Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1584: Chapter 852: Reunion with an Old Acquaintance

Duke Doug faced the little nobles and was on the verge of breaking down.

Marquis Bolton stood cheerfully in the Fifth Princess’s airship, watching: “It’s really satisfying, insisting on kicking me out, and now you’re stuck with the mess, aren’t you?”

Qing Chen stood beside him without speaking, because he alone knew that the troubles left for Duke Doug were far from over.

There was still a very fatal trap set for him.

A trap deadly enough to take down a marquis of the Roosevelt Kingdom without a fight.

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In the dungeon of Outpost Base No. 9.

Six giants were whispering in a strange language, plotting something.

They occasionally glanced at the guard soldiers, eavesdropping on their conversations, which were then translated by the giant who understood the language, looking for any useful information.

But they were disappointed as the soldiers only talked about “the new commander taking office” and “the previous commander leaving a mess for the new one,” without mentioning anything about the Giant Dynasty.

There was nothing for them to exploit.

The soldiers stayed far from the iron gate, refusing to approach it, even sending robots to deliver meals to the giants, not giving them any opportunity.

Moreover, Qing Chen had dispatched additional manpower, doubling the security.

At this point, one of the guards, Francisco, came in with six cups of coffee. He said with a smile, “Brothers, coffee is here. The coffee from the canteen is quite good today. Ever since Marquis Bolton reformed the base, even the meals have improved. Praise Marquis Bolton, cheers.”

The other five guards raised their cups and drank the coffee, “It’s a pity that Marquis Bolton left just after finishing his reforms here… However, I might miss the good old days with extra perks. Marquis Bolton’s departure might be a good thing; at least everyone no longer has to be constantly on edge.”

“True,” Francisco said with a smile.

However, as soon as the five guards drank the coffee, they immediately found it difficult to breathe, and a sharp pain came from their hearts.

They collapsed on the ground in shock, unwillingly staring at Francisco’s boots.

Francisco took a small sip of coffee and licked the brown foam off his lips, “You should thank Marquis Bolton, if not for him, you would have died when the Wild Wind arrived.”

The giants in the dungeon quieted down, silently watching Francisco kill his comrades and realizing the opportunity to escape had finally come!

Francisco looked up at the dungeon, believing that no one in the base had time to pay attention here, as everyone was dealing with the troublesome little nobles.

He went to the front of the cell and said, “I’m with the rebels and plan to get you out. Follow me once we’re out of the dungeon, and we’ll have ‘Ai Ai Yun’ to meet us.”

The giants’ eyes brightened.

Francisco opened the cell, turned, and rushed out with the giants.

At this moment, Duke Doug had just managed to appease the little nobles, sending them out of the office building and patiently saying, “Firstly, this was indeed not my doing, and secondly, the Third Division has already signed the transfer letter. I can’t change this situation, but I will do my utmost to protect your interests. Everyone who suffers losses will go to a relatively safe unit… What the hell!”

Duke Doug, speaking outside the office building, suddenly froze.

All the little nobles looked in the direction Duke Doug was staring at, and then everyone exclaimed in surprise, “What the hell!”

They saw six giants, led by Francisco, sneakily emerging from the dungeon exit and tiptoeing northwards, like six massive thieves who had just stolen someone else’s watermelon.

Duke Doug and the little nobles were stunned!

They didn’t even know how to react for a moment.

Were the giants invading?

No, it’s the captured giants trying to escape!

Gradually, Francisco ran faster, and the giants followed, running faster as well, until they reached the soft ground at the edge of the outpost base, where a huge crack suddenly appeared, swallowing them all.

Together with Francisco and the six giants, they vanished into the crack.

Soon, the crack closed again like a giant black mouth, as if nothing had happened.

It was too easy, this jailbreak was too easy!

Duke Doug was stunned for several seconds before suddenly shouting, “Someone, come quickly!”

He could not have imagined that just one hour after taking over as the commander of Outpost Base No. 9, the base’s six most important prisoners would escape right in front of him!

They just walked out so brazenly!

Duke Doug angrily roared at the soldiers, “What’s going on? Why didn’t the metal storm on the wall react?!”

The soldiers explained, “After the previous attack on the base, all the metal storm’s ammo chambers were used up, and there’s been no time to replenish them.”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier, why wasn’t it replenished earlier?” Duke Doug roared again.

The soldiers explained, “Sir, the procedures to collect ammo from the armory are complicated, requiring a marquis’s direct order. Since the attack, everyone has been busy rescuing those airships and repairing ground fissures, and we haven’t gotten to it yet.”

In fact, Qing Chen had been micromanaging orders for the past few days, making the soldiers at the outpost base accustomed to not thinking for themselves.

Without having to think, Qing Chen would tell them what needs to be done.

As for things Qing Chen hasn’t ordered them to do, they can’t be bothered to think about them.

So, Qing Chen ‘hasn’t had the time’ to instruct them to refill the magazine of the metal storm, leaving no new magazines inside the metal storm…

Duke Doug felt a deep despair, clearly aware of the judgment and accountability he would face due to this incident.

The key point is, this matter might even land him with a charge of treason, and such a charge is far too serious!

He had thought about accusing Marquis Bolton of deliberately leaving a loophole, but the problem is, it was clearly under the orders of the Duke of Storm City that he hastily drove Marquis Bolton away.

