Chapter 00077: Being Targeted
# Being Targeted
Chapter 77
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 77: Being Targeted
"You cheated!" Hua Qianfang's forehead was covered in layers of fine sweat, and he could no longer care about his demeanor or face.
Lan Xiaobu completely ignored Hua Qianfang, raised his hand to take the mini recorder from Tao Ai's hand, then pulled out a fine white strip as thin as a needle and said lightly, "Little Hua, everything just now is on this memory stick, and there are so many people watching around. The dice you provided, the dice you rolled, and the dice cup you revealed, yet now you say I cheated. Haha, Little Hua, one can be shameless, but not to this extent. I'm taking the stuff, if you're not convinced, come to my room to find me. Of course, if you want to gamble, I'll continue to accompany you. The premise is that you're qualified to gamble with me.
Oh, by the way, Little Hua, you should compensate me eighteen thousand Boundary Stones. There are about thirteen thousand Boundary Stones here, plus interest and whatnot, you still owe me six thousand Boundary Stones, don't forget to pay your debt."
Tao Ai was shocked. In fact, he had long planned to give the memory stick to Lan Xiaobu, but Lan Xiaobu's speed was so fast that he hadn't reacted by the time Lan Xiaobu had already handed the recorder back to him.
At this moment, Tao Ai was almost certain that Lan Xiaobu's strength might not be inferior to Ke'er and Chang Yuan. Why did such a small Level-2 Technological Civilization planet like True Promise Star suddenly have so many strong people? However, since Lan Xiaobu took his memory stick, he would eventually get caught.
Hua Qianfang's face changed color, he wanted to make a move, but he had no reason to do so. Unless he could silence everyone here, which was naturally unrealistic. He absolutely couldn't let Lan Xiaobu take away so many Boundary Stones, and he absolutely couldn't let Lan Xiaobu do so.
But Lan Xiaobu laughed heartily and said, "Every friend here can get a share, five Boundary Stones each, as a gift from me."
"Good, friend, you're straightforward." Hearing that everyone could get five Boundary Stones, the crowd was filled with excited voices.
Five Boundary Stones were not a small fortune, but a very large one.
Upon hearing this, Hua Qianfang's face turned pale. Lan Xiaobu's move was brutal. If Lan Xiaobu had taken the Boundary Stones and Hua Qianfang had forcibly accused him of cheating and withheld the Stones, no one would have stood up to testify.
Behind him was Heavenly Net Star, the strongest Level-5 Technological Civilization planet in the Hundred Mo Star System. Even if someone felt indignant, the jealousy and fear of the strong in people's hearts would lead many to choose silence and self-preservation.
Lan Xiaobu's move was different. Now everyone here became a beneficiary. Five Boundary Stones were enough to align everyone with Lan Xiaobu. If he dared to forcibly keep Lan Xiaobu, it would likely arouse public anger. Even if it didn't, Heavenly Net Star's reputation would spread throughout the Hundred Mo Star System in no time. In such a situation, Heavenly Net Star would no longer be qualified to be the number one planet in the Hundred Mo Star System, and Hua Qianfang would only face a dead end.
With less than two hundred people here, after Lan Xiaobu gave away nearly a thousand Boundary Stones, he still had more than ten thousand left. One cannot eat alone, and Lan Xiaobu knew this better than anyone. If he eats meat, others should at least have some soup.
After giving away a thousand Boundary Stones, Lan Xiaobu bent down, ready to pick up the four barrels of Boundary Stones and leave. Seeing this, Hua Qianfang quickly gave a look to the person beside him, ultimately not daring to let Lan Xiaobu take away the four barrels of Boundary Stones.
"Cheat and think you can leave?" A burly man stepped forward, raising his hand to grab Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu didn't even turn his head, nor did he straighten his waist, just kicked backward. The burly man seemed to fly backward on his own and then hit the wall behind him.
Before the burly man could slide down from the wall, a white light flashed, followed by a scalpel pinned to the man's wrist, the very one Lan Xiaobu had been playing with.
Lan Xiaobu then casually picked up the four barrels of Boundary Stones and walked out of the room and downstairs.
So strong, everyone in the room felt a chill. Although Lan Xiaobu had shared the Boundary Stones with everyone, there were still some who planned to find a way to take some of the Boundary Stones from him after he left. Now, seeing Lan Xiaobu's actions, these people felt a chill down their spines.
This was not someone to mess with. Thinking of True Promise Star's impressive battle record and that Lan Xiaobu was the captain of True Promise Star's Guard Squad, those with thoughts quickly dismissed them.
Once Lan Xiaobu left, even the most avid gamblers wouldn't stay here; everyone left one after another.
With a group of people backing him, Hua Qianfang could only watch Lan Xiaobu leave.
"Master Hua, just let him leave like that?" Watching Lan Xiaobu leave, a casino lackey couldn't help but speak.
"Slap!" Master Hua turned and slapped the casino lackey in the face, then quickly went downstairs.
The second floor of the Battle Shuttle was the casino, and he had to find his master. Losing more than ten thousand Boundary Stones was absolutely unacceptable; he, Hua Qianfang, couldn't bear this responsibility. These Boundary Stones must be taken back from Lan Xiaobu no matter what.
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After returning to his room, Lan Xiaobu looked at the four barrels of Boundary Stones, totaling around twelve thousand pieces. Including his own Boundary Stones, he now had more than thirteen thousand. But what should he do with these Boundary Stones? Put them all in his ring? That would expose his ring.
