Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 308 - 307: What is Old Xu doing every day if he’s not live streaming, how is he everywhere?

Chapter 308: Chapter 307: What is Old Xu doing every day if he’s not live streaming, how is he everywhere?

The drone soared high, capturing the forest scene from above.

Xu Yang had selected live positioning.

Watching the six drones disperse in different directions, the police officers exchanged baffled looks.

What’s going on here?

In an instant, they felt that the police dogs they were holding were no longer as appealing.

This approach was just too outrageous.

They had similar technology in their technical teams, but it seemed to cost millions to produce, entirely out of their budget.

Moreover, several teams of police were converging from all directions, so there was no need for such high-tech equipment.

Liu Ming stood beside Xu Yang, watching as Xu Yang focused on the computer screen, he couldn’t help but ask,

"Xu Yang, what is this equipment? It’s incredible!"

"These drones can find people?"

Hearing this, Xu Yang responded,

"Yes, it’s a drone swarm, used for surveillance. It’s security equipment I prepared for the farm and forest. I thought I’d activate it when the opportunity arose."

"The transmitter is in my backpack. Within a 2-kilometer range, the drones can move freely."

"Though two kilometers isn’t far, the birds-eye view from above covers a much larger area."

"Plus, they have facial recognition features, which make finding people quite convenient."

Suddenly, the group of police officers all gathered around.

What a learning experience!

To catch people like this!

The reporter’s camera continued to film Xu Yang, his hands trembled slightly, his face filled with excitement.

He had a premonition that his news report would definitely be front-page material.

His bonus for the month would surely double.

A top-streaming anchor using a drone swarm to help catch a murderer – such excellent video material was rare.

Silently, Xu Yang watched the information transmitted back by the drones.

The drones scanned for many living creatures, like squirrels, roe deer, Sika Deer, and more.

The small animals, disturbed by the noise from the drones, scampered away in panic.

The drones couldn’t work in silence; they did make some noise and thus, disturbed the wildlife.

After an initial search turned up nothing – the forest was just too vast –

Xu Yang maneuvered all six drones back, packed them away, and continued on his way with the bulky backpack.

Deputy Director Wang Wei and officer Liu Ming hurried over,

"Mr. Xu," Wang Wei called out with a measure of respect, "What if you run into the murderer in the mountains? We should accompany you."

Hearing Wang Wei’s suggestion, Xu Yang smiled and said,

"Deputy Director Wang, I have no objections, but if we do catch him, is there any reward for me?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Wei immediately agreed,

"As long as we find him, I’ll report and request your reward, whether it’s ’Outstanding Citizen’ or ’Bravery Award’; I’ll make sure you get it."

"If there’s anything you need in the future, you can count on me."

Deputy Director Wang realized that this case could very well be the stepping stone for his further advancement.

He was too eager to move up in rank.

Without some achievements in the system, it’s tough to climb the ladder.

Xu Yang just chuckled. He didn’t care much for the money or medals, but he was already intent on quickly finding the escapee, and doing a favor in the process would be beneficial.

After all, he had a good relationship with the police station.

"Alright, I have no issues, but it’s not certain we’ll find him."

"The back mountain is too vast."

Xu Yang replied.

"No worries if we don’t find him; we just do our best."

"There are many search teams this time, and we’ve set up checkpoints on all surrounding roads; he won’t escape easily."

Wang Wei waved his hand.

Thus, Xu Yang and the group of police officers continued deeper into the mountains.

The situation seemed quite peculiar.

Any sign of activity on this mountain seemed to always involve Xu Yang.

It was as if the mountain was under his jurisdiction.

After walking a bit further, Xu Yang turned on the receiver and released the drones again.

The drones climbed high and began scanning the surrounding area.

The most impressive feature of this drone swarm was the camera.

The drones captured the surroundings with clarity.

If there was an inconvenience, it was that the receiver was quite heavy; carrying it greatly affected movement.

Xu Yang was somewhat tired from the journey; his steps grew heavy.

Just a moment ago, two robust young officers had helped him carry the gear for a while, but they too quickly became exhausted from the weight.

The drones immediately scattered and flew away.

The cameras scanned any moving creatures in the vicinity.

The scanning was comprehensive, with no blind spots.

The drones flew along specific trajectories, ensuring that every area was scanned at least twice.

After all, it was a reward from a special-level lottery that cost 1 million popularity points; the equipment was indeed very useful.

