“Huh? Sounds lively down there,” Wang Yun said as he reached the mountaintop, faintly hearing the cries from below.
Due to the distance, the details were unclear, but he could easily infer that the program inspectors had lost it.
“Ah, the view here is lovely. I’d stay a few days if there was something to eat,” he mused. “Next time I’ll bring some beer and snacks. I wonder if the all-capable delivery guys can make it up here.”
As Wang Yun walked on, he continued to talk to himself.
Inside the livestream, netizens went crezy.
“Delivery guy: I just deliver food, not my life!”
“I’m dying of laughter. Only Big Brother could stay so leisurely under these circumstances.”
“Just a few dozen meters apart, yet the scenes are worlds apart.”
“Exactly, one side is breaking down, the other is chilling. It’s so ironic!”
He bounced along the path and descended safely.
As dawn approached, the sky was already lightening, though the brightness was still mild.
“Only forty minutes until sunrise, and time is running short,” Wang Yun said as he reached the mountain’s base. The coming daylight would heighten his risk of being spotted since program inspectors were guarding below. The cover of night was still his ally.
He adjusted his human skin mask and straightened his clothing. Then he dashed toward the eastern base of the mountain, a side notably absent of any inspectors.
Wang Yun’s escape was smooth. In just half an hour, he had descended from the mountain’s peak.
“Have any of you seen Wang Yun?” called a voice.
At this, three program inspectors ahead turned around. They had been sitting by the roadside and quickly stood up.
“Captain Wang Yue! No, not even a fly has escaped,” one said seriously.
This time, Wang Yun was playing the role of Captain Wang Yue, whom he had toyed with.
With a look of helplessness and impatience, he frowned deeply.
“It’s almost dawn. It looks operation has failed again,” Wang Yun said pensively as he gazed at the rising sun.
One of the program inspectors hurriedly pulled out a cigarette and offered it respectfully.
From the look on Captain Wang Yue’s face, it was clear she was hoping to strike up a conversation with them. These few were just ordinary program inspectors assigned to guard this spot. They were already somewhat bewildered about this exit. Not to mention a person, even a dog trying to jump down to the road from here would end up howling in pain from the fall. ℞Ａ₦ȎΒĚS̈
roughe even a dog trying to jump down to the road below would end up howling in pain.
“Don’t be discouraged, Captain Wang Yue. No matter how crafty Wang Yun is, he’s no match for you,” one inspector said encouragingly. “It was only luck that saved him last time. Besides, with this mountain being so vast, it could take us two or three days to search even with our numbers.”
“Wang Yun must be shivering out there in some corner,” another inspector boasted.
In some corner? He’s standing right in front of you!
This turn of events made the viewers in the livestream grip their seats.
If these three inspectors were to find out later that they had been conversing with and even offering cigarettes to the very fugitive they were supposed to capture, one could only imagine the scene that would unfold.
“Shivering? Given Wang Yun’s personality, do you think he’d just hide somewhere and wait to be found?” Wang Yun scoffed. “He’s long gone. You should use your head more. Otherwise, you’re doomed to stay just an ordinary program inspector without ever making it on camera. Keep at it.”
Saying this, Wang Yun patted the inspector on the shoulder, hands in his pockets, and sauntered off nonchalantly. The three program inspectors hurriedly waved goodbye, their gestures overly respectful.
“The sun must have risen from the west today for Captain Wang Yue to have spoken so much with us,” one of the program inspectors said proudly.
“Right? But why is Captain Wang Yue out here alone? Where are her subordinates?”
“They’re probably handling other tasks. Captain Wang Yue’s team members are like us, except they are the elite of program inspectors.”
The three discussed among themselves, looking on enviously.
By the time they realized what was actually happening, it was already bright daylight.
“What! What did you say?”
At that moment, Captain Wang Yue, who was disheveled and seething with frustration in the mountains, unwilling to give up, received a message from her team.
“I’ve been on the mountain all night, when did I come down to chat with anyone? And smoking, and giving encouragement— I’m fed up. It was Wang Yun, it was him!”
Wang Yue, who was toyed with by Wang Yun in the villa yesterday, did not break down. Today, even though she was on the verge of catching Wang Yun, and despite Wang Yun disappearing, she still didn’t lose her composure. She retained a sliver of rationality.
However, when she heard that Wang Yun, impersonating her, had confidently walked down from the mountain and even casually chatted with the program inspectors, she completely lost it.
Wang Yue, usually a refined person, now cursed loudly in a channel full of hundreds of people.
Her curses were so foul they were unbearable to hear.
Everyone was stunned at that moment.
Ying Yuezi, losing her composure, leaned against a tree, her eyes empty and unfocused.
Wu Yaoming just squatted on the ground, drained of strength.
Wu Mingyu, in a fit of rage, slammed the walkie-talkie against a rock. The device shattered instantly.
And Captain Dragon Hand? He was utterly dazed.
Their last hope was utterly dashed. Wang Yun had managed to escape yet again, swaggering off while disguised as Captain Wang Yue. He was even respectfully seen off by the program inspectors.
This was akin to an enemy murdering your loved one and then being respectfully escorted away by your own sibling. The pain of this betrayal felt like being repeatedly stabbed in the chest with a knife, each thrust twisted to deepen the wound.
They had failed completely. Every member deployed had been defeated.
Forty-eight program inspectors were lost.
The scale of the operation was so large that it drew the attention of program inspection teams from various countries.
The failure of teams from China and India left everyone feeling fortunate yet also deeply disappointed. Over six hundred program inspectors had converged on a precise location, yet Wang Yun still slipped through their fingers.
Once he re-entered Xiyun City, capturing him would become significantly more challenging.
While the program inspection team wallowed in frustration, Wang Yun was comfortably seated in a breakfast shop, savoring a spicy soup.
“Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve had buns, and they’re quite tasty.”
Wang Yun enjoyed his meal heartily, undisturbed by any concerns about his next moves. His revenge against the program inspection team was far from over.
The surprises were just beginning.
Next, he planned to take the battle directly to the program inspection headquarters.