Chapter 58: The Divine Detective Tops the Dual Bounties, Renowned Worldwide!

Chapter 58: Earning a Place on Both the Master Detective and Wanted Lists, Famous Worldwide!

These two alert messages, carrying high-end visual effects provided by the Dragon Country's official authorities, swept across the entire live broadcast room.

In an instant, all other barrage comments fell silent for a few seconds.

The Dragon Country Master Detective List.
The Dragon Country Wanted List.

One represented the most heinous and wanted fugitives across the entire nation, while the other represented the most prestigious master investigators in the country.

Generally speaking, catching even a glimpse of just one of these was already an extraordinary feat.

For both lists to appear simultaneously in someone's live broadcast room was an unprecedented first.

Not just ordinary viewers, but even veteran criminal investigators working in police departments couldn't help but marvel in astonishment.

Before anyone could react, the official representatives of both lists sent barrage messages with congratulatory notes.

[Congratulations to Su Chen. Following a joint deliberation and decision by the official bounty platform and the production team of the "Chasing Criminals" live broadcast program, your simulation of the dismemberment case has been deemed effective. You have been classified as a Class-A Red Notice fugitive and ranked third on the Dragon Country Wanted List.]
[The results of this list are valid only within the context of the "Chasing Criminals" live broadcast program.]

[Congratulations to Su Chen. By decision of the Detective Association, you have made significant contributions in solving ten major cold cases, ranking tenth on the Dragon Country Master Detective List!]
[The results of this list are valid for life!]

As soon as this news broke out, all viewers in front of their screens, including several members of the expert panel, were utterly stunned.

Su Chen... had actually made it onto both lists at the same time!

"That's right. If Su Chen is the one who murdered Duan Yu, then the information that allowed us to catch the real culprit of the dismemberment case was provided by us—through him."

In the expert panel's office, Qin Ming felt that the situation was finally becoming clear, free of any remaining fog.

The person pulling the strings behind all of this was none other than Su Chen!

"It was Su Chen who used us as a blade to solve this case."

With these words, all the police officers present fell silent. Most of them were criminal investigators from the Jinling Public Security Bureau who had worked under the same roof as Su Chen for several years.

Little did they know that their usually quiet and somewhat taciturn colleague possessed a mind so meticulous that he could manipulate a group of experts like chess pieces to solve unsolved cold cases.

It felt just like a scene straight out of a movie:
I'm not pretending anymore; I'm laying my cards on the table.

However, being colleagues with Su Chen... would likely soon become a thing of the past.

Given Su Chen's current performance, once the "Chasing Criminals" live broadcast program ended, he would undoubtedly be assigned to high-level public security positions.

He might even attract the attention of top-tier officials and become the ultimate master expert.

Unlike the solemn atmosphere in the expert panel's office, the live broadcast room, after a momentary lull, instantly exploded with barrage messages!

[Awesome! Even to get on the Wanted List, you have to be extremely vicious; ordinary people don't have the capability or the guts for it.]
[Very few people manage to get onto either of these lists, and Su Chen actually made it onto both at the same time, hahaha!]
[Brothers, seriously, I just thought of something: if Su Chen turns himself in to the police station, should that be considered turning himself in, or being captured?]
[Dude, your train of thought... you're truly a genius.]

***

Meanwhile, the news of Su Chen solving a twenty-year-old cold case in the Dragon Country was continuing to trigger a chain reaction all over the world.

***

Jinling City, North Railway Station.

The normally orderly hall was currently in utter chaos.

A burly man in his fifties was tightly gripping a white ceramic utility knife, stumbling wildly as he charged toward the crowd!

Right behind him were three pursuing criminal investigators!

"Oh no!"
"The target is armed!"

Seeing the white blade in the man's hand, the lead police officer's expression shifted drastically.

This individual was extremely dangerous. He was another accomplice implicated by the mastermind of the Jinling University dismemberment case during interrogation.

He came from a background as a butcher. Stocky and broad-shouldered, though over fifty years old, he was still far from easy to deal with. As a convicted murderer, his danger coefficient increased exponentially.

This ceramic knife was a weapon he had long concealed on his person; because it was made of ceramic, it could bypass metal detectors and X-rays.

"Hah... hah..."
"How, how could she have exposed me..."

The criminal panted heavily, his small eyes revealing a ruthless, chilling intent.

