Chapter 21: Boss, this "escaped criminal" is too cunning
Biting on a cigarette in his mouth, Long Zhanye's dark pupils shutters down slightly, a strange glimmer flickering in his eyes. This particular countenance is one the soldiers within this military district fears the most, for the moment their Lord Captain reveals this expression, it means they have been met with extreme bad luck. Only this time, they are fortunately not the target of his ire.
Slender fingers move across the keyboard at a rapid pace, images flashing constantly at high-speed on the computer screen. Very soon, a map of all the cities from A to Z appears on the display, together with five blinking red dots.
"Boss, this "escaped criminal" is really too cunning. He unexpectedly separated in five different directions to escape." A soldier standing to his left stares at the moving dots, face dark with fury.
"That's right ah, that's right ah. Boss, what should we do now? Shall we send some men out to capture those five people back?" The soldier on his right has the same angry expression.
All because of this "escaped criminal", the soldiers of this district have faced a whole lot of beatings in these six months.
"Un, he is fairly crafty." Sucking in a mouthful of smoke, he slowly exhales the white smoke, lifting his hand to wave a negative. "However, amongst these five people, none of them are him."
"Ah!!" The soldiers on his left and right exclaim in shock.
"The information I received from the train station in V City shows he used his ident.i.ty card once to buy a ticket for U City." A finger taps on the keyboard, bringing the station's ticket records up on screen.
"Then he has gone to U City!?" The soldier to the left cries out, concluding in his hear that this criminal is indeed cunning to the extreme.
Hearing the man's words, a corner of Long Zhanye's mouth curls up, again tapping his slender fingers across the keyboard. Now, the station's departure hall of V City is shown on screen, the feed taken from the CCTV there.
"He didn't buy W City's ticket, instead getting U City's. What does this represent?" The images flash past on fast-forward, quickly reaching the point he is looking for. A slim figure wearing a black baseball cap, a backpack that they are so familiar with on his back appears on screen.
"Er…ahh! He went and bought the ticket only because he wants access to the departure hall! Really too crafty." The soldier on the right shouts, understanding the situation.
"Uh-huh, I want to depart from here immediately. You all stay to investigate V City's train station records. Once you discover which other City's ticket he bought, contact me at once." Taking the cigarette out of his mouth, he taps the ashes into the ashtray next to the computer. Long Zhanye retrieves the coat draped on the back of the chair and heads out.
"Yes sir! Have a safe journey, boss!"
"Roger that! This one will do as you command."
The soldiers that were at his left and right stands to attention and salutes Long Zhanye, holding that position until his silhouette vanishes from the Command room. In their hearts, they sigh with relief. Oh, gosh. The demon king has finally left the military district. There no need to worry about our personal safety for a little while! (Author's note: This little gong is really demonic huh ~ )
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Z City is a coastal town, and is the smallest amongst the twenty-six cities. Although the dock itself is always busy with ships docking and departing, its population is the least. Huo Zaiyuan chose this city for two reasons, as well as one other factor: the housing prices in Z City is the cheapest.
