The next morning, a piece of news hit the headlines...
"At 2 a.m. yesterday, on The River Bridge of West Road, a serious traffic accident occurred. A dump truck encountered an unexpected accident, with quilts falling from the sky, obstructing the driver's view. This caused the vehicle to veer into the wrong lane and collide with the car ahead!"
"The traffic police and ambulance quickly arrived at the scene, and the car's driver was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment but was declared dead on arrival!"
"According to reports, the deceased was 38 years old, a brain surgeon at a hospital, and had published many academic articles."
"Before his death, there were suspicions of jealousy toward him, with claims that someone had hired a murderer to take his life!"
"The accident is currently under investigation and is deemed suspicious!"
"On the surface, it appears to be a simple car accident, but there may be a human hand behind it. The police are currently involved in the investigation!"
At the same time, a high-priced bounty appeared on the "Dark Net," drawing significant attention to the case.
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[Bounty: A car accident occurred on Tomato River Bridge West Road. The murderer used certain methods to create the accident and kill the doctor. If anyone can find the murderer or provide information to assist the police in arresting and bringing them to justice, I am willing to offer 10 million as a reward!]
[Reminder: The bounty has been paid, and the task is officially open for collection!]
[Note: Duration of the bounty task: 30 days]
[Note: If you provide significant clues, you may still receive part of the reward, as long as your assistance proves valuable!]
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The "Dark Net" forum quickly exploded with activity.
On the "Dark Net," tasks not only include murders, but also the theft of trade secrets, as well as other criminal activities like kidnapping, revenge, and intimidation.
Of course, the complexity of the target affects the price, and different jobs come with different price tags.
Here, anyone can register a random ID. These are just a series of numbers, and the numbers change each time someone speaks.
Unless you intentionally reveal your identity, you can speak freely in the forum without worrying about getting into trouble!
At this moment, everyone was excited about the bounty, and threads started popping up to discuss it.
[ID: 2313J4]: "This bounty is interesting. I know someone in the Ministry of Communications, and they've told me that the internal conclusion is that this was an accidental car accident. However, the family of the deceased refuses to accept that explanation. They've even placed a bounty on the Dark Net, and it has already been accepted."
[ID: 9241K9]: "Has anyone posted the entire process of the accident? I just saw the bounty. I don't have any inside connections, but I'm familiar with cars. Judging by the method used, there must have been tampering with the vehicle. Maybe we can team up and claim this bounty together!"
[ID: 2321Q1]: "There are some related videos online. Personally, I don't believe this was an accident—it was definitely a carefully planned event. Some people might think 300,000 is too little for an assassin, but you have to ask yourself—was this doctor really that insignificant? Why is someone willing to spend 10 million to avenge him?"
In the "Dark Net," there are people with exceptional analytical skills, top-notch abilities, and a disregard for the law.
Many users didn't waste time discussing the situation—they quietly began their own investigations.
After all, 10 million is no joke. At this level of reward, high-caliber players are involved.
But failure could lead to dire consequences.
That's why many users preferred to simply analyze the accident instead—if they failed, it wouldn't harm them.
In this atmosphere, 70% of the Dark Net's users were enthusiastically dissecting the case.
Now...
In a rental apartment, Arthur held a cup of coffee, a playful smile dancing in his eyes.
When he first started operating on the Dark Net, the police eventually caught up with him.
Someone had spent a lot of money to hire skilled experts to track him down.
This forced him to outmaneuver them time and time again, evading capture with advanced counter-surveillance techniques, though he eventually gave up the idea of doing everything himself.
So it was no surprise to him that someone would post a bounty for him on the Dark Net.
Arthur even found an analysis post discussing the car accident and gave it a "like."
In just over ten hours, some users had managed to guess and simulate his methods. It was clear that true masters of the Dark Net were at work.
Since every post on the forum uses a randomly generated ID, it didn't matter what anyone's name was.
The title of the post was: [Dump Truck Accident – Guessing the Method Behind It!]
"Hello, everyone. I'm a college student who enjoys reasoning. My background is very simple. The reason I dare to speak here is that I had a sudden epiphany and thought of a possibility. Seniors, take a look and see if this could really be a method for killing someone!"
"First: Let's review the accident. We must assume that it was a man-made accident; only then can our subsequent reasoning make sense!"
"So, how do we judge that this seemingly accidental car crash was actually man-made?"
"No matter what the method was, there's a huge deception at play. We need to see the essence of things through the illusion. The result is simple—someone was paid to kill!"
"Now we have a major premise: This person is skilled and very intelligent!"
"So, their method should be unexpected, or so complex that it seems impossible to figure out. And maybe, that's where the truth lies!"
After reading this, Arthur had already given the post a "like."
He felt that the writer's thinking was sharp, with some extremely interesting and exaggerated points, making Arthur genuinely impressed