As he spoke, Qin Che took off his jacket, revealing a dirty T-shirt underneath.
Actually, it was the light gray tunic he was wearing while lying in the cryo-chamber, but judging from the design alone... it does look a lot like a prison uniform.
Strangely enough, no one believed Qin Che's empty words.
But seeing the 'prison uniform' he was wearing made Xue Lei believe him to some extent.
He fell silent, frowned, and pondered for a long while before asking in a deep voice, "The Oasis Alliance...who is the current ruler?"
Qin Che shook his head: "I don't know."
Xue Lei exchanged a glance with the burly man beside him, then sneered, "You don't know?"
"I'm just a death row inmate. Who the rulers are has nothing to do with me. I'm already struggling to survive..." Qin Che sighed.
"What was the reason for your arrest?" Xue Lei asked, seemingly trying to confirm something.
“I killed my workshop owner. He made me take the blame for the warehouse robbery, so I killed him.”
Xue Lei smiled slightly, "So, you're still a technician..."
"Not really, I'm a newcomer, just starting out."
Xue Lei clapped his hands and laughed, "I can tentatively believe your story."
After saying that, he walked up and lifted Qin Che's prison uniform with his hand, and looked at him carefully again.
Qin Che said calmly, "As long as you release me, that fortune will all be yours."
Xue Lei asked with a smile, "What else do you want?"
"Food... I'm hungry."
Xue Lei snapped his fingers. "Go prepare some food, and prepare plenty to entertain our guests."
He chuckled, put his arm around Qin Che's shoulder, and said in a very enthusiastic manner, "Prisoner, I don't care who you are. If you dare to lie to me tomorrow, I'll execute you on the spot."
Qin Che didn't speak, and his face remained expressionless.
Xue Lei sized him up several times. "Take him to the guest's room. We're leaving tomorrow!"
"yes!"
...
The table was covered with fragrant food, including several large pieces of stewed meat, a small bowl of thick porridge, and some biscuits and fruit.
Although the fruit was a little moldy, it didn't stop Qin Che from enjoying his meal.
He had been hungry for a long time.
Since I transmigrated here, I haven't had a single full meal.
Xue Lei showed his sincerity, and Qin Che believed that if he didn't get the money that didn't even exist by tomorrow, he would surely die.
escape?
That's also an option...
But at best, it can only be considered a poor strategy.
A hoodlum like Ironhide can be easily identified as an outsider.
Can't the other people on this dark street see that?
Xue Lei was clearly a guy with some influence in the underworld. If he were to be discovered to have escaped, he would be wanted by the police as well.
In a close-knit community, every outsider, except for slaves, pigs, and laborers, becomes extremely conspicuous.
Even if he survives, he will become a rat in the dark streets, forced to gnaw on other people's leftover garbage and wastewater in dark and sunless places.
Perhaps... in a place where food resources are scarce, he can't even afford to eat garbage.
The room was quite large, and the bed was very soft. It wasn't until Qin Che wolfed down all the food, licking the plate clean and even chewing the large meat bones to pieces, that the door was finally pushed open.
The burly man led in a slender, alluring, and thin woman.
She has the physique of a real model.
But Qin Che thought she must be hungry too.
She was only covered by a blanket, her long hair was draped over her shoulders, her skin was sallow, and she was just average-looking.
"This is your boss's treat. Eat and drink well. We're on our way tomorrow," the burly man said coldly, shoving the woman into the room and closing the door.
Qin Che sat on the sofa, facing the woman, the atmosphere somewhat awkward.
"Just call me Xiao Tao," she said, sitting down closer to Qin Che.
Xue Lei is quite good at entertaining guests.
Knowing the principle that people tend to crave more after they are well-fed and clothed, they specially arranged a place for him.
As Xiao Tao took the initiative to show her affection, she gently stroked Qin Che's chest and breathed into his ear.
Qin Che pushed him away and said indifferently, "I have no interest in women."
It wasn't that he wasn't interested; he was mainly afraid of catching some infectious disease, so he didn't want to touch her at all.
Xiao Tao was pushed down by Qin Che, but she wasn't angry. Instead, she sat up, combed her hair with her fingers, and laughed, "That's fine, it saves me trouble this way."
Qin Che asked her, "Is Xue Lei in charge of everything here?"
Xiao Tao smiled and said, "Want to gather information? It's not free."
Qin Che, his face grim and irritated, simply went back to bed without saying a word.
That's right. The woman is Xue Lei's subordinate. If you ask her for information, she will relay it to Xue Lei verbatim.
Every move I make is under constant surveillance.
Being locked in this dark, underground room made Qin Che very uneasy.
After lying down for a while, Qin Che felt sleepy, his eyes gradually became too heavy to keep open, and soon he fell asleep.
In his dream, he returned to Earth, to his hometown, reunited with his parents, and ate a delicious meal. But these scenes eventually blurred completely, and Qin Che found himself sinking into darkness, swimming in the undercurrents for a very, very long time...
Until he saw a light ahead, getting closer and closer to him.
At first, the light spot was very small, only the size of a thumb tip. Out of curiosity, Qin Che pinched it in his palm, and when he released it, the light spot disappeared.
Qin Che felt a warm current flow through his body.
He continued swimming in the dark currents, and then discovered many more points of light. There weren't many of them, but Qin Che collected them all.
I was startled awake when someone was knocking on the door.
The burly man walked in with a stern face, carrying a shotgun on his back.
"Let's go."
Qin Che frowned, turned his head to look at his side, and saw Xiao Tao sleeping naked next to him, breathing evenly.
Qin Che rubbed his head and got up, but before he could get out of bed, he was grabbed by a big man. "Hurry up, the boss is waiting for you."
"..."
Qin Che remained silent and followed the burly man out of the room.
Inexplicably, he accessed his own data panel information—
Name: Qin Che
Age: 18
[Psionic Power: 56↑/310 (Teleportation)]
Alas?
Qin Che was taken aback; his spiritual energy level had increased.
He remembered everything he had dreamed about while sleeping very clearly.
In the midst of a black tide, he tirelessly searched for the surrounding specks of light.
This time, my sleep quality was better than before.
This was the first time Qin Che had encountered the Black Tide while asleep.
But before Qin Che could continue thinking, he saw Xue Lei with a smile on his face, and a group of fully armed henchmen beside him.
They carried iron shields and crossbows, and their uniforms looked similar to those of the security forces.
A few people carried shotguns on their backs, while others carried bulging knapsacks.
The room was filled with smoke, and many people had a rolled-up cigarette in their mouths.
They actually... came out in full force?
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