63: Chapter 63 Police Arrive: A Comparison of Surveillance Footage and Live Broadcast Footage

While the marble floor of the pedestrian street still bore the cyan-gold traces of Qi Energy, three police cars arrived with a roar. The alternating red and blue police lights exploded into blurred spots of light in Chen Wu's live stream camera, and the bullet comments were instantly flooded with jokes like "Uncle Police are here." The number of online viewers broke the peak of 250 million—the whole world was watching this direct encounter between the "Traditional Martial Arts Influencer" and law enforcement.

"Mr. Chen Wu, please cooperate with the investigation." Officer Zhang, the team leader, took off his sunglasses, his body camera pointed directly at Chen Wu's tactical tablet. "We received a report that someone was illegally using 'special abilities' in a public place, causing public panic." An order came through the walkie-talkie from the command center, its tone carrying an unquestionable seriousness: "Bring the relevant personnel back to the station and retrieve the surveillance footage to verify the situation."

Lin Mo's fingertips slid quickly across the tablet, pulling up the surveillance distribution map of the pedestrian street. The youth's voice sounded urgently through the Bluetooth headset: "Something's wrong! The signals from cameras three and seven have been interfered with. The remaining angles are very tricky; they happen to capture the moment you 'pushed down' the thugs, but they don't show the footage of them attacking with weapons." On the tactical map, the two red dots representing the interfered devices formed the outline of the Gray Shadow Organization's logo.

Chen Wu's Listening Energy captured the changes in Officer Zhang's breathing. This veteran officer's chest rose and fell with a deliberately suppressed confusion; he had clearly seen the live stream replay, yet he had to execute orders that contradicted the footage. As the police car door opened, Chen Wu suddenly pointed at the body camera: "Can you let me see the 'reported video' you received? I suspect someone has tampered with it."

The live stream screen automatically switched to picture-in-picture mode. On the left was the surveillance clip provided by the police: with a gentle wave of Chen Wu's hand, the three thugs were overturned as if by an invisible force, and pedestrians in the background scrambled to avoid them. On the right was Chen Wu's live stream perspective: the thugs brandished steel pipes and rushed at the Flower Girl, while his Nine Palace Steps, carrying cyan-gold Qi Energy, weaved through the crowd, precisely avoiding vital points with every contact—looking more like he was "guiding" them rather than "attacking."

"This has been edited!" The video editors in the bullet comments collectively exploded. "The frame rate is wrong, there are obvious signs of splicing!" "Look at the pedestrians' expressions; the terror in the left surveillance and the surprise in the right live stream are completely out of sync!" The official account of the Global Martial Arts System suddenly released a technical analysis, using 3D modeling to restore the deleted 3.7 seconds—the crucial footage of the thugs pulling out folding knives.

Officer Zhang's Adam's apple bobbed visibly. He fell silent for a moment into his walkie-talkie, then suddenly pressed the pause button on his body camera: "Command center, requesting to synchronize and retrieve the live stream data from the Global Martial Arts System." When his gaze met Chen Wu's, a flicker of imperceptible softening flashed in the veteran officer's eyes. "Until the truth is cleared, we need to protect the safety of everyone at the scene, including you."

The incandescent lights of the interrogation room glowed with a cold light as two display screens were pushed in front of Chen Wu. The left side played the surveillance footage retrieved by the police: the video was blurred, and Chen Wu's cyan-gold Qi Energy was labeled as an "unknown energy flow," with a caption that read "suspected of endangering public safety." The right side was the live stream replay projected on the wall, where bullet comments like "Protect our Tomb Guardian" flowed in a golden ocean, and the System-generated "Justice Index" was as high as 98.6.

"This is your evidence?" Chen Wu's fingertips tapped lightly on the left screen. Qi Energy spread along the data cable, causing the edited footage to flicker and reveal a few frames of the hidden truth—Scarface's folding knife reflected a cold light, pressed against the Flower Girl's throat. The sound of gasping came from outside the interrogation room; clearly, many officers were listening in.

Officer Zhang's pen hovered over the notebook without falling. On his computer screen, an encrypted email from the Special Incident Response Department was flashing. The Section Chief had marked it in bronze-colored font: "Surveillance was tampered with by 'Shadow Warriors' of the Gray Shadow Organization; they hacked into the police station's security System." The technical report in the attachment showed that the interfered cameras contained traces of the same Shadow Beast toxins found at the Shanghai factory.

