Mysterious Bounty

"Beauty! Wanna hang out?"

"I'm 1.85 meters tall, well-endowed and skilled, guaranteed to go all the way in one go. If you don't believe me, you can..."

"Beep beep beep!"

A black cat lay sprawled on the sofa, stretching out in a big 'X'. But that wasn't the strange part. Even stranger was that it was holding a phone, its cat paws nimbly tapping away with a single finger. Its fingers were flying across the keyboard, and it was actually chatting with multiple people simultaneously using just one finger. It looked incredibly busy.

Looking at the WeChat profile picture, it was a tall, somewhat taciturn man, exuding a sense of asceticism. The man's physique seemed sculpted to golden proportions, his skin so fair and translucent it felt like the smooth silkiness of white satin. His facial features were only average, but the added bonus of his physique and skin had already erased this flaw.

He was wearing loungewear and standing in a luxurious living room, holding a black cat in his left hand and looking at the camera. The cat had one paw resting on its face, its eyes and expression looking very displeased.

Of course, when others saw this profile picture, they would only assume that the man was on the other end of the phone. No one would ever imagine that the one chatting with them was the black cat held in the man's hand.

And in the black cat's moments, every day was filled with photos showcasing a petty bourgeois lifestyle: luxurious houses, villas, gourmet food, daily life photos, and so on.

The black cat's phone kept ringing. From time to time, messages would pop up from people saved as Treasure 1, Spare Tire 4, Sugar Mama 6, and a series of others. At this moment, the black cat's eyes were shining, its chubby little cat paws practically turning into phantoms as they tapped the phone screen, its face constantly contorting into various strange expressions.

"Don't send me red envelopes! Am I someone who lacks money? Aren't you insulting me?"

"I just want a woman who cares about me, not a woman who's all about money, money, money!"

"Beep beep beep!"

"Wife, you're so good. I've been really tired lately, you know..."

"Treasure, you're so good. I want to give you money to spend!"

Black Fiend was currently transforming into a thousand faces, chatting with different people in different tones and personalities, guiding them step by step, luring them into the abyss with its superhuman charm.

"Beep beep beep!"

"Oh ho ho ho! Another foolish human has taken the bait!" Black Fiend let out a strange laugh, its face looking evil.

Just then, footsteps suddenly sounded, causing Black Fiend to instantly sit up straight, pretending to watch TV as if it had a guilty conscience.

"Black Fiend! Your package is here again. What did you buy this time? It's so big? Didn't you already have a phone? Why did you buy two more, and they're both iPhone X?" Fang Xiu walked in from outside the courtyard wearing slippers, carrying a large pile of boxes of various sizes. There were computer towers, a 49-inch 4K curved monitor, phones, game consoles, and so on.

In addition, a few days ago, Fang Xiu had also received an extra-large cat tree, a genuine leather super soft large cat bed, and high-quality cat food and canned cat food. This black cat enjoyed life much more than Fang Xiu.

"Where did you get so much money, you guy?"

Black Fiend snorted twice: "For a high-level intelligent creature like me, making money in foolish human society is simply too easy!"

After that, Black Fiend held its phone with both paws, and the light of gold coins immediately appeared in its eyes: "Soon, I will become rich through my intelligence, and then use that evil money to rule and enslave everyone!"

Since witnessing the power of money, a door to a new world seemed to have opened for Black Fiend.

"With money, you can have whatever you want, buy whatever you want!"

"Money is God!" Black Fiend raised its small black paw and shouted.

"You're not doing anything illegal, are you?" Fang Xiu's eyes were full of suspicion, completely unaware of what the other party was doing online under his name and using his image.

"Meow? I'm earning money with intelligence! Intelligence, understand? Even you, Master, cannot slander my noble character!" Black Fiend's eyes became incredibly clear. For a moment, even Fang Xiu felt a sense of being charmed.

"Remember my warning, otherwise you know the consequences!" Fang Xiu stared suspiciously into Black Fiend's eyes for a long time before turning and walking away.

Black Fiend seemed to remember something, and a chill ran down its spine. Its face, turned away from Fang Xiu, seemed to break out in a cold sweat. It looked at the profile picture on its phone: "Should I change accounts?"

Fang Xiu piled the boxes next to the sofa and then returned to the courtyard. Fang Xiu had recently collected many plants from the internet and nearby. He wanted to try and see if the so-called Body Modification Technique could work on plants and if it could be used in conjunction with his Soul Domination talent and the ability to create souls.

