Chapter 49: When you

"Asshole!"

Xiang Xiang Leina slammed the notebook in her hand against Lage's face.

She was desperate; she was truly desperate.

After she had sent people to patrol the streets twenty-four hours a day without interruption, the number of times the Eager Thief struck had indeed decreased.

That guy had some kind of precognition ability and could always find an opportunity to steal.

But as long as Xiang Xiang Leina didn't give her the chance, no matter how strong her precognition was, it would be useless.

That was what Xiang Xiang Leina had originally thought.

But who would have known?

Whenever Lage was on duty, the Eager Thief was guaranteed to act.

Wherever Lage was patrolling, the Eager Thief was guaranteed to commit a crime.

Xiang Xiang Leina even suspected that this old guy was a mole.

However, after Xiang Xiang Leina interrogated him using the Voice of Bewitchment and forcibly checked his memories with psychic powers, it was confirmed:

Lage had absolutely nothing to do with the Eager Thief.

He was simply slacking off; many times when he was supposed to be patrolling, he had snuck into a tavern to drink.

Even when he wasn't in a tavern, he would carry a bottle of wine and patrol while drinking.

Moreover, whenever there was any unusual noise, he would hide far away.

Whenever there was a place that might be dangerous, he would never go near it.

A few times, he had even seen the light from the Eager Thief's flame cutter.

But this old guy had actually chosen to turn around and run.

And because he was afraid of retaliation, he didn't even dare to call for help.

No wonder the Eager Thief chose to commit crimes when Lage was patrolling.

With Lage's way of patrolling, the Eager Thief's precognition ability wouldn't define him as a threat at all.

Looking at Lage's patrol experiences during this period in his memories,

Xiang Xiang Leina only felt her blood pressure rising, and she couldn't help but reach out and pinch her philtrum hard.

She suspected that if she kept interrogating him, she might turn into an out-of-control psyker.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Xiang Xiang Leina said through gritted teeth:

"Everyone's losses will be deducted from your salary!!!"

"Don't, Sect Leader, old Lage will starve to death!" Lage wailed.

"You don't need to patrol anymore! Get out and do manual labor!!!"

Veins bulged on Xiang Xiang Leina's forehead, and the finger she pointed at Lage couldn't help but tremble:

"Die? Even if you die, I'll spend a fortune to turn you into a servitor!"

Just as Xiang Xiang Leina was cursing, the door to the room was pushed open.

Zhou Yun poked his head in from outside and looked at Xiang Xiang Leina: "Are you done cursing? If you're done, I have something to talk to you about."

As he spoke, Zhou Yun waved the letter in his hand.

Lage saw Zhou Yun, as if he had suddenly seen the Emperor himself descend.

He immediately rushed to Zhou Yun's side, snot and tears running down his face:

"Brother Zhou Yun, good brother, you have to save me!"

"The Sect Leader wants to send me to do manual labor, and my old frame can't handle it—"

Before Lage could finish his sentence, Zhou Yun kicked him out of the room and slammed the door shut.

Seeing that Lage had finally rolled away,

Xiang Xiang Leina's expression softened just a little.

She pinched her philtrum hard, whispering the Holy Scriptures to calm her mood.

Zhou Yun noticed that on her desk, the flight log was lying there.

"Any discoveries?" Zhou Yun asked, sitting opposite her.

Xiang Xiang Leina rubbed her temples.

Hearing Zhou Yun mention the flight log, her mood seemed to improve slightly.

She opened the flight log and pointed to the strings of data and text on it:

"Look here, this is the location where the colony ship landed at the time."

"The colony ship basically crash-landed on Ashford; most of the hull was damaged, and the crew dismantled the ship to establish the initial stronghold."

"The Warp engine was left where it was and was buried underground as the city developed."

"That is, at the current location of the Undercity of Fudia City, but unfortunately, the exact location is still unclear."

It actually exists.

Zhou Yun looked at the data and records in the flight log and couldn't help but rub his chin.

There really was an entire Warp engine left deep in the Undercity of the Hive.

Maybe he really should take a trip to the Undercity.

Not only to find the Warp engine and earn a reward from Xiang Xiang Leina,

but also because of Augustus Flax's commission to go to the Undercity and investigate the status of the Underworld Insects.

Zhou Yun himself was also very curious about the situation of the Genestealers.

He knew that the Tyranid Leviathan Hive Fleet would descend, but he didn't know the specific time.

Zhou Yun currently only had 3.35 million in savings, which was still some distance away from the Anywhere Door.

While he was rushing to make money, he also had to figure out how much time he had left.

If it was really too late, he would have to prepare a Plan B.

As for the risks,

well, with the items he currently had on him, taking a walk in the Undercity was still feasible.

Moreover, the two brothers, Morg and Margit, seemed to have a certain status in the Undercity and could be contacted.

"By the way, didn't you say you had something to talk to me about?" Xiang Xiang Leina looked up at Zhou Yun and asked.

"Yes, take a look at this."

Zhou Yun handed the letter in his hand to Xiang Xiang Leina, completely ignoring the "Please do not disclose the contents of this letter to others" written on it.

Xiang Xiang Leina looked at the letter.

"Written by the Eager Thief? And it's in High Gothic?!"

Xiang Xiang Leina's tone was somewhat surprised.

Let alone in the Lower Hive,

even in the Upper Hive, excluding families like hers with a strong atmosphere of Imperial Cult faith, there weren't many people who knew High Gothic.

"Orleans Fried Wings, is this the Eager Thief's self-proclaimed name?"

After seeing the signature, Xiang Xiang Leina couldn't help but complain:

"Sounds very appetizing."

She carefully read the letter once.

She wasn't very proficient in High Gothic either and could only read it awkwardly.

"He wants to meet you? At the junkyard next to District 13?"

Xiang Xiang Leina couldn't help but be slightly surprised:

"You have to be careful; the District 13 junkyard is very close to the entrance of the Undercity, and there's no telling what dangers might be there."

"That's why I came to find you." Zhou Yun shrugged and said.

". Ah?" Xiang Xiang Leina was stunned: "You didn't come to find me to translate it because you couldn't understand it?"

"I have a slight understanding of High Gothic." Zhou Yun said without blushing or skipping a beat.

When you're out and about, your identity is whatever you make it.

He completely ignored the gaze of the winged figure in the white light at the corner of his eye.

"Impressive." Xiang Xiang Leina couldn't help but praise: "What exactly is your background? You wouldn't happen to be some noble lord who came down here to play, would you?"

"With so many strange technological creations, and you even know the high-ranking officials of the PDF."

That's not a high-ranking official of the PDF; that's the Viceroy.

Zhou Yun complained in his heart.

Xiang Xiang Leina still thought Augustus Flax was just a high-ranking PDF official.

"I'm just an ordinary Lower Hive scavenger."

Zhou Yun said sincerely:

"I want to borrow some people from you."

"Borrow people?" Xiang Xiang Leina thought for a moment: "The Eager Thief's precognition ability is stronger than mine; are you sure bringing people will catch her?"

"It should be worth a try... Her prophecies shouldn't be that accurate regarding things I'm involved in." Zhou Yun rubbed his chin and said.

Xiang Xiang Leina's gaze toward Zhou Yun became increasingly strange.

"How many people do you want?" She asked.

"Start small, bring about two hundred people, all equipped with Agrippina-pattern automatic infantry rifles."

"How many???"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 50 =====