Chapter 51: Micro Surveillance Ball

After Ma Baoguo left with his men, the entire Siheyuan immediately erupted in a commotion.

Something truly major had happened.

Jia Zhangshi had actually broken out of prison! Where did she get the nerve?

"No, for the sake of that ten-yuan note—no, for the peace of the Siheyuan, I must bring that old woman back!" Someone immediately answered the call.

"I'm going too; we'll split that ten yuan when we find her."

"Count me in, count me in! There's strength in numbers!"

In an instant, everyone present surged out to search everywhere for Jia Zhangshi's whereabouts; even the usually silent Third Uncle Yan Bugui began to stir.

That was ten yuan, enough for his family of several people to eat well for a whole week.

Yi Zhonghai stood where he was, lost in thought. What Ma Baoguo had just said seemed to have a hidden meaning! But Yi Zhonghai couldn't figure out why the Director was suddenly so concerned about his godmother.

Though, come to think of it, the Deaf Old Lady was one of the few Five-Guarantee Households in the Siheyuan, so it was only natural to pay her some attention.

Yi Zhonghai nodded in deep agreement, then clutched his head and went back inside.

"I never expected Jia Zhangshi to be such a talent; she even possesses the skill of jailbreaking," Zhao Gangzi remarked with a sigh.

He had originally thought this old hag was only capable of petty theft and pilfering; it seems he had underestimated her. To be able to break out of prison, she must at least have the added skill of scaling walls and vaulting over roofs.

No wonder Bang Geng would become so formidable in the future, known as the number one Daoist Saint of Sijiucheng. It turns out it was a family tradition; it seems many sect techniques from that era have yet to go extinct!

As for what Ma Baoguo said before leaving, Zhao Gangzi took it to heart. It seems this Deaf Old Lady is not as simple as everyone thinks.

After all, Zhao Gangzi had once tripped up at the hands of this old lady.

He had never intended to let his guard down regarding her.

When he lived in the Back Courtyard before, he hadn't paid much attention to her, and he rarely even saw her face.

But ever since he moved away, the Deaf Old Lady had appeared frequently these days. She seemed to be sitting under the eaves basking in the sun, but her eyes were not at all like those of a normal elderly person; they were filled with a sharp glint, as if she were recording something.

"These next few days will definitely not be peaceful; I must take strict precautions," Zhao Gangzi realized a sense of danger and hurried home, intending to do something big.

"System, open the Mall panel!"

Following this, the System Panel unfolded before him, and this time, Zhao Gangzi prepared to use his accumulated Hatred Value to redeem a major item!

Micro Surveillance Ball! One hundred thousand Hatred Points!

Zhao Gangzi had only accumulated a little over one hundred thousand Hatred Points after such a long time, and with how much he had used previously, there wouldn't be much left if he redeemed the Micro Surveillance Ball.

"Redemption successful! Obtained one Micro Surveillance Ball!"

As the system sound rang out, the Hatred Points were automatically deducted, and a small ball of light condensed before Zhao Gangzi.

The next moment, with a 'whoosh' sound.

This ball of light rose rapidly from before him, passed through the window, and flew above the Siheyuan, its surveillance range covering a distance of one kilometer centered on the Siheyuan.

Moreover, this ball of light was invisible to ordinary people; only Zhao Gangzi himself could see it.

The only function of this Micro Surveillance Ball was surveillance, much like the security cameras that would appear on streets and alleys decades later, though this one had a larger range and was invisible.

As the light ball officially began to operate, Zhao Gangzi could call up the footage at any time to observe every move of everyone within the Siheyuan area.

"Let me test the clarity first, hehe," Zhao Gangzi grinned, then began to fiddle with this new device.

Switching the angle to the Back Courtyard, under the surveillance, Qin Huairu was squatting by the pool washing clothes. The clothes she wore today were quite loose, and some things Zhao Gangzi saw made him exclaim that he couldn't take it.

After all, before he transmigrated to this world, how he had ascended was still fresh in his memory.

"Ahem," Zhao Gangzi coughed dryly with a flushed face and switched the angle to the other side.

In the nearby wasteland, Bang Geng was watering the First Uncle's vegetable patch in a special way, while Huaihua was sleeping in a wooden crate at the entrance of the Jia Family home.

Many people were at home at this moment, and those private places were beyond the reach of the Micro Surveillance Ball. After watching for a long time, Zhao Gangzi discovered that the window of the Deaf Old Lady's house was open.

Thus, he aimed the surveillance at that window.

In front of the Deaf Old Lady, there seemed to be some papers covered in writing. Zhao Gangzi couldn't help but be suspicious: "Doesn't this bumbling old lady claim she's illiterate? And with her failing eyesight, what could she possibly make out?"

Driven by curiosity, Zhao Gangzi zoomed in on the surveillance footage several times.

He didn't know until he looked, but one look gave him a fright.

In front of the Deaf Old Lady, that piece of paper had already yellowed, looking like it had been around for quite a few years, and most importantly, what was written on it was not Chinese characters!

Zhao Gangzi was very familiar with this type of script; it was definitely the language of the island nation that lived a 'good life'!

It was just that in this regard, Zhao Gangzi had only studied the visuals, not the literal meaning of the text.

Before Zhao Gangzi could continue watching, the old lady suddenly became alert, looked up at the window, saw no one, and immediately put the yellow paper away.

She put it into a small box, locked it with a small lock, and then placed it into the large bedside cabinet.

"Oh my mother! I knew this old thing's identity wasn't simple, but I didn't expect her to have such a background..."

Zhao Gangzi didn't dare to watch anymore.

He immediately turned off the surveillance and sat on the edge of the bed, swallowing his saliva repeatedly.

This was explosive news for him. Although he couldn't be certain, she was definitely involved to some extent!

Considering the meaningful words Ma Baoguo had said earlier, Zhao Gangzi understood instantly. It seemed they had long been suspicious, just without concrete evidence.

And with Yi Zhonghai having such a close relationship with the Deaf Old Lady, there might even be some transactions between them. Thinking of this, Zhao Gangzi couldn't sit still.

"This kind of matter must be reported; this involves the nation and the people, it absolutely cannot be taken lightly," Zhao Gangzi said to himself righteously.

He didn't dare to delay such a matter. Zhao Gangzi stood up immediately, at the very least to report this to Director Ma Baoguo.

On the other side, Xu Damao led Ma Baoguo and the others to the bridge underpass where he had taken refuge earlier, and his clothes were still there.

However, after searching all around, they didn't find where Jia Zhangshi was hiding; there was only a pool of foul-smelling blood left on the ground.

"Damn, does this old thing have hemorrhoids? Why does it smell like this? It stinks! Ugh..."

Xu Damao vomited while putting on his clothes; this old hag must have used his clothes to wipe the blood, otherwise it wouldn't smell like this.

The comrades searching for Jia Zhangshi covered their noses and mouths, and after walking a long circle, they finally found some clues: every few distances, there would be one or two drops of blood.

It seems this criminal suspect was seriously injured and had been bleeding the whole time.

"Go look again, while not many people know about this yet, so as to avoid anyone saying later that we didn't handle this well."

Ma Baoguo shook his head helplessly and finally led out his police dog; those two mouthfuls of black blood had almost choked the police dog to death.