After hesitating for a long time, Lan Xiaobu decided to store all the Boundary Stones in his ring. The room had very sophisticated cameras, with no blind spots, and anything he did would be suspected. After much deliberation, Lan Xiaobu could only reach into his backpack and take out two large cloth bags, which were actually from his ring. After taking out the cloth bags, Lan Xiaobu poured all the Boundary Stones into them. Then he reached into the bags again to exchange the Boundary Stones with gold and some miscellaneous items.
He kept exchanging for a while, taking out the Boundary Stones to look at them repeatedly, his eyes filled with greed, as if he would take them out every now and then to admire them.
After observing for one or two hours, Lan Xiaobu finally put all the Boundary Stones into his ring. Now, the cloth bags contained some gold and some useless items, including a pile of food, bowls, chopsticks, and daily necessities that Lan Xiaobu had purchased.
Even though all this was done inside the cloth bags, if someone carefully observed the bags, they could notice slight changes in their shape.
The memory stick taken from Tao Ai's hand was not placed in his ring; it also contained a tracking chip, clearly showing that Tao Ai had targeted him. He needed to eliminate Tao Ai as well, so he kept the tracking chip in his pocket. Not knowing how long it would take to reach Jade Dawn Star, Lan Xiaobu decided not to wait any longer and began cultivating.
In the starry sky, even if things turned sour, he had a chance to escape. At most, Kunlun would take him wandering in the stars.
Of course, this was the situation Lan Xiaobu least wanted to face. He most wanted to go to Jade Dawn Star. If he acted here, he estimated he would never reach Jade Dawn Star. Not to mention, he would face starry sky pursuit afterward.
...
"What? Not only did you lose the Boundary Stones you won, but you also gave away the several thousand Boundary Stones we originally had?" A young man suddenly stood up, staring incredulously at Hua Qianfang in front of him. He was the Third Prince of the Chongyuan Empire and arguably the most powerful person on this Battle Shuttle.
"Yes." Hua Qianfang's hands fell as he lowered his head, completely lacking the demeanor of Master Hua in front of Lan Xiaobu.
The Third Prince slowly sat down and said lightly, "Who is it?"
"Reporting to the Third Prince, his name is Lan Xiaobu, the captain of the Guard Squad on True Promise Star," Hua Qianfang answered.
The Third Prince frowned slightly and then said, "Isn't he the one the king asked me to keep an eye on from True Promise Star?"
"Yes," Hua Qianfang quickly replied.
The Third Prince closed his eyes, recalling what the king had told him, "Something is strange about True Promise Star. In the first round of the spiritual attack selection, thirty out of sixty-one people made it through, which is abnormal. Others might think there was a problem with the testing equipment, but that's absolutely impossible. Also, that Ke'er and Chang Yuan from True Promise Star are somewhat unusual. Ke'er didn't continue to Jade Dawn Star, and I'll have someone follow and investigate. As for Chang Yuan going to Jade Dawn Star, keep an eye on him."
After a long time, the Third Prince opened his eyes and murmured, "Lan Xiaobu wasn't mentioned at all. From beginning to end, Lan Xiaobu never showed his hand. Could it be that Lan Xiaobu is like Ke'er and Chang Yuan?"
Hua Qianfang didn't dare to speak, and the Third Prince suddenly said, "Tell me again how you lost the Boundary Stones, and play the scene for me."
"Yes." Hua Qianfang had already retrieved the surveillance footage and then explained it carefully.
The Third Prince's gaze was fixed on Lan Xiaobu's hands and feet, noticing that Lan Xiaobu hadn't moved at all from beginning to end.
Seeing the Third Prince's gaze on him, Hua Qianfang understood what it meant and quickly said, "I'm sure of the points in the dice cup, and the inner layer of the dice cup is made of imaging membrane from a Level-6 Technological Civilization planet. There's no need for a camera; you can clearly see the points inside the dice cup. I wore contact lenses at the time and could see the points were twenty-three."
"If that's the case, why... hmm..." The Third Prince stopped his questioning, surprised, as his gaze returned to the surveillance footage.
On the footage, the scalpel in Lan Xiaobu's hand suddenly fell, and then Lan Xiaobu bent down to pick it up, and his foot stomped a few times.
"It seems this is his cheating method." The Third Prince actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Hua Qianfang also knew that this action was likely Lan Xiaobu's cheating method, but he was more clearly aware that after Lan Xiaobu completed this action, the points in the dice cup hadn't changed, as he could always see clearly.
"But..." Hua Qianfang had just said two words when the Third Prince interrupted him.
The Third Prince's tone became a bit more severe, "Do you think this cheating method is unlikely? You should have guessed some of Lan Xiaobu's strength, right? Could someone with his means not be able to hold a thin knife? You were too careless at that time and shouldn't have revealed the cup. I'm sure you didn't look at the points in the dice cup again, right?"
"I, I took a look..." Hua Qianfang's tone was unsteady, even doubting if he had been too contemptuous of Lan Xiaobu at the time and hadn't looked carefully.
"You disappoint me, go down." The Third Prince waved his hand.
As Hua Qianfang walked to the door, the Third Prince spoke again, "My subordinates can make mistakes, but they must not lie, nor can they forcefully justify their mistakes."
After Hua Qianfang left, a beautiful young woman emerged from behind the Third Prince. She stood behind him, gently massaging his temples.
"Ah Pu, I'm very disappointed in Hua Qianfang," the Third Prince sighed.
The young woman behind him chuckled, "Yuan Sang, Qianfang has followed you for so many years and never lied. Maybe he really took a look."
"That's impossible, unless..." The Third Prince stopped halfway through his sentence, seeming to remember something, then said, "Ah Pu, go meet that Lan Xiaobu for me... no, I'll go myself."
(Today's update ends here, goodnight friends!)
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