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He thought it would be just another normal livestream…
Until he accidentally uncovered hidden guns, grenades, and secrets connected to both the police and the mafia.
Now every stream turns into a deadly disaster as criminals, corrupt officers, and dangerous organizations begin hunting him down. What started as entertainment quickly becomes a fight for survival.
Using quick thinking, insane luck, and fearless decisions, he keeps exposing truths nobody was supposed to see. But the deeper he goes, the more dangerous the livestream becomes.
This manhwa recap features action, suspense, mafia wars, crazy plot twists, dangerous investigations, and a fearless MC caught between the police and underground crime syndicates.
Watch till the end to see how one livestream turns his entire life upside down.

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Transcript
00:00:00Our story begins with a scavenger whose live stream caught the attention of every police
00:00:04officer online and not because he was picking up plastic bags. Whether it was discarded machinery
00:00:08or even just digging for wild vegetables, he somehow managed to unearth a thousand-year-old
00:00:13ancient tomb every single time. Naturally, this left the local authorities in a state of
00:00:18collective disbelief. Sometimes they truly felt like reporting him as this scavenger was doing
00:00:22all of their work. We find our protagonist, Tong, squatting on the curb with a look of utter despair.
00:00:27Even now, he could hardly believe his current situation. To be honest, he was stunned to
00:00:31realize he had actually transmigrated. He hadn't had a drop of water all day, let alone a meal,
00:00:36all because of a show. He was a participant in a career observation live stream, and his assigned
00:00:40role was scavenging. He had to feed himself and his massive cameraman. The problem was that Tong had
00:00:45grown up in luxury. He had no idea how to actually scavenge. Just then, his cameraman, Fatty, spoke up.
00:00:50Fatty urged him, saying that since no one was around, Tong should hurry over and rummage through
00:00:54the trash cans across the street. If they didn't find something soon, they would starve to death
00:00:58long before the show's production team could even disqualify them. Tong lowered his head in shame,
00:01:03staring at the ground for a long moment before telling Fatty to wait just a little longer while
00:01:07a dog passed by. Fatty cried out that he wasn't even asking for food anymore, just a discarded water
00:01:12bottle to liquid suffice. It was a pathetic sight, really. His head throbbing, Tong finally steeled his
00:01:17resolve. Since he was here, he decided he might as well give it his absolute best effort.
00:01:21After all, winning meant a $10 million grand prize, which would certainly make life much easier.
00:01:26With that thought, he leaped up from the ground. He bared his teeth at a stray dog in the distance,
00:01:30ready to fight for scraps, when suddenly, a crisp chime echoed in his mind. A system had
00:01:35activated for the former young master, granting him a newbie reward in the form of a specialized
00:01:40detection skill. The system encouraged him, claiming he could find success even in scavenging.
00:01:44Hearing this, Tong nearly coughed up blood in frustration. He felt like the world was mocking him,
00:01:49until he noticed the silver trash can in front of him was emitting a faint, reddish glow.
00:01:53A transparent virtual screen appeared, informing him that searching this specific bin would yield
00:01:58items worth no less than a thousand yuan. He swallowed hard, imagining how many meat buns
00:02:03a thousand yuan could buy. Without a second thought, he dashed toward the bin. He dove straight into the
00:02:07greenery to get to it, leaving Fatty completely stunned. Scavenging was one thing, but this was
00:02:12something else entirely. Fatty was genuinely panicked, shouting at Tong to stop pulling the trash can out of the
00:02:16ground. After all, these bins are public property. Damaging them meant heavy fines, and in their
00:02:21current state, they didn't have a penny to spare. Meanwhile, the viewers in the live stream were
00:02:25equally baffled. They wondered if participant number three had finally lost his mind under the
00:02:29pressure. Even a nearby stray dog seemed completely stunned by the display. It watched as its own dinner
00:02:34bowl was hauled away. But then, something caught everyone's eye as Tong flipped the bin over and
00:02:38dumped everything out. A pile of refuse spilled onto the ground. We see that the source of the red glow
00:02:43wasn't the bin itself, but a black plastic bag wrapped around something heavy. Tong frowned,
00:02:47wondering if the bag contained something legendary to be worth a thousand yuan. Driven by desperation,
00:02:52he reached out and tore it open. Fatty hurried over with the camera, pleading with Tong to put the bin
00:02:57back before the stray dog attacked. To be honest, Fatty knew he couldn't win that fight. He reminded
00:03:01Tong they were scavengers, not beggars, but his words suddenly cut off. He stared at the severed hand
00:03:06inside the bag and let out a piercing scream. Tong, paralyzed with fear, finally snapped back to reality.
00:03:11The two of them scrambled out of the greenery, collapsing on the pavement to wretch in pure
00:03:16horror. The livestream chat erupted in a frenzy of terror. Viewers couldn't believe their eyes,
00:03:20questioning if they had actually just seen human remains on screen. The realization that these
00:03:25were human fragments sent a chill through the audience. It seemed participant number three was
00:03:29cursed with the worst luck imaginable. Just as the debate reached a fever pitch, the stream was
00:03:34abruptly cut. Behind the scenes, the production staff were in a state of absolute chaos. They had seen the
00:03:39gruesome discovery clearly through the lens. Although they had emergency protocols to kill
00:03:44the feed, the damage had already been done. While the staff panicked, the director, Nyo Dadan,
00:03:48calmly sipped his tea. He watched the frantic scene with a level of composure that was almost
00:03:52unsettling. He told them there was no need to worry, as unexpected events are part of the business.
00:03:57To him, this was just a coincidence they would move past. He instructed them to keep a close eye on
00:04:01participant number three, Linghui. If the man's mental state crumbled, he would simply be
00:04:05disqualified early. The staff nodded, deeply impressed by Director Nyo's nerves of steel.
00:04:09It takes a certain kind of person to stay that calm after seeing such a sight. Meanwhile,
00:04:14Tong and Fatty finally regained their composure enough to call the local authorities. In less than
00:04:18half an hour, the street was transformed. Police vehicles swarmed the area, and long yellow cordons
00:04:23were quickly established. A massive crowd of curious neighbors gathered, refusing to leave the scene.
00:04:28It seemed everyone who could walk had come downstairs to watch. Even the elderly who were bettered and
00:04:32insisted their families wheel them out to see the commotion. They were carried to the scene,
00:04:36their faces pale with fear, yet their eyes sparkled with that unique curiosity for drama
00:04:40as they crowded the police line. Inside the perimeter, an officer reported to Captain
00:04:45Wang Jianguo that, based on the clean cuts at the edges of the discovered fragments,
00:04:49they likely belonged to the same victim as the previous remains, though they had to wait for lab results.
00:04:53Wang Jianguo wiped sweat from his hands. He ordered the remains taken to the station,
00:04:57and then turned his gaze toward Ling Hui and Fatty, telling them they needed to come along for
00:05:02questioning. Before Wang Jianguo could even finish his sentence, Ling Hui was already nodding eagerly,
00:05:07asking if the police station provided free meals. Beside him, Fatty silently gave a thumbs up,
00:05:12having never seen someone try to beg for a meal from the police before.
00:05:15Wang Jianguo was momentarily speechless. However, looking at their disheveled faces,
00:05:19he eventually nodded and confirmed it wouldn't be a problem. To be honest,
00:05:22they looked like they needed it. He added that for finding the remains,
00:05:25the bureau would provide a thousand yuan reward. Ling Hui was overjoyed,
00:05:29so this was the money the system promised. After that, he and Fatty happily climbed into
00:05:33the police car. Once the statements were signed and the reward was in hand, they waved goodbye
00:05:37to Wang Jianguo. They left the station in high spirits, carrying their empty sacks.
00:05:41Standing at the entrance, Wang Jianguo finally let out a long sigh of relief.
00:05:45He had assumed the trauma of finding human remains would ruin their appetites,
00:05:49but they had somehow managed to polish off seven bowls of noodles.
00:05:52They had even eaten the portions meant for him and his team. Meanwhile, as they walked down the street,
00:05:57the two of them restarted their live stream. After a few steps, Fatty complained that he was still
00:06:01hungry, claiming he felt too shy to eat his fill while Captain Wang was watching him.
00:06:05With a grand wave of his hand, Ling Hui agreed to go for barbecue. Since the sun had set,
00:06:09he figured the barbecue street might hold some valuable scrap. They made their way to the
00:06:13bustling food street, but just as they sat down to order, the familiar system prompt flashed before
00:06:18Ling Hui's eyes. It told him that searching a nearby trash can would yield a reward of no less
00:06:23than a thousand yuan. The system urged him to act immediately. He swallowed hard and stood up,
00:06:27walking straight toward the bin. Sure enough, he pulled out a familiar-looking black plastic bag.
00:06:31His hands trembled as he lifted the heavy object, preparing to tell Fatty to call the police again.
00:06:36Suddenly, the shop owner rushed out to confront him. The man pointed right at his nose, shouting for him
00:06:41to put the bag down and demanding to know why he was bringing trash into the shop.
00:06:44The owner claimed he knew they were trouble the moment they arrived, and now they were scavenging
00:06:49right at his doorstep. Ling Hui remained silent. How on earth was he supposed to explain this?
00:06:53The shop owner, seeing Ling Hui remained silent and noticing his hands trembling slightly as he held
00:06:58the bag, felt a sudden spark of greed. He wondered if there was something valuable inside.
00:07:02With that thought, he snatched the bag away, claiming it was something he had lost from his shop
00:07:05and accusing Ling Hui of stealing it. A young waiter nearby joined in, pointing at the black plastic bag
00:07:10and insisting that he had seen the owner accidentally drop it into the trash earlier that afternoon.
00:07:15He accused Ling Hui of trying to steal their property and threatened to call the police immediately.
00:07:19To be honest, his acting was quite convincing for someone telling such a blatant lie.
00:07:23As we watched the owner and his employee go back and forth, Ling Hui felt his mind spinning.
00:07:27He couldn't believe they were bold enough to claim ownership of whatever was in that bag.
00:07:31He decided to test them one last time, asking if they were absolutely certain the item belonged to them.
00:07:36The owner snapped back, saying his employee was a witness. He told Ling Hui to either order food
00:07:40or stop interfering with his business. With that, he carried the heavy bag back into the shop,
00:07:45completely unaware of what he was actually holding. Ling Hui rubbed his nose and reached out toward
00:07:49Fatty, who was standing there in a daze, asking to borrow his phone. He needed to make a very specific
00:07:53phone call. He wondered aloud if the police bureau would offer an extra reward for identifying a suspect.
00:07:58A moment later, the call connected, and he asked for Captain Wong Jang-Wol.
00:08:02He introduced himself as Ling Hui, the man from earlier that day, and calmly explained that he
00:08:06had found another one of those items they were looking for. He gave the location as the overlord
00:08:11barbecue shop and added, with a touch of irony, that the owner claimed the item was his and even
00:08:15had a witness to prove it. He urged the police to hurry over, but the moment he hung up the
00:08:19phone,
00:08:20the shop owner came sprinting out of the building, clutching the black bag and screaming in terror.
00:08:24The man was howling for help, telling everyone to run and begging someone to call the police.
00:08:28It seems he had finally realized what he had reclaimed from the trash.
00:08:31As the owner collapsed in incoherent screams, Fatty instinctively raised the camera.
00:08:36In the live stream, the fans were losing their minds at the sheer absurdity of the situation.
00:08:40They began congratulating contestant number three for finding yet another piece of the
00:08:44human puzzle. It was a grim joke, but the viewers were absolutely hooked.
00:08:48Earlier that day, the stream had fewer than a hundred viewers. Now, tens of thousands were
00:08:52watching. After all, it's not every day you see someone solve a crime like this.
00:08:55Ling Hui was oblivious to the online fame, as he was busy at the station trying to comfort
00:09:00the sobbing shop owner. It was a sight to behold, really. He told the man there was no use crying,
00:09:05and that he should take responsibility for his claims, suggesting he'd just be more careful
00:09:09in his next life. Which, naturally, didn't help at all. The owner only wailed louder at
00:09:13Ling Hui's comfort. Finally, Wang Jianguo barked an order for his men to take the shop owner away
00:09:18and put him in a patrol car. The captain then turned his suspicious gaze toward Ling Hui and Fatty.
00:09:23After all, finding two major pieces of evidence in a single day was beyond a mere coincidence.
