Chapter 67 (1/2)

Chapter 67: Escalation

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The rain fell in torrents The night was dark Branches swayed in the howling wind

It was a winding road, enclosed between two mountains; the as particularly loud and full of echoes here Itits grotesque body with every step

The junior officer stared uncertainly for a un in one hand and a flashlight in the other, he inched towards the figure on the ground

When he had nearly reached it, he extended a leg and kicked the rifle aiftly

Throughout this entire process, the junior officer kept his eyes trained on the round He was very afraid that the un, plastic bag around his head or not

Minutes passed The man did notin winding rivulets down his back

The junior officer was a little braver now; he tiptoed over to the man, and kicked him

The man still didn’t move

The junior officer was finally assured He knelt, and tried to rip the plastic bag off the ht, he couldn’t untie the ordinary-looking plastic bag

“The hll? It’s just a stupid plastic bag, how’d they tie it so tight?” The junior officer grumbled as he pulled out his pocket knife He slashed the plastic bag open

Just then, a lightning bolt flashed in the sky, followed by a thunderous booed fro: blood oozed from every facial orifice, and the lifeless eyes ide and resentful The sight was hastly and horrific by the inter officer cried out a second ti over hi down on his rear in his panic

“Chief! Chief! We have a situation!” The officer, young and with only a few years of experience under his belt, quickly got out his phone and attempted to report to his boss

He tried several tih

He looked at the error nal here!

The junior officer looked at thetowards the resort The rain and wind obscured the entrance He looked at the direction he had co

He hurriedly got up, starabbed the rifle he had kicked away He ran back to the police station as fast as he could

…

Not long after, the superintendent of the police station near Dufeng Mountain was roused fro of his phone

“What happened?” the superintendent demanded as he hurried into the station He saw the rifle the junior officer had hauled back from the muddy road His eyes immediately narrowed “That’s an American Thunderbolt sniper rifle! Where did you find this?”

“On the road leading towards Dufeng Mountain Resort Villa” There was still fear lurking in the junior officer’s eyes He shook it off and then looked at the superintendent adun?!”

He had known that the superintendent was an army veteran, but he had not expected him to be an expert in firearazed at the sniper rifle, a far-away look in his eyes “I remember those days I’d wanted so badly to be the sniper inthere was to know about these rifles In end though, soet the position”

This was a painfulthis, ied the subject “Chief, there was also a deadwrapped around his head I found this sniper rifle beside hi around his head?” The superintendent’s jaw dropped “Which God of war has decided to grace our hu Mountain with his presence today?!”

The junior officer looked at the superintendent, terror-stricken He had no idea what his boss was talking about

“Chief, there was also a call from the parents of a C University law student earlier this evening They said that the C University law students are currently staying in Dufeng Mountain Resort Villa for their graduation trip, but no one has been able to contact them, not by mobile phone, internet, or even the landlines They’re worried sick, and want us to see what’s going on I went to check, but I hadn’t even made it into the villa when I saw… this on the road” He pointed at the sniper rifle