Rebirth of the Star God Agent

Chapter 136: Aaron, the leader of the pirates, accepted two troublesome people

Aaron asked Zhou Huaichen helplessly, "Is your starship from the Blue Star Federation or the Empire?"

Zhou Huaichen also relaxed and leaned back on the sofa. "It's from the Federation. There are nearly two hundred passengers on that starship. Including the crew on board, there are at least two hundred and forty people."

Aaron frowned. "The pirates have an internal treaty that forbids casual killing. If a murder were to occur, it would bring trouble to all the pirates. But that pirate group just now clearly intended to kill all of you and then blow up the starship."

Zhou Huaichen's expression also grew colder, and he did not respond.

Aaron looked at him, uncertainty in his tone.

"Is there anyone special, or anything special, on your starship?"

Zhou Huaichen's eyes flickered, and he sneered, "My surname is Zhou, and I'm from the Zhou family, the number one merchant in the galaxy. I'm Zhou Huaichen."

If Aaron hadn't been wearing a mask, Zhou Huaichen would have seen him looking dumbfounded.

But even through Aaron's mask, Zhou Huaichen could see the shock in Aaron's eyes.

Zhou Huaichen spread his hands and asked, "Do you have a contracted spirit beast?"

Aaron sat up, he was alert and his eyes sparkled.

"You mean the kind of contracted spirit beast that's unique to Blue Star? Oh, no. It's unique to the Blue Star Federation. Those bastards in the Empire must have learned it by stealing it."

Zhou Huaichen smiled meaningfully.

"The man who just bombarded the pirate ship, his last name is Qi."

Aaron paused, tilted his head and looked at Zhou Huaichen, a little confused, "Who is this Qi? Is he related to the spirit beast contract?"

Zhou Huaichen's smile deepened. "The Qi family is the foundation of the Federation. The contracted spirit beast is the inheritance left by the ancestors of the Qi family."

Aaron stood up suddenly, but soon let out a hiss, covered his wound, and fell heavily back onto the sofa.

Aaron opened his mouth again and cursed. "Fuck..."

He sat on the sofa, completely stunned. Zhou Huaichen sat on the side, watching Aaron's joke.

After a long while, he heard Aaron mutter, "No wonder... No wonder they wanted to kill everyone on the starship. No wonder they even wanted to blow up the starship."

Zhou Huaichen's eyes darkened.

The most distinguished people on that starship were only the couple, Qi Zhongyuan and his wife.

He and his wife traveled together this time at Qi Zhongyuan's invitation to explore the new mining planet.

It was just an ordinary long-range starship, a long-range passenger starship belonging to the Blue Star Federation.

There had never been anything like this before. This tragic situation was probably the first of its kind since the interstellar era. It just so happened that on that starship were Qi Zhongyuan and his wife, as well as himself and his wife.

Zhou Huaichen sneered. It seemed that he had to discuss this business with Aaron today.

Aaron was still lost in his own brainstorming. Zhou Huaichen coughed lightly and summoned back Aaron's soul.

Aaron looked at Zhou Huaichen blankly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Huaichen smiled and said, "What if Qi Zhongyuan and I, two couples, wanted to temporarily seek refuge with you? Would you dare to take us in?"

Aaron frowned, somewhat puzzled. "Aren't you safe now? If you need anything, I can take you to the nearest starship station."

Zhou Huaichen looked at Aaron with a deep gaze. "Didn't you notice? Asking a pirate group to destroy an entire starship, more than 200 lives, can anyone have the courage to make such a decision? We show up now, and what awaits us is just an assassination. This time we implicated more than 100 lives, what about next time? How many more people will be implicated by us?"

Zhou Huaichen sneered, "The people behind the scenes are bound to kill us. Why don't we switch from being in the open to being in the dark and become the people behind the scenes?"

As soon as Zhou Huaichen finished speaking, Qi Zhongyuan's voice came from behind him.

"Huaichen, no."

Zhou Huaichen frowned and turned to look at Qi Zhongyuan who came back from the cockpit with three women.

Zhou Huaichen asked Qi Zhongyuan, "Why not? You should know that this explosion can effectively conceal our whereabouts, so we can have a better chance of finding the person behind the scenes."

Qi Zhongyuan's expression was serious. "Huaichen, you just said that we've already implicated over a hundred lives. If we turn to the pirates now, will we also cause trouble for them? Will the people behind the scenes directly attack us under the pretext of eliminating the pirates and take the opportunity to wipe us out?"

Zhou Huaichen sighed, "Zhongyuan, your ideas are sometimes really old-fashioned. So, how about you ask Mr. Aaron if he's willing?"

Qi Zhongyuan frowned and glanced at Aaron, who was in a daze. "Why should I ask him? What does he have to do with this matter?"

Zhou Huaichen laughed angrily, "You only listened halfway. This is Aaron Gardner, the new leader of a famous pirate den in the star sea."

Aaron was confused and waved to Qi Zhongyuan, "Yes, I am indeed Aaron Gardner, and I have just been the leader of the star pirates for four months. Hello, Mr. Qi. I am very interested in your family's spirit beast contract. Can you teach me?"

Qi Zhongyuan: ...I suddenly feel that this new pirate leader is a little unreliable.

It's not just Aaron who is unreliable. Aaron's girlfriend Meng Chen is even more unreliable than him.

Meng Chen shuddered at the mention of the "Spirit Beast Contract." She'd secretly fled Blue Star because her contracted beast wasn't to her liking. She'd become a pirate, looking for opportunities to finish off her contracted beast so she could find a new one.

However, her contracted spirit beast learned of her intentions and vanished, ignoring her. Now, the spirit beast was bound to her soul, but she couldn't summon it. Meng Chen's eyes sparkled. As a native of the Blue Star Federation, she knew the Qi family was the legitimate heir of the spirit beast contract. Now that she had the opportunity to connect with the Qi family, Meng Chen certainly didn't want to miss it. She wanted to seek the Qi family's help to resolve the issue between her and her contracted spirit beast.

Meng Chen raised his hand and said, "No need to ask, we agree. Feel free to come to the pirates' lair, and I will definitely treat you with the highest standards."

Aaron looked at the girlfriend he had finally pursued and suddenly wondered if his pursuit had really succeeded. Why did he always feel that his girlfriend had forgotten that she had him as her boyfriend?

Aaron really liked Meng Chen. He had been listening to the conversation between Zhou Huaichen and Qi Zhongyuan and hadn't quite grasped it yet. But now Meng Chen's intentions were clear: he wanted to take these four people in.

When Qi Zhongyuan and Zhou Huaichen looked at him, Aaron shrugged and smiled bitterly.

"Come on. Your starship is already destroyed anyway. I believe that soon, news will spread across the interstellar space that the pirates have killed over 200 people and blown up the starship. Innocent pirates like us will also be implicated."

Aaron looked worried. "I'll order the pirates to hold off on any moves for the time being and keep a low profile. It might be safer for you to follow us."

Zhou Huaichen smiled, "Don't be so sad, you are doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, you will be blessed."

Aaron rolled his eyes at Zhou Huaichen and said, "I'm a space pirate, not a philanthropist."