00:09:28As we watched this unfold, things were starting to look rather suspicious. Under Wang Jianguo's
00:09:32intense gaze, Ling Hui felt a chill run down his spine and quickly tried to explain that it was all
00:09:37just luck. He insisted it was pure chance, explaining they were just looking for a late-night snack when
00:09:42they saw the overflowing trash can and decided to search for some recyclable bottles. Wang Jianguo
00:09:47took a deep breath. To be honest, he truly wanted to suspect these two, but they were participating
00:09:51in a show with a 24-hour livestream, leaving them no time to commit a crime. The problem was that
00:09:56the
00:09:56police had deployed everyone today, searching every corner, even the toilets, and found absolutely
00:10:01nothing. And yet, here were these two. They had found two major pieces of evidence just by rummaging
00:10:06through a trash can. Wang Jianguo sighed helplessly, telling them that was enough and they needed to
00:10:10follow him. He told them to return to the station to follow the standard procedure, adding that once
00:10:15they finished assisting, they should take their reward money and leave quickly. Wang Jianguo turned toward
00:10:19the patrol car, but after a few steps, he paused and looked back. He informed them that every single one
00:10:24of
00:10:24the city's 30,000 trash cans would be cleared tonight. Linghui stood there, completely bewildered
00:10:29by the news. He wondered if the captain was trying to steal his business or if there was some other
00:10:33hidden meaning behind the warning. Before getting into the police car, Fatty didn't forget to scavenge
00:10:38the skewers from a nearby table that hadn't been eaten yet. Since the bill was paid, he figured it would
00:10:42be a waste to leave them. The two were now quite familiar with the station's routine, and by the time
00:10:46they
00:10:47finished their statements, it was late into the night. Fatty held his skewers with a look of pure
00:10:51grievance. He complained to Linghui that the cafeteria was already closed, wondering how they
00:10:55were supposed to enjoy their meat now. Linghui stood in the courtyard, scanning the area for a
00:10:59solution. Finally, his gaze landed on the security guard's door. Seeing the old man was still awake,
00:11:04he approached and asked if he happened to have a small stove to help heat up some barbecue. He even
00:11:08noticed the old man had some alcohol. Under the guard's bewildered stare, Linghui led Fatty into the
00:11:13small shack, making themselves right at home. Soon, the three of them were huddled around a small round
00:11:18table, enjoying the skewers and beer. Linghui remarked that the old man's life seemed quite
00:11:22comfortable, drinking while on duty. Upon hearing this, the old man, who was already quite tipsy,
00:11:27suddenly burst into loud sobs. It was a rather unexpected turn of events, to say the least.
00:11:32He wailed about how bitter his life was, explaining that he had waited 50 years for his first love and
00:11:37had finally outlived her husband. But today, she had remarried and hadn't even notified him,
00:11:42not even giving him the chance to bring a gift. Linghui watched the sobbing old man in utter disbelief.
00:11:46Feeling for the man, Linghui stood up and told him not to be sad, promising to go grab a couple
00:11:51more bottles so they could drink their fill together. Leaving Fatty behind, he ran to the
00:11:55nearby convenience store for more alcohol. However, two minutes later, he came rushing back in,
00:12:00clutching a metal trash can from the entrance. With a loud thud, he slammed the trash can onto the
00:12:04table. The old man blinked, staring at the waist-high bin in total confusion. The old man stared at the
00:12:09waist-high trash can, completely stunned. Even for a seasoned drinker like him, using such a massive
00:12:14vessel for alcohol, seemed a bit excessive. Meanwhile, we see Wang Jianguo dressed in a
00:12:18cleaner's uniform, directing his team as they meticulously searched through the city's trash
00:12:22bins. He urged them to check every corner, noting that if a couple of scavengers could find
00:12:27evidence twice in a row, it meant the criminal was acting with intent. He was certain the final
00:12:31bag of remains had to be in a bin somewhere. Hearing this, his officers gritted their teeth,
00:12:36their hearts filled with a new sense of drive. They told themselves that no matter what,
00:12:40they couldn't let the scavengers find the last piece first. After all, they were the professionals
00:12:44here, or so they hoped. However, after clearing five entire blocks, the only thing they had to
00:12:48show for it was a trunk full of plastic bottles. To be honest, they just didn't want to leave empty
00:12:53handed. Wang Jianguo's gaze swept over the mountain of bottles in the back of the car. He couldn't
00:12:57believe they had collected so many. Just then, his phone rang, vibrating against the plastic pile.
00:13:02He pulled it out and saw it was old man Qin, the security guard from the station.
00:13:06Now, old Qin was a man of vast experience, having spent 30 years guarding doors. He had guarded
00:13:11factories, office buildings, and even female dormitories. In short, there wasn't a gate in
00:13:15the city that old Qin hadn't watched over at some point. The old man had a stellar reputation for being
00:13:20responsible and never causing trouble. But as soon as Wang Jianguo answered the call, he heard a
00:13:24heart-wrenching scream. Old Qin wailed for little Wang to come back immediately, shouting that there was a
00:13:29head inside a trash can, and not just any trash can, either. It was the one right in front of
00:13:34the
00:13:34police station. Wang Jianguo's mind practically exploded, the words station entrance and trash
00:13:39can echoing in his head. After forcing himself to calm down, he immediately roared at his scattered
00:13:43team to pack up and return to base at once. The officers swarmed back, still clutching their
00:13:48bags of literal trash. They asked why they were leaving so suddenly, when there were still several
00:13:52streets left to search. They even joked that a few more blocks might cover their gas money for the
00:13:56night. It seemed they had truly discovered the hidden treasures of the waste management world.
00:14:00One officer bragged about finding a brand new smartwatch, while another asked the group to
00:14:04guess the brand of some designer socks he'd just unearthed. Wang Jianguo listened to his team's
00:14:09enthusiastic descriptions of their scavenged loot, his face darkening with every word. He told them
00:14:14all to write a 30,000-word reflection report. An hour later, the team arrived back at the station,
00:14:19only to find our two scavengers waiting. They were squatting in a neat row with Old Qin,
00:14:23facing a silver trash can. Wang Jianguo's teeth nearly shattered from grinding them so hard.
00:14:28Wang Jianguo felt like his teeth might actually shatter. He had deployed over a hundred officers
00:14:32to dig through trash for hours, only to have the prize stolen right from his own doorstep.
00:14:36After hearing Old Qin explain how it all happened, he was so furious he nearly lost his mind on the
00:14:41spot. He turned to the guard, demanding to know if 30 years of experience meant nothing.
00:14:45He reminded the old man that drinking on duty was strictly forbidden, regardless of the excuse.
00:14:50And then, his icy gaze shifted toward our two scavengers. He looked at them with a mixture of
00:14:54exhaustion and pure, unadulterated irritation. Lin Hui told Wang Jianguo not to worry, claiming they
00:15:00weren't trying to compete anymore. After all, they had already realized there was nothing left in the
00:15:04bins worth finding. He even offered to help the police contact a recycling station, noting that
00:15:08the show's designated buyers offered better prices. A sharp crack echoed through the room.
00:15:13It was the sound of Wang Jianguo's teeth grinding together. Technically, all the evidence was now found,
00:15:18and he should have been happy. But for some reason, he couldn't even force a smile.
00:15:21At least, he told himself, he would likely never have to see these two again. Half an hour later,
00:15:26our duo walked out of the station with a thousand yuan in hand as the sky began to pale. Lin
00:15:30Hui and
00:15:31Fatty were beyond exhausted. Fatty groaned that he couldn't hold out much longer, suggesting they
00:15:35find a place to sleep or perhaps just become nocturnal. To be honest, the idea of sleeping
00:15:40through the day and working at night didn't sound half bad at that moment. However, with only
00:15:44three thousand yuan to their names, they were far from being able to afford luxury. City hotels were out of
00:15:49the question, so Lin Hui flagged down a taxi. He told the driver to take them somewhere outside
00:15:53the city where they could sleep. Anywhere would do, as long as they could lie down. As he spoke,
00:15:57both he and Fatty let out massive yawns. The driver gave a short grunt of agreement and started the car.
00:16:02Almost immediately, a deafening chorus of snoring erupted from the back seat. Glancing in the rearview
00:16:07mirror, the driver saw that both of them had already fallen into a deep sleep. He gritted his teeth,
00:16:12feeling a sudden surge of annoyance at the sight. He muttered that these youngsters were clearly up to
00:16:17no good, likely having spent the whole night at an internet cafe. They reminded him exactly of his
00:16:21own troublesome kid at home. He figured if he couldn't fix his own son, he could at least teach
00:16:26these two a lesson. With a mutter and a heavy foot on the gas, he sped out of the area.
00:16:30Lin Hui felt
00:16:30like he was having the best sleep of his life. A gentle breeze was blowing, and the bed felt
00:16:34incredibly soft, better than any five-star hotel, really. He was just about to roll over and keep
00:16:39dreaming when Fatty suddenly shook him awake. Fatty asked where on earth they were and how they had
00:16:43ended up there. Lin Hui slowly opened his eyes, only to be met by a vast expanse of lush green
00:16:49grass.
00:16:49Fatty continued to ramble, remarking that the taxi driver was actually a decent guy.
00:16:53Fatty had checked their belongings and found that their money and the camera were all still there.
00:16:57The driver had only taken a small amount for the fare before leaving them. Fatty marveled that they
00:17:01had truly met a saint, someone who not only drove them all this way, but even carried them out of
00:17:06the
00:17:06car to avoid waking them. Lin Hui stood up to stretch his stiff limbs, agreeing that in this day and
00:17:11age,
00:17:11finding such a kind-hearted driver was a rare thing indeed. The two of them chatted while packing
00:17:16their things to set off again. It was already past four in the afternoon, and by the time they
00:17:20reached civilization, it would be dinner time. However, as they stepped out, the savory scent
00:17:24of roast chicken suddenly wafted toward them. Given where they had been sleeping, they wondered if
00:17:28someone was camping nearby. Following the delicious aroma, Lin Hui and Fatty walked out of the small
00:17:33grove. But the moment they saw what lay before them, a chill ran straight up their spines.
00:17:37Before them stood a dense, endless sea of tombstones stretching as far as the eye
00:17:41could see, it turned out the driver had dropped them off right in a cemetery. As they stood there
00:17:45in a daze, a sudden, thunderous shout erupted from the distance, demanding to know who they were and
00:17:50what they were doing there. The voice accused them of being the thieves who had been stealing
00:17:53offerings, noting their camera and large sack. A call for help rang out to catch the tribute thieves.
00:17:58Before Lin Hui could even attempt an explanation, several people in uniforms appeared brandishing
00:18:03hoes and shovels, while an older woman snatched up a roast chicken to charge at them.
00:18:07Without a second thought, Lin Hui grabbed Fatty and they bolted into the depths of the cemetery,
00:18:12without looking back, running until their lungs burned. After covering nearly a mile,
00:18:16they finally managed to lose their pursuers. Fatty collapsed, gasping for air and wheezing that he
00:18:20couldn't take another step. He complained that Lin Hui hadn't helped him at all, despite the fact that
00:18:25he was lugging a heavy camera while nearly being decapitated by a flying roast chicken. Lin Hui was also
00:18:30breathing heavily, and it took a few moments for him to catch his breath and scan the surrounding
00:18:34mountain forest. He spotted a small wooden hut partially hidden in the trees and pointed it out,
00:18:39suggesting they rest there until dark before trying to head down the mountain. It was clear
00:18:43they couldn't leave just yet. Fatty hoisted the camera back onto his shoulder, and the two of them
00:18:47wound through the trees toward the shack. They soon realized it was just an abandoned, dilapidated house.
00:18:52Fatty looked around the hut, muttering about what kind of person would actually choose to live in
00:18:56such a place. He urged Lin Hui that they should leave as soon as it got dark, as the place
00:19:00felt
00:19:00incredibly eerie, and he suspected the live stream audience was already losing their minds.
00:19:05Lin Hui nodded, pushed open the door to inspect the interior, and finally found a spot to sit down
00:19:10and rest his weary bones. But as his gaze drifted toward an old iron pod in the corner,
00:19:14his system panel suddenly flickered to life. It detected a kitchen knife worth no less than 10,000 yuan.
00:19:20He squinted through the gloom and realized that there was, in fact, a blade stuck firmly into the ground.
00:19:25Only the handle of the kitchen knife was visible, with the entire blade buried deep in the dirt.
00:19:30Lin Hui approached, wondering how this rusty scrap could possibly be worth 10,000 yuan.
00:19:34He gripped the handle with both hands and yanked the knife out. Fatty leaned in with the camera,
00:19:39suggesting that even this piece of junk might be worth a few cents as scrap metal.
00:19:43Fatty joked that they had finally found some real trash to collect.
00:19:46Meanwhile, Lin Hui studied the reddish-brown soil clinging to the blade,
00:19:49and a sudden tremor took hold of his hands. He turned to Fatty, his voice shaking as he asked
00:19:54what that substance on the blade was. He couldn't help but wonder if it was actually blood.
00:19:57Fatty paused, then slowly leaned in to scrape off some of the mud. As he rubbed it between his
00:20:02fingers, he realized the red substance was still damp and hadn't fully dried yet.
00:20:06Fatty's face went pale, and just as he was about to pull Lin Hui away, soft footsteps echoed outside.
00:20:11A second later, the wooden door was pushed wide open. A middle-aged man with messy,
00:20:15unkempt hair stepped inside. For a long moment, everyone simply stared at one another in a state
00:20:20of complete and utter confusion. In a flash, the man grabbed a wooden club and swung it at them.
00:20:24Instinctively, Lin Hui raised the kitchen knife he was holding to ward off the man's sudden attack.
00:20:29In the livestream chat, the audience was losing their minds over this sudden turn of events.
00:20:34People were screaming in the comments, asking if anyone local could call the police.
00:20:38The situation had become genuinely terrifying. Many wondered how contestant number three
00:20:42could possibly be this unlucky, or perhaps this cursed. Of course, some viewers were thrilled by
00:20:47the chaos, claiming this was far more entertaining than watching someone actually pick through trash for
00:20:52a living. Behind the scenes, however, the production crew was in a total panic. They had been on edge
00:20:56ever since that second black plastic bag had been discovered the day before. They had only just begun
00:21:01to relax because Fatty hadn't captured anything too graphic on camera. To be honest, they were barely
00:21:06holding it together. But with a third bag appearing and the contestants now being chased, their anxiety
00:21:11spiked again. They lived in constant fear of the show being shut down by a scandal. They simply couldn't
00:21:16understand how one contestant could attract so much trouble. The staff watched the monitors intently,
00:21:20ready to cut the feed at a moment's notice. The director, Nyo Dadun, took a deep breath and tried
00:21:25to calm his team. He insisted these were all just isolated incidents that wouldn't affect the filming.
00:21:30But as soon as he finished speaking, he turned away and secretly swallowed two blood pressure pills,
00:21:34which, naturally, tells you exactly how calm he actually was. Meanwhile, in the police station
00:21:39meeting room, Wang Jianguo and his team were discussing the case, their eyes bloodshot from a lack of sleep.
00:21:44The lab reports had finally come back. Based on the current evidence, it seemed highly likely that the crime scene
00:21:49was the Hajia Cemetery on the outskirts of town. Wang Jianguo gave the order for everyone to gear up,
00:21:54announcing they would move out in five minutes. And with that, the room erupted into a flurry of
00:21:59activity. As everyone sprang into action, Wang Jianguo suddenly remembered something and called out to
00:22:04a young officer, asking if he had been keeping an eye on Linhui. He wanted to know exactly where they
00:22:08had gone after leaving the station earlier that day. Wang Jianguo leaned in to look at the screen,
00:22:13where the camera was shaking violently. Clearly, Fatty was sprinting while hauling his heavy equipment.
00:22:17The lens was pointed backward, offering a blurry glimpse of a middle-aged man chasing them with
00:22:21a wooden club. Looking at the man's silhouette, Wang Jianguo felt a jolt. The figure seemed to
00:22:26match their profile of the killer almost perfectly. With that realization, he tentatively asked if
00:22:30anyone could identify the location. The young officer scratched his head, then his eyes widened
00:22:35in shock. He told the captain that it looked like the Hejia Cemetery. They had been napping there in
00:22:39the afternoon, and the terrain suggested they were still in the area. Upon hearing this,
00:22:43Wang Jianguo closed his eyes in weary disbelief. He remained silent for a full 30 seconds before
00:22:48finally waving his hand with a sigh, telling them to call the accountant from logistics.
00:22:52He told them to prepare the reward documents and join the team, unless he was very much mistaken.
00:22:56The man chasing those two was indeed their killer. Meanwhile, in the woods behind the cemetery,
00:23:01total chaos had broken out. Their pursuer was relentless, chasing them for over half an hour without
00:23:06pause. Linhui panted heavily as he ran, wondering why the man was so persistent just because he'd been
00:23:11tapped once with the back of a knife. Behind him, Fatty was wheezing and screaming for Linhui to
00:23:16wait, claiming he was about to drop dead right there on the trail. Fatty begged him to show some
00:23:20heart and help carry the camera. Linhui hesitated, wondering if he should actually stop and help his
00:23:24friend. Suddenly, a loud thud echoed behind them. Both men stopped and turned to see an older woman
00:23:30holding a shovel while the middle-aged man lay flat on the ground. She declared she had finally caught
00:23:34them, boasting that she used to be on the provincial sports team before demanding to know who stole
00:23:39her husband's offerings. Linhui stared at the fierce woman in stunned silence, sweat dripping
00:23:43down his forehead as he realized the gravity of the misunderstanding. He immediately pulled
00:23:48out 200 yuan and handed it over with both hands, explaining it was all a mistake and that they
00:23:53were just there to collect trash. He begged her to take the money to buy new offerings for the old
00:23:57man.
00:23:57By evening, a long line of vehicles had pulled up to the Hejia Cemetery entrance. Word of the case
00:24:02had spread. Not only was the security bureau there, but a swarm of media reporters had arrived,
00:24:06lugging their cameras into the cemetery. In the small woods behind the graves,
00:24:10Wang Jianguo stood at the entrance of the shack, his face a mask of unreadable emotion. He stood
00:24:15there with an expression that was neither humble nor joyful. To be honest, Linhui was simply numb.
00:24:20It was confirmed that the middle-aged man was indeed their suspect. There was no need for a long
00:24:24interrogation. The man started crying and confessing the moment he saw the police, pleading only for that
00:24:29woman to stay away from him. After the scene was processed, Wang Jianguo took a deep breath and walked
00:24:34over to our duo, looking utterly baffled as to why their scavenger hunt led them to a cemetery.
00:24:39He asked them what they expected to find there. Discarded urns, perhaps? Sensing the resentful
00:24:43glares of the other officers, Linhui wisely chose to keep his head down. Just as the tension became
00:24:48unbearable, a swarm of reporters carrying microphones suddenly rushed toward them, giving
00:24:53no one a chance to escape the spotlight. Before Wang Jianguo could even react, microphones were shoved
00:24:58into his face as reporters began shouting questions about the brutal case that had gripped the city.
00:25:02They noted that while the higher-ups had given the police a week to solve the case,
00:25:06it had only been two days. They wanted to know his secret to such efficiency.
00:25:10The questions kept coming, with reporters asking if he could share the reasons behind this rapid
00:25:14breakthrough and if today's successful arrest was planned. They wondered if it was connected to
00:25:18the trash can operation from the previous night. Watching this, we see Wang Jianguo's mouth twitching
00:25:23in silent frustration. He felt these reporters were aiming straight for the heart. After all,
00:25:27how could he possibly admit the case was solved because he ran into two scavengers?
00:25:31Taking another deep breath, Wang Jianguo told them that since the investigation was still ongoing,
00:25:36it wasn't convenient to disclose any details just yet. Suddenly, a reporter in the crowd let out a
00:25:41soft cry of recognition and rushed toward Linhui with an expression of pure delight on her face.
00:25:46She identified him as contestant number three, Linhui, and asked what he was doing there,
00:25:51wondering if he had stumbled upon another human fragment while scavenging. Linhui was caught off
00:25:55guard by the sudden attention, but before he could think of an answer, Fatty stepped forward to take
00:25:59charge of the situation. Addressing the microphones, Fatty introduced himself as Chun Yanhong,
00:26:04Linhui's personal cameraman, and told the press they could direct their questions to him. He boasted
00:26:08that he had recorded the entire encounter with the criminal and invited everyone to join their
00:26:13live stream to watch the high-definition replay of the action. Fatty didn't forget to give Linhui a
00:26:17quick wink. It was then that Linhui remembered that their live stream popularity was a key part of the
00:26:22competition's evaluation. With so many reporters present, this exposure was exactly what they needed to
00:26:27secure the championship. Naturally, the crowd abandoned Wang Jianguo to swarm the duo.
00:26:31As the interview began, the data in the production team's backstage office started to explode,
00:26:36catching the staff completely by surprise. An assistant shouted for the director, reporting
00:26:40that the viewership for Room 3 had surged past 50,000 and was still climbing as Linhui's stream
00:26:45went viral. It had even hit the trending searches. Their show was officially a viral sensation.
00:26:50Neo Dayton stared at the backstage data in complete shock, never imagining that their small
00:26:54budget production could achieve such results. He took a deep breath, feeling a mix of pain and joy.
00:26:59The pain, of course, came from the fact that the show's style had completely derailed. As for
00:27:04contestant number three, instead of scrap, he was collecting every single bounty on the police
00:27:08department's list. The joy, however, was that the show was truly alive. He told his staff to contact
00:27:13Linhui and subtly remind him to actually find some scrap metal for a change. He couldn't keep stealing
00:27:18the police's jobs. Otherwise, the director feared he might end up being invited to the station for tea
00:27:22himself. Upon hearing Neo Dayton's words, the staff members couldn't help but chuckle.
00:27:27Meanwhile, back at the cemetery, we see Linhui under Wang Jianguo's murderous gaze as he
00:27:31tremblingly accepted the 10,000 yuan reward, bringing this matter to a successful conclusion.
00:27:36The cemetery manager, who had been waiting nearby, warmly, escorted our duo to the entrance.
00:27:41He told Linhui that if they weren't already on a show, he would insist on hiring them both.
00:27:45As spokesman for the cemetery, he explained that in just one afternoon,
00:27:48they had closed dozens of sales, which was quite a feat for a graveyard. He added that if they
00:27:53ever wanted to scavenge there again, the gates were always open. The manager's mood was, to put
00:27:57it mildly, absolutely wonderful. Today's sales volume alone was almost equal to an entire year's
00:28:02total. At the cemetery gate, the manager still held Linhui's hand, reluctant to let go. As he
00:28:07continued his chatter of praise, he mentioned he'd already had their photos taken to be posted at the
00:28:11entrance, so the security would recognize them and welcome them anytime. Seeing that the conversation
00:28:16was getting increasingly absurd, Linhui exchanged a few polite words, and quickly pulled Fatty away
00:28:21without looking back. As the two walked slowly down the road, they were uncharacteristically quiet,
00:28:26even though they had just earned a 10,000 yuan reward. Neither felt like celebrating.
00:28:30Linhui had just received a warning from the production team stating he had strayed too far from
00:28:34the theme. He scratched his head in frustration, wondering where on earth they were supposed to
00:28:38find actual scrap now. Beside him, Fatty let out a heavy sigh. To be honest, after these past two days,
00:28:43he felt that catching criminals was far more interesting than picking up trash. It seemed they
00:28:47were simply unlucky enough to never find actual junk. Returning to the theme had become their
00:28:51biggest challenge, until Fatty's eyes suddenly lit up with an idea. He told Linhui he knew where to
00:28:56find scrap. His uncle worked at a landfill, and if they changed into the right clothes, they could sneak
00:29:01in. However, he warned that no one else could know, or his uncle might lose his job. And so, a
00:29:05new
00:29:05plan began to take shape. Upon hearing this, Linhui stared blankly at Fatty, his gaze shifting to the
00:29:11camera in the other man's hand as his mouth twitched uncontrollably. For a moment, he didn't know what
00:29:16to say. Should he praise him for the genius idea of scavenging at a landfill, or for the sheer
00:29:20brilliance of shouting his secret plan out loud? At this rate, it wasn't just a third person who knew.
00:29:25Probably 30,000 people now knew that Fatty's uncle worked at the landfill. After all, they were still
00:29:29broadcasting live. Could the guy not be a bit more discreet? Linhui let out a long sigh and patted Fatty's
00:29:34shoulder, suggesting they go buy some sacks before the uncle got fired. They had to make the most of it
00:29:39while they could. Soon, the thin man and the stout one were seen rushing toward the landfill,
00:29:43carrying over a hundred sacks on their shoulders. They moved with incredible speed. Meanwhile,
00:29:48at the Qingdu Waste Treatment Station, a group of sorters was looking at the morning's hall with
00:29:52utter confusion. It was as if they had seen a ghost. They wondered what on earth had happened
00:29:56in the city last night, as they had never seen trash. Looked so clean, there wasn't a single item
00:30:00inside that could be sold for money. One worker complained that he had been sorting for hours,
00:30:04without finding anything of value. Something was definitely wrong with today's trash.
