novelraw Chapter 544 - 257: Mission Accomplished, Rewards in Hand!
Chapter 544 - 257: Mission Accomplished, Rewards in Hand!
Bang!
Jiang Tao kicked Zhang San in the mouth, prompting a scream like a pig being slaughtered.
"That’s what you get for talking too much."
Jiang Tao was unfazed by Zhang San’s threats and had no intention of letting him go just like that.
"Cough cough, Jiang Tao, what’s... the situation here?"
Ji Wei walked up to Jiang Tao and stopped, looking extremely tense as he glanced from him to Zhang San, who was tied up on the ground.
"This kid is a fugitive, and I happened to get a tip-off that he was in your neighborhood, so I came by to try my luck, and I guess I got lucky."
"I just happened to come across him as he was coming out of the building, so I took him down on the spot."
"That’s all there is to it."
Jiang Tao explained calmly, leaving Ji Wei in a daze.
Ji Wei was surprised: "A fugitive? He’s actually a fugitive? What crime did he commit to be wanted?"
"Murdered people, wiped out entire families."
With just that, Ji Wei broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a sense of dread as his legs began to tremble.
To think a murderer was living next door!
Although nothing happened, the mere thought of it was terrifying!
Gulp!
Ji Wei swallowed hard.
Fortunately, his former classmate saw through and captured the murderer.
Otherwise, it would have been like having a time bomb beside his family!
But...
Was his old classmate really that courageous?
To dare to come and catch a murderer all alone in the middle of the night!
"You got the wrong person, damn it! I’m not the murderer, you’re the murderer, your whole family are murderers!"
Zhang San panicked upon hearing Jiang Tao and Ji Wei’s conversation, but still stubbornly argued, trying to bluff his way through.
"Behave yourself!"
Jiang Tao lifted a foot and kicked Zhang San in the mouth again, eliciting cries of pain.
Watching Jiang Tao’s expressionless handling of a murderer, Ji Wei himself felt a bit terrified.
What has his old classmate been through over the years to have become like this...
At this moment, Jiang Tao felt extremely unfamiliar to Ji Wei, as if he had become a completely different person.
Ignoring Zhang San, Jiang Tao changed the subject and asked Ji Wei:
"Old Ji, why haven’t you gone home yet?"
"Cough cough, nothing much, I just wanted some time alone in the car, so..."
Ji Wei gave Jiang Tao a knowing look.
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Tao chuckled, with a look of sudden realization and a bit of sympathy for his old classmate.
It seemed Ji Wei was also being tightly controlled by his wife at home.
The two of them chatted casually for a few moments.
It seemed that a resident had reported the situation downstairs to the community committee.
Three security guards in uniforms came over to inquire about the situation.
When they learned that the man tied up by Jiang Tao was actually a murderer on the run for years, all three security guards were incredibly astonished and held great admiration for Jiang Tao.
About five minutes later, two police cars arrived simultaneously.
Four police officers got out of the car.
One officer, who looked more mature and composed, briefly asked Jiang Tao about the incident.
To avoid disturbing and escalating the matter.
After a brief inquiry, the officers took Jiang Tao and Zhang San away together.
At the police station, a simple statement was recorded, and Jiang Tao was escorted out by Captain Liu Huimin who was on duty.
"We’ll confirm the suspect’s identity as soon as possible and contact you immediately when results are out."
"Okay, thank you, Captain Liu. His bounty hasn’t expired yet, right?"
"Once the identity is confirmed, can I get the reward?"
Jiang Tao was most concerned about whether he could get the 500,000 bounty.
Liu Huimin smiled and said, "Rest assured, the wanted notice hasn’t expired yet.
We should be able to confirm the identity by tomorrow morning.
We’ll apply for the bounty for you by then, and it should be in your account within two weeks at the latest."
"Okay, thank you, Captain Liu, my rideshare just arrived."
Just as Jiang Tao finished speaking, a green-plated BYD electric car stopped at the entrance.
