Chapter 106: Live Broadcast Provocation
“Hey, Director Lin, have you missed me?”
After leaving Bubble Girl’s room, Chen Yu immediately dialed Lin Bing’s number.
On the other end came Lin Bing’s voice, a mixture of anger and laughter: “Chen Yu! You still dare to call me? Do you know how the entire internet has exploded? The Zeng Chen case—was it you who cracked it?”
“A minor commotion, don’t get worked up,” Chen Yu brushed it off casually and went straight to the point. “I need to talk business. At two this afternoon, ‘Revisiting Old Cases’ is streaming live. Lend me ten minutes.”
“What?!” Lin Bing’s voice shot up eight notes higher. “Are you crazy? You want to use the afternoon’s livestream? Do you even know what’s going on? The station was just about to announce a three-day suspension and adjustment of the show!”
“That’s exactly why I’m asking you.” Chen Yu’s tone was matter-of-fact. “Just ten minutes. I only need ten minutes during the livestream. I’m going to do something big.”
“You…” Lin Bing was so frustrated she was speechless for a long moment. “That’s impossible! The livestream isn’t just mine; there’s the director, the producer, the entire TV station…”
“No problem. I believe in you.” Chen Yu cut her off, amusement lacing his voice. “Besides, I guarantee that these ten minutes will break every viewership record your show has ever had. Do me this favor, and I’ll treat you to a big dinner—just the two of us.”
“You… you rogue!” Lin Bing spat out but her tone softened noticeably. “I… I can only ask Director Wang, no promises!”
“Thanks, Sister Bing.” Chen Yu hung up, a calculating smile playing on his lips.
He knew Lin Bing all too well—this woman’s pursuit of thrills and ratings was etched into her bones.
And Director Wang was a pure businessman.
He could never refuse the jackpot that “Resurrection Bro” would bring.
Done!
The stage was set.
Now all he had to do was play his hand.
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At 1:30 p.m., at Jiangcheng Television Station, behind the scenes of “Revisiting Old Cases.”
The entire control room was thick with an electric tension, like the calm before a storm.
All the staff moved like wound-up automatons, hurrying around with grim faces.
“Lights in position!”
“Final check on sound equipment!”
“All camera operators, pay special attention—give Resurrection Bro… I mean, Teacher Chen Yu, the best angles!”
Director Wang was shouting into the walkie-talkie, sweat beading on his excited forehead.
Half an hour earlier, Lin Bing had approached him with Chen Yu’s wild request.
Without a second thought, he had agreed on the spot.
Suspend the broadcast? Lay low for a while?
To hell with that!
In the face of massive ratings, everything else was rubbish.
“Resurrection Bro” was now the guarantee of ratings! The code to traffic! Director Wang’s golden ticket to becoming the king of variety shows!
Forget ten minutes—if Chen Yu wanted to perform a handstand and diarrhea live on air, he’d greenlight it.
Lin Bing stood aside, watching the overexcited Director Wang and Chen Yu, who had already changed his clothes and looked utterly calm, as if floating above it all. She was speechless.
These two men—one had gone mad for ratings, and the other… seemed mad by nature.
She steadied herself, clicked her heels, and approached, whispering, “What exactly are you planning? Are you sure you can pull this off?”
Chen Yu looked at her through the makeup mirror, taking in her worried but beautiful face, the fiery curves wrapped in that black professional suit. He whistled softly.
“Relax, I never fight unprepared battles.”
He turned his head, eyes boldly roaming over Lin Bing, a rogue grin spreading. “That outfit today’s pretty good. Real powerful.”
“Now’s not the time to joke!” Lin Bing blushed under his gaze and gave him a glare, but her tension strangely eased.
...
It seemed that as long as this man was around, even the gravest troubles could be effortlessly resolved.
Just then, Chen Yu’s phone vibrated.
He picked it up to find a message from Bubble Girl.
An encrypted image.
Opening it revealed only a name and a low-resolution black-and-white ID photo, the outline still faintly recognizable.
Chen Yu slowly raised his head, a cold, sharp smile curling his lips.
The game needed a new move.
...
Exactly at 2 p.m.
The livestream room of “Revisiting Old Cases,” which had already announced a suspension, suddenly lit up without warning.
Countless netizens who had been casually watching the drama online flooded in.
On screen, Chen Yu appeared slowly.
Dressed simply in black casual wear, a close-up of his upper body clearly revealed his handsome features and trademark mischievous smile to all viewers.
The chat exploded instantly!