Sweeping his gaze across the crowd, he instantly spotted a panicked young girl. Without hesitation, he changed direction and sprinted straight toward her!

The aura of unbridled brutality already clung to a murderer, and his gaze after having taken human life was incomparably icy.

The moment the girl met his eyes, her face turned pale as a sheet, and she stood frozen in place, unable to move her feet.

Noticing his intent, the two police officers in pursuit also saw their expressions change drastically in an instant!

Hostage-taking!

Such seasoned fugitives who had evaded capture for years were notoriously difficult to handle.

Once he managed to take a hostage, the situation at the scene would plunge into an unprecedented level of crisis.

It could even result in casualties.

In such a densely populated area, opening fire to kill him was impractical, as stray bullets could easily injure civilians.

The police officers immediately reached for the stun guns at their waists.

However, it was too late. The killer's blade was already pressed against the girl's neck.

A cunning, triumphant smirk appeared on the butcher's face, plunging everyone into near despair.

Suddenly, a pair of large hands reached from behind the girl, pulling her backward out of the killer's immediate reach and sending her tumbling to the ground.

The killer's smile froze.

Only then did people notice that standing right behind the girl was a middle-aged man—burly, rough-featured, and wearing a dirty leather jacket.

After shoving the girl aside, the middle-aged man grinned widely at the stunned killer, revealing smoke-stained teeth.

Veins bulged instantly on the killer's forehead.

The next second, the ceramic knife in his hand slashed toward the middle-aged man's chin.

***

However, to his utter astonishment, the opponent's reaction was astonishingly fast!

Instead of dodging the blade, the middle-aged man opened his mouth in the flash of a second and clamped his teeth down horizontally on the slashing ceramic knife, halting its forward momentum completely.

At the same time, his heavy old leather shoe lifted off the ground, delivering a fierce side kick straight to the killer's solar plexus.

That area contained a dense cluster of nerves, and this unexpected yet powerful kick immediately drained the color from the killer's face, sending him crashing to the ground in spasms.

All of this happened in less than a second—so fast that the surrounding onlookers didn't even have time to react.

The pursuing police officers rushed forward, instantly pinning the criminal to the ground, stripping him of any hidden items, and slapping handcuffs on him with practiced precision.

Once that was done, the lead officer let out a long breath of relief, walked up to the middle-aged man standing casually before him, extended a hand, and smiled gratefully.

"Brother, thank you, thank you so much! What's your name?"

"Spit!"

The middle-aged man spat out the knife he had bitten, then brought his foot down to snap the ceramic blade in half.

Only then did he reach out to shake the officer's hand.

"Just call me Shi Yong. You're taking this fellow to the Jinling Public Security Headquarters, right? What a coincidence, I'm heading that way too."

Hearing his name, the officers froze for a moment before exclaiming in surprise:

"Old brother, you're the new pursuit team member for the 'Chasing Criminals' live show!"
"Just hop into our police car. We're heading straight back to headquarters to report in anyway."

The lead officer gestured politely with an outstretched hand.

Moments later, amid exchanging remarks, the officers escorted the securely locked and immobilized suspect toward the station exit.

As for Shi Yong, he bummed a cigarette from the lead investigator, pulled out a nearly empty lighter, flicked it to life, and sauntered slowly behind them.

Smoking was strictly prohibited in the hall, but at that moment, no one dared to say a word to him.

As he walked, Shi Yong pulled out his smartphone.

On the screen was the latest notification regarding Su Chen.

"A master detective and wanted list double whammy, huh? Tsk, these youngsters nowadays really know how to make things interesting..."

***

Across the ocean, in Parrot Country, Sherlock's Studio.

This was a retro European-style residence filled with furnishings from the previous century, completely out of step with modern fashion.

Before the fireplace, a young man dressed in a black suit and a bowler hat sat on a sofa.

He unscrewed the silver-capped black wooden cane in his hand, pulled out an antenna, and a crackling radio broadcast immediately emanated from the cane's handle.

The broadcast was reporting precisely on Su Chen's exploits.

"Mr. Sherlock, I don't recall your cane hiding a radio."

Standing before Sherlock, a blonde, blue-eyed man in a khaki suit wore a look of utter perplexity.

Sherlock, sitting on the sofa, merely smiled, his bright eyes gleaming with mischievous wit beneath a mop of brown curls.

"Ah, my dear Watson, a gentleman's cane can contain absolutely anything."