Chapter 894: 491 The Humorous Hijacking (Part 2)

Naturally, he received no information about the location of Kolok Palace, and Li Ang couldn't help but crook his mouth in resignation.

Expecting a breakthrough but finding nothing, Li Ang had no patience to explain to a bandit that the Kolok Palace was mobile; he merely smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes before sitting back down.

Meanwhile, the female journalist, who had been listening the whole time and barely held back her laughter until her cheeks turned red, leaned in with tightly pressed lips and whispered, half-chuckling:

"Why are you talking so much to him? Just knock him out, isn't that easier?"

"I do have the ability to knock him out directly, but if your first reaction to any problem is not to think, but to rely instinctively on force, you'll end up becoming… hmm…"

Here, Li Ang paused unconsciously, glancing briefly at the female journalist, then withdrew his gaze and continued without changing expression:

"You'll become a brute with a weak mind. So I try to solve problems with wisdom whenever possible."

"…."

Bastard! You talk, then suddenly stop mid-sentence and glance at me—what's that supposed to mean?

"By the way."

Under the annoyed gaze of the female journalist, Li Ang tilted his head slightly toward the stunned bandit beside the seat and asked:

"I recall you said at the beginning that 'we' took over this airship—so you must have an accomplice. Where is your accomplice?"

My accomplice…

Hearing Li Ang's words, the bandit froze, then hurriedly shook his head:

"You're mistaken—I have no accomplice!"

So he does have an accomplice—and that accomplice is still hiding among the passengers, not yet revealed.

Li Ang nodded, but didn't press further; instead, he reached back and brushed his sleeve button, where a ram's horn protruded, then swiftly scanned the souls aboard the airship.

As expected, after Li Ang had dismantled the hijacking with just a few words, though most dared not speak, their souls were quietly relieved—except for one soul, thick with fury and agitation, glowing as brightly as a semi-truck's xenon headlight.

"Your accomplice is you, isn't it?"

Turning to look at a young girl seated three rows away, dressed plainly, Li Ang smiled and asked:

"And judging by your demeanor, you're probably the mastermind—he's just the one doing the dirty work? Given how fiercely he protects you, and how much you resemble each other… you're siblings?"

"…."

This man… is terrifying!

Facing Li Ang, who smiled gently yet seemed shadowed by a demonic wraith that sent shivers down her spine, the girl on the seat didn't answer—she stood up instantly, pulled out a second homemade nail gun, clenched her teeth, and aimed it at Li Ang:

"You're a big shot, aren't you? If you don't want a hole in your head, order your people to the control room and take over this airship for us!"

"But this airship is automated…"

"Don't lie to me!"

The slender young girl snapped back:

"If this were just for weather recording, why would there be seven or eight people in the control room? Even if it's truly automated, those people in the control room must have a way to adjust the course!"

Hmph, she figured it out—this kid's sharper than the bandit brother.

"?!!!"

Hearing the girl's words, the bandit brother shot to his feet, eyes wide with shock and rage, staring at Li Ang.

"You lied to me?"

"I didn't lie—I just didn't tell you everything. Also…"

After replying to the bandit brother, Li Ang turned to the petite girl—slimmer than Anna, seemingly two years younger—and raised an eyebrow:

"You seem smarter than your brother. Then you must know that the location of Kolok Palace isn't fixed, right?"

"How we find the palace is none of your business!"

Casting a wary glance at Li Ang, the bandit girl tightened her grip on the gun and snarled:

"All you need to do now is send someone to the control room and seize control of the airship—or I'll shoot you dead!"

"But if I obey you, won't I still die?"

Li Ang asked in return:

"You two plan to use this airship for a suicide attack. As a passenger aboard, won't I still die in the end?"

"If you cooperate, you won't die!"

Seeing Li Ang still refused to comply, the bandit girl flipped the safety off her nail gun, bit her lip, and shouted:

"We checked—the rear cabin has twelve lifeboats with buoyant airbags, enough for everyone on board to evacuate. If you cooperate fully, not a single person on this airship will die!"

Hmm, that's actually true…

After glancing at the bandit girl's soul, Li Ang stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"So when your brother covered his face, you didn't stop him—you planned to let him live, while you, who can find the palace's location, stay behind to…"

"Shut up!"

Watching Li Ang strip her thoughts bare in mere sentences, the bandit girl grew increasingly panicked; she stomped her foot and snapped sharply:

"Don't say another word! Send your people to the control room now—or I'll shoot!"

"Then shoot."

Glancing at the nail gun in the bandit girl's hand, Li Ang smiled:

"If you pull the trigger and actually fire the nail inside, I'll immediately order my people to take control of the room—wherever you want to go, we'll go. How's that sound?"

"?!!!"

"I guessed right—you two's guns won't fire."

Watching the bandit girl's lips tremble and a flicker of despair pass through her bright eyes, Li Ang smiled:

"I handle guns often. Your guns may look fine on the outside—even the rifling inside the barrels is replicated—but the connector paint is wrong, the gas tank dimensions are off. They're just high-quality replicas."

Think about it—the Kolok Kingdom's guards may be incompetent, but they still do basic searches thoroughly. It's unlikely anyone could sneak two real guns aboard. They're not that stupid."

What? They're fake guns?!

Seeing the bandit girl's lips turn white and her nail gun remain silent, the passengers, who had been trembling in silence, afraid of drawing the siblings' attention, finally began to speak up.

"I nearly died of fright…"

"They're fake!"

"Asshole! Scaring us with two fake guns?"

The fat merchant beside the bandit girl, dressed in a silk robe and weighing at least 150 kilograms, leapt to his feet and swung a massive hand—so large it seemed to ooze oil—with a thunderous slap:

"You little—ah!"

"Nobody move!"

In three strides, the bandit brother rushed over, kicked the merchant down, pulled a small horn knife from his coat, and waved it menacingly at the passengers before roaring:

"No gun? I've got a knife! Whoever touches my sister—I'll…" uh…"

"So she really is your sister. Oh, by the way…"

Pulling out his long-forgotten sniper rifle from the Mirror World and flicking off the safety with his index finger, Li Ang grinned at the bewildered bandit brother:

"Care to guess whether my rifle is real or fake?"