Chapter 303: Cancer of the Magic World!
When everyone's gaze was focused on Chu Chen, the Expert Group also moved in response at the first opportunity!
Although they began their operation the moment Chu Chen appeared, because there were simply too many onlookers in the square, it was not until the entire magic show was nearing its end that these people from the Pursuit Team managed to surround Chu Chen!
At this moment, led by several captains and foreign police officers including Margaret, over a hundred fully armed police officers all pointed their guns straight at Chu Chen!
Seeing that his old friends had arrived, Chu Chen smiled and greeted them:
"Everyone, long time no see. I really didn't expect you to be so true to your word, traveling thousands of miles to Yingguo. How about it, was my performance just now quite spectacular?"
As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, Zhou Yun, who was standing at the very front, said coldly: "Chu Chen, you are under arrest. If you have anything to say, wait until the competition is over."
This time, Zhou Yun did not play games with him, but went straight to the point.
After several exchanges during the last competition, this once-flamboyant muscular captain had also begun to become cautious.
Because he knew that Chu Chen was no ordinary criminal.
As long as he hadn't been locked back in the Little Black Room, any accident could happen.
"Team Captain, I am very happy that you could come to watch this magic show, but I hope you can recognize reality. You people..."
Glancing at them, Chu Chen put on the hood of his raincoat and continued: "cannot catch me..."
Immediately following this, Chu Chen faced the audience again, smiled slightly, and said: "Everyone, today's performance is far from over. This is just an appetizer; we will see you in a moment!"
As he finished speaking, Chu Chen spread his arms, striking a cross-shaped pose, as if he were a savior being crucified under the night sky.
The next second.
He fell straight backward!
Plop!
The moment his body hit the ground, the standing water on the ground splashed high into the air.
Amidst the splashing water, Chu Chen had already vanished without a trace, leaving only a black raincoat lying quietly in the puddle!
【Holy crap, where did he go?】
【Disappeared?】
【Damn, how did he do that?】
【Is this an operation a carbon-based lifeform can pull off?】
【Too cool!】
【Good thing Chu the God isn't a real criminal...】
【Is this still magic? Isn't this pure sorcery?】
【Using magic as a cover to play with sorcery?】
This scene not only made the viewers in the livestream drop their jaws, but also stunned the onlookers present!
Especially the several confident Pursuit Captains!
They never dreamed that Chu Chen would use such a method to escape!
How did he manage this operation that violated the laws of physics?
"Seal off the scene immediately!"
Picking up the raincoat from the puddle, Zhou Yun shouted at the foreign police officers standing by behind him.
After giving the order, he picked up his walkie-talkie again and said: "Teacher Liu, the target has escaped."
In the black business car, hearing the news from the walkie-talkie, several experts were also deeply shocked.
The next second, Liu Xuemin immediately said: "What happened?"
"That guy disappeared into thin air right under our noses..."
Zhou Yun did not know how to describe this matter to him, because the level of bizarreness of this event had far exceeded his understanding.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have dared to dream that a living person could complete such an extreme escape in front of so many people without leaving a single trace!
This was too incredible!
"Disappeared?" Liu Xuemin asked, puzzled.
Zhou Yun said: "That's right, disappeared. It's exactly the same as that time at the Huashi Building. When we were about to arrest him, he... suddenly disappeared, leaving only a set of raincoats behind, and no one knows where he went!"
Zhou Yun tried his best to organize his words, attempting to make Liu Xuemin understand what he meant.
After a long while, a single sentence from Liu Xuemin finally came softly through the walkie-talkie: "I understand."
"Teacher Liu, what's the situation?" Hearing Liu Xuemin finish his call with Zhou Yun, Li Changyu asked.
"The target has disappeared."
"Disappeared? How is that possible?" Li Changyu questioned.
"Remember that operation at the Huashi Building?"
"You mean the arrest operation at the very beginning of the competition?" Li Changyu asked back.
"That's right, it's the same routine. Before our pursuit personnel could get close, he staged another golden cicada shedding its shell..."
Upon hearing this, Li Changyu sighed softly: "The visibility in that square is very wide, and there isn't even an obstacle to hide behind. In a place like this, can a living person actually disappear into thin air? Is that possible?"
"It's impossible, but he did it, truly..."
After Liu Xuemin finished this sentence, Li Changyu stopped speaking.
Inside the car, it fell into an endless silence.
At the same time.
Yingguo, London, SOHO District.
The SOHO District is the busiest place in all of London.
It is different from ordinary commercial streets; not only are there fashion boutiques, but also many interesting shops, galleries, and theaters.
Inside a two-story British-style building at the very end of the street, a black old man with graying hair and dressed in British style was holding a cup of coffee, staring at the laptop screen on the table with a complex expression.
The image on the screen was precisely the Rain Control Magic that Chu Chen had just performed at Trafalgar Square!
The old black man was named Pinkman; he was once a professional magician who enjoyed great fame throughout Europe and had even been received by the Queen of England.
But later, due to the development of the times and the gradual decline of magic performances, he gave up performing on stage and transitioned behind the scenes, beginning a career of debunking magic.
The original magic tricks of those world-renowned magicians today had all been debunked by him at some point.
For this reason, many magicians would be filled with dread upon hearing Pinkman's name, fearing that they might offend this old black man and have their magic debunked!
An original magic trick is a magician's livelihood.
Once it is debunked, it is almost no different from having one's rice bowl smashed.
Because magic is, after all, the art of deception; once the secret is revealed, it loses its appeal.
At that point, the audience will no longer pay for it.
Based on this, the old black man Pinkman is called a cancer of the magic world by many, who keep him at a respectful distance.
However, although Pinkman is isolated by the entire magic world, because he stands on the side of the audience, he has also gained a large number of fans and earned a great deal of money.
Since he began his career in debunking magic, the sales of the magic-debunking discs he produced have always been among the best, and they are deeply loved by his fans.
For the past few days, he has been studying these magic tricks of Chu Chen's.
As the main star of the hottest variety show in the world today, Pinkman dreams of getting a piece of the pie from Chu Chen.
To say nothing else, as long as he can debunk the magic tricks that Chu Chen has performed, it will absolutely elevate his own popularity to another level!
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