewers can see your faces clearly."

"Don't violate the rules, otherwise if one or two are missing, it won't be noticeable."

His voice was eerie and gentle, and precisely because of this, everyone obeyed his command.

The tear-stained or red-eyed, pale faces appearing on the screen made the bullet comments even more fervent!

"Wow! So real!"

"Exciting, exciting! This show won't be banned, will it?"

"Really good..."

However, the people sending these bullet comments didn't know that they were playing the role of accomplices!

Just as he was walking with the DV camera, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Stop!"

At this moment, Song Wen's DV camera was aimed at Chu Qing's face.

Bullet comments flooded the screen.

"Beauty!"

"It's her! She's so good-looking, she must not be an extra! I want to see if she'll really die!"

"Eliminate, eliminate!"

"Kill her!"

Song Wen smiled and asked again, "Do you really want to kill her?"

He knew the answer without even looking at the bullet comments.

Chu Qing's face was pale, she completely didn't understand why it was her, and for a moment her mind went blank!

It felt like being in a nightmare, hiding in a room with a fierce ghost right behind her.

She widened her eyes, looking at the DV camera, tears uncontrollably streaming down...

However, this made the bullet comments even more fervent!

"Kill!"

The screen was filled with such bullet comments!

Song Wen handed the DV camera to a subordinate next to him and pulled out his pistol.

He aimed it at Chu Qing's forehead without hesitation.

"Sorry, this is what the people want."

In this instant, time seemed to freeze.

Everyone, including the terrified and desperate hostages, watched the black pistol.

Song Wen's finger slowly applied force, as if he was enjoying this moment of being the center of attention.

However, just as everyone held their breath, waiting for the death knell...

"Wait!"

A sudden voice interrupted Song Wen's action.

He frowned slightly and turned to look in the direction of the voice.

"Eh?"

He found that someone next to him had quietly stood up.

This was an ordinary-looking man, but at this moment he seemed extraordinary, because he was very calm, without the slightest fear.

Chu Qing, who was beside him, also froze slightly. The brief confusion dispersed the fear in her heart. She didn't understand why Zhao Zhigang would suddenly stand up.

What was he going to do?

For a moment, the oppressive atmosphere in the room became even more bizarre. The hostages, the live stream audience, and the members of the Ti Xing Division outside all fell into a brief silence.

Looking at the man who suddenly appeared, you could hear a pin drop.

"Heh..."

At this moment, Song Wen looked at the person who stood up, chuckled, and his face was full of mockery.

"Boyfriend?"

"Or a hero saving the beauty?"

"I admire your courage, but if you want to die, you'll have to wait in line, after all, this is the choice of the audience."

His finger applied force again, and the trigger was even taut...

But then he heard the man say again, "Let her go!"

His tone was calm but carried an unquestionable command, which made Song Wen freeze and feel unbelievable.

What was he saying?

Was he looking for death?

"Hehe... Haha..."

"Are you kidding me?"

Song Wen looked at the man in front of him mockingly, his eyes suddenly turning cold: "What are you!"

After saying that, he didn't bother to pay attention to the idiot in front of him anymore and looked back at Chu Qing, the finger on the trigger moving slightly.

He could no longer restrain his desire for killing and wanted to kill her quickly and cleanly, and then continue the next round of the game...

"What am I?"

But at this moment, the man's voice echoed in the room again, as if he was mocking himself.

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