Meanwhile,

The criminal was hiding in a natural pit in the forest.

It was logical; as he was on the run, the more open the area, the more uneasy it felt, as if eyes were watching him from somewhere.

Enclosed spaces gave him a sense of security, soothing his inner panic.

Of course, some hardened criminals behaved as if nothing had happened after committing a crime, eating and drinking without a care, fearless.

Those types were harder to deal with.

At this moment, the criminal’s unease grew heavier.

Unable to withstand his fear, he poked his head out of the hole to take a quick glance outside.

But that single glance was immediately locked onto by a drone’s camera.

The drone’s signal transmitted back, and the system immediately sounded an alarm and displayed the image.

Xu Yang crouched down, operating his laptop.

Seeing the image sent back to his laptop, he pointed at the screen and said,

"Found him!"

"Do you think it’s him?"

Xu Yang asked.

Hearing this, the police officers immediately gathered around.

When they saw the video footage, they all became excited in an instant.

"It’s him! No doubt about it!"

"Where is he!"

"We’ve found him, get ready to arrest him!"

Deputy Director Wang Wei was the first to grab the walkie-talkie and report:

"All units, be advised, my team has identified the suspect’s exact location."

"Repeat, my team has identified the suspect’s exact location."

"Prepare to implement the arrest, please close in on my team."

With that, he led his team towards the direction of the criminal.

The following matters didn’t require Xu Yang’s attention anymore.

Xu Yang then collected all the drones, planning to leave.

He looked around at the surrounding mountains and forests, and he was extraordinarily familiar with the area, having been back and forth many times.

He actually felt a bit of fondness for the place.

Before long, the police team captured the criminal and brought him to justice.

The man had only a knife, and seeing six or seven officers with a police dog approaching, he immediately raised his hands and squatted on the ground, without any intention of resisting.

It could only be said that impulse is the devil.

Often, rash actions lead to severe consequences.

So it’s better to keep one’s emotions stable.

This case was classified as a major one.

The police solving the case and arresting the suspect within a day earned the village police station a great deal of praise.

Of course, commendations related to Xu Yang were also issued.

Now, giving money is somewhat amusing.

Deputy Director Wang Wei applied for a 100,000 yuan reward for Xu Yang, as well as a commendation for being a brave and righteous citizen.

He also thanked Xu Yang on behalf of the city leaders.

Moreover, the media started to push the story, and soon it was news.

However, at Xu Yang’s request, the media pixelated his face.

They simply reported, "A helpful farmer Mr. Xu, using a group of drones, assisted police in capturing a fugitive in the hills behind."

This news quickly went viral on the internet.

Netizens, seeing such an outrageous story, immediately thought of Xu Yang.

When they clicked in and saw the pixelated figure, they were certain that it was definitely Xu Yang.

Netizens immediately lost their composure.

"Seriously, does it make a difference whether Old Xu is pixelated or not? Who wouldn’t recognize him?"

"Hahaha, is there really a need for this pixelation?"

"Farmer, Mr. Xu, drone group, the hills behind—whom else could you possibly think of?"

"What’s Old Xu up to every day instead of live-streaming, and how come he is everywhere?"

"My goodness, really the Changbai Mountain wanderer – even gets involved in murder cases!"

"Hurry up and start live-streaming!"

Xu Yang’s popularity was indeed high.

Normally, such news would only catch the attention of a small group of people.

After all, similar incidents occur in many villages.

Not many people pay attention.

But this time, Xu Yang helped solve the case, and it immediately became a source of gossip.

From the video, one could also tell that Xu Yang had quite a few high-tech gadgets.

He looked like a formidable character.

The next evening, Xu Yang posted a usual video of the farm animals, mainly featuring the foolish roe deer and Husky strolling together.

Netizens left comments in the section, all asking about the case he had solved.

"Old Xu, how are you so amazing, even participating in solving major cases?"

Seeing the comments, Xu Yang simply replied:

"Just lending a hand."

Seeing this response, everyone found it amusing and couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Old Xu, you really aren’t low-key, are you!"

"Admitting that it was you in the video?"

"Where did you get such high-tech equipment, show it off in your live stream?"

"You’re too professional!"

The comments grew more numerous.

Xu Yang’s popularity value continued to rise.

His follower count had already reached 9 million, and it seemed he would soon break ten million.

Unwittingly, the farmer who had started a farm by mountain rushing had become an internet celebrity.

He had quite a substantial number of fans who liked him.