Chapter 876: 439, continue to compete_2
Sherlock Hols inserted the new SIM card into the taxi driver’s phone, opened the “ituan Waimai” app, and using the auto-location and map functions, found a pet dical supply store. He ordered dical suturing needles, absorbable sutures, and related dications. Under normal circumstances, veterinary dicine is strictly prohibited for human use. Even with similar ingredients, the production standards and dosages differ, making casual use extrely risky. But at this mont, there was no other choice. Fortunately, Hua Sheng had a military dical background and could dilute the veterinary drugs to a safe dosage. When paying, Sherlock Hols chose cash on delivery and set the delivery location to a remote spot far from Shenghong District.
“There’s a black rcedes downstairs, and the key is with you.” Sherlock Hols handed the phone to Hua Sheng, “Change your clothes and wait at the pickup point for the delivery, and rember to wear a mask.” Hua Sheng nodded, took the phone, and was about to head to the bathroom to wash off the blood and change clothes when the notification from the “Perfect Escape” program suddenly blared in the live stream:
“The city is now completely under lockdown, and Shenghong District, where you are hiding, may face a carpet search at any ti. You have three options: 1. Stay put and wait for death; 2. Flee on your own; 3. Head to the Agricultural University and kidnap ‘Moon Beauty’ to escape Yingzhong City!”
Sherlock Hols and Hua Sheng were montarily stunned—they anticipated guidance from the program for the next stage, but didn’t expect it to co so soon. At this mont, Sherlock Hols was still severely injured, and the dication hadn’t arrived. Were they really expected to kidnap a woman they’d never t? Moreover, who exactly was this “Moon Beauty” who, if captured, would allow them to break through the lockdown? Everything was an unsolved mystery.
“Hua Sheng, help to that classroom.” Sherlock Hols spoke. Hua Sheng helped him up and walked him into the room, designed as a classroom—there was an unsecured computer on the podium. After confirming the computer was online, Sherlock Hols said, “You go get the dicine; I’ll look up information on the Agricultural University.” “Alright!” Hua Sheng quickly headed to the bathroom, both of them aware that an invisible sword hung over them and that only by racing against the clock could they escape Yingzhong City before the pursuers arrived.
anwhile, the online comnt section had already exploded.
“If we’re talking about teamwork, you have to look at this duo.”
“The show’s producers are just too much! Don’t they see Sherlock Hols is still injured? Forcing the next stage mission? Clearly trying to get people eliminated!”
“Exactly! I thought they’d at least give three days for recovery, but this crappy show won’t even give a single day.”
“‘Moon Beauty’? Is this unlocking a new character? But with just a school na and a person’s na, where do you start looking?”
“There are thousands of people at any university, right? Even if you know the na, finding soone is like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
“Kidnapping? This show is getting more and more outrageous.”
“Haha, watching the forr great detective gradually beco a ‘criminal,’ for so reason it feels oddly satisfying.”
“Don’t just focus on them; other contestants are also severely injured, right? Didn’t Bao Zheng also get hurt?”
“I’d guess all 19 teams are injured, right? Facing such brutal criminals, it’s hard not to get hurt, no matter how cautious they are.”
“You’re wrong there; Lin Mo and the elentary school student Kudo weren’t injured, and Detective L and Kira Moon completed the mission unscathed.”
“Carrying out a kidnapping mission while injured—looks like this round will see a lot of eliminations again.”
In another Virtual Escape Pod, Detective L and Kira Moon appeared in a secluded corner of Building 18 in Shenghong District. From the start, they had no intention of confronting the serial killer directly but instead used Detective L’s hacking skills to unlock the door of a black rcedes. They placed hallucinogens obtained from the taxi driver inside the air vent. Then, Detective L used the car’s internet to call the criminal, luring the serial killer and his accomplice, Cong, into the car. After both got into the vehicle, they quickly passed out.