At this moment, Fang Xiu's phone, which was placed on the sofa, suddenly popped up a window. There was a dense amount of text on a dark red window, with both Chinese and English text accompanied by pictures.

Black Fiend peeked curiously: "Tsk tsk, this poor master who doesn't even have a single friend, could someone actually be sending him a message?"

"A-Rank Bounty!"

"Reward: Two hundred million US dollars!"

"Item: A magical Eastern pill that can extend lifespan!"

"Detailed information: The item is currently located at Yellow Goat Mountain in Wei Port City, Yubei Province... It will be transported to... in one hour... Escort personnel..." Photos of Zhou Yang and Lin Shu from the Anomaly Investigation Team even appeared afterwards.

Black Fiend's phone almost fell to the ground. In its eyes, it seemed to see money raining down from the sky.

"Two... two hundred million US dollars?"

At this moment, Fang Xiu, who was outside the house, also heard Black Fiend's voice.

Fang Xiu picked up his phone. This phone was previously used by the Deceitful Clown Demon. It was basically a blank slate, with no login records, essentially a normal blank phone. Fang Xiu had thrown his original phone into the river and later started using this one.

The only difference was the addition of a few foreign bank apps and a client called Cross Bloodstain Web. And this pop-up message was sent through the Cross Bloodstain Web.

This should only be pushed to members of the website in Yubei Province. Fang Xiu's phone should have an identity similar to a Killer or mercenary on it. After clicking agree, the account would be immediately locked, indicating acceptance of the mission. Fang Xiu thought for a moment and immediately clicked reject, and the pop-up window disappeared from the screen.

"This is the website where the Deceitful Clown Demon ordered military supplies back then. Sniper rifles, RPGs, bombs, grenades can all be purchased, and they even include logistics." Fang Xiu had thought this website was incredibly awesome back then. Now, he didn't expect that it could not only sell military supplies but also issue bounties.

"Longevity Pill! Has Lin Housheng already handed it over to the authorities? But this kind of information should be top secret. Why would this Cross Bloodstain Web know about it! And why did they take action so quickly? And they're using a bounty format, which means they're also in a hurry, having just received the news and not having time to organize an operation?"

"Who exactly issued this bounty through this website? Two hundred million US dollars?"

Fang Xiu had no idea that his recent series of actions had already caused many people to start paying attention to the small city of Wei Port City, especially the Three Goat Temple on Yellow Goat Mountain, which was the focus of many people.

Fang Xiu frowned. He felt that they were just a few ordinary pills, and he wanted to try letting others use them, and at the same time see if the authorities could research anything different, providing him with information and also laying the groundwork for the appearance of extraordinary power.

Fang Xiu's intention was good. He felt that if something could be researched, it would not only help him but also possibly promote the development of medicine, solve some difficult and complicated diseases or incurable diseases, and even have a certain promotional effect on human evolution and becoming more perfect.

But it currently seemed to have stirred many people into a bloody storm.

On the highway leading to the provincial capital, a fully armed convoy was tightly packed together, speeding towards the city.

The smooth journey made everyone somewhat complacent. This was within the country; no one believed anyone would dare to do anything to their fully armed convoy. However, halfway there, a sudden, violent explosion occurred.

The sky-high flames and explosion directly destroyed the entire road surface and blew several cars into the air. Subsequently, several rockets also bombarded the road.

On the opposite side of the road, a large cargo truck carrying several tractors calculated the timing and crashed in. While traveling at high speed, it suddenly turned, dragging a long mark across the road, crashing through the guardrail, blocking the path of all the cars behind, and isolating the explosion site ahead. All the tractors on the truck were thrown off, smashing into the cars behind and causing a multi-car pileup.

Several vans rushed in, followed by continuous gunfire, explosions, and rising smoke and flames. The scene was as grand as a battlefield in a movie.

After a masked man with yellow hair used a timed bomb to blow open the door of an armored car, amidst groans of pain, he took the box from inside.

Under the cover of smoke bombs, everyone scattered like lightning in different directions, taking various means of transportation or changing clothes.

The series of actions was incredibly fast, completed in the blink of an eye. All steps, actions, and escape routes seemed to have been planned out clearly long ago.

However, as the authorities quickly reacted, everyone involved in the robbery was intercepted before they could escape the country or reach the sea. Most were killed on the spot, and the stolen box was found on a fishing boat at sea at night, attempting to flee abroad, and was immediately recovered.