35: Chapter 35 Can he escape? He's become a concerned citizen again!

Su Yun's voice echoed through the phone's speaker, reverberating in the confined underground space. It carried a strange, piercing quality.

Lao Wu's wailing paused for a moment. He huddled in the corner, clutching his military shovel tightly, his entire body trembling like a sieve. He stared with bloodshot eyes, fixed intently on the mound of dirt not far away.

"W-what are you saying?" "What science?" "The damn hand moved! And you're talking to me about science?!"

Su Yun set down his cup and pointed at the screen. "Lao Wu, this is the disadvantage of being uneducated."

"When you were filling in the dirt earlier, did you only fill it halfway?" "The soil is loose, and with the force of gravity, the lower layers of soil will shift and settle." "With the body buried inside, it's being pulled by the pressure and sliding of the soil layers, causing the limbs to experience slight displacement and twitching. That is a perfectly normal physical phenomenon." "This is just a simple principle of mechanics." "You call this a corpse coming back to life?"

Su Yun said all of this with great confidence, as if it were perfectly reasoned and grounded. He sounded just like a physics teacher giving a remedial lesson to a failing student.

The viewers in the livestream were stunned. "Holy crap? You can explain it like that?" "Even though I don't understand it, I'm deeply shocked." "What the hell, 'principle of mechanics'! Master Su, are you a devil?" "Lao Wu: Even though your explanation is very scientific, I've already wet my pants." "This is what you call 'Approaching Science'! I won't watch this show if Master Su isn't on it!"

Unfortunately, Lao Wu didn't take in a single word of Su Yun's painstaking 'popular science.' In his mind right now, there was only that moving finger, and the blood-covered faces of Da Liu and Ma Zi. Mechanics? Displacement? That was all bullshit! This was Da Liu coming back to claim his life!

"I'm not listening! I'm not listening!" "You're lying to me! You're all lying to me!" "There's a ghost! There's really a ghost!" Lao Wu shrieked hysterically, his mental defenses having completely collapsed.

Just then, a sharp sound suddenly came from above. Woo! Woo! Woo! The sound traveled from afar, penetrating the thick layers of soil, drilling into the tomb passage, and drilling into Lao Wu's ears. It was the sound of police sirens. And not just one. Judging by the noise, there were at least seven or eight police cars closing in from all directions. In this silent, desolate mountain wilderness, the sound was even louder than a thunderclap.

Lao Wu stiffened. The fear of ghosts and gods, upon hearing the sound representing the state's apparatus of violence, miraculously receded significantly. In its place was the despair of impending imprisonment. "The cops... the cops are here!"

Lao Wu shivered violently. He couldn't care less about whether a corpse was coming back to life or not. The instinct for survival took the upper hand in that moment. He grabbed the backpack on the ground, which contained the valuables he had already packed. Then, he glanced at the bronze tripod still in the dirt. Gritting his teeth, he reached out to move it. This was worth fifty million! If he could take it out, even if he had to flee abroad, he could live a life of luxury!

"If I were you, I wouldn't waste the effort." Su Yun's voice rang out at the perfect moment, carrying a hint of mockery and sarcasm. "Lao Wu, do you think you can escape?" "Officer Qin has brought the criminal investigation team and has already set up a dragnet above." "They even brought three search dogs." "What's the difference between you crawling out now and a food delivery driver?"

Lao Wu's hand paused. But he wasn't willing to give up. He really wasn't! Watching such immense wealth within his grasp, only for it to end in nothing?

"I don't believe in fate!" "I've never believed in fate in my whole life!" Lao Wu roared, abandoning the heavy bronze tripod. He swung his backpack onto his back and scrambled up the tomb passage on all fours, like a giant rat. He moved extremely fast. This was a skill he had honed underground since he was young.

However, the moment his head poked out of the hole, several beams of intense light, like stage spotlights, hit his face simultaneously. Blinding, it was too blinding. Lao Wu instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes. Immediately after, a shout exploded in his ear like a thunderclap on flat ground. "Don't move! Police!" "Hands behind your head! Get down!" "Move again and we'll shoot!"

These shouts were full of vigor and carried an unquestionable authority. Before Lao Wu could even react, he felt several large hands, like iron pliers, firmly pinning his shoulders. Then, a great force struck him. Thump! He was yanked out of the hole by force and slammed heavily onto the ground covered in dead leaves. Immediately after, two or three burly men in SWAT uniforms swarmed him. It was professional. It was a standard grappling maneuver.

"Ouch! Take it easy! My arm is broken!" Lao Wu let out a scream like a slaughtered pig. Click! That was the sound of metal locking. The cold silver handcuffs were clamped directly onto his wrists. At this moment, Lao Wu became completely submissive. He lay on the ground, his face pressed against the cold dirt, still whimpering.

The phone had also fallen to the ground during the chaos. The camera was pointed right at the sky—the pitch-black night sky, with a few withered tree branches crossing the frame, and the beams of several flashlights swaying about. Also visible were the figures of the police officers, dressed in uniforms and fully armed.

The viewers in the livestream were thrilled. "Holy crap! They actually caught him!" "Such efficiency! Thumbs up for the police officers!" "That was so satisfying to watch! Scum like this deserves to be caught!" "Master Su is awesome! This is basically a live-streamed action movie of an arrest!" "This is way more exciting than watching a movie!"

Just then, a pair of black tactical boots appeared in the frame. Immediately after, a gloved hand reached over and picked up the phone from the ground. The image shook for a moment. Then, a young, resolute face appeared on the screen. It was a young police officer. He looked serious, but when he saw Su Yun's face on the screen, his expression clearly froze for a moment. A flash of oddity crossed his eyes. Clearly, he knew Su Yun. Or rather, he had heard of Su Yun's great reputation.

"It's you again?" The officer couldn't help but mutter. Su Yun waved with a smile, as if he were greeting an old acquaintance. "Thank you for your hard work, Officer." "You have to work overtime so late at night; remember to ask Captain Qin to get you some extra chicken legs later."

The young officer's mouth twitched. This guy really didn't stand on ceremony. However, he also knew they were livestreaming and had to maintain his image. So, he faced the camera, straightened his back, and gave a standard salute. "We thank the helpful citizen, Mr. Su, for providing the information." "The case is currently under investigation, so it is inconvenient to continue the livestream. Please understand." After saying this, with a click, the connection was cut.

On Su Yun's side of the screen, the dark window instantly disappeared. All that remained was a screen full of frantically scrolling comments. "666666!" "Helpful citizen, Mr. Su! That title is perfect!" "The police officer even saluted; Master Su's presence is simply invincible!" "This isn't a fortune-telling streamer; this is clearly an undercover cop!" "The nemesis of criminals across the whole internet! Who dares to disagree?" "That young police officer just now was so handsome! But still not as handsome as Master Su!"