00:30:08One of them turned to Old Lou, asking if he didn't have a relative. Working as a cameraman
00:30:12for that scavenging show, he urged Lou to ask if they were the ones responsible for leaving the
00:30:16workers with no way to make a living. Old Lou nodded thoughtfully. Usually,
00:30:20the items they sorted out each day could be sold for a few dozen yuan. But today,
00:30:24everything had been picked clean. Just as Old Lou was debating whether or not to call,
00:30:27the phone in his pocket began to ring. To be honest, the timing couldn't have been more perfect.
00:30:32He pulled out his phone and saw it was indeed his nephew. After the call,
00:30:35Old Lou walked quickly to the landfill entrance to meet our duo. Seeing him arrive,
00:30:39Lin Hui and Fatty immediately handed over the fruit they had brought from the cemetery and
00:30:43explained their intentions. Having accepted the gift, the uncle was quite helpful. Since today's
00:30:48trash was empty anyway, he figured letting the two boys into scavenge wouldn't hurt as long as the fruit
00:30:52was shared with the crew. That way, no one would complain. Soon, Lin Hui and Fatty changed into work
00:30:57clothes and began toiling in the landfill while Old Lou headed to the office. He warmly shared the fruit with
00:31:02his colleagues. But the pleasant atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by someone's startled cry.
00:31:07Back inside the landfill, Lin Hui and Fatty were crouching on a mountain of trash,
00:31:11staring at each other with miserable expressions. This place was so clean. It looked as if a dog
00:31:15had licked it. After half an hour, they hadn't found a single piece of scrap metal. Looking at
00:31:19the sacks that cost him a hundred yuan, Lin Hui felt his composure slipping. Suddenly, Fatty slapped
00:31:24his forehead, realizing that the problem was likely the very trash they were currently digging through.
00:31:28It turned out the trash from last night had already been thoroughly picked over by the police,
00:31:33who spent the entire evening searching for evidence. They had likely taken everything of
00:31:37value. Hearing this, Lin Hui closed his eyes, realizing how reckless he'd been for not considering
00:31:42this sooner. To be honest, while Wang Jianguo might struggle to find criminal evidence,
00:31:46he was surprisingly efficient at cleaning out a landfill. Lin Hui looked at Fatty with a sigh. He asked what
00:31:50they should do now, since they'd already given the fruit and bought the sacks. They couldn't exactly
00:31:55leave empty-handed. Fatty insisted they keep looking, arguing that a mountain of trash this
00:31:59size couldn't be completely empty, especially since his uncle usually ignored the smaller scraps.
00:32:04And so, our duo resigned themselves to their fate, picking up their small shovels to dig through the
00:32:09massive mountain of waste. Suddenly, we hear a sharp clink. Lin Hui's shovel had struck something
00:32:13metallic buried deep beneath the trash. Fatty immediately rushed over with the camera,
00:32:18his eyes lighting up with hope. He boasted that he knew his uncle's lazy habits well.
00:32:22The man would cut corners even on a bathroom break, so there were bound to be leftovers.
00:32:26They had finally found their first piece of scrap. Fatty's face was a mask of pure excitement
00:32:30as he stared intently at the edge of the shovel. Lin Hui felt a surge of motivation as well,
00:32:35digging away with renewed vigor. After all, scrap metal was worth far more than plastic bottles.
00:32:40Since it didn't come loose after a few shovelfuls, it was clearly a big one. Old Lou noticed them
00:32:44crouching at the base of the mountain and wandered over. Curiosity got the better of him as he watched
00:32:49them dig. When a rusty, pointed metal tip emerged from the small pit, he couldn't help but praise
00:32:53their luck. He remarked that the boys were quite fortunate, as this item had likely been buried
00:32:57long before the current trash mountain was even piled up. He encouraged them to keep digging,
00:33:02noting that the object seemed quite large. Having received an expert's validation,
00:33:06Lin Hui's expression grew even more excited. He felt certain this was a win, spitting on his hands
00:33:11and digging with even more force. As they worked, Fatty suddenly paused and looked down in confusion.
00:33:16He wondered aloud why the object seemed to have two wings. Lin Hui was equally puzzled,
00:33:20but Old Lou, the resident expert, was becoming genuinely thrilled. In all his years of work,
00:33:25he had never seen anything like this unearthed. He told them to wait while he gathered more men to
00:33:29help dig the giant out. A short time later, Old Lou returned with several colleagues. Armed with
00:33:33shovels, the group began excavating a massive pit at the base of the landfill. They worked with incredible
00:33:39speed, but once the head of the object was fully revealed, everyone froze in utter disbelief. It
00:33:44wasn't scrap metal at all. It was an oval-shaped warhead. Good grief, it was a bomb. And as we've
00:33:48seen before, Lin Hui's luck was taking another very strange turn. Old Lou muttered that they
00:33:53shouldn't have eaten those apples, as everyone knows how cursed this part of Chindu can be.
00:33:57He shouted for everyone to scatter and stay far away. Someone yelled back,
00:34:01asking if he was crazy for climbing a utility pole. After all, if it exploded, he'd only fly higher.
00:34:06Seeing the warhead peeking out from the earth, the crowd was completely gripped by panic.
00:34:10Lin Hui pressed his lips together and hid behind a pole, feeling utterly stunned. He had hoped for
00:34:14scrap metal, not a literal bomb. The thing looked to be at least two meters long. To make matters
00:34:19worse, his system only decided to chime in after the head was unearthed. It was a bit late for a
00:34:23warning. They had nearly dug the whole thing out. Someone asked with a trembling voice what they
00:34:27should do now. They wondered if they should call the security bureau. Hearing this, Lin Hui slapped his
00:34:32forehead, his expression suddenly shifting to excitement. He urged them to call immediately,
00:34:36mentioning he had a contact there, specifically, Captain Wang Jianguo. Someone quickly pulled out
00:34:40a phone. As the call was being made, Fatty leaned over and nudged his uncle, his face looking quite
00:34:45solemn and heavy with regret. He quietly asked his uncle if there were any of those apples left,
00:34:50perhaps sensing they might need some comfort soon. Meanwhile, the viewers in the live stream were
00:34:54reaching a fever pitch of excitement. They knew something big was coming. After watching two hours of
00:34:59trash picking, they had finally hit the jackpot. Some were cheering, while others were simply baffled.
00:35:03They questioned how a bomb could even be in a sorting facility. One viewer explained that these
00:35:07duds are surprisingly common in the country. He even claimed his father let him play on a dud bomb
00:35:12as a child. To be honest, it's a miracle some people survive to adulthood. The chat was already
00:35:16anticipating the look on Captain Wang's face when he realized these two were at it again.
00:35:21We returned to the Qingdu Security Bureau, where Wang Jianguo and his team had been working for two
00:35:25days and nights straight. They were exhausted to the point of needing to lean against the walls
00:35:29just to walk. Fortunately, the case was finally wrapping up. Wang Jianguo looked at his sleep-deprived
00:35:34team and clapped his hands, encouraging them to hold on for just a few more minutes.
00:35:38He promised they could rest after a quick summary. Though the process had been messy,
00:35:42the speed of the resolution had pleased the higher-ups. He announced that rotations for
00:35:46rest would start tomorrow, but just as he spoke, the meeting room door was suddenly flung open.
00:35:50A team member leaned against the doorframe and shouted to Wang Jianguo that Lin Hui had caused
00:35:54another massive scene at the sorting facility. Apparently, while picking through trash,
00:35:58they dug up a bomb. But that wasn't even the main issue. For some reason, they were holding a
00:36:02funeral for it. They had even lit incense. Wang Jianguo's blood pressure spiked instantly.
00:36:07Lighting incense for a bomb was hardly something a sane person would do.
00:36:10He roared at his team to notify the fire and bomb disposal units immediately,
00:36:14declaring that all vacations were officially canceled. They had to get to the sorting station now.
00:36:18In an instant, the entire security bureau became a hive of activity as police cars began to scramble.
00:36:24One by one, the sirens wailed as they sped out of the station.
00:36:27Old Man Chin, sitting by the entrance, poked his head out and stroked his chin.
00:36:30He muttered that those two boys would likely be back soon,
00:36:33so he might as well order some beef to have ready for their arrival.
00:36:36He planned to tell them about his legendary days guarding the girls' dormitory,
00:36:39a story that would surely leave them in absolute awe.
00:36:42As the old man dialed for takeout, we returned to the trash mountain where Lin Hui and Fatty
00:36:46stood before the nose of the bomb. They had placed three half-eaten apples as an offering
00:36:51and bowed with total sincerity. It was a sight to behold, really.
00:36:54Old Lou and the others watched with twitching lips. Having never seen anyone worship a bomb,
00:36:58they wondered what the prayer was even for, a gentle explosion. One man turned to Old Lou and
00:37:03asked if his relatives had perhaps suffered some sort of childhood head injury involving a heavy
00:37:07door. Old Lou agreed that neither of them seemed normal. He had never seen anyone successfully
00:37:12scavenge items from a graveyard before. The man retorted that Old Lou shouldn't talk,
00:37:16as he had clearly seen him eating the most, specifically, the natural causes and dyed young
00:37:21apples. It was a bizarre argument over cursed fruit, to say the very least.
00:37:25Amidst their bickering, the security bureau vehicles finally arrived.
00:37:28Wang Jianguo led his team forward at a brisk pace toward the group. However, the workers were
00:37:33stunned. These were definitely officers, but they all seemed to be wearing heavy,
00:37:36dark circles under their eyes. Old Lou remained silent for a few seconds before stepping forward
00:37:41to deliver a verbal blow, asking if they had just come from a giant panda convention.
00:37:45Wang Jianguo gritted his teeth, feeling utterly exhausted,
00:37:48and simply waved his hand as he walked toward the two troublemakers with his tired eyes.
00:37:52He stood before Lin Hui and Fatty, staring at them for a long time. But in the end,
00:37:56he only let out a heavy sigh without saying a word. The workers silently covered their mouths
00:38:01and cleared a path. Wang Jianguo led his team to the pit, where he promptly kicked away the three
00:38:05offering apples. Ignoring the fruit, he turned to his officers and ordered everyone into riot gear,
00:38:10reminding them to be careful as they cleared the surrounding mountains of trash.
00:38:14Before long, the bomb disposal and fire departments arrived, and the combined teams
00:38:18began the grueling task of excavating the massive pile of refuse. However, the bomb disposal experts
00:38:24soon noticed something quite strange. The security bureau officers had somehow found large sacks
00:38:28and were working with odd intensity. With a sack in one hand and a shovel in the other,
00:38:32they were constantly stuffing things away at a speed that was, frankly, a bit suspicious.
00:38:37The bomb disposal captain was stunned. His team were the professionals here,
00:38:40yet they were being completely outpaced by these frantic police officers. He barked at his men,
00:38:45asking why they were standing around while the others were working so hard, demanding they pick
00:38:49up the pace immediately. He refused to be outdone. Finally, as the first light of dawn touched the
00:38:53sky, the entire mountain of trash had been cleared away. Looking down at the rusted,
00:38:58ancient bomb at the bottom of the pit, Wang Jianguo finally let out a long,
00:39:01relieved sigh that the excavation was over. He walked over to Lin Hui and Fatty, calmly telling them
00:39:06it was time to go, as the demolition experts would handle the rest of the dangerous work.
00:39:10He also mentioned the bureau would provide a 10,000 yuan reward. Meanwhile, back at the studio,
00:39:15director Nyo Dayden woke up feeling like the sky was falling. He wondered if a live bomb was really
00:39:19appropriate for his show. He considered cutting the feed, but the skyrocketing viewership numbers
00:39:24were simply too tempting. Besides, he had no valid reason to disqualify them. Technically,
00:39:28a discarded bomb was still unclaimed property and fell under the category of scavenging.
00:39:32What truly bothered him was their income, 20,000 yuan in two days. Earning 10,000 a day by picking
00:39:38through trash was hardly the point of the show. If other contestants followed their lead,
00:39:42the program would be ruined. Nyo Dayden was currently nursing a massive headache over the
00:39:46whole situation. We returned to the station, where after finishing the paperwork, Lin Hui and Fatty
00:39:50joined Old Man Sheen at the security booth for some beef. They sat and listened to the old man's
00:39:55tales of his legendary years guarding the girls' dormitory until an officer arrived with their reward
00:40:00money. The officer also handed over two bus tickets, a parting gift from Wang Jianguo.