Therefore, in this live stream, the criminals were not dead yet, and Detective L and Kira Moon hadn’t entered dorm room 402, maintaining an unscathed status. This duo was among the few who easily completed the mission without breaking a sweat, mostly thanks to Detective L’s extraordinary hacking skills—without this ability, even the best strategy would be hard to execute.
“Almost there, let’s go take a look.” Detective L was the first to step out from the hiding place, heading towards the black rcedes. Kira Moon followed closely, gripping the dagger more tightly. A few short steps brought them to the car; through the front windshield, they could see the two inside were indeed unconscious. Detective L and Kira Moon exchanged glances, took a deep breath, and opened the car doors from both sides—the drugs they had previously used had mostly evaporated, and the residual effects were no longer threatening upon opening the car doors.
Kira Moon looked at the two unconscious inside the car and asked, “How do we deal with them?” Given Kira Moon’s character, he always advocated “eradicating evil” when dealing with criminals, aiming to create a world where no one dared commit cris. Thus, he was inclined to directly deal with these two criminals, but considering Detective L was the one who subdued them, Kira Moon still wanted to respect his teammate’s opinion.
Detective L, not being a man of bloodlust, replied without much hesitation, “Let’s take them back to the rental house and decide then.” Although Kira Moon had more to say, he knew they were in danger, and discussing it in a safer place would be more prudent. So the two each supported one of the criminals and headed towards Building 18 in Shenghong District. The height of four floors wasn’t hard to climb; even though their physical strength wasn’t top-notch, it only took about ten minutes to drag the criminals into the rental house without any incidents.
Detective L thodically arranged, “Moon, go check the rooms and find so food; I’ll tie them up.” Kira Moon nodded in agreent and began to check the rooms one by one. The bathroom and bedroom showed nothing unusual; the classroom-styled room was peculiar, but considering the owner’s identity, not unexpected. Until he opened a thed room, Kira Moon’s brow furrowed deeply, an uncomfortable feeling arising inside.
The last room’s door was tightly closed, but fortunately, he had the criminal’s key, and a gentle twist opened a crack. A nauseating stench of decay assaulted his senses, and Kira Moon almost vomited at the sight inside. He struggled to suppress the discomfort, standing dazed for several seconds before gradually regaining his composure, then shouted toward the living room, “Detective L, co take a look.”
Detective L, just having tied up the criminals, responded and walked into the room. The scene before him caused even his well-versed self to clench his fists—the sights were unbelievably grotesque, hard to imagine being the acts of humans. However, the two had barely recovered from their shock when Kira Moon discovered sothing new in the refrigerator, leading Detective L over again to “appreciate” the “masterpiece” inside the refrigerator.
“These two…are simply inhuman.” Kira Moon shook his head, sighed, but quickly regained his calm. He opened the top of the refrigerator to find so food to replenish their strength. Just then, the program’s notification sound suddenly rang:
“The city is now completely under lockdown, and Shenghong District, where you are hiding, may face a carpet search at any ti. You now face three choices: 1. Stay put and et doom; 2. Flee on your own; 3. Head to the Agricultural University and kidnap ‘Moon Beauty’ to escape Yingzhong City!”
The sudden notification snapped Detective L out of his shock. Kira Moon made a quick decision: “Looks like we have to hurry. If we don’t handle that woman nad Moon Beauty before the police search, our escape is over.”
Detective L furrowed his brows slightly and asked, “Did you see a computer when checking the room?” He needed a computer to look up information on Moon Beauty and the Agricultural University—every minute and second were crucial now, they had to race against ti.
“There’s a laptop, it’s connected to the internet, no password set,” Kira Moon replied, “In the classroom next to the bathroom, I checked it.” Detective L said no more, slightly hunched, and headed towards the classroom. Kira Moon followed, adding, “If we go to the Agricultural University, we’ll have to leave these two guys here in the room; it could leave a hidden danger.”
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