Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 307 - 306: Jaw-Dropping, What Is This?

Chapter 307: Chapter 306: Jaw-Dropping, What Is This?

Xu Yang had been busy for another two days, sending out all the corn he could.

After all, it was a lottery gift for the fans, so it was worth the hassle.

Once he finished with that, it started raining for two days straight.

Because of the rain, everyone hardly came out, just the occasional staff member wearing a raincoat to make a round.

The animals he raised all hid in their nests, eagerly looking outside, hoping for the rain to stop soon.

Xu Yang just played games, studied gourmet foods, and snacked in the house.

Occasionally, he’d lean back in his gaming chair and listen to the sound of the rain outside.

It felt very comfortable.

His room was now beautifully renovated.

Especially the gaming room, with its fine computer desk, water-cooled casing, curved monitor, and branded keyboard and mouse, with several bottles of drinks placed beside.

There was also a display cabinet with some collectibles on it.

Next to it was a wooden table with a silver-white long rifle on it.

The whole place was a newly built house, inexplicably comfortable.

A man’s happy house.

His house was really beautifully built.

Resting like this every once in a while made him feel good.

By evening, the rain finally stopped.

The little ones could no longer contain their playful nature and ran about on the farm’s open ground.

They would deliberately step into the puddles a few times.

Maquan dogs went especially crazy, running back and forth, splashing water everywhere.

Xu Yang, wearing rain boots, strolled around for a while.

After all, it was a farm, apart from the living area which had a concrete surface, walking towards the fields was still muddy.

He could only wait to earn more money in the future, then continue to improve the farm’s construction.

The rain hadn’t brought any changes to his farm.

After wandering around the fields, Xu Yang went to check on the big goose and the sheep.

Just then, Ma Wen was there too.

"Farm Director, you’re here too."

Ma Wen greeted him with a busy smile.

Xu Yang nodded, "Yeah, it’s a bit chilly after the rain, sheep can catch cold easily, these creatures die so easily, I have to check on them."

Hearing this, Ma Wen quickly said:

"They are all locked up inside the pen, it’s warm in there, the sheep are all good."

"Tomorrow is a sunny day, let them out to bask in the sun, and they’ll be fine."

Xu Yang peeked through the door crack and saw the sheep huddled together safely inside and felt relieved.

After all, everything big and small on the farm belonged to him, so he naturally cared deeply.

He also checked on the dairy cows and took a round there.

The dairy cows held a high status on the farm, and were well-cared for every day.

Chen Juan was in charge of the dairy cows and was also the expert on handcrafted farm products, so there was little to worry about.

Assured everything was fine, Xu Yang went back to his room to rest.

The next day.

Xu Yang got up early and walked out of the yard.

Because it had rained, the air still felt somewhat moist.

However, the air in the north was very dry, just waiting for the sun to come out at noon, and after a day of sunshine, it would be mostly dry.

The sun was like a giant dryer.

Xu Yang still took his usual stroll with the dogs.

He went to the vegetable garden and looked at the scene in the garden.

Chili peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, after being washed by the rain, looked even fresher.

Some leaves hung with wet droplets, which, when the wind blew, rolled down the leaves and splashed on the ground.

Xu Yang casually picked a golden tomato, wiped it clean of water with his hand, and started to eat it in big bites.

Fresh cucumbers and tomatoes were pretty good.

Little Black was very greedy, seeing Xu Yang eating the tomato, he came over, looking at Xu Yang with expectation.

After all, as a Pasture Dog, he ate everything.

And Little Black knew his limits, only eating what Xu Yang gave him.

After a couple of bites, Xu Yang passed the tomato to Little Black and then went to check on the breakfast situation in the kitchen.

Niu Zhuang and Chen Juan were busy together.

Breakfast consisted of steamed buns, flower rolls, rice porridge, pickles, and boiled eggs.

Usually, that was breakfast.

There was also warm milk on the side.

It was not bad.

Another leisurely day.

By morning, Xu Yang went to check on the progress of building the Red Pine Forest.

As the barren hillside had grass, the mountain road wasn’t muddy, and with the hill’s gentle slope, the excavator easily climbed up.

It was just an ordinary little hill, where you could see the top at a glance.

It wasn’t a long, arduous, treacherous mountain range.

He was idly watching the tree planting, casually pulling out some homegrown peanuts from his pocket, eating peanuts while watching.

Since peanuts and sunflower seeds were natural products, you could throw their shells and husks anywhere in the mountains, so Xu Yang always brought some.

After all, the farm had grown a lot, and peanuts and sunflower seeds had just been harvested recently.

Little Black, Maquan, and Little Wolf, the three pals, all followed him up the hill.

It wasn’t far away.

Everything was supposed to be leisurely.

Just then, he saw several police officers leading a police dog, making their way up from the hillside.

Xu Yang looked into the distance and saw several police cars roaring towards them.

