radicalducati Chapter 139 A Turtle in a Jar
Chapter 139 A Turtle in a Jar
Chapter 139 A Turtle in a Jar
The two walked around the neighborhood and soon found the location of the largest vortex.
"Found it. Looks like this is the place."
"————That makes perfect sense."
Xiao Lü agreed. The location of this main well is indeed on the edge of the residential area, flowing downwards towards the main road.
"And this pipeline most likely leads to the Dongtan River."
Yes, the Dongtan River runs from north to south through Xinmao. The "left bank" of the elevated road that was previously repaired by the wolf refers to the left bank of this river.
So————
"Where did Sasha locate the final location of those takeout orders?" Xiao Lü asked.
Bai Shuyuan pointed in a direction.
"The west side of the community is exactly in the direction of the water flow."
Not bad. It seems that guy really wasn't on guard.
In that case, we can have Sasha's harpy dogs and harpy lizards go down into the manhole where the delivery was being made and swim over here to set up an ambush.
The plan to trap the turtle in a jar is already taking shape.
"So, next—"
"Next, plant landmines under all the storm drains."
Bai Shuyuan's words interrupted Xiao Lü's thoughts.
"Huh? Waterproof?"
"Yes. If it's not ultimately used, please remind me to recycle it."
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"However, according to him, he dug the shelter in his own basement."
"If he lied and the entrance wasn't completely sealed off, then there's more than one exit. He could very well have crawled out from under any of the apartment buildings."
This is the most troublesome part. The interconnected basement means he has countless escape routes.
"It's okay."
Bai Shuyuan seemed to have anticipated this.
"There are only a dozen or so exports."
"The three of us can each guard two nearby key exits. The aggregate controlled by Sasha will be responsible for sealing off the sewers."
"And what about the rest—the survivors?"
"right."
Bai Shuyuan nodded.
"Work in groups of three, carrying walkie-talkies, and block off the remaining exits with low probability of detection. Notify us immediately if you spot the target."
It turned out to be the case.
Using sheer numbers to close off all possibilities is indeed the most effective solution.
"Take him down, then clear out the barnacle monsters in the pipes. The floodwaters here will recede completely within half an hour."
"Uh-huh."
Little Green was silently making plans in her mind.
Moreover, this neighborhood was also marked as a "medium danger zone" on the security map of the base.
As a mid-to-high-end residential area in the city center before the disaster, although the permanent population may not be large, the reserves of supplies must have been relatively abundant.
In other words, after solving this underground problem, they can also loot all the resources here and put a checkmark on the map.
After completing their exploration, the three returned to the delivery location they had previously agreed upon with that guy.
The time was about an hour earlier than agreed.
Xia Zhaozhao was already a qualified kidnapper, with several woven bags still wriggling around her.
"Done! There are six here, all submitted at once! It took me a lot of work!"
Xia Zhaozhao clapped her hands, her face beaming with a smug expression, as if she had just completed a difficult task and was waiting for praise.
Bai Shuyuan simply nodded calmly, then turned her gaze to Xiao Lü.
"I'm not very good at giving compliments."
"—I'm not good at it either."
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Xia Zhaozhao's smug expression froze.
Bai Shuyuan took out the walkie-talkie, intending to turn it on, but after thinking about it, she gave up.
She handed the walkie-talkie to Xiao Lü.
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"I'm not very good at pretending either."
Xiao Lü sighed deeply in her heart.
Fine.
She reached out and took the walkie-talkie. In a flash of light, her green twin tails disappeared.
Zhao Jia's new form is now available.
He closed his eyes and began searching his memory for a specific feeling, trying to cultivate a just-right state of listlessness.
Have it.
It's like working through the night for three consecutive nights, finally finishing the work at the last minute before the deadline, only to accidentally execute `rm -rf /*` and delete all your work the second before submission.
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"Damn, that's amazing!" Xia Zhaozhao looked at his face and exclaimed in sincere admiration.
"It really feels like I'm about to die!"
The triangulation method was still used. However, this time, Bai Shuyuan and Xia Zhaozhao were the ones who needed to fly to a distance to determine the direction.
After watching the two turn into specks of light and disappear among the distant buildings, Zhao Jia waited a moment longer before pressing the intercom button.
"————Feed————Feed?"
His voice was hoarse and weak, his breath barely a whisper, as if he were about to die, like someone in the late stages of the Black Death.
"Hey, so early? You don't sound too well, bro."
The man's voice rang out almost instantly from the other end of the walkie-talkie, carrying an undisguised schadenfreude.
"We've got the rest!"
Zhao Jia took a breath and continued to maintain his appearance as if he was about to die.
"Wait a moment—I'll send it over to you—"
"Hey! Bro, well done!"
The man's voice instantly became excited.
"So—" Zhao Jia deliberately added a hint of anxiety and pleading to his words.
"That method of clearing out the barnacles is really important to us. Our base isn't on high ground, and if we keep going like this—"
"Haha, don't worry!"
The man's tone, with its cat-and-mouse smugness, almost overflowed from the walkie-talkie.
"Don't worry, I'm a man of my word. Besides, I'm trapped down here anyway, I can't get out."
"You can run away from the monk, but you can't hide from the temple, right?"
He chuckled, and as if to increase the credibility of his words, he began to talk at length about how he used barnacles to reinforce the shelter.
Zhao Jia listened quietly, and found several new logical contradictions in his flawed explanation.
He felt a bit tired and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
"well----"
The man seemed to have misunderstood the meaning of the sigh.
"Hehe, don't worry, bro."
His voice sounded even more cheerful.
"Soon, everything will be alright."
Bai Shuyuan and Xia Zhaozhao flew back quickly.
"The location is the same as before, there's no change."
Little Green nodded; the result was not unexpected.
"Zhaozhao, give all the goods to him."
Xia Zhaozhao gave an "OK" sign, then picked up the woven bags and walked to the manhole.
"Sasha," Little Green turned to Sasha, who was standing quietly to the side, "Are you sure it's okay to let the Haki dog and Haki lizard follow?"
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Sasha nodded confidently.
She stated that she had far more control than the other person.
That's good.
"Then, I'll go to the mall and call someone," Xiao Lü said.
"Okay, I'm going to the bank."
Xin Bai Shu Yuan responded, and the two went their separate ways.
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