Chapter 973 Game (Part 1)

It's nine o'clock in the evening, three hours before the game starts...

City S, in front of a residential area.

"Sir, all entrances and exits to the community have been blocked, and people have been posted on the streets around the outer wall." A police officer leading the team came to the car where Bao Qing was riding and reported the situation.

"Okay, everyone is on standby and waiting for my order." Bao Qing nodded to the other party and raised the walkie-talkie in his hand.

The police officer responded and returned to his post.

"Then..." Two seconds later, Bao Qing turned his head and said to the person in the back seat of the car, "...what are your plans for the next step?"

At this time, Feng Bujue, Wang Tanzhi and Meng Jingchan were sitting side by side in the back seat of the Phaeton; Bao Qing was sitting in the passenger seat, and the person in the driver's seat... was Bao Qing's A colleague who is also an agent of Section 9.

"Wait." Feng Bujue only replied with one word.

"What are you waiting for?" Xiao Tan asked suspiciously before Master Bao asked.

"Waiting for the call." Feng Bujue said, patting his jacket pocket with his hand.

What was in his pocket...was Zheng Xian's cell phone.

"You mean..." Bao Qing continued thoughtfully, "...the 'planner' will call Zheng Xian again?"

"Not necessarily." Feng Bujue replied, "So I'm going to wait and see."

"Uh... Brother Feng." Brother Chan was a little anxious now, "Is this really good... The opponent's purpose was to prevent Gui Xiao from rushing to the game before midnight... Wouldn't it be a waste of time to hit them right? What’s your intention?”

"Ha!" Brother Jue laughed dryly, "Brother Zen, you seem to have made some mistakes..."

Hearing this, Meng Jingchan looked suspicious and said, "What did I do wrong?"

"Indeed, the opponent's purpose is to prevent Gui Xiao from rushing to the game..." Feng Bujue replied, "But... there are many ways to achieve this goal, and the 'time-consuming' you mentioned is just one of them. That’s all.”

The words end here. Meng Jingchan's expression changed, and his reaction was also quite quick. After Brother Jue nudged him... he immediately understood the seriousness of the matter.

"It seems that you have already thought of it..." Feng Bujue saw the change in Brother Chan's expression and continued, "Yes, we want to prevent Gui Xiao from competing... There are many ways; it doesn't have to be so troublesome as 'kidnapping' ... Just find someone to break a few of his bones, or give him a slight concussion or something... all in one step."

"Then why didn't they do this?" Bao Qing asked at this time.

"Ha... of course they have their reasons..." Feng Bujue sneered, "According to my personal summary... there are roughly five situations when abnormal behavior that deviates from general logic occurs during the crime process - one, To disrupt the investigation and do it deliberately; secondly, to serve the criminal motive; thirdly, to follow a special tradition (for example, there is an old tradition in the thieves' business to poop at the crime scene before leaving); fourthly, it is sudden. Have a whim; fifth, be stupid.”

After Brother Jue concluded, he paused for two seconds and then continued: "Take the case in front of me as an example. I think it is the second situation..."

"Are you serving the 'mastermind's' motive?" Xiaotan continued.

"Yes." Feng Bujue affirmed.

"Speaking of this..." Brother Chan continued, "I have also considered... If Gui Xiao cannot participate in the competition, the direct beneficiary will be our opponents 'gods'; from this point of view. Could it be that the mastermind is the studio of the gods? "

"Not necessarily..." Feng Bujue squinted at Brother Chan and said, "Zhushen has always been a very disciplined studio. You people in the industry should know this better than me, right?"

"That's true...but besides them..." Brother Chan thought, "Who else can profit from it?"

"Heh..." Feng Bujue laughed. "Why are you still thinking about those obvious things? Think about illegal activities."

"This..." Something flashed through Meng Jingchan's mind.

"Oh! I know!" Xiaotan shouted loudly at this moment, "Is it an off-court handicap?"

"Finally I guessed it right..." Feng Bujue spread his hands and said, "This is the most reasonable motive."

"Well..." Bao Qing followed his thoughts closely and continued: "Explain it this way. It makes sense..." He thought as he said, "In terms of the attention and influence of today's game, off the court There must be more than one handicap in the betting game; and the 'mastermind' of the kidnapping incident in front of us has undoubtedly placed a big bet on a certain handicap for the gods... He must win..."

"Presumably the 'mastermind' didn't intend to 'bet' from the beginning, he was there to 'win'..." Feng Bujue took up the topic again and said, "Since we have already decided to rely on off-site means to influence the game, of the outcome, then he would naturally put all his money on the side of the gods with higher odds..." He touched his chin and thought, "So, he found the 'planner' and directed today's event. This is a great show.”

