chapter 5

My expression changed abruptly.

Hope burst forth in Zhao Ze’s desperate eyes. Driven by a fierce will to survive, he shoved past me, covered in blood, and charged outside.

I followed at a leisurely pace; the door wasn’t locked.

But outside the door, there was nothing-just emptiness. The joy on the man’s face froze instantly.

Then the same voice came from the corner.

“Is Zhao Ze here… If you see him… please notify the police immediately…”

The content, the speed, even the tone-exactly the same!

It was a recording. There were never any police outside!

Watching Zhao Ze’s face shift from terror and despair to utter hopelessness, I couldn’t help laughing and applauding. “Made by AI-it didn’t take much effort, just messing with you. Weren’t you the one who hated the police most? Why are you so eager for them now? Enjoy yourself before you die-experience heaven and hell in full; then it’s worth it.”

Giving someone hope and then snatching it away-with perfect tension and release-that’s the highest form of culinary art!

I raised the knife; hot blood splattered, death danced in my palm.

But after a short moment, Zhao Ze broke down in tears and confessed his motive: “Spare me, please! I was just the executor-it was Su Xunan! He paid me to do it, he gave me money to teach Jiang Ning a lesson!”

I frowned. I knew this person.

Wasn’t he my sister’s suitor?