Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The cigarette butt’s flame flickered in the darkness, and the surrounding air was filled with solemnity.
“Are you interrogating me?”
Zhou Ji said with a smile. He was not in a good mood either. He had planned to have a good trip and accompany his daughter to enjoy the sea. But who knew that because of his momentary greed, he would be involved in such an annoying matter.
Alright, it wasn’t considered greed. The safety of his daughter was the most important thing. If that jade talisman that concealed his cultivation realm were to be sold outside, it would definitely be worth five digits.
“No, no, I’m just asking Mr. Zhou to see if you have any thoughts on what happened tonight,” Captain Zhang hurriedly said. At the same time, he skillfully fished out a storage pouch with a “one” on it.
‘F*ck… you guys are specially trained for this, right?’
Zhou Ji glanced at the storage pouch and suddenly thought of his previous experience in the Wangfang Trading Company.
“My opinion is that someone is crazy poor and wants to take the risk to rob us!”
Zhou Ji didn’t refuse and directly grabbed the storage pouch and placed it in his arms.
“Do you think it’s just a simple robbery?” Captain Zhang chuckled.
“I think you should think it’s just a simple robbery. You won’t be able to get anything out of it.”
Zhou Ji let out a long sigh. This matter was really troublesome. He felt that he might have gotten himself into trouble. This trouble might be even more serious than poking a hornet’s nest.
He reckoned that Yue Wu’s identity had already been officially confirmed by the people who were chasing him. He reckoned that they had been guarding him for the entire night and did not discover that Yue Wu had returned, so they immediately thought of him. His ticket was booked under his real name, so those people must have found out the information.
It was probably just the first wave of probing tonight. There might be some shit waiting for him before he went ashore the next day.
“This…”
Looking at the slightly melancholic Zhou Ji, Captain Zhang did not know how to strike up a conversation.
“Captain, we checked the information of these people, and there are no problems. The previous record was a commoner, and the cultivation record was Foundation Establishment.”
The guards under Captain Zhang had already checked the identity of the deceased. The way they looked at Zhou Ji changed. The three people lying on the ground were all Foundation Establishment realm according to their personal information. How could they be killed by this young man without a sound?
Foundation Establishment. They had already guessed it.
Captain Zhang grunted and continued to look at Zhou Ji.
“Don’t look at me like that, Captain Zhang. I don’t think I need to make any further explanations, right? If I remember correctly, the laws of planet Bai stipulate that the owners or short-term owners of closed, semi-open houses, hotel rooms, transport shuttle rooms, or cubicles have the right to kill any intruder who enters without invitation during all periods.”
“It’s like this, Mr. Zhou. I apologize again for the mistake of our guards. I will report this matter when we return. The company will compensate you for your mental damage and compensate you for any other damage too,” captain Zhang said again, then, he left with his subordinates and three corpses.
At this time, a waiter from the floating shuttle had arrived and started to clean up the scene.
Just like that, a few hundred crystals were added to his account? After the waiters left and the surroundings quieted down again, Zhou Ji opened the newly acquired storage bag and transferred all the one hundred crystals into the bag that was specially used to store the crystals. According to the situation that he had experienced before, he should have received several times the compensation from the ticket price.
‘I haven’t opened a shop these few days, but why are my assets soaring? Sure enough… is there still no way to make money aside from opening a shop?’
Buzz..
The jade tablet vibrated gently.
Zhou Ji’s consciousness sank in. It was a message from Yue Wu.
“Be careful. They didn’t find me, so they might find trouble with you. They’ve confirmed that I’m on this floating shuttle.”
“It’s already too late.”
Zhou Ji silently replied.
“They’re following us. I suspect that they have people in the escort team. Be careful.”
Not long after, the jade token vibrated again.
There were people in the escort team who were chasing after Yue Wu? What was this guy’s identity? Could he be the crown prince of the Bai Family?
Zhou Ji felt that the situation was getting worse. However, he still felt that it was just a little troublesome. After fighting with the desolate bandits, he could basically confirm that his strength should be around the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, not to mention other places, at the very least, he should be able to protect himself on planet Bai.
The night was still very long, and Zhou Ji did not have the mood to sleep. He simply sat on the sofa and cultivated, at the same time keeping an eye out for any movements outside. It seemed to be a little noisy outside in the second half of the night. Occasionally, he would hear the sound of people running through the corridors..
At Earth Armor City 3 in Wangfang Trading Company, somebody spoke.
“Manager, I just received news that the H45 line’s floating shuttle has been in an accident. Three people with clean backgrounds have appeared and robbed the ship in the middle of the night.”
Early in the morning, a document was placed in front of the man.
“How is it? Is there anything wrong with the passengers?”
“No, it’s just that the people who were attacked were the father and daughter that you told us to pay attention to.”
“The father and daughter?” The manager narrowed his eyes and pondered. “Then what was the result?”
“None of the three attackers were left alive.”
“AH… it’s really a little troublesome… H45… wait, if I remember correctly, did the floating shuttle temporarily change eighteen guards?”
“Yes, the original eighteen people were temporarily transferred away by the higher-ups, so we rearranged eighteen people.”
“I see… Inform Old Zhou to first detain the eighteen people who were temporarily transferred. We’ll talk about it when the shuttle reaches the shore.”
“Yes”
“Also, give that person another 1000 crystals. Consider it compensation for the breach of contract and the mental damage that we didn’t do our job properly.”
After his subordinate left, the manager’s expression slowly became serious.
One floating shuttle, and eighteen of them were replaced in one go? Just what kind of important person was he encircling?
…
When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Zhou Ji opened his eyes.
There were no other abnormalities in the second half of the night. At least, there were no more people who broke into the door and sought their own death.
With a thought, Zhou Ji took out the jade token and sank his consciousness into it.
There was an additional 1000 crystals on the account. It seemed that the compensation he had mentioned earlier had been paid.
He had never thought that making money would be so simple.
With a thought, the curtains of the panoramic window opened by themselves, revealing the shimmering sea surface and the slowly rising sun at the junction of the sea and the sky.
Speaking of which, Zhou Ji had been busy his entire life in his previous life. This was the first time Zhou Ji had seen the sunrise on the sea.
Unfortunately, his mood to see the sunrise was quickly disturbed.
A series of hurried knocks on the door sounded.
Zhou Ji frowned. He sensed with his scouting technique that there was only one person outside the door, and his aura was quite familiar.
Yue Wu?
He slowly opened the door and looked at the pale-faced youth with blood on his body.
Clang!
The door was closed by him again.
“Big Brother! I was chased by those guys for half a night. Now I can only come and beg you.”
Outside the door, Yue Wu hurriedly spoke.
At the end of the corridor, a person had already appeared. His face seemed to have cast some kind of concealing spell, and could only be seen as a blur.
If someone sensed his aura, they would discover that this guy was actually at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage..