Chapter 1: Simulated Crime, One Billion Grand Prize!

Parallel world, Yanjing, China Central Television.

At this moment, inside the massive Studio Hall 1, the lights were brilliant and the atmosphere was bustling; all the staff were making final preparations for the premiere of "Simulated Crime"!

This brand-new variety show was hosted by China Central Television and co-organized by over a dozen satellite television stations and live-streaming platforms!

The scale and magnitude were unprecedented!

Ever since the promotional phase, it had been the center of attention!

Right now, although the program had not officially begun, the number of concurrent viewers in the official live-streaming room had already surpassed the 300 million mark!

All kinds of bullet comments appeared one after another, dazzling to the eye:

【Front row, watching intensely!】

【It's finally starting! So excited!】

【When does it start? I can't wait!】

【Good heavens, 300 million people online before it even starts? As expected of CCTV, this popularity is no joke!】

【Simulated Crime—just hearing the name, I know this show is going to be "criminal"!】

【Mom, I'm on TV!】

……

Ten o'clock in the morning!

Accompanied by the massive volume of bullet comments in the live-streaming room and the end of the countdown, the host Xiao Sa finally made a shining appearance, facing the camera and speaking crisply:

"Dear audience friends, good morning everyone. Welcome to the large-scale outdoor live reality show 'Simulated Crime,' jointly created by China Central Television, major satellite stations, and ten major live-streaming platforms. I am the host for this program, Xiao Sa!"

"If you were asked to play a criminal, could you commit a perfect crime?"

"If you were asked to play a criminal, could you escape unscathed after committing the crime?"

"If you were asked to play a criminal, facing the pursuit of professional investigators, how long could you hold out?"

"Today, the 100 contestants participating in this 'Simulated Crime' will reveal the answers to these questions for us!"

"Our program rules are very simple: as long as the contestants can carry out relevant criminal activities according to the themes and rules given by the Program Team, and not get caught, they can advance to the next round of the competition, until the final champion is determined!"

"At that time, the champion will exclusively enjoy a massive prize of one billion Huaxia Yuan!"

"How about it? Are you ready?"

Xiao Sa's generous and powerful opening remarks made people's blood boil, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the live-streaming room!

【My god, one billion Huaxia Yuan?】

【Tsk tsk, so envious!】

【Too top-tier!】

【Nothing to be surprised about; after all, it's a show hosted by CCTV. The prestigious domestic enterprises have basically all come to join in; they are definitely not short on money!】

【Just listen to it; this one billion isn't that easy to take. Those people in the Expert Group are all masters in the field of criminal investigation. Committing a crime under their noses and not getting caught is simply a fantasy!】

In the live-streaming room, there was much discussion!

……

At the same time!

On the third floor of the China Central Television building!

Inside Participant 99's preparation room for "Simulated Crime"!

Watching Xiao Sa, who was talking eloquently on the big screen, Chu Chen fell into deep thought once again!

He was originally a prospective university student from Earth, but due to an accident, he transmigrated to this current world!

This world was very different from the Earth where he lived in his previous life!

The level of technology was very advanced, and entertainment variety shows were blooming everywhere!

However, due to the long-term stagnation of economic development, it directly led to the crime rate in various countries remaining high, and all kinds of criminal activities were common occurrences!

However, compared to Earth, the level of crime here was very backward!

The criminals' methods of committing crimes were also very lacking!

Many criminal activities were small-time, without any technical content!

The common act of Lock Picking to enter a house for theft on Earth was considered a "technically sophisticated" major case here.

If the highly technical criminal methods from the crime movies of his previous life were brought to this world, it would absolutely leave people stunned!

After realizing the differences between the two worlds, Chu Chen immediately signed up for the "Simulated Crime" program under the guidance of the system!

That's right, he had a system!

Just when he first transmigrated, he bound himself to a system called "God-Level Crime Master"!

The system's functions were very simple: as long as he completed tasks, he could obtain all kinds of rewards; it was very simple and crude!

With the blessing of the system, Chu Chen believed that he would definitely be able to use this program to make the whole world go crazy for him!

The next second, just as he was thinking, Xiao Sa's voice came out from the big screen in front of him again:

"Everyone, next, let me introduce to you the members of the Expert Group participating in this 'Simulated Crime'!"

"Now, the person everyone sees on the big screen is our famous Chinese criminal investigation expert, Liu Lao, Liu Xuemin! Liu Lao has been in the police force for thirty years and is one of the famous Criminal Investigation Eight Tigers of Huaxia. He has solved many major and important cases and is hailed as the contemporary Sherlock Holmes!"

"The second person is our Wang Ruomei, Officer Wang! The prototype character of the Bone Speaker! Officer Wang has long been engaged in forensic medicine and academic work, has high academic attainments and rich experience in handling cases, has undertaken the examination and identification of thousands of major and difficult cases, and has also participated in national consultations on major and difficult cases many times!"

"The third person, Lin Xu, a genius teenager who is currently only fifteen years old, a core member of the Red Alliance, and a senior computer engineer. He taught himself all university courses at the age of 9 and has assisted criminal investigation technicians in solving difficult cases many times by relying on his outstanding hacking skills!"

"The fourth person, Zhu Guowei, an expert in Criminal Psychology, an expert in micro-expressions, and a doctoral supervisor of criminal psychology at Huaxi University of Political Science and Law!"

"The fifth person, Chen Zijin, a well-known mystery novelist. He has rigorous logic and an extremely high IQ. The perfect crimes described in his works are terrifying to think about, and he is hailed as the Stephen King of Huaxia!"

"Everyone, the above five experts are all the members of the Expert Group for this 'Simulated Crime.' Right now, they are already prepared in the Command Room!"

Accompanied by Xiao Sa's introduction, the images of the five experts in the Command Room also appeared in front of the camera, causing quite a sensation!

【Damn, this lineup of the Expert Group is too luxurious, right?!】

【Good heavens, they are all top-tier experts!】

【They even invited the Criminal Investigation Eight Tigers and the Bone Speaker! This is so powerful!】

【I am an idiot!】

After introducing the members of the Expert Group, Xiao Sa suddenly changed the subject:

"Everyone, besides the five experts, the lineup of our Pursuit Team is also extremely luxurious. The 10,000 pursuit team members have all undergone highly professional militarized training! The ten Team Leaders are all active-duty special forces soldiers and professional agents from the National Security Bureau. With their strong alliance with the Expert Group, I believe no criminal will be able to escape unscathed under their pursuit!"

As his voice fell, the photos of the ten Pursuit Team Team Leaders appeared in the livestream room one by one.

Looking at these photos, the audience became restless again!

Facing such a luxurious pursuit lineup, even those who were not contestants vaguely felt an invisible pressure!

【Amazing!】

【Look, this is what you call professional!】

【You might not believe it, but just now, I confessed every wrong thing I've done in my life in my heart!】

【What are you waiting for, click the follow button!】

【Contestants: 15】

Soon, after the members of the Expert Group and the Pursuit Team had appeared one after another, Xiao Sa gave a detailed introduction to the program's precautions and rules!

"Dear viewers, in order to pursue the authenticity of the program, during the competition, we will grant the contestants a very high level of authorization for committing crimes. As long as they can think of a method to commit a crime, they can do it to their heart's content. However, all methods of committing crimes should try to avoid hurting people and try to avoid damaging public infrastructure. Of course, if there are special circumstances, our logistics team will help you resolve some unnecessary troubles!"

"Secondly, to ensure the fairness of the program, the livestreams of the Expert Group and the contestants are blocked from each other. Except for specific rules, watching the other party's livestream is not allowed under any circumstances!"

"Thirdly, to satisfy the contestants' needs for committing crimes to the greatest extent, throughout the competition, every contestant is equipped with a professional logistics team and staff responsible for coordination, so that they have no worries!"

"Fourthly, the purpose of this program is to let everyone revere the law and understand the principle that the net of justice is inescapable. Any real crimes committed by contestants outside of the competition time will be subject to legal sanctions!"

"Fifthly, only when the pursuit personnel catch a contestant and escort them back to our Little Black Room will they be considered officially eliminated!"

"I hope all contestants and Expert Group members will keep these five points in mind. If there is any violation, the violator will be immediately suspended from the competition!"

"Alright, dear viewers, now let us invite the general director of this program, Director Zhang Yiwen, to the stage to announce the crime theme for the first round of this 'Simulated Crime'!"

As soon as Xiao Sa finished speaking, the program's general director, Zhang Yiwen, walked onto the stage.

Arriving at the microphone, he first shook hands with Xiao Sa, and then greeted all the viewers with a smile: "Hello everyone, I am the general director of 'Simulated Crime', Zhang Yiwen!"

After the greeting, a ceremonial lady wearing a red cheongsam also arrived at his side at the same time, carrying a golden tray with a smile on her face.

Inside the tray lay a black card.

Unsurprisingly, this card should be the theme card for the first round of the competition!

"Alright, thank you..."

After thanking the ceremonial lady, Zhang Yiwen slowly picked up the card, opened it, and took a look.

After seeing the theme, the smile on his face was very intriguing.

And at this moment, the eyes of all the viewers in the livestream room were also fixed on him!

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