Abyss Solo

Chapter 91: 056 Hello, Gudun Mah

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Fighting in public is really boring.

Yang Ming slowly wiped his palm, watching the few men lying on the ground moaning.

The impulse to brawl that had been churning earlier finally subsided.

To avoid drawing too much attention, he had taken a few punches on purpose as well.

“Uncle,” Yang Ming said with a smile, “help me cover the medical bills and send away the police who will be arriving soon. I’ll take this lady to the hospital.”

Kolev shrugged, “Leave the aftermath to me. It’s the fate of old people to clean up after the young.”

Yang Ming squinted with a smile and turned to look at 026 behind him, suddenly noticing her tearful eyes.

She looked quite pretty.

Perhaps it was because Yang Ming’s gaze still held a hint of fierceness that 026 shivered and dared not meet his eyes.

Yang Ming walked over voluntarily and crouched in front of her.

“Do you need help getting up?”

026 shook her head, then quickly nodded.

Yang Ming almost laughed aloud, dismissing the idea of picking her up directly.

A gentleman holds to a gentleman’s ways.

Moments later, Yang Ming was driving a newly rented hover car slowly along the main road outside the hotel.

Due to last night’s speeding, the previous hover car already had a “record,” and although Lyu erased the traces from the municipal network, it was still somewhat risky—someone might have taken a photo.

Through Lyu’s manipulative operations, the car was successfully returned to the rental company, and Yang Ming rented a more luxurious car.

After resting for a while in the passenger seat, 026 gradually calmed down.

She took a few deep breaths, looking at Yang Ming with her red, pitiful eyes.

“I’m… I’m really fine, really don’t need to go to the hospital.”

“That’s not possible,” Yang Ming said, identifying the road signs ahead and passing by several police cars with a whoosh, “I inadvertently harmed a lovely lady, which is a great sin for me.”

026 couldn’t help but say, “They might need the hospital more.”

Yang Ming laughed, “I was brawling with them. There’s no reason to send them to the hospital. But you’re different, 026.”

026 suddenly stiffened, her pupils slightly contracting; she quickly turned to stare at Yang Ming, only to see his calm profile.

His chiseled jawline was both sharp and full of intense masculine strength.

Yang Ming, looking ahead, spoke softly, “What’s your name now? Are you still using your real name, Monifa?”

026 raised her hand to undo the seatbelt.

But her hands were trembling.

“Then I’ll continue to call you by your number,” Yang Ming said calmly, “Don’t worry, 026, I don’t mean harm to you; I understand your difficult situation. A powerful general has Karmi training you. You were originally going to serve the Third Prince, correct? Answer me; we need to communicate.”

“Let me go, can I? I… I don’t know anything…”

“I won’t harm you,” Yang Ming opened the mini-fridge in the central control area, handing her a bottle of water, “To me, you pose no threat.”

026 was so nervous her breathing was almost labored.

She didn’t even know how she finished the bottle of water, or how many blocks they drove around.

Yang Ming gave her ample time to calm down and see the situation clearly.

“Feeling better?” Yang Ming asked.

“Yes,” 026 sniffed, turning to look at Yang Ming with incredibly complex eyes.

To her feeling, the man driving next to her seemed like a master of fate.

Indifferent, aloof, he nonchalantly held her ridiculous fate, tightly gripping it.

Yang Ming said slowly, “I’m not a good person, so you don’t need to see me as your savior. I have no desire to harm an unfortunate person. Answer me one question, how does Gudun Mah want you to control me?”

026 didn’t know her next answer was tightly connected to her immediate fate.

Yang Ming had already gotten intelligence about the addiction agent.

She paused for almost half a minute.

“It’s an addiction agent, sir,” 026 said softly, “a type of nerve agent that provides a temporary sense of euphoria, requiring daily use twice. If we develop a close relationship, the addiction agent will make you dependent on me… Sorry… I didn’t know how to… refuse… I never intended to harm anyone…”

Yang Ming murmured, “You’re lucky you told the truth. Before this, I hadn’t decided how to deal with you.”

026 suddenly burst into tears.

She tried to hold back, but the tears fell like unstrung crystal beads. She rubbed repeatedly with the back of her hand, unable to close the floodgates in her eyes.

Yang Ming reached out with his right hand, gently patting her shoulder.

The hover car drove into the coastal area.

He didn’t head for the hospital.

Outside was blue sky, white clouds, and a stretch of white sandy beach.

The girl in the passenger seat kept sobbing. She stared out at the scenery, her eyes sometimes dull, sometimes sparked with light, but the spark quickly extinguished like a dying ember.

She might die, perhaps.

Or become a plaything for them.

Or be punished with a forced withdrawal from the drug, a fate worse than death, before being sent to approach other targets.

“Can I get off here, sir?”

“Yes,” Yang Ming said, “I know, saying to take hold of your fate might be ironic for you, and I shouldn’t say it, but in the end… while alive, never give up easily.”

“Thank you.”

026 said softly, pushing the car door open and standing quietly on the sidewalk for a few seconds before heading toward the nearby beach.

The car door closed automatically.

Yang Ming leaned back in the seat, watching 026’s silhouette through the rearview mirror.