00:40:05Standing at the entrance, the two of them waved a reluctant goodbye. Clutching the tickets,
00:40:09Lin Hui felt a strange mix of emotions about leaving a place that had become so lively.
00:40:13Fatty's lip twitched as he muttered a few choice words, eventually dragging Lin Hui away from the
00:40:18security bureau to continue their journey. And so, our two travelers finally made their way toward the
00:40:23bus station. Fatty pulled the tickets from his pocket, squinting at the details while wondering aloud how
00:40:28long they could sleep before arriving. He noted they were headed to M.O. City, a journey of 128
00:40:33hours, and told Lin Hui to rest easy. Upon hearing this, Lin Hui felt as if he'd been struck by
00:40:38lightning. A five-day trip was practically sending them to the edge of the world. With the show only
00:40:43lasting 15 days, spending a third of that time on a bus was a direct threat to his earnings.
00:40:47He decided then and there that they couldn't go to M.O. City. They had to get off the moment
00:40:51they
00:40:51cleared the city limits. Meanwhile, back at the security bureau, Wang Jianguo sat in his office on a
00:40:56phone call, looking quite pleased with himself. He was thanking an old classmate for ensuring the
00:41:00two had boarded, even jokingly asking if the bus doors could be welded shut. After hanging up with
00:41:05a satisfied grin, he celebrated the fact that he had finally, truly, gotten rid of them. He figured
00:41:10that by the time they even thought about coming back from M.O. City, the program would already be
00:41:14over. But just as he was enjoying his clever plan, a knock at the door brought a staff member in
00:41:18with a
00:41:18new set of orders. The higher-ups had called, demanding the Qingdu Security Bureau cooperate with a
00:41:23special request regarding the outskirts of the city. It seemed the military had finished a three-day
00:41:28exercise in the wildlands and wanted the bureau to help clean up the battlefield. Wang Jianguo frowned,
00:41:33wondering why his officers were being assigned such a task, and asked if other bureaus were involved.
00:41:37The staff member hesitated, looking down, and slowly explained the rather awkward reality of the
00:41:42situation. Apparently, only their bureau was called because word had spread that they were
00:41:46professionals at clearing mountains of waste. At that moment, Wang Jianguo felt his composure shatter.
00:41:51Meanwhile, our duo was having their own struggle on the bus. After much arguing, they finally managed
00:41:56to get off at the very edge of the Qingdu border just as the bus pulled away. Lin Hui sighed
00:42:00in relief,
00:42:01telling Fatty he suspected the driver was a bureau informant who had tried to keep them trapped.
00:42:05He decided they should avoid the main roads entirely. After all, for professional scavengers,
00:42:10the wilderness held its own treasures. Besides, Lin Hui had no desire to endure 128 hours on a bus.
00:42:15It was simply too much. So, our two travelers shouldered their sacks and marched into the
00:42:20wilderness. As they entered the wildlands, the viewers in the live stream chat began to mock
00:42:24them, noting that these two certainly preferred the road less traveled. They wondered what could
00:42:28possibly be found out there, doubting any trash existed in such a place, and suggested a construction
00:42:33site would have been a much better choice. The viewers pointed to contestant number one,
00:42:37who spent his morning helping at a site for free just to claim all the scrap metal and beer bottles
00:42:42at
00:42:42night. In a single evening, he could fill several sacks, a haul so good it made some viewers want to
00:42:47start scavenging themselves. But of course, no one earned like Lin Hui. One newcomer asked if this
00:42:51was the same Lin Hui who found the bomb, while another desperately sought his contact information
00:42:56for a rather personal reason. The viewer joked that Lin Hui must have a grudge against his family,
00:43:00given how he'd even snatched apples left at a grave site. He was truly desperate for a win.
00:43:05Meanwhile, we see Lin Hui and Fatty walking through the vast wilderness for over two hours until,
00:43:10exhausted, they finally stopped in a small grove to rest. Lin Hui asked Fatty to check the navigation
00:43:15to see how much further they had to go. Fatty pulled out his phone, but as he looked at the
00:43:19screen, his expression froze. Looking at the route, Fatty realized they were in trouble and lamented that
00:43:24he should never have listened to Lin Hui's plan in the first place. The wilderness was exactly that,
00:43:29a wasteland with absolutely no scrap to be found. Lin Hui stared at the map for a long time,
00:43:33realizing he might have been a bit hasty. However, going back was out of the question,
00:43:37he'd go anywhere but back to Chindu. He patted Fatty's shoulder, insisting they keep moving
00:43:41forward. He told Fatty he simply couldn't believe such a vast area held no treasure,
00:43:45and just as the words left his mouth, a sudden humming sound echoed from the sky.
00:43:49Looking up, we see a small drone the size of a car wheel, trailing thick black smoke as it
00:43:54plummeted toward the trees directly above them. With a loud bang and a burst of sparks,
00:43:58the machine exploded, sending a rain of metal parts tumbling down to the ground right in front of them.
00:44:03Fatty stared at the debris in stunned silence for a long moment before asking Lin Hui if his mouth
00:44:08had been blessed by the gods. Lin Hui was equally speechless. Rubbing his nose awkwardly,
00:44:13Lin Hui tentatively asked if this counted as scrap. Since it was already blown apart,
00:44:17he figured picking it up wouldn't cause any trouble. A short while later, the two had gathered
00:44:21every single piece from the ground, even managing to salvage half a pound of copper after starting a
00:44:26small fire. Suddenly, Fatty let out a cry of surprise, holding the charred shell of the drone
00:44:30up to Lin Hui's face and telling him he needed to see this immediately. Lin Hui took the drone
00:44:35casing and looked down, his eyes landing on a small line of printed text that changed everything.
00:44:40The text read, Western Theater Command Reconnaissance Unit, drone serial number.
00:44:44Lin Hui swallowed hard, staring at the pile of charred wreckage with a growing sense of despair.
00:44:48A cold feeling spread through his chest. Although they hadn't shot the drone down,
00:44:52they were the ones who had burned the parts to extract the metal. Aside from the outer shell,
00:44:56every piece of plastic containing metal had been scorched clean. After a long silence,
00:45:00Fatty patted his shoulder and offered some rather grim comfort. He told Lin Hui not to worry,
00:45:05promising to visit him often once he was locked up. Apparently, destroying military property carried
00:45:09a sentence of about three years. Fatty even offered to visit once a month. Hearing this,
00:45:13Lin Hui completely panicked and snatched Fatty's phone right out of his hand. He decided to call the
00:45:18Qingdu Security Bureau immediately to explain it was an accident, hoping for some leniency. However,
00:45:22as he tried to call, the line remained busy no matter how many times he tried. Meanwhile,
00:45:27in the live stream, the chat was absolutely exploding with frantic comments. Viewers lamented
00:45:31that the show was ending just as it got good. Our protagonist was heading straight to prison
00:45:35without having successfully sold a single piece of scrap. One viewer asked if everyone else was
00:45:40busy calling the tip line, as they hadn't been able to get through to the authorities for ages.
00:45:44It seemed the entire audience was trying to report them at once. Backstage at the program,
00:45:48the director, Neo Dayton, slumped in his chair looking utterly defeated. As the man in
00:45:52charge, he knew he would be held responsible. He was certain he'd be spending some time behind
00:45:56bars himself. Numbly, he pulled out his phone and dialed the number, telling his wife to listen
00:46:01closely. He told her not to ask questions, but that he had hidden some emergency cash.
00:46:05He began listing the locations, starting with a hole under the toilet. He continued the list,
00:46:09under the floorboards beneath the bed, behind the ceiling panels in the living room,
00:46:13and inside the air conditioner on the balcony. He even mentioned a spot behind the neighbor's
00:46:17headboard. At the same time, Captain Wang Jingwo was heading out with his team and their gear.
00:46:21Sitting in the car, he took three deep breaths to calm himself down. He tried to convince himself
00:46:25that being a talented scavenger was, in its own way, a skill. He figured he could just view it
00:46:30as a way to generate revenue for the department. But just as he regained his composure, his phone
00:46:34vibrated in his pocket. He checked the screen and saw a message from Fatty. It was an apology for the
00:46:39intrusion, followed by a very awkward question. Fatty explained they had found a drone and wondered if
00:46:44the security bureau wanted it, noting it belonged to the theater command and even had a serial number.
00:46:48Wang Jingwo fell silent for several seconds before gritting his teeth and opening the live stream.
00:46:53With just one glance at the screen, he saw the truth. We see that the location in the live stream
00:46:57is the exact battlefield area the higher-ups ordered them to clear. Wang Jingwo was utterly stunned.
00:47:02It wasn't even his own men yet. His troops had barely left the base. Yet these two had already
00:47:07reached the high ground. He wondered if there was a mole in the bureau, because otherwise,
00:47:10why did this happen every time? Whether it was finding debris, catching criminals,
00:47:14or even cleaning up a battlefield, these two always got there first. To be honest,
00:47:18it was becoming a bit of a pattern. Wang Jingwo began to sink into a state of deep suspicion.
00:47:23Meanwhile, out in the wild woods, Fatty looked at Lin Hui and tried to offer some comfort.
00:47:27He told Lin Hui not to worry. Since Lin Hui was too afraid to call Captain Wong,
00:47:31Fatty had sent a message instead. Besides, the viewers were saying something interesting.
00:47:35Apparently, the military had conducted exercises here a few days ago. The drone was likely
00:47:39just leftover equipment, so there shouldn't be any real trouble. Hearing this,
00:47:43Lin Hui snatched Fatty's phone and saw a viewer named Grandpa Chin the doorman,
00:47:47posting several comments in a row. The man claimed the drone was just exercise scrap,
00:47:51and that as long as they didn't sell it privately, they were fine. In fact,
00:47:54they could even turn it in for a reward. The higher the recovery value,
00:47:57the bigger the reward would be. Lin Hui looked closer at the user's profile picture
00:48:01and realized it was a photo of the security bureau's trash can. This was indeed Grandpa Chin,
00:48:06the security guard at the bureau. If he was the one saying it, then the plan was surely solid.
00:48:09Lin Hui breathed a sigh of relief as a bold idea began to form. He looked up at Fatty with
00:48:14a sudden
00:48:14spark of excitement, announcing they had real work to do. After that, he led Fatty deeper into the
00:48:19wilderness. The two of them walked along, raking the ground as they went, desperately trying to
00:48:23unearth something else. An entire hour passed without them finding so much as a scrap of plastic.
00:48:28However, there was one unintended benefit to their hard labor. The soil they had raked over was so
00:48:33well-tilled that it looked ready for planting crops after the next rain. Strangely,
00:48:37the system hadn't given Lin Hui a single hint. He wondered if it was broken. Feeling discouraged,
00:48:41he slammed his rake into the ground, only for a loud clang to vibrate through his hands until they
00:48:46went numb. Fatty turned around and stared in shock at the deformed rake. He gave Lin Hui a long,
00:48:51searching look and asked him to be honest for once. He asked if Lin Hui was hiding some kind
00:48:55of metal detector on his body. Without waiting for an answer, Fatty knelt down and started digging
00:48:59with his small shovel. Lin Hui knelt down to watch, and before long, he pulled a spherical object out
00:49:04of the dirt. Fatty couldn't help but let out a startled cry. It was a grenade. Lin Hui swallowed
00:49:08hard, having never expected to pull a perfectly intact explosive out of the mud. He wondered why
00:49:13such a thing was buried here in the middle of nowhere. After all, if a random passerby or a
00:49:17criminal found it, the consequences would be dire. If that were the case, wouldn't they be in massive
00:49:21trouble? Lin Hui quickly stuffed the item into a sack and looked at Fatty, urging him to keep digging.
00:49:26It seemed there was more beneath the surface. Lin Hui lay flat on the ground,
00:49:30carefully clawing at the dirt pit, and Fatty followed suit with equal intensity. After half
00:49:34an hour, we see them unearth dozens of grenades, all perfectly intact and ready to blow. Naturally,
00:49:40the live stream audience was losing their minds. People in the chat were stunned,
00:49:43wondering if these were just movie props. But others argued that was impossible,
00:49:47reminding everyone about the recent military exercises. This wilderness was a former drill site,
00:49:52so these were definitely the real deal. Some viewers even started jokingly asking Lin Hui
00:49:56to hold a few up for the camera. They wanted a closer look at the explosives,
00:49:59as they had never seen a real grenade before. The audience's enthusiasm was reaching a fever pitch.
