Chapter 356 Misunderstanding
Yin Ran froze, and the room fell silent at that moment.
Duke Gil said, "Good afternoon."
The next second, Yin Ran switched himself to invisible mode.
Duke Gil sneered and said, "What are you trying to do by hiding yourself? Do you think what I saw was an illusion? You want to be invisible in my room?" He snapped his fingers, and Yin Ran, who had been hiding in front of the safe, instantly glowed with a bluish-purple fluorescence.
Yin Ran turned off the stealth mode in a huff. She slowly turned around and forced out a most sincere and kind smile, "Long time no see, great Lord Luoya, respected Duke Jill."
“Yin Ran,” Duke Gil taunted, “You really have come all the way to visit me.”
"I just happened to pass by. Oops, what is this." Yin Ran carefully made a harmless gesture while putting the Zhenxuan Special Drink in her hand back into the safe. "Sorry to bother you, sorry to bother you, I'll leave now." After she finished speaking, she raised her hand and released a smoke bomb, then turned around and rushed towards the window!
But then a sharp pain suddenly spread throughout her body, and she realized that she had been bound by a semi-transparent silk net that was flashing with electric sparks.
She fell heavily to the ground.
Even the strength to twitch a little finger seemed to be taken away. Damn Xilin Technology, Yin Ran temporarily gave up the idea of escaping.
From the white smoke, Duke Jill showed a tall figure. The Xilin nobleman rode in the shell of a bionic Homo sapiens. At this moment, he looked like a handsome man with a dignified appearance and a cold expression. He looked down at her from above, "Passing by? Are you just passing by my mansion and taking a bottle of drink worth 700 million?"
"..." Yin Ran forced out a dry laugh, "Your Highness, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
“Misunderstanding?” Duke Gil sneered, “I don’t think there has ever been any misunderstanding. It’s just a simple fact—you’ve always wanted to experience the wonderful journey of being pushed into the core of a white dwarf by some external force.”
"I really didn't expect that the target was you." Yin Ran shouted emotionally, "If I knew it was you, I would definitely give you a timely warning like the last gem incident." She reluctantly raised her head, "You have seen my sincerity in the previous incident. I will not go against you. This time it is really just a misunderstanding."
"Really? If I had left here just now, you would have succeeded in the theft."
"But the reality is that I was caught by your wisdom."
"In my opinion, the sins of attempt and success are the same."
“It seems to me that there must be some solution.”
Duke Gil looked at her thoughtfully.
"I think this is a misunderstanding that can be resolved!!" Yin Ran emphasized again.
Xiaozhen and Mr. Cat pushed the door open and walked in.
Xiao Zhen looked at Yin Ran lying on the ground and said, "There really is a thief."
Yin Ran raised her head slightly and said, "You are... the middle school student who died violently in my house!"
Xiao Zhen was stunned, "Huh?"
"Her nickname is Octopus Spider, a famous thief in the galaxy, Yin Ran." Mr. Cat looked at Yin Ran and said, "She should have been under supervision in Lola. Now she actually ran here to steal."
"Yin Ran, it turns out to be her!" Xiao Zhen's eyes lit up.
"Well, if I knew the target holder was this Duke Jill, I would never have come." Yin Ran said readily.
"Do you know her?" Xiao Zhen asked Duke Jill.
"This little thief always behaves beyond his capacity," Duke Gil replied. "It's time to consider settling the old score with this traitor."
Yin Ran said calmly: "But you see, it was because of your foresight and foresight that this theft was prevented from happening. So in fact you didn't suffer any loss. I think we can consider some other ways..."
Mr. Cat jumped onto the table nearby and said, "Tell me, why did you come here from Lola to steal a bottle of drink?"
"Well..." Yin Ran said, "This restraint net is making me feel very uncomfortable."
Duke Gil sneered: "Uncomfortable? That's right."
Now that we have caught the thief, we naturally have to interrogate him thoroughly.
