Lure the Tiger Away from the Mountain

Jiang Xue suddenly said, "It's time to travel through time, Xiao Chen. Is there anything I can do to help in the Inner World?"

In fact, the subtext of this sentence already implies that the other party knows Qing Chen's identity Time Walker.

But that's not important, because he did reveal too many details on the night he saved people.

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "Aunt Jiang Xue, it's best not to get involved in this kind of thing. Maybe by the time we get back, I'll already have a solution."

Li Tongyun blinked and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Qing Chen glanced at her and found it somewhat amusing. Now that things had come to this, it was this young girl who had hidden it best.

It seems that no one else knows the other person's identity as Time Walker, except for oneself.

Meanwhile, in Meng County, just north of Luocheng.

Lu Yuan his team through the rugged mountain road to Dazhuang Village, where all seven off-road vehicles were covered in mud.

In this village, three people made separate phone calls to report that five strangers had entered the mountains carrying backpacks and had ankles or arms as strong as steel.

The person who reported the case did not say that the five people were wanted criminals, but only that their behavior was suspicious.

Lu Yuan had the village chief summon the three men, then had his men take them to a private room for questioning. He himself interrogated the first complainant alone.

The person who reported the case had a wrinkled face and dark skin, and looked like a genuine farmer.

Lu Yuan asked, "When did you see them?"

In the simple brick house, the old man said with a wandering gaze, "It was around three or four o'clock in the afternoon. As soon as I saw them, I called the police."

Lu Yuan suddenly felt something was off. "What kind of clothes are they wearing?"

"It's the kind of outdoor sportswear you city folks wear, what's it called again? Right, a windbreaker!" the old man replied.

"Are there any women?" Lu Yuan's expression turned serious.

The old man paused for a moment, then said, "I don't think so..."

"What color are their windbreakers? Answer me in 10 seconds!"

The old man stammered and said he couldn't remember.

"How much money did you get for filing a false police report?" Lu Yuan stood up angrily. "Do you know how many people get killed by these kinds of false reports?"

There's no need to ask any further questions; a real person who reports a crime wouldn't act like that.

If Lu Yuan didn't have this kind of judgment, he wouldn't need to stay in Kunlun.

He turned and walked out of the house. A Kunlun team member asked, "How's it going on your end, Team Leader Lu? Something's not right here. His wife said he suddenly brought home a wad of brand-new cash yesterday."

"Luring the tiger away from the mountain," Lu Yuan stood quietly outside the door, pondering. But what was the point of this luring? There were still six Kunlun team members on duty in the city. Even if he wasn't there, the other side might not be able to escape unscathed if they made a move.

Wrong!

Lu Yuan suddenly looked up and saw Laojun Mountain!

The other party went to great lengths to lure him to this remote and impoverished place, just so that he wouldn't make it to Laojun Mountain in time!

It takes 4 hours to get back to the city from here, and nearly 3 hours to get to Laojun Mountain from the city.

All the criminals did was to gain those seven hours.

Therefore, the other party's plan for tonight will be completed within 7 hours.

Night had fallen.

They were going to race in the dark.

The countdown has reached zero.

Return countdown: 48:00:00.

When the darkness dissipated again, Qing Chen was still wearing the Cat Face Mask.

Standing in the dimly lit corridor.

Inside the confinement cell, Ye Wan and Lin Xiaoxiao had just given Liu Dezhu the injection of gene serum.

Liu Dezhu, who had traveled through time with him, was startled by the two people beside him. He spat out a gold bar from his mouth and said, "Could you two gentlemen please let me go? The injection is finished!"

Qing Chen slowly walked into the confinement room and asked coldly, "Why didn't you reply to my messages?"

Ye Wan and Lin Xiaoxiao looked at each other and stepped aside, wondering what had happened between the two in the Outer World.

Liu Dezhu, lying on the bed, cautiously replied, "Boss, it's not that I didn't want to reply, it's just that I've been with my classmates the whole time and haven't had a chance to check the communication equipment."

Actually, Liu Dezhu lied. At least he could have replied to Qing Chen when he went to the toilet. It's just that the group of classmates were having too much fun and had a bonfire party after arriving at their destination, so they forgot about the communicator.

Qing Chen was unaware of all this, so he instructed, "After your return, do not go out during the seven-day National Day holiday, understand?"

Liu Dezhu was taken aback for a moment. "Boss, I've already arrived at Laojun Mountain. Can I hide at home after I get back from Laojun Mountain?"

This time, it was Qing Chen's turn to be stunned.

At this moment, all 47 students in Liu Dezhu's car had arrived at Laojun Mountain.

Not only that, they also played games under the organization of Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen.

Until the very last second before the countdown reached zero, everyone was still playing the game of musical chairs by the bonfire in the courtyard of the guesthouse. When the drumming stopped, the person who received the flower had to perform a talent show.

In the Outer World, the drumbeats continue.

Qing Chen remained silent for a while before asking, "You went to Laojun Mountain? Which guesthouse did you stay at?"

Liu Dezhu said, "It's called Cloud Inn, and it seems to be quite famous in Laojun Mountain. A total of 47 of us went, and the transfer student from Haicheng paid for everyone to stay there for three days."

Qing Chen asked, "Was this itinerary you made a long time ago? Why have you never mentioned it to me before?"

Seeing that the big boss seemed angry, Liu Dezhu quickly explained, "It wasn't decided a long time ago. It was a last-minute decision by a transfer student from Haicheng. Also, we were originally scheduled to leave on the morning of October 1st, but because the school let out for holiday early, we went earlier."

At this moment, Liu Dezhu thought to himself, "It seems that the big shot is not his classmate, otherwise how could he not know about Laojun Mountain?"

At this moment, Qing Chen's expression behind the Cat Face Mask had completely calmed down.

Jiang Xue mentioned the Cloud Inn.

Jiang Xue originally wanted to book this guesthouse, but it was a large establishment and seemed to only accept group tours during the National Day holiday.

Most importantly, the Cloud Inn is right next door to them.

Qing Chen looked at Liu Dezhu and thought to himself, "So, all that laughter and drumming just now was caused by you guys..."

Absolutely amazing!

Even from over fifty meters away, Qing Chen couldn't distinguish any of the familiar voices among the dozens of people's mixed voices.

It seems the thugs came for Liu Dezhu.

On this Laojun Mountain, there is no Time Walker more valuable than Liu Dezhu on the surface.

Qing Chen couldn't understand how the thugs knew in advance that Liu Dezhu and his group would come to Laojun Mountain.

This was clearly a well-prepared move; they even knew exactly where Liu Dezhu were staying at the Cloud Inn.

"There's a mole," Qing Chen said calmly. "Someone provided the criminals with your itinerary, knowing not only which guesthouse you stayed at, but also that you arrived a day early."

Liu Dezhu looked at the Cat Face Mask in front of him. "What are you talking about, boss?"