Star Wars: The Silver Pledge

When Sean entered the headquarters, 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 deep fear, and said to Xiao En: "Please, is this Mr. Xiao En? Please follow me, President Ning is already waiting for you."

Sean was suddenly surprised: Why are there women dressed as civilians here? And also dressed so fancy?

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 that there were many styles, hats 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 Red Apricot team's spoils will be extra rich this time.

Xiao En was thinking in his heart, but when he saw the young woman in front of him, although he said that he wanted to lead the way, he could barely walk, and the fear in his heart seemed to be overflowing.

The Jedi apprentice said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm not bad..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the cheongsam woman suddenly collapsed, squatting on the ground and shivering, saying: "Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"

Sean was taken aback by this overreaction, but he calmly put away his weapon, released a gentle smile, and stepped forward to help the woman in the cheongsam up.

"No one will hurt you, trust me."

The extremely gentle voice contained real power, which quickly melted away the woman's fear, allowing her to finally stand upright slowly.

Sean patted her on the shoulder: "Go and rest first, I can find my way myself."

After speaking, his face darkened.

At this moment, he 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, and at the same time he also knows what happened in front, which may not be a good thing.

But just as Xiao En was about to take a step, the woman in the cheongsam grabbed his sleeve.

The woman flinched but said stubbornly: "Please, please don't leave me alone! Please!"

Sean had already 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 sleeve.

After that, Sean walked through a snow-white corridor in the direction of the bloody smell. And on the wall at the other end of the corridor, there is an exquisite fountain statue, which is carved with a slender and graceful girl. The girl held the kettle in her arms, and a trickle flowed from the kettle.

If the water in the pot hadn't been stained with a touch of blood, this fountain statue would be a rather elegant and extravagant work of art—on a desolate asteroid like [Dui 4399], fresh water resources should be very precious.

The woman in the cheongsam took a half step forward, still pulling Sean's sleeve with one hand, while stretching the other hand towards the statue's forehead, and pressed it above the temples on the left and right sides. After a while, the metal wall next to the two suddenly dented inward, revealing a spiral staircase that snaked downward.

"Please, please come with me..."

"No need, I'll go ahead." Sean didn't make things difficult for the fear-wrapped woman beside him, took her hand, and walked down the stairs first.

Along the way, Xiao En felt the smell of blood coming from ahead was getting stronger and stronger, almost suffocating, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious while feeling heavy in his heart.

What did Anping and Xu Bo do? The Red Apricot Squad has never been that kind of extremist organization. Now they only need to take hostages. Why do they have to do such a tragic thing?

When Sean finally walked down the last flight of stairs, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a magnificent scene came into view.

It was a fountain square like a desert oasis. The surrounding walls, the floor under the feet, and the pillars in the square... were all expensive special stones. And each piece of stone is also hand-carved with exquisite patterns and patterns.

In addition, gorgeous silks and blankets of various colors are luxuriously laid on the floor, matching the texture of the floor.

In the middle of the square is a fountain pool. Seven statues of young girls with different shapes hold kettles in different postures and pour expensive fresh water into the center of the pool.

This is a scene of extravagance that should never appear on a military base [Dui 4399].

It's just that the landscape now looks empty and lonely. Looking at an empty underground square, Xiao En couldn't help but think of something, his face gradually darkened, and then he locked his eyes on the three people sitting in front of the fountain.

Between Anping, Xu Bo, and the two of them, a gray-faced middle-aged man was undoubtedly the owner of this place, Ning Tao.

Anping laughed when he saw Sean coming, but before he could speak, he was interrupted seriously by Sean.

"Captain..." The Jedi apprentice carefully controlled his emotions and asked in a calm voice, "Where did everyone here go?"

Anping looked surprised, and pointed around: "Aren't all the people over there?"

Sean glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and indeed saw a lot of people huddled around the corners of the hall. There are men, women, young and old, with different appearances and body shapes. The only thing in common is that they are shivering and filled with fear.

With a glance, Xiao En knew that most of them were ordinary civilians who were arrested here, not the people he was looking for now, so he asked solemnly, "I'm asking about other people."

Anping blinked, pretending to be innocent: "What other people?"

Xiao En suddenly became angry: "Don't play dumb! Where's Ning Tao's accomplice!?"

Anping opened his mouth, and in the end he could only complain helplessly: "It's all come to this point, why are you so serious?"

Sean said: "I don't want my teammates to be scumbags who can swing a butcher's knife at those who can't resist!"

Uncle Xu suddenly became amused, and asked, "Wait a minute, what you said is unfair. Did you see that they didn't resist, or did you see us wielding the butcher's knife?"

Sean said: "Then where are they? Don't tell me that there is only Ning Tao in this huge underground base!"

Uncle Xu laughed again: "Why can't it be him alone?"