Yin Ran also acted very cooperative, but the information she revealed was extremely limited, and she repeatedly said that she was employed. "In fact, my employer commissioned my agent to specify this bottle of Zhenxuan Special Drink."
“Who is your employer?”
Yin Ran blinked her eyes and revealed a pitiful and innocent expression. "You know we have our own rules in this industry. Revealing the identity of my employer goes against my professional ethics."
Duke Gil said: "We Xilin people have always had a standard procedure for dealing with thieves who come to our door." He stretched out his palm, and a transparent glass ball floated in his palm.
Xiao Zhen asked curiously: "What is this?"
"Putting her head in a glass ball will allow her to remain conscious and be tortured indefinitely for a period of a thousand years. One minute in reality is equal to one day in her consciousness." Duke Jill glanced at Yin Ran, "Even in the most extreme pain you won't faint. Your brain tissue will remain active, and you will experience the various tortures created by the ancient dynasties of intelligent creatures. It is worth mentioning that although the experience is extremely inhumane, you will not die from it. That is to say, you will be tested on various torture instruments in a cycle for a star calendar year..."
Yin Ran said: "I thought about it carefully and seemed to remember the name of my employer."
"It seems?" Duke Gil spun the glass ball in his hand. "It seems that we still need to go through the process."
"My employer is Prince Alsiel!!"
"Prince Alsiel?" Xiao Zhen asked in surprise.
Yin Ran nodded, "Yes, he is my employer."
Prince Alsiel, the father of the Princess of Xiyiqi, and the former lover of the Queen. Xiao Zhen remembered the fierce bidding between him and Prince Linaru at the auction. The prince hired a famous interstellar thief to steal because he failed in the bidding. This did make sense. But Xiao Zhen smelled something strange in it.
"But, you were in Lola before, right?" Xiao Zhen asked, "Did this prince hire you in advance?"
"Actually, I was on an interstellar tour and happened to receive a commission on the planet Xiyiqi."
"I still don't quite understand why the prince is so obsessed with this bottle of Zhenxuan Special Drink." Xiao Zhen murmured, "He is one of the most powerful people on this planet. No matter what kind of fine wine, it is easy for him to get it. Why is he staring at this bottle of drink?"
Duke Gil narrowed his eyes. “It’s probably because another prince was bidding against him. The item itself is not important, but since the opponent cares about it, he must get it no matter what.”
Yin Ran echoed, "From my experience, many of the things that the rich and powerful are obsessed with are very strange. Apart from some valuable treasures, I have been asked by my employer to steal the pants of a lord of a planet, a toothbrush of a lady, the first ray of morning sunshine in a country on a planet, and even the number of votes of pets." She shrugged, "When these rich and powerful people have enough money and power, they will have some outrageous quirks. To be honest, this bottle of Zhenxuan Special Drink that was sold for 700 million is not strange at all."
"..." Xiao Zhen admitted that their words were convincing, but there was still a lingering subtle doubt in his heart. He cast his eyes back on the Zhenxuan Special Drink in the safe. The most important thing now was to catch the bounty hunter who messed up Liu Xingquan's planet. Now that the target was in hand, the next step was to entrust Mr. Cat to wait for the exchange of information to hunt down the hunter.
At the same time, it was no longer suitable to stay on this planet. He had something that the two princes were eyeing covetously, and today the Galaxy Thief Yin Ran came to steal it. If he delayed any longer, he didn't know what dangers he would encounter. In addition, the country was facing a struggle for succession...
The wisest choice is to obtain intelligence as soon as possible and leave Xiyiqi Star.
"So, what should we do with her?"
Yin Ran smiled and said, "My employer is Prince Alsiel. You all know his position on this planet. Since we are on his territory, I think everyone should restrain themselves. Letting me go and pretending nothing happened is the best solution."
"Oh? I think killing you now would be more in line with Prince Alsiel's wishes." Duke Gil shot her a cold look.
