Free Web NovelChapter 868: Chapter 738: Picking and Choosing
The six people split into two groups and left. Xiang Xue was driving, taking Qu Jianlei, Xiao Qin, Claire, and the unconscious Qianfeng first.
Flower Scorpion and Bentley rode motorcycles behind them, but their speed was hardly slower.
On the way back, they inevitably encountered a checkpoint.
However, although Bentley had the Electromagnetic Attribute, Flower Scorpion had the Wind Attribute, and there was no sign of wind elements outside the manor.
Moreover, not only were both B-level, but they also had Mutated Attributes, so the City Guard conducting the checkpoint dared not be too presumptuous.
Their identities were solid, and when someone wanted to investigate further, they found connections to the Haiyin Family and let them pass without delay.
Qu Jianlei’s group of four also didn’t fear inspection, and as for the sleeping supreme in the car... his Spiritual Illusion Skill was not just for show.
Without any real danger, the group of six returned to the inn, only to face a city-wide search shortly thereafter.
However, the intensity of this search was considerably lower, as it merely concerned an attack on a prospective Lord’s household.
To the Planet Government, this was indeed a serious matter, but it was merely a social issue, not involving high-level conflict.
Relatively speaking, the downfall of Hoyel, Hope No. 4 Star’s second-in-command, was more significant.
As for the events that attracted the attention of the Divine Text Association, their importance was in a different league.
Moreover, the attackers did not directly assault the Norton Family manor, only engaging in combat outside of it.
Even the Planet Government itself seemed to be intentionally shirking responsibility, so the rigor of the inspections was predictable.
Inspections occurred twice within three days, and then ceased altogether after five more days.
Qu Jianlei contemplated transporting the supreme, and informed the others that he planned to leave for a while.
Xiang Xue was most curious and asked what he intended to do. Upon hearing about the plan to move the supreme, she volunteered to join.
Qu Jianlei straightforwardly refused, stating there was considerable risk involved, and advised her not to get involved.
Xiang Xue further inquired how he planned to move such a significant person off Celestial Handle Star, noting the difficulty. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Her suggestion was that if she participated, she could help think of a solution.
However, Qu Jianlei sincerely did not want her to risk danger and politely refused again.
Yet, transporting such a considerable person to Blue Elf Star was indeed a major issue.
Using a false identity to board a starship wasn’t feasible due to the unconscious supreme, Qianfeng.
Smuggling via cargo holds was a possibility; he could watch over Qianfeng, but the risk was relatively high.
The key was that too many incidents could occur en route, and Qu Jianlei felt he was developing a psychological shadow.
To be honest, he now missed that dilapidated starship immensely; with it, how many people couldn’t fit in?
If only 8384 could also pass inspections on Celestial Handle Star, or even 3344 would suffice.
Yet, that wasn’t realistic; such a pass was only useful on Transfer Star, with the possibility of incidents even on Celestial Blade Star.
Perhaps... he should contact Rhine? She should have returned by now.
However, ultimately Qu Jianlei dismissed this thought and instead went out to visit a branch of Elf House.
As expected, Elf House agreed to his request, allowing him to carry a large item exempt from inspection aboard the starship.
However... there was an additional cost, and for items like a Life Support Pod, each unit costs two hundred thousand.
This organization was very skilled at exploiting loopholes in rules, stating Life Support Pods can be brought onto starships—what’s inside doesn’t matter.
Initially, Qu Jianlei thought he might need to explain, yet they didn’t inquire at all.
Returning to the inn, he placed the supreme, Qianfeng, into the Life Support Pod.
Then, he gave Xiao Qin the Storage Talisman seized from the person.
The Storage Talisman contained few items, with the most valuable being a small amount of Energy Blocks and two A-level Crystals.
He gave the A-level Crystals to Xiang Xue as a gift to an "ally," and no one objected.
The next day, he was ready to take the Life Support Pod onto the starship, arranging for Xiao Qin to inject anesthetic into the pod.
Soon, Xiao Qin rushed over in panic, "Boss, the supreme... has changed appearance!"
Upon hearing this, everyone hurried over and found that Qianfeng’s appearance had dramatically changed while soaking in the Life Support Pod overnight!
The once white hair was now only peppered with a few strands of gray, and his bloated cheeks had slimmed slightly.
Even the tip of his nose had collapsed a bit.
Qu Jianlei was pondering when Xiang Xue exclaimed, "Isn’t this someone, someone... Jabbar?"
The others exchanged glances—so the boss captured the wrong person?
Qu Jianlei frowned thoughtfully, then asked in a deep voice, "Is it the ’Share for Witnesses’ Jabbar?"
Jabbar was famously obsessed with wealth, with a near pathological pursuit of money.
His reputation for loving money extended even outside the circle.
