Chapter 63 finally gave her pleasure.
Zhou Zhiheng pulled Ning Shuyin, who was still somewhat dazed, over and simply ordered, "Go up!"
Caesar's blue eyes darkened, he snorted, and teleported away again without looking back.
"What are you standing there for?" Caesar's voice came from further away. "If you don't catch up, the trail will go cold."
Three dark figures streaked through the air at breakneck speed.
Ning Shuyin struggled to control the vehicle, taking a moment to brush her wind-blown hair away from her face.
Just then, Zhou Zhiheng suddenly slowed down.
The youth became her companion.
Ning Shuyin turned her head to the side.
Zhou Zhiheng caught her gaze and then mouthed "follow me" to her.
Before she could react, the vehicle beside her suddenly accelerated.
The wake blew her around, and her freshly styled hair was once again blown into a mess by the wind.
"Zhou Zhiheng!" Ning Shuyin gritted her teeth in anger.
Before long, Caesar skillfully led the people to a building.
Before, there was a secret passage that could only accommodate one person at a time.
“This is my private passage,” he stepped aside, raising an eyebrow at Ning Shuyin, “open only to friends.”
This word "friend" was clearly meant for Ning Shuyin.
Zhou Zhiheng ignored him completely and pulled Ning Shuyin inside.
The passage was very short, ending at a vertical elevator.
Caesar could have teleported directly to his destination, but instead he squeezed into the elevator with the two of them.
The space was cramped, and the three of them were almost touching shoulders.
As the elevator started moving, the slight feeling of weightlessness made Ning Shuyin sway.
Almost simultaneously, a hand reached out from both the left and right sides.
Caesar steadyed her shoulder with his hand, while Zhou Zhiheng supported her upper arm with his own, keeping her in front of him at a distance where they could just barely touch.
Amidst the noise of the machinery, someone's fingers tucked a strand of hair, ruffled by the wind, behind her ear.
Ning Shuyin didn't care.
She was caught between two men, but her mind remained focused on the important matter at hand, and she never stopped thinking.
Why would thieves come to a place like this?
The elevator doors opened, and a pungent smell of medicine and the metallic odor hit us.
The red dot on Caesar's computer pointed to behind a dilapidated door.
"It should be there."
The dilapidated door was opened.
Several cleaners were lying in the shadows.
Next to them was a shielded box that still retained residual spatial energy.
The box is empty.
The cleaner had also lost vital signs.
Caesar stared at the empty box, a cold glint flashing in his azure eyes: "The trail has gone cold for now."
He immediately opened his personal terminal and ordered, "Conduct a Level A inspection of the departure routes from Chaos Trading Star. Not a single fly can be allowed to leave."
This is the right of the king outside the boundary.
Zhou Zhiheng, on the other hand, glanced at the dirty surroundings with disdain.
“A waste of my time,” he muttered, as if complaining about a failed investment.
"I will issue anonymous rewards across the entire airspace. 100 million for clues, 500 million for capturing the thief alive, and 3 billion for finding the item," he said.
Ning Shuyin ignored the inescapable trap set by the two big shots.
Her attention was drawn to a detail.
Behind a fallen "cleaner," an instrument lay strewn about.
It appeared to be a biometric monitor, sophisticatedly designed, not the kind of cheap equipment a cleaner could afford.
Therefore, these low-level thieves are not real thieves.
They are botnets that are remotely controlled by humans.
At the same time, Ning Shuyin sensed something unusual.
On her way here, she ate the candy Zhou Zhiheng gave her. Contrary to what he said, it didn't have a low energy content. It was more than enough to replenish her supernatural abilities.
Therefore, she can now sense a presence in the air.
In the garbage dump filled with unpleasant odors, this clean and cool chemical smell was extremely well hidden.
But this taste... she knew it all too well!
Right there on the helipad of the Royal Hospital on Planet A, Loran used a sedative on her after deliberately messing with her.
