The plan was set.

They set up bait and traps, waiting for the thief to take the bait before confining him in the trap. Even if he had the ability to stop time, he wouldn't be able to use it. The goal was to ensure he never returned.

Such people can never be tamed or used for one's own purposes. The best way to deal with them is to kill them directly to prevent future troubles.

"What kind of bait should we use?"

With most of the useful supplies stolen, what can we use as bait?

As he spoke, Boss Gao looked at Fang Yingqiu.

"Don't you still have a lot of good stuff stored in your space? Take some out as bait."

No matter how unwilling Fang Yingqiu was, she had no choice but to take out the supplies hidden in her space.

Everything was set up, and the supplies were surrounded by traps. Anyone who got too close would fall to the bottom of the ship's hold and be stabbed through by a knife stuck underneath.

To prevent people from falling in and not dying immediately, Boss Gao smeared poison on the densely packed blades and poured highly concentrated black water around them. Now, if someone fell in, even if they weren't stabbed to death, they would be poisoned to death. If they weren't poisoned to death immediately, they would eventually be corroded by the black water.

With everything ready, at six o'clock in the evening, Boss Gao instructed everyone to start a fire and cook as usual.

Just one second past six o'clock, I immediately went to the trap to check if the prey had taken the bait.

Unfortunately, the trap was empty; there was nothing inside.

Boss Gao frowned.

"How could it not be there? Is the timing wrong?"

"The timing shouldn't be a problem, let's wait a couple more days."

Fang Yingqiu was certain that the other party's stillness time started at six o'clock. He didn't come this time, but he would come sooner or later next time.

And so, everyone waited for another three or four days, but the other party still did not come.

All the supplies are still there; nothing is missing.

After thinking for a long time, Gao Laoda finally came to a conclusion.

"There's not enough food; the other side isn't taking the bait. We need to increase the dosage!"

Fang Yingqiu was displeased upon hearing this. She had already used half of the supplies in her space as bait, and in the past few days, the gang members had been eating and using all the spare supplies from her space.

This further fueled Fang Yingqiu's already resentment and anger, who was already unhappy about using the space resources.

"This is our last supply. If we take it all out and it gets stolen, what will we do? Will we all starve?"

Boss Gao looked unconvinced.

"As long as I have a gun, I'll never go hungry or thirsty! Why are you talking so much nonsense, you woman? I told you to take it out, so take it out! Stop talking so much crap!"

Boss Gao had a bad temper. He used to be somewhat polite and lenient towards Fang Yingqiu, but ever since his things were stolen and he suffered setbacks everywhere, his temper has become increasingly volatile. If anyone dares to disobey him, he will either beat or scold them, or throw them into a cage to be fed to the dogs.

Fang Yingqiu was slapped hard, and half of her face was twisted to one side, swelling and turning purple in less than three minutes.

She gritted her teeth and dared not say anything more, taking out all the supplies from her spatial storage.

"It's all here?!"

Boss Gao looked threatening.

Fang Yingqiu gritted her teeth and replied.

"It's all here! Don't you know how much stuff I have in my space?"

"I doubt you'd dare lie to me!"

Boss Gao didn't have time to worry about the meager sum Fang Yingqiu had hidden; his priority was catching the thief! If he caught him, he could get back everything he had lost!

Even if we ultimately fail to capture him, so what? He has plenty of firepower. In today's world, firepower reigns supreme. With that, his Black Dragon Gang will eventually become the king of this world.

That night, the cargo ship carrying a huge amount of supplies was hidden in the middle of a canyon behind the mountain.

Inside the tent, Boss Gao stared intently at the stopwatch in his hand, holding his breath as the second hand slowly ticked from six o'clock to a little past six.

He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly outside the tent.

"Off to catch a thief!!"

The boat was deliberately hidden behind the mountain to lure fish and lower their guard.

He had set a perfect trap; as long as the person dared to step onto the boat, he was certain that they would die a horrible death.

Boss Gao took huge strides, and Fang Yingqiu, who was chained up, couldn't keep up with him at all. In the past, Boss Gao would have simply held her in his arms like a pendant, but today he was so excited and nervous that he didn't have time to care about Fang Yingqiu.

After thinking it over, since Fang Yingqiu couldn't do without him now anyway, Boss Gao simply unlocked the chains and turned around to stare at Fang Yingqiu.

"Hurry up! We'll need you to bring the supplies back after we catch the thief."

Boss Gao was right. Fang Yingqiu definitely wouldn't run away at this time. There were very few supplies left in the space, and leaving now would only be asking for trouble.

So she stumbled along behind, dragging the iron chain, until they finally reached the vicinity of the canyon behind the mountain. A lone boat was moored there, looking particularly eerie and terrifying under the dark rain.

Boss Gao led his group onto the ship in a grand procession, opened the door panel reserved on the deck and went down. Boss Gao, who was in charge, held up a flashlight and eagerly looked through the crack in the door into the trap.

"Your Majesty! There seems to be someone inside!!"

Boss Gao also vaguely saw what looked like a figure struggling in the pit. It was dark and raining, and Boss Gao, who was wearing heavy clothes, had to bend over and press his face against the deck to see clearly.

Just then, Fang Yingqiu arrived. Upon hearing that there were people below, she excitedly ran to Gao Laoda's side. Just as she was about to bend down to look, the deck beneath their feet suddenly cracked open. Without any time to react, Gao Laoda and Fang Yingqiu fell from the broken deck together.

"ah--!!"

A scream rang out, and the brothers around him retreated in terror, none daring to approach any further.

"Ah—!! Ah—what the hell are you doing! Get me out of here right now!!"

Upon hearing that the voice came from Boss Gao, the people around dared to slowly approach, cautiously peeking out to look down. What they saw below terrified them.

Boss Gao was pierced through by a sharp blade, with a large hole in his stomach, and his red and white internal organs were spilling out everywhere.

He set the trap himself, so the black water would rise rapidly as someone fell in, giving them no chance to help. Half of Gao Laoda's body was submerged in the black water.

The piercing screams echoed in waves, accompanied by the woman's wails and cries for help.

Only then did everyone notice Fang Yingqiu in the corner; her fate wasn't much better than Gao Laoda's. (End of Chapter)