"Huh? Is something going on?"

Xu Yang, who had never seen such a commotion, immediately looked towards the distance.

The workers who were planting trees also came down from the vehicle, looking towards the far place.

"What’s the situation?"

The tractor driver asked.

Beside them, there was a large truck carrying seedlings, and its driver also got out, not knowing what had happened.

Xu Yang recognized one of the police officers, named Zhang Dahai.

He was from the same police station as Liu Ming.

So Xu Yang immediately went over to inquire about the situation from Zhang Dahai.

He also told the dogs to wait there and not to run around.

The police dog being led by the officer was a German Shepherd and looked very professional, likely a dedicated search dog.

Xu Yang didn’t want the dogs to start any conflicts.

The German Shepherd’s gaze fell on Little Black and the others, especially Little Wolf, giving it an extra glance or two.

Little Wolf was a bit scared and hid behind Yuanbao. Little Black and Yuanbao, on the other hand, were calm.

"Officer Zhang, what’s going on here?"

"What’s with the big commotion?"

Xu Yang approached and asked.

Zhang Dahai hesitated upon seeing Xu Yang approach and said,

"This news isn’t exactly a secret, many villagers over there already know about it."

"There was a murder out of impulse, a villager killed a family of four at his in-laws’, one was a child."

"It seems it was over a dispute about being cheated out of a dowry and wanting a divorce."

"The guy is ruthless, not only did he kill four people, but he also killed all the dogs and chickens at his in-laws’ house."

"He’s now fled into the mountains, still armed with a knife. We’ve got orders to catch him at all costs."

"The police from both the county and city have been deployed."

"They’re preparing to take search dogs into the mountains."

The information was actually supposed to be kept confidential for a while, although it couldn’t really be contained, what with the village’s grapevine; in less than half a day, all the villages surrounding the county would definitely know.

Zhang Dahai was rather talkative as well, being part of a town’s police station, he liked to chat and show off, not as restrained as city officers.

"Killed four people, wow."

Hearing this, Xu Yang’s eyes showed a hint of shock.

This was a major case.

No wonder so many people were deployed.

"You should be careful going into the mountains, this guy’s out for blood with a knife; you never know what he might do."

"He’s not to be trifounded."

"I’d better hurry in, if we find him, I might just earn a third-class merit for this year."

Zhang Dahai waved his hand and followed the other officers into the mountains.

Xu Yang felt a bit apprehensive.

It wasn’t concern for himself, but for the farm, and for the Leopard in the forest.

If this man was hiding in the mountains, he’d surely need to come out for food.

The most likely place was his farm.

Murderers were indeed frightening.

Xu Yang felt that he couldn’t just sit around and wait.

He was always capable, and so, Xu Yang thought of the reward he got from the last lottery:

Surveillance drone fleet.

He had never used the prize before; on one hand because the drones were power-hungry and couldn’t be flown every day.

On the other hand, there was no daily need for them; occasional use was sufficient.

Now, there was a perfect opportunity.

Hence, Xu Yang hurried back to the farm, took out the controller for the surveillance drone fleet.

With a backpack and laptop, he headed towards the mountains.

This time it wasn’t for a live broadcast, it was to catch a murderer.

Previously, netizens had a saying, "Whether Changbai Mountain is in chaos or not, Old Xu has the final say."

Though it was said in jest,

At least for the area behind Xu Yang’s farm, it was true.

It really was a bit like his own territory.

"I have to be careful too; northerners who are ruthless are really fierce,"

Xu Yang thought to himself.

He had heard several similar stories before,

And those were not people to mess with.

They hid in the mountains, concealed extremely well.

The police would tighten the cordon gradually before eventually catching them.

Not long after Xu Yang entered the mountains, he came across patrolling police officers.

Liu Ming was in this group, and their deputy director was there too.

Upon seeing Xu Yang, Liu Ming quickly asked,

"Xu Yang, why did you come too?"

Deputy Director Wang Wei saw Xu Yang and his eyes instantly lit up as if he had seen a savior.

The last time they had a circus incident, it was by asking Xu Yang that they found the Lion.

He was in charge of that case and got recognition from city leaders for his handling.

Now, tasked with capturing someone, upon seeing Xu Yang, he was visibly excited.

He eagerly called Xu Yang over to join them.

There was also a cameraman in this group, who immediately pointed the camera at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang took out his laptop, set it up, and then chose "Patrol Territory."

Next, they saw six small drones fly out from the storage box and start patrolling the area.

Because of their size, Xu Yang could only carry six drones, not the full dozen,

Even carrying these felt a bit heavy.

"I’ve got surveillance drones; they cover a broad search area. I was thinking of walking around in the mountains to see if I can find anything,"

Xu Yang explained to the police officers.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ming’s eyes widened in amazement.

What kind of high-tech stuff is this?

A drone fleet?

Holy cow, man, are you Iron Man?