Chapter 62 Young Master Zhou Spends 4 Million

The manager had barely finished speaking.

The already tense atmosphere in the corridor became even more pronounced.

The playful expression on Zhou Zhiheng's face disappeared.

Caesar frowned and glanced at Zhou Zhiheng.

“That person just now,” he said.

After being reminded by him, Zhou Zhiheng's eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something.

Ning Shuyin, unsure of their cryptic conversation, asked, "Who are you?"

Zhou Zhiheng looked displeased.

“When we came out just now, someone thought we were looking for the seller and said they saw you walking this way, so they gave us directions.”

Ning Shuyin thought for a moment and then understood.

Someone is trying to use the two of them to buy time.

That person was very likely the thief himself or an accomplice. He not only knew they would come to the seller, but he even recognized them.

As for the purpose of delaying...

It's all for the purpose of running away!

"Take us to the storage room," Caesar ordered the manager. "Have someone check the surveillance footage and find the person who just spoke to us."

The three were taken to the crime scene.

The storage room did not have the heavy alloy door I had imagined.

The entrance is a black mirrored wall.

The manager placed his palm on the recognition area, and the central structure of the wall disintegrated like a mosaic, revealing an interior space.

There are no shelves inside; it's a state-of-the-art magnetic storage system.

Each item has its own magnetic field value, which binds it to the energy field, causing it to float in its own position.

At this moment, the magnetic grid directly opposite the transmission port is empty, with only a faint halo of energy remaining.

"The quantum lock on the storage vault is intact, the security system has no alarm records, and there are no signs of damage to the walls." The manager's voice trembled. "This...this shouldn't be happening..."

Zhou Zhiheng turned to Ning Shuyin: "Your special ability..."

He wanted her to use her senses to investigate, but he stopped halfway through his sentence.

Although she appeared fine on the surface, Zhou Zhiheng still noticed her exhaustion.

She hadn't noticed them approaching. She clearly seemed to have exhausted her powers.

Zhou Zhiheng glanced at the blond man, his eyes full of accusation.

At that moment, the manager's personal computer rang.

He glanced at it and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the surveillance footage of that corridor was overwritten three minutes ago."

The trail went cold.

"Your territory is really not safe," Zhou Zhiheng said sarcastically.

Caesar frowned, his face showing displeasure, and snapped his fingers.

"Someone come here."

Suddenly, from the shadows outside the door, the figure of an old man with a goatee appeared.

But none of them had noticed his presence before.

The old man's special ability should be invisibility.

He strode into the warehouse and bowed to Caesar.

"Goat, find what's missing," Caesar commanded.

The goat bowed slightly and then took out a compass-like object from its waist.

"Allow me to investigate," said the goat.

Ning Shuyin couldn't help but peek out.

The compass was made of red and black material, and its surface was engraved with intricate runes.

It looks like the kind of thing a feng shui master would bring to survey a burial site.

Could it be that finding things in outer space relies on divination?

Caesar noticed Ning Shuyin's curious little eyes.

“Never seen one before, have you? This is a tracking device. It’s specially designed to catch thieves,” Caesar explained.

The goat walked to the magnetic space and held the "tracking device" horizontally.

The compass needle began to tremble.

A few seconds later, a wisp of golden mist emerged from the compass needle.

As the mist rose into the air, it slowly condensed, eventually forming an outline—the very outline of the "Disaster and Epidemic Module."

The goat raised the tracker high.

The compass needle in the center began to spin rapidly.

"I just hope the thief hasn't gone too far. Once he's off the trading planet, we won't be able to catch him," the goat whispered.

The compass is in operation.

The golden mist transformed into faint bands of light that drifted out from the ceiling.

The goat flipped its wrist, projecting a map onto the quantum computer.

On the map, a line that no one could understand stretched out continuously.

After reading it, the goat seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said to Caesar:

"Fortunately, the person didn't go far. The thief probably headed to the medical waste disposal site."

"Medical waste dump?" Zhou Zhiheng's face was full of disgust.

That kind of place is rife with pollution, and the smell is so strong it can make someone faint on the spot.

Caesar smiled when he saw Zhou Zhiheng's disgusted look.

"That's a really interesting place."

He turned to Ning Shuyin: "Stay close to me, I'll take you there."

Having said that, he strode away from the storage facility like a gust of wind.

Zhou Zhiheng's face was gloomy, clearly showing his extreme dissatisfaction with Caesar's "I know my territory better" attitude.

He turned on his personal computer, entered the destination, and started navigation.

He lowered his head and said to Ning Shuyin, "Stay beside me, don't lose me."

After saying that, he glanced at her pale face, and without hesitation took a small metal box out of his pocket and tossed it to her.

Ning Shuyin pushed open the box lid.

A small paper packet lay inside.

"What is it?" she asked.

Zhou Zhiheng simply snorted.

"I didn't bring any energy supplements with me. This candy may be low in calories, but it's better than an empty stomach."

She put the candy in her mouth, and Zhou Zhiheng had already stepped out of the corridor.

The alleyways of the black market are like a maze.

The alleyway was narrow, and overhead were a jumble of pipes.

From time to time, curious glances were cast from the surrounding shops at people of different races.

Ning Shuyin subconsciously quickened her pace, trying to keep up with Caesar's steps.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed her wrist.

It is Zhou Zhiheng.

"Why are you walking so fast? Watch your step." He said in an unfriendly tone.

Ning Shuyin stumbled as Zhou Zhiheng pulled her.

Only then did she notice a pool of wriggling, slimy organism beside her feet.

Zhou Zhiheng released his hand.

Caesar, who seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, suddenly stopped and turned around.

His gaze lingered on Zhou Zhiheng for a moment.

“Mr. Zhou is very considerate,” Caesar said. “However, here, the fastest way is not by walking.”

He extended his hand to Ning Shuyin, palm up, in an inviting gesture.

"Come on, I'll show you a shortcut."

Before Ning Shuyin could react, Zhou Zhiheng had already pulled her half a step behind him, his purple eyes narrowed, and he asked warily, "What dangerous place do you want to take her to this time?"

“Ha,” Caesar chuckled, “Fine, don’t leave then, I’m not waiting for you.”

The moment the words left his mouth, Caesar's figure blurred in place.

A faint ripple of space spread out from him.

The next second, he appeared ten meters away, on the top of the wall of a dead-end alley.

He even maintained that inviting gesture, watching them with a leisurely air.

Zhou Zhiheng's expression changed, and a burst of white light suddenly erupted from his body.

Whoosh—whoosh—

Two sharp sounds of air being torn apart came rapidly.

Two streamlined hovercraft suddenly shot out of a shop at an astonishing speed and came to a precise stop in front of Zhou Zhiheng and Ning Shuyin.

Clearly, he used his trading abilities.

"Order confirmed. Mr. Zhou, your purchase of four million Star Coins has been deducted. Thank you for your patronage, and we wish you a pleasant journey," the vehicle announced via electronic payment.