Chapter 602 - 381: Foolproof

Chapter 602: Chapter 381: Foolproof

"CHIRP, CHIRP, CHIRP..."

The cicada songs of late summer were still deafening. Perhaps the cicadas in the woods sensed that summer would soon be gone, for they were chirping with all their might.

Lin Li and Su Yue passed through the woods, where the sound of cicadas was incessant, and followed the bank upstream along a small creek.

"There are quite a few people camping here," Lin Li said to Su Yue, glancing at the campers who had already pitched their tents along the bank.

"Let’s walk a bit further. There should be fewer people. If it’s still this crowded up ahead, we’ll just find another spot," Su Yue said.

Carrying their backpacks, the two of them continued along the dirt path.

The farther they walked upstream, the more they could feel the surrounding temperature drop. At the same time, the number of campers by the creek dwindled.

WHOOSH...

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

Every so often, a gust of wind would sweep along the creek’s banks, causing the flowers, grass, and trees to sway gently and rustle.

After about ten minutes, Lin Li and Su Yue stopped.

They could have kept walking along the bank, but there was no need.

There were far fewer campers in the spot they had reached. Plus, the ground here was very flat, making it an excellent place to set up camp.

"There’s hardly anyone here. Let’s pitch our tent right here!" Su Yue said, quite pleased with the flat ground before them.

Lin Li nodded, and they both took off their backpacks.

"Phew..." Su Yue let out a soft sigh as she set her backpack on the ground.

The path hadn’t been easy, and her pack, filled to the brim, was heavy. As someone with an ordinary constitution, Su Yue was bound to feel a little tired.

"You rest here. I’ll go back and get the rest of our stuff," Lin Li said to Su Yue, who was getting ready to follow him back to their parking spot for the remaining gear.

"There’s still a lot left in the car. It’ll take you forever to move it by yourself! I’d better go with you," Su Yue said.

"There really isn’t that much left. It’ll only take me two trips. Besides, I’m telling you to rest, not to do nothing at all. You can pitch the tent while I’m grabbing the rest of our things," Lin Li said.

"Alright, then." Su Yue nodded, no longer insisting on going with him to get their things.

"By the way, you do know how to pitch a tent, right?" Lin Li asked before he left.

"It’s just pitching a tent. It’s not that hard. Now, go get our things! The tent should be all set up by the time you get back," Su Yue said confidently.

"I’m off, then." Lin Li turned and walked quickly toward the parking spot.

Su Yue smiled faintly as she watched Lin Li’s retreating figure. Once he disappeared around a distant corner, she retracted her gaze. She then stretched her arms wide, revealing her slender figure.

’I’d better get this tent pitched quickly. If Lin Li comes back and I’m not done yet, he’ll definitely tease me about it.’

Su Yue muttered to herself, then unzipped the small bag containing the tent and got to work.

...

A black sedan approached from the distance, slowly pulling to a stop on the side of the road.

Following the prompts on his tracking software, Zhu Daqi had arrived at his destination.

After stopping the car, he scanned the area and immediately spotted a conspicuous silver-white van parked on a grassy patch not far from the creek.

’The target’s not in the car. Strange. What’s he doing here?’ Zhu Daqi muttered to himself. Just then, the target came into his view.

Lin Li emerged from the woods in the distance and walked up to the van.

He opened the van door and looked at the two large tote bags, a cooler, and two small folding stools inside. After a moment of thought, he reached out and touched the cooler and the two stools.

In an instant, the cooler and the two small stools he had touched vanished.

’This way, I won’t have to make another trip back to the car,’ Lin Li thought. He stored some of the items on the Mysterious Small Island, then picked up the two tote bags and headed back to the campsite.

From a distance, inside the black sedan parked by the road, Zhu Daqi sat in the driver’s seat and watched Lin Li carry two large tote bags toward the woods. Now it was clear: the target was camping here!

’This guy is actually camping out here...’ Zhu Daqi muttered to himself. He then pulled his phone from his pants pocket and dialed his big brother’s number.

In a small, single-story house tucked away in a remote corner of an Urban Village slated for demolition, Liu Menglong sat on the living room sofa. Dressed in a tank top and beach shorts, he was trimming his nails with a clipper.

RING RING RING...

Suddenly, the phone beside him started to ring. Liu Menglong put down the nail clippers and picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Boss, the target left home today. He’s camping in the outskirts of the East District right now."

"Camping in the outskirts of the East District? Is it crowded there?" Liu Menglong asked, his eyes narrowing as he listened to his subordinate’s report.

Zhu Daqi glanced at the numerous cars parked nearby and answered, "I see a lot of cars here. There must be quite a few people camping in the area."