The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 362 - 361 Ali in the Fishing Law Enforcement

Chapter 362: Chapter 361 Ali in the Fishing Law Enforcement

"Go ahead, I’ll keep an eye out for you," Qu Tong unlocked the car door.

Xu An’s originally apprehensive heart was much relieved upon hearing Qu Tong’s words.

There wasn’t any time for idle talk for the two; several black-clothed individuals with their faces covered had already surrounded them.

Xu An had previously consumed Energy Liquid and was still in his prime.

Even if he wasn’t in his prime, Qu Tong wouldn’t let anything happen to him.

Qu Tong was messaging Xuan Ping when an idiot raised a large blade and chopped at her.

Without even lifting her head, a beam of leaves glowing with green light flashed by, and the eyes of the black-clothed man, overly excited at first, turned to horror, then dimmed lifelessly.

The others seemed to not expect their companion to fall so quickly, looking around in surprise, trying to find the master hidden in the dark.

The enemies were hesitant, while Xu An grew more courageous with each setback; the side that had been at a disadvantage began to find breakthroughs, and with Qu Tong’s assistance, they defeated the remaining five one by one.

Qu Tong looked at the other five knocked unconscious, said nothing, and waited for Xuan Ping and the others to arrive.

In the following days, Qu Tong wasn’t idle. Although she normally disliked going out, she went out for walks now and then to create opportunities for the enemy.

Gu Xiu and Xuan Ping, who had been idle, finally came in handy.

Qu Tong didn’t call the police. When the Lan Family sent people, she’d meet with them, not letting a single one go back.

Taking advantage of Gu Xiu’s presence, those with a record were killed; those without were locked up.

She had also specifically asked Si Yuting to withdraw the soldiers monitoring the Lan Family.

She wanted to see how many resources the Lan Family had.

It so happened that during the renovation of the four residences in Yingyue Bay, many control rooms were built in the North Garden.

Of course, Si Yuting and the Empress knew about this and turned a blind eye; the Empress even instructed Si Yuting to arrange more people to protect Qu Tong, though Qu Tong declined graciously.

With fewer people, she was more attractive.

The Lan Family wasn’t foolish either, knowing to exert pressure and disperse Gu Xiu, and they especially chose times when Si Yuting was too busy to act.

It wasn’t until two SS-rank mercenaries sent by the Lan Family failed to return that they finally learned to quiet down.

Qu Tong looked at the two SS-rank mercenaries in the control room, quite pleased.

Qu Tong sat in the chair by the door, lazily crossing one leg over the other, took the documents Hu Qing passed to her, glanced at a young face in them, and spoke nonchalantly:

"Lou Xiaochuan, 26 years old, deceased biological parents both Star Thieves, adopted at ten by a remote star couple, entered the Fourth Military Academy at 18, expelled six months later due to involvement in a campus violence incident."

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"Later became a mercenary, worked as a security guard, joined the Star Thieves Gang two years ago, soon after was arrested and imprisoned, released after serving a year’s sentence."

Qu Tong looked up, yet again at the young man who had shown little expression from the start: "Physique A? Did you use someone else’s Light Brain?"

The young man still had little reaction, not even lifting his eyelids.

Qu Tong wasn’t annoyed and spoke calmly, "How much did the Alchemist Association give you? I’ll double it, how about you go work as a bodyguard for my brother?"

Lou Xiaochuan glanced at Qu Tong, as if evaluating something, after the assessment, he withdrew his gaze, clearly uninterested.

Understanding this, Qu Tong seemed to realize.

What the Alchemist Association had, and she didn’t.

"This?"

Qu Tong retrieved an item from the Space Button.

Not only did Lou Xiaochuan look over, but Gu Xiu, Hu Qing, and others by her side couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

"Protect my brother for two years, and I’ll give you this Elixir, how about that?"

Qu Tong made a point of displaying the inspection label on the Elixir.

Lou Xiaochuan stared at Qu Tong for quite a while before speaking with difficulty, "You need to give me the Elixir first, my mental state is poor; otherwise, I can’t perform at an SS-rank level."

Qu Tong had thought Lou Xiaochuan was mute, as he had not heard him speak in the Yaoguang Star System before. It turned out that his throat was injured.

Lou Xiaochuan’s voice was very hoarse, like sandpaper grinding a wall, which could be quite terrifying to hear in a dark environment.

This sounded like only a fool would agree, yet Qu Tong knew Lou Xiaochuan’s spiritual power was indeed in chaos, likely due to the effects of an elixir taken to suppress a Mental Outburst.

If he didn’t take the medication on time, let alone not being able to exert SS-rank strength, he might not even recover from the Mental Outburst.

But if given, whether he would keep his promise and serve diligently afterward would entirely depend on his conscience.

Qu Tong only pondered for a moment before he agreed and directly handed over the elixir.

Lou Xiaochuan received the elixir with sluggish movements, his hand spread open, looking somewhat dazed.

After a good while, he looked up at Qu Tong again, confusion evident on his face.

Is it... this simple?

Qu Tong chuckled lightly, "When time is up, it can be renewed, the reward unchanged."

Lou Xiaochuan mechanically nodded.

Qu Tong returned to his seat, pulled out another set of documents, and looked toward another person in the control room.

The middle-aged man with a stubbly face, upon seeing Qu Tong glance his way, quickly discarded the eager look he had for the elixir in Lou Xiaochuan’s hand, straightened his back, and declared sternly, "If you want my service, you must first provide the elixir."

"You?" Qu Tong glanced at him disdainfully and sneered, "A fugitive who raped and murdered a young girl, you think you are worthy?"

The middle-aged man immediately became infuriated, "I am an SS-rank..."

Qu Tong did not let him finish speaking, unlocked Lou Xiaochuan’s strong magnetic handcuffs, and said with an icy, merciless voice, "Kill him."

"You dare! You little bitch, wait until I get out..."

As the curses continued behind him, Qu Tong had already left the control room.

The Light Brain lit up with a message from Si Yuting: [I’m waiting for you at the door.]

Qu Tong tasked Gu Xiu with watching over Lou Xiaochuan and boarded Si Yuting’s aircraft.

Caught up in his thoughts, Qu Tong did not notice the hand Si Yuting extended toward him.

Si Yuting raised an eyebrow and withdrew his hand.

Upon returning to Yuelan Bay and after Si Yuting had dealt with the remaining tasks, he noticed Qu Tong still staring blankly at her cup and asked, "What is Ali thinking about?"

"Thinking about how to strip the Lan Family of their military trump card," Qu Tong responded subconsciously.

Having spoken, Qu Tong suddenly realized she had voiced her inner thoughts.

Si Yuting sat at the other end of the sofa, his eyes clear without any superfluous emotion, as if he had heard something of no importance.

Qu Tong suddenly stood up, walked over to Si Yuting, propped a hand on his shoulder, leaned slightly forward, and asked teasingly, "Your Highness, would you think I’m a bad woman?"

Si Yuting looked up at Qu Tong, his eyes slightly narrowed, the corners of his lips in a smile yet his gaze was guarded, so aggravating he wanted to hit her.

But he didn’t.

"No."

"Really?"

"Is Ali fishing for a confession?"

Si Yuting looked at Qu Tong irritably, pulled her down, and made her sit on his lap.

"Do I look like someone who can’t discern right from wrong?"

Qu Tong pondered seriously for a moment, "Your Highness seems like someone who could destroy relatives for justice."

"Then your opinion of me is quite high."

Qu Tong stopped teasing, and since Si Yuting was on the same page as her, she straightforwardly asked, "After Lan Xingrui stepped down, who is in charge of the Fifth Legion now?"