A single divination predicts life and death; the entire internet begs me to start a live stream.

The moment Chen Bufan clicked "accept," the live stream chat exploded.

The screen is divided into two.

On the other side, there were no beauty filters, no fancy lighting, and no backdrops commonly seen in influencer live streams.

There was only one cold, white office.

A police badge hangs on the wall.

Several case files were placed on the table.

A woman is sitting in front of the camera.

Twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Short hair, black shirt, sharp eyes and eyebrows.

She wasn't wearing makeup; her skin was pale and somewhat cold, and her eyes showed a hint of fatigue.

But those eyes were very steady.

Like a knife.

The live stream chat exploded with comments.

Holy crap! It's really official!

[Haicheng City Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Detachment!]

[That policewoman is so cool!]

Are they here to investigate Master Chen?

[Could it be because of the "anti-counterfeiting king" incident?]

【Lin Wanqing? That's a nice name.】

[The official live stream with a mystical streamer was too surreal.]

Chen Bufan stared at the screen without saying a word.

Lin Wanqing didn't rush to speak.

She first showed her identification.

The movements were very clean.

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

"I am Lin Wanqing from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Haicheng Public Security Bureau."

Her voice was very calm.

There was no question.

There was no attempt to curry favor.

There was none of the panic that ordinary live streamers experience.

Chen Bufan nodded slightly.

"Officer Lin."

Lin Wanqing looked at him.

"I'm taking the liberty of connecting with you tonight to verify a few things."

The chat immediately tensed up.

[Verification required?]

Are they really going to investigate the master?

[The master didn't break the law!]

He saved both Shen Qingyue and Wang Tianhao.

[Zhao Qiming's case was also reported to the police by netizens. What does this have to do with the master?]

Don't worry, let the policewoman explain.

Lin Wanqing seemed to see the comments on the screen, but she wasn't affected.

She continued:

"The Shen Qingyue case, the Wang family's vehicle tampering case, and the Zhao Qiming basement case."

"In all three cases, you revealed some key information in advance."

"Some of this information does indeed align with the direction of the police's subsequent investigation."

She paused for a moment.

"But I personally don't believe in metaphysics."

The live chat suddenly became lively.

[Haha, the policewoman is so direct!]

[Don't believe in metaphysics, but come join the live stream.]

That makes sense; detectives will definitely present evidence.

I love this kind of clear-headed persona.

Master Chen: Believe it or not, it's not me who will die.

Chen Bufan remained expressionless.

"and then?"

Lin Wanqing's eyebrows twitched slightly.

They probably didn't expect Chen Bufan to be so calm.

She picked up a photograph.

The photos were placed in a transparent evidence bag.

Point the camera at the photo.

She was a girl who was seventeen or eighteen years old.

She wore a blue and white school uniform, had her hair tied in a ponytail, and had two very shallow dimples when she smiled.

She looks very well-behaved.

She's also very young.

Lin Wanqing spoke:

"The girl's name is Zhou Xiaoyu."

Seventeen years old.

"A senior student from Haicheng No. 3 Middle School."

She went missing three days after school.

"The last time I appeared at the East City Bus Station."

"The police are currently making every effort to find him."

The chat in the live stream instantly changed.

[Missing girl?]

A high school senior? Only seventeen!

Three days? That's dangerous.

[Does the policewoman want the master to help her find someone?]

She just said she doesn't believe in metaphysics and that she came here for a test.

Saving lives is the priority!

Lin Wanqing looked at Chen Bufan.

"Mr. Chen."

"I'm not here to ask for a divination."

"I'm not here to put on a live show."

"I'm here to test you."

She held the photo up more steadily.

"If you really can calculate it."

"Let's see where she is."

The office was quiet.

The live stream room was ablaze with excitement.

[It's here! Official test!]

[Master, look!]

If they can actually find this person, the official storyline will open.

[But the pressure is immense; if I say something wrong, it could mislead the investigation.]

[Help! I hope the girl is still alive.]

Chen Bufan did not answer immediately.

