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No. 23, Chongning Avenue, Dongcheng District.

7:21 p.m., July 6——

Dusk quietly spread over the land, and white-collar students who finished work and classes rushed to several famous hot pot and barbecue crayfish along the street.

And the most majestic and towering building in Qinjiang City - Chengfeng Building... On the top floor of the dilapidated small business office building next door, a slender white hand quietly pushed open the iron door of the roof, making a soft "creak".

"Cough, cough..."

Dust rose from the ground, and he raised his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

The owner of the hand was biting an orange-flavored lollipop, and was carrying a heavy, dark object to the edge of the roof. He was discussing something intensely in the tiny Bluetooth communicator next to his ear.

"Is there any movie going to be released tonight? It's the big-budget criminal investigation movie that is said to have been in preparation for six years."

"The one directed by Zhou Hongxin?"

""restricted area"?"

"That's right! Let's have a late-night snack after work, and then watch the premiere together? The Ma Xiao shop on the street corner is the most authentic Ma Xiao shop I've ever eaten in Qinjiang!"

The man on the roof frowned and said nothing, ignoring the neatly pressed uniform on his body, he lay down on the ground of the top floor, placed the 85 sniper that was temporarily applied for in front of the railing of the roof, and patiently adjusted the angle of the sniper scope.

"Call work? The work hasn't started yet, Deputy Jiang."

"That's right, didn't Captain Yan just say that this case is more troublesome?"

"I know, make a reservation in advance! I told you before that the super beautiful actress played the role of the justice policewoman, and it was still trending when the casting official announced it! By the way, she also..."

"Jianghuai."

He opened his mouth suddenly, and tapped the tiny bluetooth communicator twice.

Everyone in the channel immediately fell silent.

"Uh... eh?"

"Shut up," he helplessly raised his hand and rubbed his temples, "Can you please cut out of the channel and have a private chat, it's too noisy."

"Ah," Jiang Huai said with a nonchalant smile, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about Team Yan, it's not here yet... Soon, we will arrive after crossing this street."

The man took a deep breath, aimed his sniper scope at the transparent sightseeing banquet hall on the top floor of the opposite hotel, and squinted his eyes to observe for a while.

Pinned to the upper left pocket of his shirt was a work permit—the captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Qinjiang City, Yan Cun.

Just now when he received the task, he went to Dongcheng branch to check the progress of the investigation of the '719 vicious criminal case' two days ago. The hypoglycemic patient who had dinner in time grabbed a lollipop and hurried to Chongning Avenue.

"According to past files, the suspect is physically fit, aggressive, and has a high level of danger, but we request that he be arrested without killing him as much as possible," Yan Cun bit the lollipop in his mouth and glanced at his wrist. The time on the watch, "6:48, Jianghuai, are you there yet?"

"Here we are," the voice of Jianghuai opening the car door came from the communicator, "Killed? Team Yan, do you remember how to use this thing?"

"It should be no problem to go back to the training base once a week," said Yan Cun, a former armed police officer and special agent of "Where does it need to be moved?" "But it's best to avoid using it."

"Row."

Jiang Huai, who was dressed in plain clothes, parked the car at the side entrance of the hotel with another small policeman, walked quickly into the lobby, and took out his work card to negotiate with the front desk.

Yan Cun observes the situation in the sniper scope - there are security guards at the elevator entrance connecting the banquet hall with other floors, and it seems that the opening ceremony of a certain film crew is about to be held.

"Jianghuai slipped into the banquet hall from the fire exit on the next floor, and Jingze was on standby at the stairs."

The two responded, and moved quickly to take the elevator to their destination, and entered the banquet hall smoothly.

"Wait until the people from the Dongcheng branch arrive." Yan Cun said.

"it is good."

Jiang Huai looked around intently, took a plate of pre-dinner desserts, and sat down in a corner seat.

Less than 5 minutes before the banquet started, Yan Cun glanced at the details of the case on his mobile phone: "The suspect's name is Luo Qingsen, he is a film investor, just now the surveillance camera at the hotel entrance captured him wearing a green suit today... That’s right, the one sitting obliquely in front of you has three coats of oil on her hair.”

Jiang Huai raised his eyes and glanced at Luo Qingsen, who was chatting with others about something. The plump and bald Luo Qingsen took a bite of the small cake in his hand: "What kind of taste is this? Dress like a melon It's like...is there still hairspray on this little hair?"

"..." Yan Cun was speechless.

"There is still a suit of this color?" A voice came from the communicator, "Deputy Jiang, I want to see it too!"

"Catch someone and watch for yourself!" Yan Cun clicked his tongue, "Jianghuai will report the situation."

Although Jianghuai looks like a fool, once he works, he can concentrate 100% seriously.

He swallowed the food in his mouth, and observed for a while calmly: "He doesn't seem to have much storage space on his body, his left pocket is a bit bulging, and it looks like a wallet and a mobile phone, and there is a square necklace with a blue and white porcelain pattern hanging around his neck. It doesn't match his green suit."

"Well," Yan Cun narrowed his eyes, "What has he been staring at?"

Jiang Huai took out a tissue to wipe his hands, and turned his gaze over - Luo Qingsen had finished talking with others, walked to the center of the banquet hall, and glanced to the side of the stage from time to time.

"He seems to be looking at Ji Shuwang," Jiang Huai said.

"?" Yan Cun was confused, "Who?"

Jiang Huai lowered his voice and said, "An actress, the one next to the stage wearing a red dress."

