Chapter 504: Chapter 498: Trapping a Turtle in a Jar?

Xiao Cong rested his arm on the open car window, flicking some ash. He chuckled teasingly, "Oh, a Dual System user, huh?"

"What Dual System? She’s a Three-System Superpower User, famous throughout the entire Capital. You guys shouldn’t be so arrogant. Don’t think you’re better than everyone else just because you’ve been Evolved People for longer."

"Just look at what happened before. A mere Wood Element Superpower User was able to pin down Qian Rongtian."

Having this old matter brought up again, Qian Rongtian felt a surge of dissatisfaction.

He had already explained that he was just pretending to be weak. Why was Captain Li like this too? His words were like a knife to the heart.

The gloomy youth hung his head and said nothing.

Li Zongyuan, angered by his lack of fight, slapped him on the back. "Speak."

The gloomy youth slowly raised his head and said listlessly, "What’s... the... use?"

"Still... just... paving the way... for me."

Li Zongyuan’s brows relaxed, and a rare smile appeared on his face. "You’re that confident?"

The gloomy youth went silent again.

Seeing him like this, Li Zongyuan didn’t know whether to be angry or amused.

’Forget it,’ he thought. ’This kid has always been this way. If I get mad at him, he won’t even know what I’m mad about.’

Xiao Cong flicked his ash and said with a laugh, "What’s the use of paving the way for you? Nothing good comes out of your hands. You’re just a stinking fish farm; everything that gets absorbed into you just ends up waterlogged."

"Hey, you stinking fish basket, can’t you take the stuff out of her Space before you absorb it? That way we could get some other useful food to eat."

"Like those precious vegetables and stuff. Maybe that woman’s Space even has rare tobacco and alcohol, right?" The more Xiao Cong spoke, the more excited he got. He turned to look at the gloomy youth. "Isn’t it a huge waste to just throw it all into the water? Figure something out."

The gloomy youth ignored him, simply lowering his head again slowly.

"Alright, alright, you talk too much," Li Zongyuan said, glaring at Xiao Cong irritably. "Smoke less of that stuff. You’re making the whole car stink of smoke."

After scolding Xiao Cong, Li Zongyuan turned to Qian Rongtian, who was sitting beside him. "How’s it going, Rongtian? Where is the woman now?"

"I’m watching her. Turn left." Qian Rongtian looked full of confidence. "Captain Li, what’s the plan for dealing with her?"

"We’ll try to control her with Spiritual Ability first."

"Is that really going to work?" Xiao Cong piped up again from the front seat with a laugh. "Sending Rongtian against a Three-System Superpower User? Isn’t that asking a bit much of him?"

Qian Rongtian didn’t speak, but his sister, Qian Rongye, jumped in indignantly. "Watch your mouth!"

"Fine, fine, I won’t argue with you women." The man laughed and flicked away his cigarette butt. "I was originally thinking we should test that woman’s limits."

"Looks like there’s no need for that now." Xiao Cong spread his hands. "Vice Captain Qian, she’s all yours, then."

Qian Rongtian couldn’t be bothered to respond to him.

This Xiao Cong was a born contrarian, and every word out of his mouth was crass. Arguing with him was just asking for aggravation.

The best method was to ignore the man and let him quiet down on his own.

"Enough of your chirping," Li Zongyuan said with a frown and another glare. "Stop being so damn arrogant all day. ’Woman this, woman that.’ It’s not even certain you’d be a match for her."

Xiao Cong shrugged.

’Captain Li’s words really underestimate me.’

’Whatever, I won’t argue with them. Actions speak louder than words, anyway.’

’When Qian Rongtian fails to handle her, I’ll step in and take her down in one move. Then Captain Li will clearly see what a mistake it was not to rely on me more.’

Li Zongyuan, however, was secretly rolling his eyes. He had never been fond of arrogant and conceited people like Xiao Cong.

In comparison, although the Qian Rongtian siblings weren’t as strong as Xiao Cong in combat, at least they used their brains when they did things.

"She’s heading straight north," Qian Rongtian said with a slight frown. "Keep turning left. It feels like she’s heading toward a specific destination."

"Hm?" Che Kai said from behind the wheel, slightly surprised. "Didn’t the report say she’s never been to Gushang Base before?"

"According to her file, yes," Li Zongyuan nodded.

The file on Xie Ning was actually very thin, only two pages long.

It only said that after the apocalypse began, she fled with her family from West City, went from Lanshan Tower Lake to Golden City Base, and finally arrived in the Capital. Indeed, she had never set foot in the Gu Shang area.

But how much could two pages really cover?

Most of it was common knowledge, and it couldn’t be ruled out that Xie Ning had been to Gu Shang before the apocalypse.

"Is the sandstorm ahead getting worse?" Che Kai asked. The windshield wipers were useless against it.

A lot of sand was sticking to the windshield, blurring their vision.

"I just saw an urgent group message with an @all tag. It was sent by that Lu Wei from the Capital."

"It says there are a lot of toxic insects in the sandstorms here in Gu Shang, so we need to be careful with protection when we get out. Especially you, Xiao Cong. Don’t think you can ignore the harsh environment here just because you’re an Evolved Person."

"Alright, Captain Li, whatever you say," Xiao Cong replied with a laugh.

Li Zongyuan frowned. "You were just tempting fate by smoking with the window open."

"That’s hilarious. I’m a Sixth-rank Gold Ability User. You think some pathetic little toxic insect can kill me?"

Che Kai chuckled. "Don’t be too confident. Captain Li is just concerned for your safety. This isn’t our turf; we have to be careful with everything."

Xiao Cong waved his hand dismissively. "It’s fine. I’d spot any of those so-called toxic insects long before they got near me."

"The kind of people who get bitten by toxic insects are usually just low-level Evolved People."

Xiao Cong shrugged, smiling with absolute confidence. "My body is enhanced by the Gold Element. Bullets can’t even pierce it, let alone some crappy little bugs."

Qian Rongye scoffed and rolled her eyes at him from across the car.

Qian Rongtian patted his sister’s hand and suddenly said, "She’s stopped."

"Oh?" Che Kai lightly tapped the brakes. "How far is she from us now?"

"Just two kilometers away. We’ll see her once we go around this bend." A look of surprise crossed Qian Rongtian’s face. "She went into a building."

"Heh heh, isn’t this the perfect chance to catch a turtle in a jar?"

A delighted expression appeared on Li Zongyuan’s face. "This is truly an excellent opportunity."

He had been worrying about how to separate the girl from her main group.

After all, that Xiao Gu from the Capital was like a piece of dog-skin plaster, sticking to the girl’s side all day long, trailing her everywhere. He was annoying enough to drive a person crazy!

Who would have thought the little brat would be so reckless as to actually leave the main group and run off on her own.

Heh heh, didn’t this give them the perfect opportunity to catch a turtle in a jar?

"Park the car on the side of the road," Li Zongyuan instructed. "We’ll follow her quietly. What floor is she on now?"

"She’s been in the lobby without moving. Probably gathering some supplies."

"Excellent." Li Zongyuan nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the gloomy youth beside him. "Xiao Yu, are you confident?"

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