Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 424 The Predator Trapping Plan (23)

The large screen on the control panel behind him gradually dimmed.

The cabin was so quiet that only Qin Shao's varying breathing could be heard.

After a while, Yan Zhen reached out and gently patted Qin Shao's shoulder: "Are you alright?"

Qin Shao looked up at her.

His face was pale, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his eyes were bloodshot: "...I've been searching for this black box for ten years."

After calming down a bit, Qin Shao started talking about the history of the black box.

The Qin family is an aristocratic family on planet A001. The military and political power on A001 is in a tripartite balance, and the Qin family is one-third of that balance.

Qin Shao is the person with the highest spiritual power level among the new generation in the family. He has been the focus of the family since birth and has been cultivated as a key successor.

From a young age, he enjoyed the best of everything. His grandfather, a great general, took him under his wing and guided him through his experiences.

He did not disappoint his family's expectations. At a young age, he showed talent in piloting mechs and using mental power. At the age of 13, he went to the battlefield and led a mech squad to destroy an insect planet. At the age of 15, he skipped a grade and was admitted to the highest-level academy, A001.

But his glory ended when he was 16. When the school organized a field trip for the students, he and his friend Griffith accidentally entered a maze created by aliens.

He was knocked unconscious, and upon waking, he was accused of killing Griffith.

Despite his repeated denials, the murder weapon that killed Griffith was his sidearm, which only bore his fingerprints.

In addition, several eyewitnesses testified that he pulled out a gun and killed Griffith after an argument with him. With both witnesses and physical evidence, he had no way to deny it.

Griffith is the Duke's only son, the heir to the other faction in the tripartite power struggle, and a 3S mental strength expert.

The Duke had high hopes for the child, and he was extremely grief-stricken by his murder.

In order to avenge Griffith, the Duke did not hesitate to break the balance of power among the three parties, launch a war against the Qin family, and issue an ultimatum—that Qin Shao pay with his life.

This incident caused a sensation throughout the entire intergalactic world.

The Qin family tried to mediate, but under pressure from all sides, they had no choice but to abandon Qin Shao after weighing the options.

The day before he was to be hanged, Qin Shao chose to escape.

He used his mental powers to attack the military base, killing tens of thousands of soldiers and three high-ranking officers, including Griffith's older brother, and destroying half of the base before finally escaping.

This "misdeed" shocked the interstellar community, and Qin Shao was put on the wanted list.

On the wanted list, his bounty is as high as 3.7 billion Star Coins—as long as he can be sent back to A001, whether he lives or dies, it doesn't matter.

This arrest warrant set him on the run, forcing him into a life of hiding and exile.

"It's been ten years since the incident. After making inquiries from various sources, I learned that the fighter jet I was piloting was dumped as garbage in N613. Over the years, I have never given up searching for the black box, which contains evidence that can prove I am not the murderer..."

As Qin Shao spoke, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his voice trembled slightly.

From a promising young man who was the center of attention to a murderer despised by everyone, to a prisoner and even a wanted criminal, this frame-up ruined his entire life.

After listening, Yan Zhen climbed into the driver's seat without saying a word, spent a few minutes removing the black box, and handed it to Qin Shao: "Here you go."

Qin Shao took it and gripped it tightly in his hand.

"You keep coming to N613, is it to find this?" Yan Zhen asked.

Qin Shao nodded: "I arranged for people to be stationed at N613 to search for the black box. For nearly ten years, they have almost turned N613 upside down but still haven't found the fighter jet. I originally thought it was because there was too much junk on N613, but in the last two months, I realized that there was a problem with my men."

Yan Zhen frowned: "What's the problem?"

“Andrei has planted an undercover agent in my ranks.” Qin Shao sneered as he said this. “All I know right now is that I have an undercover agent working behind my back, doing dirty tricks, but I don’t know who it is or how many people there are. They are delaying the search for the black box on N613, hoping to drag it out until this planet completely disintegrates and there will be no way to prove it.”

Yan Zhen immediately understood: "So you were acting when you were cornered in the red-light district, trying to make Andrei and the undercover agent think you were dead, so they would surface and you could catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Qin Shao nodded: "Yes."

Yan Zhen: "..."

No wonder Qin Shao refused her invitation that night in the red-light district, saying he didn't need her to save him.

He took him away in full view of everyone, and now that they know he's still alive, isn't that a case of good intentions gone wrong?

Thinking of this, Yan Zhen's expression became subtle: "I didn't expect this..."

"It's alright." Qin Shao saw through her thoughts and forced a smile. "It wasn't a loss to come back with you. At least I found this before N613 disintegrated."

He shook the black box in his hand.

Yan Zhen asked, "What are your plans next?"

Qin Shao pondered for a moment and said, "Let's deal with the undercover agent first, and we can talk about the rest later."

Yan Zhen asked, "Will the undercover agent come looking for you?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, they will." Qin Shao sneered. "After all, I'm rarely alone. If they don't take this opportunity to kill me, they won't have another chance."

“You’re not alone, we’re here for you.” Yan Zhen patted his shoulder. “In this N613 area, I’ll protect you.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Shao looked her up and down, and recalling Haier's address of "brother-in-law," he blurted out, "You wouldn't happen to have fallen for me, would you?"

Yan Zhen was taken aback.

Qin Shao regretted asking the question as soon as he did.

Asking a girl you've only known for a short time this kind of question is really impolite.

"I didn't mean anything by it," Qin Shao explained. "I'm A001, a wanted criminal by the military. If you get involved with me, you'll be implicated."

"I see."

As Yan Zhen spoke, he got up and walked out.

After taking two steps, she stopped and turned to look at Qin Shao.

"I do like you."

Qin Shao, who thought the topic was over, was speechless.

He stood up, and his usually nonchalant handsome face now showed a rare hint of unease.

"I have no intention of developing a romantic relationship, so..."

"Okay, I understand." Yan Zhen walked to the hatch and reminded Qin Shao before opening it, "Put the black box away carefully."

Before Qin Shao could react, the hatch opened from the inside, and Shen Rong, like a furious cat, rushed in and fired a gun at Qin Shao.

Qin Shao dodged to the side, and the bullet sent sparks flying from where he was sitting.

Only then did he realize why Yan Zhen had reminded him to keep the black box safe.

Faced with Shen Rong's attack, Qin Shao dodged left and right, no longer using his mental power, and finally escaped from the window in a somewhat disheveled state.

Shen Rong clung to the window, cursing loudly in the direction Qin Shao had disappeared: "You son of a bitch, if you have the guts to run, don't come back! If you come back, I'll beat you to a pulp! You ungrateful bastard..."