Reporter Li sat on the chair, his body as stiff as a piece of wood, but his eyes moved quickly, observing the situation around him.
On his left was Chen, on his right was Mrs. Lao, and opposite him sat Jian Jing.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Jian Jing came late for dinner today, and Kang Mucheng was originally sitting opposite him.
But she insisted on changing seats and complained to him: "The view over there is not good, I want to change with you."
At that time, reporter Li thought it was just the little girl's arrogance, but now... he glanced down and saw the black muzzle of a gun.
"Put your hands up." Jian Jing ordered, but her own hands were always placed under the table, aiming steadily at his abdomen. "Answer my question."
Reporter Li smiled and slowly put his hands on the table: "You said I was the murderer, do you have evidence?"
"Give your camera and infrared sight a smoke reaction, and it will become clear naturally." Jian Jing said, and even had a little expectation, "Do you want to try it?"
"I usually play with guns, so I shouldn't be able to..." Reporter Li said slowly, but his body made completely opposite movements.
He suddenly pulled out the tablecloth on the table, swept all the plates away, blocked his sight, and grabbed Mrs. Lao beside him, and pointed the fruit knife at her carotid artery.
"Don't move, or I'll kill you..."
Before the classic hijacking line was finished, Jian Jing aimed at his arm and fired.
What conditions?
Aim and you'll hit the target. Just rush and it's over.
Blood spurted out and all splashed onto Mrs. Lao's face. She was also agile enough to roll on the spot and escape from the opponent's control cleanly.
Chen rushed over and twisted his arm.
Jian Jing said, "If you move again, I'll shoot you where the professor was wounded."
As everyone knows, most people aim at the torso when they shoot, and even if they shoot at short distances, the probability of hitting other places is very low.
But she hit his arm accurately in a short moment without hurting Mrs. Lao. Her shooting skills are definitely no joke.
Reporter Lai did not want to challenge the accuracy of the sharpshooter.
He slowly raised his hands: "OK, I surrender."
Jian Jing: "Why kill the professor?"
"He is blocking other people's way." Reporter Li and Professor Lao had no personal grudges, and they were happy to be killed. "Because of the existence of this observatory, several hunting trips have failed, and the boss is very angry. I have no choice. We have to open the business, so I have to let him die."
Fina was so angry that she wanted to rush over and punch him: "You bunch of thieves will not die well."
Reporter Li was indifferent: "People die for money, birds die for food, whatever you say."
Jian Jing pursed her lips, restrained her anger, and continued to ask: "Why did you follow him that night?"
"I want to see if I can get No. 21."
Chen asked, "Did you steal the information about No. 18?"
Reporter Li nodded nonchalantly, "Originally, after getting rid of the professor, we were going to hunt No. 18. A big boss paid a deposit of 1 million and is waiting to take action."
Now, everyone frowned.
"I'm going to kill you, damn it." Fina grabbed the fruit knife on the table and rushed over to stab him.
But Jian Jing held her back, "Don't do this, it's not worth it."
"You don't know, this country is rotten, people like him will not be sentenced to death even if they go to prison. Maybe his boss can get him out the next time." Fina stared at him, gritting her teeth.
Reporter Li smiled and did not deny it.
Jian Jing hesitated, but still didn't let go: "It's not worth breaking the law for him."
Fina wanted to say something, but Mrs. Lao came over and put her arm around her shoulders: "We can appeal to the government to increase the severity of the punishment, you can't..." She whispered, "You can't kill people."
Fina then let go and sat back in the chair silently.
Jian Jing was tired: "Tie him up and hand him over to the police. Are they here?" "
Soon." Chen was uncertain.
"Tie him up and lock him up first." Jian Jing said, "Reporter Li, I warn you, I will watch it myself tonight. If you run away, I will not be polite."
Reporter Li shrugged and did not resist.
He was locked in the toilet, with his hands and feet tied to the water pipe. The door was guarded by a knight who was on duty for the first time. He had his ears perked up and would look at him at any noise.
Reporter Li remained calm and waited patiently.
The noise outside continued, the sound of dragging chairs, talking, pouring water... He lay on the ground and observed the situation through the gap under the door.
It was almost one o'clock in the morning when a man came over and asked, "Are you hungry? Come and eat something."
"Hungry." The young girl he was jealous of dragged the last word, like a spoiled child, "I didn't eat much for dinner. Fast food pasta is really disgusting."
"Sandwich?" asked the man who had a close relationship with her.
She said, "No."
He said, "Bread?"
"How about instant noodles?" She asked pitifully.
He said, "Then wait a minute."
After five or six minutes, the aroma of instant noodles wafted in.
Reporter Li heard her footsteps going away, and thought she must be going to the restaurant outside to eat.
He couldn't help but smile: There was only an aisle between the bathroom and the restaurant, so she must have thought she couldn't run away.
Absolutely wrong.
A small blade appeared between Reporter Li's fingers, and he cut the rope that bound the dog. Then he suddenly jumped out, and at the moment the dog was startled, he pulled down the curtain and caught it on the head.
After all, the rider was not a professionally trained police dog. After being wrapped by the rain curtain, he suddenly lost his attack direction and could only bark wildly.
Reporter Li seized the time and immediately opened the bathroom window and escaped through the narrow window.
There were hurried footsteps behind him.
Someone was catching up.
Reporter Li ducked and rolled, but instead of escaping into the woods, he crawled into the mezzanine floor under the wooden house. In the humid Southeast Asia, most buildings have mezzanines underneath. He crawled forward and crawled out from another direction.
"Bang."
