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It was nighttime when Bro CD received a call from an unknown boss.
“Hello, boss,” Bro CD said with a flattering tone.
“Things are going well, and I see that the network is discussing this matter. You’ve done a good job,” Zhushi Jiu praised before directly saying, “Your abilities have already met my expectations. I want to get to know you better. Is that convenient for you?”
Bro CD was taken aback and laughed awkwardly: “Boss, do you need to get to know me? I’m just a nameless small fry…”
Zhushi Jiu cut off Bro CD’s words: “I need a computer expert to do things for me. Today’s task was just a test of your abilities. I know you’ve received an offer from a top 100 company in the world, but many programmers take on part-time work outside of their main job. Won’t you be interested in making more money?”
Bro CD was stunned. “This…”
Zhushi Jiu knew Bro CD wouldn’t take the bait, so he gave a specific number. “One thousand yuan, just to meet me. Whether you choose to cooperate or not, you can still get the meeting fee of one thousand yuan.”
Bro CD was shocked. “Boss, are you serious?”
“Do you think I’m joking?” Zhushi Jiu smiled calmly. “You have the right to choose freely. I won’t force you.”
Although he said there was freedom to choose, he knew Bro CD’s choice had already been determined in the fifth week.
…
****
It was a quiet night at Jiangcheng University. Most people were already asleep, with only a few patrol guards driving around the campus to check. After confirming that there were no students staying up late to cause trouble, they were about to head back to the security room to rest.
Security guard Xiao Wang yawned while sitting in the patrol car, accompanied by Xiao Zhang, who was also lacking sleep.
“Huh? Did you hear something?”
“What’s going on?” Xiao Zhang responded dazedly, then changed the subject. “It’s probably a stray cat from somewhere. Let’s just go back and rest, we’re exhausted from working all day.”
“Okay.”
The patrol car drove away. They didn’t notice that a group of black-clothed men was hiding in the bushes less than ten meters away, holding their breath and staying still.
The black-clothed men had sharp eyes, wore strict military gear, and held black guns. In the thick night, even if someone walked close, they would only think they were shadows in the bushes.
Five minutes after the two security guards left, the black-clothed men didn’t move at all, not even taking a breath. They demonstrated extremely strong endurance.
Just from this, it was clear they were elite among elites.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, a low voice broke the silence.
“0101, plan the route. Repeat, 0101, plan the route.”
“—’01, received. Choosing route A, destination: A1 Teaching Building East entrance, room 1. Confirmed, A1 Teaching Building East entrance, room 1. Repeat, choosing route A…”
“07, received.”
“Target person: Wang Ruo Bai.”
“Action: Wait for confirmation of threat level, then take backup plans according to the situation. Confirmed, granted permission to eliminate the target person, confirmed, granted permission to use Alpha-7…”
“—Confirmed, all clear.” A calm, cold voice was transmitted through all the black-clothed men’s earpieces.
The leader raised a hand, and the group quickly dispersed into three teams.
“Action, begin!”
Each black figure quickly emerged from the bushes, forming a small team and moving swiftly towards the A1 Teaching Building in the darkness. They seemed to know the campus’s every surveillance blind spot, moving quickly and silently.
The road was smooth, like they had executed the task many times before.
The teaching building was in sight, and they quickly found Wang Ruo Bai’s classroom based on their prior research of the building’s internal structure.
Under the leader’s command, they split into three groups.
The first group, three people, stuck to the wall, crouched, and waited near the window, ready to execute.
The second group, three people, quickly circled around the teaching building to the main entrance, preparing as a backup team.
The third group, two people, were on high alert in a hidden position, keeping watch.
…
“It seems everything is just like I remembered.”
Zhushi Jiu was hiding behind a tree near the teaching building, holding a bow and arrow in his left hand, which was shaking uncontrollably. Sweat dripped from his palm.
Even if he told himself not to be nervous, it didn’t help. He, who had never fought someone properly in his life, was about to confront these black-clothed men.
Taking a long, deep breath, Zhushi Jiu slowly drew an arrow from the quiver.
His initial target was clear: the two black-clothed men on high alert, which he called the “watch team”.
He was hiding in a spot where he could observe the two black-clothed men’s movements, about twenty meters away. This was a location he had carefully chosen in advance.
These black-clothed men would never have thought that someone could uncover their action plan and ambush them at the best spot.
Zhushi Jiu knew he only had this one advantage.
Once he shot the first arrow, the black-clothed men would notice him and counterattack. Therefore, the best outcome would be if the first arrow hit its mark, hitting one of the two black-clothed men.
Thinking this, Zhushi Jiu recalled the last arrow he shot in the previous week, at 10 am on doomsday.
What was the result of that arrow? Did it hit the target?
At that time, even if the world ended, he remained unmoved, truly achieving the “stillness” mentioned by Coach Du. But now, he was not calm at all, plagued by too many thoughts, and it was just a simple physiological response.
He, as a biological being, felt fear…
Zhushi Jiu slowly put the arrow on the bowstring.
…But what was the point of being afraid and not shooting the arrow?
That would mean he came for nothing.
In the fifth week, he could joke around with dozens of guns pointing at his head. What’s the harm in shooting an arrow now?
Thus, Zhushi Jiu turned around behind the tree.
The cold moonlight fell from the thick cloud layer, reflecting off the dark, metallic bow as he sat down.
Just as Zhushi Jiu turned around and left the tree, the black-clothed men’s gazes simultaneously locked onto him, their cold, distant eyes meeting Zhushi Jiu’s!
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Zhushi Jiu’s teeth chattered in shock as he released the bowstring, and the arrow flew out with a light whooshing sound!
The arrow broke through the air, spinning out, carrying Zhushi Jiu’s strong will, straight towards the black-clothed men!
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