Meanwhile, the hunters who had been searching for so long could no longer hold their patience.
“Dammit, where the hell did she run off to?!”
“Does Dian Jing’s intelligence have issues or what?”
“How is it possible we’ve searched this long and still haven’t found her!?”
“Damn it, we don’t have much time left!”
Entering the first half of the night, the Beijing Circle members grew increasingly restless.
If they still couldn’t find her now, there would be hell to pay later.
Over on the Dark Web, things were blowing up even more.
Dian Jing was facing a credibility crisis, yet there she was, lying in bed resting, oblivious to the comments on the Dark Web.
It wasn’t until the AI alerted her about a flood of private messages that she noticed the problem.
“…These useless idiots—why are they cursing me out just because they can’t find her?!
The intelligence is undoubtedly genuine. I verified it myself—how could it be wrong?
Couldn’t it just be that Yang Liuqing is hiding well?”
Scratching her hair, Dian Jing felt there was no need to get down in the mud and argue with them.
But the frustration in her chest, with no way to vent, was hard to bear.
‘If I don’t respond, my reputation will take a hit…’
After deliberating for a moment, she decided to explain at an appropriate time.
Her intelligence was absolutely beyond question.
Before long, the tide unexpectedly turned.
Someone posted a picture of Yang Liuqing’s tracksuit.
It was exactly the same style as the one in the surveillance video.
It had obvious signs of wear, and even the torn spots were identical.
This was ironclad proof that Yang Liuqing had been there.
“Hmph, in your face!”
Dian Jing let out a cold snort, glad she hadn’t gone down to argue with those guys.
Otherwise, it would definitely have damaged her image and reputation.
With physical evidence appearing, those who had been cursing earlier had no choice but to quiet down.
Among them were more than a few of Dian Jing’s rivals.
As the saying goes, people in the same trade are natural rivals.
The struggle among intelligence dealers had always existed.
With Dian Jing earning so much money in a day, it’d be strange if they weren’t jealous enough to want her dead.
“With so many people watching from morning till night, Yang Liuqing couldn’t possibly have escaped.”
“These buffoons are just too useless.”
“Far inferior to that guy, Chise Liequan.”
If it weren’t for Chise Liequan’s useful intelligence, finding Yang Liuqing wouldn’t have been easy for her.
After all, Goose City was huge; hacking into every surveillance system one by one to find someone was no ordinary hassle.
Besides being time-consuming and laborious, it would also cost her many money-making opportunities.
“Soon, it’ll be the latter half of the night. Will the hunter succeed in the hunt, or will the prey escape with its life?”
“The outcome is truly something to look forward to.”
With her rest over, Dian Jing hacked into the nearby surveillance cameras to search for traces of Yang Liuqing.
Those useless fools couldn’t find her, but she could still make a killing!
But twenty minutes later, she was somewhat dumbfounded.
“How strange—apart from the earlier traces, Yang Liuqing is nowhere to be found…”
This situation was highly abnormal.
The other party seemed to have suddenly vanished into thin air.
“Could it be that her ability is invisibility?”
Thinking about the clothes that had been found, Dian Jing bit her lip and fell into deep thought.
If the other party could truly turn invisible, there would have been no need to flee all over last night.
This possibility was quickly ruled out.
But without an invisibility ability, how did she manage to completely vanish from an area?
At this moment, Dian Jing had hacked into as many as a hundred cameras.
AI analysis of the footage showed zero traces of Yang Liuqing.
“Either she quickly hid herself and never showed up again.”
“Or she possesses a very special ability.”
“That ability has considerable limitations.”
“So she didn’t use it last night and only used it recently.”
She thought this possibility was more likely.
Otherwise, it would be hard to explain the current situation.
Yang Liuqing definitely hadn’t vanished into thin air; she had most likely concealed herself through some unknown ability, making it difficult to find her.
Being unable to find her only proved that this ability was quite formidable.
The more she thought, the more certain Dian Jing became.
“Xiao Qingqing, it seems we were spotted by someone earlier.”
“The presence is very faint, but there’s a subtle danger.”
At the same time, on the Hongda motorcycle, Ke Li spoke up to warn.
“Could it be a sniper?”
Yang Liuqing’s back went cold.
“That’s possible. The other party isn’t strong, yet they managed to spot us, which means they used some kind of tool.”
“Like binoculars, or perhaps a scope.”
Ke Li wasn’t too sure.
The motorcycle’s speed was too fast to accurately sense what was happening behind them.
“Master, should we change our route?”
Ke Ling stared ahead and spoke in a soft voice.
There was no doubt that their whereabouts had been exposed.
If they continued on their original route, they would definitely be chased down.
Yang Liuqing pondered for a few seconds.
“No change. The other party’s target is me.”
“They definitely won’t spread the word publicly; they want to keep it all for themselves.”
“When they catch up, we’ll just take them out.”
“Seconded.”
Ke Li agreed with this plan.
Rather than taking a detour into unknown dangers, it was better to lure the known danger to the destination and deal with it all at once.
These people weren’t from the same group anyway.
Picking them off separately and quickly burying them would reduce some pressure later on.
“Alright.”
Ke Ling also felt this was the better approach.
Now that they had successfully escaped West District Street, as long as the battle didn’t make too much noise and the news was kept under wraps, there would be no problem.
“Master, we must silence them this time.”
“No problem. Watch me cut them down like melons and vegetables.”
Yang Liuqing pressed down harder on the throttle, her gaze fixed ahead with great seriousness.
In order to survive, she didn’t mind tainting her hands again and again.
“Don’t feel pressured, Xiao Qingqing. They came to kill, so we’ll just kill back.”
Ke Li gave her some psychological counseling.
“Mhm.”
Yang Liuqing nodded slightly.
“We’re almost at the abandoned factory in the East District.”
At this moment, she could already see a stretch of darkness.
To be precise, apart from the streetlights, everywhere was pitch black.
The outlines of a cluster of buildings could be faintly seen, but no lights were on.
The factories in this area were built in the eighties; placed in some newly founded overseas countries, they could even be considered cultural relics.
Due to industrial relocation, land contract issues, and the like, this area had been abandoned for over a decade.
The plan was to demolish them and build villas for sale, but unfortunately, the real estate winter arrived, so it was shelved and left abandoned to this day.
It was a good place for hiding and disposing of bodies.
“There isn’t even a ghost around.”
Ke Ling expanded her perception and could only pick up some wild little animals.
“Xiaoya Bay doesn’t have much of a population to begin with; most people gather near Pengcheng for easy commuting.”
“In a pending development zone like this, it’d be a ghost sighting if anyone was here.”
The moment Yang Liuqing finished speaking, her eyes couldn’t help but widen a little.
Because, a ghostly figure appeared ahead!
“Master, you shouldn’t say ‘ghost’ at night.”
Ke Ling extended her perception outward, a hint of surprise appearing on her face.
“Huh? It’s actually a person?”
At this moment, the headlights of Yang Liuqing’s Hongda motorcycle had illuminated the figure clearly.
It was a woman wearing a military cap, a black uniform, and tall boots.
Because the military cap was pulled down low, her face couldn’t be seen clearly.
“She might be an accomplice of that guy.”
Of course, the person Ke Li referred to was the one whose gaze they had sensed earlier.
“There’s only one—easy to handle.”
Yang Liuqing slowed down, preparing to stop.
Ke Ling deactivated the wind-breaking barrier and lowered her presence.
Ke Li released her grip and also lowered her presence.
At that moment, the other party lifted her military cap with slender, fair fingers and parted her rosy lips.
“Good evening, little lost bunny~”