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Chapter 73: Welcome to Enjoy the Sculptor’s Work!

Although Su Ming didn’t explicitly state what he regretted, both Lin Tian and Xu Changsheng knew very well in their hearts.

It was a regret…

Not only did they fail to capture the member of the criminal organization at such a close distance, but they also exposed their own identities, causing a huge change in the plan to apprehend Qu Pengfei.

Or rather, one could say that it was no longer a capture mission but more accurately, a recovery of the corpse.

After all, no one had expected that this drug trafficker, who had been lurking near the family of Skinny Dog, would have such terrifying counter-surveillance capabilities.

But Su Ming could be 100% certain that…

Had he been the one in plain clothes, monitoring and protecting Skinny Dog’s family, he would have been able to completely uncover the member of the organization who had specifically come from Gusu.

This wasn’t blind arrogance but a result of extensive experience.

Lin Tian also sighed inwardly.

Thoughts of smoking to ease his worry kept arising in his mind, but he suppressed them all, signaling quietly as if to steady the sea with an anchor.

“Although the small oversight here has caused some setbacks in the case’s progress…”

“We’ve also gotten onto another lead.”

“If capturing Qu Pengfei doesn’t work, we’ll focus on this Gusu City organization member.”

“I highly suspect…”

“That the criminal suspect who has likely either restricted Qu Pengfei’s personal freedom or even killed him is most likely this Gusu City organization member.”

“This massive drug trafficking organization is truly the biggest I’ve ever encountered…”

Before Lin Tian could finish speaking, his phone in his pocket rang with an urgent tone.

Having just received a call earlier, Lin Tian was now extremely sharp and quickly answered the phone, immediately switching to speaker mode like Xu Changsheng had done earlier.

Soon, a slightly panicked and urgent voice sounded from the phone.

“Director Lin!”

“The suspect you’re after, Qu Pengfei, is now standing on the balcony of the top floor of the Magic City Holiday Hotel, and it looks like…”

“He’s going to jump!”

At this moment, Lin Tian didn’t need to say anything.

Xu Changsheng had already slammed the accelerator, unleashing his best driving skills, second only to Su Ming in the entire Huaihai Criminal Investigation Team.

The Magic City Holiday Hotel was one of the few high-end hotels in Huaihai District.

Located inside the Fantawild World, it had excellent business, with many tourists choosing to stay at the hotel every day.

The building had nineteen floors, with the top floor being the most expensive VIP suite, even offering gimmicks like a balcony pool.

At this moment, many visitors and staff from Fantawild World were looking up at the top floor of the Magic City Holiday Hotel.

In their line of sight, a young man around twenty-five years old, wearing a white lab coat and glasses, stood at the edge of the balcony pool, with the hard, cold dark gray cement floor below him.

Without a doubt, this was Qu Pengfei, the fugitive who had returned to the country illegally and was the mastermind behind the “Blue Whale Game” murder case.

A yellow warning line had been set up, completely blocking the area around him for dozens of meters to prevent anyone from getting too close and getting injured.

At the same time, dozens of public security officers and even the police station chief were below, shouting at him with loudspeakers.

They urged him not to do anything stupid, reminding him that his life was just beginning at his age and to avoid taking such a drastic step.

Given the height of the nineteenth floor, the impact from a free fall would be unimaginably severe, so there was no need to place inflatable mats.

Moreover, Fantawild World was quite remote, and transporting the mats would take time.

So if he jumped, survival would be impossible, and it would be a miracle if he didn’t end up as a pile of mush.

Although the police station chief kept shouting, Qu Pengfei showed no reaction. He stood there, his head raised, not daring to look down, his legs trembling uncontrollably. One hand gripped the balcony edge while the other held a phone, desperately crying out in fear.

“I… I wasn’t discovered!”

“The Blue Whale mind control crime won’t be found by the police! Why did they say I failed the assessment?!”

“And…”

“Even if the police find out, my dad will take the blame for me. He’ll never expose me!”

“Sculptor… Sculptor, please talk to Big Boss K and give me… give me one more chance!”

“One more chance? Didn’t I already give you one?” A hoarse, frantic voice from a middle-aged man sounded through the phone.

“Letting you participate in the assessment was already giving you a chance. What more do you want?”

“I just want to survive, I want to survive…” Qu Pengfei began, but his words were abruptly interrupted by a cold voice.

“Hey, hey, don’t get too excited.”

“If you accidentally hang up the phone, I’ll press the bomb’s remote control, understand?”

Hearing this, Qu Pengfei instinctively turned his head and looked at the remote-controlled bomb on his lower back, which was flashing and emitting a beeping sound. His eyes were filled with terror as he desperately pleaded into the phone.

“I’ve already done what you said! I’ve copied the video to the laptop and placed it in the most visible spot in the room. Why can’t you let me go?”

“Clearly… clearly, you are the person I respect most in the organization, Sculptor Big Brother. Please let me go, let me go!”

“I promise, I promise I won’t, I won’t reveal any information about the organization!”

“Give me a chance, let me talk to Big Boss K. He always said I would be the future criminal genius, he’ll definitely…”

Before Qu Pengfei could finish, he was once again rudely interrupted. The Sculptor’s voice, impatient as ever, cut in sharply.

“Doctor, do you even realize?”

“Right now, your life is in my hands, not K’s, understand?”

“Twenty years have passed.”

“You’ve reignited my interest in creating special works. Do you think there’s still a chance?”

“Also, ah, don’t worry.”

“I’ve already given you several shots of painkillers and heroin. You won’t feel a thing when you jump, I promise!”

“Remember…”

“When you jump, it has to be in the same posture you wrote about in your post…”

“Something like… guiding two female students into the most free-falling posture before leaping off a tall building.”

“You must use that same posture, only then can it be called atonement, understand?”

“Only then will you be my best work, understand?”

“Oh, and by the way…”

“Don’t resist, don’t do anything impulsive. Don’t jump before I tell you.”

“Your old man is still alive, and there’s probably a chance for him to get out. I don’t think you want…to end up like the video I sent you, cooked and sliced into pieces, right?”

At this point, the Sculptor paused for two seconds, speaking in a seemingly casual tone.

“Just wait patiently, don’t hang up the phone, okay?”

“After all the drugs I’ve given you, you definitely won’t feel pain. And don’t rush.”

“Our most important audience hasn’t even arrived yet. If you show your work too early, I’ll…”

“Be very unhappy!”