00:50:05After all, it isn't every day you get to watch a live battlefield cleanup on the internet.
00:50:09Soon, more people flooded in, and the viewership numbers began to skyrocket. The count quickly
00:50:13surpassed a staggering 500,000 viewers. This, however, was terrible news for Wang Jianguo,
00:50:19who just received a call from his superiors. The zone commanders wanted to know why two random
00:50:23scavengers were cleaning the battlefield on a public livestream instead of the actual recovery team.
00:50:28Wang Jianguo was so anxious, he didn't even know how to explain himself. He could only urge his
00:50:32driver to go faster, hoping to reach the outskirts of Chengdu in time. Meanwhile, at a large landfill
00:50:37on the other side of the city, other contestants noticed their viewers were mysteriously vanishing.
00:50:42They soon discovered the reason. It turned out their fans had all migrated to stream number three.
00:50:46The other contestants couldn't sit still once they saw what was happening. How could picking through
00:50:50trash compete with unearthing grenades? One contestant gritted his teeth and shouted that he knew
00:50:55exactly where that field was. It was near his home village, and since winning the championship seemed
00:50:59impossible now, he figured finding a few shell casings would be more profitable than staying
00:51:03here. He asked if anyone wanted to join him, and the response was unanimous. In less than a minute,
00:51:08the landfill was almost entirely deserted. Not only did the contestants leave, but they even pooled their
00:51:13earnings from the past few days to save time. To be honest, their desperation was almost impressive.
00:51:18They hired a garbage truck and went roaring toward the outskirts. The local scavengers,
00:51:21seeing the commotion, assumed a better treasure trove had been found. They grabbed their tools
00:51:26and followed the truck like a swarm of bees. Along the way, every professional scavenger they
00:51:30passed joined the growing procession. Back at the production office, Neo Danden had finished
00:51:34packing his bags, ready to turn himself into the police. He was hoping for a bit of leniency.
00:51:39But just as he was about to leave, his office door was kicked open. His assistant screamed for him to
00:51:43come out, shouting that something massive had happened. The internet was buzzing with news that the field
00:51:47where Lin Hui found the drone was an old drill site. It was already scheduled for a cleanup,
00:51:52and now everyone was heading there. Every contestant was racing to the wilderness,
00:51:55and word was the security bureau was on their way too. Apparently, every single rake in the
00:51:59local supermarkets had already been sold out. Neo Danden froze in his tracks. If the security
00:52:04bureau was involved, then this wasn't a crime after all, which meant, to his immense relief,
00:52:08that he was actually in the clear. But he couldn't help but wonder what was happening with the
00:52:12contestants. He rushed out with his staff and saw the backstage monitors showing a truly bizarre scene.
00:52:17Aside from a few stragglers still picking through construction trash, the rest of the contestants
00:52:21were piled onto a single garbage truck. Even more shocking was the crowd behind them.
00:52:25A massive procession of hundreds followed, young and old, men and women. They looked incredibly
00:52:30professional, with sacks tied to their waists and tools gripped firmly in their hands. With shovels in
00:52:35their left hands and rakes in their right, they were sprinting after the truck with everything they
00:52:39had. Neo Danden didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the sight. The good news was that he wasn't
00:52:43going to jail. The bad news was that his show was spiraling out of control. Meanwhile, as night fell
00:52:48over the wilderness, we see Lin Hui and Fatty still wandering the dark fields, dragging a half-full sack
00:52:53of grenades. Suddenly, Lin Hui spotted a faint red glimmer just ahead of them. Before he could even
00:52:59celebrate the find, a sharp click echoed through the air. Fatty had already stepped right on it,
00:53:03prompting Lin Hui to shout for him to freeze. Fatty stopped dead in his tracks, trembling. Lin Hui leaned in
00:53:08cautiously to check the system's notification, which indicated that a high-value item was buried
00:53:13right beneath them. The system suggested the reward was worth at least a thousand yuan,
00:53:17but Lin Hui broke into a cold sweat. To be honest, that much money usually meant a lot of danger.
00:53:22Ever since his system activated, any item with a high-value prompt had been anything but normal,
00:53:27usually fragments or highly explosive materials. This time was likely no exception. Fatty was absolutely
00:53:32terrified by Lin Hui's reaction. He stammered, asking if it was a landmine and if there was still
00:53:37any chance for him to run for his life. Lin Hui pursed his lips and looked at Fatty with genuine
00:53:41pity. He told him that running was no longer an option and then asked if he had any last words.
00:53:46Fatty's legs began to shake violently. After a moment of hesitation, he handed the camera to
00:53:50Lin Hui and began to wail about his miserable luck in life. He cried that his mother always said
00:53:55he was born under a bad star, never even getting a hot meal at a wedding. Then, he looked at
00:53:59Lin Hui
00:54:00with a desperate request. He asked if they could get food delivered to the middle of nowhere,
00:54:03specifically two pounds of pork trotters. It was a strange request, but hunger does strange things
00:54:08to a man. They had been working all day, and he hadn't even had dinner yet. Lin Hui took a
00:54:12step
00:54:12back, waving his hand to calm his friend down while offering a bit of comfort. He told Fatty to stop
00:54:17howling and spotted a large rock nearby to use as a wait. Since this was a drill site, he hoped
00:54:22it might
00:54:22just be a harmless prop. As they were speaking, Fatty's phone suddenly began to ring in his pocket.
00:54:27Lin Hui reached over, pulled it out, and saw that Wang Jianguo was calling. Wang's voice crackled
00:54:31through the line, urgently telling Lin Hui that Chen Yanhong, our dear Fatty, must not move a single
00:54:36muscle. The mine beneath his foot wasn't for practice. He explained that he had checked with
00:54:40the authorities and no landmines were used in this specific drill. This was likely a lethal relic
00:54:44left over from long ago. He warned them again not to move, promising they were nearby and would arrive
00:54:49any second. Wang Jianguo rattled off the instructions like a machine gun before hanging up. The message was
00:54:54clear. Lin Hui had to keep Fatty perfectly still. But just as he was about to relay the warning, Fatty
00:54:59spoke up
00:55:00with a look of pure agony. He whimpered that his stomach was in knots and he couldn't hold it in
00:55:04much longer.
00:55:05Meanwhile, at the edge of the vast wilderness, a dozen security bureau vehicles pulled over.
00:55:09Wang Jianguo leaped from his car and stood before his team to announce their mission. He declared that
00:55:14the operation was officially underway. The first squad was ordered to begin a carpet search immediately,
00:55:19focusing on collecting scattered shell casings. The second squad was to use the vehicles.
00:55:23Their goal was to recover larger pieces of damaged weaponry. But most importantly,
00:55:26they were told to keep a constant eye on Lin Hui's live stream. While those two were pinned down by
00:55:31the landmine, the team had to finish cleaning the entire battlefield as quickly as possible.
00:55:35It was a race against time. He reassured them that the military had confirmed these specific
00:55:39mines were filled with flour, completely harmless. Or so he claimed to his men. With the order given,
00:55:44everyone nodded in unison and charged into the wilderness in their respective squads.
00:55:48The hunt for scrap metal was on. Watching them go, Wang Jianguo nodded with satisfaction and
00:55:53pulled out his phone again to call Lin Hui. He put on his best apologetic voice.
00:55:56He lied through his teeth, claiming their car was stuck in a roadside ditch.
00:56:00He told them not to worry, as a repair crew had already been summoned. He estimated they would
00:56:04be there in three hours at the earliest, urging the two friends to just hang in there a little
00:56:08longer. To be honest, his acting was quite convincing. But with Wang Jianguo nowhere in
00:56:12sight, Lin Hui grew suspicious. He took Fatty's phone and opened the live stream chat, only to be
00:56:17met with a shocking revelation. He was so angry he could practically see smoke. The viewers were
00:56:22screaming for him to look at the comments, explaining that Captain Wong had completely played them.
00:56:26The fans pointed out that the bureau had already cleared a huge area, intentionally bypassing
00:56:30their location. They were certain the mine was a total fake. The chat warned them not to blame
00:56:34the captain too much, as the massive army of scavengers was also closing in. The competition
00:56:39was becoming fierce. They urged Lin Hui to just dig the thing up and get back to work. If they
00:56:43waited
00:56:43any longer, there wouldn't be a single piece of scrap left for them. Seeing those comments, Lin Hui quickly
00:56:48knelt down and cleared the soil from around Fatty's feet, revealing a rusted landmine that looked
00:56:53surprisingly fierce. It looked so authentic that he began to hesitate, but Fatty couldn't wait another
00:56:58second, begging his friend to hurry before he physically exploded. Lin Hui agreed to count
00:57:02down from three so Fatty could make a run for it, moving himself a safe distance away to begin the
00:57:07sequence. As the countdown reached one, Fatty bolted like a lightning bolt, running with such speed that
00:57:12he seemed to leave an afterimage behind him. Clutching his backside, Fatty vanished behind a tree in an
00:57:17instant, just as the landmine on the ground suddenly began to spark and hiss. Lin Hui immediately dove to
00:57:22the ground and covered his head, hearing a sharp pop before looking up to see something quite unexpected.
00:57:27A brilliant firework blossomed in the sky, leaving him utterly stunned at the absurdity of someone
00:57:32disguising a firework as a lethal landmine. It made sense, though, as the system had only valued it
00:57:38at a thousand yuan, while the livestream viewers erupted in fits of laughter. No one expected the thing that
00:57:43had pinned Fatty down for three hours to be a mere firework, though its realistic design
00:57:47was truly terrifying. Some viewers recalled an old firework factory that produced these years ago,
00:57:53though they were quickly discontinued for being far too realistic. Nearby,
00:57:56Wang Jianguo was busy cleaning the battlefield with his sacks when he saw the firework and came jogging
00:58:01over with his team. He asked what was going on, feigning confusion as to why they were setting off
00:58:05fireworks when he had told them not to move. Lin Hui glanced at the sacks behind the captain,
00:58:09which were stuffed full of his potential scrap metal, and grit his teeth in frustration.
00:58:13He pulled out his own half-bag of grenades and rubbed his fingers together in that universal
00:58:18gesture for payment that we all know so well. Wang Jianguo's face twitched, knowing his trickery
00:58:23today wasn't his finest hour, so he ordered his men to pay out a 10,000 yuan reward.
00:58:27The security officers watched Lin Hui count the cash with very complicated feelings,
00:58:32wondering what kind of strange reality they were living in. It was as if he were collecting a daily
00:58:36salary from their bureau, and after pocketing the cash, Lin Hui handed it over to Fatty.
00:58:41He thanked Captain Wang for his hard work and prepared to leave, but he suddenly froze in place,
00:58:45his eyes locked on a nearby pit. Fatty, having worked with him for so long,
00:58:49didn't need a single word to understand. He grabbed the shovel and charged toward the slope.
00:58:53Lin Hui followed close behind and began digging with all his might, not even waiting for Wang Jianguo
00:58:58and his men to react. A black bomb casing began to emerge from the steep slope, and we see Lin
00:59:03Hui
00:59:03and Fatty shouting with excitement that such a large bomb must be worth 10,000 yuan. He called
00:59:08out to Captain Wang to come and see if this thing was truly worth the price, but in the brief
00:59:12moment
00:59:12they were speaking, other contestants arrived. The scavenger brigade also descended upon the field,
00:59:17and the entire scene descended into absolute chaos as Wang Jianguo watched the crowd surge forward.
00:59:23The captain sat down on a bomb, completely stunned, unable to fathom where all these people had
00:59:27come from or which spy had leaked the information. Seeing him dazed, a team member reminded him that if
00:59:32they didn't act now, there wouldn't even be a blade of grass left on the ground, let alone bullet shells.
00:59:37Hearing this, Wang Jianguo snapped back to reality, stood up instantly, and roared at his men to take
00:59:42immediate action. He told them to ignore the others and keep a tight eye on Lin Hui, ordering them to
00:59:47scavenge exactly where that lucky young man chose to dig. At those words, the officers swarmed around
00:59:52Lin Hui like a hive of bees, and even the scavenger brigade behind them began to push and shove.
00:59:57Lin Hui's mouth twitched as he wondered how he was supposed to find anything with so many eyes on him,
01:00:02begging them to let him go and put him down. He shouted at the top of his lungs in the
01:00:06middle
01:00:06of the crowd, as they were squeezing him so hard his feet weren't even touching the ground anymore.
