Chapter 288 Meeting
Under the gaze of everyone, two new uninvited guests arrived.
Both Chief Inspector Mars and Commander Page were well-known figures in the Third Chamber of the Eye of Supervision. The sudden appearance of these two people made the atmosphere on the scene even more tense.
"Yan An, the carrier of dangerous goods, I finally found you." Pei Ji stared at Yan An and said.
Its attitude caused displeasure among some people present.
Inspector Camuro of the Security Committee shouted, "Oh my goodness! Another ship from the Eye of Supervision! Did you, the Eye of Supervision, agree to turn this place into a berthing port?"
Commander Lan Xin stared at them and asked, "Should we hold a welcoming ceremony for them?"
Investigator Lucela murmured in shock: "Master Inspector Mars, and Master Page, why are you here?"
Investigator Akey said: "It is clear that the two Third Court officials have the same purpose as some people."
Inspector Camuro said: "No matter what kind of family you are, you, the Eyes of Supervision, don't seem to know what is normal landing."
Commander Peiji looked around at the people at the auction venue with a questioning look on his face. Although the atmosphere was strange, the first priority was to perform his duties. He announced on the spot that he would take away Yan An, the carrier of dangerous goods.
As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar. The guests looked at each other with a look of "the supervisory eye is really so fucked up". Commander Lan Xin, Inspector Camuro, Investigator Aiki from the Fifth Court and others immediately expressed fierce doubts about "whether the Third Court has the authority to take Yan An away".
"The Third Court has no authority to do this!"
"Yan An should come with us!"
After its repeated "Ah?", "What?", "This is impossible" questions were drowned in the endless spiraling arguments, Commander Page had to pull out his gun and fire a deafening and powerful explosive bomb to make the scene barely quiet down.
"Yan An must come with us." Commander Pei Ji announced again. In view of the dozens of fully armed Eye of Surveillance guards behind him and the smoking muzzle of his gun, the questioning and protesting guests reluctantly shut their mouths.
It looked around the venue again and asked, "Where is the bald guy with Yan An?"
No one answered it.
Its gaze stayed on Yan An, and then moved to Captain Ban beside him, "Huh? Why is there a chicken here?"
Investigator Akey said, "This chicken just knocked out the thief who stole Bartlett's treasure."
"What?"
Investigator Lu Xuela said, "This chicken belongs to the First Court."
"What?"
Captain Madara puffed out his chest and said, "I'm sorry, but Yan An will not hand it over to you."
Commander Page laughed, "What? You? A chicken trying to stop us?"
"Look at the reality." Inspector Camuro sneered, "Don't even mention a chicken. Do you think there is anyone in this venue who doesn't want to stop you?"
Commander Lan Xin shouted, "Do you want to take Mr. Yan An away by force? Or do you want to use force against all the guests present? Let me remind you that the cruiser strike starship of the 135th Fleet of the Galaxy Fleet is parked at the nearby port. If you, the Third Court, don't have a suitable reason, I will not let you leave like this."
“That’s right!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
So the topic of "whether the Third Court has the power to take Yan An away" was re-emerged.
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Inside the landing craft.
Xiao Zhen paced inside the ship. He did not go to watch the repeated quarrels between the alien guests.
In fact, at this time, facing such a group of guests , it obviously meant that he could only take action to forcibly take Yan An away.
But Xiaozhen was still hesitating.
I could dress myself in armor and put on a helmet, Xiao Zhen thought, and then he wouldn't recognize me.
However, your father has been on the alien planet for more than a year, and he is receptive enough to face someone suddenly descending from the sky to save his son. Another voice echoed in Xiaozhen's mind.
No, Xiao Zhen said to herself.
Why don't you dare to meet him with your true face?
because.
You are afraid.
No, I was trying to avoid more trouble.
You are afraid.
No, I don't want to scare him.
Excuses. You're just afraid.
Me. Xiaozhen bit her lip. Yes. I am scared.
I was afraid of being rejected by him.
I am very scared.
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I don't want to lose this father.
"Xiao Zhen." Mr. Cat suddenly spoke.
"Um?"
"Go to your father." Mr. Cat's voice was extremely serious, with a strong sense of oppression, "Go quickly!"
This was the first time Xiaozhen saw Mr. Cat talking to him in this way.
After being surprised for only half a second, he suddenly realized something.
He felt the etheric energy flowing and winding outside, space was being torn apart, and an unusual warm pulse was vibrating. It was like a clock ticking in his head, and he heard his heart beating dully. Something was coming.
Barlett's secret stash.
Yan An.
Father.
In the next second, he rushed out of the landing craft.
The guests at the venue were still arguing about Yan An's ownership. Their attention was not on Yan An. Including Yan An, the focus of the topic, he stood there unconsciously, completely unaware of what was about to happen.
When Xiaozhen rushed out of the landing craft, she just witnessed that moment.
Under Yan An's feet, a crack that tore apart physical reality was appearing. Countless swaying, thin tentacles permeated from the crack, twisting and curling around him. His body was twisted in this transparent gelatinous substance.
"Dad——" Xiaozhen shouted.
Yan An was dragged into the bottomless crack.
The remaining energy spread out in waves, like a foul wind.
Everyone in the venue looked back at the place where Yan An had been standing, as if awakened from a dream. There was nothing else except the dust floating on the ground.
