Strange Cards

Chapter 114 Past Sins

Meanwhile, more and more people flooded into the live stream room because they all saw the police outside and wanted to come in to see what was going on.

Li Haiwei glanced at the old-fashioned cell phone as more and more people gathered around, and noticed that one number was constantly sending messages to it.

The message stated that the popularity of the person named Zhao Yuan had begun to soar and would soon surpass the ten million mark.

Although Zhao Yuan is a newcomer to the entertainment industry, he is being heavily promoted by his management company. Their public relations team had already set an example yesterday regarding the case of the pregnant woman who was hit and killed.

Zhao Yuan apologized on behalf of the fanatic fan who caused the accident and paid a large sum of money to the family of the pregnant woman who was killed in the accident.

Some people think that Zhao Yuan has done more than enough, so many people who used to criticize Zhao Yuan gradually became fans after seeing what he did.

As a result, Zhao Yuan's popularity surged from just over one million to a staggering five million last night, and there's even a possibility that it will continue to rise.

Li Haiwei became increasingly panicked. At this rate, the news of the hostage's abduction would soon be on the news and attract nationwide attention.

But once this hostage is electrocuted, the pressure from public opinion will turn into the most ferocious ghost, devouring his own police force.

As a police officer, he was all too aware of the pressure from online public opinion; after all, the number of people who have died from cyberbullying over the years is not small.

The higher-ups were even less willing to see the hostages killed by criminals, because then everyone could point fingers at Li Haiwei and curse him.

The netizens on the internet are just good at having fun. They don't care about the right or wrong of the facts. They only need to type on their keyboards, which gives the police a lot to consider.

Li Haiwei tossed his phone directly to Lin Mingdao, the information expert on his team.

"Check the IP address of that number, and be quick!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ming immediately took out his computer, connected it to the phone with a data cable, and began operating it.

Li Haiwei then rummaged through the gift box again and soon found the hidden compartment.

It was a gift box-like object, except that there was a very obvious countdown on the front of the box, and there were only three hours left.

This was clearly a timer left behind by the robbers, and by this time, the electricians were all drenched in sweat.

Because the wires were so messy and dense, it was obvious that they were laid out by an experienced electrician.

Even if they tried to use wire cutters to handle the actual electrical wires, it would be useless, because these wires were not traditional copper wires, but a different conductive material made of a mixed alloy. Normal wire cutters simply couldn't handle these wires.

Moreover, they don't know how many wires are energized; the worst-case scenario is that all the wires are energized, which would be truly disastrous.

The live stream room had already been contacted by the live streaming platform, and it was not shut down even though the live stream room clearly violated the live streaming regulations.

Finally, Li Haiwei had no choice but to lean close to Zhang Yushu's ear and whisper something.

"What exactly did you do last night? The robbers want you to confess the crimes you committed last night."

Upon hearing about the crime committed the previous night, Zhang Yushu's expression changed instantly, and she began shaking her head frantically.

"No! No way!"

"I can't tell! I absolutely can't tell!!!"

Just after Zhang Yushu finished speaking, the muscles in her body began to spasm violently, and her facial expression twitched drastically.

Upon seeing this, Li Haiwei quickly retreated, while the electricians, wearing insulated gloves, narrowly escaped injury from the electric current.

After 30 seconds of spasms, the electric shocks to Zhang Yushu stopped. Zhang Yushu was already drooling from the shocks, and a foul odor began to emanate from the chair.

Everyone snorted, looking at Zhang Yushu's miserable state with a hint of disgust.

Although Zhang Yushu was fairly good-looking, and with makeup and styling, she was about 70-80% attractive, such a disheveled state would shatter even the most beautiful goddess filter, let alone after being electrocuted.

Just then, a new text message came in from the number that had been sending messages on that old-fashioned cell phone.

"If you don't speak out, you'll face death next time. Please think carefully about your choices."

Upon seeing the message, Li Haiwei's face instantly turned ashen. He confirmed through the message that the suspect was observing Zhang Yushu's every move in the live broadcast room.

However, with over ten million viewers in the live stream, even if one wanted to use criminal methods through the live stream platform, there would be no way to find them.

Having no other choice, Li Haiwei held the phone up to Zhang Yushu so she could see it clearly. Despite the threat of death, Zhang Yushu still managed to recount what she had done that night in fits and starts.

"I...I am Zhang Yushu...I am the driver who killed the pregnant woman and the anonymous netizen who argued with other netizens that day..."

.........

As Zhang Yushu slowly confessed her crimes, the live stream chat, which had initially been overwhelmingly in favor of condemning the suspect to death, suddenly shifted.

"There's no point in saving him; this kind of scum doesn't deserve it!"

"Why bother saving her? She's going to be sentenced to death anyway!"

"agree!!!"

Just then, a video of the pregnant woman's husband, who had been hit and killed, going to the police but getting nothing, suddenly dominated the headlines, making netizens even more eager for Zhang Yushu to die.

The expressions on the faces of the members of Li Haiwei's criminal investigation team began to change, and even Lin Ming, who was busy there, stopped what he was doing on his computer.

Zhang Yushu seemed to realize something, and burst into tears.

"No, officer, help me!"

"I'm willing to go to jail!!! I'm willing to face the judgment of the law!!!"

Looking at Zhang Yushu's disheveled appearance, Li Haiwei couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"Now you know to accept legal judgment? Why didn't you do this sooner?"

Of course, Li Haiwei could only say these words to himself; if he actually said them aloud, it would cause a big problem.

Seeing his team members trying to relax, Li Haiwei quickly said a few words, which was something he, as the captain of the criminal investigation team, had to do.

"Whether this person is sentenced to death or not is none of our business. Our mission is to save her and then let her be judged by the law."

"Even if she's eating peanuts, it's none of our business. We should just do our own jobs."

"The law brings absolute justice, and vigilante justice is something the law will never allow!!!"

After hearing Li Haiwei say a few words, the criminal police officers finally came to their senses and continued with their work, while the electricians all refused to continue.