Chapter 228: Passing the Gate Nine Times Without Entering
At the alley entrance, a man and a woman appeared. The man was in his forties, the woman in her thirties. From the moment they stepped in, the two repeatedly walked back and forth within a hundred meters of the alley entrance, circling the trafficker hideout’s gate five times.
The comrades observing them from the shadows were completely baffled.
They wondered: were these two seriously ill, or were they intentionally acting strangely? Traffickers?
Ning Xiyue, watching through the shared visual perspective, almost laughed out loud. They had gone around five times and still hadn’t noticed anything unusual. Should she call these traffickers stupid? Or… still stupid?
“Haha, host, don’t blame the traffickers for being stupid. Anything made by the system is a premium product. Their eyes see a path differently than ours. Unless they circle a few times, they won’t notice anything unusual.”
It wasn’t that the traffickers were dumb — it was inevitable.
“Suddenly I realize this really is a ‘mischief tool’ — the name ‘Ghost Wall’ is not exaggerated.”
After Ning Xiyue said this to System, she heard the two outside talking, apparently sensing something was off.
“Brother Gui, why haven’t we reached it yet? I thought it was nearby. Don’t delay our schedule,” the woman said, frustrated and anxious.
“Don’t worry, almost there,” the man replied, puzzled that they hadn’t reached their destination yet. Suddenly, he saw the gate in the distance, his eyes lighting up as he pointed: “I see the gate! Let’s go.”
Excited, he headed straight for the gate he saw. The woman followed his gesture, her annoyance fading, walking after him toward the gate.
But a place covered by the Ghost Wall isn’t so easy to find.
The gate was like a flower in water or the moon in a mirror — visible but untouchable.
They circled again and again — nine times in total — and still couldn’t reach it.
Just as Yu the Great passed his own home thrice without entering to control the floods, these two passed the gate nine times without entering simply because they couldn’t find the entrance.
Hahaha — it was so ridiculous, it made Ning Xiyue laugh.
However, circling nine times forced the two to face reality. They collapsed to the ground, exhausted and terrified, their faces showing nothing but fear and fatigue.
The woman shrank her head, trembling as she clutched the man’s arm, cautiously scanning their surroundings.
In a shaky voice, she whispered, “Brother Gui… this is… the Ghost Wall… this is definitely the Ghost Wall.”
“Shut up. Don’t talk. I don’t believe it,” the man called Brother Gui replied. Though afraid, he refused to submit, showing a bit of courage. He picked up a stone, drew a long line on the ground while crouching, then stood up and roughly pulled the woman forward.
Ning Xiyue: At least he has some brains — using a line to mark their path, but not much. That’s something.
But the line did nothing to help them. Returning to the same spot, they felt like they had been struck by lightning — their spirits collapsed, a chill running down their spines.
Comrade Li, constantly observing the outside, was now certain: these two were traffickers. He had initially been wary of the “Brother Gui” Hong Gu mentioned, fearing he might escape and even made a special operation plan for him.
Now, seeing these two spinning around like fools, he felt a bit disappointed.
Nevertheless, he followed the plan and ordered the two captured.
Without a single shot fired, the two were perfectly captured, already sedated.
Ning Xiyue placed her Truth-Telling Talismans on them as well.
At that moment, a young man in his twenties appeared, pushing a cart of grain.
Ning Xiyue quickly directed System to move the Little Mosquito avatar closer for observation.
He hadn’t been mentioned in any earlier intel, nor in Hong Gu’s testimony.
In her experience, anyone approaching a trafficker hideout now was likely suspicious — one couldn’t let their guard down.
Sure enough, as the man reached the alley entrance, he paused, twitching his ears. Applying force to the cart, he turned it, steering toward the left side of the intersection.
Damn, he must be suspicious — maybe he sensed something abnormal and was trying to escape?
Ning Xiyue was stunned. He had only twitched his ears twice before taking action.
Had he heard something unusual? Or perhaps the faint sounds made by the comrades earlier? It made him feel unsafe.
Sensitive ears indeed.
But no matter how sharp his senses, no bad guy could escape the system.
Ah, she saw something interesting.
Of course — another trafficker was about to be caught!
The young man stepped into the range of the Ghost Wall. His left turn didn’t allow him to escape; instead, it trapped him.
The moment he realized he was trapped, his expression stiffened.
But no matter how smart he was, being unable to leave meant being unable to leave. In front of absolute hacks, every action is useless.
Comrade Li had already been alert when the man appeared, signaling his team to prepare to surround him. As soon as the man turned, he ordered the capture.
The trapped man was like a blind snake with its fangs removed — completely powerless.
The Ghost Wall ensured he couldn’t escape. Before he could react, Comrade Li’s team had already grabbed him.
Perfect!
