"Wa, wa, wa, mommy, save me! It hurts!"
Meanwhile, in the command center room’s livestream, the unfolding arrest scene was being relayed. The five team leaders, along with the majority of the audience, were hooked to this broadcast.
The air of surprise permeated the room when the sounds of a childish, painful scream reverberated.
The expressions of Zhang Xingchen and the other four team leaders inside the room changed dramatically.
"He actually dares to take a hostage, and it's a little girl?" Zhang Xingchen exclaimed, unable to contain himself as he stood up.
***
"Damn, what's happening? Is this guy really using a little girl as a hostage? Has he gone mad?"
"Good heavens, this is beyond inhuman. Taking an innocent little girl hostage? This is just a show! Has he become so engrossed in his role that he believes he's an actual fugitive?"
"I can't believe it. He's using a little girl as a hostage, damn!"
"Has Wang Yun lost his mind? He's resorting to such extremes just to escape?"
The terrified scream of the little girl echoed throughout the livestream, causing the complexions of all the viewers to change drastically. Some of the more hot-tempered viewers immediately began to curse him.
In Wang Yun's livestream, viewers were left baffled. Many could clearly see he held just a doll, making the situation all the more confusing.
"What the hell, what's going on? Where did that sound come from?"
"Wait... what? Am I hearing things?"
"What is going on?"
"Where did the little girl’s scream come from?"
“Could this get any stranger?”
***
"Move out of the way immediately! Did you hear me? Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her!"
In Guanwen Market, following the echoes of a little girl's scream, Wang Yun held a sharp scalpel to a doll's neck, vociferously warning the three officers up front and the plainclothes officers behind him.
Once Wang Yun's words fell into silence, the anguished cries of the seemingly innocent little girl continued, "It hurts, big brother, don't kill me, don't... I want daddy, I want mommy, I want..."
No one noticed that when this childlike voice filled the air, Wang Yun's hand was over his own mouth.
Naturally, a doll couldn't make a sound. The one emitting the voice was Wang Yun, employing the ancient craft of ventriloquism.
There was a skill named Ventriloquism in the system, with a description that read, ‘Suddenly, the cries of countless people rise, the wails of countless children echo, and the barking of countless dogs resound. Amidst it all, there's the sound of crashing, explosions, and the whooshing of wind. All synchronized in harmony Amid the cacophony of collapsing structures, explosions, and gusts of wind, cries for help, dragging houses, and the splashing of water resound. All imaginable sounds are present.’
This vividly captured the magical prowess of a ventriloquist. However, achieving such a skill requires a god-level of ventriloquism talent.
Wang Yun might not have the necessary shock value points but had enough to acquire an advanced ventriloquism skill. That was how he mimicked the young girl’s screams.
Upon hearing the scream, the faces of the three officers in the front drastically changed, and a trace of cold sweat instantly broke out on their foreheads. The two plainclothes officers behind him also halted in their tracks, their pupils slightly constricting.
"Move aside and push your motorcycles to the ground by the time I count to three," Wang Yun coldly commanded, his gaze fixed on the three officers ahead.
"Stay calm! Just stay calm! Don't harm the innocent child," one of the officers shouted urgently.
"One."
Wang Yun stared at him, coldly calling out a single number. Simultaneously, he moved the scalpel he held, directing it toward the doll's arm.
In the next instant, a heart-wrenching scream filled the air. "Ah, ah, it hurts, it hurts… Daddy… Mommy!"
The three officers, witnessing Wang Yun's audacity to actually make a move, displayed expressions of shock, their faces turning pale in an instant.
"Alright, alright! We'll do as you say, just don't harm the child!" they pleaded and hastily toppled their motorcycles to the ground.
Meanwhile, in the common center room, Zhang Xingchen yelled out in horror as he saw the scalpel pierce the ‘little girl’s’ arm, "He really did it?”
Shen Hao and Lin Qingqing beside him also turned pale.
All those watching the livestream collectively gasped. The heart-wrenching scream and the sound of agony seemed to pierce their very hearts. To them, the scene unfolding before their eyes was nothing short of terrifying, a chilling testament to human cruelty.
"I swear, this guy's gone mad! He's completely lost it!"
"He's absolutely insane! Someone needs to grab him, lock him up!"
"It's just a show, and he dares to take such actions? Damn!"
***
At that very moment, when Wang Yun saw the three officers knock over the motorcycles and step aside, he seized the opportunity. With a swift motion, he darted forward, attempting to escape.
"Put the child down," one officer roared, his eyes somewhat bloodshot.
Wang Yun darted past them, and once he was about five meters away, the corners of his mouth twitched into a faint smile. He then casually tossed the doll in his hand behind him.
The camera sharply focused on the scene, causing the audience to gasp in shock, their hearts pounding. But when they saw the doll's face as it landed face-up on the ground, and truly recognized its features, they were all stunned.
'What is going on?' was the question that echoed in their minds.
