novelraw #579 - Chapter 577 Caught a spy?
#579 - Chapter 577 Caught a spy?
Qingyun Mountain, halfway up.
"This is Qingyun City? The housing prices seem really high."
Led by Zhu Qing'an, the group traversed Qingyun City. Yan Cheng, who had never been here before, noticed that the houses were very crowded, occupying almost every available space.
He couldn't help but sigh:
"It seems the pressure from the alien races here is immense, they even need to shrink the defensive perimeter."
Based on his understanding of the human forces, under normal circumstances, if the alien races here were slightly weaker, three years would be enough for Qingyun City to expand to the size of a dozen mountains.
But currently, they are crammed onto this one Qingyun Mountain, which shows that the threat from the alien races here is indeed high.
Qi Jing, who knew the inside story, blurted out:
"Don't worry, it won't be long before this place expands greatly."
Yan Cheng raised an eyebrow and asked:
"Why do you say that? Could it be?"
"That's right, soon, this King of Abilities will kill all the alien races and restore peace to Qingyun City!"
Qi Jing realized something was wrong as soon as he said it, so he quickly tried to remedy the situation, pretending to be arrogant.
Sure enough, Yan Cheng didn't suspect much:
"Give it a rest, you and your 'restore peace.' Better watch your Brother Yan. When my drawing skills are perfected, I'll drop a million nuclear bombs, now that's what I call clear skies!"
"Keep it up, I believe in you."
Qi Jing, his heart beating slightly faster, gently tapped Yan Cheng's shoulder with a feather duster, then pretended to nonchalantly pick up his phone.
That was close, I almost let it slip.
I'm such a genius!
[Eradicate the alien races? Heh, wait a few more days, Qingyun City will be destroyed. What a dreamer.]
At this moment, a young man passing by overheard their conversation and sneered inwardly.
He had been observing for a long time. All he needed to do was sneak into the inner city when [Immortal逍遥] was showing off every morning, steal that sword, and Qingyun City would cease to exist!
And he could obtain the treasure he had been longing for!
As for what happens to the people here?
He didn't care if they all died, anyway, he wasn't from this country.
Kuhahahaha~
[Fang Sheng, that little brother in black next to you is a bit strange. He keeps thinking about Qingyun City being slaughtered]
Whether it was luck or coincidence, Tan Zuoyin, who was practicing her abilities, accidentally overheard the crew-cut youth's thoughts and told Qi Jing.
Qi Jing decisively took out a small bell and handed it to Tan Zuoyin.
She immediately understood that this meant he wanted her to take action and apprehend the person.
She secretly shook it, and immediately, the young man who was walking normally fell into a window. In an instant, Qi Jing also jumped in.
The Infinite City's secret technique for catching people!
No matter who you are, we'll catch you first.
What if we catch the wrong person?
We'll just use the Great Memory Erasure Technique again, how convenient.
When Qi Jing jumped in, he thought the spy would attack him, but the young man's face was filled with confusion.
As if he was wondering why he had accidentally fallen into a pit.
And when he saw Qi Jing jump down, he acted very normally, greeting him like an ordinary passerby:
"Little brother, you fell in too, huh? What bad luck."
"Oh? I don't think so."
With that, Qi Jing directly attacked, cutting off his tendons with a few slashes.
Then, with a serious face, he pointed the umbrella sword at his head and asked:
"Speak, who are you?"
"Ah! It hurts! Why are you cutting me! Who am I, who can I be? I'm Wang Fugui, who else can I be? Just an ordinary little farmer, ah! It hurts so much!"
The crew-cut youth acted as normally as possible, questioning loudly while shouting excitedly:
"Who are you? Why are you grabbing me? A spy? An alien race? I'm definitely going to report you when I get out!"
The young man's performance seemed flawless to Qi Jing, making him, who was doing this for the first time, wonder if he had caught the wrong person.
Why isn't it like in the TV shows?
Shouldn't you be attacking me?
Fortunately, I have props.
Qi Jing put the lie detector—the Pinocchio Mask—on him and sternly questioned him again:
"Speak, who exactly are you!"
"I'm Wang Fugui, didn't I say that?"
Very good, his nose grew a bit, confirming that he was lying.
Good thing I didn't catch the wrong person.
Qi Jing relaxed slightly and asked again:
"Do you harbor ill intentions towards Qingyun City? I can tell you're not a good person at first glance!"
"How is that possible? I'm a native of Geng City, how could I possibly have bad intentions towards Qingyun City?"
The Pinocchio Mask's nose grew two more small segments.
"You're the bad guy, aren't you? You suddenly dragged me here. When I get out, I'm definitely going to report you to the City Lord's Mansion and let Lord [Immortal逍遥] kill you!"
Uh, the way he said that, even without his nose growing, Qi Jing could tell something was wrong.
Who would call him Lord [Immortal逍遥]?
No need to think about it, this Wang Fugui is either an alien race or a foreign spy, definitely not a good person.
He can't even speak properly, yet he came here to lurk, truly lighting a lamp in the toilet—courting death.
He contacted Tan Zuoyin:
"Zha Yin, this person is indeed a spy, a spy who harbors ill intentions towards Qingyun City. Let's send him to Brother Xiao."
"Okay, you tie him up first."
"Okay."
Qi Jing used the Five-Flower Binding Technique to tie up the young man, whose eyes were full of doubt, and put sealing glasses on him.
Leaving behind three clones, he jumped out of the window and returned to the street under the confused gazes of the crowd.
Yan Cheng asked:
"What's the situation?"
Qi Jing clapped his hands, looking proud:
"Just caught a spy. These days, good luck is unstoppable. You can even catch spies while walking."
"Good grief."
Yan Cheng routinely expressed his shock.
His luck is unmatched, picking up merit while walking.
"Um, Zha Yin and I will go hand over the spy first. You guys continue searching, we'll be back in a while."
"Alright, split up. We'll look along the way first, and then contact you by phone."
Led by Zhu Qing'an, the group continued forward.
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"Speak, who are you?"
"I'm Wang Fugui!"
"Speak, do you harbor good intentions towards Qingyun City?"
"How could I not harbor good intentions! I have no malicious thoughts towards Qingyun City. You've caught the wrong person!"
Qi Jing, pinching his chin, frowned, looking at the Pinocchio Mask, which hadn't changed at all, filled with confusion.
That's not right, it wasn't like this just now?
Why isn't his nose growing?
"Brother Xiao, trust me, his nose definitely grew when he said that just now! He must have some way to deceive the mask!
Maybe he's like Senior Zhu Qing'an and can change his own perception in a short amount of time!"
Xiao Fifteen narrowed his eyes, carefully observed Wang Fugui, and recited:
"Wang Fugui, ability 'Petty Theft,' twenty-four years old this year, local of Geng City, father unknown, mother died in childbirth, lived in an orphanage since childhood, then entered the Ability Academy, and came directly to Qingyun City after graduation to make a living selling cotton candy."