Are You Crazy? You’re Telling Me This Is a Fugitive TV Show?

Two hours after Wang Yun’s departure from Tianyun Market, a sudden and urgent alarm sounded in the command center room, catching everyone off guard. The piercing sound of an alarm reverberated through the room. An unprecedented occurrence that caught everyone off-guard.

“Hmm? What’s going on?”

“I have no idea. Why has an alarm been triggered? The program has never included this kind of segment before.”

The viewers watching the livestream of the command center room were just as startled.

The command center room was the show’s main camera and had the highest viewer count on their live broadcast. Many viewers were entirely unaware of the events unfolding in Wang Yun’s livestream.

“An alarm? What’s happened?” Wu Mingyu arched an eyebrow in curiosity, raising his head to ask.

“Is that another social warning?” asked the beautiful actress Liu Qingqing.

“No. This is something different,” said Jiang Youshan, the captain of team one.

“Is that a siren? Has someone reported a crime? Has one of the fugitives we’re tracking committed a felony?” Hong Feng hypothesized, his gaze focused on the source of the sound.

“Correct. Team Leader Hong Feng’s guess is spot-on. Several people have filed police reports,” the program’s executive producer announced as he walked into the room, fixing his gaze on the five team leaders. “A fugitive, in the midst of his getaway, has committed a rather severe crime.”

“Hmm? Is it Wang Yun?” Hong Feng continued to guess, with Wang Yun being his prime suspect.

“Yes, it’s him. Actually, when Wang Yun robbed the store yesterday, the store owners realized their money was missing and reported it to the police. They also discovered Wang Yun’s involvement. As it’s the first time our program team has encountered such an event, we didn’t react immediately. But now, we’ve just received the alarm.”

With a solemn expression, the producer added, “This is a real alarm, and it has had real-life implications. Our staff didn’t have the chance to handle it in time. Let’s first watch a surveillance video that our staff managed to secure.”

Upon the executive producer’s signal, a staff member nodded and played a video.

The video was surveillance footage from Tianyun Market. Despite being slightly blurry, a figure was highlighted with a red circle. The figure maneuvered its way through the market.

“Pause, slow motion.” When the video reached a critical point, the producer ordered in a low voice.

The video slowed down, frame by frame, at a rate five times slower than normal.

Under the surveillance camera, the figure deftly utilized a pair of tweezers, effortlessly pickpocketing a wallet. The figure continued its course, approaching a woman. In the slow-motion footage, a sharp scalpel appeared, expertly slashing through a bag, and a stack of bills was extracted.

The figure pressed on, reaching the side of an elderly man.

Scalpel. Tweezers. Another substantial sum of money was stolen. The actions were as fluid as flowing water, not a single sign of hesitation. The entire sequence lasted just one minute.

“Hmm? This is the Tweezers Sect’s theft at a distance, a skillful blade trick from Small Knife Association, and that technique, should be the Buttery Flower Picking Technique from Empty-Hand Sect.” Jiang Youshan straightened himself, his eyes gleaming as he calmly shared his observation.

“Tweezers Sect? Small Knife Association? The Empty-Hand Sect? Senior Jiang Youshan, what are these?” Zhang Xingchen looked over in astonishment.

“These are the three major factions of professional thieves. They’re rare these days. In the video, this person displayed techniques from all three factions. Their mastery shows at least a decade of experience,” Jiang Youshan explained.

“Everyone, keep watching. This is just the beginning,” said the executive producer solemnly.

As they watched intently, the figure in the video continued their actions and the number of victims increased rapidly. The footage lasted until a few police officers arrived.

“So… actual police officers went in?” Shen Hao asked, surprised.

The rest of the group looked on intently, their expressions serious.

“Yes, real-life police officers were involved. There were 25 victims. Do you know how much the damage caused is?’ The producer responded gravely. “All in all, 850,000 yuan.”

“A total loss of 850,000, taking into account both theft and property damage. This sum is already considered substantial. For such a crime, one would be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from more than three years to less than ten years,” Leng Ming stated, furrowing his brow.

“Yes, let’s switch to his first-person perspective,” the producer agreed, signaling to the crew.

As the fugitive had already been identified in real life, showing the first-person view from the market wouldn’t reveal his whereabouts.

As the scene switched to Wang Yun’s broadcast, the footage was clear, showing the thief’s adept maneuvers. Accompanied by Wang Yun’s calm message to the program team, “You handle it.”

This explicit footage left the viewers utterly shocked.

At first, they could hardly discern anything from the blurry surveillance video and felt merely amazed. After hearing about the stolen amount, they were astonished. But seeing the clear livestream left everyone speechless.

“It’s mind-blowing! I’m so shocked I had to kneel down to watch!”

“I didn’t think much of the surveillance footage, but this first-person view is incredible. Stealing 850,000 just like that, isn’t this insane?”

“This terrifying ability, I’d call him the Saint of Thieves. The Empty-Hand Faction, Tweezers Sect, Small Knife Guild, they all sound so formidable!”

“Is this Wang Yun? Is this the Bath Emperor? He’s outrageous.”

“While other fugitives are running for their lives, he’s committing crimes left and right. This is a real fugitive, incredibly audacious.”

“I just checked his livestream, he’s having a seafood feast.”

The viewers were in an uproar, dumbstruck by his audacious actions.

Other fugitives were desperately trying to escape and evade arrest, but this man was continuously committing crimes. The most shocking part was that he was successful, especially this time when his theft resulted in huge gains.

Even the real-life police were alerted.

“This show is increasingly reflecting reality and is now even intersecting with it. The production team has decided to increase Wang Yun’s arrest priority. He needs to be apprehended immediately,” the executive producer said, looking at the team leaders.

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