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Tao Chu only watched a few seconds of the live stream before realizing that Cen Le had secretly turned it on.
This was her only way to save her life, or rather... even if she couldn't save her life, she could at least leave behind evidence.
Tao Chu pushed aside Wen Yunsheng, who was blocking the doorway, and rushed out.
Wen Yunsheng realized what was happening and grabbed her waist: "Are you crazy? They're waiting to ambush you—"
The motion-sensor lights in the dark corridor lit up because of Wen Yunsheng's low growl. Tao Chu forcefully pried his fingers open: "I have to go."
Whether Li Yue's purpose was to lure her into a trap or to really target Cen Le, she couldn't just sit idly by in her room.
Cen Le's apartment complex is only a few hundred meters away. She can run there in just two or three minutes—she'll make it, she'll definitely make it!
Seeing that she was about to break free, Wen Yunsheng couldn't help but yell, "Shen Yingchang, where the hell are you hiding? Come out now!"
He saw with his own eyes that Shen Yingchang entered the building, either hiding in the stairwell or already inside a room.
"Let her go." Shen Yingchang had just hung up the phone and quickly walked out of the bedroom. He said to Tao Chu, "I've already called. The community police will be here soon. Don't rush over blindly—I'll go with you."
As soon as Wen Yunsheng let go of her hand, Tao Chu rushed out like a runaway horse and yanked open the emergency exit door.
Before the door could even close, Shen Yingchang rushed inside and then ran off, leaving Wen Yunsheng without even a chance to say a word.
"Damn it." He cursed under his breath, turned his head and saw the key hanging by the door. He locked the door before chasing after the two of them.
Faced with Li Yueming's blatant threat, Cen Le's anger flared up instantly.
"As expected of a rat's son, he knows how to dig a hole! Can you even count how many lives Li Pengcheng has taken? You want to learn from him? Don't you even know what kind of world we live in now? Can you still be as all-powerful as you were more than ten years ago?"
She'd been a live streamer for several years, enduring harsh criticism and countless rumors, but she always gritted her teeth and persevered, because she knew the greatest advantage of the internet—
Everything can be recorded and made public.
Any trace left behind can always be found.
People who try to hide their tracks will always leave clues.
Those who are trampled into silence at least have the opportunity to speak out and be seen.
If her father's case had happened today, instead of ten years ago when it remained silent...
But Li Yue didn't think that way at all; he just found her indignant and generous appearance amusing.
As someone who lives in a rented room and relies on showing off her looks and flirting in front of the camera, she naturally cannot understand where their power comes from or how much influence they have. That's why she has the delusion that she can suppress power.
Li Yue raised his hand and hooked her chin, like coaxing a puppy: "Want to try? Let's see who's in charge in Jiang Lin now?"
His hand slipped down to her collar, and she jerked away, exposing him completely to the camera.
Li Yue caught a glimpse of his own face appearing in the corner of the screen!
He immediately understood Cen Le's intention, grabbed the camera on his right front and smashed it hard against the screen.
As the camera rolled to the ground, the shattered half of the screen went completely dark.
But those watching the live stream on the other end of the network could still hear the audio.
Cen Le's screams for help, Li Yue's angry curses, slaps, smashing things, pounding on the door...
Every sound was terrifying, but what they feared most was the silence they felt now, with only a black screen and countless exclamation marks in the colored bullet comments in the lower left corner.
The emergency call center in Jianglin City was overwhelmed with calls. The community police officer contacted by Shen Yingchang was the first to arrive at the scene. Tao Chu and Shen Yingchang arrived together when they tried to break down the door.
Tao Chu was speechless, leaning against the wall, panting heavily, his eyes fixed on the police breaking down the door, ready to rush in at any moment.
Shen Yingchang pulled the sweaty phone from her hand, gestured for her to unlock it and take it from him; the screen was already blank.
He handed the phone back to Tao Chu and told her to call 120.
The police officers were already quite quick, but because the situation inside the house was unclear and they were afraid of harming the hostages, they only used a door-breaking wrench, door-breaking pliers, and a door frame expander.
Shen Yingchang's training was on a completely different level from theirs. Saving lives was the priority. After showing his credentials, he bent down and picked up a police-issued door-breaking hammer, instructing them to stand behind him and work together to grab the pull ring to break the door lock.
It made quite a commotion; the lock cylinder broke after only two impacts.
After taking the door-breaking wrench and removing the lock cylinder, Shen Yingchang rushed in first, still clutching the wrench.
Tao Chu was stopped by a police officer. She was extremely anxious and spoke very quickly: "My friend is inside, my best friend! I won't cause any trouble. Please let me in, I'll go in and save her!"
"The situation on the ground is unclear, but we will do our best to rescue people."
Tao Chu clenched his fists, repeatedly pleading, "Please, let me in—I need to go in—"
When Wen Yunsheng arrived, he saw her holding the door and in a standoff with the police. He rushed forward, put his arm around her shoulder, and waited with her at the door.
Hearing the commotion, some neighbors bravely peeked out, while others whispered, "What's going on?"
When viewers in the live stream heard "Police!", the chat exploded with excitement.
Shen Yingchang walked to the door of the study and saw a mess on the floor with scattered bloodstains.
The bedroom door across the hall was ajar, and he had a bad feeling.
If Li Yue had any hostages, he would be resisting with the doors closed right now.
He pushed the door open sideways, only to find the bedroom empty. There were signs of a struggle on the bed, and bloodstains were scattered throughout the room.
The window was pushed open more than halfway, and a fluffy slipper was left on the windowsill.
Could it be that Cen Le jumped out of the window to escape, and Li Yue jumped down to chase after her?
This is the third floor. If he's lucky, he might only suffer minor injuries at most. He felt a little relieved.
Shen Yingchang scanned the bedroom, and after leading two police officers to check under the bed and in the wardrobe to find no one hiding, he walked to the window.
His mind went blank for a moment—
That wasn't just a slipper; it was a leg dangling upside down by the window, its head hanging down.
"Help!" he shouted.
Shen Yingchang threw down the broken door wrench in his hand, reached out and grabbed the leg, which felt cold in the mid-spring night.
He must have lost too much blood; his heart was pounding. Together with the police officers, they pulled him up.
Cen Le's face and head were covered in blood, but fortunately, he hadn't been hanging upside down for long, and they arrived in time; he was still breathing.
While pulling off the pillowcase to stop Cen Le's bleeding, Shen Yingchang asked the police to check the location of the ambulance.
He wrapped Cen Le in a bed sheet, called for people to come in and help carry her out, so they could meet the ambulance as soon as possible.
When Tao Chu saw Cen Le being carried out covered in blood, her heart almost stopped beating.
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