Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 153: Be Obedient! Let Me See!

Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 153: Be Obedient! Let Me See!

"Oh? Really? If you say so, I must have wronged you?" Jing Hongchen sighed lightly.

Fan Yu couldn't admit to stealing the blueprints. Instead, he subconsciously straightened his chest and confidently declared, "Of course! I, Fan Yu, will never admit to something I haven't done."

He Caitou, standing nearby, made up his mind and added, "Yes, the teacher has been studying soul guidance devices with me, and we didn't steal the blueprints at all! As for this, I, He Caitou can guarantee it with our reputations!"

Hearing He Caitou's words, Jing Hongchen's gaze immediately shifted to him. When He Caitou first arrived as an exchange student, Jing Hongchen noticed that He Caitou's skin was unusually dark.

In the Sun Moon Empire, not all nobles have dark skin, but those with dark skin are almost always nobles.

If He Caitou wasn't a student of Shrek Academy but a native of the Sun Moon Empire, Jing Hongchen could conclude that he was a noble.

Jing Hongchen stared at He Caitou for a moment before saying, "Actually, I am sure I could arrest you."

"After all, you are sent by Shrek Academy. You're essentially guests. I have to give Shrek some face," Jing Hongchen continued. "But what you did today has crossed the line."

"Hand over all your storage soul guidance devices and let me check them."

Hearing this, Fan Yu's expression changed slightly. He retorted, "Dean Jing, I am from Shrek Academy, not from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. You just said that Shrek people studying in the Sun Moon Empire are only 'half guests.' How can you check the storage soul guidance devices of guests?"

"Is this how the Sun Moon Empire treats its guests? What if the blueprints aren't found? As dean, do you want to ruin my reputation?" Fan Yu felt increasingly that Jing Hongchen had been deceiving him.

Therefore, as long as he didn't admit to anything and appeared to be unjustly accused, he believed he could get through this.

Jing Hongchen waved his hand dismissively. "Okay, if the blueprints aren't found, I'll compensate you. At most, I'll give you a ninth-level soul guidance device."

Ninth-level soul guidance devices were extremely rare. Even Jing Hongchen himself would need months to craft one, due to the complexity of the core array inside.

However, since Fan Yu and He Caitou had already stolen the blueprints, this so-called "compensation with a ninth-level soul guidance device" was essentially impossible. Jing Hongchen's confident tone was just that—confidence.

Fan Yu was stunned. Is Jing Hongchen so sure? Why isn't he playing by the rules?

At this moment, Fan Yu, who had been speaking as if he were unfairly treated, found himself unable to refute further. He felt caught in a dilemma.

Refusing the inspection might seem suspicious; agreeing might reveal something he wanted to hide.

"No objections? Then I will begin the inspection," Jing Hongchen said, extending his hand toward Fan Yu.

"No!" Fan Yu struggled, trying to resist.

"This is the Sun Moon Empire, not Shrek! Be obedient! Let me see!" Jing Hongchen insisted, forcibly taking the storage ring from Fan Yu's finger.

He then began to pour out its contents. Soon, a pile of soul guidance blueprints spilled onto the ground, catching everyone's attention.

Some researchers rushed over, picked up the blueprints, and their expressions changed drastically.

"Isn't this my blueprint? Did you steal my hard work? How shameless! Are all Shrek Academy people thieves?" one researcher exclaimed indignantly.

"Fan Yu, what did you do? Without these blueprints, how can I catch up to Xuan Ziwen's achievements?" another added, voice trembling with anger.

Hearing this, Fan Yu lowered his head dejectedly. His body hunched slightly. He didn't care much about his reputation being ruined, but he worried about the reputation of Shrek Academy being implicated.

"He Caitou! Your turn," Jing Hongchen's sharp eyes turned to He Caitou. "Let me check your storage soul guidance device."

He Caitou was already numb. He hadn't expected that, just after stealing the blueprints, he would get caught.

He had no choice but to hand over his storage ring. Jing Hongchen dumped out its contents publicly. Soon, everyone saw a pile of blueprints.

"You two are just like master and disciple! When you first entered Illustrious Virtue Hall, I was also your teacher," an older soul engineer with pale hair said indignantly.

"Master, we can't tolerate this. We must ask Shrek for justice," 

"Yes, we must demand justice!" others chimed in.

Jing Hongchen then promised, "Rest assured, I will have Shrek Academy give everyone an explanation. I will arrange for someone to go to Shrek to report this theft."

Afterward, he looked at Fan Yu and He Caitou and declared, "You two will be detained here at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy until Shrek comes to pick you up."

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A Few Days Later

Shrek Academy

Qian Duoduo looked somewhat annoyed as he spoke with Xuan Zi, who was nearby. "Master Xuan, now that Fan Yu and He Caitou have been arrested for stealing soul guide blueprints, what should we do?"

Before the exchange students and team leader set out, Qian Duoduo had discussed with Fan Yu a plan to accelerate soul guidance development by stealing blueprints. But he hadn't expected this theft to be exposed.

This was troublesome.

Because Xiao Hongchen and the others were still in Shrek, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy couldn't kill Fan Yu and He Caitou directly.

However, Shrek's reputation had been affected by this incident.

Xuan Zi sighed. "No matter what, we have to get them back. The future of Shrek's Soul Guidance Department depends on Fan Yu and He Caitou."

He paused. "Especially He Caitou—he's too important. I remember you selected him as the trainer for the Extreme Single Soldier Program."

Qian Duoduo nodded solemnly. "Yes. Among the young talents in soul engineering, He Caitou is the best. I plan to make him an extreme single soldier who can change the battlefield on his own."

He continued, "Sun Moon Empire will likely ask for us to bring the two back, and we'll probably have to pay some price."

End of Chapter.