“Boss,” Lyu’s voice was cold and unruffled, “I must remind you, while you may alter an individual’s tragedy, there are countless tragedies like this in the current society. True social progress relies on technological, intellectual, and systematic advancements. Striving to pass the assessment and engage with high-dimensional civilization can achieve such effects.”

Yang Ming slightly pursed his lips.

“It’s time to have a chat with our dear deputy chief of staff, infiltrate the supply ship he’s on.”

“Boss, preparations were completed ten minutes ago.”

Yang Ming pulled out the folded tactical sunglasses from his coat pocket, putting them on calmly.

Hello there.

Gudun Mah.

This was just two short days, yet Gudun Mah felt as if it spanned two Galaxy Years.

Too many things had happened in these two days.

Of course, compared to the tragic death of the palace maid, the true-false Talisha, the Fourth Princess leaving the palace, and the Emperor’s admonishment, what truly troubled Gudun Mah was only that man.

The man who easily grasped all his weaknesses, leaving him no choice but to counterattack with the addiction agent.

Yang Ming.

026 had already started the second action, which inexplicably made Gudun Mah anxious.

He was restless, constantly calculating 026’s chances of success; simultaneously, he worried that if Yang Ming saw through his plan, he might face even greater problems.

Even twenty years ago, when he was trapped in the heart of the rebel forces on the Fifth Administrative Star, Gudun Mah had not felt such a degree of anxiety.

He wanted to find something to stabilize his mood…

Click, click-click.

A slight noise suddenly came from the wall behind him.

It was the location of the secret door.

Gudun Mah had just placed three mechanical soldiers inside as emergency self-defense forces.

The secret door opened without warning.

A mechanical soldier, a meter and a half tall, stepped out, its light red eyes fixed on Gudun Mah.

Gudun Mah frowned.

Was it an operational error?

Instinctively, Gudun Mah reached for the laser gun hidden beneath the table.

The mechanical soldier calmly raised its laser rifle, the safety already off.

Without hesitation, it fired, the purple Light Bullet hitting the energy shield button beside Gudun Mah’s hand!

Gudun Mah jumped up, immediately trying to activate the alarm.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t do something so unwise.”

Yang Ming’s voice!

The voice was being transmitted through the mechanical soldier’s throat speaker.

Gudun Mah’s movement froze mid-action.

“Come over here, my dear Mah.”

Gudun Mah’s Adam’s apple trembled, cold sweat already appearing on his forehead. He slowly stood up straight, his lean face turning pale and bloodless.

“Mr. Yang Ming, please let me explain, I…”

“Come over here, come to me.”

The mechanical soldier beckoned.

Gudun Mah took two steps forward.

The mechanical soldier suddenly lifted its left foot, the foot stomping hard into Gudun Mah’s abdomen, sending him flying to slam against the chair back.

Gudun Mah curled up, clutching his abdomen, not daring to cry out.

“The only reason you’re alive is that you still have value to me.”

The mechanical soldier slowly approached, crouching down beside Gudun Mah, one hand gripping Gudun Mah’s throat.

“I’ve been watching you. These laughable military technologies of yours are just toys to me.

“Mah, I want to cooperate well with you, you should understand what I mean.”

Gudun Mah nodded vigorously.

“I was thinking of sending you one of your second son’s fingers, but that would be too traumatizing for a child. They’re not innocent, are they, Mah? They owe their pleasure to you and must bear part of the sins you committed.”

“No… I beg you…”

Gudun Mah pleaded hoarsely.

“You disappoint me, but I still have to give you another chance, which is the most frustrating part.”

The mechanical soldier threw Gudun Mah to the ground.

“You’ll keep these three mechanical soldiers around you, won’t you?”

“Yes, I’ll keep them here, you can watch me any time.”

“You won’t harm 026, and you’ll ensure Karmi takes care of her, right?”

“Yes, yes, sir! I lost my head for a moment!”

Yang Ming controlled the mechanical soldier to nod.

The mechanical soldier turned to leave.

Just as Gudun Mah was about to stand up, the mechanical soldier suddenly turned, using its alloy foot to kick harshly at the center of Gudun Mah’s bottom.

The latter held his backside tightly, pain sweating his forehead as he gritted his teeth not to cry out.

This old bastard.

The mechanical soldier walked back into the secret door, coolly closing it behind.

In the car, Yang Ming quietly removed the glasses, the previously somber mood dispelled, his entire being filled with energy.

“Boss,” Lyu’s voice sounded, “Kolev has sent a communication request, there’s a situation on his end.”

“Connect it.”

“Hey! My dear nephew!”

Kolev deliberately lowered his voice, with a hint of excitement.

“Come back soon! Someone wants to send us a big gift! Hahaha! It’s a literal gift, not that damn metaphor!”

“Okay, I’ll be right back.”

Yang Ming hung up the communication, started the hover car’s engine.

He glanced at the rearview mirror, then turned to search, finding the petite figure already reaching the beach.

026 squatted at the edge of the waves, her fingers moving unconsciously in the sand, leaving a trail of irregular circles.

Lyu asked softly, “Boss, make her one of our own?”

“She holds no value.”

Yang Ming shook his head, decisively stepping on the accelerator.

In the plan to seize the Luofeng Empire, he hadn’t even secured the first step, and he had no right to squander compassion.

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