Chapter 490

“Everybody sit down! No standing up!”

Unaware of the two high-ranking passengers on the airship he’s hijacking, the lanky robber in an old overcoat waved around a nail gun he somehow brought aboard. Adjusting his tilted mask, he bellowed furiously: “You’re all my captives now! Change course immediately or I’ll…”

The robber hesitated slightly here, glanced around the VIP cabin, and naturally pointed the gun at Leon sitting in the best seat dressed in fine clothes with a beautiful female companion by his side, threatening loudly:

“Or I’ll shoot him!”

“…”

I knew it’d come to me…

Looking at the ominous black hole of the gun aimed at him, Leon was silent for a moment, then couldn’t help but sighed inwardly.

He wasn’t scared – not only did Nicole sit beside him, but the airship had just left the Capital City’s range, so his indestructibility still worked. Even if he got shot, it wouldn’t be a problem.

What truly frustrated him was how reliably his bad luck manifested.

According to Senior Tom, the reason for his misfortune was being judged as “harmful” by the world’s will, which constantly tried to eliminate him.

But having the world’s will try to kill him through a homemade nail-gun-wielding robber in this hijacking situation was… quite amusing…

“Come on!”

Seemingly convinced that Leon was the highest-ranking person in the VIP cabin, the trembling robber placed his finger on the trigger, sweating profusely as he threatened: “If you don’t want to die, tell your people to go to the control room and make the airship go in the direction I say!”

“Hmm.”

Watching the clearly nervous robber whose soaked face mask kept slipping down, Leon kindly reminded him with a benevolent expression:

“Your mask is about to fall off, pull it up.”

“Ah! Thank you…”

Hearing Leon’s words, the robber instinctively adjusted the drenched mask on his face and even politely thanked him.

But the next second, he realized something was wrong, his forehead turning visibly red under the mask before he angrily questioned:

“You’re messing with me?”

“I’m not messing with you, just giving a friendly reminder.”

As a senior who has also hijacked airships before, seeing the somewhat “inexperienced” new robber in front of him, Leon couldn’t help but comment:

“What were you thinking when you chose that face-covering mask? How could you pick such a non-breathable one? Your mouth and nose are completely covered, and it’ll last for hours; aren’t you suffocating?”

“I…”

“And, your mask is thick gauze, which loosens when soaked with sweat. Even if you tie a tight knot at the back of your head, it’ll still slip down, requiring constant adjustments. If you really want to cover your face, buying some thick stockings from the department store would be more suitable.”

“…”

Wait… Is there something wrong with this guy? The humorous robber, who saw himself getting taught how to properly cover his face while holding a gun to Leon’s head instead of sending someone to take over the airship, couldn’t help but explode in anger after being momentarily stunned:

“Stop talking nonsense! Tell your people to go to the control room! Make the airship go where I say or I’ll shoot you!”

“Hmm.”

Giving the female journalist a look to stay put, Leon decided to think more and act less, first raising both hands in a surrender pose before opening his mouth curiously:

“Let me guess, have you ever been to the airship’s control room?”

The robber was slightly startled upon hearing this, then cautiously countered:

“How do you know?”

“Because if you’ve been there, you’d know the main job of those people in the control room is weather recording. This thing is actually on autopilot and doesn’t need them to drive it.”

????

Huh?!???

The robber’s mouth opened and closed under his mask after being completely confused by Leon’s answer, momentarily at a loss for words.

If this thing is on autopilot, what exactly did I hijack?”Additionally, if you don’t mind, can I ask a question?”

Looking at the somewhat bewildered robber, Leon calmly asked:

“What’s your purpose in hijacking this airship? Can you tell me?”

“…”

“It’s fine, just say it directly. Since you’ve already hijacked it but can’t change its course, your goal is already unachievable.

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Hmm… If you really don’t want to say, I can guess myself.

Considering you don’t recognize anyone in the VIP cabin, you probably weren’t planning to kidnap hostages for ransom. Are you trying to threaten someone with this airship? Or… are you planning to crash this airship into somewhere?”

“I…”

After hearing Leon’s words, the masked robber, whose dream had shattered, remained silent for a while, then lowered the nail gun limply, speaking in a low voice: “I want revenge on the Crocodile Kingdom, using this airship to crash into the royal palace of the Crocodile Kingdom…”

Whoa…

Seeing the robber who was ready to pull the plug, Leon involuntarily raised an eyebrow, then asked somewhat confusedly:

“So how did you plan to escape from the airship at first? Parachute early? Aren’t you afraid that after you parachute, others will change the course again?”

“I didn’t plan to run!”

Upon hearing Leon’s words, seemingly stirred by some painful memories, the masked robber gritted his teeth:

“After boarding this airship, I never planned to get off. To exchange my life for the entire royal family of the Crocodile Kingdom, it’s worth it!”

“Hmm, good spirit, but there’s something I don’t understand.”

Nodding slightly, Leon curiously asked:

“If you’re not planning to survive, why bother wearing a mask?”

“…”

That’s right, since I’m prepared to die, why wear a mask? Awakened by Leon’s words, the masked robber finally reacted, tearing off the soaked mask on his face and throwing it away, then squatted down helplessly, covering his face and started sobbing.

Honestly, you’re truly talented.

Watching the robber beside his seat crying stupidly, Leon patted his shoulder and shook his head, sighing: “People shouldn’t act solely on passion. Even as a robber, one must study well and not forget to use their brain.

Also, although I suspect you might not know… Do you know where the royal palace of the Crocodile Kingdom is?”

Where’s the palace? After hearing Leon’s question, the masked robber stopped crying, then replied somewhat blankly: “Do I need to find it? Isn’t the tallest and most beautiful building in the center of a kingdom usually the palace?”

“…”

Very good, I haven’t overestimated your intelligence.

(End of Chapter)