"Team Yan," a female voice sounded on the communicator channel at the same time, "The monitoring of the banquet hall on the 21st floor has been pushed to your mobile phone."

Yan Cun responded, turned on the surveillance camera sent by the network investigator, and turned his gaze to Ji Shuwang who was communicating with someone at the side of the stage, his heart sank.

In the '719 case', the informant claimed that two naked|naked female corpses, who had been hit hard on the head, and some torn red cloth were found in the well at the entrance of the alley. The dead were 17 and 22 years old respectively. Therefore, the police judged that this was an impromptu crime with a specific target, and the case was handed over to the criminal investigation team this afternoon.

——The age of the actress Ji Shuwang is very similar to the victim.

The hour hand slowly turned to the number '7', and the speeches at the banquet began. The director, screenwriter, male and female protagonists, and investor Luo Qingsen came to the stage at the same time, and the person who had just communicated with Ji Shuwang chose a seat to sit down.

Everyone stood still on the stage, Luo Qingsen suddenly looked down at his pocket, took out a bluetooth headset and put it on.

"Jianghuai." Yan Cun said.

Jiang Huai in the banquet hall immediately clenched his gun, got up and moved towards the stage with small steps.

"Check who called Luo Qingsen," Yan Cun pressed the earphone, "Has anyone from the branch office come?"

"Coming soon, Captain Yan," a voice came from the communicator, "It's downstairs."

The other end of the bluetooth headset seemed to say something. After a few seconds, Luo Qingsen's complexion changed suddenly, and he turned his head to meet Jiang Huai who was approaching him. Something was on her neck.

At the same time, Jiang Huai drew out his gun and pointed it at Luo Qingsen.

"No, don't move!" Luo Qingsen's eyes were cleft, and he tightly grabbed Ji Shuwang's neck, "Otherwise I'll kill her!"

The air was silent for a few seconds.

Ji Shuwang's eyes were dazzled by the cold light of the dagger on his neck, and he froze in shock: "Luo, Mr. Luo..."

"To shut up!"

After realizing what happened, the entire banquet hall seemed to suddenly boil.

"Mr. Luo..." The screenwriter on the side of the stage came back to his senses and took a step forward, "You, you are..."

"Don't come here!!" Luo Qingsen roared angrily, pointing the knife upwards.

"Jiang Huai delays time and exerts a little pressure on the premise of not provoking him." Yan Cun locked his crosshairs on Luo Qingsen's head, "Jing Ze went in to maintain order."

"Yes!" Zhang Jingze, a small police officer on standby at the stairway, responded.

The security guard who was standing in front of the elevator realized something was wrong and hesitated to approach the gangsters. Zhang Jingze hurriedly stopped them and arranged for them to maintain order on the scene.

Jiang Huai stared into Luo Qingsen's eyes: "Put down the knife first."

"Don't move!" Luo Qingsen trembled while holding the knife, "Otherwise I...I'll kill her!"

"Calm down first, we know you have no other choice," Jiang Huai said softly, approaching gradually while stabilizing the other party's emotions, "put her down first, and we'll discuss the rest of the conditions slowly."

"Don't, don't come here!" Luo Qingsen broke out in cold sweat, holding Ji Shuwang back slowly, "Don't do this! Come here again and I'll kill her!"

"Wait, he's not in the right mood," Yan Cun said in a deep voice, "It seems a little... panic?"

Jiang Huai's eyes moved slightly, observing the expression on Luo Qingsen's face, and silently confronted him.

Everyone in the banquet hall didn't dare to say anything, and the atmosphere became a little anxious.

Yan Cun clenched the handle tightly, and suddenly noticed that something in the sniper scope was approaching Luo Qingsen quietly, so he lowered his eyes and glanced at the surveillance camera—the man who had just talked to Ji Shuwang was staring at Luo Qingsen with stern eyes , trying to approach from behind.

"Jingze, wink at the person behind Luo Qingsen, so that he doesn't mess around," he growled into the communicator, "Has he arrived yet?"

"Get on the elevator, Captain Yan!" The other end of the communicator hurriedly responded.

"Captain Yan, something seems wrong with Luo Qingsen!" Zhang Jingze said.

Yan Cun stared closely at Luo Qingsen, seeing him taking hostages and slowly retreating in front of the transparent sightseeing glass, he had a bad feeling in his heart: "Jianghuai, the safety of the hostages is the priority, don't let him approach the windowsill..."

"Ah, ah——!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Qingsen roared like a sudden collapse, and pushed Ji Shuwang aside.

Yan Cun raised his throat: "Jiang Huai! Stop him!"

The man who was close to Luo Qingsen quickly stepped forward to catch Ji Shuwang, saw his intentions, and tripped him to the ground with his legs. At the same time, the elevator sounded a 'ding', and the people from the Dongcheng branch arrived at the banquet hall.

Luo Qingsen got up from the ground regardless, as if he had seen a ghost, stumbled towards the window sill, suddenly burst out with great force and violently shook off Jiang Huai who was holding him, and stepped over the window with one leg.

He paused in place for two seconds, glanced down, his expression suddenly changed from fear to despair.

Immediately afterwards, his ankle seemed to be accidentally twisted, and his center of gravity was unstable and he fell down.

"Ahhh-"

Yan Cun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he let go of the handle of the gun and rushed to the edge of the roof—— Luo Qingsen screamed and fell straight down from the banquet hall on the 21st floor, hitting the Volkswagen SUV parked by the side door of the hotel, making a loud "pop" ring.

The car siren blared along with the noise.