He looked at the photo.

The girl on the screen smiled very cleanly.

But in Chen Bufan's eyes, the life lamp above her forehead had dimmed to the point of being almost invisible.

It's not a dead light.

It's not dead yet.

But it was suppressed by a layer of gray-black air.

Like a lamp trapped in a water tank.

There's still air.

But it could go out at any time.

Chen Bufan's brows slowly furrowed.

Lin Wanqing kept staring at him.

She noticed this subtle change.

"What did you figure out?"

Chen Bufan did not answer her question.

Instead, the question is:

"Has there been a fight at home before she went missing?"

Lin Wanqing's eyes flickered.

"continue."

Chen Bufan said:

"This wasn't just a regular argument."

"It was her father who forced her to give up the art exam and switch to teacher training."

"She doesn't want to."

"I slammed the door before leaving the house."

"So you initially judged that she might have run away from home."

Lin Wanqing's expression finally changed.

It's very light.

But it's clear in the live stream.

The live chat exploded with comments.

Did I guess right?

Officer Lin's expression changed!

[The master has started again.]

[Holy crap, the police probably haven't released details like this in determining whether someone ran away from home, right?]

If it hasn't been announced, that would be terrifying.

Lin Wanqing neither admitted nor denied it.

She only said:

"Go on."

Chen Bufan stared at the photo.

"She didn't run away from home."

"It wasn't that I went with someone on my own initiative."

"She was tricked."

Lin Wanqing's eyes instantly darkened.

"Who?"

Chen Bufan did not immediately say his name.

He raised his hand and pushed the copper coins on the table forward an inch.

The edge of the copper coin pressed against the light, casting a thin shadow.

"Someone she knows."

"Not very familiar."

"But she's seen it."

"The other party knew that she had argued with her family and also knew that she had been under a lot of pressure lately."

So I tricked her into getting into the car with just one sentence.

Lin Wanqing leaned forward slightly.

"What did you say?"

Chen Bufan looked at the girl in the photo.

The voice lowered a few decibels.

"I can help you leave Haicheng."

The live stream went silent instantly.

This statement is too specific.

It's just like the bait a seventeen-year-old girl would believe when she's having a breakdown.

The comments section started flooding with messages.

[It's over, she really didn't leave on her own.]

[She was in her final year of high school, and her family was pressuring her to give up the art college entrance exam. This is when she was most vulnerable to being scammed.]

Scammers are too good at understanding psychology.

[Officer Lin, quickly check if they know anyone!]

Lin Wanqing picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the paper.

Her voice remained calm.

It's much lower than before.

Is she still alive?

The live stream went silent for a moment.

This is the problem that everyone fears the most.

Three days.

The missing girl.

Seventeen years old.

Deceived by an acquaintance.

Every word makes you think of the worst possible outcome.

Chen Bufan stared at the photos for a long time.

It lasted so long that even the comments section was too slow to speed up.

Then he spoke.

"Still alive."

Lin Wanqing's hand holding the pen visibly paused.

The live chat exploded with comments.

[Still alive!]

【Very good!】

As long as you're alive, there's still hope!

[Help! Save them!]

[Master, please tell me the location!]

But Chen Bufan's next words made everyone in the live stream feel a chill.

"But there are only twelve hours left."

The air in the office seemed to freeze.

For the first time, Lin Wanqing's eyes changed completely.

She doesn't believe in metaphysics.

But she believed in time.

Missing for three days, twelve hours.

This is no joke.

She stared at Chen Bufan and asked, word by word:

"Why twelve hours?"

Chen Bufan looked at the photo.

"She was locked up in a damp, oxygen-deprived, and enclosed place."

"He has injuries."

"fever."

"I haven't eaten for two days."

"If this drags on any longer, we'll be killed."

"I just couldn't handle it."

The comments section was flooded with messages.

[Lack of oxygen? Isolation?]

[Basement? Warehouse?]

[I haven't eaten for three days, oh my god.]

[Officer Lin, act quickly!]

