Chapter 45 There are more important things to pay attention to than murder
When Sean entered the command center, someone was already waiting at the door in advance.
It was a young woman wearing a red [Kun style cheongsam], standing in front of the small building with a strong sense of shriveling fear, and said to Sean: "Please, is it Mr. Sean? Please come with me, Mr. Ning is already waiting for you."
Sean was surprised: Why are there women dressed in civilians here? And they are dressed so fancyly?
But when he looked around and saw the exquisite and gorgeous decoration in the building, he immediately guessed that Ning Tao did not regard this place as a military base at all, but as a resort for enjoyment.
And this cheongsam woman is naturally a servant in the villa.
In addition, Sean also saw many styles and clothes and shoes of different sizes in the wardrobe at the entrance. This shows that Ning Tao not only lives by himself, but also entertains friends here.
It seems that the trophy of the Red Apricot Team will be particularly generous this time.
Sean thought to himself, but saw the young woman in front of him. Although he said he wanted to lead the way, he could hardly take steps under his feet. The fear in his heart seemed to be overflowing.
The Jedi apprentice comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm not bad..."
Before he finished speaking, the cheongsam woman suddenly collapsed and squatted on the ground and shivered: "Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"
Sean was startled by the extreme reaction, but he was calm and calm. He put away his weapons, released a gentle smile, and stepped forward to help the woman in the cheongsam up.
"No one will hurt you, believe me."
The extremely gentle voice contained the power that was like substance, which soon melted the woman's fear, allowing her to finally stand up straight.
Sean patted her on the shoulder: "You go and rest first, I can find my own way."
After saying that, his face became gloomy.
At this time, he had already smelled a very strong smell of blood from behind a spacious corridor on the side.
So there is no need for outsiders to lead the way. He also knows where to look. At the same time, he also knows what happened before, which is probably not a good thing.
But Sean was about to take a step when his sleeve was caught by the cheongsam woman.
The woman shrank but stubbornly said, "Please, please don't leave me alone! Please!"
Sean had guessed where the woman's fear came from at this time, so he didn't ask much, just nodded and let the other party pull his sleeves.
Afterwards, Sean walked through a snow-white corridor in the direction of the bloody smell. On the wall at the other end of the corridor, there was an exquisite fountain statue carved with a slender and graceful girl. The girl hugged the kettle and flowed out of the kettle.
If the water flow in the pot was not dyed with a faint blood color, this fountain statue would be a rather elegant and luxurious work of art. On the desolate asteroids like [Duo 4399], freshwater resources should be very precious.
The woman in the cheongsam took a step forward with one hand still pulling Sean's sleeve, and the other hand stretched out toward the statue's forehead and pressed it above the temples on both sides. After a while, the metal wall next to the two suddenly sunk inward, revealing a winding downward spiral staircase.
"Please, please come with me..."
"No need, I'll go ahead." Sean did not make things difficult for the woman beside him, who was wrapped in fear, and took her hand and walked down the stairs first.
As he walked along, Sean felt that the smell of blood coming from the front was getting heavier and heavier, almost suffocating. He felt heavy in his heart and could not help but feel suspicious.
What did Anping and Xu Bo do? The Hongxing Squad was never an extremist organization. Now they only need to take hostages, so why do they have to do so tragic?
When Sean finally walked down the last stairs, his eyes suddenly became clear, and a magnificent scene came into view.
It was a fountain square that looked like a desert oasis. The surrounding walls, floors under your feet, columns in the square... were all expensive special stones. Each stone was hand-carved with exquisite patterns and patterns.
In addition, various colorful silks and blankets are laid luxury on the ground, which complement the texture of the floor.
In the middle of the square is a fountain pool. Seven statues of girls of different shapes are holding kettles in different postures, pouring expensive freshwater into the middle of the pool.
This is a luxurious scene that should not appear on the military base [Dui 4399] in any case.
However, in this landscape, it seems empty and lonely. Sean looked at the empty underground square and couldn't help but think of something. His face gradually became gloomy, and then he locked his eyes on the three people sitting upright in front of the fountain.
Anping, Xu Bo, and among the two, a middle-aged man with a gray face - undoubtedly Ning Tao, the owner of this place.
After Anping saw Shawn coming, he laughed, but before he could speak, he was interrupted seriously by Shawn.
"Captain..." The Jedi apprentice carefully controlled his emotions and asked in a calm voice, "Where have the people here been?"
An Ping looked surprised and pointed his finger around: "Aren't everyone over there?"
Sean glanced at the outskirts of the hall and saw that there were many people huddled in the corners of the hall. There were men, women, young and old, with different appearances and figures. The only thing in common is that he was trembling and filled his heart with fear.
Sean glanced and knew that most of them were ordinary civilians who were arrested here, not the ones he was looking for now, so he solemnly asked: "I'm asking other people."
Anping blinked and made an innocent statement: "What other person?"
Sean suddenly became angry: "Don't pretend to be stupid! Where is Ning Tao's accomplices!?"
Anping opened his mouth and finally complained helplessly: "It's all here, why are you doing more than this?"
Sean said: "I don't want my teammates to be scumbags who can even swing their butcher's knife against those who can't resist!"
