Chapter 219: Insatiable Hearts, the Snake Swallows an Elephant

Jiangcheng University East District Dormitory Building 19.

Room 318.

"WTF!"

A student lying on the bed saw a notification on his phone and couldn't help but feel a jolt.

He became fully alert and sat up straight from the bed.

He laughed, jumped off the bed, and quickly got dressed.

Just before leaving, he looked at his three roommates, with whom he got along very well.

"Stop studying in secret, check the class group—there's something good, and don't say dad has good news and keeps it from you!"

Saying that, he opened the dorm room door and ran out.

The other three in the dorm took out their phones, looking puzzled, and glanced at the class group.

Then smiles appeared on the three of their faces.

Without another word, they grabbed their jackets and left.

The post in the class group was the Bounty that Han Fei had asked the school administration to help publish.

Anyone who can provide effective leads can take the 1,000‑yuan prize, and they only need to give the leads—nothing else.

That money is just like picking it up for free!

That is indeed good news for the students.

It was already nearing the end of the month.

The 1,000‑yuan reward, for students who splurged at the beginning of the month and can only beg their parents for living expenses by month's end, is still a substantial amount.

Moreover, the way to obtain this money is very simple.

All you have to do is spot an Escapee in the Sky Eye Operation and make a phone call to get it.

Isn't that much faster than working a tiring part‑time job?

And it costs nothing; just a stroll around the school is enough.

If luck brings you an Escapee, that's a thousand yuan in your account.

If luck isn't on your side, it's fine—you can just treat it as a way to get out and relax.

…

As time passed second by second.

More and more students learned of this information, and there were not few who were tempted by the 1,000 yuan and had time.

Many people joined the army searching for Escapees.

Of course, they weren't just wandering aimlessly.

They went to places people rarely visit—Small Forest, the wasteland behind the Library, the Rooftop of the teaching building, and so on.

Everyone thought such seldom‑visited spots would be the Escapees' first choice for hiding.

But they didn't know.

These places were also the favorite spots for young couples seeking thrills…

The couples who happened to choose today for a secret rendezvous were in a terrible mood.

This creepy place is usually deserted.

But today, it was the opposite.

People arrived in wave after wave.

They originally came here for thrills.

Who knew they'd get a live broadcast on site!

It was truly a god‑damn nightmare!

…

Library.

A Glasses Boy had just finished going through a set of problems.

He took out his phone, preparing to rest for ten minutes.

As soon as he opened his phone, he saw the Bounty message posted by the counselor in the class group.

All you need is to provide effective information; you don't have to do anything else to get the 1,000 yuan.

How is this any different from picking up free money?

He was very tempted.

Having nothing to do, he opened the dorm group chat and sent a message.

"Did you see the class group? Provide a lead and you get 1,000 yuan—who among you unlucky guys could run into those two Escapees?"

Roommate: "That would have to be me, dad. Sorry, sons, I'm sacrificing ten years of your lives; using your ten years as a price, I pray I find those two Escapees. If I really can find them, you'll have done me a great service, and afterward I'll use the prize to treat you to a big meal!"

Glasses Boy was helpless.

Sacrificing ten years of life? How superstitious!

He laughed and replied:

"wqnmd! If you say it like that, then I'll sacrifice twenty years of your life so I can find the Escapee; if I manage to find it, I'll also use the prize to treat you to a big meal."

Roommate: "You! I only sacrifice ten years of you, and you sacrifice twenty years of me?"

It was, of course, a joke between friends.

He was a staunch materialist warrior.

He didn't believe in such superstitious methods of sacrificing lifespan.

Even so, he said.

He still never imagined he could be so lucky to encounter those two Escapees.

After all, in this huge campus, the chance of running into those two Escapees is definitely very low.

What kind of terrible luck must one have to stumble upon such a money‑falling windfall?

Thinking that, he closed the dorm chat window and stopped chatting.

He slipped his phone into his pocket.

He prepared to get up, use the restroom, and then return to continue solving problems.

When he came back, he inadvertently saw two people acting strangely, looking rather sneaky.

Both held their books high, shielding their faces, and occasionally stuck their heads out as if guilty thieves checking the surroundings.

It was at the moment the two stuck their heads out and glanced around that Glasses Boy saw their faces clearly.

He quickly took out his phone and opened the class group chat window.

In his mind he repeatedly compared the two faces he had just seen with the two wanted notices in the counselor's Bounty.

Exactly the same—these are the two!

Glasses Boy was stunned.

He actually really ran into those two Escapees!?

Is it because he had just sacrificed his roommate's twenty years of lifespan?

So this method really works? Not superstition??

At this moment, this steadfast materialist warrior began to waver.

He even felt somewhat guilty toward his roommate.

But soon after, Glasses Boy, tears in his eyes, took out his phone, ready to send a message reporting the two Escapees' location to the school authorities.

What he thought was, since his roommate's lifespan had already been sacrificed, what else could be done?

This thing can't be undone.

Besides, the money is already at the door; not taking it would be wasteful.

Better wait, take the money, treat his roommate to a good meal and help him recover.

However, after finishing the message,

Glasses Boy hesitated and did not send it.

Sending a message directly reporting the two robbers' location to the school authorities would indeed earn a thousand‑yuan reward.

But if he negotiated with the robbers about this matter, wouldn't he get even more?

He knows the rules of the Sky Eye Operation program.

Each day an Escapee avoids capture yields a reward of two hundred thousand.

Whether these two robbers get caught now hinges on a single thought of his.

If he now sends the drafted message to the school authorities, the two robbers will be caught immediately.

The two‑hundred‑thousand reward will definitely be lost.

Conversely, the chance that the two robbers obtain the two‑hundred‑thousand reward will increase.

Although it remains unknown whether the two robbers will ultimately receive the two‑hundred‑thousand reward.

At least this stage can be passed safely; as a token of gratitude, those two robbers should give him a few thousand yuan as a thank‑you fee, right?

Moreover, the crucial point is that these two are not real Escapees; they are merely Challengers of the program, posing no danger, and he won't be charged with failing to report.

Thinking this, Glasses Boy took his phone and walked to sit opposite the two robbers.

"You two look familiar; you're the two Escapees from the Sky Eye Operation, right?"

Upon hearing this, the two Escapees instantly became nervous, hesitating whether to strike and knock out the kid in front of them and then leave.

Perhaps he saw through their thoughts.

Glasses Boy immediately stepped back a bit and continued speaking.

"You two don't think about knocking me out and running away; this is a public place, so many people are watching. If you act, you'll be in greater danger… Hey, calm down, I mean no harm…"