Chapter 146: Space Lock

"Even if it's full of trouble, we still have to find a way to solve it." Lu Yu's tone was full of helplessness.

"After all, paper can't wrap up fire forever. At most, in another day or two, that guy will definitely get suspicious. If he starts to have doubts, there's no telling if he'll send people here to check the situation, or even come himself."

"Come himself?" Wang Liang muttered to himself, "If he really shows up in person, perhaps it's not entirely a bad thing? No, it's hard to say." He frowned deeply, lost in thought.

If the one surnamed Wang really came himself, it would indeed be like throwing himself into a net; whether it was him or Lu Yu, it wouldn't be difficult to finish the opponent off.

But the key is to ensure that his whereabouts remain unknown.

In case someone knows he came here but never returned, then someone will definitely come to Lu Family Fort to investigate the situation, and it's even possible that the C-Class Awakened will take action himself.

Once it reaches that point, the crisis Lu Family Fort would face is unimaginable.

"Exactly." Lu Yu seemed to see through Wang Liang's thoughts, a flash of determination in his eyes, "Therefore, the best method right now is to finish him off near Zhou Family Fort, the sooner the better."

"As for whether it will cause bigger trouble later, we can't worry about that much for now."

Wang Liang looked troubled. If Wang Dezhi isn't dealt with quickly, the trouble will only snowball; but if they act in haste, even if that Awakened from the Wang Family comes, he might not be able to find out who killed Wang Dezhi.

However, to kill someone at Zhou Family Fort, and a Guard Captain at that, one knows just thinking about it that it is by no means an easy task.

Lu Yu didn't continue to dwell on this topic, turning instead to ask: "Uncle Wang, are there Space Items for sale in Yongan City?"

"How do you know about this?" Wang Liang's face was full of surprise.

Lu Yu pointed to the diary in front of him and explained: "It was mentioned by this horse bandit. He said Wang Dezhi has a Space Item on him shaped like an empty cigarette case, which can store things and take them out. However, this thing seems to have a specific way of being used?"

"That is indeed the case." Wang Liang recalled for a moment and said, "I have heard that these types of Space Items, regardless of the size of the storage space, are extremely precious."

"Even the smallest kind, with only one cubic meter of storage space, can only be obtained by Awakened."

"For Space Items circulating on the market, even if the storage space is only one cubic meter, the price can be driven up to over a million."

"A million..." Lu Yu clicked his tongue secretly, thinking to himself that this thing is indeed worth that price.

He wondered if the cigarette case in Wang Dezhi's hand had a cubic meter of space.

"That's right, this thing is often something money can't buy. As for the specific way of using it you mentioned, you must be referring to the Space Lock, right?"

"Space Lock?" Lu Yu was stunned.

"Yes, every Space Item is equipped with a Space Lock when it is manufactured. It's just like unlocking a smartphone; it requires a password or fingerprint, so that besides the owner of the item, others can't use it even if they pick it up."

"So that's how it is." Lu Yu suddenly realized; he had thought it was some particularly mysterious method, but he hadn't expected the principle to be so simple.

Of course, he was still full of respect for the people who could manufacture such Space Items.

"Are you planning to set your sights on his Space Item?" Wang Liang asked.

Lu Yu smiled slightly. If the other party hadn't provoked him, even if he had the best treasure, he would at most just admire it and wouldn't have the thought of snatching it.

But since the other party had already become an enemy, that was a different matter.

"Still, you must act with caution." Wang Liang was not optimistic about this.

"These things are ultimately external possessions; solving the opponent is the top priority." Lu Yu nodded quickly in agreement.

If there was plenty of time, he wouldn't mind forcing some information out of the opponent; if the situation was urgent, then he would just have to take the item and leave immediately.

Just as he was about to say something more, a burst of footsteps came from outside.

"You're looking for Brother Yu, right? He's right inside." It was Li Yang's voice.

Immediately after, a burst of laughter followed.

Lu Yu turned around subconsciously and looked at the door, wondering to himself, who would come to find him at this time? Could it be Yuan Chen and the others?

Then, he saw a beautiful figure with long hair fluttering appear at the door; it was actually Ji Bingyu.

Her cheeks were flushed, her head was lowered, and her eyes were darting around, looking both shy and nervous.

Li Yang gave Lu Yu a wink, the look as if to say: Brother Yu, I've brought the person to you, the rest is up to you.

"Not bad, Brother Yu, truly a role model for us."

"Impressive, truly impressive."

"Go for it! Brother Yu, we're all rooting for you."

The group of people behind Li Yang were all winking and making faces, their eyes full of suggestive meaning.

"Ahem." Wang Liang coughed lightly, stood up directly, and said: "I'm full, you guys chat slowly."

After speaking, he walked straight out of the room. Before leaving, he glanced at Ji Bingyu, and when Ji Bingyu saw this, she buried her head even lower.

"These two little ones, it seems there's really something going on." Wang Liang thought to himself.

In fact, he had long noticed the way they were flirting with each other, but he just hadn't pointed it out. Young people, this kind of thing is quite normal.

Looking at the blushing Ji Bingyu, Lu Yu hurriedly invited her in, then glanced outside the door; sure enough, everyone was staring over here.

Even on Lu Guohao's face, a gratified smile appeared.

