kingnovel Chapter 173 Human Leaders Are Blind to the Truth (26)
Chapter 173 Human Leaders Are Blind to the Truth (26)
"What?!" Zhongli Yu's voice was filled with shock: "Someone actually dares to provoke this future father figure?!"
Wearing a hat is meant to make you more confident in speaking, but it doesn't mean you have to speak like this. Besides, this is such a crude way of putting it...
Sensing Shi Qi's silence, Zhong Liyu straightened his tone and asked, "So... what's the purpose of your visit?"
Shi Jian began, “We have been falsely accused of murdering the base commander, so I would like to ask you to intervene and get the base to release my comrades.”
"Companions...?" Zhongli Yu found the blind spot in Shi Qi's words: "So, the human leader wasn't the only one imprisoned?"
"Then how did you get here? Were you the only one who wasn't caught?" Zhong Liyu asked suspiciously. She knew very well how strong the base's security system was; it was impossible for a superhuman to escape from prison...
Shi Qi stopped talking and just stared at her quietly.
Zhong Liyu, huddled inside the big-mouthed fish hat, looked at Shi Qi's calm eyes and her heart suddenly clenched. Her supernatural ability was passively reminding her that the "person" in front of her was very dangerous.
Zhong Liyu swallowed subconsciously, then asked with feigned composure, "Are you a level eight or higher ability user?... Or are you not human?"
Shi Qi remained silent, seemingly acknowledging Zhong Liyu's guess, though it was unclear whether he was agreeing with the first or second half of the statement.
Seeing his ambiguous attitude, Zhong Liyu became extremely wary. Honestly, she was just a support player; who understood the pain of a support facing the main carry alone?!
"But the so-called 'slander' is just your side of the story. Why do you think I would help you?" Zhong Liyu felt that he was really too awesome to dare to say such things in front of such an existence.
If she really did die a glorious death, wouldn't future generations have to erect a monument for her? And this monument should be erected all over the world, so that the whole world knows that she was a homebody who sacrificed herself to slow down the villain's global domination!
Before Zhongli Yu could finish his self-congratulatory musings, Shi Qi said, "You should know He Chiyan, right?"
Zhongli Yu nodded hesitantly, not quite understanding his intention in suddenly mentioning He Chiyan.
"He and his team members were also arrested along with us because he was involved in the murder of the base commander. The person who arrested us is called Sun Donghang, you should know him."
Zhong Liyu's mouth moved faster than her brain, and she blurted out, "Damn it! I knew that guy surnamed Sun was no good! He Chiyan treats the base commander like his father, how could he possibly kill him?!"
When she realized what was happening, Zhong Liyu was still sitting next to her. She immediately shut up, shrank back a couple of times, and didn't say anything more.
Shi Qi silently curved her lips into a smile, her tone reassuring as she spoke: "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, nor will I hurt any other innocent people. I can't stay here too long..."
As he spoke, Shi Qi stood up from the sofa and walked towards the window: "I'll be waiting for you to bail us out of jail tomorrow. Also, don't tell anyone that I contacted you... I'm leaving now."
"My name is Zhong Liyu! You, handsome white-haired guy..." What's your name? Before Zhong Liyu could finish his sentence, the handsome white-haired guy had already pushed open the window that had just been closed and jumped out—
The sound of a lock being opened came from outside the door. The next moment, several base guards rushed in and saw Shi Qi, handcuffed, struggling to dry his hair as he came out of the bathroom.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter so late at night?" Shi Qi tilted his head slightly and asked in confusion.
"Why have you been in the restroom for so long? Are you planning something? Or are you trying to escape?" the lead guard asked rudely.
Shi Qi said, "I just had to take a little longer to shower because it was inconvenient with handcuffs on. What? Are you going to control my shower time?"
Although Shi Qi showed no sign of panic, the guards still cautiously checked the bathroom to make sure there was nothing unusual before leaving Shi Qi's cell.
007 breathed a sigh of relief: "That was close, I almost didn't make it back in time."
Shi Qi didn't refute or criticize 007 this time because it was indeed a close call. The main reason was that he hadn't planned his time well and had spent too much time with Zhong Liyu. Fortunately, it ended without any real danger.
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The next morning, while he was pretending to be asleep, he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside. Soon after, his room door was opened from the outside.
Guard: "Come out."
Shi Qi saw Zhong Liyu standing behind the guards, wearing a black gothic-style long dress and a black veil covering the upper half of her face. Her demeanor was quite different from when he saw her yesterday.
Seeing Shi Qi emerge from the room, Zhongli Yu nodded subtly to him, then looked at the motionless guard: "What are you standing there for? Handcuffs."
The guard quickly replied "Yes," and very respectfully unlocked the handcuffs on Shi Qi's wrists.
Then, Zhongli Yu turned around and went to the next cell.
Zhang Lie lived next door to Shi Qi. He was still in a daze when he was released. Even after he stood next to Shi Qi and walked with Zhong Liyu, who was almost shorter than him, to another cell, he was still in a daze.
"Brother Shi, they only investigated for one night, and they already know we're not the real culprit?" Zhang Lie's voice was very low, as if he was deliberately keeping an eye on the imposing gothic-style teenage girl in front of him.
Shi Qi shook his head, pretending he knew nothing either: "I don't know, we'll see."
In this way, Zhong Liyu quickly released the ten people, leaving only He Chiyan, and her mission was successfully completed.
As soon as the group arrived at He Chiyan's cell door, an uninvited guest arrived.
“Releasing the murderer who killed the base chief directly, isn’t that a bit much, Miss Prophet?” Sun Donghang stared intently down at Zhong Liyu, as if trying to see into her eyes through a black veil.
Zhong Liyu surprisingly didn't flinch, but his voice was filled with undisguised disgust: "What, have you found direct evidence that they are the murderers? Or did the base commander tell you himself?"
Sun Donghang felt that Zhong Liyu was deliberately nitpicking: "Even without evidence for the time being, you shouldn't..."
He swallowed his words halfway through when he saw what Zhongli Yu was holding.
Zhong Liyu raised the token in his hand, placing it in front of Sun Donghang, tilting his head innocently, and said with a light smile, "You should recognize this token, right? When the base commander is not present, the person holding this token has all the decision-making power in this base."