Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

"Snapped!"

Xia Keke stepped forward and slapped the man hard across the face. She knew that her men had suffered heavy casualties, so the slap was filled with her boundless rage.

"Um."

The man was jolted awake by the slap. He looked at Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke in front of him and said hatefully, "Kill me or torture me, do whatever you want. I won't say another word."

Xiao Zhan said contemptuously, "You've already spoken. As long as you answer my question, I'll let you die a quick death."

At this moment, Zhang Guoqiang helped his teammate out from behind the wall. Both of them were covered in blood and looked extremely disheveled.

"Da da da".

"We are police officers. Put down your guns and surrender immediately, or we will shoot you dead!"

At this moment, the gunfire in the CS arena intensified, accompanied by shouts, indicating that a large number of reinforcements had arrived.

But to Xiao Zhan and Xia Keke's surprise, the man said again in a firm tone, "You might as well kill me. How I die is none of my business. From the day I became a pawn, I have been prepared to die."

As the man struggled to pick up the AK rifle on the ground, his meaning was clear: even if he died, he would not utter a single word. This was an attitude, and even more so, a resolute determination.

Xiao Zhan looked at Zhang Guoqiang and gestured to him with his eyes to shoot the man.

Asking someone who is determined to die is a waste of breath.

"Bang!"

Zhang Guoqiang held the pistol close to the man's back and pulled the trigger. Due to the close-range shooting, the bullet was very powerful and instantly pierced through the man's body. The bullet left a fist-sized crater in the concrete ground.

The man's body stiffened abruptly, then he collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood. His eyes began to glaze over, but a relieved smile appeared on his face…

Gradually...

The smile froze on the man's face...

Xiao Zhan stared coldly at the man's corpse and said, "They shouldn't be called pawns, they should be called suicide soldiers."

"I saw this kind of fearlessness and determination in Wang Guoyong before. Liu Shiyuan is really amazing. How did he find these people who encountered difficulties, setbacks, disappointments, or even despair on their life path, and then use his powerful network of resources to make these people start to exert their own efforts, create their own glory, and become excellent versions of themselves? At the same time, he made these people willing to become his pawns and willing to give everything for him, even their lives."

Xia Keke raised an eyebrow and said, "When a person is struggling in the abyss of despair, and suddenly someone reaches out and pulls him out of despair and gives him everything he wants, this person is easily endowed with a special, omnipotent halo. This is the halo effect."

Xiao Zhan nodded, and said thoughtfully, "Liu Shiyuan is far superior to Liu Chuanren."

"I even suspect that Liu Shiyuan is not dead, but has faked his death and is secretly manipulating the game. His cleverness lies in letting Liu Chuanren out of prison and activating the pieces to attract our attention. Everything that is happening now is just a smokescreen by Liu Shiyuan."

"Director Xia, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Keke raised her eyebrows and said, "Xiao Zhan, where did you get this feeling from? If it's really as you say, then it's absolutely terrifying."

Xiao Zhan looked at the corpse on the ground and said, "Based on intuition."

He paused, then continued, "Actually, this is human nature. Whether these people are pawns or suicide squads, when others are weak, they are wolves; when others are strong, they are dogs. And what they are best at is switching freely between wolf and dog without even blushing, because in their value system, money and power are the only yardsticks. Without these two things, you are nothing; with them, you are a god."

Zhang Guoqiang wiped the dirt off his face and said, "Young Master Xiao, what you said is truly insightful. People die for wealth, birds die for food; this is an eternal truth."

Xia Keke: "The reason Liu Shiyuan was able to control these people and make them willingly risk their lives for him was because of power and money. Without these two things, do you think others would still listen to him? Would they still be willing to risk their lives for him?"

"Splash!"

At this moment, a large number of heavily armed special police officers poured in from outside. Among the crowd, several capable men escorted a big shot as he walked over. It was Chen Hongwei, the executive vice minister of the Ministry of State Security.

Xia Keke quickly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Commander Chen."

Xiao Zhan stepped forward, saluted, and said, "Greetings, Commander."

Chen Hongwei stared at Xiao Zhan for several seconds before saying, "You've disrupted my plans."

Then he asked Xia Keke, "What is the situation regarding casualties?"

Previously, each action team had reported the casualties to Xia Keke through their headsets.

Xia Keke then reported, "Reporting to Commander Chen, the action team suffered three dead and nine wounded. Five of the wounded were injured while protecting tourists. There were no tourist casualties in this incident."

"In addition, we killed 29 suspicious individuals. None of them surrendered. These people were extremely fierce and fearless, fighting to the very last moment."

Chen Hongwei ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately clean up the battlefield, rescue the wounded, evacuate the masses, and ensure the safety of all people on site."

"yes!"

Xia Keke agreed and then went to give instructions herself.

Chen Hongwei took out a cigarette.

Xiao Zhan quickly took out a lighter and lit it for him.

"Phew~~".

Chen Hongwei exhaled a cloud of smoke and said to Xiao Zhan, "Do you know why I said you guys messed up my plans?"

Xiao Zhan shook his head and said, "Please enlighten me, Commander!"

Chen Hongwei's next words stunned Xiao Zhan.

"Because we suspected that Liu Shiyuan faked his death, we have been secretly monitoring suspicious persons, including this CS live-action amusement park."

Xiao Zhan spoke frankly: "Commander, has the warehouse already come into your sights?"

Chen Hongwei nodded.

Xiao Zhan hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander, actually I just told Director Xia that I also suspect Liu Shiyuan is not dead, and that his fake death is just a smokescreen."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hongwei's expression froze for a moment, then he asked with delight, "Oh, tell me your thoughts."

Xiao Zhanlu pondered for a moment and said, "First of all, in terms of personal ability, Liu Chuanren obviously does not have the ability to control the game. Secondly, Liu Shiyuan's death was too suspicious, and there is no evidence to prove that he was actually dead. It was just that the Liu family announced his death to the public. The biggest suspicious point is that Liu Shutao actually fell ill and died on the spot. The probability of such a coincidence is too low. It can only mean that in order to start the game and push Liu Chuanren to the forefront to attract everyone's attention, Liu Shiyuan had no choice but to let Liu Shutao die."

Chen Hongwei raised an eyebrow and asked, "You mean Liu Shiyuan faked his death, while Liu Shutao is really dead?"

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "That's what I think."

Chen Hongwei: "What's the reason?"

Xiao Zhan didn't want to explain too much, since everything was just speculation, so he said, "Based on intuition."

Chen Hongwei chuckled and said, "A soldier's intuition?"

Xiao Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "I guess so."

"Beep beep beep".

Suddenly my phone rang.

Xiao Zhan took out his phone and saw that it was Deng Zhi calling.

Then he saw Chen Hongwei looking at him.

So he frankly said, "It was Deng Zhi on the phone."

Chen Hongwei: "You answer the phone, I'll go to the scene and take a look."

After saying that, he left with his men...

Xiao Zhan answered the phone and asked, "Brother Zhi, are you at Tanzhe Temple?"