"The 'planner' is indeed a very smart person..." Bao Qing muttered, "He planned a 'kidnapping', not an 'attack'; if it was an attack... it would be a violent crime, and the police will do everything possible to Investigate quickly. Kidnapping is different... As long as they don't call to ask for ransom, even if the family reports the case, it is just a missing person case at best... And the missing person is a young man, and the time is less than half a day, which generally does not cause any problems. What attention."

"In addition..." Feng Bujue added at this time, "The 'motivation' of the mastermind can also be well concealed." He tapped his forehead with his finger, "If what happened today was an attack, what would happen afterwards?" The headlines of major media outlets must be - 'Well-known e-sports players were attacked on the day of key events'; but what about the current situation... If everything goes according to the plan of the 'planner', the media will write about it tomorrow. 'A well-known e-sports player was absent from a key event for no reason, and the person involved argued that he was being illegally detained at the time'..." After that, he looked at Meng Jingchan and said, "Can you experience it, what's the difference?"

"The former is definitely someone who is maliciously manipulating the game." Brother Chan thought for a few seconds and responded, "The latter... I can't tell clearly."

"To sum up..." Feng Bujue continued, "Combined with the 'planner''s action of instructing Zheng Xian to delay the investigation... at least at this stage, their plan should be to 'limit the Gui Xiao's personal freedom." He paused, "But... if we don't handle it properly, or push them into a hurry... maybe the other party will escalate their actions..."

"Does the 'improper handling' you mean mean..." Xiao Tan seemed to have thought of something, and he looked out the car window.

"Stop the grass and scare the snake." Feng Bujue summed up the answer in four words.

"Then what's the 'action upgrade' you're talking about..." Brother Zen asked again.

"Isn't this obvious..." Brother Jue said with vacant eyes, "As long as the 'planner' calls, the three executors who kidnapped Gui Xiao can immediately give Gui Xiao a slap in the face. Do you think it's them or us? quick?"

"After you said that..." Meng Jingchan frowned and said, "Let's not save this person..." Brother Chan's three views are obviously relatively positive, "The competition is small, but life is big... Anyway, They will still let him go after the game time, so we should wait here...put the safety of the hostages as the top priority."

"Yeah..." Xiao Tan agreed, "What if I disturb the other party while rushing in, and we'll kill each other..."

"Hmph... you are so naive..." At this moment, Feng Bujue snorted coldly, interrupting the two people, "As early as when Zheng Xian was brought into the interrogation room, we had already alerted the snake. There is no way out from this matter..."

"What?" Bao Qing was stunned when he heard this.

"Did Zheng Xian find an opportunity to tip off the news?" Xiao Tan and Brother Chan had similar reactions.

Feng Bujue glanced at the three of them respectively, and said in a deep voice: "Ah...have you forgotten...before, Zheng Xian 'received' a call from the planner, and then passively carried out the task. So... Before that, how did the 'planner' know about the progress of the investigation? How did he know that you had reported the crime, where to report it, and that the police had set up a task force? "

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the car changed.

Woo——woo——

At this moment, a cell phone vibrated... in the atmosphere of silence and astonishment.

Feng Bujue picked up Zheng Xian's cell phone (which had been taken out of the evidence bag), looked at the calling number, and then picked it up: "You finally called, I'm almost impatient to wait. "

"Actually, I don't have to make this call, but..." A hoarse, obviously processed voice came from the other end of the phone, "I'm curious...who are you?"

"I can't take it seriously as a saint, I'm almost crazy." Feng Bujue replied with a smile.

"Ha..." The voice also laughed, "Okay, Mr. Crazy..." He then asked a question, "It seems that you are planning to play a game with me?"

"Of course." Feng Bujue responded.

"Ha..." The other party sneered, "Do you really think you have any fun in this situation?"

"Of course." Brother Jue replied, "I'm afraid you won't dare to play."

"Hahaha...hahahaha..." The planner laughed repeatedly after hearing this, "You are very interesting..." After he suppressed his smile, he continued, "But being interesting does not mean you are capable."

"You are also very interesting." Feng Bujue responded in a lazy tone, "I have begun to look forward to your reaction when you fail miserably."

As soon as he said this, there was suddenly silence on the other end of the phone...

Three seconds later, the hoarse voice spoke again: "I'll give you fifteen minutes to find out the 'exact location of the target' and send it to my number via text message." He paused for half a second, "Fifteen minutes After that, this number will be invalid. At that time...if I haven't received the text message, or you sent the wrong answer, then we have nothing to talk about. "

"Ha..." Feng Bujue chuckled and continued, "Aren't you afraid that after I find the target, I will lead my men to break down the door... and use a tear gas to hold the whole place down before you can give any instructions? "

"You can try." After the planner said this, he hung up the phone... (To be continued...)