The Reborn Honest Beta is a Fishing Beauty - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 – Almost Caught

It was an ordinary photo, but Su Nuo was looking at it very attentively, his fingers stroking the screen, and a dark light gently flowing in his eyes.

The last time he saw Lu Yu, the young man was wearing that military uniform.

The day he learned that they were going to part ways, his eyes were blurry. Later when he recalled the past, the person in his memory was also blurry.

It turns out Lu Yu looked really good in military uniform.

The masked man felt inexplicably uneasy when he saw Su Nuo like this. There was something ominous about the way Su Nuo touched the screen, as if the person in the screen had been dead for many years.

After hesitating for a moment, the masked man asked tentatively: “Do you like him?”

“Um.”

“What do you like about him?”

Su Nuo came back to his senses and said subconsciously: “I like everything about him.” He was willing to accept everything about him.

The masked man: “…”

After a pause, the masked man organized his words: “You haven’t even meet him, how could you like everything about him?”

Su Nuo turned around and looked at him curiously: “How do you know we haven’t met before?”

“Because… Lu Yu has been fighting outside these years and rarely returns to the empire. You probably haven’t had the chance to see him.”

“You don’t have to meet to like someone.”

The masked man was speechless again. A feeling of powerlessness rose in his heart, and he felt it was a little bit unbelievable. Could it be that Beta fell in love with Lu Yu just based on the news reports on the Internet?

But there is clearly a lot of negative news about Lu Yu on the Internet.

“Have you heard any bad rumors about him? For example, people online say he has a bad temper and is difficult to get along with.”

“That’s fake.”

“Others say he is tyrannical, power-hungry, cold and selfish.”

“Fake.”

“And that he had gland damage and was incapacitated?”

“That is fake too.”

Seeing that Su Nuo denied it without hesitation and believed Lu Yu completely and unconditionally, the masked man fell silent: “…”

Forget it, people in love are really incurable.

Su Nuo vaguely felt that the masked man seemed to have some complaints about his liking Lu Yu, and his attitude was a little strange, but then he thought, maybe he was overthinking it. Who he liked had nothing to do with the other party.

He turned off his light brain and yawned: “I have to get up early tomorrow to give Master Yi a massage, so go to bed early.”

At night he slept in bed while the masked man sat on a chair to rest.

After the lights were turned off, the room fell into darkness.

After rebirth, not only did his health and appetite improve, but even his sleep improved.

No more sleepless nights like in his past life.

Soon, Su Nuo’s breathing became steady.

The blurry figure who had been sitting upright on the chair stood up, his gaze falling precisely on the bed in the darkness.

Su Nuo sleeps very peacefully, but his feet are always exposed.

Fortunately, it is summer now, so he won’t be cold.

After watching for a while, the masked man opened the door and silently walked out.

•|•

Su Nuo slept until dawn and when he woke up he found himself covered tightly in the quilt.

Seeing the masked man sitting in the same posture on the chair, he thought that he was not awake, so he got out of bed quietly.

Under the black metal mask, a pair of eyes stared at Su Nuo’s every move through the crescent-shaped holes, watching Su Nuo wash his face, rinse his mouth, go out, and come back with bread and milk in his hands.

Perhaps because he was afraid of attracting attention, he only took the portion for one person.

Su Nuo placed half of the food next to the masked man, then quietly closed the door and left.

The masked man glanced sideways at the half loaf of bread and half a cup of milk, and when he thought of how Su Nuo puffed up his cheeks while chewing, a soft chuckle escaped from behind the mask.

He reached out, took the bread and milk, tasted them, and put them back.

On the third floor, the corridors were lined with bodyguards in black, blocking the light from the windows. The passage became dim and solemn, and the sound of footsteps passing through it revealed a tense feeling like swords being drawn.

Su Nuo subconsciously held his breath and wondered what had happened?

When he arrived at Yuan Jianyi’s ward, he realised that Yuan Jing had arrived there as well.

The ward was crowded with people, so he had to stand at the back of the crowd, quietly looking up to look at Yuan Jing who was in the middle.

The servant who was on night watch last night was trembling as he reported to Yuan Jing. No one knew what he was saying, and Yuan Jing looked grim.

“Are you all useless? You all didn’t even notice what he looked like!”

