Chance Encounter

A gust of cold wind blew in through the gap in the wall.

The atmosphere froze as everyone waited for Chen Yiming's decision.

Chen Yiming felt that if he continued to remain silent, things would get out of control.

He originally wanted to take on the job to earn some extra money, and didn't have any other plans. It was all Chen Shaojie's random guesses that was ruining his image.

"Shaojie, you should know when to stop."

Chen Yiming rolled his eyes and reminded him.

After saying that, he squatted down and tied up the cash he found with a thin piece of string. It was less than 50,000 yuan, and he put it all into his pocket.

He then placed two small booklets in a bag and asked He Chunping to help him hold on to them first. The booklets were not about swordsmanship, so he planned to sell them for money when he got the chance.

Finally, he gave the dagger to Chen Shaojie and asked him to use it for self-defense. He could return it to him later.

Dong Fen heaved a sigh of relief when she heard Chen Yiming's words. There were many people around her, and it wasn't just the two of them. However, she was still on tenterhooks.

Sometimes, a moment of hesitation would reveal one's true thoughts, causing cracks to appear in the layers of trust that the couple had built up over the years.

Both of them were bandits, and they were not good people. In the past, they had been involved in murder and robbery. Dong Fen was worried that her husband would not be able to keep the grudge in his heart for now and wait for a chance to get revenge in the future.

Dong Fen made up her mind. She suddenly let go of her husband and stood up. She walked over to Chen Yiming and said, "We hid some things on the east side of the village. This includes a map drawn by the Red Moon Clan detailing the information we have gathered over the years. I wonder if you are interested in it?"

Maps were often more valuable than mutant beast meat and weapons. This was because the various factions would not share them easily. Even if one had money, one could not buy them.

Zhao Baolong's internal injuries worsened, and he fell to the ground once again, howling in pain.

Chen Yiming glanced at the woman in front of him and didn't reply immediately. He didn't know why she had suddenly given up her secret. Was she plotting something?

"There's quite a lot of dried mutant beast meat inside too. They will all be yours."

Dong Fen saw that Chen Yiming had fallen silent again, so she added more information to entice him.

Chen Yiming suddenly remembered that he had to work part-time at the Power-doubling Martial Arts Training Center, so he had no choice but to agree.

Chen Yiming arranged for He Chunping to call Zhong Chaofeng and Lin Yongxin over. Dong Fen was unwilling to help Zhao Baolong, so Chen Yiming had no choice but to arrange for Chen Shaojie to go.

Soon, after everyone had arrived, Dong Fen led the way, and the group headed to the hidden treasure on the east side of the village.

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On the east side of the village, in a thick bush by the roadside, four strong men were lying on the ground. There were tires, chairs, shelves and other abandoned items lying around them.

Hidden by the darkness in the night, and camouflaged by the weeds and trash around them, no one would be able to spot them hiding there from a distance.

Chen Yiming and his group took a detour to the east side of the village.

Everyone was talking and laughing along the way. They were obviously very satisfied with the result of their first day on the job.

Among them, Zhong Chaofeng and Lin Yongxin had barely made any contributions and would still be able to get their hands on their share of the reward. In order to make up for it, they pestered Chen Yiming along the way and heaped praises on him.

Dong Fen was at the head of the group and stopped not far from the bushes.

"Sir, the hiding place is near the grass patch in front of us."

Dong Fen raised her hand and pointed in the direction that the four burly men were hiding.

The bush was much more hidden than when Zhao Baolong and Dong Fen hid their things there due to the miscellaneous items around it.

"You guys wait here. Dong Fen and I will go over."

Chen Yiming instructed Chen Shaojie, He Chunping, and the other team members.

If there was a trap, it shouldn't be too much of a problem even if he relied only on his own strength. However, the others in the team might not be able to deal with it.

In the bushes, the four of them didn't even dare to meet the gaze of Chen Yiming's group. They didn't even see Dong Fen pointing out their hiding spot to Chen Yiming.

"Big Brother, what should we do? It's those people from the city patrol team."

Cold sweat broke out on Ye Changrong's forehead. He suddenly felt the urge to pee and could not help but whisper.

He had seen with his own eyes that Zhao Baolong was sent flying with a single punch. He did not have any confidence even in the strongest of the four brothers, their big brother who had undergone teo transformations.

Lu Jinyi ignored him, continuing to lie on the ground without moving, but rage was already burning in his heart.

Ye Changrong had found out the wrong information and was even causing trouble now. If it wasn't because the situation didn't allow it, he really wanted to strangle Ye Changrong to death.

The second brother, Jiang Yisheng, and the third brother, Han Jingfei, were also drenched in cold sweat due to Ye Changrong's actions.

They cursed him loudly in their hearts. This useless fellow was dragging everyone down at the critical moment.

Fortunately, a car coincidentally was driving over from a distance. The car honked to signal to the pedestrians on the road to make way, the sound masking Ye Changrong's voice.

This allowed the people hiding in the grass to let out their breaths instead of having to immediately turn around and escape.

On the roadside, Chen Yiming, who appeared to be rather relaxed, had been sweeping his gaze across the bushes to prevent Dong Fen from setting a trap for him.

Ye Changrong's voice was only as loud as a mosquito flapping its wings, but it still caught Chen Yiming's attention.

"So someone was lying here in ambush."

Chen Yiming thought he had seen through Dong Fen's plan, so he felt relieved.

Regardless of whether Dong Fen wanted to take the opportunity to escape or join forces with her remaining accomplices to deal with him, if worse came to worst, he could just fight with all his might. The reward would just be reduced by a portion.

Dong Fen led the way while Chen Yiming followed behind her. The two of them walked down a mud path into the grass, but their direction did not head towards the four people in hiding.

Dong Fen came to the corner of a house and dug through the weeds. She took out a small knife from somewhere on her body and slashed at the mud wall a few times. She broke the surface of the mud and a hole the size of a dog appeared before her, leading into a tunnel.

Chen Yiming stood at the side and glanced at it under the moonlight.

At the same time, he became even more cautious towards Dong Fen. He couldn't easily believe that she didn't have any other weapons on hand.

The space underground was not big. It was about a meter wide and less than half a meter high. Three stuffed sacks took up the entire space.

Dong Fen didn't say anything else. She crawled in and retrieved one of the sacks, then untied the rope around the top for Chen Yiming to take a look at the contents.

"The three sacks contain maps, dried mutant meat, and medicine for treating injuries respectively."

Dong Fen pointed at the sack that she had already opened and turned around to explain.

With that said, she bent down and took out a few small bottles from the sack containing medicine. She continued, "I just need a little to use on myself. I'll give you everything else."

"Alright, let's go."

Chen Yiming tied up the sack and grabbed all three sacks with one hand. He threw them over his shoulder and walked back the way they came from.

On the way, Chen Yiming was puzzled. He needed to carry the sacks with one hand and had his back facing the ambushers. However, they had yet to make a move.

What exactly went wrong? He did not agree to let Dong Fen off, so there was no need for her to give their treasures to him so easily.