Chapter 393: Purchase Agreement

At this moment, the one who was stunned wasn't just Han Fei, but also the few middle‑aged men with square faces beside him.

An Aircraft Carrier, when talked about, might not seem like much, but actually seeing it, anyone would feel awe.

It's just freaking huge!

In almost the same instant, a thought sprang into several minds: Could this thing really have been picked up?

They began to doubt Xu Mo's words.

Moreover, Xu Mo's direct superior Han Fei was wondering whether the Aircraft Carrier was something Xu Mo had stolen back from the United States…

Once that idea surfaced, it grew increasingly uncontrollable.

As someone who knows Xu Mo well, Han Fei thought his speculation was highly possible.

He knew Xu Mo's abilities all too well; after all, he's the kind of immortal who could set fire to the Yasukuni Shrine's sacred toilet right under people's noses, or even loot the East Meridian Museum without being caught…

But upon further thought, Han Fei felt the idea had some flaws.

Putting aside whether Xu Mo has the ability, the key point is that he's been at the Police Station all this time; Xu Mo simply hasn't had time to do it, he has no window for a crime.

Thinking that, Han Fei became even more perplexed.

So where did this Aircraft Carrier come from? It can't really be as Xu Mo said—just opening his eyes and finding the carrier right before him, can it?

While Han Fei was rambling, several escort ships approached from different directions.

These were the soldiers who had just learned of the incident; they were ordered to come and inspect.

The escort ships surrounded the Aircraft Carrier and the yacht; the armed soldiers split into two groups, some boarding the carrier, others the yacht.

"Don't move, who are you!" For safety, the soldiers also asked the people on the yacht about their identities.

Everyone reported their names and positions.

After a verification, the soldiers confirmed everyone's identities; they hadn't lied, so the soldiers relaxed a bit and looked at the group.

"Who discovered this Aircraft Carrier?"

Including Han Fei, several people immediately pointed at Xu Mo.

The carrier was discovered by Xu Mo; they had mentioned that over the phone as well.

The soldiers who arrived also knew that the discoverer was a man named Xu Mo.

"You're Xu Mo? You discovered this Aircraft Carrier?"

"Yes." Xu Mo nodded, pointed at the four women on the yacht, and gave the same excuse: "We were watching the sunset on the yacht, had a little drink, I got drunk and fell asleep; when I opened my eyes again, the carrier was right before us."

After Xu Mo finished, the four women kept nodding, indicating the situation was exactly as he described.

In reality, they had no idea what had happened; the sudden appearance of the carrier was something Xu Mo told them.

The leading soldier squinted.

Just sleeping on a cruise ship, opening his eyes to find an Aircraft Carrier… that's a bit too fantastical.

Honestly, he didn't believe it.

Unlike ordinary people, they know how astronomically expensive an Aircraft Carrier is, and how hard it is to build one; it's truly a great‑power's heavy weapon!

Could such a thing be ownerless? Could it be abandoned on the sea surface?

Meanwhile.

On the Aircraft Carrier.

Team One fully armed soldiers were meticulously checking everything on the Aircraft Carrier; an infrared life detector swept every spot, but found nothing. No living person besides them was found on the carrier, not even any creature.

Is this truly ownerless?

After turning the carrier upside down and still finding no one, the leading soldier reported via Wireless Earpiece: "All clear, no suspicious persons on the Aircraft Carrier."

At that moment, another soldier, holding a purchase agreement, came to his side: "Team Leader, we found something, look at this."

After glancing at the purchase agreement, the soldier again spoke via Wireless Earpiece: "No one on the carrier, but we found a purchase agreement; the buyer is… Xu Mo."

"Huh!? Are you sure?"

"Sure, it's written in black on white paper, crystal clear—the carrier wasn't picked up, it was bought."

"…Got it."

On the yacht.

The soldier who learned of this couldn't help but size up Xu Mo.

He thought, a carrier can't be picked up! Who would dump a brand‑new carrier?

This freaking thing was bought by Xu Mo with real money!

Now that makes sense; picking up a carrier is impossible, but buying it is far more reasonable…

No! Buying it isn't reasonable either!

What on earth is Xu Mo's background? He actually could buy a carrier!?

Historically, there have been cases of buying a carrier and donating it to a nation, but those were almost decommissioned carriers.

But this one is freaking brand new!

That's absurd!

The soldier stared at Xu Mo and asked again: "Are you Xu Mo?"

Did he discover something? Xu Mo, a bit uncertain, nodded: "Um…"

"You really picked up this carrier?"

"Yes."

The soldier opened his mouth, ready to say Xu Mo was lying—that it was clearly bought, not picked up—but in the end, he chose to stay silent; the yacht was crowded, eyes everywhere.

After pondering, the soldier stepped aside to report the finding.

"We have arrived… um, there is indeed an ownerless carrier… not picked up, bought. We found a purchase agreement on the carrier, the buyer's signature is Xu Mo, yes, the one who claimed to have picked it up… okay… understood."

While reporting, he kept glancing at Xu Mo standing not far away, his gaze like someone appraising a national treasure panda.

Although the soldier stepped aside, Xu Mo, whose hearing was sharp, still heard what the soldier said.

Xu Mo: "???"

Purchase agreement!? The buyer's signature is still me?

System, you set me up!? You never mentioned there was a purchase agreement on the Aircraft Carrier!

I originally wanted to keep a low profile, not get involved with this Aircraft Carrier, just say the Aircraft Carrier was something I picked up.

But the system wouldn't agree; the system doesn't want Xu Mo to stay low‑key…

That way, the claim that the Aircraft Carrier was picked up would be self‑defeating, wouldn't it?

No wonder that soldier's look at me earlier was so strange…

Turns out he already knows this Aircraft Carrier wasn't something I picked up.

After finishing the call, the soldier returned to the group.

He ignored everyone else and looked straight at Xu Mo.

"Mr. Xu, regarding the Aircraft Carrier you picked up, how do you intend to handle it?" His expression was somewhat odd as he spoke.

Everyone: "???"

They still need to ask Xu Mo's opinion on how to deal with the Aircraft Carrier that was picked up?

Is that even worth asking? It's not Xu Mo's after all!

"Um… hand it over to the state," Xu Mo said.

Xu Mo had had this idea from early on.

If the Aircraft Carrier stays stored in System Space for more than a month, it will automatically disappear, so leaving it there is wasteful.

If taken out, where to place it is also a big problem; rather than parking it somewhere in international waters where another country might pick it up and profit, it's better to simply hand it over to the state.