Two SUVs and a small truck drove across the vast plateau, heading toward the snow-capped mountains beneath the perfectly round sun.
Inside the middle SUV, White Chrysanthemum sat upright and focused behind the wheel, while Shao Yunfei occupied the passenger seat.
Zhacuo sat in the back and sighed. "College student, it's been a long time since you came into the mountains with us."
Wang Yan drew his gaze back from the window. "So is it better for me to come into the mountains, or not?"
"When you come into the mountains, we're all safer. Some people got hurt when we caught those gold panners before, and we didn't even catch many of them. If you'd been there, they definitely wouldn't have gotten away."
Zhacuo said with a smile, "But if you don't come into the mountains, you're making money for the company outside. You got us our official positions and benefits. Even if we get hurt while patrolling the mountains, we don't have to worry about anything else. The brothers on the patrol team are all happy too."
Shao Yunfei picked up the thread. "But you still haven't explained whether it's better for him to come into the mountains or not."
"I'm saying there are benefits either way. Shao Yunfei, your thoughts are too wicked. White Chrysanthemum, you're police—you should punish him. Otherwise, sooner or later, the mountain god will send down its wrath and punish bad people."
Shao Yunfei was so angry he laughed. "What did I even say that made me a bad person? You want the mountain god to punish me?"
"Your thoughts are wicked!" Zhacuo stressed.
White Chrysanthemum looked utterly disgusted. "Enough. I really don't know what's wrong with you two. The moment you get together, you start bickering nonstop. Aren't you tired of it?"
"Aren't