Chapter 67 Fate
◎We were connected before we even met◎
Xu Wen pointed directly at the top line of the screen in front of him: "Your fiancé."
Qin Shu looked in the direction of Xu Wen's finger, and sure enough, the name number one on the bounty list was Lu Yishen.
Because there was a photo of the target attached, and considering Lu Yishen's striking appearance, it was estimated that no one could look like this.
So, the person ranked first on the bounty list is indeed her fiancé, the movie star Lu Yishen.
"Why would someone spend so much money to kill him?" Qin Shu couldn't understand.
After all, the second and third highest bounties were for political leaders and the like, and even the seventh was a famous interstellar pirate. It was strange that Lu Yishen was ranked ahead of these people.
"The bounty amounts for several people have just increased." Hei Wuchang also came over to Qin Shu and Xu Wen to take a look, then pointed at the people whose bounties had changed.
When Qin Shu looked over after hearing this, she saw that the amount marked behind another person had increased by another 200 million.
At this moment, the name of the person ranked 22nd suddenly turned gray, and the amount suddenly became zero.
Someone in the store saw it and exclaimed: "I don't know who got it, this one is really a big hit."
"4.2 billion star coins! I remember when it was first listed, it was only worth 800 million. It's only been a short time, and it's already reached 4.2 billion star coins!"
"I remember that the bounty increases proportionally with each failure of the person who accepted it. If his life is now worth 4.2 billion, it proves that he has dodged many death traps. He's quite lucky that it took until now for someone to succeed."
When Xu Wen heard this, he quickly turned around and looked at Qin Shu.
Qin Shu was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Xu Wen's look meant.
"Is the bounty on Lu Yishen so high now because everyone who tried to kill him failed?"
After all, he was the one that the Interstellar Federation was trying its best to protect. Without Lu Yishen knowing it himself, he had been rescued countless times. And every time he was rescued, his bounty would continue to increase, until it reached the astonishing amount it is today.
The higher the amount, the more people will be attracted to kill Lu Yishen. It can be said to be a vicious cycle.
For a moment, Qin Shu didn't know whether it was right to hand Lu Yishen over to the country for protection. After all, under this mechanism, both Lu Yishen and the staff who protected Lu Yishen would face greater and greater dangers, and there was a high possibility of sacrifice.
Maybe, when I go back this time, it's time to make some changes.
Qin Shu thought secretly.
But why did Lu Yishen die in such a variety of ways in every world before?
"Ah..." Qin Shu was stunned for a moment before finally reacting.
Because of her!
She thought she was just an insignificant little butterfly, so she lived according to her own wishes in every world without any burden. For example, in one world, she worked hard to clear her name in the entertainment industry and won the title of Best Actress, in another world, she left the entertainment industry and did a job that interested her, and in another world, she just lay down and didn't care about anything. It was these changes of hers, like a butterfly flapping its wings, which eventually formed a hurricane that she could not even detect. Everything caught in the storm changed its original destiny.
Lu Yishen's life also changed because of this, and he encountered various different death incidents, because the deaths in each of his worlds were most likely caused by different people behind the scenes, and they were most likely the ones who accepted the bounty.
The reason why Lu Yishen is still alive in this world is because Qin Shu made a major change this time and handed herself and Lu Yishen over to the country.
It was not until this moment that Qin Shu truly realized that her fate and Lu Yishen's had been linked together a long, long time ago.
"But who was the one who offered the reward in the first place to kill Lu Yishen?" Qin Shu narrowed her eyes, and then her gaze suddenly fixed on the main control computer in front of the store owner.
Qin Shu really wanted to operate the computer to see if she could find more detailed information in it.
She looked up at Xu Wen and Hei Wuchang, and without her even saying a word, Xu Wen calmly walked to a slightly farther location and smashed the lights in the store.
"Huh? What's going on?" The owner was stunned and quickly got up to check.
Hei Wuchang directly tightened Qin Shu's fingers, making it easier for Qin Shu to operate the computer quickly.
"Do you know how to operate it?" Xu Wen knocked out two more lamps, and then floated back to Qin Shu.
Xu Wen originally wanted to help, but when he saw the operating system, he was stunned. After all, this system was too simple and clean. He didn't even know where the boot program icon was, let alone look up information.
But Qin Shu's expression remained unchanged: "It's okay, I remember a small program that can search by itself."
