Chapter 68: 68, stirring up trouble
Seven o’clock in the morning.
Ordinary citizens living in the Ninth Special Zone have already started preparing for the new day’s work.
The abundant mineral oil and other resources provide numerous job opportunities for the ordinary people in the Ninth Special Zone.
Only in such a wasteland can such a grand city be built to support such a population.
An Nishang stands atop an apartment building, surrounded by fully armed members of the Special Operations Department.
The secret operation did not alarm anyone.
The ordinary citizens strolling below are unaware of the crisis above their heads.
Captain Kainan under An Nishang approaches her not far away and replies, "Director, she’s not here either. We have already investigated three of the four locations, only the Horus Grand Casino remains."
"However, the Horus Grand Casino has recently been hosting the Gambling King Competition, inviting management from the Sixth Special Zone, Seventh Special Zone, Eighth Special Zone... and some other cities’ commerce and political management, like a social event held by the Tasting Commerce Association."
If we go to the Horus Grand Casino to capture people now, it could easily stir up trouble with the political levels of other Special Zones, which could lead to problems."
"However, we have already dispatched people to completely block the surroundings of the Horus Grand Casino, Natasha can’t escape."
An Nishang, wearing a red coat, stands at the edge of the rooftop, beyond which is an abyss. The cold morning wind blows, making her hair flutter like ink flowing.
Her red pupils droop, flashing with an uncontrollable madness.
This was clearly intentional.
The Tasting Commerce Association has cornered An Nishang.
To find her weapons cache, An Nishang must capture the key person Natasha.
But with Natasha currently in the casino, if An Nishang tries to capture her in front of so many political leaders from other Special Zones and cities,
it will have severe consequences.
Her own political career would be over.
Then, she can only wait, wait for this Gambling King feast to conclude.
But this will take a long time.
At least ten days.
During these ten days, if she blocks the Horus Grand Casino for ten days,
Bode would be very happy.
It would be like An Nishang handing him ten days’ worth of time in their competition.
But once she involves the investigation by the Apocalypse Society, she will have to dispatch personnel to lift the blockade around the Horus Grand Casino.
With the capability of the Tasting Commerce Association, once An Nishang lifts the blockade, they would have the opportunity to take Natasha away, and she will never find the whereabouts of that batch of weapons.
As one of An Nishang’s captains, Kainan naturally understands the stakes involved.
Watching An Nishang’s back, he hesitates before saying, "Director, I think...if it really isn’t working, we can give up on the weapons.
We can always get more weapons.
But if you lose your position as director, that would be the real loss without gain!"
An Nishang does not respond, her right hand playing with a round gold coin, the coin constantly spinning and twisting between her slender fingers.
"Can you give me the surprise I want?"
An Nishang’s murmuring under her red lips leaves Kainan with a trace of doubt.
What is the director doing?
...
Villa.
After showering and breakfast, Chen Che stretches lazily at the doorstep.
Bobby is yawning at the door.
Seeing Chen Che come out, his eyes light up, and he quickly steps forward to hand over the items to Chen Che.
"Boss, I’ve brought the things you wanted."
Inside are the essential ingredients for Bursting Chestnuts.
About two pounds of Giant Thunder Chestnuts, a pound of Flame Poison Bee honey, and ten pounds of Flame Cactus fruit.
Bobby doesn’t understand what Chen Che wants these for.
However, he follows the boss’s orders and strives to get it done.
These things aren’t easy to obtain.
It took a lot of money for Bobby to get a bit of them.
Chen Che pats Bobby’s shoulder and says, "Good job."
"It’s my honor to ease Master Chen’s worries."
Chen Che pauses and says, "Go prepare, bring some cash, and come with me somewhere later."
"By the way, change your clothes, take off your uniform, put on formal attire."
Bobby nods, though puzzled by Chen Che’s intention, he still dutifully leaves.
Upon returning to the villa, Chen Che goes directly to the kitchen.
He begins carefully cooking Bursting Chestnuts in reality.
This isn’t the Food God Space, should this explode, the harm would be very real.
However, after nearly 600 hours of cooking in the Food God Space,
everything is second nature, ingrained in muscle memory.
Flames rise up.
All the ingredients come together.
After being tempered by the burning fire, five chestnuts are engraved with flame patterns.
"Five Bursting Chestnuts...equal to five chances for explosions, it’s enough."
Chen Che collects the remaining chestnuts, they’re a rare delicacy.
After handling everything, he returns to his room and changes into formal attire.
When he heads downstairs, Xia Na has already been waiting for some time, her purple eyes glowing with eager excitement.
She seems ready to follow Chen Che to the Horus Grand Casino for action.
Chen Che looks Xia Na up and down, her whole outfit is combat-ready, a Tang Blade strapped to her back, as if afraid others wouldn’t know she’s there for a fight.
Chen Che smirks slightly and says, "Hey, we’re going to stir things up, not to start a war. Dressed like this, they won’t even let you in, okay?"
Xia Na looks down in puzzlement and asks, "Then what should I do?"
Chen Che goes upstairs, rummages through An Nishang’s dresses, finds an outfit and tosses it to Xia Na: "Your figure is quite different from the boss’s, your chest and butt are much smaller than the boss’s. Good thing your height is barely enough to wear this dress... Hey hey hey, why are you unsheathing your blade! I’m just stating facts, okay!"
In the end, Xia Na suppresses the urge to slash Chen Che, holds An Nishang’s dress, and heads to the room next door to change.
Stripping down in front of the mirror, Xia Na examines her figure.
Slender and slim, though her butt isn’t as full as An Nishang’s, it’s still perky, round, and smooth.
You can even vaguely see the abs tracing a pretty line on her abdomen.
"Hmph, just not as big as elder sister’s, so what if they’re small? Too big and fighting becomes inconvenient."
Xia Na cups her hands, her tone tinged with slight envy.
She shakes her head, wondering why a few words from that bastard affected her mood, making her feel uncomfortable no matter how she dons the outfit.
The straps outline her shoulders, revealing delicate collarbones, a shallow cleavage struggling upfront, enticingly fair, while the skirt hem barely covers the sides of her butt, exposing slender long legs.
Absent An Nishang’s well-proportioned legs, it indeed marks the difference between a mature woman and a young girl... Chen Che gives her a once-over and nods, musing, "I don’t remember this hem being so short?"
Unaccustomed to wearing skirts, Xia Na bears the discomfort and remarks, "I cut it off, it was too long, not suitable for fighting."
Chen Che raises a thumb, stretching lazily, "Let’s go."
Only now does Xia Na discover Chen Che dressed elegantly... No wonder elder sister fancies him, clad in formal wear, he does look quite stylish... "Why are you dressed like this? Like you’re going to a banquet? Didn’t you say we’re headed to Horus Grand Casino for action?"
"Wait wait wait, the action you understood isn’t about barging in, waving guns wildly, is it? I don’t want to die... We’re going to gamble!"
"Aren’t you investigating? Why the gambling?"
"Your brain capacity is too small, I can’t explain it clearly. Just stay by my side and keep me safe."