Thinking to himself, this child Xiao Yu, it seems he has really grown up, not bad, very not bad.

Inside the room.

Lu Yu cleared his throat, looked at Ji Bingyu and asked: "Bingyu, why did you come to find me suddenly? Is there a problem with practicing the Contemplation Method?"

Ji Bingyu then woke up as if from a dream, a flash of panic in her eyes, as if she had suddenly remembered something important. She said: "Lu Yu, do you remember last time you told me that you brought the horse bandits' mounts back, and as a result, someone used a telescope..."

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Lu Yu asked curiously, a sense of doubt rising in his heart, not knowing why Ji Bingyu suddenly brought this up.

"At that time you told me you were worried that the person knew our identities, so the next day you went to Zhou Family Fort, and after you came back you said that person didn't know our identities."

"But things don't seem to be like that. I don't know if that person really knows or not, but someone definitely knows our identities, and there's more than one."

Ji Bingyu's expression was unprecedentedly serious, her eyes wide open, staring at Lu Yu without blinking.

"You, how do you know? Could it be..." Lu Yu's tone carried surprise. Could it be that Ji Bingyu had foreseen future scenes in her dreams again?

Ji Bingyu first looked outside the door, gave Lu Yu a grateful look, and then lowered her voice and said: "Because of your help, my Moon Observation Method seems to have reached Entry, and I feel my Mental Power has increased quite a bit. Now I can actively foresee some things in the future."

Lu Yu widened his eyes, and combining it with her previous words, he asked hurriedly: "Then what have you seen?"

He couldn't wait to know the content of what Ji Bingyu had foreseen.

"I saw a man knock on a door and walk into a room. After he stated his identity, he started questioning the woman in the room about whether she had told anyone about the horse bandit matter."

"The woman said she didn't have it, and she was still kneeling on the ground begging desperately for mercy," Ji Bingyu said while recalling, a trace of terror still on her face, as if the scene were floating right before her eyes.

"My Mental Power is limited; I can only see a few short seconds of the scene.

But it looks like both this woman and that man know that the horse bandits' mount is with us.

I rushed over to find you just to tell you about this," Ji Bingyu said, her face full of anxiety.

The flush that had risen from shyness earlier had faded, and it was clearly visible that her complexion was frighteningly pale.

It was unclear whether it was because she was worried about the safety of the Zhai, or because of excessive consumption of Mental Power, or perhaps both.

Her hands trembled slightly, showing her inner tension and unease.

"I see," Lu Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Then did you hear the identity of that man?"

"I did," Ji Bingyu nodded hurriedly, "That man called himself Captain Wang, and after the woman heard it, the expression on her face became even more terrified."

"Then it must be him," Lu Yu narrowed his eyes. Who else could this Captain Wang be but Wang Dezhi?

Lu Yu told Ji Bingyu everything that had happened before, point by point.

Ji Bingyu's eyes widened suddenly, and a chill rose from her back.

So someone had already come to cause trouble before, and it wasn't just one group of people?

It was just that Lu Yu was afraid she would worry, so he hadn't said anything. And now, there was actually an even more terrifying person eyeing this place; what could be done about this?

Lu Yu frowned and fell into deep thought. Looking at it this way, the one who slipped through the net back then must have been that woman?

If he wasn't mistaken, she should have been in the room at the time, but she just hadn't made a sound, and because the others were talking too loudly, he hadn't noticed.

Could it be that she tipped off Wang Dezhi? But according to Ji Bingyu, that woman didn't know Wang Dezhi when she opened the door, so how did Wang Dezhi know about it?

There must be some unknown details in this; these mysteries were tangled in Lu Yu's mind like a mess of hemp, making him feel a bit of a headache.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lu Yu's mind. Ji Bingyu's ability was Future Prediction, which meant that the scenes appearing in her mind were things that would happen in the future.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Bingyu, do you know when the scenes you saw will happen?"

"I do," Ji Bingyu nodded repeatedly, "It should be in half an hour. Counting the time it took me to come find you, there should... there should be fifteen minutes left."

"Good," a sharp light flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.

With his current strength, killing Wang Dezhi was not a difficult task; he could directly rush into the other party's office, finish him off with one Dagger, and then quickly retreat through the hail of bullets.

But if he did that, it would be very difficult to find out the answers to how to use the Space Item, how Wang Dezhi learned of this matter, and whether anyone else knew about it.

He hadn't expected that Ji Bingyu's arrival would predict that Wang Dezhi would act alone in fifteen minutes; this was simply good news.

This ability of Future Prediction was truly extraordinary.

"Bingyu, thank you for the reminder; I'll go find him now and get to the bottom of this."

"You, you are going to Zhou Family Fort?" Ji Bingyu was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood Lu Yu's intention and hurriedly said, "Then you must be careful, you must come back safely."

"En, don't worry," Lu Yu stood up, pushed the door open, gave a few simple instructions, and then flew off toward the outside.

He didn't bring any extra weapons, only a Dagger, but he felt that this was already enough.

Relying on his skills and Agility in reaction, one Dagger was enough to deal with all kinds of emergencies.

If everything went smoothly, he could still find time to go find the old man to get the Secret Manual back; after all, once Wang Dezhi was dead, Zhou Family Fort would definitely strengthen its guard in the short term, so it was better to avoid going if possible.