He had only taken a few steps when an obstacle appeared at the corner. Chen chased after him with a gun.
Reporter Li ran away.
The night was dark and the terrain in the forest was complicated. It would not be fast to search for someone while using a flashlight. As long as he could escape this wave of pursuit, it would be much easier to get away.
"Bang", another sound, from the left rear, accompanied by the barking of a dog.
He could not confront the woman named Jian.
Reporter Li ran to the right front without hesitation.
Like Chen, he grew up in the forest and was used to running in the jungle. However, he was not willing to protect this primeval jungle like Chen.
What was so good about this remote and poor place? He was tired of it.
Journalist Li yearned for the city and prosperity. He wanted a lot of money, wanted to stand out, and wanted to be respected. But this was something the forest could not give him.
So, he became a guide, specializing in receiving those wealthy tycoons. They were looking for excitement and wanted to satisfy their desire to conquer the jungle.
Journalist Li met their wishes, and in return, he could get a large sum of money. One transaction could beat Chen's ten years of boring work.
The footsteps were chasing him relentlessly, like a ghost following him.
Journalist Li struggled to distinguish the direction.
He was not familiar with this area. After all, it was within the scope of the observation station. If he invaded rashly, he would be easily discovered by the old hunters. He could only rely on the information he had gathered before to distinguish them.
The east was the territory of the monkeys. Monkeys liked to play tricks on people, so he couldn't go there. There were crocodiles and many water systems in the south, which was very dangerous. He could only go north.
It was also close to Point 5. His companions should be coming to support him soon.
Slowly, the footsteps disappeared, and the follower seemed to have been gotten rid of. Reporter
Li carefully lowered his voice, but did not dare to be careless, and still tried to leave as soon as possible.
After another half an hour, his physical strength ran out.
He had to stop to rest.
There was a big dense tree in front of him with lush branches and leaves. He decided to climb up to rest for a while, which would also make it convenient to hide himself and observe the terrain.
After a quick inspection of the environment, reporter Li began to climb trees.
This was something he had been used to doing since he was a child, and he climbed to a height of more than one meter in a few steps. But suddenly, the hair on the back of his neck stood up and goosebumps appeared.
He shuddered involuntarily, and a huge sense of crisis rose in his heart.
His experience of living in the jungle told him that something was wrong.
He missed something.
Something... that could cost him his life.
Get down quickly.
The brain gave the order.
Reporter Li let go of the tree in a wolfish manner, and his body fell heavily to the ground, his head covered in mud. But he didn't care about much, and turned around to escape, but it was too late.
There was a sharp pain in his thigh, and a fishy smell came from behind his neck.
He turned his head tremblingly and saw a pair of phosphorescent eyes.
Then, a small round head emerged from the darkness, with yellow hair, black spots, and whiskers on its mouth.
Leopard.
The top predator of the jungle.
Yes, reporter Li suddenly remembered that Chen had said before that there seemed to be a South China leopard wandering nearby.
The whereabouts of No. 21 were fabricated by the professor, and the escape of the criminals was made up by him. It was ridiculous. The murder conspiracy was all fake, only the leopard feces was real.
Despair rose in his heart.
The next moment, the pain of torn flesh spread throughout his body, and reporter Li wailed in pain: "Ah!!"
He wanted to struggle, but how could a mere human resist the agility and strength of the leopard?
The leopard bit his body.
It hurts, it hurts too much. Reporter Li howled, struggled, and collapsed. In extreme fear, his brain was completely unable to think.
At this moment, it was too late even to regret.
The police will listen to your excuses, and the judge may consider your repentance, but what do wild animals know?
They only have prey to kill in their eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, several shadows appeared in the field of vision.
"Save me!" Reporter Li pleaded with his dying breath.
Chen did not speak, and neither did Fina. They held guns, looked at each other hesitantly, and actually slowly backed away. It's not that they don't want to save people. No matter how much they hate Reporter Li, normal people can't prove that he was bitten to death.
However, they all had real guns, not pistols.
Should I save this scumbag, kill the protected animals, or... "Jane." Fina mouthed to Jian Jing, clearly wavering, "What should I do?"
Jian Jing looked hesitant.
Of course, she didn't bring a pistol, but... well, the system always provides plug-ins at the right time.
[System: The limited pool has been opened, do you want to draw a card? ]
Draw, of course.
[Limited card drawing]
[Drawing completed]
[Name: Status card·Animal favor]
[Content description: You caught a criminal who specializes in hunting wild animals, preventing more animals from dying tragically, and won their sincere gratitude, greatly increasing their favorability. ]
[Note: When needed, try calling them, maybe you can get help]
Jian Jing: I'll go.
This is all right? ?
She was confused and slowly put down the gun in her hand.
The leopard's paws pressed down on the prey, its canine teeth were covered with scarlet flesh, its tongue full of barbs rolled up, and its eyes looked at her curiously.
Jian Jing squatted down and called out very unconfidently: "Mimi?"
The leopard: "???"
"Uh," she negotiated, "Let him go, and I'll give you a pork chop tomorrow."
The leopard tilted its head.
Fina was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat: "Jane, come here!"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Jian Jing whispered, and continued to call, "People are not tasty, I'll give you half a fat pig."
The leopard stopped biting.
Jian Jing: "I swear, at this time tomorrow, half a fat pig."
The leopard glanced at her, not knowing whether it understood the deal or felt that three humans were difficult to deal with, but it did stop biting reporter Li, and slowly retreated.
Jian Jing followed and retreated slowly.
Both sides retreated to a certain distance at the same time, and the leopard "whoosh" drilled into the bushes and disappeared completely.