“Holy shit! Holy shit! Am I seeing things? Resurrection Bro?!”
“Resurrection Bro is awesome! Said no suspension, no suspension! Is the station’s announcement bullshit?”
“Ahhh, hubby! You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting so long!”
“That smile looks different today… a little… murderous?”
“Stop talking nonsense! My hubby is definitely handsome!”
In the studio, Chen Yu ignored the director’s excited countdown in his earpiece and the scrolling comments on screen.
He cleared his throat, stared straight into the camera, and began his prepared monologue.
“Good afternoon, everyone.”
“Today, I’m borrowing the show’s livestream not for anything else but to issue a challenge to one person!”
As soon as he spoke, the chat erupted again.
“??? A challenge? What’s this about?”
“Is this a new stunt by the show? Going so big?”
“Challenge whom? That top-ranked Sanada Gouichiro? An international showdown?”
Chen Yu paid no mind to the audience’s guesses and continued, a colder smile creeping at the corner of his mouth.
“You, the one hiding behind a mask—you know I’m talking about you!”
“That madman wearing a white mask who thinks he’s God!”
He suddenly leaned close to the camera, enunciating each word clearly:
“I, Chen Yu, hereby officially challenge you!”
“If you’ve got the guts, come out and face me head-on!”
“Don’t be a coward hiding behind weaker victims!”
His words crashed like thunder through the livestream!
Everyone was stunned!
This wasn’t a scripted show moment!
This was... a declaration of war against the mysterious livestream killer?!
Chen Yu stared at the lens as if savoring the bewildered look his opponent might be wearing.
“What? Too scared to show up?”
“Surprised I know you’re watching?”
“You think everything you’ve done was flawless? That you can manipulate everyone’s fate like a god?”
He sneered, dripping with disdain.
“Don’t kid yourself.”
“I already know who you are! And I know your past!”
He paused, giving everyone a moment to catch their breath and process, then dropped a real bombshell.
“I know you’re rich. I know you enjoy playing this deadly game with me!”
“Right?”
“Shen Feng?”
The last two words he spoke softly, but they thundered like celestial lightning!
“Shen Feng?? Who’s Shen Feng?!”
“Holy shit! Resurrection Bro just named him! Does he really know who the killer is?!”
“No way! This is too big a scoop for me to handle!”
“True or not, Resurrection Bro’s move is epic! Challenging the killer in front of the entire city! So badass!”
Behind the scenes, Bubble Girl, glued to her tablet, shook so badly she could barely hold it.
On the screen was the file on “Shen Feng.”
She stared at the man full of youthful vigor on the livestream, her heart pounding, palms dripping sweat.
A madman!
Chen Yu was definitely crazier than any serial killer!
The provocations on the livestream continued.
“You don’t need to kill any more contestants, like the next one, Bubble Girl.”
He leaned lazily against the chair, his tone dripping with contempt.
“To be honest, when you kill them, I feel nothing.”
“If it doesn’t affect me, why waste your time? Isn’t that ridiculous?”
“Or are you only brave enough to play these low-level, unchallenging games?”
His gaze sharpened abruptly.
“Shen Feng, you went to Jiangcheng University for only one year before dropping out.”
“Where did you go? What did you become? And why are you back...?”
“Do you need me to help you remember it all, piece by piece, in front of all Jiangcheng?”
In truth, Chen Yu was bluffing.
Bubble Girl could only find the dropout record.
But Chen Yu had a strong intuition, a vague sense from the “Detective System” about the causality chain.
He sensed that from Luo Xiangdong’s case to Liu Gang’s case to this hunting game, there was an invisible hand manipulating everything.
And the owner of that hand was Shen Feng!
Time ticked by.
The chat was fully wild now, flooded with speculation and awe.
Backstage, Lin Bing’s heart pounded so hard she felt it might jump out of her throat.
Director Wang’s smile vanished as he stared rigidly at the monitor.
Even Chen Yu himself began to feel a twinge of nervousness.
Damn, has he gone too far?
This guy’s psychological resilience is incredible.
He can endure such blatant provocation without breaking?
If Shen Feng refuses to respond, this entire stunt will become a huge joke.
And Bubble Girl will still die in three days.
Just as the atmosphere froze to an icy point, with Chen Yu about to say something to wrap things up—
*Crackle... crackle...*
The livestream picture suddenly began to shake violently!
An ear-piercing electrical sound rang out without warning!
On screen, Chen Yu’s face twisted and distorted, then was completely replaced by a blinding field of static!
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