[Master, tell me where it is!]

Lin Wanqing immediately asked:

"Place."

Chen Bufan did not answer immediately.

His gaze fell on the corner of the photo.

That was a stain on Zhou Xiaoyu's school uniform.

Ordinary people wouldn't notice anything.

But he could see a faint trace of watery aura.

It's not a river.

It's not a lake.

It's wastewater.

Rusty pipes.

An abandoned pond.

There are also old factory buildings with walls covered in moss.

Chen Bufan closed his eyes.

It sounded like a very soft sob in my ear.

A girl's voice.

He's so mute he can barely speak anymore.

"Help me..."

Chen Bufan suddenly opened his eyes.

"North of the city."

Lin Wanqing immediately sat up straight.

"Where in the north of the city?"

Chen Bufan's voice was calm.

"The old waterworks."

The live stream chat exploded with excitement.

[The old waterworks in the north of the city!]

Go now!

[Officer Lin, send someone immediately!]

How many old waterworks are there in Haicheng?

I'm from Haicheng, and there really is an abandoned water plant in the north of the city!

It was discontinued many years ago.

Lin Wanqing did not waste any more time.

She picked up the walkie-talkie next to her.

"Notify the Chengbei Branch."

"Investigate the old water plant immediately."

"The missing person may be trapped, and the situation is critical."

A short response came through the walkie-talkie:

"receive."

Lin Wanqing looked at Chen Bufan again.

"What else?"

Chen Bufan looked at her.

"Don't make a big fuss."

Lin Wanqing's eyes sharpened.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Bufan said:

"I'm in the live stream room."

Upon hearing this, the live stream chat paused abruptly for a moment.

The next second, the screen was filled with terror.

[Someone's in the live stream?!]

Who? The killer?

Holy crap, is he watching a live stream?!

Did our location just now get exposed?

[Turn off the live stream now!]

Lin Wanqing's expression also changed.

Are you sure?

Chen Bufan looked at the screen full of comments.

His gaze swept across millions of accounts.

Finally, it landed on an account with no profile picture, no nickname, and only one comment.

That comment was mixed in with countless other messages and was very inconspicuous.

[Liar, don't talk nonsense, she's not there.]

Chen Bufan's eyes turned cold.

"Sure."

Lin Wanqing immediately realized what was happening.

She didn't ask any further questions.

Instead, he whispered to his colleague next to him:

"Contact the platform to retain real-time data from the live stream."

"Lock the abnormal account."

"The task force should approach the old waterworks discreetly and refrain from honking."

She spoke quickly and her explanations were very clear.

At this moment, she no longer seemed like someone who had come to test Chen Bufan.

She is a criminal police officer.

A detective who is truly in the zone.

The live stream chat was going crazy.

The killer is in the live stream!

Oh my god, this is giving me goosebumps.

Did he just send a comment?

[Platform, please cooperate with the police!]

[This chapter... no, this live stream was too exciting!]

Chen Bufan looked at Lin Wanqing.

"Officer Lin."

"You have twelve hours left."

"No."

He glanced at the time.

1:43 AM.

"There are only eleven hours and forty-seven minutes left."

Lin Wanqing gave him a deep look.

For the first time, a complex look appeared in her normally calm and skeptical eyes.

"Mr. Chen."

"If the person is really at the old waterworks."

"I will come back to find you."

Chen Bufan said calmly:

"Save lives first."

Lin Wanqing nodded and was about to disconnect from the video call.

Chen Bufan suddenly added:

"Below the reservoir on the west side."

Lin Wanqing paused.

Chen Bufan stared at the photo.

The voice trailed off.

"Don't enter through the main entrance."

"Go through the back wall."

"She's below the reservoir on the west side."

"The door was locked with chains."

"Half a red rope was stuffed into the keyhole."

Lin Wanqing was stunned for a moment, then stood up without saying a word.

The camera shook slightly.

Before the live stream ended, everyone in the chat heard her coldly give the order:

"The old waterworks in the north of the city."

"Let's go right away!"