As Qin Shu spoke, her fingers kept flying on the keyboard. Lines of code that Xu Wen could not understand kept appearing on the screen. As Qin Shu pressed the last key, the cursor kept moving upwards.
Soon, lines of information appeared on the screen.
Finally, the name of the person who posted the bounty finally appeared!
"Queen?" Qin Shu couldn't help but frown when she saw this name which was obviously a code name.
Xu Wen paused for a moment, then subconsciously added, "How come this name is the same as Joker? They're both from playing cards."
The speaker may not intend it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Qin Shu always felt that a line seemed to be gradually emerging.
Qin Shu quickly lowered her head and searched again.
"The owner is back." Seeing that Qin Shu still needed to use the computer, Xu Wen quickly flew over and smashed the last two remaining lamps.
Shop owner: "Damn! What a lousy lamp!"
Qin Shu directly searched for the keyword "Queen".
"Um?"
When searching for the name "Queen", two bounties popped up, one for Lu Yishen and the other for Qin Shu.
Looking closely, she and Lu Yishen were put on the wanted list on the same day, and she didn't even know Lu Yishen at that time.
Why did the Queen hate them all at the same time?
"Let's go, it's almost time for dinner." Qin Shu searched again, but did not find any detailed information about Queen and Joker. The code name Queen only appeared twice in the entire system, and she was the one who issued the bounty for Lu Yishen and Qin Shu.
And it was completely different from other bounty seekers. Those who offered bounties all had more or less some information and reasons for the bounty, but Lu Yishen and Qin Shu had nothing and did not reveal any information at all.
"Why do I feel like you're not surprised at all?" Xu Wen couldn't help but ask curiously as he followed Qin Shu towards the banquet area.
"After all, I've experienced being blacklisted by the entire network. Isn't it a very normal thing for me that some people hate me and despise me?" Qin Shu said casually.
Xu Wen found that he really had no way to refute it.
Although Hei Wuchang didn't understand what "blacklisting" meant, he knew it wasn't a good word. After thinking about it, he consoled his boss, who loved giving himself bonuses: "If you're not envied, you're mediocre."
Although Qin Shu herself would not take it to heart, she was always very grateful for other people's kind comfort: "Thank you."
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They had checked out the venue for the dinner in advance, so Qin Shu wouldn't get lost.
The location is also to go through a seemingly ordinary corridor, but through there you will reach another hidden space that is completely invisible to the outside world.
Of course, the various inspections along the way are also more stringent to prevent unqualified people from sneaking in.
Qin Shu was worried that they might trigger some alarm when passing by, but fortunately, what she worried about did not happen.
The three of them entered the banquet hall smoothly.
To be honest, the area of this venue is not very large in terms of floor plan, and it is completely different from the kind of dinner party Qin Shu imagined with clinking glasses, exchanging cups and free conversation. It is a cylindrical space with a large platform in the center and various private rooms around it. There are large floor-to-ceiling glass windows at the front of the rooms, but the glass has been specially treated. The situation inside cannot be seen from the outside, but everything outside can be seen clearly from the inside. There is also an electronic screen in each room for easy viewing.
Layer after layer, this space is a full 36 stories high, and each floor has various private rooms of different sizes.
Each private room has a variety of food, drinks, and fine wines, and if necessary, there are even special chefs who can cook on the spot.
Every guest who enters here is given a golden button.
Originally, Qin Shu didn't know what this button was used for, but as the dinner began, Qin Shu finally understood that this dinner was not so much a party for eating, drinking and having fun, but more like an auction where the most powerful people competed with each other.
"Welcome everyone to our planet A9011. Today is the day our king rewards everyone. Just like before, there will be 12 auction items that are unavailable to the outside world. I hope everyone enjoys this evening."
"What should we do now?" Xu Wenpiao said beside Qin Shu, "I have a feeling that anything taken out here must not be good."
Xu Wen was very concerned and wanted to stay until the end of this banquet which was nominally a dinner but was actually an auction.
Hei Wuchang frowned and said, "It's better to leave as soon as possible."
His uneasy feeling did not disappear with time, but became stronger.
Qin Shu touched her chin when she heard this. "How about we go and see these twelve lots in advance? It shouldn't take too much time if we go and see them directly instead of waiting for them to be auctioned one by one, right?"
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