When Xiao En heard this, he was at a loss for words. Indeed, he had no evidence to prove that the Red Apricot Squad killed Ning Tao's accomplices. He didn't even have evidence to prove that Ning Tao really had many accomplices.

The clothes in the wardrobe alone can't explain anything.

But it is also very easy to obtain evidence. With so many witnesses, the truth will be revealed by just asking.

However, before he could ask the commoners for proof, he heard Xu Bo say in a strange tone behind him: "Gossip, is our justice envoy so focused on the life and death of a group of powerful people? Your justice is really high-end."

Sean said: "It has nothing to do with the powerful or not, but you have made it clear that you are concealing the truth."

"Then you still ask the bottom line? Is this how you are a teammate?" Anping asked. Is this your way of justice?"

Sean took a deep breath and realized that he was indeed a little irrational.

He has long known that he and the members of the Red Xing Squad have different ideas, and they will never accommodate each other: Xiao En will never treat killing as lightly as Anping and others—even if the other party really deserves to die, Anping and others will not. May be as soft-hearted as he is.

Now they are willing to clean up the scene so that no traces can be seen.

Moreover, compared to Ning Tao's cronies, there were indeed people on the scene who deserved more of his attention.

Xiao En sighed, put aside the negative emotions in his heart for a while, and began to look around calmly, gradually focusing on the victimized civilians hiding in the corner.

Most of them wore clothes of similar styles, but many of them obviously did not fit the clothes; they were generally depressed, extremely disturbed, and had obviously experienced long-term pressure accumulation; many people had tragic scars on their exposed skin; they There is a number plate on the chest, the numbers are different from 001 to 050, but the numbers are not consecutive, 23 of the 50 numbers are missing; in the end, each of them wears a metal collar around their necks, that is to say...

While Sean was thinking, Uncle Xu asked, "Sean, what do you think Ning Tao is doing to capture these slaves?"

"Slave!?" Sean was a little stunned, more surprised, and subconsciously repeated this familiar yet unfamiliar word.

He has traveled with his master for many years, and this is not the first time he has seen a slave. In places where the light of the Republic's civilization does not shine, slavery still has a fertile soil for survival... But at least this word should not appear in the dry galaxy!

Not to mention the anti-slavery law of the Republic, even in the laws and regulations promulgated by the Qiankun Group, there is absolutely no one that recognizes the legitimacy of slavery!

Moreover, the so-called "capturing" slaves, is it possible that these people are ordinary people captured by Ning Tao from all over the galaxy? !

Just when Xiao En was puzzled, Anping sighed: "I don't understand? During Ning Tao's stay here, because he was extremely poor and bored, he called his friends to launch a real-life hunting game. They captured a group of civilians through [Qinglong], They are usually used for fun, and they are used as meat targets in games. They will compete every few days, hunting at least 5 people each time, and they have competed for 4 rounds so far."

"Killing...competition?" Sean's breathing was stagnant, and he felt unbelievable.

Uncle Xu chuckled, and the laughter was full of heaviness: "Speaking of which, was the little girl who greeted you intimidated by a gentle young man like you? Whispered to the victim, 'Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad guy'! Then there was a whoosh, and when we came in, we saw him performing..."

Sean only felt his breathing getting heavier: he thought the woman's fear was because of the Red Apricot Squad, but it turns out...

"And that person is just a newcomer among this group of beasts, the degree of perversion is even lower than the average, no matter how many things I don't want to say, I don't want to dirty my tongue, in short, he died here... Oh no, most of the people who disappeared mysteriously were like this Kind of thing, do you still want to confirm their life and death now?"

Sean wanted to speak, but found that he had nothing to say.

Uncle Xu saw that Xiao En had chosen to remain silent, and he had no intention of continuing to ask questions. He sighed and said, "To be honest, we were shocked when we came down to find all this. In the dry galaxy, even someone as humble and shameless as [Suzaku] Liu, I can’t think of such a perverted game.”

Anping sneered and said, "So it's these perverted dignitaries who rule this galaxy, not [Suzaku] or [Qinglong]. After all, how can a pervert get promoted in the dry galaxy, isn't it, Mr. Ning!"

While speaking, the sleepy-eyed man seemed unable to suppress his anger, his smile turned into a sinister smile, and the cold killing intent in it made Ning Tao tremble all over.

The huge middle-aged man didn't dare to sit still and screamed, "What the hell do you want!?"

"Don't worry, we said we won't kill you, so we will never break the contract. And now you have no choice but to bet that we won't break the contract, so give up resistance and enjoy the moment."

How could Ning Tao dare to enjoy the moment, tremblingly said: "If you want money..."

Anping patted Ning Tao on the cheek: "Don't be stupid, we worked so hard and played so hard, how could we just want money? Don't worry, wait for our sniper to come back first, and then we will discuss the next step with you."

Before the words were finished, there was a sound of heavy footsteps coming from the stairwell.

"Don't wait, I'm here."