Generally speaking, people weren’t afraid of supreme beings loving money, most of whom can’t be swayed by money at all.
But this guy loved money so excessively, he was greedily insatiable, ultimately becoming infamous and detested.
After confirming it was him, Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but smack his lips, "Damn, this guy didn’t bring money with him!"
Flower Scorpion looked at him suspiciously, "Boss, shouldn’t you be considering why the switch happened?"
"What’s there to consider?" Qu Jianlei laughed nonchalantly, "The real Qianfeng has definitely gone to the Capital Star."
After all this trouble, catching the wrong person is undoubtedly disappointing.
However, this Jabbar is also a Gold Attribute Supreme, so it’s fine, suitable for that monster to possess.
As for when to deal with Qianfeng again, there’s no rush.
After all, the Norton Family surely understands his determination for revenge, so let them live in constant fear every day.
Xiang Xue felt a bit embarrassed, "How could it be that our intel was wrong?"
"Alright, don’t worry about it," Qu Jianlei smiled to comfort her. Actually, possessing Jabbar also has other benefits.
"Just remember, don’t tell anyone we captured Jabbar alive."
"No problem," Xiang Xue was still puzzled about why her intel was wrong, so she explained casually.
"People say Jabbar is already dead anyway, and he has no relatives, so no one cares whether he’s alive or dead."
Claire was curious when she heard this, "He’s a Supreme, how can he have no relatives?"
In her impression, Supremes are at the pinnacle of the Imperial society, with plenty of young and beautiful girls eager to curry favor with them.
Xiang Xue glanced at her and answered casually, "Because he’s really stingy!"
Nine days later, Qu Jianlei brought the life support pod to the Transfer Star, and there were no unexpected incidents on the starship.
The special vehicle took him to the Elf House, and the service staff thoughtfully called a taxi for him.
Indeed, money spent well brings excellent service.
Qu Jianlei drove to the outskirts and got off at a deserted place, letting the taxi return automatically.
Then he released Jabbar, put away the life support pod, and vanished with a flash.
After a day and night, he arrived at his territory, opened the stone door, and walked in.
The stone cave was silent, and the paranoid didn’t make any sound.
Qu Jianlei tossed Jabbar onto the ground and went to check his storeroom.
After a round of inspection, he found nothing missing, so he came out again, only to find that the face outline still hadn’t appeared.
"Hey, I’ve brought the person, can’t you just show up?"
The face outline still didn’t appear, but the voice rose up, "Where’s your Spiritual Qi gathering array?"
"Do I have to feed it to you?" Qu Jianlei snorted discontentedly, "Why not check if it suits you first?"
A wisp of black mist floated out, very faint, almost invisible without careful observation.
The black mist enveloped Jabbar, and after four or five seconds, the voice sounded again, this time with a hint of frustration.
"About two hundred and forty years old... a bit too old."
"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei laughed angrily, "Picky, huh? You’re getting bold?"
The other party reluctantly mumbled, "I advanced to Supreme before I was eighty."
This was indeed a genius, no less than Qinghu, but for Qu Jianlei, it wasn’t convincing.
He advanced to Supreme when he was about forty years old.
So he indifferently replied, "If you think the age is too high, then that’s it!"
After a pause, he continued coldly, "I can catch a Supreme under a hundred years old, but what would the Imperial reaction be?"
Supremes who advance before they’re a hundred are considered geniuses among geniuses, absolutely a priority for the Imperial attention.
If something happens to such a Supreme, the official response can be imagined.
Moreover, with such a small selection range, finding a Gold Attribute Supreme is quite challenging, and it must be one of those severely criminal ones.
The stone chamber fell into silence, and after a long time, the face outline spoke again.
"Under two hundred years old will work, right? The risk of possession is high, and I can’t bear to possess such an old man."
What he said made sense, but Qu Jianlei felt quite disgusted.
He slowly shook his head, "Sorry, we didn’t make any prior agreements, and now you’re raising the price, what does that mean?"
"I didn’t know you’d catch someone so quickly," the voice from the outline sounded a bit helpless.
"I thought you’d finalize things with me before you acted, knowing he’s a Supreme, right?"
"Don’t be mad, I won’t let your efforts go to waste, I’ll first show you my array, is that okay?"
This damn... Qu Jianlei really wanted to curse.
But thinking about finally seeing the teleportation array data, he couldn’t get too angry, he could only snort, "No tricks!"
However, unfortunately, he spoke too late, the stone wall twisted, revealing a diagram and lines of small seal script.
Qu Jianlei glanced at it casually, then froze, "Why only the upper half?"
The face outline emphatically retorted, "If I showed you everything, when would I be freed?"
Qu Jianlei found himself speechless, only managing a snort after a long time.
"Apart from capturing people and bringing them here, I also spent quite a few Silver Notes... We’ll settle this account slowly later!"
