Chapter 231

After a while, Hao Ze Yan fell asleep.

He was jolted awake by a sudden brake.

In the instant he woke, he knew it was a hard brake; his first thought was to check on Yang Xue, who was sleeping in the back.

Yang Xue was asleep, surely without her seatbelt on.

That sudden brake had made Hao Ze Yan fear she might be thrown from her seat.

Fortunately, Yang Xue had just woken up, and one hand had already braced against the back of the front seat.

"What happened?" Yang Xue murmured, eyes still half-closed.

Only then did Hao Ze Yan look ahead.

They must have already left the national highway.

Ahead on the road, not far off, two black sedans were parked.

They were parked sideways.

In front of the cars stood several shadowy figures.

"Is this a police checkpoint?" was the first thought that came to Hao Ze Yan.

"Don't know," said the chauffeur.

The car's speed slowed steadily, and the window rolled down.

The black sedan that had been following them must have seen the scene ahead, and it too slowed and stopped, pulling up directly behind Hao Ze Yan's car.

"Get your driver's license ready," Yang Xue reminded.

Hao Ze Yan rummaged through the front compartment and pulled out his license.

Two shadowy figures approached from the front.

Two men.

To Hao Ze Yan's surprise, they weren't in uniforms—they wore full black suits.

Had some major case occurred, prompting them to set up a checkpoint?

He had encountered similar situations before.

But he had never seen anyone not in uniform.

There was only one possibility: these people belonged to a very high-level department.

"License," one black-suited man said, approaching.

The chauffeur handed over Hao Ze Yan's license.

The black-suited man flipped through it, then glanced at Yang Xue in the back. "Who's the driver?"

"I am," Hao Ze Yan smiled. "I had a few drinks, so I hired a chauffeur."

The black-suited man nodded, raised his hand, and slipped the license back through the window.

The chauffeur reached to take it.

Suddenly, the black-suited man's hand shot inward and abruptly turned off the engine.

The people inside were stunned, still uncomprehending.

The chauffeur's collar was seized, and he was yanked straight out through the driver's window!

Hao Ze Yan was shocked.

Even now, he still believed they were police officers.

He even briefly thought the chauffeur must have done something wrong!

The car door clicked open.

Hao Ze Yan was dragged out from the passenger seat by a hand, and immediately after, he heard Yang Xue's scream from behind.

"What are you doing?!"

"What are you doing?!"

The cries echoed under the moonlit sky.

But no response came.

The three of them were shoved, one by one, into the three black sedans.

One black-suited man got into the Cayenne.

Then, all four cars vanished into the night.

…

Shiguang Live Stream.

Not long after Ning Chen's song "Mohe Waltz" ended.

The viewers hadn't even recovered from the melody when they automatically ended the stream.

At this moment.

Ning Chen was driving his large black RV.

Speeding along National Highway 301.

The laptop beside him was connected to the RV's screen.

He could see that the blue dot on the screen was also moving ahead on National Highway 301.

In his mind.

The system's voice came.

【Congratulations, Host. You have successfully checked in at the Night Sprite Hoarfrost Phenomenon.】

【Reward has been issued. Please check your inventory.】

In his mind.

The contents of the reward slowly unfolded.

【Reward: Travel funds 1 million (current savings 3.2 million)】

【Reward: Implantable nanoscale locator】

【Reward: SSS-grade Free Fighting Technique (temporary)】

【Reward: Item · Wings of Freedom】

【Reward: Clue Fragment One】

【Reward: Clue Fragment Two】

【The next check-in content has been activated. Unlock condition: Obtain the 【Liberator】 title to activate new check-in content, and simultaneously upgrade the SSS-grade Free Fighting Technique from temporary to permanent attribute.】

Ning Chen looked at those two clue rewards.

A single check-in had produced two clue rewards.

Ning Chen's eyes began to gleam.

Luo San's matter was not the end.

But the beginning of everything.

【Whether to open the clue fragments?】

【Open】

【Clue Fragment One: 3004; 11920】

【Clue Fragment Two: 30*20*19*169】

Ning Chen drove the car, eyes straight ahead.

Yet he focused on the two clue fragments appearing in his mind.

They were all numbers.

A huge pile of numbers that made one's head ache.

But Ning Chen had no special reaction.

As long as clue fragments appeared.

Then, the rest was merely a matter of time.

He never worried about being unable to solve the clues within them.

As long as there were some, that was enough.

On the RV screen.

That blue dot in the distance, for some unknown reason, had stopped.

After a few minutes passed.

The blue dot moved slightly, presumably having gotten out of the vehicle.