The Luckiest Man - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: What the Hell Just Happened!?

Senior Officer Fang was anxious—he reckoned that things would be ruined. Immediately but carefully, he asked, “We have sent someone to check out the scene, we are waiting for them to report back about what happened. Teacher Liu, are you free today? If you are free, why not join us to check out the scene?”

After all, Liu Huajun was not someone who would hold the team back. Although he was over seventy years old, Liu Huajun remained vigorous and robust. He immediately nodded, “Go, let’s take a look!”

The capital’s high-security prison was located in a valley north of Beijing City. Liu Huajunt took Senior Officer Fang’s car. After half an hour, the vehicle slowly pulled up into the high-security prison. It housed the country’s most dangerous criminals; its perimeter was surrounded by walls that were five meters high. With tight security in place, even a fly would not be able to escape from it.

However, a burglary had happened… How could someone believe that?

Initially, Liu Huajun had refused to accept it, but he believed Senior Officer Fang and his colleagues. If they were unable to resolve a matter, they would make it clear that they could not do it. It was unlikely that they would pull a prank on him and say that a burglary had occurred in the prison.

Soon, they arrived at the crime scene. Several professional military investigators were busy checking it. A middle-aged man was standing at the side, supervising the investigation; he was dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, and had a squared face and strong brows. He was no other than the Prison Chief, Zhou Mingchao.

Zhou Mingchao also had his roots in the military, but his rank was not as high as Liu Huajun’s. Nonetheless, he knew of Liu Huajun’s identity and his hidden status as a prominent military figure. Although Liu Huajun did not hold any active positions in the military, he still had a strong influence, and the entire army department still treated him with respect.

With such a notable figure visiting, Zhao Mingchao was sweating as soon as they met.

“Don’t be so nervous, I’m sure you are not at fault.” Liu Huajun patted Zhao Mingchao on the shoulder.

He had vaguely heard about the young man. When he had first started out in the military, Zhao Mingchao had put in the effort to earn credits and work his way up to where he was then, step by step.

It was unlikely that Zhao Mingchao had played a part in the burglary. If he had wanted to play such a trick, he would have done so much earlier. He would not have waited that long.

There had to be a problem—a huge problem.

“Old Liu,” at this moment, the soldier in charge of the investigation saluted Liu Huajun before reporting, “The entire crime scene has been checked. No fingerprints were found, and there were no traces of forced entry found on the safe containing the Awakener’s performance-enhancing drug.”

No fingerprints, no signs of forced entry on the safe. The Awakener’s performance-enhancing drug could not have disappeared into thin air, right?

Liu Huajun shut his eyes and thought of all the possibilities. He suddenly asked, “Is the number of prisoners here accurate? Are all of the prisoners accounted for?”

Hearing that, it finally dawned on Zhou Mingchao. At that point, it was impossible to not understand the logic behind it. Zhou Mingchao immediately ordered, “Proceed to do a headcount for all inmates and prison staff immediately.”

“Yes, sir!”

The subordinates immediately left to do a headcount.

Liu Huajun sighed and frowned, “The most worrying thing has happened. An inmate must have Awakened, I hope the most wicked has not escaped from prison. Otherwise, it would be as if a bomb had dropped on our population.”

Zhou Mingchao broke out in cold sweat, fully understanding Liu Huajun’s words. With the recovery of supernatural influence, a new era had begun. It was evident that it had brought about new opportunities and risks. The Awakening of the kind and orderly civilians was a bad thing, but if inmates had Awakened…

The most annoying and worrying part was that whoever had Awakened had also escaped.

In other countries, there had been tremendous damage and chaos caused by escaped Awakened prisoners!

With the headcount underway, Liu Huajun made several arrangements, “Call the troops immediately to send Awakened personnel from the Strengthening Systems over. If there are Awakened prisoners, ordinary investigative personnel would not be able to control the situation. We can only depend on the Awakeners.”

Naturally, everyone at the scene understood Liu Huajun’s words: if an Awakened prisoner had stolen the Awakener’s performance-enhancing drug and escaped, ordinary civilians would have no chance in resisting him.

“I’ll go!” Senior Officer Fang understood the severity of the situation, and replied, “I will call the troops immediately to request assistance.”

Soon the prison staff in charge of the headcount had returned and reported, “Report, the headcount had been completed. All the inmates and prison staff have been accounted for. No one is missing, and there are no new additions.”

Everyone present at the scene glanced at one another, unable to comprehend the situation…

No one was missing? No new additions? How could it be? Had the Awakener’s performance-enhancing drug really disappeared into thin air?

“It seems like this thief is extremely cunning,” Liu Huajun narrowed his eyes as he rubbed his beard.

Before joining the military, Liu Huajun had been a scout. Although he had not practiced it for years, he had retained his skills. After pondering about it for several moments, his eyes suddenly lit up, “Xiao Zhou and Xiao Li, mobilize all the prison guards immediately. Close off the entire prison premise, quietly, and get us an Awakening index tester tool. I suspect that the thief has not escaped after stealing the item, he has remained in the prison!”

Upon hearing that, everyone was stunned for a moment before understanding—as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is also the safest place.

After the Awakening, the prisoner had had their stolen drug and gone about their day as per usual, planning to escape once the investigation had been completed. That was a perfect plan.

However, they had met an old scout, Liu Huajun…

The guards began to gather all the prisoners in the courtyard. Zhou Mingchao observed the crowd with a serious face, and said, “We have gathered everyone here today to conduct a physical check. It is nothing serious, and the process is simple. Do you see the testing tool I’m holding? You are to press it with your hands.”

Physical examinations and tests were a familiar routine for the prisoners. They stepped forward according to their numbers, and the inspection immediately began.

It was apparent that the examination was slightly different than anything before. When the tester tool read out the test results, a prisoner in the crowd dashed out of the group at an incredible speed of almost one hundred meters in five seconds.

Although armed guards were stationed in the area, the prisoner had jumped over the five-meter high wall and disappeared before anyone could react!

Everyone present was in shock.

What the hell had just happened?! No one could tell who that had been. His speed, and the incredible force in his jump…

That five-meter high prison wall was useless!