“Your Majesty, he was very quick. He knocked us unconscious just as we realized something was wrong…”

Before the servant could finish his words, Yuan Jing suddenly grabbed his neck and lifted his entire body up with one hand and if it was a thin piece of paper.

During this period, Yuan Jing had not yet become fat due to poisoning like he did later. He was still in his prime, tall and strong, but his brutal and bloody nature had gradually revealed itself.

He swung his arm heavily, and the servant’s body hit the wall like a kite.

Seeing this, the others lowered their heads in fear and dared not say a word.

Khalil stepped forward and said, “Your Majesty, the red light detector is not responding, proving that the assassin is still inside the Yuan Palace. Last night, Chief Qin engaged him in a fight and injured him. He must be hiding somewhere in the Yuan Palace recovering from his injuries.”

As he spoke, the servant brought out three half-human-high red-armored mechanical spiders.

Khalil continued, “These red-armored mechanical spiders are the latest developments from the Research Department. They’re as sensitive as a dog’s nose, accurately locating injured individuals by the scent of their blood. Once they’ve caught a target, they rapidly expand in size, clinging to them tightly while also rapidly transmitting their whereabouts to us. Generally speaking, one mechanical spider can easily take on an S-rank alpha.”

In the Empire, there are only a few Alphas with abilities above S-level, so these mechanical spiders are basically invincible.

Yuan Jing’s face softened as he took the tissue beside him and slowly wiped his hands: “Khalil, you haven’t let me down in my decision of appointing you as the new housekeeper.”

Khalil looked smug and ordered his servants to operate the buttons.

Then, the three spiders used their eight claws together like real spiders, climbing up the walls and quickly crawling out of the window.

Su Nuo was some distance away from them and could only hear the voices vaguely, but he could roughly guess what Yuan Jing and Khalil were saying.

Was there an assassin in Yuan Palace last night?

Could it be that the masked man did something while he was sleeping?

Thinking of this, Su Nuo lowered his head to hide his expression.

The voices of Yuan Jing and Khalil reached his ears, but he no longer had the heart to listen carefully. He only glanced out the window from time to time.

As time passed, the air gradually became scorching, as if strands of silk threads were coiling around him, strangling his heart.

Please, let the masked man nott get caught.

Otherwise both of them were bound to be doomed!

At this time, the sound of fighting was heard from the second floor, followed by the shouting of servants.

“Got it! Got it!”

Su Nuo’s limbs instantly turned cold.

The bodyguards escorted Yuan Jing past him, and an idea flashed through his mind: to catch the thief first, he must catch the leader. Taking Yuan Jing hostage might give him and the masked man a chance of survival.

However, the bodyguards quickly stepped forward to separate him and Yuan Jing, forcing him to give up the idea.

He fell behind the crowd, following them with stiff legs, watching them move towards his room step by step. His mind was full of what to do.

Just as he was wondering, everyone walked straight past his room and stopped at the end of the corridor.

On the ground, the mechanical spider was torn into pieces, with its limbs and body parts lying all over the place. Black smoke was coming out of its red carapace, its claws were still retracting and retracting, making a crackling sound, and its head was hissing and crawling along the ground.

The scene was comical and somewhat provocative.

Everyone was speechless.

Seeing this, Su Nuo was stunned for a moment, and quickly lowered his head to hide the corner of his mouth that was about to curl up. The blood in his body seemed to flow again, and the temperature in his limbs slowly returned to normal.

Fortunately, the masked man was not caught.

Yuan Jing’s expression was extremely grim: “Is this what you mean by catching him? Huh?”

The servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

Khalil stepped forward to check the situation and explained in a low voice, “My lird, there are only two mechanical spiders here, and there is another one… that one… it must have caught the assassin!”

Just as he finished speaking, a servant’s door in the distance suddenly opened, and the third mechanical spider was kicked from inside and stumbled out. Its two claws were still tightly wrapped around a person, who was howling in pain.

Someone recognized who that person was first.

“It’s Zhao Ming!”

“Why is it Zhao Ming?”

“Could it be that Zhao Ming is the assassin?”

Su Nuo subconsciously glanced towards his room. The wooden door in front of him seemed to turn into transparent air, and his eyes met with the masked man’s.

Was it him who did it?

How could the blame be put on Zhao Ming?

“Not him.”

A voice broke everyone’s suspicion, and a tall black figure walked out of Zhao Ming’s room. He stepped directly over the spider’s body with his military boots and strode to the Star Lord.

