A perfect crime? To me, it's full of flaws!

"Police cars are too conspicuous and might alert the suspects. Let's switch to another car," Qi Feng said, hanging up the phone and glancing at a black cab soliciting business on the side of the road.

Kou Shi understood immediately and nodded.

"Xiao Yang, you stay in town and wait for Captain Fan and the others."

After saying that, Kou Shi and Qi Feng walked up to the black car.

"Master, let's go take a look around those villages to the west."

"Okay!"

The unlicensed car drove out of the town and along the bumpy country road.

The first village.

Qi Feng and Kou Shi pretended to be strolling around and bought two bottles of water at the only shop in the village, their eyes seemingly casually scanning the shelves.

There is no "Lei Bi".

The two exchanged a glance, then left without hesitation.

Before the main force arrives, any in-depth investigation could alert the already deranged couple, and they can't afford to gamble.

The unlicensed taxi continued on its way.

"Bosses, you don't look like you're visiting relatives. Are you here to do some business?" the driver asked.

"Yes, we're here to do some research," Qi Feng said casually. "We heard that the national highway is going to be widened, right? It's not far from here. We'd like to see if there are any suitable places in the villages around the town to build a small processing plant."

"Build a factory?!" The driver's eyes lit up instantly. "Oh my! That's fantastic news! Let me tell you, I know these villages like the back of my hand. I'll definitely show you around and guarantee I'll find you an auspicious location!"

People in the countryside long for work to be available right at their doorstep.

The car bumped along for another ten minutes or so, and Qi Feng clutched his stomach, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

"Sir, could you please stop the car and find a restroom? I drank too much water earlier."

When nature calls, even the protagonist's halo can't withstand the pressure of the bladder.

"Hey! There aren't any proper toilets in this rural area." The driver slammed on the brakes and brought the car to a smooth stop on the side of the road. He pointed to the endless cornfield next to him. "Just relieve yourself over there, it's natural and harmless."

Qi Feng's lips twitched. After hesitating for a moment, he finally pushed open the door and got out of the car.

I can't really wet my pants, can I?

A moment later, Qi Feng returned to the car feeling refreshed.

The driver enthusiastically took two bottles of drinks from the glove compartment and handed them to Qi Feng and Kou Shi.

"Here you are, gentlemen, have some water to quench your thirst. We still have a while to go, the road is rough."

"Thank you, Master."

Qi Feng thanked him and casually accepted it.

Then, his whole body, including the smile on his face, froze.

Green plastic bottle, familiar cheap packaging, and big words on the bottle!

Lei Bi!

I rely on!

I've been looking for you for ages, and here you are, waiting for me?

Qi Feng forcibly suppressed his excitement and asked casually, "Master, where did you buy this 'Thunder Jade'?"

"What do you mean, 'Lei Bi'?" The driver looked completely bewildered. "This is Sprite! The real deal!"

"Look for yourself." Qi Feng held up the beverage bottle in front of him, pointing to the two large characters.

The driver leaned closer for a look, and his face instantly turned a deep shade of liver. He blurted out a string of profanities: "Damn it! This bastard Niu Laosan, he even rips off his own villagers! I thought he'd changed his ways and was giving me a wholesale price!"

Qi Feng's eyes narrowed sharply as he seized upon that crucial name.

"This drink... is it sold by a guy in your village named Niu Laosan?"

"Yeah, right!" the driver cursed angrily, still seething with anger. "That lazy bum, he doesn't even care that the crops in the fields are practically overgrown with weeds, he runs a little shop in the village, and all he does is sell these rip-off things! Who else could it be but him!"

Qi Feng felt a huge weight lifted from his heart. He suppressed his wildly beating heart and said in a deep voice, "Master, let's not go to the next village. Let's go straight to your village."

"Huh? Okay!" Although the driver was puzzled, he readily drove towards his village for the sake of the "great factory construction project".

"Let me tell you, our village is a really nice place, it's just too poor..."

As we drove along the winding dirt road, the driver began to talk at length about the fields and the village on both sides, his words revealing his anticipation for the "factory boss."

Qi Feng responded casually, but his gaze had already passed through the car window, scanning the road ahead.

Kou Shi sat in the back row, silent, but his body was already tense.

A dozen minutes later, the outline of a village gradually became clear in the distance.

Just then, Kou Shi, who was sitting behind Qi Feng, suddenly stiffened.

He quickly reached out and patted Qi Feng's shoulder heavily, then leaned close to Qi Feng's ear:

"Xiao Qi, look at your three o'clock position... isn't that boy on the ridge of the field wearing the Experimental Elementary School uniform?"