"Oh my God, this won't benefit anyone," Yin Ran protested.
“It makes me feel better.”
"Your Excellency the Duke, I think there is still a misunderstanding between us!"
"About the misunderstandings you've been having with me over and over again?"
"Dear Duke! I have only pure respect for you!"
Seeing that there was no need to continue interrogating the prisoner, Xiaozhen turned and left the room.
He wanted to find his friend Liu Xingquan and tell him that the bottle of Zhenxuan Special Drink was safe, and then they could exchange it for information to hunt down the bounty hunter.
He came to the front hall and saw Zhang Fei and Guan Yu half leaning against the wall, half awake. Ren Anzhi was lying on the floor with his eyes closed, Liu Bei was lying on the sofa, and even Ms. Fei was lying on the table, sound asleep.
Just now, Yin Ran released a powerful hypnotic gas during the invasion. Except for Duke Jill, Xiao Zhen and Mr. Cat who were unaffected, all the crew members fell into a deep sleep.
Xiao Zhen looked around and his expression changed.
No.
Not anywhere.
I can't feel any breath.
No traces could be found.
He stretched out his invisible tentacles, weaving a fine silver net around him, and the sounds and breathing of countless lives around him poured in. He identified the noise that was as complicated and crowded as flying dust, looking for the familiar signal.
No.
No.
——Nowhere.
Xiao Zhen turned and rushed back to Duke Jill's room.
He grabbed Yin Ran by the collar, and his speed was so fast that even Duke Jill, who was talking to Yin Ran, was unable to react.
"Where is Liu Xingquan!! Where is Captain Ban!!" Xiao Zhen asked harshly.
"What?" Yin Ran looked at him in surprise, her face full of confusion.
"Stop talking nonsense! While you were attracting our attention, your accomplices took Liu Xingquan and Captain Ban away! Right?!"
"What did you say?" Yin Ran struggled, but Xiao Zhen held on tighter and tighter, and her breathing began to become rapid, "Ugh! I don't know ! Let go..."
"Where are Liu Xingquan and Captain Ban!!"
(Xiao Zhen.) A voice slid into Xiao Zhen’s mind. It was extremely calm, with an indistinguishable emotion. (Xiao Zhen!)
It's Mr. Cat.
The anger that was roaring in his body like a flood and a beast was suppressed in an instant.
Xiao Zhen loosened her hand. Yin Ran in front of her was coughing loudly, her face was blue and she looked terrified.
He then realized that he had almost done something irreversible. Most lives were fragile in front of him. "I'm sorry." He whispered.
Yin Ran calmed her breathing, and after a few seconds, she said, "I don't know. I was the only one who stole. I didn't know about the disappearance of your two friends."
"You knocked out all my friends."
"Yes, I really don't know who would do this to them. Wait a minute." Yin Ran said, "The one who knew what I was doing was my employer, so he must have sent someone to monitor me, and when he saw that my action failed, he kidnapped your friend."
“…”
"You should go find Prince Alsiel." Yin Ran said.
Go find Prince Alsiel.
The most powerful person on this planet, and perhaps the father of the next queen. Was he the one who kidnapped Captain Ban and Liu Xingquan? The subtle doubts came to Xiao Zhen's mind again. For a bottle of Zhenxuan Special Drink? This is too ridiculous.
But now he could only go to Prince Alsiel to find out the truth.
Having promised not to lose his friend again, Xiao Zhen silently clenched his fist. A wave of emotions was surging in his heart. After the almost uncontrollable rage just now, there was another kind of human emotion - regret and guilt. It could not be described in words. Xiao Zhen raised his fist and punched the wall. Countless fine lines cracked under his fist. Yin Ran and Duke Jill looked at him silently.
Mr. Cat came to his side, and his calm voice slid into his mind again -
(With Captain Ban here, Liu Xingquan will be fine.)
He has Captain Ban here, Xiao Zhen thought, this is probably the only consolation at the moment.