Lin Mo's video request suddenly connected to the interrogation room screen. The youth held up a tactical tablet, showing thirty-seven rescued Mutants who were displaying microchips behind their necks to the camera: "These chips can interfere with electronic devices! The Gray Shadow Organization planted moles inside the police station to replace the surveillance footage!" In the background, personnel in Special Incident Response Department uniforms were removing the chips, their cyan-gold Qi Energy resonating with bronze tokens.

The most dramatic turn occurred in the evidence room. When officers retrieved the original surveillance hard drive, they found a micro USB drive in the storage slot—this was what Chen Wu had quietly slipped into the equipment box using Qi Energy while subduing the thugs. The contents of the USB drive shocked everyone: it contained not only the complete recording of the conflict but also footage of the Grey Shadow mole's transaction with Scarface, where the other party promised, "As long as you can get Chen Wu convicted, I'll give you the full version of the Genetic Medicine."

"It's Xiao Li from the Evidence Section." Officer Zhang clenched his fists. This young officer had just taken leave last week on the grounds of a "family member's serious illness"; now it was clear he had been coerced by the Gray Shadow Organization. The body camera suddenly received shared data from the Special Incident Response Department, with a red warning marked next to Xiao Li's home address: "Controlled by Shadow Warriors, family safety at risk."

Chen Wu's live stream was not interrupted by the interrogation. The Global Martial Arts System automatically activated "Truth Tracking" mode, creating a dynamic comparison of the differences between the police surveillance and the live stream footage. When the mole Xiao Li's photo appeared on the screen, someone in the bullet comments suddenly recognized him: "That's my high school classmate! His dad is a martial arts coach who went missing last year!" This comment was pushed to the top of the trending searches, and in the attached missing person's photo, a peace lock identical to Chen Wu's hung from Xiao Li's father's waist.

When the interrogation room door was pushed open, Grandpa Wang stood in the hallway leaning on his tobacco pipe. Behind the old man were the Flower Girl and over a dozen merchants from the pedestrian street, each holding evidence: flower pots smashed by steel pipes, strips of cloth stained with Shadow Beast toxins, and unedited videos filmed by pedestrians on their phones. "Officer Zhang," the old man's pipe bowl struck the ground, sending out sparks, "in 1965, your Master handled a similar case where someone tried to frame a Martial Master. In the end, they relied on the testimony of the neighbors."

Officer Zhang suddenly stood up and saluted the crowd. His body camera turned toward the live stream on the wall, where the number of online viewers had already exceeded 300 million. The global audience was watching this cross-border trial of justice. "Command center," his voice carried an unprecedented firmness, "I request to activate the 'Special Case Cooperation Mechanism' and join forces with the Special Incident Response Department to thoroughly investigate the Gray Shadow Organization and clear everyone's name."

A black sedan from the Special Incident Response Department drove directly into the police station courtyard. The Section Chief walked into the interrogation room holding a bronze token. The patterns on the token resonated with Chen Wu's peace lock, forming the two complete characters for "Tomb Guardian" in the air. "According to Article 37 of the Abnormal Incident Handling Regulations," she pushed a document in front of Officer Zhang, "this case is being transferred to the Special Incident Response Department for the lead investigation, with the police assisting in witness protection."

When Xiao Li's video confession played on the live stream, the bullet comments suddenly went quiet for three minutes. The coerced young officer wept to the camera: "They grabbed my dad and forced me to tamper with the surveillance... The Gray Shadow Organization said that as long as they could ruin the reputation of traditional martial arts, more people would rely on their Genetic Medicine..." In the footage, members of the Special Incident Response Department were rescuing his family. The peace lock on Xiao Li's father's wrist suddenly lit up, creating a cross-screen resonance with Chen Wu's Qi Energy.

The Global Martial Arts System's point mall suddenly listed the "Justice Guardian Pack." Each was priced at 1,000 points and included the full version of Basic Footwork and a special peace lock, with proceeds going to help martial arts practitioners persecuted by Grey Shadow. It sold out within half an hour. System prompts showed that users from 127 countries participated in the donations, including many official accounts of national police Systems.

As Chen Wu walked out of the police station, the setting sun wove a golden net on the ground through the glass curtain wall. The Flower Girl suddenly bowed to the live stream camera, holding a rose folded from cyan-gold paper: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for making me understand that sometimes justice needs to be fought for by oneself." The global audience watched this girl, who had been timid just yesterday, now bravely recounting her experience of being harassed by thugs. The hashtag #Courage of Ordinary People# instantly hit the top of the trending searches.

