After completing the report, Jiang Yue closed the encrypted terminal and leaned back against the seat, letting out a long breath.
“The report has been sent,” Lu Chenzhou said, retracting his gaze as he started the car. “Now we wait for instructions.”
Jiang Yue gave a soft grunt of affirmation, her eyes falling back onto the Hunter-Tracker.
The red dot on the screen had already moved outside Jiangcheng, quite a distance away from them.
If they didn't act now, at their current speed, the target would be completely out of the Hunter-Tracker's range in less than ten minutes.
“The target has already left the city!” Jiang Yue said.
Lu Chenzhou’s brow furrowed slightly. “Are we still pursuing?”
Jiang Yue’s fingers slid quickly across the Hunter-Tracker, pulling up the surrounding map.
The western side of Jiangcheng was a mix of urban and rural areas, with urban villages, farmland, and abandoned factories. The road conditions were complex, but if they drove about fifteen kilometers northwest, they could get onto the highway.
Once they were on the highway, the difficulty of tracking them would increase exponentially.
“If we chase now,” she calculated quickly, “and circle around from the south side via Xingye Road, we can intercept them before they hit the highway.”
She looked up at Lu Chenzhou. “But that person in black...”
Lu Chenzhou understood what Jiang Yue meant.
Was that person in black still around?
If they were, and the two of them pursued, would they be stopped again?
Next time, would it be more than just a simple knockout?
Lu Chenzhou was silent for two seconds before speaking. “Our mission isn't finished yet.”
Jiang Yue glanced at him, reading the meaning behind his words.
The Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau had sent them here, so they had to finish what they were supposed to do. Executing the mission was always the top priority.
“Understood.” Jiang Yue looked away, tapping the Hunter-Tracker a few times to re-lock onto the red dot.
“Xingye Road is the fastest route. After they exit through the West Gate, they’ll pass through a four-way intersection. That’s the only way out.”
“If we get to that intersection before they do...”
“We can intercept them!” Lu Chenzhou finished her sentence and slammed his foot on the accelerator.
The car surged forward like a beast waking from a deep slumber.
Su Wan, who had been watching the two of them the whole time, noticed their intentions.
Her brow furrowed slightly.
It seemed these two were still intent on capturing Liu Junnan and hadn't given up just because she appeared.
Su Wan’s consciousness landed on the Hunter-Tracker in Jiang Yue’s hand.
She soon discovered that the core of this Hunter-Tracker wasn't its electronic components, but Jiang Yue’s ability.
Her sensory ability was being amplified, focused, and locked through this device, acting like a searchlight aimed precisely at Liu Junnan.
With this level of locking, no matter where Liu Junnan ran, they would find him.
She had to sever the connection between Jiang Yue’s ability and Liu Junnan.
Su Wan lowered her eyes, and her mental power acted like an invisible blade, precisely slicing toward the core of that Hunter-Tracker!
...
“Which way? Which direction is the target moving?”
As the car reached the intersection of Xingye Road and the West City Highway, Lu Chenzhou asked Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue didn't answer.
Her eyes were fixed on the Hunter-Tracker in her hand, her fingers sliding frantically across the screen, adjusting parameters, checking history, and restarting modules.
But the red dot on the screen had vanished.
There was no movement trajectory, nor any data.
“How is this possible...” Jiang Yue was completely bewildered.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Chenzhou glanced at her.
Jiang Yue didn't have time to answer. She restarted the Hunter-Tracker over and over, calibrating parameters and searching for a signal repeatedly.
But there was still nothing on the screen.
“Gone,” she finally spoke, her voice raspy, as if she had a mouthful of sand.
“The target... has disappeared from my tracker!”
Lu Chenzhou’s brow furrowed. “What do you mean? Could the device be broken?”
“No!” Jiang Yue shook her head, her tone firm.
“The device is running normally. All modules are working, the parameters are fine, and the signal reception is normal...”
Her voice grew lower. “But the target is gone.”
“It’s that person in black! They cut off my lock!”
“They must have severed the connection between my ability and the target!”
Jiang Yue looked up at Lu Chenzhou, her eyes filled with shock.
“To be able to do something like this... they must be at least A-class!”
“They might even be...”
S-class!
...
Qin Zhong’an held the steering wheel with both hands, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his lips pressed thin.
In the passenger seat, Liu Junnan leaned back, his head turned to watch the night scenery flying past the window.
His hand rested on the door handle, his fingertips slightly cold.
Recalling what had happened tonight, he realized that if it hadn't been for Su Wan’s help, he and Qin Zhong’an would have certainly been caught by the Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau.
Liu Junnan’s Adam's apple bobbed.
He thought of the phone call from Qian Musheng.
Qian Musheng’s warning had come far too late!
The business van crossed a bridge, the wheels making a dull thud as they rolled over the expansion joint.
Liu Junnan spoke up. “That call from Boss Mu...”
Qin Zhong’an glanced at him. “Yeah, what about it?”
Liu Junnan didn't answer immediately.
He turned his head, his gaze falling on Qin Zhong’an’s face, his bloodshot eyes swirling with complex emotions.
“Just now, the reason I switched from the North Gate to the West Gate was because two people from the Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau were waiting for us at the North Gate!”
“They had already locked onto us and started their move...”
“So, don’t you think... Boss Mu’s warning came too late?”
“We were truly just a hair's breadth away from being caught by the Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau!”
Qin Zhong’an was stunned. “What?”
He didn't know about Su Wan’s existence, nor did he know that their successful evacuation was due to Su Wan’s tips and help.
As an ordinary person, he had no idea that when they changed their route from the North Gate to the West Gate earlier, they were already not far from those two Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau members.
Liu Junnan sneered. “Our successful evacuation wasn't because Boss Mu’s warning was timely, but because of... good luck.”
“Otherwise, we’d be in a Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau interrogation room right now.”
Qin Zhong’an’s expression changed. “You mean...”
“Boss Mu did it on purpose!” Liu Junnan said decisively.
“But what for? Why would Boss Mu do that?”
“If we get caught by the Special Abnormal Affairs Bureau, what good does that do for the organization, or for him?” Qin Zhong’an’s breathing quickened.
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