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On the viewing platform ahead, the driver's door of the gray minivan was pushed open.

The man in the black jacket got out of the car.

He leaned against the car door and lit a cigarette.

He looked up, his gaze passing through the rain and mist to the heavy truck.

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The rear window was lowered a crack, and half a face peered into the night.

A black telephoto lens was mounted on the windowsill, pointed directly at the cab of the heavy truck.

Chen Lang raised his forearm and covered the holographic screen in front of Shen Qingci with his palm.

"Titan, scan it once."

Seven vehicles were parked at the observation deck.

[Eleven personnel, equipped with two telephoto lenses, three telescopic batons, and four high-powered flashlights.]

There were three people inside the gray minivan; a metallic clanging sound was heard from the trunk.

Shen Qingci opened the notebook.

The pen tip pressed against the paper, leaving a faint ink mark.

"Are they really coming for us?"

"Now we can be sure."

Chen Lang looked out the window.

"We didn't move for a while because we wanted to see if we would stop."

The man in the jacket exhaled a smoke ring and gestured with the back of his hand behind him.

The gray van started its engine, its wheels grinding through the wet ground, and it came to a stop across the exit of the observation deck.

The front of the car cut across half of the lane.

The space left for heavy trucks to pass has been squeezed to less than two meters.

Chen Lang looked at the extremely tricky gap and a smirk appeared on his lips.

"Parking like that, you've got some skill."

"Will it be alright?" Shen Qingci asked.

"We can get there. I don't care whether they can save the paint on their car."

Chen Lang held the accelerator pedal steady and did not slow down.

Titan takes over the direction.

The 52-ton armored behemoth turned right, its massive body cutting into the guardrail.

The left rear wheel ran over the water.

The thick right-side bulletproof armor plate was only three centimeters away from the headlights of the van.

The cigarette butt fell from the corner of the man in the jacket's mouth, and sparks landed in the mud.

He turned around and yanked open the driver's side door.

The van's engine roared as it reversed to avoid the impact.

The heavy truck cut through the space between the two vehicles.

The heavy chassis slid across the road, the rear of the car passed the viewing platform, and pressed into the next section of the winding mountain road.

The car returned to silence.

Shen Qingci placed the notebook on her lap and looked at the rearview holographic screen.

The gray minivan did not give chase.

Two large beams of light shone on the exit of the observation deck.

"They couldn't catch up."

"It's not over yet."

"What else do they want to do?"

"We'll catch up when we feel safe."

Chen Lang slowed down the car and turned on the exterior detection lights.

Night enveloped the mountain road, and the lingering light from the viewing and parking area cast a cold glow on the armored vehicles.

Titan projects the external structure of the heavy truck piece by piece onto the central control unit.

The rear bumper, underbody protection plate, and rear tow hook flashed in turn.

[It is recommended to inspect the exterior of the vehicle.]

Chen Lang picked up his toolbox and opened the car door.

Shen Qingci followed to the edge of the pedal.

"I'll go too."

"Okay, just don't go out where the lights are on."

Shen Qingci looked at him.

"We just agreed to discuss it together."

Chen Lang glanced at her sideways and handed her a tactical flashlight.

"Okay. You shine a light for me, I'm looking for something."

"That's more like it."

After the mud and water are filled, the safety bar interlayer is formed.

Chen Lang half-squatted down, the magnetic detector in his hand gliding along the edge of the metal.

A short beep came from the connection on the right.

He probed his finger into the interlayer, and his fingertip scraped against a hard shell.

A black device, about the size of a button, is fitted tightly against the inner metal wall.

There were no signs on the surface, and the edges of the plastic casing had fresh scratches.

Shen Qingci shone the flashlight beam over.

"Locator?"

"Yes, it's magnetic."

Chen Lang did not remove it directly.

"Titan, copy the signal."

Signal mapping has been established.

[It can maintain transmission for twelve hours.]

"Find a similar construction trailer nearby and transfer the signal there."

There is an engineering vehicle dispatch station within a 27-kilometer radius.

[Vehicle model matched; remote dispatch completed.]

Chen Lang locked the safety lever, turned around, and got into the car.

Heavy trucks are back on the road.

Five minutes later.

A black construction trailer rumbled out from the mountain road on the right.

The vehicle's width and tailgate structure are exactly the same as those of heavy trucks.

Even the mudguards at the bottom of the trunk are almost identical.

The levitating sphere skimmed into the night towards the rear of the vehicle, docked with the bottom shell, and completed the signal transfer.

The construction trailer drove onto the county road on the east side.

The heavy truck turned off all its external identification lights and slid into another branch line in the forest area.

On the holographic screen, the signal from the construction trailer was still moving along the county road to the east.

A gray minivan followed behind, its headlights casting two crooked strips of light along the mountain road.

Chen Lang stared at the screen for a while, then raised his hand to close the remote tracking window.

"Alright, the tail's gone."

Shen Qingci did not close the notebook immediately.

She watched the trail of the construction trailer cross the valley and disappear at the edge of the map before removing her hand from the cover.

"If they realize they've followed the wrong person, they'll definitely come back."

"It's pointless to come back."

Chen Lang leaned back in the driver's seat, his hands resting on the edge of the dashboard.

"Titan has already cleared the records for our branch line. The surveillance cameras at the two intersections ahead will only show that construction vehicle."

"Let's head straight to Fenghuang tonight, park the car at the campsite, and then walk into the ancient town. If they really want to look for it, let them wander around in the mountains to the east for now."

