Desperate pleas, ultimate begging.
She only begged the other party to let her go, because she still had children to take care of.
And what was the result? In the end, she was still brutally murdered.
This was the real reason it had stirred up such a social uproar.
Any normal person with sympathy and ordinary emotions, after hearing this audio clip,
would inevitably feel immense compassion for this victim and hatred toward the murderer.
One by one, people clamored online, shouting that once the killer was caught, he must be sentenced to death!
And he absolutely could not be allowed to die an easy death!
They should learn from the ancients and execute him by Lingchi!!!
This audio, suspected to have been released by the killer, seemed like a challenge to the entire society.
As if it were saying, "Come on, come catch me, huh?!"
Of course, there were also many people feasting on human misery.
All kinds of self-media bloggers were using this case to make their own random, ridiculous analyses to grab attention.
But regardless, this case had shaken the entire nation.
Jiang Ran originally thought that the killer behind this serial rape-murder case would be caught very quickly.
After all, these days, surveillance cameras were everywhere, and forensic technology was so advanced.
Yet, it seemed this killer was still at large.
And what's more, he was growing bolder, releasing this kind of audio to taunt the police and society as a whole.
Currently, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
During TV prime time, the provincial channel of Jiangnan Province—the province where Nancheng City was located—
had taken over this prime-time drama slot to do a program about the vicious cases happening in Nancheng City.
Jiang Ran was watching this program.
The program was called "The Truth."
The content of the program was quite simple at the moment.
It was just a few people discussing this vicious case under the cameras.
There were currently three people on the show.
One was a middle-aged female host.
Although she was middle-aged, this female host was very well-preserved.
She had an air of elegance, dignity, and composure.
The other two were both men.
They were both quite old.
Since it was a temporary interruption of the regular schedule, the TV station only planned to do one episode.
So, this episode was simply broadcast live instead of being pre-recorded.
The program slowly began under the gaze of countless viewers.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the legal program—'The Truth.'"
The live camera focused entirely on the upper body of this middle-aged female host.
"I am the host of this program—Jiang Shuixian."
"Today, we have specially invited two guests to discuss the series of vicious serial rape-murder cases that occurred in our province's Nancheng City."
The live camera angle shifted to focus entirely on these two special guests.
"The first is a professor of criminal psychology from our Jiangnan University—Professor Jiang."
This Professor Jiang was none other than Zhou Wu's teacher.
He smiled kindly at the camera in greeting.
"The second is a retired criminal investigator from our Jiangnan Province, who has solved many vicious cases in the past—Investigator Wang."
This retired criminal investigator, Investigator Wang, also greeted the camera.
However, his expression was quite stern.
After that, the camera pulled back to show all three of them.
The interview officially began.
"Regarding the serial rape-murder cases in Nancheng, I believe you two are already aware. For this case, I would like to ask, what are your views?"
Jiang Shuixian asked first.
Professor Jiang raised his hand to signal and then said, "I have been following this case all along."
"I never expected that it would develop to the point where there are already seven victims who have been brutally killed."
"Of course, what surprised me even more is that the sixth and seventh victims are completely different in type from the first five."
Jiang Shuixian listened quietly, and upon hearing this, she nodded. "This is something many people didn't expect. I've seen many netizens online analyzing it, assuming that this killer only targeted the type of the first five victims, since serial killers usually have a specific type. But no one expected that this wasn't the case at all."
Professor Jiang nodded. "Yes, this proves that this killer's target is not singular. Like some serial killers, men, women, the elderly, and children are all targets. This type of serial killer is extremely dangerous."
Jiang Shuixian asked, "Professor, based on your expertise, can you deduce what kind of person this killer might be and what characteristics he possesses?"
Professor Jiang said, "My deduction is that this killer is a psychological freak. He might have an antisocial personality."
"People like this are naturally emotionally deficient."
"Therefore, their murderous behavior is not like the homicides committed by ordinary people, which are usually due to conflicts, grudges, or other reasons."
"Their relationship with the victims is like that of a wolf and a sheep. It's because they are hungry, not for any other reason."
"Secondly, this killer is definitely proficient in counter-surveillance, forensic techniques, network technology, and the like."
"For example, the source of the audio he is suspected of releasing ended up being on Easter Island. This was clearly done deliberately by the killer."
Jiang Shuixian looked confused. "Professor, since the audio source can't provide more clues, what about the surveillance cameras? There are cameras everywhere now. Can't we trace the killer's entire path and use that as a breakthrough to solve the case?"
Professor Jiang sighed. "Although our surveillance is much more extensive than in countries like Europe and America..."
"Can you really guarantee that every street and every place is covered by surveillance cameras?"
"The killer chose nightclubs and bars for his first five crimes—places that are crowded and chaotic. For the last two, he chose dark roads with few cameras. And all his escape routes were specifically chosen to be routes with minimal surveillance."
"So, it's very difficult."
At this point, Jiang Shuixian noticed that Investigator Wang had been silent the whole time, not saying a word, so she asked him for his views on the case.
As a result, Investigator Wang dropped a bombshell on her.
He asked the camera to focus on him.
Then, his silent, stern face suddenly twisted into an extremely ferocious expression, and he pointed his finger at the camera: "I know you must be watching this program. You're very proud, admiring everything you've caused, wanting to see what others think of you?"
"Do they think you're a brutal, fearsome serial killer?"
"But let me tell you, you're just a piece of garbage! A piece of trash with no normal morals and a lack of emotion!"
"You psychological freak, you eternal clown!"
"Does harming the weak satisfy your twisted mind?!"
"Don't worry, you won't get away!"
His fierce outburst left Jiang Shuixian and Professor Jiang beside him completely stunned.
Especially Jiang Shuixian.
Although this was a live broadcast, not a pre-recorded one, they still had a general outline of the script to follow.
But this retired Investigator Wang's act of provoking the killer came completely without warning or prior discussion...
Professor Jiang was inwardly helpless.
He had known this retired Investigator Wang when they were young.
He also knew that even back then, the man had a fiery temper.
He hated evil as if it were his personal enemy.
