Chapter 516: Sudden Accident
“That b.a.s.t.a.r.d really loves money, but this thing is more important than money.” Sun Jia’s smile was radiant. She was from Earth, and had been in the Rosa Kingdom for many years. Her attire had been completely localized, but was still alluring beyond belief. Of course, she was definitely not as young as she looked.
Sun Jia was very open to conversation and constantly teased Xiao Lin until he could not stand it and planned to leave. She finally said, “Fine, let’s talk official business.”
Xiao Lin’s eye twitched. It meant that everything she said before was just nonsense. He rubbed his forehead powerlessly, sighing, “What does An Fumin want me to bring back?”
“It’s this.” Sun Jia pointed at a box the size of a palm on the rack next to her.
“Are you sure this thing is valuable?”
“Of course; this thing is more valuable than the entire casino.” Sun Jia’s expression changed from cheeky to serious, signifying she was sincere.
Xiao Lin said powerlessly, “Then why did you put it somewhere so obvious. Are you not afraid that someone would steal it or just take it away?”
“Have you ever heard the saying, the most dangerous place is the safest? There are no foolproof locks or seals in this room. Compared to racking our brains on it, why not just place it in the most obvious place, where people would not notice it? Tell me, did you notice it at all since you walked in?”
It was true, the box looked very ordinary; the materials looked like common wood. There were no jewels or adornments. In fact, it would be no surprise if anyone thought it was trash.
Xiao Lin did not want to dwell on that question, so he asked curiously, “What’s in the box?”
“Many people have searched all of Planet Norma looking for this, and countless people have lost their lives for it too. Too many people want it, but have never seen it.”
“Yet you still haven’t told me what it is...”
Sun Jia looked at Xiao Lin like he was stupid. “Don’t you understand? How could I tell you what such a valuable object is? An Fumin wanted to find a reliable person to bring it back to Dawn City, but had never felt safe.”
Xiao Lin was speechless.
Fine, Xiao Lin finally decided to stop talking to the unreasonable woman. He was only finishing a task he was asked to do. An Fumin could definitely have just asked someone official from Dawn Academy to bring it back, especially someone from the military. It would definitely be much safer, since no one dared provoke Dawn Academy. Xiao Lin believed An Fumin definitely had the connections to do it.
However, An Fumin did not go through official channels, which meant that the guy did not want Dawn Academy to know of the existence of the thing, or at least, he did not want to hand it over to the academy. That was why An Fumin could only rely on his private connections and power to get it sent back.
What disappointed Sun Jia was that Xiao Lin suddenly lost all interest after his initial attention. To Xiao Lin, it did not matter what was in the box, since it was An Fumin’s. Since it was not Xiao Lin’s, there was no need to continue with the questions.
“It’s going to be much more convenient if it’s just a box. When the time comes, depart with us and mix into the team.”
Xiao Lin thought for a moment before adding, “Oh, it’s best you remove all the makeup on your face.”
Normese women did not put on makeup. Even if various makeup products from Earth had appeared throughout the years, it was only an item reserved for upper society. If Sun Jia did not want people to immediately recognize her, then she had to make sure she looked more like a commoner.
Sun Jia still wanted to talk to Xiao Lin, trying to get some information, but Xiao Lin treated this potential lover of An Fumin with a purely official att.i.tude. After discussing the journey, Xiao Lin left.
The emba.s.sy was incredibly busy. After the civil war, the workload in the emba.s.sy had greatly decreased, but the chaos today caused even more refugees to flood outside the emba.s.sy. Liang Taibai had asked Xiao Lin to help handle some matters. Even if Xiao Lin did not strictly speaking have any qualifications to do so, having not even graduated, he was still from Earth.
Liang Taibai smiled bitterly in frustration. “I could have actually gotten people from the royal chambers to help with this, but after you were ambushed and the resurrection tower was corrupted, I’ve completely lost trust in outsiders. There is no way it could have happened without internal sources.
“Since we’re leaving in a hurry, we basically won’t be bringing anyone else with us.” Liang Taibai thought for a moment before continuing the explanation. Of course, he could make those decisions himself without explaining anything to Xiao Lin.
Xiao Lin understood what he meant. “Are you referring to the dark clans? I understand. It is regretful, but they aren’t the most important thing at the moment. However, we at least need to bring Ibeiya and her uncle.”
“That girl from the St. Claude clan? Don’t worry, it’s not an issue. Just bring them along.” Liang Taibai paused for a moment before patting Xiao Lin’s shoulder meaningfully.
“Amba.s.sador Liang, I think you’re misunderstanding something...”
Liang Taibai waved his hand, his expression indicating, ‘You don’t have to explain, I understand’.
Xiao Lin sighed powerlessly, not bothering to argue. With the tasks Liang Taibai had a.s.signed to him, he was busy for most of the day. He dealt with the more minor things, separating the doc.u.ments that were not too high-leveled. Those with value would be brought away, and those without would be burned.
Currently, including Liang Taibai, there were only about ten or so people in the emba.s.sy. However, according to the newest military reports, the rebels would only be able to arrive at the city in a month. The Rosa Kingdom’s military would not hold on for long, but they would not be instantly defeated. If the rebels met with any sort of delay, it would take them at least two or three months.
That was why Xiao Lin and everyone else was not too panicked. Even if the outside world was in chaos, everything within the emba.s.sy still proceeded in an orderly fashion.
At midnight, Xiao Lin was deep in sleep when he was violently woken up by Liang Taibai. After lighting the magical lamp, the light lit up the room. Liang Taibai’s expression was ugly, his eyes red.
“Amba.s.sador Liang, it’s the middle of the night; is there anything that can’t be delayed for tomorrow?” Xiao Lin yawned as he complained.
Liang Taibai’s breath was erratic, looking like he had just rushed over from somewhere. Looking at Xiao Lin, he said, “The rebels have already surrounded the city!”
In a flash, Xiao Lin lost all of his earlier sleepiness.