Chapter 510: An Unpleasant Day and a Deadly Mission

Chapter 510: When You Can’t Enjoy a Good Dump (Update 3)

Bairen knew he was done for.

After all, death is death, but who wants to go out in agony, right?

He confessed everything he knew—every single detail about himself.

Bairen went by Mozart, sharing his name with that famous Mozart.

He was a mercenary serving in the ‘Ninth Army – Military Professional Resources Corp.’

Currently, it was the world’s largest private military company—a mercenary legion!

And here’s the kicker:

Mercenaries in this company could earn over a million US dollars a year.

Their company motto was equally impressive.

If you pay up, there’s nothing they wouldn’t dare to do.

Though, frankly, they only boasted about it.

Since its founding in 1987,

the company had an unwritten rule:

No jobs for Dragon Kingdom!

As for why… well, you can guess.

So why did one of their mercenary squads show up in Dragon Kingdom last year?

A personal gig!

Just like Mozart’s current mission—it was a private job!

Such gigs were common overseas, thanks to the board of directors.

It was perfectly normal for high-ranking board members to order some side hustles.

Mozart’s task was simple:

Stir up trouble at the border of Dragon Kingdom,

then sneak into Dragon Kingdom itself to cause chaos.

Create two incidents, extract, and pocket a million in commissions!

There aren’t many people in this world who can resist the lure of money.

Especially when mercenaries sell their lives for cash.

They were a band of die-hards—battlefield hyenas.

Even when they knew that causing chaos in Dragon Kingdom meant facing death at every turn,

what if…

if the mission succeeded, that commission was a cool million!

His partner was known as Black Dog; his real name was unknown.

Only the higher-ups had access to mercenaries’ real names, accounts, insurance details, and the like.

On a regular day, everyone only knew each other by their dog tags and nicknames.

As it turned out, it was Black Dog who recruited him, mentioning a private gig from above.

Black Dog also said it was time to head to Dragon Kingdom… for revenge.

Because last year, his brother Hazel had died in Dragon Kingdom!

As for Black Dog’s current whereabouts—Mozart had no idea.

Once they reached P City, they split up.

Mozart’s orders were to take out at least three military police officers, or destroy any military vehicles, armored cars, and helicopters.

Once his mission was complete, he could pull out.

What Black Dog did was of no concern to Mozart—as long as his own task was finished, he’d vanish.

Black Dog’s fate was none of his business.

Initially, having taken down an armed helicopter meant Mozart’s mission was complete.

But, ironically, he ran into Xiao Yu.

Just like the legends say, Mozart would never see the day he left this mercenary wasteland!

In the end…

A stern-faced Xiao Yu glared at him, saying, “You owe us for that helicopter!”

Mozart: …

An armed helicopter costs tens of millions of dollars to start with—how could he possibly pay for it?

There’s a saying, though I’m not sure if it’s appropriate!

But that wasn’t Xiao Yu’s problem anymore.

Right now, his priority was whether a certain mutt was still hiding in P City.

That dog had to be found.

Of course… once he captured Mozart,

he always had the sense of being watched by a pair of eyes.

Not human eyes.

Using his Falcon’s Eye, Xiao Yu casually scanned the sky.

About 500 meters up, a civilian drone was buzzing.

Drones can only fly up to 500 meters?

No, that was the mandated safety altitude.

To fly higher, you needed authorization.

Within the country, if you exceed that height, the police will come knocking for a chat.

With proper paperwork, they could go as high as 5,000 meters.

Of course, such drones were generally affordable for most people…

“At 500 meters, it probably hasn’t filed any paperwork,”

Xiao Yu murmured, lowering his head. “The surveillance camera’s direction is right here… Does that confirm it? Did someone deliberately use two mercenaries as bait to lure in the fish they wanted?”

“So, are there more than just those two mercenaries on their side?”

“Target locked… Is this an assassination or something else?”

Xiao Yu couldn’t figure it out for now.

What puzzled him even more was:

Why were they so obsessed with tracking down the people who wiped out that mercenary squad last year?

Was it for the Fake Currency Circuit Board?

No—it had long been destroyed.

It seemed their goal was simply to hunt someone down.

Was it really just for revenge?

Xiao Yu recalled the name ‘Black Dog’ from Mozart’s lips.

A lowlife mercenary daring to play such games?

He wasn’t worth it!

But then…

【Ding! Case Triggered Successfully.】

【Divine Inspector Case Check-In Initiated.】

【Host, would you like to check in?】

Xiao Yu: ???

He was stunned.

Why would a system prompt appear at a time like this?

Check in!

【Ding! Congratulations, host—case check-in successful!】

【System Reward: Ability – Financial Expert!】

【System Task: Solve the Cross-Border Vendetta Case!】

【Time Limit: Thirty Days!】

【If you complete the task in time, you’ll receive an additional system skill: Honey Badger’s Courage!】

【Fail the task within the time limit, and your system abilities will be revoked!】

【Task countdown begins…】

…. …….. …….

Holy crap… Xiao Yu was utterly shocked.

Not by the system task itself, but by the ability it granted him.

Financial Expert?

Money-making skills?

The system had a weird sense of humor—granting a money-making ability!

But… who the hell needed that?

Mu Qingwu was already rolling in cash; hardly did he need to hustle for a living!

Besides, public servants weren’t allowed to run businesses—unless he quit being a cop!

Xiao Yu burst into tears!

In a flash, countless financial documents and skills merged into his body.

And then… nothing happened!

Cross-Border Vendetta Case… Xiao Yu frowned.

Was it really about vendetta?

If so, the focus had to be on Black Dog, right?

But something just didn’t add up.

It felt as off as the reason one might despise school because you can’t even enjoy a good dump.

The system wasn’t messing with me, was it?

It seemed I’d already been misled by the task’s name more than once.

But no matter what, ‘Black Dog’ had to be found.

Xiao Yu signaled to his arriving team members, and two of them took Mozart away.

He would be hauled straight back to National Security headquarters.

How dare he stir up trouble on this sacred soil.

Mozart’s fate was sealed…

Soon after, P City was completely locked down.

All major entry and exit points banned foreigners.

A net was cast over the city—so long as Black Dog remained in town, it was only a matter of time before he was caught!