Chapter 1862: Chapter 880: Fire in the Backyard

The crescent moon appeared and disappeared intermittently.

The distant sounds of mooing cattle and shouting carried far in the night. A Suchomimus on guard glanced toward the distant lights, then lowered its head nonchalantly.

For the Suchomimus near the ranch, nothing happening there was surprising. The bang of firecrackers or gunshots, the sounds of vehicles, the roar of machinery… In short, all the sounds impossible to hear in the original dinosaur world no longer surprised the Suchomimus.

If one were to say what the most direct impression of the ranch is to the Suchomimus, it would be a food source.

The bones and leftovers thrown out from the ranch are a supreme delicacy for the Suchomimus. So they willingly act as the ranch’s gatekeepers, swearing to defend their territory to the death.

Xu Xiaoyan watched the laborers driving the cattle, her face flushed.

She felt like she and Yan Xiaofei were a pair of bandits; Yan Xiaofei was the bandit who went to do the deed somewhere, while she was the lookout outside the wall—even though in her imagination the wall was the barrier between two worlds, with neither world having a safer lookout than her, she still found it thrilling!

Everyone has an evil nature within them, and the thrill of doing something bad made the girl a little too excited.

This girl had been humble and submissive at home since childhood, and the worst thing she had ever done was to steal a few candies from home and then sneak off with Yan Xiaofei to enjoy them where no one could see. But every time she finished the candy, she would carefully ‘hide’ the wrappers—covering them with other trash in the bin to feel more at ease.

But ever since she started following Yan Xiaofei, everything changed. Her previous timidness, stinginess, and caution were gradually being subtly influenced and changed by Yan Fei… what seemed like minor changes became apparent at this moment.

The moment she suddenly realized there was someone by her side, she couldn’t wait to shout, “Yan Xiaofei, take me to the scene for a look?”

“Huh?” Yan Fei was a bit confused. “What scene?”

“The scene of your mischief! They lost so many cattle, surely they must have noticed?” Xu Xiaoyan explained.

“Oh oh oh…” Yan Fei suddenly understood. Sweetheart, your change is a bit too much for me to handle right now!

You just finished doing something bad and want to go see the scene?

Thinking as he did, his actions were much quicker than his thoughts. He disappeared momentarily and reappeared, having brought his wife to the high ground where they had initially surveyed the scene—his earlier disappearance was to find a good vantage point for her from above.

The ranch in the distance had already become bustling, with gunshots sounding as the ranch owners fired wildly to boost their courage. For these ranch owners and workers, they had lost far more than the cattle Xu Xiaoyan saw—there were also the ranch dogs.

So many cattle disappeared silently, and even the most alert hunting dogs showed no reaction—vanishing without a trace. Such bizarre events, even knowing from newspapers that similar mysterious disappearances had happened in Japan, were hard for them to accept!

In fact, many people hadn’t connected the incident with the mysterious disappearances in Japan, panicking instead—few remained calm. Such people wouldn’t be operating just a small ranch here if they could stay calm at this moment.

Soon, a security vehicle appeared from the road in the distance, its flashing lights particularly conspicuous in the night.

“Alright, alright, let’s go, let’s go.” Seeing the security vehicle appear, the girl urged quickly, her tone full of nervousness, as if staying any longer would get them caught.

Yan Fei chuckled and, with the girl, climbed the wall, whispering, “Wait here; I’ll go erase the traces.”

When alone, he would usually zip back and forth without leaving any traces. But today, having brought his wife along, he inevitably left footprints where they had just been.

When mysterious incidents occur, the security personnel will scour the area thoroughly, and any clues nearby will likely be noticed. Having good counter-surveillance instincts, Yan Fei naturally wouldn’t make the novice mistake of leaving footprints after committing a misdeed.

After dealing with this and returning to the wall, the girl asked him immediately, “This place is cleaned out; where shall we go next?”

…

While Yan Fei was speechless at his wife’s addiction to mischief, a figure was carefully crawling towards the cattle farms outside the Sancha River town, adjacent to the factory buildings.

The figure wore tight-fitting earthy-yellow clothing, blending almost perfectly with the surrounding environment. He carefully approached the cattle farm along the dried-up ditches, listening intently before each movement, displaying considerable patience.

He emerged from the river, and in this cold weather, the cattle farm’s security guards were evidently somewhat negligent of this side—there were no patrols around the riverbank, only a few large searchlights shining.

But lights are stationary, while people are not. The cattle farm only installed a few lights outside, not anticipating that even lights would eventually swivel automatically. Compared to these devices, the farm’s residents always believed they should rely more on people.

The earthy-yellow figure was obviously quite familiar with the terrain here, choosing the western side with the least light. Because this side was next to the village, the farm couldn’t install too many lights without affecting the village residents.