01:00:11He realized the battlefield cleanup was a lost cause. He could handle many things, but he truly
01:00:16couldn't compete with the local antis in a scramble. Those ladies charged in like tanks before he could
01:00:20even spot an item, so he leaned on Fatty and moved to the side to watch the frantic crowd.
01:00:25Fatty asked what they should do now and suggested they just leave, but Lin Hui shook his head and
01:00:29secretly pointed toward a small hill nearby. The system had just given him a notification for a
01:00:34reward of no less than 100,000 yuan, though he felt a bit conflicted about it. Until now,
01:00:39the highest reward hint had been 10,000, which led to a massive bomb. He wondered what on earth
01:00:43a 100,000 yuan item could be. To be honest, he was a little afraid, but his curiosity had reached
01:00:48its peak,
01:00:49and the prize was sitting right there in front of him. He grit his teeth, gripped his rake and shovel,
01:00:53and told Fatty to grab the sacks because it was time for some serious work. Without looking back,
01:00:57he led Fatty toward the distant hill, where the two of them began huffing and puffing as they dug
01:01:02into the base of the slope. This scene left everyone dumbfounded, and they weren't sure if
01:01:06they should follow and help dismantle a literal mountain. They wondered why these two were digging
01:01:10up a hill instead of cleaning the battlefield, yet they couldn't help but suspect something valuable
01:01:14was hidden inside. One of the onlookers remarked that since he lived in a nearby village,
01:01:18he knew that hill was barren and nothing could grow there. He suspected Lin Hui had already made
01:01:23enough money and was just fooling everyone. The crowd whispered amongst themselves as they watched
01:01:27the pair dig fruitlessly. Seeing that nothing was being unearthed, the crowd relaxed and returned
01:01:32to scavenging the field, while Lin Hui and Fatty kept working in silence. After a long while, Fatty
01:01:37began to lose heart, asking how long they were supposed to keep digging at such a massive hill.
01:01:41He worried their two small shovels wouldn't finish the job until the end of time,
01:01:45but his complaint stopped mid-sentence as his eyes widened. In a state of pure shock,
01:01:49he let out a series of muffled shouts, forcing Lin Hui to rush over and cover his mouth while
01:01:54checking their surroundings. Noticing the scavenger brigade had moved far away,
01:01:58Lin Hui breathed a sigh of relief and hissed at Fatty to keep his voice down. He told Fatty to
01:02:02hold him steady while he pulled the object out, warning him to block the camera so that animals
01:02:06in the field wouldn't come charging back. If they saw this, they'd likely level the entire mountain
01:02:11overnight. Fatty finally snapped out of his daze and nodded frantically while helping.
01:02:15His shock turned into pure joy as he declared that he would follow Lin Hui forever, regardless
01:02:19of whether they won the competition or not. He even suggested they start their own scavenging
01:02:24company to strike it rich, but Lin Hui was far too busy to listen to his ramblings.
01:02:28With a final burst of effort, he pulled a small bronze tripod out of the dirt.
01:02:32Seeing the artifact, Fatty immediately covered his own mouth to stop a scream. Even Lin Hui could
01:02:37hardly hide his excitement, staring at the object for a long time before finally regaining his
01:02:41composure. He reached into Fatty's pocket for a phone and called Captain Wong, greeting him with a
01:02:46laugh and asking if he was busy. He explained that although he had stepped away from the battlefield
01:02:50cleanup, he had decided to help the villagers clear a path through the hill. He jokingly told the
01:02:54captain that he had accidentally dug up a bronze tripod, laughing at how unlucky it was to find such a
01:02:59thing. When the captain remained silent on the other end, Lin Hui wondered if the line had gone dead,
01:03:04but Wang Jianguo had simply hung up to rush over. A short while later, the captain arrived in a
01:03:09whirlwind, standing frozen as he stared at the knee-high bronze tripod sitting next to the two men.
01:03:13He walked up to Lin Hui and sighed, remarking that being a simple scavenger was a waste of
01:03:18such incredible talent. He even joked that Lin Hui should take his shovel to his family's ancestral
01:03:23graves. Perhaps he'd accidentally bring the dead back to life. Standing nearby, Fatty grinned widely at
01:03:28Wang Jianguo, chuckling as he told the captain to stop searching Lin Hui for hidden gadgets.
01:03:32He joked that he'd already patted Lin Hui down when they found the bomb and found no detector. He just
01:03:38wanted to know the reward amount. Wang Jianguo, knowing the gravity of finding cultural relics,
01:03:42immediately called the bureau. An hour later, the experts arrived in a hurry. Without a word,
01:03:47the bureau staff pulled out professional instruments and began their inspection while we watched the scene
01:03:51unfold with bated breath. The head of the bureau, Wang Bo, finally stood up and told the young men they
01:03:56had done a great service with this find. He explained the bronze tripod likely dated back to the
01:04:01warring states period and was priceless, promising a reward of at least 100,000 yuan. Hearing that figure,
01:04:07Lin Hui and Fatty were overjoyed, but Lin Hui noticed something even more important as he looked
01:04:11back at the hill. The red glow covering the small mountain hadn't faded at all, suggesting the bronze
01:04:16tripod wasn't the only treasure hidden beneath the soil. While the others were busy transporting the
01:04:21artifact, Lin Hui picked up his shovel and headed toward the back of the hill, leaving everyone stunned.
01:04:26The bureau staff whispered among themselves, wondering if the young man had lost his mind.
01:04:30Finding one treasure was already a miracle. They remarked that relics weren't exactly
01:04:34like wild vegetables that you could just pick at will, yet Wang Jianguo remained thoughtful.
01:04:38The captain looked at Wang Bo and tentatively asked if there might be an ancient tomb hidden
01:04:43underneath the earth. Wang Bo was dismissive, stating their detectors had already scanned the entire
01:04:48hill and found no reactions. A tomb was simply impossible. He spoke with absolute certainty,
01:04:53convinced that the science of his machines was far more reliable than a scavenger's intuition.
01:04:57The bureau team eventually left with the tripod, but Wang Jianguo lingered,
01:05:01feeling deep down that the show wasn't over just yet. However, after a long silence with no movement,
01:05:06the captain felt he had miscalculated and began calling his men to pack up. Suddenly, Fatty let out a
01:05:11startled cry. The captain rushed over with his team to find Lin Hui standing in a fresh pit. He was
01:05:17lifting
01:05:17out a wooden chest encrusted with various gemstones, a sight that left Wang Jianguo completely speechless.
01:05:22To be honest, finding something after the expert said there was nothing was a feat that demanded
01:05:27respect, he reached for his phone again. Before long, the bureau's van came screeching back,
01:05:31and a grinning Wang Jianguo greeted them, noting the chest hadn't even been opened yet.
01:05:35Wang Jianguo joked that the bureau should offer another reward, since they'd been called twice now,
01:05:40hoping Wang Bo wouldn't be stingy. Wang Bo looked utterly dazed, wondering how his sensors missed this,
01:05:45and rushed forward to inspect the chest, and what a find it was. It was made of Phoebe
01:05:49Jinan wood, encrusted with gems and imperial jade. If the exterior was this valuable,
01:05:54what lay inside? After a careful inspection, they cautiously pried the chest open to reveal
01:05:58several perfectly preserved ancient manuscripts. The bureau staff's eyes lit up instantly, recognizing
01:06:04these as the true priceless treasures, and the group remained breathless for a long time.
01:06:08Once the excitement finally settled, Wang Bo looked at Lin Hui with a complex expression and offered him a job
01:06:16To him, Lin Hui's intuition was far more reliable than any high-tech detection equipment
01:06:20the bureau owned. However, Lin Hui simply waved it off, explaining that he wasn't cut out for office work
01:06:26and preferred the freedom of scavenging. He was more interested in the reward amount,
01:06:29as he was still busy digging, but Wang Bo's tone suddenly shifted to something more formal.
01:06:34With a hint of apology, he explained that by regulation, finding two artifacts meant they had to
01:06:38cordon off the entire site for inspection. Lin Hui was stunned by the news. He had been planning on a
01:06:43major hall, and now his digging was being cut short. But seeing Wang Bo's apologetic face,
01:06:48he could only nod, telling himself he'd just come back and finish the job once they left.
01:06:52It was a minor setback, or so he thought. He would just have to wait for his moment.
01:06:56Fatty tried to cheer him up, noting that their prize money should be more than enough
01:06:59to win the scavenging competition anyway. He suggested they go back to cleaning the
01:07:03battlefield for smaller scraps, but Lin Hui didn't answer, his gaze fixed on the hill.
01:07:07His expression turned strange, as we see the red glow on the mountain beginning to move
01:07:11at a visible speed. Before long, the glow actually traveled right to the large tree where they were
01:07:16standing, leaving Lin Hui questioning his own system. He wondered if an artifact could actually
01:07:21move on its own, or if there was something alive, perhaps a mythical beast, hidden beneath them.
01:07:25With that startling thought in mind, he immediately called out to Fatty to get ready.
01:07:29As Wang Bo and his team were busy directing the sensors, they looked up to see Lin Hui and Fatty
01:07:34frantically digging away at the base of the large tree. The entire group froze in confusion,
01:07:39wondering what on earth they were doing. Were they trying to tunnel their way back to the hill to
01:07:42find more artifacts? To be honest, if they were going to do something so suspicious,
01:07:46they should have at least tried to be discreet. But Wang Jingwo just watched with a delighted grin.
01:07:51He was enjoying this immensely, remembering how his own security bureau had been outplayed before.
01:07:56He was now certain the hill was empty and the real prize was under that tree.
01:07:59This was a lesson he had learned through bitter experience, so he turned to Wang Bo with a smirk,
01:08:04suggesting that sometimes one simply has to accept fate. He advised the director that if he
01:08:08wanted to save face, he should send his men over to the tree to help dig, as there might still
01:08:12be
01:08:12some credit left to share. Wang Jingwo told him to think it over carefully, then walked toward the
01:08:17tree with his hands behind his back, looking like a man who knew a very deep secret. He peered down
01:08:22into the hole and remarked that Lin Hui had certainly become an expert, having managed to dig
01:08:26such a deep pit in such a short amount of time. Lin Hui, gasping for breath, simply waved a hand
01:08:31at
01:08:31Wang Jingwo as a silent greeting before lowering his head to continue the grueling work.
01:08:36The roots beneath the tree were a tangled mess, making progress slow, but fortunately,
01:08:40the red glow from his system had finally stopped moving. This confirmed that something was definitely
01:08:45down there, while the viewers in the livestream were already beyond stunned by the sheer persistence
01:08:49on display. Some joked that if Lin Hui dug up a mythical gourd at this point, they would believe it.
01:08:54The man was truly opening their eyes to the impossible. Others wondered if he possessed some kind
01:08:59of golden eye ability, as his luck seemed far too uncanny to be mere coincidence. Meanwhile,
01:09:03Wang Jingwo watched the digging with a satisfied heart, thinking it was finally the Cultural Relics
01:09:08Bureau's turn to feel the frustration, until a sudden thud echoed. The bottom of the pit
01:09:12unexpectedly collapsed, revealing a dark tunnel, and a startled Wang Jingwo immediately shouted for help,
01:09:18fearing an accident. Several team members rushed over at the call, and even the staff from the
01:09:22Cultural Relics Bureau, including Wang Bo, hurried to the scene in a state of high excitement.
01:09:27Based on his experience, finding artifacts on the hill and a hidden tunnel under the tree could only
01:09:32mean one thing, and it didn't take a genius to figure it out. It was almost certainly a robber's
01:09:36tunnel, suggesting a major tomb lay hidden within the hill, but as they prepared a rescue,
01:09:40a shout echoed from below. Lin Hui roared for Fatty to throw down his rake, warning that there were
01:09:45several people down there, actual grave robbers, and they were armed. The people above froze in their
01:09:49tracks, including the Bureau staff who had been just about to climb down into what they thought was a
01:09:54simple archaeological find. The entire group took a synchronized step back, only to see a stout figure
01:09:59clutching a camera jump headfirst into the pit, without a single backward glance. A heavy thud
01:10:04echoed from below, leaving everyone stunned. After a moment of shock, Wang Jingwo turned to his team
01:10:09and roared for them to stop standing around. He asked if they hadn't heard the shouting and ordered
01:10:14them down to save the others, before leaping into the dark pit himself. Inside, we find Lin Hui sitting
01:10:19atop a grave robber he had flattened, raining down punches with a ferocity born from a very genuine
01:10:24fright. The moment he had fallen, he unexpectedly saw several men crouching there with weapons,
01:10:28and realizing the danger, he had immediately shouted a warning. Hearing the commotion,
01:10:32the panicked robbers began to retreat, abandoning their own comrade, just as Fatty scrambled up from
01:10:37the ground nearby. Fatty's first priority, naturally, was to steady his camera, telling Lin Hui that it
01:10:42was too dark and he needed to lift his head up. He worried that if the screen stayed black, the
01:10:47production team might dock his pay, a comment that left Lin Hui momentarily speechless at the absurdity.
