CHAPTER 103: CHAPTER 103: RUAN RUAN DOESN’T WANT ME TO MEET BIG BROTHER?

Lu Shinian followed her gaze but saw nothing.

Calmly, he retracted his gaze and asked, "What is Ruan Ruan looking at?"

Su Ruan withdrew her gaze and shook her head, "No, nothing."

Did she just see her second brother? Wasn’t her second brother on Central Star? How could he be here? Could he have come for the Galaxy Auction too?

Many doubts arose in her mind, and for a moment, she was distracted.

Lu Shinian’s eyes flickered, and he held Su Ruan’s hand without asking more, only saying in a low voice, "Let’s go."

Su Ruan nodded and continued to stroll this lantern festival with Lu Shinian.

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In the Central Villa District, Su Hu sat recklessly on the sofa, his legs wide apart, his eyes faintly glowing red.

Opposite him, Ye Qing looked full of concern, "Captain, how about I go grab that Level 1 Energy Stone from the Galaxy Auction?"

Su Hu glared at Ye Qing, his voice rough and tinged with a trace of anger, "What are our principles?"

"Unity and friendship, we can’t rob merchants and tourists." Ye Qing pressed his lips tightly together, his eyes showing a bit of seriousness, "But the Galaxy Auction isn’t a merchant."

"But it’s a legitimate auction with a proper license!" Su Hu’s anger surged, his chest heaving rapidly, the redness in his eyes became more intense.

Seeing this, Ye Qing quickly said, "Alright, alright, Captain, don’t get excited."

"The auction starts in two days; I’ve already asked the other brothers to find a way to get tickets for it."

"The funds from the Third Master’s side are also in place; as long as we get tickets, we must take that Energy Stone."

Su Hu leaned back on the sofa, his hand at the side trembling slightly.

"Alright." he replied gruffly, then asked, "Have you found Zhang Shan’s whereabouts?"

"Found it." Ye Qing replied quickly, "He rented villa number 221 in the Central Villa District, right next to where Sister Su and they are staying."

"Sister?" Su Hu was stunned for a moment, then quickly sat up, "Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go catch Zhang Shan."

Ye Qing: ...

Su Hu quickly got up and walked out, Ye Qing hurriedly followed, handing a mask to Su Hu, "Captain, the mask."

If Commander Lu finds out they came to Star River Star, they’ll definitely be arrested.

Su Hu obviously knew this too and quickly put on the mask, striding towards villa 221.

Ten minutes later, at the entrance of villa 221, Su Hu and Ye Qing stood still, pressing the doorbell, but there was no response.

Su Hu glanced at the villa next door and whispered, "Sister doesn’t seem to be inside."

Ye Qing, remembering that there was a lantern festival today, calmly said, "They probably went to the lantern festival."

Su Hu nodded, "Then let’s make it quick."

While speaking, Su Hu walked to the front door of villa 221, did something mysterious with his hands, and with a click, the door was open.

He quickly walked in, searching for Zhang Shan.

Ye Qing closed the door and quickly followed in Su Hu’s footsteps.

A few minutes later, Su Hu, having searched the entire villa, frowned heavily, "Zhang Shan isn’t here. Did he go to the lantern festival too?"

Ye Qing’s eyes fell to the floor. He squatted down, lightly touched the ground, and, rarely frowning, said, "Captain, we came too late."

"Zhang Shan was taken away."

"Damn it." Su Hu, with his fiery temper, cursed directly, "Damn it, dare to steal my Illusion Insect, I’ll kill him."

Ye Qing adjusted the glasses on his nose, his voice still calm, "Captain, we don’t know who took Zhang Shan."

Su Hu shot a glance at Ye Qing, "Who else could it be? Someone eyeing my Illusion Insect, for sure."

Ye Qing was silent for a second, then his lips twitched, "Captain, Illusion Insects are not uncommon on Star River Star."

"Others wouldn’t take Zhang Shan just for an Illusion Insect."

Ye Qing, clear-headed, recalled the information they found about Zhang Shan and said, "Could it be the casino people took him? He owed the casino millions."

Su Hu looked around and confidently said, "It’s definitely not the casino people; it’s definitely someone eyeing my Illusion Insect."

Ye Qing: ...

"Captain, that Illusion Insect..." Before he finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and suddenly paused.

Seeing him react, Su Hu said very gloomily, "That’s the Illusion Insect that Third Brother had someone bring to me; I’ve been raising it for a long time."

He shrugged, "Though I still haven’t discovered anything special about it."

Ye Qing knew the Third Master was very mysterious, so mysterious that they couldn’t even find information about him, but every time they seemed to be at their wits’ end, they’d receive gifts from this Third Master.

Sometimes it’s a potion that can save someone as long as they’re still breathing, sometimes it’s a weapon with massive destructive power, in short, mysterious yet powerful, making people dare not pry.

Thinking about the Illusion Insect sent by that person, Ye Qing rarely frowned, "Could it be Zhang Shan discovered something special about that Illusion Insect?"

Su Hu’s lip twitched, "What’s so special? Isn’t it just a bit prettier than other Illusion Insects, whiter? It can’t do anything either, every time I ask it to give me a beauty illusion, it conjures up a group of bald monks chanting ancient Buddhist scriptures."

Ye Qing rubbed his temples, sighed helplessly.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Su Hu say, "Let’s go."

The two walked out, and as they stepped through the door, they saw Lu Shinian and Su Ruan returning from the lantern festival outside.

Su Ruan and Su Hu’s eyes met, and both paused in their steps.

Su Hu and Ye Qing still wore masks, but their flamboyant red hair was unmistakable.

Su Ruan took a step forward, just about to call out, but saw Su Hu pulling Ye Qing away quickly.

Standing next to Su Ruan, Lu Shinian stared at Su Hu’s back, his eyes flickering.

What was Su Hu looking for Zhang Shan for?

"Why did Big Brother leave so quickly?" Su Ruan muttered in confusion.

Lu Shinian held Su Ruan’s hand and walked towards the villa, speaking in a flat tone, "He wore a mask, probably doesn’t want you to recognize him."

Knowing her older brother’s special identity, Su Ruan nodded thoughtfully.

"No way, isn’t the next door where Zhang Shan lives?"

Su Ruan paused in her steps, stood still, and looked up at Lu Shinian.

Receiving Su Ruan’s gaze, Lu Shinian said softly, "That Zhang Shan is a gambler, maybe he owes your brother money."

"You investigated Zhang Shan?" Su Ruan asked.

Lu Shinian didn’t hide it, nodding in response, "Yes, I checked."

"If Ruan Ruan wants to ask your brother, the auction in two days, he should be there, then you can invite him into the box for a chat."

Su Ruan imagined the scene and lightly coughed, "Forget it."

If her brother saw Lu Shinian, they would surely get into a fight.

Lu Shinian’s eyes darkened, his tone becoming subtly dangerous.

"Ruan Ruan doesn’t want me and your brother to meet?"