Qin Sen saluted and explained to Yuan Jing, “Zhao Ming is only a B-level alpha. He can’t be the one who fought with me last night.”

Although the assassin was injured last night, Qin Sen himself was also more seriously injured. The assassin’s skills and pheromone level far surpassed Zhao Ming’s, and if he was able to dismember two mechanical spiders in an instant, so how could he be easily captured by another mechanical spider?

But why did the other party lead the mechanical spider to Zhao Ming’s room?

Qin Sen was puzzled.

Khalil swallowed hard, his momentum clearly weakening. “Master Qin, how can you be sure it wasn’t Zhao Ming? I think the assassin was Zhao Ming. We couldn’t catch him because we mistakenly thought the assassin was an outsider, but what if the assassin is actually from Yuan Palace?”

“Khalil, I thought the mechanical spider was a defective product, but I didn’t expect you to be the same.”

Khalil’s face flushed red: “You…”

He glanced at Yuan Jing and found that Yuan Jing’s face was ashen. He knew that the mechanical spider business had failed.

He had originally hoped to rely on these mechanical spiders to capture the assassin, replace Qin Sen’s position in the Star Lord’s mind, and take over the management of the Yuan Palace. But now he had failed.

Who is that assassin?

According to the military’s report, the spiders had no problem dealing with S-class alphas.

Khalil’s eyes darted around, trying to atone for his mistake. “Your Majesty, I noticed some noises on the third floor. First, I heard a window shatter, then something crashing. I suspect they threw the spider’s remains from the third or first floor to the second floor, misleading us into thinking they were there.”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jing looked towards the window and saw that one side of the window was broken and glass shards were scattered all over the floor.

“Then why don’t you go check it out!”

Khalil quickly led his bodyguards away: “Yes!”

A mechanical claw crawled along the ground to Yuan Jing’s feet. Just as it was about to climb onto Yuan Jing’s clothes, it was crushed by Qin Sen, who then kicked it away.

Qin Sen winked at his servants, and they stepped forward to clean up the mess.

“Star Lord, please calm down. Although we didn’t catch the assassin last night, we are certain he is still inside the Yuan Palace. As long as we continue to block the exit, we will definitely catch him.”

Thinking of his strange behavior last night, Qin Sen analyzed the situation. “He was carrying a blocking device, blocking all cameras wherever he passed. Although we can’t see what happened that night, we know which rooms he visited. Last night, the cameras in ten rooms on the third floor were blocked: the library, the cafe, the bodyguard’s room, and Young Master Yi’s room. I initially thought he broke into the Yuan Palace intending to assassinate His Majesty, but now it seems his purpose wasn’t assassination, but rather he was in these rooms.”

Yuan Jing’s eyes darkened. “What on earth is he looking for? Is he looking for…” He lowered his voice for the last three words, speaking in a voice only he and Qin Sen could hear. “Purple Core Crystal?”

Qin Sen wasn’t sure either.

As soon as the Purple Core Crystal was stolen, the Yuan Palace was completely sealed off. The thief probably hadn’t had time to get the item out in the past few days. Could this assassin who broke into the Yuan Palace now be here to help the thief?

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Qin Sen ordered people to carry Zhao Ming over.

The mechanical spider was still holding Zhao Ming, and the sharp edges of its claws pierced into Zhao Ming’s flesh, causing him to scream in pain.

Qin Sen waved his hand to signal his men to rescue Zhao Ming. “Zhao Ming, have you offended anyone recently?”

Upon hearing this, Su Nuo suddenly raised his head and stared at Zhao Ming nervously.

Zhao Ming was in so much pain that he was crying and snotting. He sat up with a sad face, his eyes only a slit, and his gaze met Su Nuo in the distance.

Su Nuo’s heart was pounding.

He thought Zhao Ming was going to tell him, but he saw Zhao Ming look away and heard the ghost howling: “Hey, Chief Qin, you know I am usually a kind person, how could I offend anyone?”

Qin Sen looked at Zhao Ming, who had a ferocious look on his face: “…”

“Think about it again.”

“I really didn’t do it…” Zhao Ming seemed to be afraid that he would be considered an assassin, and rushed to Yuan Jing in a hurry, “Star Lord, I am innocent! I have witnesses last night. I was drinking with two of my brothers in the room! Star Lord, you must believe me, you must clear my name. I would never assassinate you. Our Zhao family…”

Yuan Jing said impatiently: “Alright, alright, leave now.”

