Chapter 271: The Terrified Tom
Ross stood by the window. His eyes were swollen and bloodshot.
After thinking for a night, he still had no thoughts. His mind was a mess.
“There’s only one day left. What do you think? Let’s hear it!”
Seeing that everyone was silent, the drunkard said, “Let me say a few words. After such a long time, it’s impossible to solve the case in two days. Moreover, we don’t have many clues. It can be said that there are no clues. There’s no hope at all.”
Ross was unwilling to admit defeat. He said unwillingly, “Then why can the Death Inquisitor do it?”
As soon as he said that, everyone’s eyes were locked on Ross.
“Why are you all looking at me?”
Ross had not realized the seriousness of the matter. The drunkard said speechlessly, “People, the most important thing is to recognize the gap between themselves and admit it. Only then will they be able to improve.”
“The Death Inquisitor was able to kill everyone in Circa.s.sia. The Inquisitor, Aubrey, and the other three were able to successfully escape under the protection of 10,000 police officers. Can you do it? I’m not trying to hit you. I’m trying to make you realize the reality. Let’s not talk about anything else. Hijacking the control of the television network? Ask Judy what kind of strength is needed to fight against a big country alone and even succeed.”
Although she was unwilling to admit it, the Death Judge’s strength as an opponent was really terrifying.
Judy nodded her head. “In our hacker world, the Death Judge has already reached the peak. Simply put, he is the strongest. After the last live broadcast, he has become a celebrity and is known as the publicly recognized overlord of our hacker world. He is now the number one hacker.”
Ross scratched his hair in frustration and swore. Is this still a human? I really doubt that he has a cheating device. We are all human, so why is he so perverted? He is number one in all fields.
As he went deeper into it, there was nothing that he did not know. In the beginning, it was just that his logical reasoning was a little stronger.
‘Hacking, psychology, mechanics, game design—tell me, what else don’t you know?!’
This problem was not only bothering Ross alone. Monica also felt deeply powerless. In school, she was first in everything—mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, and psychology. She was the top in every subject.
But ever since she came into contact with the Death Inquisitor, she realized that she she must have met her nemesis. Every time the Death Judge wins over them, she ends up sulking and in despair.
Seeing the depressing atmosphere, Loggins said, “This case is indeed very complicated. The four missing people do not seem to be related, nor do they have any special characteristics. There are both men and women. The murderer’s target is not strong. It is difficult to find any clues just by relying on Tom’s memories. There were a total of five people who came into contact with this case back then. We can ask someone else.”
Ross nodded. “All right, you’re in charge of following up with Tom. Gather all the people who were involved in this case back then and ask them a question.”
“All right!”
In reality, things were not that simple. Among the people who were involved in this case back then, one of them had died in the execution of the case. One of them had fallen ill and died. The rest of them had already gone into business, and only one of them was still in the police system. Currently, he was working as a file clerk.
Just like that, the investigation of the Zero Major Crimes Unit once again entered a deadlock.
Time did not wait for anyone. The sky was already dark. The netizens could not wait to wait in front of the computer. Although they did not know when the broadcast would start, this kind of torturous feeling was too torturous.
“Death judge, you must start the live broadcast today. I’ll give you all my savings.”
“I’m so excited. Even if I have to stay up all night this time, I’ll still have to wait.”
“Nonsense. Of course, I have to wait. In this life, there’s no difference between not watching the live broadcast of death and watching salted fish.”
At this moment, in Manhattan district hospital, Abel’s mother was lying on the hospital bed. All the organs in her body had been exhausted, and she was hanging on with only one breath. In the words of the doctor, this situation was a miracle. It was a miracle in the history of medicine. The old woman’s will was very firm.
As for where this will came from, everyone already knew.
Therefore, the head nurse turned on his computer, connected to the Internet, and opened the live broadcast platform, waiting for the arrival of the live broadcast of death.
In the Zero Major Crimes Unit, Ross was already in despair. For an entire day, even the slightest clue at the beginning had been polished.
They had no choice but to open the death platform.
In the other scene, Tom was sitting on a chair, smoking a cigarette that someone had given him. He was looking at the night scene outside the window with satisfaction. He smiled.
His smile was very evil.
“It’s already twelve o’clock, and we still haven’t received anything. HMPH, what Death Inquisitor? What superheroes? They’re all bullsh*t.”
His entire body was relaxed.
He said that the sky was wide open, but there was no oversight.
It was all a lie.
How could I be compared to those good-for-nothings? All the previous clues had been destroyed and disappeared without a trace.
No one could judge me—not the law and not even the Death Judge.
He pulled open the drawer and was about to take out a bottle of good wine from his collection to celebrate when a pitch-black card appeared naked in his sight. He was stunned.
Trembling, he opened the card. There were two shocking words: Death Notice!
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Torturer: Tom.
Crime: dereliction of duty, murder
Executor: Death Judge
Execution Date: May 21, 2021
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Great fFear had eaten away at his soul. At this moment, Tom’s eyes widened and his whole body couldn’t help but tremble.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Of course, all the evidence had been destroyed. How could it be possible?
At this moment, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow from the corner of his eye. The dim light hit his face. Half of his face had fallen off. His bare bones were covered in blood.
This scene deeply stimulated his eyeb.a.l.l.s.
The Death Inquisitor?!
With a low roar, Tom hurriedly pulled out his pistol, but in the next second, he felt pain on his face and then lost consciousness.
At two o’clock in the morning, everyone had already fallen asleep. There were still millions of views on the live broadcast platform. They were all die-hard fans of the Death Inquisitor. They were staying up all night to wait for the live broadcast of death.
“Ah, I’m so sleepy. Why hasn’t the death broadcast started yet?”
“Will it even start tonight? Brothers, I can’t take it anymore.”
“Hold on. I can’t even take this bit of hardship. Let alone die-hard fans, even if stay up late dies here, I still have to wait.”
When the netizens in the live broadcast room saw this bullet screen, their bodies trembled. Such crazy die-hard fans…How terrifying their loyalty and persistence were.
The members of the Zero Major Crimes Squad also noticed this bullet screen, and the corners of their mouths couldn’t help but twitch. How terrifying the cohesiveness was! If only they were supporting their crime squad, how great would that be? Unfortunately…
G.o.d is with you. With your support, no matter how much pressure I have to bear, I have to carry it forward.
The screen flashed, and a line of text appeared in the live broadcast room. As the opening line, this simple line of text actually caused millions of netizens to cry.
The death broadcast began.
The first wave of emotions was stirred up. The netizens below had tears in their eyes, unwilling to accept the fact that they had lived up to their responsibilities.
Whether it was the workers, the delivery boys, the programmers, the sanitation workers, the nurses…
At this moment, the hearts of everyone who waited all night were throbbing endlessly.