According to normal handover procedures, it would take at least a week to complete the handover, including inventory exchange, soldier roster handover, and ordnance handover…

If he hadn’t driven Marquis Bolton away, everything should have happened during Marquis Bolton’s tenure.

Now, Duke Doug doesn’t know what to say; when he complained to the Military Committee about Marquis Bolton, Bolton could even retort: “I was planning to refill the magazine of the metal storm immediately; with so much to revive at the number 9 outpost, I was already very busy and performing perfectly, but you suddenly rushed over to drive me away and told me to rest assured to hand over the outpost to you; what is your true intention?!”

Duke Doug couldn’t explain it at all! At the same time, he couldn’t even determine if Bolton did it on purpose, because if he hadn’t driven Bolton away, Bolton would have been the one to bear the blame!

Amazing!

In utter despair, Duke Doug reported the situation upwards, and an airship soon flew down from the Storm, escorting him away directly to the Central Royal City.

Because this major error might involve the charge of treason, even the Duke of Storm City chose self-preservation, showing no intent to protect Doug at all.

He only stood in the dark room of the Storm, overlooking the ground’s outpost base through the hologram projection.

Thinking over whether Bolton deliberately set this trap for him.

You have to know, Doug was one of his talented people who independently managed tasks under him, having worked hard with him for 16 years to earn the rank of Duke Grade 1, yet now suddenly tarnished by this inexplicable incident…

This is far too unfathomable.

“Bolton…” The Duke of Storm City muttered in the dark.

In front of him, Black Spider quietly knelt, his back already torn.

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The Fifth Princess sat on her airship, looking at the dispatch just sent from Central Royal City, raising her head in astonishment to glance at Qing Chen: “The giants at the number 9 outpost have escaped!”

Qing Chen was also shocked: “The giants at the number 9 outpost have escaped?!”

The Fifth Princess carefully tried to discern Qing Chen’s expressions, wanting to see if Qing Chen was pretending, but she couldn’t detect anything; this Chief Butler genuinely seemed shocked.

At this moment, Marquis Bolton was still in the Superconductor World meeting with his family to level up, completely unaware of what was happening outside.

The Fifth Princess dismissed the subordinates inside the command room, looking at Qing Chen and calmly speaking: “I’ve investigated you; although you handled many matters beside Kennedy Marquis, your reputation wasn’t good, as many slaves said you were a highly abnormal character; I also know about your conflict with the Crimson Blood Team, which is why you transferred them to the third division; moreover, your managerial skills weren’t as outstanding as now.”

Actually, Qing Chen was already restrained from fully utilizing his abilities, yet in the eyes of the Fifth Princess, he still remained an incomparable talent…

The Fifth Princess said: “I don’t mind what hobbies you have privately, nor do I mind you using Bolton’s authority to settle personal scores, I can accommodate all of it.”

Qing Chen pondered and explained: “I…”>

At this moment, the Fifth Princess interrupted him: “You don’t need to concoct lies to deceive me, as I don’t really care. In the destiny fragments, your ability to assist Bolton to become a Duke means the talents you’re showcasing now are just the tip of the iceberg; Duke is a rank that’s practically unreachable, even I can’t imagine the merits required to help Bolton reach that level… yet you did.”

The Fifth Princess continued: “Don’t hold back, assist Bolton well, and you will receive due rewards. By the way, you transferred Francisco to the dungeon, right? I won’t pursue why he was included among the six you transferred, but you did it in Bolton’s name, so I can only help suppress the suspicion for you. Remember, don’t play such tricks anymore and don’t think you’re the only smart person in the world; the resistance doesn’t have a future, but I can provide you with one.”

Qing Chen felt a bit stunned in his heart, thinking the other party was suspicious of him and wanted to kill him, yet surprisingly, the Fifth Princess had such a broad perspective; as long as he assist Bolton well, she doesn’t mind his suspicious identity.

The problem is, even though this Fifth Princess is already daring in her imagination, she still hasn’t connected him with the Joker identity; she currently believes he’s part of the resistance, intending to recruit him with boldness, methods, and benefits!

Of course, eliminating the identity suspicion also owes thanks to Da Yu.

Just over the last couple of days, Da Yu followed his method in Storm City, killing 7 Barons already, and three times were caught by extremely hidden surveillance cameras.

Under such circumstances, the Kingdom’s high officials know the Joker is causing chaos in Storm City, and they’re very troubled. Unless King Roosevelt, that demigod Drama Master, uses God’s perspective to view the Kingdom’s destiny, no one will think that the real Joker is actually 600 kilometers away.

But the Drama Master using God’s perspective to track an issue comes at a huge cost.

The Fifth Princess looked at Qing Chen: “Go be busy, not only those dispatched experts are at your command, but the Fire Line Team will also follow your orders to manage the third division for Bolton; destiny will provide you with answers.”

Destiny will provide you with answers – this is the catchphrase of all Drama Masters.

Qing Chen left the command room, and the Fifth Princess behind used the internal line to notify another person to come in.

As he prepared to go into the ship’s depot to manage those B-Class Experts, he suddenly saw a young man dressed in a fitted black jacket and wearing a fisherman’s hat walking in front of him; the young man’s face appeared slightly haggard as he lowered his head and brushed past him.

Qing Chen recognized this young man, but the other didn’t recognize him.

Kyushu, He Jinqiu!

No matter how Qing Chen pondered, he couldn’t determine why this Boss He suddenly appeared on the Fifth Princess’s airship!