Zhao Ming stopped howling in an instant and fled the scene in a tumbling manner.

His servants looked at each other in bewilderment at his rapid change of expression.

Seeing that Yuan Jing’s face was becoming increasingly grim, Qin Sen waved his hand, signaling the other servants to return to their rooms.

When Su Nuo turned and went into his room, he heard Yuan Jing speaking with suppressed anger.

“Qin Sen, you and Khalil have really disappointed me lately. You couldn’t catch neither the thief nor the assasin…”

The door was closed, blocking out the noise from the corridor.

The beating of the chest slowly subsided, and the sword hanging above his neck finally disappeared.

This series of thrilling twists and turns almost gave Su Nuo a heart attack.

Thinking of this, he looked at the culprit in the room angrily.

The masked man stood silently behind him, looking at him leisurely.

He didn’t know if it was his illusion, but the face under the iron mask seemed to be smiling.

He could feel there was a smirk on the face behind that mask.

He frowned and was about to open his mouth, but the other party quickly covered his mouth and took him to the wooden door to eavesdrop on the sounds in the corridor.

Yuan Jing’s vague voice came.

“Whoever between you and Khalil catches the thief and assassin first will be given the power to guard Mindu.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t let me down again, Qin Sen.”

•|•

After making sure everyone outside had left, Su Nuo pushed the masked man away and said in a low voice, “If you go out and cause trouble again, I won’t take you in anymore.”

The masked man didn’t answer.

Su Nuo angrily walked past him and went to the cabinet, rummaging through the drawers and cabinets, his movements so violent that it seemed as if he was going to overturn the whole house. The masked man was just about to see what he was doing when he saw him turn around holding a box.

Perhaps out of anger, his cheeks puffed up slightly, and his delicate eyebrows drooped towards his eyes, making him look like an angry kitten. Su Nuo opened the box in his hand and asked expressionlessly, “Where are you hurt?”

The box contained medical supplies such as Band-Aids, gauze, disinfectant, etc. The masked man paused, then a soft laugh escaped from his chest.

The beta is pretty cute.

He took off his coat and rolled up his shirt, exposing the wound on his forearm.

The wound seemed to be caused by a sharp weapon, leaving a thin, coagulated blood mark on the flexor muscle. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and did not damage the artery.

He sat on a chair while Su Nuo stood to apply medicine to him. Perhaps because the posture was uncomfortable, Su Nuo half-knelt in front of him.

“I don’t know why you came to Yuan Palace, and I don’t have the courage to know, but I took you in out of kindness, and I hope you won’t cause me any more trouble.”

“Um.”

The masked man responded and when he lowered his head, his breath shone through the mask onto Su Nuo’s soft hair, and traces of the black hair swaying gently could be seen.

Su Nuo’s hair is thick and shiny, and looks nice to touch.

At this moment, Su Nuo raised his head slightly, and his hair touched the masked man. Although there was a layer of mask between them, he seemed to feel something soft touching his chin lightly.

A strange emotion flashed through the masked man’s chest. He glanced away and said inexplicably, “I found Lu Yu’s account.”

Su Nuo’s movements suddenly stiffened, tightening the bandage, causing the masked man to groan twice in pain.

Su Nuo quickly apologized: “I’m sorry, what is his account number?” As he said this, Su Nuo raised his head, his eyes staring at the masked man from bottom to top, like a kitten seeing a fish.

The masked man met his gaze, his throat itching and his voice hoarse: “Add my contact first.”

“Okay.”

Su Nuo suppressed his joy and added the masked man’s contact information. Not long after, the masked man sent Lu Yu’s account number.

However, Su Nuo did not take any immediate action, but looked at the application interface nervously.

Just like in memory, Lu Yu’s avatar is very simple, a cartoon fish.

The fish’s eyes are slightly turned upwards, as if rolling its eyes at people.

This cartoon fish inexplicably looks like Lu Yu.

Cool and awesome.

Su Nuo didn’t know Lu Yu’s condition at the moment. Had his injuries become better?

In this world, in this time and space, the two of them are still distant strangers.

Only he returned with the memories between them.

This time, his memory started before Lu Yu’s.

“I wonder if he will accept my friend request…”