Officer Zhang took off his body camera and handed the memory card to Chen Wu: "This is the complete law enforcement process. The Special Incident Response Department said it can be used as live stream material." A printed sheet of the "Basic Footwork Simplified Edition" peeked out from his uniform pocket. "I want to learn this footwork so that next time I encounter something like this, I can protect the people like you do, instead of passively waiting for orders."

In the training hall late at night, Chen Wu's tactical tablet was still playing the live stream replay. Lin Mo used data analysis software to generate a startling report: this 12-hour live stream had caused the global search volume for "Traditional Martial Arts" to grow by 2,700%, and the view count for science videos on keywords like "peace lock" and "Nine Palace Steps" had exceeded 5 billion. "The Special Incident Response Department said that 17 national police forces contacted them today, wanting to introduce Qi Energy detection equipment." The youth's fingertips brushed across the thank-you letters on the screen. "They were all written by foreign police officers who watched the live stream."

Grandpa Wang's tobacco pipe stopped in front of the bronze statue. The old man hung Xiao Li's father's peace lock on the statue's hand. This long-suffering token resonated with Chen Wu's red sandalwood box, emitting a faint golden light in the moonlight. "In 1948, my Master often said that a martial artist's reputation isn't built by talk, but by action." His pipe bowl pointed at the surveillance screen on the wall. "These machines can capture images, but they can't capture the human heart. The true evidence is always in the eyes of the common people."

An encrypted message from the Minister came through the Special Incident Response Department's channel. The attached photo was a surveillance screenshot from the 1987 Qinling Ancient Tomb, showing his grandfather carrying an injured officer out. Although the image was blurred, the peace lock at his waist could be seen clearly, identical to Chen Wu's. "Back then, some people also questioned your grandfather for abusing his power," the handwriting in the annotation carried a hint of a smile. "He said the best response wasn't an explanation, but letting time prove everything. Now it seems you have one more weapon than him—a live stream camera that lets the whole world see the truth."

Chen Wu's Qi Energy was injected into the tactical tablet, permanently archiving the comparison map between the police surveillance and the live stream footage. The Global Martial Arts System automatically generated a new achievement badge: "Truth Guardian." The unlocked hidden reward was another of his grandfather's diaries, with one page reading: "Surveillance can be tampered with, and testimony can be bought, but Qi Energy will not lie; it will leave a permanent mark on those who are just."

The wooden dummy in the training hall suddenly hummed. When Chen Wu's Crushing Fist landed, the cyan-gold Qi Energy formed the shape of a surveillance camera within the fist print before gradually dissipating—this was a reminder to himself: the live stream camera will one day be turned off, but the determination to guard the truth should be carved into one's bones like this fist print.

Outside the window, the police lights were still flashing in the distance, but they no longer carried hostility; they seemed more like they were guarding this neighborhood that had become famous because of the live stream. Lin Mo's tablet showed that Xiao Li's father had joined the Modified Human Rehabilitation Center and was learning to use Basic Footwork to channel the residual Qi Energy in his body. And in Officer Zhang's body camera, there was a new instructional video—a "Defensive Footwork" specifically recorded by Chen Wu for the police, with a note that read: "I hope it's never needed, but you must know it."

As the first ray of morning light climbed onto the roof of the police station, the technicians finally repaired all the tampered surveillance. In the complete footage, Chen Wu's cyan-gold Qi Energy wove a protective net in the chaos, every movement guarding rather than attacking. This video was later listed by police academies around the world as a classic case of "non-violent law enforcement," and the Global Martial Arts System's live stream channel permanently kept the replay of this night, with a simple yet powerful title: "When Surveillance Lies, We Still Have Eyes and Hearts."

Chen Wu stood at the gate of the training hall courtyard, watching more and more figures practicing Nine Palace Steps in the alley. Their movements might be clumsy and their Qi Energy weak, yet every step revealed a belief in justice. He knew that the Gray Shadow Organization's plot being thwarted was just the beginning; the real victory was making more people believe that no matter how surveillance is tampered with or how live streams are interpreted, as long as people are willing to stand up and guard the truth, the light will never be absent.

Just like the final freeze-frame of the live stream at this moment—countless pairs of eyes from all over the world flashing on the screen with the same light as the peace lock. That was evidence more reliable than any surveillance recording, proving that justice might be late, but it will never be buried forever.