While Kote was being humiliatingly handled by Barrett and his men, Huo Rou had fallen into a deep sleep.
The reason was simple: after seeing the large "0" on the bounty poster, Qin Ningyi put down his phone and went into the bathroom.
The man looked serious and offered himself in return.
She was truly exhausted.
The next day, upon waking, she first went to see An'an.
"Mom, I'm fine." An'an could feel Huo Rou's nervousness. He had indeed been scared, but Ruan Ruan had called him that morning and told him stories, which had greatly eased his fear.
After saying this, An'an cautiously glanced at Huo Rou, "Mom, we..."
"We're staying here, with Dad, can we?" He missed his old friends, but he wanted to be with his father even more.
Looking at An'an's hopeful eyes, Huo Rou's heart melted.
"Okay."
She had also made up her mind; escaping was useless. Only by overcoming all the difficulties and obstacles before them could they have peaceful days.
Hearing Huo Rou's answer, An'an finally felt relieved. He didn't want to become his mother's weakness. He wanted to train hard, become more proficient with the weapons he had, learn more, and become his mother's armor.
No one could bully them!
Qin Ningyi did not go to work today. Their only remaining option was Yizhou, and there was no need for further discussion. He spent the entire morning in his study, receiving news from Yizhou of all sizes.
While reading the messages, his phone rang.
"Young Master Qin, there are indeed many people who want to join the SS department, and the BDD has resolved them all. Some SS department personnel were accidentally injured during their shift."
Qin Ningyi had also sent people to keep an eye on Kote.
Since he knew Kote was coming for Huo Rou, he naturally had to strike first.
Now, it seemed, many people were still willing to do business with Kote for free.
"Don't be reckless with casualties," Qin Ningyi simply instructed.
"Yes." As his subordinate replied, he glanced at the car opposite them that had arrived at almost the same time as him and had been waiting silently ever since.
There were many smart people, and many ruthless ones.
Just how many people had Kote offended?
"Kote dares not to go out," the subordinate said, offering his guess. With so many BDD personnel around, the SS department was actually the safest place for him.
"Heh, you think too highly of him," Qin Ningyi said coldly.
Huo Rou was just knocking on the door when she heard this, "Think highly of whom?"
"Kote."
Huo Rou assumed he was just watching the show and leaned in, "What do you mean?"
Qin Ningyi's computer screen was displaying Kote's bounty poster. Huo Rou looked at the latitude and longitude behind it and silently calculated, "Still hiding in his shell?"
She truly didn't expect Kote to be so cowardly.
Hearing her description, Qin Ningyi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and smile. He reached out and pulled her into his arms.
"Is the money enough?" Qin Ningyi skillfully picked up her hand and began massaging it with ointment from the table.
Huo Rou was a little confused, why the sudden question.
Qin Ningyi said lightly, "The bounty poster is not cheap to post."
Although this "zero" was satisfying, he had dealt with or heard of the organization in Country F. Their bounty posters were not posted casually; the eight or nine-digit amounts on them indicated a certain threshold.
His girl shouldn't have to bankrupt herself for revenge.
Huo Rou felt a mix of amusement and helplessness, "It really is zero yuan."
"I didn't pay," she reiterated.
Just as she was about to say something, Ling Xiao's call came through.
"Little Ayyou, that coordinate hasn't moved for nearly two hours. The situation might have changed."
Hearing his guess, Huo Rou immediately started operating on the computer.
Before dawn, Kote's coordinates had been frequently moving, albeit not by much. In contrast, he had been completely still during the subsequent period.
Netizens in China had also bypassed firewalls to view the spectacle of the zero-yuan bounty poster, discussing it widely on social media.
"Everyone, he hasn't moved for two hours and fifty-nine minutes!"
"He must be sleeping, at this hour."
"Loves work more than anything," one netizen joked.
Another user chimed in, "Is there a possibility that he's working to save his life?"
Some people with the prefix "Zhan Ke Alliance" also discussed in the comment section.
"How is this located, with a tracker or a phone?"
"Say less, what if Kote doesn't expect it!"
"I was going to mess with the bounty poster's backend, guess what I saw?!"
With such real-time tracking, there were inevitably people who wanted to know the specifics, but a group of people quickly replied to him.
"You dare to hack the head of the organization in Country F? So brave!"
"I don't want to guess what you saw, I only worry that you won't be able to see anything in the future."
"Hahaha, you're the best at sarcasm, upstairs!"
"I'm definitely safe, my prefix will protect me!" that person replied uniformly.
Amidst the cheerful comments, some wondered if Kote had discovered something, as his coordinates remained stationary.
"It's normal, Kote is in computer science, he can definitely handle it. This is just playing around."
Huo Rou's fingers danced, her eyes a deep, dark, and dangerous vortex. She smiled faintly, "Let's see."