01:10:52With a sigh at Fatty's dedication to the shot, Lin Hui grabbed him and gave chase, as he had clearly
01:10:56seen the red glow of artifacts on those men. He wasn't about to let those treasures get away.
01:11:01Meanwhile, deep in the tunnel, the lead robber was crawling forward with surprising speed.
01:11:05One of his accomplices, struggling to keep up, begged the boss to stop just crawling and actually
01:11:10look at where they were going. He questioned if this was even the path they came in on,
01:11:13fearing they might get cornered while being pursued by the man behind them. He was certain their pursuer
01:11:18was a professional, noting how those heavy punches had sent their friend Gooden's teeth
01:11:21flying right into his face. The lead robber frowned, and after a brief internal struggle,
01:11:26he whispered for them to be quiet and follow him, insisting he wouldn't be wrong. He claimed
01:11:30to know a secret path that most people were unaware of, which he was sure would lead them to safety.
01:11:35The other robbers were stunned by this revelation of a hidden escape route, but in their current
01:11:39desperation, no one dared to question it. Soon, the group reached a stone door, which the leader
01:11:44pushed open before leading his men through the narrow gap and into the dark. Back at the production
01:11:48headquarters, the show's ratings were trending toward record-breaking heights, though the
01:11:52situation had become quite unusual. What started as a professional observation program had somehow
01:11:57turned into a live, tomb-robbing broadcast, leaving director Neo Dayden slumped in his chair in silence.
01:12:02A concerned staff member asked if he was alright, but Neo Dayden simply waved a hand and let out a
01:12:07long,
01:12:07weary sigh. With a weary breath, Neo Dayden told the staff not to call him, as he simply wanted some
01:12:12peace. The staff member nodded and quietly backed out of the room. A moment later, the cleaning lady
01:12:17pushed open the door with a blush, whispering that she had heard the director was looking for
01:12:21her specifically. Neo Dayden turned to see the shyly smiling woman and felt his mind start to fracture,
01:12:26wondering if the world had truly gone mad or if it was just him. Meanwhile, we returned to Lin Hui
01:12:31and Fatty, who had been picking up dropped items along the way, only to realize they had somehow lost the
01:12:35trail. Lin Hui hunched over at the end of the tunnel, scratching his head in confusion as he
01:12:40wondered where on earth those men could have vanished to. They had clearly been following
01:12:44the robbers' path, yet the group had disappeared into thin air, leaving Lin Hui quite puzzled by
01:12:49the sudden silence. Suddenly, Fatty called out, asking Lin Hui to come over and check out a stone
01:12:53slab that looked suspiciously like a hidden door. The two of them huddled together to examine the slab,
01:12:59reasoning that since their targets were grave robbers, there was likely a tomb right behind it.
01:13:03Feeling a surge of excitement, Lin Hui told Fatty to get ready and follow his lead once they
01:13:07stepped inside the unknown darkness. He reminded Fatty of their primary mission,
01:13:11to which Fatty tentatively replied that they were there to, well, collect scraps.
01:13:15Lin Hui confirmed this logic. If there were artifacts inside, they were simply scraps for
01:13:20them to find, and Fatty nodded in solemn agreement. The two of them pushed the stone slab aside and
01:13:24squeezed through, entering a pitch-black burial chamber lit only by the faint glow of a phone.
01:13:29As the light swept across the room, it became clear that many items had already been taken,
01:13:33leaving the chamber looking rather ransacked. Lin Hui began stuffing the remaining artifacts into his
01:13:38bag, grumbling that those robbers must have visited this place many times before.
01:13:42He felt a spark of indignation that their scraps were being stolen and decided they absolutely had
01:13:47to track those men down immediately. Following the faint footprints on the floor,
01:13:51he moved forward cautiously while Fatty trailed behind, constantly adjusting his camera for the best
01:13:55shot. The situation inside was captured with perfect clarity. After all, if you love your work,
01:14:00you must do it right. Meanwhile, Wang Jianguo led several of his men forward.
01:14:04Looking up at the open stone slab, Wang Jianguo felt his heart sink as he realized there truly
01:14:09was an ancient tomb beneath this hill. He felt a sudden urge to drag Wang Bo down here and ask
01:14:14how
01:14:14the Bureau's sensors had failed to detect such a massive structure multiple times. He turned to his
01:14:18team and ordered them to stay alert, warning them that the grave robbers were likely still somewhere
01:14:22nearby. Wang Jianguo ordered his men to load their weapons and be ready for anything,
01:14:27but then he noticed one subordinate's questionable choice. He asked if the boy was crazy for pulling
01:14:32out a grenade in a tomb, unless he wanted to host their funerals right then and there.
01:14:35After the lecture, Wang Jianguo led his team into the depths while we returned to Lin Hui and Fatty
01:14:40following footprints to a burial chamber. They ducked behind a large coffin to observe the area,
01:14:45unaware that just a short distance away, the grave robbers were doing the exact same thing.
01:14:50The thieves watched Lin Hui and Fatty nervously, whispering to their leader to hurry up and find the
01:14:54exit before they were caught. They were worried that their firepower wouldn't be enough to handle
01:14:58the two newcomers, who seemed far too intense for comfort. The robbers were convinced these were
01:15:03elite agents sent by the security bureau, especially Fatty, who was filming them even in this high
01:15:08stakes moment. Their leader, however, was lost in thought, staring at the familiar surroundings and
01:15:13trying to remember the secret mechanism his grandfather once showed him. To be honest,
01:15:17he was still in diapers back then, so his memory of the hidden gears was understandably a bit hazy.
01:15:21He had planned a simple heist followed by a quick escape across the fields,
01:15:25never expecting the security bureau to appear out of nowhere. He was struck by how professional
01:15:29these agents were, chasing them while simultaneously securing artifacts and sacks to protect the site.
01:15:34He couldn't fathom how the bureau had trained people to film, protect cultural relics,
01:15:38and corner criminals all at the same time. Feeling completely overwhelmed, the leader gritted his
01:15:43teeth and pointed toward a distant lampstand, identifying it as the likely trigger. He told a young man
01:15:48named Goa to go and test it, and the boy immediately scrambled toward the lampstand to try his luck.
01:15:53Just then, the leader saw the officer with the camera standing up, and in a moment of pure panic,
01:15:58he lost his cool. He screamed for suppressive fire, prompting the robbers to leap from behind the
01:16:03coffins and raise their weapons with desperate resolve. They surrounded Lin Hui and Fatty and pulled
01:16:07their triggers, only for a series of synchronized water jets to spray out instead of bullets.
01:16:12Lin Hui stood there in total disbelief, wiping the water from his face and wondering what kind of bizarre
01:16:17comedy troupe he had stumbled upon. It seems they didn't have real weapons and decided that
01:16:21water guns were a viable alternative, an embarrassing choice, to say the least.
01:16:25Time seemed to freeze as both sides stood there in awkward silence, until one robber finally muttered
01:16:30that he had warned them about the lack of firepower. We see the ceiling begin to tremble as the stone
01:16:34pillars above the tomb start to tilt, all because of the mechanism the young man just triggered.
01:16:39The boy, Goa, cried out in terror, asking his boss what on earth he had just made him turn,
01:16:43as this clearly wasn't an exit. To be honest, it looked more like a mechanism designed to send
01:16:48them all to the afterlife, and even the leader was stunned as debris began to fall. With dirt raining
01:16:53down, the leader panicked and shouted for everyone to run and find cover, spotting a stone platform
01:16:58nearby that offered some hope. The group looked around and saw a waist-high stone platform with a
01:17:02hollow space underneath, seemingly large enough to shield several people. Realizing they had no other
01:17:07choice, the grave robbers swarmed into the cramped space, pushing and shoving one another to get as
01:17:12far back as possible. Once they were tucked away, the leader wondered aloud if those two
01:17:16agents had been crushed outside, but he had barely finished his sentence when reality struck.
01:17:21A sudden gust of wind preceded a sharp shove as Lin Hui leaned in with a cold expression,
01:17:26asking exactly who the leader thought was dead. He then told the robber at the very back to scoot
01:17:30over and make some room, insisting that everyone needed to squeeze in together in such a tight spot.
01:17:35The thieves suddenly became quite well-behaved, reluctantly shifting their bodies as Lin Hui pulled
01:17:40fatty into the shelter, making the air beneath the slab rather awkward. One moment they were mortal
01:17:45enemies, and the next they were huddled together like a big, unhappy family, unable to even look
01:17:50away from each other. It was a situation so cringeworthy that if they weren't in a tomb,
01:17:54they could have died of embarrassment right then and there. Sensing the tension,
01:17:58Lin Hui scratched his head and decided to break the silence, telling them not to misunderstand.
01:18:02They weren't officers, just simple scavengers. He warned them, however, that the
01:18:06Real Security Bureau was indeed outside, so escape was impossible, and he needed them to act as
01:18:11witnesses. He wanted them to testify that everything he had collected was just junk,
01:18:15a claim that made the robbers turn their gaze toward Fatty's heavy sack. The bag was stuffed to
01:18:19the brim, emitting the distinct clinking sound of ancient porcelain, causing the thieves to swallow
01:18:24hard in disbelief. They couldn't believe this man was calling priceless cultural relics junk,
01:18:29while Lin Hui grew impatient at their stunned silence. He instructed them that when the authorities
01:18:33arrived, they should admit to grave robbing, but insist that he and Fatty were merely picking up
01:18:38trash. If asked where the items in the bag came from, they were simply to say they were found on
01:18:42the ground, a plan the robbers nodded to in a daze. One of them, looking conflicted, finally spoke up
01:18:47to suggest another detail, perhaps they should mention the tomb is about to collapse on them.
01:18:51The robber suggested that if they claimed to have stepped up to protect the relics,
01:18:54the Security Bureau might not only forgive them, but perhaps even commend them. He pleaded with
01:18:59Lin Hui to put in a good word for them since they were first-time offenders,
01:19:02a request that made the young man's eyes light up. Lin Hui hadn't expected to find such talent
01:19:07among a group of thieves, so he nodded and assured them he had connections who could help.
01:19:11He even promised to make sure they were well-fed behind bars, before casually suggesting they hand
01:19:15over any other fun items they were hiding. He warned that it would be quite troublesome if the
01:19:19guards found anything on them, prompting the group to hurriedly pull out every hidden relic.
01:19:23Lin Hui held the sack open and tucked every piece inside, just as voices began to echo from the
01:19:28entrance of the tomb. We see the experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau rush into the chamber,
01:19:33only to be met with a sight that left them utterly disappointed. The tomb was spotlessly clean,
01:19:37with even the stone slabs inside the coffin wiped down, while Fatty stood nearby dragging a very heavy,
01:19:43clinking sack. Wang Bo sighed in resignation, realizing that the rewards they would have to pay
01:19:47out this time would likely reach into the millions. Meanwhile, backstage at the program,
01:19:52the entire production crew had jumped to their feet, unable to believe what they were seeing.
01:19:56They rubbed their eyes in disbelief as the live viewership numbers shattered records,
01:20:00surging past 30 million viewers in an instant. The show had hit the top of the charts,
01:20:04and the studio erupted into a sea of joy as everyone realized they had a massive hit on their hands.
01:20:10Neo Dayden let out a long breath of relief. When the tomb started collapsing,
01:20:14he truly feared there would be a loss of life. Now that everyone was safe and the ratings were
01:20:18exploding, he didn't mind that the show had gone off the rails, and he signaled for silence.
01:20:22He congratulated the team on their success, promising doubled salaries and bonuses,
01:20:26before addressing the status of the competition's participants. He revealed that out of the 100
01:20:30contestants, 99 had already called him to withdraw from the race, and he had accepted their requests.
01:20:36And so, with only one man left standing, he officially declared that this season of the
01:20:40program had reached its successful conclusion. He thanked the audience for watching,
01:20:44and we leave our heroes as they prepare for whatever strange journey comes next.
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