Shen Qingci turned her head to the side.

"Are you so sure they'll keep chasing that car?"

"They go to all that trouble to install tracking devices, isn't it because they believe in this?"

Chen Lang raised his chin and tapped the holographic screen.

"They blocked the road and took photos secretly, busy for ages. But as soon as the signal went out, they didn't even glance at us and immediately followed us."

"You've already put the hook in the wrong place, how can you expect to catch a fish?"

Shen Qingci lowered her head and opened the notebook, a smile curving her lips.

On the blank page, the two rules remained in their original places.

When you meet Zhao Yulan, don't face it alone.

Before taking any action, Chen Lang must report to the navigator.

She added a line below.

"Check the rear of the vehicle before entering the city. Do not get out of the car and move around alone."

Chen Lang peeked out and glanced at it.

"Navigator Shen, we just signed the agreement, why are there already additional clauses?"

"It's always better to be careful."

"Okay, the boss's word is law."

He took the pen and drew a crooked checkmark next to the line of text.

Shen Qingci stared at the checkmark.

"How come your handwriting keeps getting worse?"

"A student who scored 250 on the college entrance exam is perfectly reasonable to write like this."

"It really does match your score."

"You talk as if your 720 characters are so good."

Shen Qingci pulled the pen back and turned to the route page for Fenghuang Ancient Town.

"At least Titan can understand my handwriting."

[100% accuracy in recognition.]

Titan spoke up at the opportune moment.

Chen Lang clicked his tongue.

"You two are in cahoots now, aren't you? One of you is writing this, and the other is helping me criticize you."

According to historical data, Mr. Chen's handwritten text was misrecognized nine times.

"Drive your car."

【receive. 】

Heavy trucks emerge from the forest branch line.

At the end of the mountain road, the clouds suppressed the last bit of sunlight.

The valley was damp with moisture after the rain.

Lights illuminated the distant villages, their white walls and black tiles spreading out along the mountainside.

Strings of red peppers and corn hung under the eaves.

The wind swept across the slope, and the copper bells on the eaves jingled softly.

Shen Qingci leaned against the car window.

There's a village ahead.

"A village at the foot of Laer Mountain."

Chen Lang shrunk the holographic map.

"There are also market days here. On the fifth and tenth of each month, people carry cured meat, tea oil, and rice wine to the market, setting off before dawn."

"You even know that?"

"Titan just checked."

[The Fenghuang County Folk Customs Database has been loaded.]

Chen Lang added without changing his expression.

"Of course, I already knew a little bit about it."

Shen Qingci looked at him.

"You just mispronounced 'blood duck' as 'blood bird'."

"I misspoke, but it won't stop me from eating."

"You even said you'd treat me to authentic food."

"So you'll have to take care of ordering the food, and I'll pay for it."

"You're quite good at saving trouble."

"This is called doing what you're good at. You order, I eat, and nobody gets tired."

Shen Qingci glanced at him.

"Don't complain about the spiciness of what I ordered."

"Don't worry. As long as they don't actually serve up a blood-stained bird, I'll eat it."

A heavy truck drove past a faded road sign.

It is 28 kilometers from Fenghuang Ancient Town.

Shen Qingci wrote this line down in her notebook.

She writes very slowly.

Black ink marks appeared on the kraft paper, next to which was a small bridge. A few ripples were added under the bridge, crooked and twisted, like the surface of a river ruffled by the wind.

Chen Lang caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, but didn't make fun of her.

He reached out and turned on the car stereo.

A sound of Miao drums emanated from the loudspeaker.

The drumbeats were slow and gentle, illuminating the warm light streaming through the carriage and blending seamlessly with the mountain road outside.

Shen Qingci looked up.

"When did you do this?"

Before departure.

"Didn't you say we didn't need to do any planning?"

"I didn't do it, Titans did."

[Correction: The relevant information was retrieved based on keywords found in Ms. Shen's journal.]

Chen Lang raised his hand and turned off a warning light in the corner of the center console.

"It's been talking a lot today."

Shen Qingci hugged the notebook and leaned back in her chair.

"I think it's well said."

"Okay, you two chat. I'm superfluous."

"You are not superfluous."

Shen Qingci looked out the window, paused for two seconds, and then added softly.

"You're in charge of paying the bill."

Chen Lang leaned back in his chair and laughed in exasperation.

"Shen Qingci, you learn to be bad really fast."

The mountain shadows outside the car window receded into the distance.

There was no gray van, no unfamiliar lights, and no approaching vehicles in the rearview camera view.

Only the water spray kicked up by heavy trucks driving over wet roads trailed behind their taillights.

Half an hour later.

The mountain slopes to the sides.

A continuous line of lights appeared ahead.

The Tuojiang River is dark and murky, winding its way around the edge of the city.

The stilted houses along the riverbank are stacked one on top of another, with warm yellow light shining through the wooden windows.

Red lanterns are hung on the stone path along the riverbank. The lanterns sway from side to side in the river breeze, and their light and shadow fall into the water, drifting away with the current.

We've arrived at Fenghuang Ancient Town.

Titan cuts the external lens into the windshield.

[We have entered the urban area of ​​Fenghuang County.]

[Distance from the campsite outside the ancient city: 4.6 kilometers.]

[There are currently three large parking spaces remaining in the North Shore parking lot.]

[It is recommended to park at an official campsite. The campsite has a separate fence, night patrol area, and vehicle maintenance area.]

Chen Lang nodded.

"To the camp."