Ten o'clock at night.
The three men and a dog emerged from the hole.
Usually, there was no one on the streets at this hour.
In Zone 108 after dark, even staying home wasn't necessarily safe, much less going outside.
As soon as nightfall approached, civilians returned home and didn't venture out again until daybreak.
Qin Xun led the way, still traveling through the civilian residential district.
There were few surveillance cameras in the civilian district, and the patrol teams rarely came by even when they had nothing better to do.
Compared to the civilian district, security in the noble district was more important to them.
Sometimes they did visit certain places in the civilian district, but only because their relatives lived there.
With the entire city on alert, there were quite a few patrol and guard team members in the civilian district tonight.
Fortunately, Xu Chao's dog Mengmeng was remarkable. Mengmeng seemed to have some special ability, sensing danger in the surroundings the moment it appeared.
Several times, they had nearly run into patrols or guard teams, but Mengmeng had quickly led them on detours, allowing them to avoid being discovered.
Qin Xun had asked Xu Chao whether his dog was a monster.
Xu Chao said no. Mengmeng was just an ordinary little black dog, a native Great Xia dog born and bred.
The reason Mengmeng was so capable had to do with his Psionic Power!
In a pitch-black alley, several patrolmen in black uniforms gathered to smoke.
"Zone 108 hasn't been like this in a long time. What on earth happened?"
"Not sure. I heard some people broke in, killed some important figure, then took away that kid who won more than ninety matches in the Killing Arena and his sister!"
"Let's hope we don't run into those guys."
"I hope we do! There's a bounty of a hundred thousand demon coins on each of them. If we catch just one, we'll each get more than ten thousand! Especially that kid who won over ninety matches in the Killing Arena. He alone has a bounty of three hundred thousand demon coins! If we catch him, we won't have to worry about food or drink for the rest of our lives!"
The main currency in the Fallen Zone was demon coins, banknotes printed with the image of the demon king.
Ordinary civilians generally never got their hands on currency like gold coins.
"Are you stupid? What's more important, money or your life? I heard there are Psionic Power users among them. If people like us run into them, how many of us would make it out alive?"
"I was just saying. Could you not make it personal?"
"If you ask me, we'd better not run into them. Catching people is the guard team's job. Patrolmen like us can just wander around and put on a show. There's no need to actually risk our lives for those sons of bitches!"
"I heard there's a new girl at the Drunken Moon House, all curves in the right places, and fresh as a flower! Too bad that place is for rich people and nobles. Poor sods like us can only sneak a look and rub our crotches!"
"If I could have a woman from the Drunken Moon House just once in my life, I could die happy!"
"Easy. Get your wife a job at the Drunken Moon House, and you can have one every night!"
"Fuck off!"
The group left, chatting and laughing, two of the men cursing at each other.
In the darkness, three shadows arrived at the spot where the patrolmen had just been standing.
Qin Xun pointed ahead. "The Drunken Moon House is just up ahead. He Laowu is usually there having fun around this time."
"You sure he's there?" Xu Chao asked.
"Hard to say. In any case, He Laowu spends at least twenty days a month enjoying himself at the Drunken Moon House. If he's not there, he's at home, but his house is over in the noble district, pretty far from here! Let's go take a look first. If He Laowu's car is parked outside, he's definitely there!"
The Drunken Moon House was a place in the civilian district that only nobles and the wealthy could afford to visit.
For an ordinary person to spend one night there, they would have to work for at least a year without eating or drinking.
Of course, there were exceptions!
Qin Xun had heard of a man who no longer wanted to live. Before his death, the man had borrowed a suit of clothes, dressed himself up as a rich man, and gone inside for a thorough romp without paying a cent!
Of course, his corpse had turned up on the street the next day.
After that, to prevent anyone else from doing the same, the Drunken Moon House introduced a new rule: have your fun, but pay first!
The three men and the dog walked through the darkness and reached the mouth of an alley.
Qin Xun furtively poked his head out and looked at a brightly lit, lavishly decorated high-rise across the street.
This was the Drunken Moon House!
Compared to Drunken Moon House, the neighboring buildings, though reasonably well decorated, looked rather shabby.
Several cars were parked by the roadside.
One of them, a black sedan, belonged to He Laowu!
"He Laowu's car is here. He must be inside!" Qin Xun pulled his head back.
"Is there any way to get him out?"
Xu Chao asked. After all, it obviously wasn't realistic to swagger inside and seize him.
"Wait!"
"Wait?"
"He Laowu has a habit. No matter how late he stays out having fun, he always goes home to spend the night!"
"You know him pretty well."
"I kept an eye on him for a long time. I've learned most of his habits."
Xu Chao was about to say something else when a blue light suddenly lit up on his forehead.
"Someone's coming. Let's get out of sight!"
The Drunken Moon House.
Second floor.
In a lavish private room, several bunny girls with sexy figures and black stockings stood on a table, swaying their bodies.
He Laowu sat with his legs crossed, holding a glass of liquor, his expression thoroughly gloomy.
The fat man beside him, with two beauties in his arms, said, "Laowu, still thinking about that? Cheer up!"
"Damn it!" He Laowu ground his teeth. "If I get my hands on that little bastard, I'll fucking kill him!"
"It was just a bag of gold coins. You've made plenty over the years. Just think of it as letting some wealth go."
"There was also a bottle of special medicine for mosquito venom!"
He Laowu was furious. If he hadn't seen the surveillance footage from the office building with his own eyes,
he wouldn't have believed it even if someone beat him to death: that little bastard Qin had actually dared to steal from his office.
And his assistant, Lin Cheng, had gone to his office in the middle of the night too.
He had probably gone there to steal something as well, only to run into Qin Xun and get killed by him.
Serves him right!
"Even if they catch him, that kid won't end up in your hands." The fat man's hands roamed all over the two women. Judging by his expression, he was clearly dissatisfied with having only two hands.
The two women cooperated readily, stroking the fat man's chest and thighs.
"I think it's strange too. The kid doesn't have any particular status or background, so why do the higher-ups want to catch him?"
"Cheer up. Don't think about it so much. I heard there's a new girl here who's quite fresh and pretty. I'll have the boss send her over to you in a bit!"
"I had that girl last night. I have to say, she really was fresh and pretty!" He Laowu grinned, savoring the memory.
"Laowu, I have to say, you've got some stamina. You've got Lili by your side, and you can still come here and keep at it every night."
"I got tired of Lili ages ago. I'm setting a trap for her father now. When the time is right, I'll sell her here too. However much she's cost me, she'll cough up every last coin!"
"Before you sell her, send her to me for some fun!"
"Once I sell her here, you can come have her every day if you want!"
"Wouldn't I have to pay to have her here?"
"Hahahahaha..."
The two fat-faced men looked at each other and burst out laughing.