Dormitory Building 19, East Campus, Jiangcheng University.
Room 318.
"Holy crap!"
A student lying on the bed suddenly perked up after seeing a notification on his phone. He became fully alert and sat up straight.
Smiling, he jumped off the bed and quickly got dressed.
Before leaving, he looked at his three roommates, with whom he got along quite well.
"Stop secretly studying and check the class group chat. There's something good. Don't say I didn't tell you guys about this!"
With that, he opened the door and ran out of the room.
The other three in the room picked up their phones in confusion and checked the class group chat.
Soon after, smiles appeared on their faces as well.
Without a word, they grabbed their jackets and left.
What was posted in the class group chat was a 'bounty' that Han Fei had asked the school leaders to help publish.
Anyone who could provide useful information would receive a reward of 1,000 yuan, and all they had to do was provide the information - nothing else required.
It was like free money!
This was indeed good news for the students.
It was already near the end of the month.
A 1,000 yuan reward was quite substantial for students who splurged at the beginning of the month and could only rely on sweet-talking their parents for living expenses by the end.
Moreover, the method of obtaining this money was simple.
All they had to do was spot the 'fugitives' from the Sky Eye Action and make a phone call to claim the reward.
Wasn't this much faster than working a part-time job?
And it required no investment - just a stroll around campus would do.
If they were lucky enough to encounter the 'fugitives', it would mean 1,000 yuan in their pockets.
If not, no harm done - it could be considered as taking a walk to clear their minds.
...
As time passed minute by minute, more and more students learned about this information. The number of students who were tempted by the 1,000 yuan and had free time was not small.
Many joined the army searching for the 'fugitives'.
Of course, they weren't wandering aimlessly.
Instead, they went to places that were usually deserted - the small woods, the wasteland behind the library, the rooftops of teaching buildings, and so on.
Everyone thought that these rarely visited places would be the first choice for 'fugitives' to hide.
Little did they know, these places were also the top choices for couples looking for some excitement...
The couples who happened to choose today for their secret rendezvous were in a foul mood.
These godforsaken places usually had no visitors.
But today, people were coming in waves.
They came looking for excitement, only to end up with a live audience!
It was truly a day from hell!
...
At the library, a bespectacled boy had just finished a round of practice questions.
He took out his phone, intending to take a ten-minute break.
As soon as he opened his phone, he saw the 'bounty' information posted by the counselor in the class group chat.
All they needed to do was provide useful information, and they could get 1,000 yuan without doing anything else.
How was this any different from picking up money off the ground?
He was very tempted.
With nothing else to do, he opened the chat window for his dormitory group and sent a message.
"Did you guys see the class group chat? There's a 1,000 yuan reward for providing information. Who do you think will be the lucky bastard to run into those two 'fugitives'?"
Roommate: "It's got to be your daddy, of course. Sorry, sons, I've sacrificed ten years of your lives. Using your ten years as a sacrifice, I pray that I find those two 'fugitives'. If I really do find them, you'll have contributed greatly. I'll treat you all to a big meal with the reward money afterward!"
The bespectacled boy sighed helplessly.
Sacrificing ten years of life? How superstitious!
He replied with a laugh.
"WTF! If you're going to say that, then I'll sacrifice twenty years of your life to pray that I find the 'fugitives'. If I do find them, I'll also use the reward money to treat you to a big meal."
Roommate: "Damn you! I only sacrificed ten years of yours, and you sacrifice twenty of mine?"
This was, of course, just banter between friends.
He was a firm believer in materialism.
He didn't believe in superstitious methods like sacrificing years of life.
Even so, he never thought he would be lucky enough to encounter those two 'fugitives'.
After all, the chances of running into these two 'fugitives' in such a large campus were extremely low.
How much dumb luck would one need to stumble upon such a windfall?
Thinking this, he closed the dormitory group chat window and stopped the idle chatter.
He put his phone in his pocket, intending to get up and use the restroom before returning to continue his practice questions.
On his way back, he inadvertently noticed two people behaving strangely, looking somewhat furtive.
Both were holding books very high, using them to cover their faces, and occasionally peeking out to nervously check their surroundings.
It was in the moment when the two stuck their heads out to look around that the bespectacled boy clearly saw their faces.
He quickly took out his phone and opened the class group chat.
In his mind, he repeatedly compared the two faces he had just seen with the two wanted posters in the 'bounty' post from the counselor.
They were identical! It was these two!
The bespectacled boy was stunned.
He had actually encountered the two 'fugitives'!?
Was it because he had just sacrificed twenty years of his roommate's life?
So this method really worked? It wasn't superstition??
At this moment, this firm believer in materialism began to waver.
He even felt a bit guilty towards his roommate.
However, it wasn't long before the bespectacled boy tearfully took out his phone, preparing to send a message to report the location of the two 'fugitives' to the school leaders.
He thought, his roommate's years of life had already been sacrificed, what else could be done?
It's not like it could be taken back.
Besides, money was being handed to him on a plate, it would be foolish not to take it.
He'd just have to treat his roommate to a good meal with the money to make up for it!
However, after composing the message, the bespectacled boy hesitated to send it.
Directly sending a message to report the location of the two 'robbers' to the school leaders would indeed get him the 1,000 yuan reward.
But if he used this information to negotiate with the 'robbers', couldn't he get even more?
He knew the rules of the Sky Eye Action program.
For every day the 'fugitives' managed to avoid capture, they would receive a 200,000 yuan reward!
He realized that whether these two robbers would be caught now was entirely up to him.
If he sent the edited message to the school leaders now, the two 'robbers' would be caught immediately.
The 200,000 yuan reward would definitely go down the drain.
On the other hand, if he didn't, the probability of the two 'robbers' getting the 200,000 yuan reward would increase.
Although it was still uncertain whether the two 'robbers' would eventually get the 200,000 yuan reward, at the very least, they could safely pass this immediate hurdle. In return, these two 'robbers' should give him a few thousand yuan as a thank-you fee, right?
And the most crucial point was that these two weren't real fugitives, they were just challengers in the program. There was no danger, and he wouldn't be charged with failing to report a crime.
With this in mind, the bespectacled boy walked over and sat down opposite the two 'robbers'.
"You two look familiar. You're the two 'fugitives' from Sky Eye Action, aren't you?"
Hearing this, the two 'fugitives' immediately became nervous, hesitating whether they should knock this guy out and leave.
Seemingly sensing their thoughts, the bespectacled boy quickly moved back a bit and continued.
"Don't even think about knocking me out and running away. This is a public place with so many people watching. If you make a move, you'll be in even more danger... Hey, don't get agitated, I mean no harm..."