Xu Bo suddenly laughed and asked, "Wait, you said this so unfairly. Did you see them stop resisting, or did you see us waving our butcher knife?"
Sean said: "Where are they? Don't tell me that Ning Tao is the only one in this huge underground base!"
Xu Bo laughed again: "Why can't he be alone?"
When Sean heard this, he was speechless. Indeed, he had no evidence to prove that the Hongxing Team had killed Ning Tao's accomplices, and he had no evidence to prove that Ning Tao really had many accomplices.
Relying on clothes in the wardrobe alone doesn't mean anything.
However, it is very easy to collect evidence. If so many witnesses ask casually, the truth will be revealed.
However, before he could find the civilians to verify, Xu Bo behind him said sarcastically: "After and forth, is our righteous messenger so focused on the life and death of a group of powerful people? Your justice is really high-end and grand."
Sean said: "It has nothing to do with the power or not, but you are clearly hiding the truth."
"Then you still ask the bottom line? Are you a teammate like this?" An Ping asked, "I always have suspicion of teammates, and I keep a close eye on a group of invisible and intangible powerful people, but I turn a blind eye to the poor people behind me who really need attention. This is your way of justice?"
Sean took a deep breath and realized that he was indeed a little irrational.
He had long known that he had disagreements with the people in the Hongxing Squad, and they would never accommodate each other: Sean could never regard killing people like An Ping and others as casually - even if the other party was really dead, An Ping and others could not be as rude as him.
Now they are willing to clean up the scene without any trace, and they have already finished their righteousness. If they continue to force themselves, they will only turn against each other.
Moreover, compared to Ning Tao's friends, there are indeed people who deserve his attention on the scene.
Sean sighed, temporarily put down his negative emotions in his heart, and began to calmly examine the surroundings, gradually focusing on the victims hiding in the corner.
Most of them wore clothes of similar styles, but many people obviously did not fit; they were generally depressed, extremely uneasy, and obviously experienced long-term accumulation of pressure; many people had tragic scars on their exposed skin; they had a number plate on their chests, and the numbers vary from 001 to 050, but the numbers were not continuous, and 23 were missing for 50 numbers; in the end, each of them wore a metal collar around their necks, which means...
While Sean was thinking, Xu Bo asked: "Shawn, what do you think Ning Tao did to capture these slaves?"
"Slave!?" Sean was a little surprised, more surprised, and subconsciously repeated this familiar and unfamiliar word.
He traveled with his master for many years, and it was not the first time that slaves had seen each other. In a place where the light of civilization in the Republic could not shine, slavery still had a fertile survival soil... but at least this word should not appear in the Qianxing system!
Not to mention the anti-slave law of the Republic, just the laws and regulations promulgated by the Qiankun Group have never recognized the legitimacy of slavery!
Moreover, the so-called "catching" slaves, could it be that these people were all civilians captured by Ning Tao from all over the galaxy?!
Just when Sean was puzzled, Anping sighed, "I can't figure it out? During his stay here, Ning Tao was extremely bored, so he summoned his friends to launch a real-person hunting game. They plundered a group of civilians through the [Qinglong], which usually used them to have fun, and they used them as targets for the game. They would start a competition every few days, hunting at least 5 people each time, and have competed for 4 rounds so far."
"Murder...match?" Sean's breathing was frozen, and he felt incredible.
Xu Bo laughed, and the laughter was filled with heavy weight: "Speak for a moment, was the little girl who welcomed you into the door scared by a gentle boy like you? Ning Tao has a perverted friend who would whisper to the victim before he started to do something, 'Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad guy'! Then he shot him, when we came in, we happened to see him performing..."
Sean only felt his breathing heavier: he thought the woman's fear was because of the Red Apricot Team, it turned out...
"And that person is just a newcomer who has just joined the group of beasts. His pervert is not even as average. No matter how many things I have, I don't want to say that my tongue is dirty. In short, I'll die here... Oh, most of the people who are not mysteriously missing are like this. Do you still want to confirm their life or death now?"
Sean wanted to speak, but found that he had nothing to say.
Seeing that Sean chose to remain silent, Xu Bo sighed and said, "To be honest, when we found out all this, we were shocked. In the galaxy, even if we were as humble and shameless as [Surf Bird], we could not think of such a perverted game."
Anping sneered: "So it is these perverted powerful people who rule this galaxy, not [Surpriser Bird] or [Qinglong]. After all, how can they rise step by step in the dry galaxy without abnormality? Is it Mr. Ning?"
As he spoke, the sleepy man seemed to be unable to suppress his anger, and his smile turned into a grim smile. The cold murderous intent made Ning Tao tremble all over.
The middle-aged man with huge bodies did not dare to sit and wait for death, and screamed: "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, we said we would never breach the contract if we wouldn't kill you. And now you have no other choice except betting on us, so give up resistance and enjoy the present."
Ning Tao dared not enjoy the present, and said in a trembling voice: "If you want money..."
Anping patted Ning Tao's cheek: "Don't be stupid. We work hard and play so hard. How could we just want money? Don't worry, wait for our sniper to come back first, and then talk to you about the next step."
Before he finished speaking, a heavy sound of footsteps had already come from the stairwell.
Chapter completed!