Chapter 588

"What? Can't bear to part with it?"

As if noticing Zaku Li's hesitation, Lavilin raised an eyebrow and walked to Li Ang's side, slowly tracing her long index finger across his cheek.

Seeing this, the debt collector's heart nearly stopped.

She glanced at the young man bowing his head in utter submission, then forced a composed tone to say: "This man was signed at great cost to me—do you think a single sentence is enough to take him away?"

"So it seems you're unwilling to let him go?"

Lavilin licked her lips, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes.

Though the other's identity was troublesome, the grand casino was ultimately her domain.

A mere slave—she had a thousand ways to get her hands on him.

The only reason she was willing to pay a price was out of respect for the Mingjin Society.

Polugas stood silently to the side, coldly observing the scene, as if none of it concerned him.

Normally he should have spoken to ease the tension, but remembering the six-armed serpent demon's haughty sneer, he couldn't help sneering inwardly.

A mere fifth-tier trash dared treat him with such arrogance.

Just as the atmosphere grew increasingly eerie, Zaku Li added matter-of-factly: "Extra pay."

Hearing this, Lavilin first froze, then burst into a provocative laugh: "Hahaha, you're quite amusing. Don't worry—the payment won't disappoint you."

"I hope so."

Zaku Li smirked.

Her earlier pause had been to secretly observe Li Ang's reaction.

Had she sensed even a hint of reluctance, she would have flatly refused the succubus's offer.

What surprised Zaku Li was that the young man signaled her to agree.

That was a sixth-tier succubus—normal people couldn't withstand her draining.

'Could he be trying to sample a succubus's flavor…?'

Zaku Li couldn't help muttering to herself, but this was also good for her.

After all, if he died beneath the succubus's thighs, she'd be freed from the contract—and then the others would be at her mercy.

Unaware of the six-armed serpent demon's thoughts, Lavilin summoned a chain in her hand and fastened it around Li Ang's neck: "I won't disturb you further—the payment will be delivered shortly."

With those words, she released a cloying scent and vanished with Li Ang.

Seeing this, Sophia's mind instantly flashed with several keywords.

NTR, ineffectual wife, imprisonment play

The middle term had little to do with her, yet it still left her feeling stifled—not just worried.

That was a sixth-tier succubus—who knew what twisted games she played behind closed doors?

Lao Wu and Pan Mingrui didn't overthink it; the two senior engineers exchanged glances and understood that Li Ang had likely chosen self-sacrifice to gather intelligence.

After all, had he truly refused, he could have resisted.

If they revealed their identities as 【Giant God Heavy Industry】 and 【Aio Logistics】, at least his safety would be guaranteed.

But that would mean they'd never uncover any useful information.

Thinking of this, Lao Wu felt a surge of emotion.

Li Ang—he really, I'm crying.

But if he could, he'd gladly take Li Ang's place in this sacrifice.

While Lao Wu was lost in thought, Zaku Li had already completed her handover with Polugas.

Looking at the cold-faced debt collector, the glutton demon spoke without expression: "That's the situation. The rest is up to you."

"Understood." Zaku Li nodded slightly, then ordered in a commanding tone: "Bring me the people at the grand casino who handle stolen goods—I have questions for them."

"Isn't that gambler unrelated to them?"

At this, Polugas immediately frowned.

But hearing his words, Zaku Li gave him no respect: "I told you to go—do you have deaf ears?"

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Seeing the demon's brazen attitude, Polugas's expression turned utterly dark.

Yet in the end, he said nothing, merely suppressing his rage and leaving the starport.

At this moment, Sophia, staring at the spot where the sixth-tier glutton demon had stood, asked hesitantly: "Won't your attitude cause problems?"

In response, Zaku Li shook her head slightly: "Though I agreed to help you gather intelligence, I must also complete my own mission."

She turned to the female dragon beside her: "Why do you think you received the contract to kill me?"

"." Sophia wasn't a fool; she quickly grasped Zaku Li's implication: "You mean that glutton demon is suspicious?"

"Heh." The six-armed serpent demon chuckled. "If I'd merely suspected before, his behavior just now proves he's hiding something."

As a fellow demon, Zaku Li knew the nature of glutton demons well.

Greedy, volatile—any normal glutton demon would never have responded so calmly to provocation, let alone a sixth-tier powerhouse.

Of course, her aggressiveness stemmed largely from the fact that she now stood behind 【Giant God Heavy Industry】 and 【Aio Logistics】.

Though Zaku Li acted absurdly in front of Li Ang, it was only to save her own life.

Remember, her true role is 【Mingjin Society】's top debt collector—how could she lack skill?

While being used, she was also using the corporate employees behind her.

Now, all Zaku Li needed to do was wait quietly for the final outcome of the one taken away.

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Elsewhere.

Li Ang stared at the opulent palace before him, thick with lewd energy, and his eyes flickered with resignation—he knew the sixth-tier succubus coveted his looks.

It was just that, based on his recent experiences, he could hardly tell who the succubus actually was—after all, none of the four Demon Kings in the DXD world carried succubus blood either.

Just as Li Ang's thoughts were wandering, a wave of warm breath suddenly brushed against his ear.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take very good care of you."

With that, a bewitching laugh escaped Lavigne's lips—after all, in her past life she had never smelled such an intoxicating scent.

Then, without waiting for Li Ang's response, the succubus had already taken his hand and led him into the palace.

Along the way, Li Ang could see quite a few scantily clad male servants; although not all of them were demons, without exception they all possessed extraordinarily handsome features.

Only when certain male servants saw their mistress behaving so intimately with an unfamiliar male did looks of jealousy and resentment involuntarily surface on their faces.

Li Ang could indeed sense their attitude, but he couldn't be bothered with the Landeli Society.

After all, he was here to gather intelligence, not to compete for anyone's favor.

Soon, Li Ang arrived at an extremely enormous bedroom—the bed alone was over a hundred square meters.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought such a scene only appeared in Mary Sue novels.

Just then, Lavigne walked behind Li Ang and gently rested her head on his shoulder: "Before we begin, dear, could you tell me what race you are?"