HLnovel Chapter 269: Apprenticeship with the Thief King
Chapter 269: Apprenticeship with the Thief King
Shen Yiyi smiled and asked back: "How badly do you want to escape from prison?"
Mai Manfen responded with a cold face and a low voice: "Every minute, every second, every moment!"
Shen Yiyi sneered, "Every moment? You just wasted 2 minutes and 30 seconds. It seems to me that your desire to leave this prison may not be that strong."
Titanic then said:
"Mr. Qin Xinghe, I hope you can understand that this is our first meeting and we need to be cautious."
Shen Yiyi still responded in an indifferent tone:
"I understand the reason. However, since I can happily sit in front of you at this moment, it means that all our support work outside has been arranged."
"And if we want to successfully complete the mission of escaping from the Bastille, we need both sides to maintain a basic level of trust, so that the plan can be realized."
Then, she put on a sarcastic smile and asked sharply:
"I don't understand. Even if the plan fails and the jailbreak fails, what do you have to lose? Your status means that you cannot be sentenced to death."
"Even if we fail, it's nothing more than losing some time to relax. Is this precious to you?"
Such sharp words did not anger McMax and Titanic.
Seeing the two of them sitting there without expressing their opinions, Shen Yiyi stood up decisively:
"Since you two cannot completely trust me, and are not determined to successfully complete this jailbreak, I think our conversation can end here. I hope we will never meet again."
"Okay, that's enough, please sit down." Seeing Shen Yiyi's firm attitude, Mai Manfen immediately interrupted her and waved his hand to signal him to calm down.
At the same time, he sighed and explained:
"Mr. Qin, you are right. Perhaps we have been in this prison for too long, and even our desire to escape has been wiped out."
"But what you just said really made me realize that there is nothing left for us to stay in this prison."
"Besides, in this world, there is no such thing as a plan that is guaranteed to succeed."
Having said that, he looked at Titanic again, and then changed his tone to a relaxed one:
"If Abraham - oh, sorry, he has changed his name to Takeda Nagayoshi now. If we don't trust the people sent by General Takeda Nagayoshi, then I think there is no one in this world who is worthy of our trust."
"So, from this moment on, we will give you our unreserved trust and the maximum authority. And all the power in my hands will obey your command."
"I hope that by then, I will be outside this damn prison and be able to hear you say to me, 'See you later.'"
Hearing this, Shen Yiyi smiled calmly.
Then she quickly stepped forward and shook hands with the two top royal and military leaders in prison one by one.
Then he turned around and walked out of the tin house.
The gears of fate began to turn...
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During the following period of time, Miss Shen's life in prison was unexpectedly comfortable.
Apart from the fact that I have to go to the workshop to work on time at 8 a.m. every morning, which is a bit unpleasant, the rest of the time really feels a bit like a vacation.
At this time, Heishan, whose body had fully recovered, was no longer the prison bully who had the final say in Prison 1418.
Now, he behaved particularly honestly in front of the dwarf "Qin Xinghe".
Sometimes, when he saw Qin Xinghe raising his arm, he would squat in the small area next to the toilet as if it were a conditioned reflex.
As for the middle-aged man and the thief king who worked in the same workshop as Miss Shen, their lives also got better.
They discovered that this dwarf "Qin Xinghe" would not be possessed by ghosts or suffer from schizophrenia or a second personality unless he was beaten to a certain limit.
Normally, "he" is just an ordinary person who couldn't be more normal.
For the middle-aged people and people like the King of Thieves who were at the bottom of the Bastille, this change was like living a good life in heaven.
Even in their daily interactions, they gradually developed more and more trust in this little dwarf.
And Shen Yiyi also took this opportunity to find out the details of the two people.
Take the Thief King for example, he was originally the leader of a pickpocket organization in the city of Xianghedaida.
Although he is not very old, his stealing skills are very advanced because of his talent.
He once made bets with other thieves who were much older than him to see who could steal more things in a short period of time.
During a small disturbance deliberately created by his accomplices against a tour group, he took advantage of the moment when he passed by them and stole six wallets and four necklaces, and also pulled the gold tooth out of an old lady's mouth.
This incredible skill makes even the veteran thieves feel ashamed of themselves.
So he became the leader of the pickpocket organization.
This incident can be said to be the most boastful memory of the Thief King. He has told various versions of it countless times.
Of course, he was not bragging about this, his hands were really exceptionally dexterous.
Even a professional like Shen Yiyi, whose five senses were extremely sharp, could hardly feel the vibration when he put his hands into his pockets.
Not only that, the thief king's eyes are also exceptionally sharp.
He could tell in an instant where the wallet in a prey's pocket was hidden and how much money it contained;
You can even tell from a distance whether a person's watch is genuine or fake, and how much the necklace around his neck can be sold for.
Moreover, he could even be described as "erudite" in terms of knowing when and where to find opportunities to steal, as well as how to transfer, evacuate and sell the stolen goods after the theft.
If this was not an illegal activity, Shen Yiyi would even have thought of recruiting him back to Huayue Country and having him serve as an instructor for some special courses.
Of course, this is totally unrealistic.
So, our Miss Shen can only do it herself.
After a few light beatings, the thief king was very happy to teach all his skills to Miss Shen.
At first, the thief king didn't care much. He thought that this dwarf would only learn the basics and would lose interest.
But who knew that he was facing a Lord who was both persistent and capable.
In fact, it only took him less than a month to learn it quite well.
At this point, the Thief King had to admit that the dwarf in front of him, "Qin Xinghe", could be said to be born with the gene to be a thief.
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His ordinary face and short stature are a natural disguise for a thief. He hides in the crowd as if he is invisible and will never attract the attention of others.
What is even more amazing is his amazing learning ability. Often, you only need to teach him one action and he will be able to draw inferences from it, quickly deduce more variations, and accurately figure out the scenarios in which these variations are applicable.
So much so that this guy would come back with a bunch of odds and ends every time he went out. There were even several times when he secretly brought some items from the prison guards back to the cell without anyone noticing.
The thief was so scared that he had to return the property to its owner quietly the next day.
When the Thief King finally realized that he had nothing more to teach Miss Shen, he couldn't help but lament in his heart:
It seems that this guy is really a natural learner. He is the best example of the back wave pushing the old wave out and the old wave dying on the beach.
As for the less noticeable middle-aged man, he is actually the thief king's right-hand man.
In this world, although physical currency is still in use, large transfers and transactions are inseparable from encrypted objects such as money sticks or data liquid pools.
And this middle-aged man is an expert in cracking these encrypted entities.
He was originally a senior expert in bio-simulation technology. As long as he had a little biological tissue of the target, such as hair, skin or blood, he could simulate the person's biological information and then unlock the encrypted data stored in plants or data liquid pools.
The reason these two unlucky guys were thrown into the Bastille and never saw the light of day was because they stole something they shouldn't have stolen - a heavily guarded data plant.