"Goodbye."
Liu Huimin waved to Jiang Tao, seeing him off as he got into the rideshare and left.
After all the commotion, it was already 1:45 AM when Jiang Tao returned to his father-in-law’s house.
As he entered, a blue system interface popped up automatically.
It displayed two notifications.
[Congratulations on completing the special task [Courageous Deed]!]
[Rewards are being issued, please wait...]
"The task is complete!"
Seeing the two notifications, Jiang Tao was delighted.
In less than two hours, he earned a million yuan, a pay rate of 500,000 per hour!
Besides the cash reward, there were also other generous rewards!
[You received a cash reward of 1 million yuan, your Constitution increased by 3 points, your Charm Value increased by 3 points,
your Salary Card limit increased by 50,000, your Filial Piety Card limit increased by 50,000, and your storage capacity increased by 2 slots!]
Buzz~
Jiang Tao felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
He pulled it out to find a text from the bank confirming a deposit; his balance had increased by a million yuan!
At the same time, Jiang Tao felt a warm current spreading from his abdomen throughout his body.
It felt like sunbathing, warming his whole body comfortably.
Jiang Tao was familiar with this sensation.
It was a sign that his Constitution had increased.
Adding the 3 Constitution points he just received, Jiang Tao’s Constitution now reached 129 points.
The strongest human on the surface, indeed.
Honestly, during the capture of Zhang San, it felt like an adult dealing with a kindergartener.
Zhang San had no ability to fight back against Jiang Tao and was easily captured.
Of course, no matter how strong Jiang Tao’s Constitution was, it wasn’t like in TV shows where one slap could knock a person out.
Currently, his control over power wasn’t that precise.
One slap could either knock Zhang San out or kill him, with an estimated fifty-fifty chance.
If he killed him, would it count as a successful capture?
The system didn’t specify whether it needed him dead or alive.
So, after careful consideration, he chose a safer approach.
After subduing Zhang San, he tied him up.
Now, seeing the task completion notification and the rewards in hand, Jiang Tao’s heart finally settled.
This [Courageous Deed] task wasn’t too difficult, yet the rewards were very generous.
After checking his rewards, Jiang Tao took off his clothes, showered again, and returned to the bedroom where he and Xu Li slept.
"Tonight, I’ll also experience the Insomnia Terminator’s effect!"
As Jiang Tao talked, he got into bed and rested his head on a pillow.
This time, he didn’t activate [Deep Sleep Mode] for himself, yet he quickly fell asleep.
The time it took to fall asleep was only about a minute more than with [Deep Sleep Mode].
There was nothing to say all night.
Jiang Tao woke up the next morning at around 9 o’clock.
"It’s 9 o’clock! I actually slept for more than 7 hours, and..."
Jiang Tao stood by the bed, opened the window completely, and breathed in the fresh air from outside, assessing his body’s condition.
After waking up, aside from a bit of hunger, he felt great in every aspect.
He was exceptionally energetic, his mind was clear, and his body felt light.
That sleep did him wonders!
"The Insomnia Terminator’s effect feels quite similar to Deep Sleep Mode."
"At least the initial experience was very good!"
To gather more reference samples.
Jiang Tao then dialed Bai Yulan’s number on his phone to ask about her sleep last night.
"Sister Bai, did you sleep well last night? I’d like to do a simple follow-up and collect some data."
"Hahaha, of course there’s compensation, wasn’t that Insomnia Terminator sent to you for free?"
"How do you feel after waking up?"
"You want to order 10? No problem, we have them in stock."
"Thank you, Sister Bai, for your strong support!"
"I can have them delivered to you this morning."
"Alright, I’ll just hand them directly to Nanny Wang when I get there, right? Okay."
"Safe travels Sister Bai, and may your trip be smooth."
"Alright, goodbye, bye-bye."
After a brief, pleasant conversation with Bai Yulan on the phone, Jiang Tao hung up with a smile.