The boss of a foreign organization called the police, claiming that he was defrauded by me

The two men grabbed a corner from each side and lifted it up at the same time.

Only then did they discover each other's existence.

"I discovered this first," Lan said.
"I just went to pick up a small part nearby, which delayed me a bit.

Although we got it at the same time, I've been here for half an hour.

Moreover, this place should be within my patrol range.
So, I'll take it first, is that okay with you?"

Lan's voice was cold and flat, but her status could not be ignored.

She said so much in one breath, and every word was well-reasoned, leaving Riley unable to refute for a moment.

Even though he had just sworn that if he met his companions again, he would tear them apart without thinking twice.

But facing Lan, he did not dare to act rashly.

At least, Price and Lan were people he absolutely dared not mess with.

"Okay, here you go!"

Riley naturally let go, without any objection.

He didn't complain in his heart because what Lan said made so much sense, and he felt that this was the way it should be handled.

"Thank you." Lan responded simply.
"You still have nothing in your hands. Keep going!"

After saying that, she turned and left.

It took Riley a few minutes to realize what was going on.

"That's not right! If she has been here for more than ten minutes, there is no way I didn't see her! I just glanced over there and there was no one there... Did I see it wrong?"

Riley was filled with doubts.
But Lan's tone was so confident that there was no intention of lying at all.

“Maybe I’m overthinking it!
Lan is not that kind of person, she has always been pragmatic and fair. "

Riley quickly convinced himself and stopped dwelling on the issue.

In fact, anyone who was familiar with Lan knew that she was lying just now.

When Lan lies, his body will lean back slightly, his neck will be straightened, and he will be in a state of slight alert.

But of course Riley couldn't see these subtle changes, as he spent the least time with Ran and Sakura.

If it was McTavish and the others, he might be able to see it, but now, he has wasted too much time.

They had agreed on six hours, and now half of it had passed, and he still hadn't gained anything.

"No, we will definitely be too late if we continue like this. I always run into my teammates by chance, and I don't know if the others are in the same situation... I can't pick them up anymore. Even if they are not valuable, I have to take them. Anyway, there are warships that can take them back."

Riley made up his mind and began to look around.

He took some things that he had previously disliked, and then met Sandman again.

Sandman also gained little. He had difficulty making choices. On the one hand, he wanted to take more things back, but on the other hand, he felt that he should pick some things that were light in quality but high in value.

Therefore, he is always too entangled. Whenever he sees something, he always thinks about whether to take it or not. In the end, he doesn't take much.

"Riley, what are those in your hands?

It looks so heavy, is it valuable?"

Sandman asked as he picked up a pure white crystal. The crystal looked no different from the ordinary stones nearby, except that its shape was rather strange, with countless protruding edges and corners, somewhat similar to a sea urchin.

"This is..." Riley looked closely.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the latest type of energy crystal, and its purity is even higher than the one that Aoi just took away!"

Riley suppressed his inner excitement and said in a nonchalant manner,

"Why is this thing covered in thorns like a sea urchin? It looks so disgusting. Move it away quickly. I'm going to have trypophobia after seeing it for too long."

He complained, not even glancing at Sandman.

It was obvious that he was extremely disgusted with the crystal.

Sandman didn't think much about it.
"I see, I thought it was something valuable!
Don't be fooled by its ugliness. Compared with the nearby stones, this one is really different. If it's useless, forget it. It's a bit prickly to hold. "

After saying that, Sandman casually threw the crystal into the nearby coral reef.
Then he asked, "Where did you get these things? They look quite important."

He asked casually, but the eagerness in his eyes was evident.

At this moment, Riley's mind was completely focused on the discarded crystal stone, and he no longer cared about the item in his hand. But on the surface, he pretended to care about it.
"This is some core module parts. I picked them up from over there. There are basically some every few meters there. You can try your luck. But don't tell anyone else!"

Riley acted as if he revealed the news because of their good relationship, and pointed in a direction vaguely.

Sandman was instantly touched. He didn't expect Riley to be so nice and willing to tell him the news.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would expose something, so he quickly ran in the direction Riley pointed.

Riley couldn't wait to run in the direction where he had just thrown the object, his intention was obvious and he didn't even wait for Sandman to get far away before he took action.
But he was certain that Sandmann would not look back.

His luck was indeed not very good today. He was afraid that if he delayed for a few seconds, someone else would get there first.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that everyone was weird today.

But this time, there was no one around to disturb him, so he got what he wanted easily and stuffed it inside his clothes, not caring whether it was thorny or not.

This is a treasure, which he "tricked" from someone else with great difficulty. Riley doesn't care about its thorns at all.

The most important thing is to keep this crystal stone. Who knows what accidents may happen. After getting this crystal stone, Riley's spirits recovered a little.
"That's great! It looks like my good luck is coming. It proves that people won't always be unlucky!"

He thought this in his mind, and now it was his time to turn the tide!

However, what he didn't expect was that he didn't gain anything in the next three hours.

Because as time went by, he began to meet his teammates more frequently.

He met Price, Fox Spirit, Sakura, Nicolai, and Wild Rose...

Even people like McTavish and Aoi whom we had already met.

He was disturbed by them every time, as if he was equipped with a radar, and whenever he encountered good things, he would be interrupted by all kinds of strange things.

There were both unexpected and man-made interferences. Even though he was slow to react, he had already realized that he was being targeted by others.

In the end, seeing that the truth had been revealed, McTavish and the others simply stopped pretending.
I simply tore my face off against him and interfered with him every time at the critical moment.
After successfully disrupting the situation, he ran away, and his movements were so swift that he couldn't catch up at all! Anyway, they had already searched for most of the time and picked up a lot of good things, so they didn't care about the ranking.

