She blinked her thick, long lashes and turned to look outside the car window, which was rolled down, allowing the breeze to caress Jiang Ning’s fair and delicate cheeks.
As the driver stopped at a red light at the intersection, Jiang Ning saw workers from a moving company on the street opposite, coordinating with each other to load large items into their truck.
The items they were moving were wrapped up tightly with adhesive tape, which made Jiang Ning take a few extra glances.
[Ding! Urgent mission, target detected: Zhong Yuanlong. Host, please capture and return him to justice as soon as possible!]
After days of silence, the voice of the System abruptly resonated in Jiang Ning’s mind.
Jiang Ning’s previously relaxed and comfortable expression immediately changed, her expression growing more grave.
Jiang Ning slightly turned her body to look at the System interface that only she could see.
[Target’s Image: real_photo.jpg]
[Target’s Name: Zhong Yuanlong]
[Target’s Crime: Matricide]
[Time limit: Capture within three hours. Reward: 10 days of life value, 10 Merit Points.]
The photo provided by the System was of a particularly young man, and upon seeing the crime he had committed, Jiang Ning frowned slightly.
She raised her eyes to quickly scan the street opposite.
She had only looked in that one direction, and soon, Jiang Ning locked onto her target: a tall young man standing beside the movers.
The young man wore a loose hoodie and coffee-colored sweatpants, with a hat on his head obstructing Jiang Ning’s view.
Even though she couldn’t see his face clearly, Jiang Ning had already cast her suspicious gaze upon him.
Upon using the System’s morality detection function, Jiang Ning indeed saw a bright red number above the man’s head: 90!
Normal people have a Malevolence Value of below 5, above 80 indicates they have killed, and 90 was alarmingly high.
The workers from the moving company were continuously loading tightly wrapped refrigerators onto the truck.
Before the System prompted her, Jiang Ning had only felt a vague uneasiness upon seeing those tightly wrapped refrigerators, not giving it much thought, until with the help of the System, she now understood what was inside them.
Even Jiang Ning, with her strong nerves, almost gagged.
The moment she stirred, Qi Xingzhou beside her immediately noticed.
Turning his head towards Jiang Ning, his eyes conveyed tension and concern.
The driver, who also heard the commotion from the back seat, kept his eyes on the countdown of the traffic signal even as he asked, "Are you feeling car sick?"
Frowning, Jiang Ning was about to shake her head, but as she noticed the countdown on the System’s three-hour urgent mission begin, she steadied her nerves and said to the driver, "Yes, I’m feeling a bit unwell. Sir, may I ask a favor of you?"
The urgent mission issued by the System was three hours long, and her flight with Qi Xingzhou was two hours away; if Jiang Ning wanted to complete the mission, she wouldn’t be able to continue on to the airport.
Jiang Ning wanted to ask the driver to take Qi Xingzhou to the airport and then wait for her there.
She would pay the driver an extra reward.
The driver asked, "What is it?"
As Jiang Ning was about to speak, a hand with distinct knuckles suddenly reached over.
Qi Xingzhou seemed to sense something; he reached out to grasp the corner of Jiang Ning’s clothing, leaning toward her side.
Along with Qi Xingzhou’s faint, cold scent of cologne came his voice, "Together."
It must be said, although Qi Xingzhou seemed to have low emotional intelligence, at times he was extremely perceptive.
Before Jiang Ning could speak, he already knew she was planning to leave him behind.
His hand, looking as if carved from jade, gripped Jiang Ning’s clothing tightly, his beautiful eyes staring unwaveringly at Jiang Ning, his usually emotionless eyes now tinged with a hint of stubbornness.
As the traffic light turned green and the driver, having not heard Jiang Ning’s voice, drove on.
Jiang Ning looked steadily at Qi Xingzhou, and after several seconds, she finally spoke up, "Sir, please stop here; we’d like to get out and look around."
Upon hearing Jiang Ning’s words, the driver looked slightly surprised, "You’re not going to the airport?"
Jiang Ning did not speak.
The driver found a suitable place to park.
The driver was simply hired by the show crew, and his task was to escort these guests away from the remote, desolate cove.
Although Jiang Ning changed her mind about going to the airport halfway, as far as the driver was concerned, his task was still completed.
Two minutes later, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou stood on the curb with their luggage.
Jiang Ning, focused on her mission, knew that although they did not have much luggage, they each had a suitcase.