"He's missing too!!" Inspector Camuro shouted.
"The same teleportation as that of the thief?" Investigator Lucela said, "Are they in the same group?"
"No." A gloomy voice echoed in the center of the venue.
People turned their heads and saw Inspector General Mars staring at the empty ground. His majesty made people silent. "He was forcibly taken away."
"Sir." Commander Page looked at Inspector General Mars, "Who is it? Who took him away?"
Inspector General Mars did not speak, but another voice broke the silence of the meeting.
"It's our enemy."
A cat walked out of the landing craft, its voice unusually cold.
Yan An heard a dull hissing sound echoing in the air.
He looked around blankly. A second ago, he was still in the auction venue of Tengxi Star, facing a group of aliens who wanted to rob him, but now, he felt that he was caught in an unnatural storm. When he regained consciousness, he was already in another place.
Where am I?
He only felt that his brain was burning, and there were inaudible ghostly whispers and endless gray fog all around him.
Where am I?
"Is there anyone here--" he shouted.
No one answered him.
But then something came along.
Something is approaching.
The dull grey mist rolled and twisted, dancing like liquid, as if stretched and compressed by an external force, condensing into an unsettling humanoid shape.
As it walked, a mask similar to a human face appeared on its face, and its "eyes" flickered with a dim light. Yan An could not determine its direction. As it approached, its body became taller and taller, like a strange giant. He did not know what that thing was. It seemed like the condensation of invisible fog, but also like a real creature.
"Yan An, Yan An..." Its voice seemed to be far away, but it was roaring in his head.
"Who are you? Where is this place?" Yan An asked. His hands were soaked with sweat and his heart was beating wildly with fear.
"You have obtained power that does not belong to you." said the human face mask.
"Are you referring to Barlett's secret collection?" Yan An asked cautiously.
"That was never owned by the Vizsla people."
"Are you here for the collection as well?"
"I'm here to retrieve it."
Yan An suppressed his fear and raised his voice, "Then you have found the wrong person. The two treasures have been stolen."
"Steal?"
"Yes, they were stolen by a galactic thief nicknamed Gold Finger. He disappeared with the treasures. The two treasures no longer belong to me." Yan An said, "You shouldn't look for me, you should look for that thief."
"No." The human-faced mask said, "You are the new master of the contract for the fragment of the Unfull Cup."
"What? The treasure has been stolen!" Yan An emphasized, "It's not with me anymore!"
"It can never be stolen. No matter what the method, the unfilled cup will never leave its contracted owner."
"Ah." Yan An suddenly remembered the words of the guardian of the Invisible Foundation.
It is the Powerful One - a fragment of the unfilled cup, which will only follow its new covenant master.
His heart suddenly stopped. "You mean, that fragment is still mine?"
"Yes, unless the Lord of the Contract agrees to transfer it." The humanoid mask's glimmering eyes stared at him, and a slender claw stretched out to him, "Give it to me, that is not an item that a mortal like you should get."
"..." Yan An took a step back and asked cautiously, "Why do you want it?"
The humanoid mask stared at him, and he felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. "Mortals should not touch it."
"Just now, many people asked me to give up the treasure. Some of them wanted to end the war, save the race, or save the planet from decline. Of course, there are also people who crave power and wealth. I know their wishes and I can fully understand them. You also want this fragment, so why do you want it?"
"Mortal, the fragment will only bring you disaster in your hands." The voice of the humanoid mask was impatient. "Handing it over is your best choice at the moment."
"No." Yan An was surprised that he blurted out without thinking, "I don't accept such unreasonable requests."
(madness.)
The sneer of the humanoid mask exploded in Yan An's mind, and in the next second he was knocked away by an invisible force. Countless golden stars appeared in front of his eyes, and he heard the sound of his bones clicking when they hit the ground. Hot blood gushed out of his throat. He lay on the ground, he didn't know how many bones he had broken, and the pain flowed through his body like an electric current.
(Stupid, it's easier to kill you than to squash a bug.)
"Ahem." Yan An coughed on the ground, enduring the severe pain and saying, "Since you're sneaking around and not explaining the reason, I can't give it to you."
(Ridiculous , I will make your life worse than death.)
"..." Yan An gasped.
"Hand it over. You can save your life."
He felt like all the tissues in his body were being pulled back and forth by a file. One of his eyes was already covered in blood. His temple was throbbing wildly due to the intense stimulation. In this unbearable pain that almost drove him crazy, his consciousness was exceptionally clear. This request often meant death if he handed it over. He couldn't give it, he said to himself.
"Give it to me."
"..." Yan An clenched his teeth, his throat filled with the taste of blood, and he said, "Get out!"
"madness."
Yan An closed his eyes, his muscles tensed, he thought of An Yuan, he thought of his children, but then, no greater pain came.
The surroundings fell into a suffocating silence.
Yan An opened his eyes.
The monster turned into invisible mist under a flash of sword wind.
In front of him stood a familiar young man. He had a beautiful face and a melancholy expression. He was holding a shining sword, and an inexplicable fear was emanating from him. There was a slight flash of anger in his eyes. When he stared at him with his eyes as dark as the abyss, Yan An felt that he was almost swallowed by him.
"Father," the boy said, raising his sword gracefully and bowing to him.
