Qin Yuan changed into a different outfit and kept watch atop a bell tower in Nuoding City.
If he spotted any trace of the human traffickers, he could respond immediately.
He had just seen Tang San. Truth be told, he was rather disappointed.
Tang San now had none of his former confidence or competence. Instead, he had the rustic air of a country bumpkin. In terms of bearing, Xiao Wu left him streets behind.
As for the task Hao Ran had assigned, it was not one of Qin Yuan's commissioned tasks anyway, so he would not bother with it.
Aside from Yao Zi, he did not care whether the others lived or died.
Over the next few days, the traffickers seemed to realize someone was tracking them and committed no further crimes.
With no results for so long, Hao Ran and the others inevitably grew discouraged, but they continued doggedly holding on.
During this time, however, Qin Yuan did discover something.
Black crows occasionally flew over Nuoding City, looking remarkably similar to those he had seen two years earlier.
Fortunately, their reconnaissance was infrequent. Whenever the black crows appeared, Qin Yuan immediately hid in the shadows to avoid detection.
He just did not know whether Tang Hao was in Nuoding City. If Tang Hao noticed what was going on behind the scenes and stepped in to resolve it, that would be a welcome outcome, sparing Qin Yuan any further wasted time.
Still, the task rewards were his to claim, and Qin Yuan did not pin much hope on that possibility.
Besides, Tang Hao was not an easy man to deal with. Angering him would inevitably bring trouble. Qin Yuan was still far, far too weak. Against a Titled Douluo, he had no room whatsoever to fight back.
Hao Ran