Let's all join in, just make sure Riley can't find anything good!
As for the fact that Riley might become the last one, they don’t care at all!
"You bastards!"

Riley was so angry that his voice broke, but he could do nothing about it.

Because nine people had been watching him, especially in the last half hour, so they finally decided to give up the search and save time.

They began to hang around Riley openly, looking relaxed and at ease.

Anyway, I'm just sitting around doing nothing.

Seeing this, Riley simply gave up his original plan and walked straight to the submarine, starting to shuttle freely between various areas, no longer sticking to specific divisions. Anyway, everything is messed up now, and almost everyone has set foot in his territory.

Riley changed directions at will, and with his superb skills, he easily got rid of other people's pursuit.

Time was running out. It was almost impossible to reverse the situation in the remaining ten minutes. In addition, Riley had already boarded the submarine, so going back and forth would only waste time. Seeing this, the others simply stopped chasing him.

"Things have developed to this point." Someone spoke up.

"Riley has little chance of winning," another person echoed.

"Everyone can relax a little." Price also expressed his opinion.

Even if he didn't say it, everyone else was thinking the same thing. So, everyone relaxed all of a sudden.

"Well done!" someone praised.

"Everyone is working so hard!" added another.

"It seems like there shouldn't be any big problem." Someone else said.

"Just let Riley pick up some things. There's no need to push him so hard." McTavish also spoke up. He and Riley usually had a good relationship, but now he felt a little sorry.

However, Aoi poured cold water on him at the right time: "Don't pretend to be a good person. You were the most enthusiastic one just now."

"What's the point of saying this now? He may not be the last one!" Aoi continued, her tone full of confidence, "I think the last one may be you, and I will definitely be the first one. Just wait and see!"

The reason why Aoi is so confident is that the sea area she chose does contain many treasures.

The U.S. military's fighter jets and warships suffered heavy losses in the area. Due to the hasty retreat, they left behind many things, including some secret guns and new equipment.

In addition, she also picked up precious items such as the black box, core module, control panel, energy stone, and some parts made of rare metals.

Kui was also particularly careful. She knew that Lord Yang Xia was about to produce high-tech weapons again. Although she was not sure what specific materials were needed, she selected some common parts and materials in case of emergency.

What made her most proud was the energy stone she snatched from Riley, which looked extremely rare.

"Haha, I'm such a genius!" Aoi laughed proudly, "I planned it from the beginning, this time the championship must be mine!"

Although Aoi was very excited, she tried to keep a low profile and only made a few jokes with McTavish.

She didn't dare to offend other people easily.

Although McTavish is a little annoying, he is simple-minded and would not play tricks on anyone behind their back, so Aoi likes to make fun of him.

McTavish was rebuked by Aoi for a few words, but he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and responded: "The result is still unknown. Don't be too confident, or you will get slapped in the face in the end."

"I'm not competing for the first place, as long as I'm not the last." McTavish has a very Buddhist mentality. He didn't plan to compete for the first place from the beginning, he just wanted to avoid being the last.

He had no interest in collecting things, which required patience and carefulness, and would rather fly a fighter jet or a warship to fight.

Therefore, McTavish decided to adopt a strategy of winning by quantity. He no longer wasted time selecting, but drove his submarine around everywhere. Whenever he arrived at an area, he would load a part of the goods before leaving without thinking twice.

Therefore, the things he collected were particularly diverse and included all kinds of things.

But he believes that among so many things, there are always some that are valuable.

McTavish didn't particularly expect Aoi to give him a foot treatment. He knew that Aoi was not a generous person. If that were the case, he didn't know how long he would be hated.

Therefore, he chose to maintain a calm attitude, but doing so was also risky, as he could not guarantee that he would not be the last one.

And Riley also had a chance to win first place, so McTavish spent the rest of his time focusing on Riley.

For the first three hours, he was collecting things almost frantically, and there was almost nothing left wherever he went.

When the warship's cargo hold could no longer hold anything, he began to frantically search for Riley.

He encountered Riley more than a dozen times, and each time he followed him openly, looking for the right opportunity to attack from all directions.

Sometimes they just try to grab it directly, and if they can’t get it, they use some tricks to make sure no one can get it.

During these few hours of fun, McTavish also gained some things, all of which were selected by Riley and were not cheap.

Riley was so angry at McTavish that he was about to have a myocardial infarction and his blood pressure soared.

He was in a state of good mood, anger, helplessness, and heart-wrenching disappointment, and he almost wanted to kill someone.

No one would be able to remain calm if they were targeted in this way.

Especially when he encountered unfair treatment during the game, Riley was so angry that he started cursing and using all kinds of dirty words.

However, the others had anticipated this and closed the communication channel in time, not listening to Riley's abuse at all.

Therefore, Riley's verbal attack had no effect at all.

If you want to take action, there is too much buoyancy and resistance under the water, and you can't exert any force at all.

Riley didn't want to do something thankless and was too lazy to do it.

As a result, Riley resorted to verbal attacks more often, unceremoniously displaying all his life's skills.

One time, McTavish accidentally turned on the communicator and was instantly surrounded by Riley's "beautiful words". He felt like his brain was polluted.

Those beautiful, direct words formed into "beautiful and pleasant" sentences, which rushed into McTavish's ears, mind and heart.

McTavish felt like he was going to turn into an incompetent idiot if he continued listening.

He hurriedly turned off the communicator, but it took him several minutes to succeed.

So he was forced to listen to the beautiful language for a few more minutes, and his face turned pale and he felt like he couldn't speak anymore.

He was afraid that the first thing he would say was Riley's beautifully constructed sentences. They were really poisonous! (End of this chapter)