123: Chapter 123 Target 123: Chapter 123 Target Police-citizen cooperation can harmonize society.
Acting in the name of the police bears a great righteousness, making actions much more convenient.
However, after considering it for a moment, Chen Hai ultimately gave up on this idea.
Because of previous experiences, he actually had some dissatisfaction with the way the police handled things.
Additionally, the person he was with, Sun Jinzhong, carried a Wang Ba Box, which would surely bring major trouble if they went to the police station.
Of course, the main reason he abandoned the idea of notifying the police was that he didn’t have time to delay.
After all, he still needed to rush to Capital City for university.
If he were to cooperate with the police to catch the other two men, it would certainly take some time to display his divination skills and try to convince them as much as possible.
Moreover, even if those two were successfully captured, the money they had stolen would surely have to be submitted as evidence.
It would probably be difficult for the money to end up in his and Sun Jinzhong’s hands anytime soon.
Thinking about the various procedures involved with this, Chen Hai felt it was exceedingly troublesome.
“Cousin, there’s just a dead body in the cave, what should we do now?”
Sun Jinzhong seemed a bit nervous, he lowered his voice, moving closer to Chen Hai to ask.
“Let’s go, we should leave first!”
After signaling to Sun Jinzhong, Chen Hai turned and slowly walked back the way they had come.
Mountains may collapse, trees might fall, to find the other two men and retrieve the money, he concluded that he could only rely on himself.
Upon returning to the vicinity of the bus station, he rested for a while in the hostel he was staying.
Once he had somewhat recovered, he took out the three Copper Coins on him and began to divinate again.
In a hostel in Shangzhuang Town, Yuanling County,
Wu sat alone on a worn chair in his room; the cigarette in his hand had just finished, and he immediately took out another one and lit it.
The thick smoke had already filled the room.
Yet, in such surroundings, he felt a rare sense of peace.
Yuanling County, bordering Liuyuan County, belonged to a different Earth-level city.
After killing Brother Sheng, he and Hei naturally didn’t dare stay in the same place.
Worried that the police might trace them, they simply left Liuyuan County and came to Yuanling County to lie low.
Wu had been to Shangzhuang Town twice before and was relatively familiar with the area.
Having money, they were not anxious about where to go.
According to his plan, he intended to start a small business in Shangzhuang Town.
Hukou management was relatively lax in those days.
After a few years, once the heat died down and he had blended in here, even if they never returned to Liuyuan County, they could completely find connections, re-register their hukou, and start anew here, changing their lives entirely.
“Knock, knock, knock…” A knock on the door sounded.
Like a frightened bird, Wu quickly grabbed the dagger beside him and took a few steps to the door, demanding, “Who is it?”
“Brother Wu, it’s me, Hei!”
As soon as he heard that familiar voice outside, Wu finally relaxed.
“You lad, did you go enjoy yourself at the hair salon again?”
Opening the door and ushering Hei into the room, Wu murmured with dissatisfaction.
“Yeah!” Hei nodded, “Just the Star Salon downstairs, they got two new girls who just came back from training in Yuedong, their skills, well…”
He flashed the expression that all men understand and, while speaking, he gave a big thumbs up several times.
“What are we here in Shangzhuang Town for, if not for that reason?
“Just got here yesterday afternoon, and in such a short time, you’ve already been to the hair salon three times.”
“You damn fool, wanting to get yourself killed?
Well, don’t drag me into it!”
Wu fumed and huffed a few sentences.
“Hei, this isn’t Liuyuan County anymore; what happened there won’t reach here!”
“When I’ve got money on hand, of course I want to enjoy life a bit!”
“If you think me going to the salon will cause trouble, from now on, I’ll try to go there less!”
Hei ducked his head and quickly made a promise.
Before, he always felt somewhat superior when around Wu.
But ever since the day Wu killed Brother Sheng right in front of him, Hei had developed an indescribable fear of Wu.
Even when it came to splitting money, he had volunteered to take only five thousand, letting Wu have the larger share.
The two were from the same village and, seeing how sensible he was after he killed Brother Sheng, Wu hadn’t really done anything to him!
“Hei, having money and wanting to enjoy life is normal!”
“But you really should try to avoid going to places like hair salons in the future!”
“If you really want a woman, can’t you spend a bit more money to have the girl come directly to your hotel room?”
Wu lit another cigarette for himself and once again cautioned Hei as he spoke.
From his posture, scolding Hei seemed mainly because he felt Hei was being thoughtless, seeking his own pleasure and leaving him alone in the hotel room.
“Brother Wu, overnight stays don’t start until the evening.”
“At around eleven or twelve, I’ll go down and call a girl to come up so you can let off some steam!”
Hei laughed it off and quickly made a promise.
Wu didn’t say anything, but his expression eased a lot, and it seemed his silence was an agreement.
The same hotel, different rooms.
Chen Hai was just sitting cross-legged as he opened his eyes.
“Cousin, didn’t you divine that the other two who stole my money are in this hotel?”
“Did you find them when your soul departed just now?”
Sun Jinzhong, who had been waiting by his side, leaned in immediately to ask. Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
“I found them!” Chen Hai nodded.
“Remember when we were extracting that skeleton at the gate of No.
1 High School, and those few workers at the bottom of the pit?”
“The ones who stole your money—it was them!”
“The two in this hotel are Hei and the guy named Wu!”
“They might have learned about the consultancy fee from somewhere.”
“People suffer more from inequality rather than poverty.
In their eyes, they did all the work, yet their wages were so minimal.”
“In contrast, the two of us were so relaxed yet making a killing; this huge disparity made them dissatisfied, leading to them stealing the money!”
Chen Hai sighed and remarked.
I guess they’ve been watching near No.
1 High School all along.”
“No wonder that day, as soon as I stepped out from No.
1 High School with the bag of money, they knocked me out with a few blows!”
Hearing this, Sun Jinzhong suddenly understood.