That's the taste.
An idea popped into my head.
She suddenly understood why the thief had come here.
The large amount of medical waste can perfectly cover up the traces of the crime, especially the traces of bio-control devices and drugs.
Ning Shuyin recalled the third bidder at the auction who decisively withdrew after the price climbed to 600 million.
He didn't give up.
He never intended to acquire it through auction from the beginning.
While Caesar and Zhou Zhiheng were openly arguing, he had already secretly laid out his plan.
Using their standoff as cover, they quietly stole the items.
Undetected, precise, and efficient.
It's Loran!
His hand had actually reached into this chaotic outer star field.
What is his purpose in needing this pandemic module?
Ning Shuyin's mind was racing with thoughts, while the two men beside her were busy with their investigation and deployment.
It wasn't until the elevator doors closed with a "ding" that the two realized Ning Shuyin had already entered the elevator.
After leaving the garbage station, Ning Shuyin stepped onto the hovercraft.
She set her destination as the "Crow's Nest" auction house.
Return via the same route.
When Caesar and Zhou Zhiheng returned to the auction house with unfriendly expressions, they saw Ning Shuyin standing in front of the manager, negotiating.
"...According to the Crow's Nest Credit Regulations, if a consigned item is lost within the auction house, the auction house must pay the seller full compensation equivalent to the capped sale price."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was clear and sweet.
The manager, sweating profusely, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Miss Ning, don't worry! The compensation of one billion star coins, after deducting the auction handling fee of 30%, will be transferred to your anonymous account within ten minutes."
Zhou Zhiheng stood not far away, watching this scene with admiration in his purple eyes.
Caesar burst out laughing.
He strode forward, leaned against the counter, and said to the manager indifferently, "Since it was your oversight, why don't you waive the transaction fee for her?"
Although he was speaking to the manager, his bright blue eyes were fixed on Ning Shuyin with great interest.
The manager dared not utter a single word of "no," and immediately nodded and bowed: "Of course, of course, you are right, Mr. Wang. We will not only provide a full refund, but also waive Ms. Ning's transaction fees for this transaction."
Ning Shuyin was satisfied with the result.
A smile curved her lips.
I got the money.
It's 30% more than a normal auction.
Actually, she was secretly pleased that neither of the two men who fought tooth and nail at the auction ended up getting what they wanted.
This saves her the trouble of being the "biased seller," as she'd be caught in the middle.
Even though the thing might fall into Loran's hands, she wasn't particularly happy.
One hour later, on Chaos Trading Star, in the Black Market.
Behind Ning Shuyin, a goat followed at a distance.
This "King's Strategist," feared by many in the outer star system, now acted like a dutiful steward, quietly following her as she moved through the dazzling array of shops.
The black market vendors were originally filled with greed and scheming.
But upon seeing the goat following Ning Shuyin, they all showed the most humble and respectful smiles.
"Miss, what do you fancy? I'll pick out the best quality for you."
"Miss, I have some great stuff that just arrived. I'll give you the real price."
Ning Shuyin enjoyed the privilege of being the powerful figure she was in, and freely selected the goods.
Just an hour ago.
After the auction house's compensation money arrived in her account, Zhou Zhiheng asked her if she wanted to take his ship back to Planet A.
Ning Shuyin refused.
Although free transportation is appealing, she still had things to do on this trip to the trading planet.
Zhou Zhiheng gave her a look that said "you're so ungrateful" before leaving.
As for Caesar.
"It seems your boss is a bit unhappy." The man watched Zhou Zhiheng's departing figure, seemingly in a good mood.
He turned to Ning Shuyin.
"Miss Ning, our date isn't over yet."
"Oh, right, I almost forgot, the date isn't over yet," Ning Shuyin replied, then looked down and started operating her personal terminal.
Caesar was still waiting for her reaction.
Both of their personal computers simultaneously lit up with a green notification from the Rose Society.
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