Then, he handed the goods to the man in sunglasses standing next to him. The man took a look, then stuffed all the waterproof bags filled with merchandise into a large, woven plastic sack they had prepared.
"I’ve handed over the goods. I should get going. You guys need to get out of here fast. Be careful on your way back, and don’t attract any attention from the Investigators."
The man in the wetsuit saw them check the merchandise and pack it all away, so he decided it was time to leave. But before he left, he added a word of caution.
It wasn’t that he was particularly concerned for their safety; he was just worried that if they got caught, they might drag him down with them.
"Don’t you worry! We’ve got plenty of experience. We won’t get caught by any Investigators," the man with the gold earring said with a chuckle, pleased to have the goods in hand.
But the words had barely left his mouth when a voice suddenly rang out, proving him wrong instantly.
"All three of you, freeze! Don’t move."
Hearing the voice from behind them, the three criminals on the riverbank immediately spun around. The moment they saw who it was, the color drained from their faces.
"Shit, it’s an Investigator," the man in the wetsuit shrieked in terror.
Then, he spun around and sprinted for the riverbank, taking a flying leap and diving headfirst into the water.
The man with the gold earring and the man in sunglasses weren’t strong swimmers. They couldn’t escape by jumping into the water like the man in the wetsuit. Seeing the group of Investigators closing in, they scrambled to get away.
In the heat of the moment, carrying a pile of goods was clearly slowing them down, so one of them simply dropped the merchandise they had just acquired.
"Why’d you drop the goods?!" the man with the gold earring yelled, seeing his partner ditch merchandise worth over four million.
"Damn it, we can barely save our own skins, and you’re still thinking about the merch?" the usually quiet man in sunglasses cursed.
SPLASH.
The man in the wetsuit plunged headfirst into the water, sending up a huge spray.
He swam away quickly and dove beneath the surface. Just as he thought he was about to make a clean getaway, he suddenly felt the water around him begin to churn violently.
Back on the shore, the pursuing Investigators had split into two groups. One Investigator went to the riverbank alone, stopping at the exact spot where the man in the wetsuit had jumped.
The other Investigators continued the chase after the two criminals who were running for their lives.
The Investigator on the bank didn’t jump into the water to chase the fleeing criminal. Instead, he raised his right hand, a faint golden Spiritual Light blooming around it. He then aimed at the spot where the criminal had just submerged and made a grasping motion in the air.
WHOOSH, WHOOSH...
The previously calm surface of the water suddenly erupted into turbulence, forming a whirlpool in an instant.
The man in the wetsuit, who had just gone under, felt the world begin to spin as his body was uncontrollably dragged into the vortex.
"Hah... You think you can get away? Get back here!" the Investigator on the shore roared as he used his Superpower. He then forcefully yanked his right hand—still glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light—back toward himself.
BAM!
With a thunderous boom, the man in the wetsuit was flung out of the vortex by an immense force, soaring through the air directly toward the shore.
Seeing his target flying toward him, the Investigator using his Superpower leaped up and caught the man in the wetsuit just as he reached the bank.
After they landed, before the dizzy criminal could even get his bearings, the Investigator pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his belt, wrenched the man’s arms behind his back, and cuffed him.
"Shit..."
Once the dizzy man in the wetsuit regained his senses, he knew it was over. He let out a frustrated howl, then went completely limp, lying motionless on the ground like a lifeless fish.