Chapter 33: The Hijacking Plan! A Failure?

At the same time in Canvas District, the trapped residents collected the last few commission forms and handed them all to Anby. But seeing as Koma had been gone for so long seeking aid without any news, the grandmother of the little girl from before couldn't help but worry. "Young lady, your friend whom you sent out for help, how come she hasn't returned after so long?"

"Sigh, you're right... Could it be that she ran into some kind of accident?" Nicole also started to worry upon hearing the old woman's words. But soon, the appearance of a voice made her worries disappear.

"Although I did run into some accidents, don't worry, we already have a solution."

"This voice? It's Wise!" Anby immediately looked towards the sound, and what came into view was Koma holding the Bangboo-form Wise. This scene made her freeze for a moment.

"Sorry to have kept you all waiting!" Koma seemed so excited that there was a way to save everyone that she subconsciously nuzzled the Wise in her arms. But this scene made Anby frown slightly, and she seemed to pout with some dissatisfaction. Although she didn't say it out loud, Wise still noticed it. He then patted the hand Koma was using to hold him, signaling her to put him down. He then hopped into the middle of the crowd.

Afterward, he and Koma recounted the whole story of their trip.

"I see. So you originally wanted to stop the train to prevent the demolition, but you didn't expect the train to be full of Vista's reinforcements. Hmph, looking at this situation, Vista has gone all out to prevent the residents from making a last-ditch effort and fighting them head-on." Nicole snorted coldly as she said this. Having no good feelings for Vista to begin with, she was naturally in complete agreement with the plan Wise had just mentioned. "The plan Wise just mentioned, to hijack the train and transport the people, I think it's feasible! You truly are the wise and brave legendary Rope-master—Phaethon!"

"Heh, thank you for your praise. But more than that, I would be happier if Nicole could pay off her debt after this commission is successfully completed."

"Ahaha... I see it's getting late. Ma'am, you should have heard the plan just now, right? Next, I'll have to ask you to organize the residents here to gather at the subway platform." Seeing Nicole pretending not to hear, Wise could only shake his head helplessly.

Just then, Anby, whom no one was paying attention to, quietly picked Wise up. She then proceeded to nuzzle him vigorously, as if to completely cover up Koma's scent. And this scene happened to be noticed by Koma. Although she didn't quite understand, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, like the feeling of someone else playing with her favorite toy.

"Anby, you should stop for now. Now is not the time for this. Why don't you wait until you come to the video store later..." Hearing Wise's words, Anby's face turned slightly red. She quietly nodded and then nonchalantly put him down.

As for Nicole, after the old woman agreed to gather the residents, she then asked about the Red Fang Gang's stronghold nearby. "Nicole, you're still thinking about Koma's commission fee?"

Wise's words were quickly met with a rebuttal from Nicole. "You can't say that. After all, that's Koma's important family heirloom. The residents here might have some clues."

And during their conversation, Koma at the side fell silent. As for the old woman who was asked, she answered Nicole's question. "I know the place you're talking about. In fact, there's no one around here who doesn't know about the Red Fang Gang."

In the end, the group learned from the old woman that the Red Fang Gang had originally started out in Canvas District. The people here were more or less related to them. And in the beginning, the Red Fang Gang wasn't like how they were now. In the past, they would take in orphans, teach them to read, write, and fight, and they would also stand up for the weak.

"But then everything changed. After a few years, that kid 'Bai Lao' had a change of heart. Later, he was wanted by the Public Security Bureau, and in the end, falling into a Hollow while being pursued by the Public Security officers was just him reaping what he sowed."

"W-what did you say?!" Koma, who had been silent all this time, suddenly widened her eyes in shock, her words laced with disbelief.

"What's wrong, young lady? Is there a problem with me saying I don't want to get involved with the Red Fang Gang?" The old woman was a bit confused by Koma's words, but it was clear that wasn't what the latter was talking about.

"You're saying that 'Bai Lao' fell into a Hollow while being pursued by the Public Security Bureau, not that he was taken out by the Cunning Hares?!"

"Uh, w-well, about that..." Nicole's expression was inevitably a bit awkward at this point. She cast a pleading look at Anby and Billy.

"Uh, how should I put this? Little kitty, no, Ms. Client, you should be able to understand, right? Every time you look at me with those shiny eyes, I can't bear to tell you the truth. I'm sorry, although we were there that day, it was indeed the Public Security Bureau who made the move!"

"Huh? So, it wasn't you..." Upon hearing Billy's words, Koma became visibly dejected. Anby then spoke up again to comfort her. "Koma, you don't have to be dejected. Even without the Public Security Bureau's intervention, it would have been a piece of cake for the Cunning Hares to deal with 'Bai Lao'."

"Mmm, although this was a misunderstanding on Koma's part first, we do share some responsibility. We'll give you a discount on the commission fee for the family heirloom. Ahem, in any case, let's put this topic aside for now. We still have to hijack the train and get the residents out."

Nicole vaguely glossed over the matter, and then naturally, they began to plan. After a journey, their group arrived near the train. Just as they were about to start hijacking it, our lovely Anby even personally provided background music for the operation. That's right, the kind you sing with your mouth!

There's no need to describe the fight scene in too much detail. After just a few minutes, the group had jointly taken care of the armed personnel guarding the area. They even captured the highest-ranking executive of Vista Industries on the surface, that short, fat, white-haired old man.

However, just when everything was ready and they were about to depart, an accident suddenly occurred.

[Warning! Scheduled route has been unexpectedly disconnected. Small-scale explosion detected, causing a break in the railway. The original plan has failed. A new plan is being formulated.]

"What?! Oh no, Nicole, there's a problem with the railway!" After getting the message from Fairy, Wise immediately told the others about it.

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