touchnovel Chapter 579: My Treat!
Chapter 579: My Treat!
It was past eight in the evening, and the outskirts of the county were already plunged into darkness.
As for the nature reserve outside the county, in these deep mountains and forests, it was so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of you.
There was no snow falling in the sky, but on this mountain, due to the high altitude, a large amount of snow had not melted.
This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the criminals who were fleeing for their lives.
At the foot of the mountain, a large number of armed police soldiers were climbing the mountain in a grid search operation.
Buzz, buzz, buzz~
Three drones quickly ascended, conducting a grid search of the entire mountain of all mammals, using a 3D modeled map.
As long as there was heat, it couldn’t escape the latest thermal imaging detection.
With the drones penetrating further, animals in the reserve had no place to hide under infrared light.
In a cave, the Black-clothed Man ambushed a wild boar with a silenced pistol.
Seeing the drones glowing with lights getting closer from the mountain below, the Black-clothed Man didn’t dare to hesitate, immediately cutting open the wild boar’s belly with a dagger and curling up inside, leaving only his nose and eyes exposed to the air.
The heat quickly relieved the stiffness in the Black-clothed Man’s hands and feet.
The drone swiftly flew overhead, and only when it moved into the distance did the Black-clothed Man let out a slow sigh of relief.
But the Black-clothed Man knew this was just a stalling tactic.
When the armed police searching the mountain arrived here, they would surely smell the strong scent of blood.
This place was not suitable for staying long.
In a police car on-site as command, a few technicians were puzzled looking at the data sent back by the drone scan.
"Strange, no suspicious humanoid creatures detected."
The technicians turned their heads to look at the middle-aged man sitting in the center, eyes closed, keeping silent all along.
In just a few seconds, the technicians seemed to have waited for ten minutes.
"Conduct another comprehensive scan."
"In cat and mouse, it’s a test of who’s more patient."
A few minutes later, a technician exclaimed, "There’s a wild boar whose body temperature has dropped to the critical point, and it’s still decreasing."
"Wait, it seems the wild boar is dead."
The drone lowered, entered the cave, and the technicians were shocked to see the wild boar gutted and opened.
The previously closed-eyed middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes at this moment, a bright light flashing across his sharp gaze.
Soon, the drone followed the blood trail and found the target.
Suddenly, the drone began to wobble.
"Report, the drone is under attack."
At the same time, drones from other directions all flew over here, relentlessly pursuing the fugitive criminal.
"Surrender your weapons, leniency will be given."
"Surrender your weapons, leniency will be given."
The drone’s announcements not only broke the psychological defenses of the Black-clothed Man but also provided the armed police and officers searching the mountain with a location.
Upon receiving the assembly order, a large number of armed police and officers began forming a surrounding circle.
About ten minutes later, the first arriving armed police fell silent.
After all this effort, using so many people, the guy actually ended himself.
At least leave some achievement and be of some use.
Thus, all the criminals targeting Candy Technology were completely killed.
"Report, the target is confirmed dead."
"Cause of death... gunshot to himself."
That night, the employees who celebrated the whole day were gradually sent back to Candy Science and Technology Park.
Since the lights at the gate were deliberately turned off, the returning employees didn’t notice anything unusual.
It wasn’t until the next morning, when an employee went out to buy something, that they were surprised to find out when the entrance gate was renovated.
As far as they remembered, it wasn’t like that yesterday.
The most bewildered was Zhou Xing.
He stayed in the surveillance room by the entrance every day, able to see the gate whenever he looked up.
Outside the surveillance room, Zhou Xing held a thermos with a puzzled expression.
The gate was not only new, but the ground had also been refurbished.
It must have been yesterday afternoon and evening.
Just then, Mo Jingchun’s motorcade arrived.
As they passed by, Candy rolled down the window and cheerfully shouted, "Uncle, good morning~"
"Good, good morning."
Seeing the missing front tooth, Zhou Xing couldn’t help but chuckle inside.
The little one realized immediately what her uncle was laughing about, and angrily ducked her head back inside.
"Hahaha, this little girl, even got shy."
Seeing his uncle’s reaction, Mo Jingchun knew he was confused.
Why did the gate, which was perfectly fine, suddenly get revamped?
And only that one specific area.
It wasn’t until the morning when Zhou Xing, shocked, fished out a deformed bullet from the wall outside the surveillance room.
"Hiss~" Zhou Xing gasped, almost dropping his thermos to the ground.
This wasn’t a renovation; something significant must have happened here during yesterday’s annual meeting.
After surveying his surroundings, Zhou Xing quietly put the bullet into his pocket.
During lunch, Mo Jingchun was surprised when his uncle surreptitiously slipped him—a bullet.
"Found it in the wall."
The little one wanted to speak, but Mo Jingchun stuffed a drumstick into her mouth.
"I’ll have someone check thoroughly this afternoon."
"Xiaochun, yesterday..."
Mo Jingchun smiled and said to his uncle, "It was nothing major, it’s already taken care of."
"No losses were caused."
Hearing this, Zhou Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Mumbling to himself, "That’s good then."
"That’s good."
Candy pried the bullet from her brother’s hand, looking curiously at the lump of copper.
It’s just a lump of copper, what’s so surprising?
Doesn’t her brother’s laboratory have plenty of these?
"Uncle, the holiday starts tomorrow, when are you and Aunt planning to go back?"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Xing sighed, "Tomorrow, I guess. It’s been so long since we’ve been back; no one has visited your grandpa’s grave."
"It wouldn’t be right not to pay a visit soon."
Mo Jingchun nodded, not saying anything.
In the evening, while packing up for the trip back home, the employees received a message.
The year-end bonus had been credited to their accounts!
Excited cheers echoed from the dormitory buildings.
Compared to an email, this credited notification was evidently more thrilling.
This was a real deposit!
Despite the foggy and cold weather, their hearts were boiling with excitement.
Inside the villa, Candy, who was watching cartoons, dazedly looked towards the kitchen.
For no reason, her sister was going crazy and screaming loudly.
Didn’t she know it was scary~
Sitting beside her, Mo Jingchun calmly glanced towards the kitchen.
It’s just a year-end bonus.
Was it necessary to get this excited?
In the kitchen, Zhou Yaling stopped cooking and walked out laughing:
"Let’s go, have hot pot, my treat."
Hearing this, Candy and Mo Jingchun jumped up from the sofa without a word.
It wasn’t easy to take advantage of Zhou Yaling.
Treating for hot pot, that definitely had to be seized!