I Asked You To Simulate A Crime, And You Pulled Off The Perfect Crime? - Chapter 87

“Behind me?” Wang Zheng didn’t understand what that meant and quickly turned around. Qin Min, Su Haoran, and all the cameras on-site immediately shifted their focus to the position behind Wang Zheng!

Su Xiaoxiao: “?”

Su Xiaoxiao: “(。?_?。)”

Su Xiaoxiao screamed internally, “Don’t come over here!”

Not only were the people on-site confused, but even the viewers in the live stream were completely baffled by Chen Shu’s words. They began discussing.

“Behind Captain Wang? What does that mean?”

“I got it! Wang is standing in front of Su Xiaoxiao, so all the bodies were eaten by her!”

“What? They were cooked for her over the past two days?”

“Liang Wei: What? Su Xiaoxiao has my son’s remains in her stomach? I’m going to be a grandpa!”

“Congratulations, Liang Wei!”

“Congratulations, Liang Wei!”

“Congratulations, Liang Wei!”

At a hotel, Liang Wei’s mouth twitched. He was both angry and amused. “You little brats, always using me for entertainment!”

“The truth can be bizarre, but it can’t be ridiculous! Oh man, seriously, hahaha, damn it!”

In the conference room, silence filled the air.

“Pfft~” Zhang Bingbing accidentally saw the ‘Liang Wei is now a grandpa’ comment and couldn’t hold back her laughter. Zhang Sheng, with a face full of black lines, asked, “What are you laughing at? Is Chen Shu’s perfect crime that funny?”

Zhang Bingbing nervously tapped her index fingers together and explained, “No, Director, I just thought of something funny. Sob sob sob.“

Zhang Sheng looked away. He was anxious but helpless. The final operation of the investigation team had failed! This meant that Chen Shu had once again committed a perfect crime, and as a crime-prevention reality show, this was completely off track.

What now? Who could come up with a solution?

Last time, they at least had the collective intelligence of the audience to barely get by. This time, even the viewers were left in the dark.

Ring, ring, ring. Sure enough, the inevitable phone call came, Zhang Sheng answered.

“Zhang Sheng, you—”

“Director, I know you’re mad, but please calm down,” Zhang Sheng quickly tried to soothe him.

Wu Hong snapped, “The bureau chief is speechless because of you! I told you to pressure him, you didn’t! I told you not to invite him, but you insisted! You—”

Zhang Sheng sighed. “Then tell me, Director, what should we do next?”

Wu Hong replied, “The bureau chief just called me. Since Chen Shu has executed a perfect crime, the investigation team has no evidence to convict him. So, the bureau chief ordered a format change for the show!”

Zhang Sheng asked, “How?”

Wu Hong explained, “The show will be split into two parts. The first part remains the same, actors attempt simulated crimes, and if they fail, the show ends to remind people that crime has risks. The second part kicks in if the actor commits a perfect crime. Then, we switch to a review mode, revealing all the criminal actions in detail. This way, the public understands the crime, preventing potential criminals from copying it.”

Hearing this, Zhang Sheng was thrilled. Yes! This was the only way to fix the situation. Even if they couldn’t find flaws in Chen Shu’s case, they could make him explain everything. Expose his methods! Make sure everyone knows how he did it, down to the smallest tricks.

Then, who would still dare to imitate him? Even a child would see through it. Zhang Sheng praised, “The bureau chief is a genius.”

Wu Hong asked, “And me?”

Zhang Sheng smirked. “You’re alright.”

After hanging up, Zhang Sheng immediately relayed the new directive. The teams swiftly began implementing it. Instantly, the live stream screen went dark. When it lit up again, the scene had switched from the western suburbs to Zhang Bingbing.

“Hello, everyone, I’m Bingbing.”

“At this moment, Chen Shu has committed a perfect crime. Now, the show will enter a new phase where Chen Shu will reveal the body’s location, the hiding methods, and even the way he committed the diary murders.”

“Bingbing, hurry up, I can’t wait!”

“Bingbing, listen to me, this isn’t your scene, just switch the camera to Chen Shu!”

“Finally, the production team gave in! I thought they’d try to force Chen Shu into a trap again.”

“Force him? With what? It’s Chen Shu who forced them into a dead end!”

After Zhang Bingbing finished speaking, a few minutes later, the live stream returned to the western suburbs, outside Building 109. Under the warm sun, Wang Zheng sighed, he had received the production team’s notice.

If this were before, he would have refused. But now, after their last failed attempt, he felt like Zhuge Liang on his final northern expedition, completely drained.

“Chen Shu, we admit defeat.” He lifted his head, looking at Chen Shu.

Qin Min shrugged. “There are only a few days left. We really can’t find any evidence against you. So, Chen Shu, it’s your turn now.”

Su Haoran added, “Reveal all your methods. Of course, it all started with the ‘Liu Liang Murder’ case, so start by telling us where the body is. Then, go through the rest of your crimes.”

Chen Shu slowly buttoned his shirt, putting on his jacket. He walked toward Wang Zheng and said, “Captain Wang, I already told you where the body is, it’s right behind you!”

Wang Zheng frowned and turned around again. Everyone else, including the cameras, also turned.

Su Xiaoxiao: “Me???”

Liang Wei: “Are we twins?”

“Behind me? There’s only Su Xiaoxiao. You don’t mean… you actually cooked the body and fed it to her these past two days?” Wang Zheng was baffled. That was impossible.

Suddenly, Qin Min’s eyes widened. “I get it! Chen Shu, you wrapped the body… around Su Xiaoxiao? You hid it in plain sight using the same method?”

Su Haoran gasped. “That makes sense! From the start, we focused entirely on you and completely overlooked your sister!”

Before Chen Shu could respond, Su Xiaoxiao shouted, “Slander! It’s not on me! Don’t talk nonsense!”

“It’s not?” Wang Zheng looked at Chen Shu.

Chen Shu raised his hand and pointed behind Wang Zheng again. “Captain Wang, take a good look. Besides Su Xiaoxiao, what else is behind you?”

Wang Zheng turned for the third time, this time, his gaze moved past Su Xiaoxiao. Suddenly, his expression froze, his pupils dilated, and the whole world seemed to stop. 

Behind him, on the road, rows of police cars stood parked in silence.