Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 599

Chapter 597 Two Hostages

Although the thug didn’t know the hostages’ identities, he knew they were personally sent aboard the spaceship by the Meteorite President.

Being sent aboard by Fusion Stage cultivators meant they were of similar status.

Fusion Stage cultivators can independently create spatial pathways, and these two were riding a spaceship; they were definitely not Fusion Stage cultivators.

The Spiritual Transformation Stage cultivators are half energy and half physical, and these two weren’t in that state, so

they were definitely not at the Spiritual Transformation Stage. That was a sure thing. The thugs were at the Nascent Soul Stage and had seized the initiative. Even if these two were, they wouldn’t be able to cause any trouble.

“Your security is terrible! I must report this to the Lord!”

“Yes, we two have a say in the Lord!”

the two hostages shouted, their words hinting at their high status.

“Behave yourself,” the thug was unnerved. He assumed these two were merely council members, high-ranking, but not yet Lord-level.

After all, only Fusion Stage cultivators could have a say in the Lord’s affairs.

But if these two were truly exceptions, then this was a serious matter.

The thugs could only assume the two were bluffing and trying to intimidate them.

Yu Yin tilted her head and asked Zhangzhang, “As the most prosperous of over a thousand home planets, with a thriving industry, are there any psychiatrists here? My two companions aren’t quite as intelligent, and they might need to see a doctor.”

Zhangzhang said sincerely, “Given their mental state, I’m afraid they might turn the psychiatrist into a psychopath.”

For the psychiatrist’s own mental well-being, Yu Yin had to give up the idea of taking the two men to see a doctor.

“Who’s your boss?” Government officials still had no idea what the thugs were up to.

“You don’t even know our boss. Resign!”

“Our boss is the feared leader of the interstellar pirate group, Liang Chen. The star mine robbery twenty years ago, the spaceship disappearance seventeen years ago, the kidnapping of the wealthy fifteen years ago, and the cases twelve years ago… ten years ago… five years ago—all were led by Liang Chen!”

“The boss is now in your government’s custody. Why don’t you release him now? If you don’t, no one on this ship will survive. I’ll even expose this to the media!”

Government officials quickly found Liang Chen, who was now on trial.

“Haha, well done, release me!” Liang Chen laughed heartily. This was all his plan. The government, for the sake of its reputation and the safety of the passengers, would definitely release him.

Even if the police went to great lengths to apprehend him, he had plenty of ways to escape.

“Um, can I ask you a question?” the hostage Jiang Li asked cautiously, his life in their hands after all.

“Seeking help, huh? Talk.” The thugs ignored Jiang Li’s flaunting of status and his pity. The higher his status, the more miserable he was, the better.

“Since your boss has been locked up, why do you still want to rescue him? Wouldn’t it be better to start your own business?”

Jiang Li’s first sentence stunned the thugs.

Bai Hongtu followed up Jiang Li’s words and said, “You see, doing bad things requires money, companions, law and place, right?”

“Money means money. You should know where your boss has hidden his earnings over the years. Otherwise, where did the money for planning this hijacking come from? You took out all your boss’s money and kept it for yourselves.”

“Companions” means companions. Although your boss has been arrested, the remaining members are still there. You can say that your boss left a message that you will be the boss when he is not around. This way you can inherit the original team.”

“Law” means method. You have followed the boss for twenty years. You must be familiar with his methods. Imitate him and surpass him. He can do bad things, so can you. Believe in yourself!”

“Place” means hiding place. To prevent the government from finding you, you can continue to use the place left by your boss.”

Hostage Jiang Li and hostage Bai Hongtu encouraged the thugs one by one, asking them to learn to be self-reliant, to become bigger and stronger, to surpass their predecessors, and to push the old ones forward. The thugs became excited when they heard this, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt it made sense.

Why must they be so stubborn, following the imprisoned boss? Wouldn’t it be better to be the boss themselves? Just as

the interstellar pirate group had its first boss, there should be a second.

“Officials, I’m reporting this Liang man for more crimes than just this one. There are many more you haven’t discovered yet. I’m providing clues, so you can investigate. You must not let this villain go!”

The thug immediately turned against them, fearing the sentence wouldn’t be severe enough. He revealed more of the boss’s crimes, ready to flee.

“Wealth, Friends, Law, and Land,” he concluded, “a really good summary. These two hostages are born pirates.

Before the hijacking, they had planned a retreat, able to obliterate their tracks and escape. It’s safe to say that unless the Overlord intervened, no one

could catch them. Seeing them trying to flee, Jiang Li asked, “Admitting your mistakes and correcting them is a sign of good comrades. But can you please let me go?”

“No, you’re a valuable hostage,” the thug refused to let Jiang Li go.

“Then it’s not my fault,”

Jiang Li sighed, and with a backhand, he pinned the thug to the ground. The thug fought back desperately, threatening to launch a micro-nuclear bomb and kill Jiang Li.

Jiang Li gently tapped the thug on the back, the force penetrating the body and hitting the nuclear power core, causing it to brake suddenly, shutting off its energy supply. Launching a micro-nuclear bomb became absurd.

Seeing that Jiang Li was giving up, Bai Hongtu followed Jiang Li’s example and pinned the thug to the ground.

Yu Yin released his spiritual sense, controlling all the thugs in the cabin.

Government officials and the boss, Liang Chen, hadn’t yet realized the thugs had turned against them, but in the blink of an eye, they were all under control.

Passengers cheered and thanked the three men, a crisis averted.

After getting off the plane, the three tied the thugs up like dumplings and lined them up to hand them over to the government.

“Are you three powerful cultivators in the Fusion Stage?” The officials, unable to understand their methods, concluded that they were cultivators in the Fusion Stage.

The government holds information on most Fusion Stage cultivators, but there are a small number of Fusion Stage cultivators that they don’t know. After all, reaching the Fusion Stage requires the help of the three masters, not the government.

“One or two levels higher than the Fusion Stage.” Jiang Li said nothing more and left the port area.

Zhangzhang was waiting for them at the port entrance. Upon seeing them arrive, he stepped forward and asked, “You three are here to watch the Fusion Stage Promotion Ceremony in ten days, right? I’m going there too. I’m relatively free these ten days, and I see you’re not familiar with this place, so why don’t you let me be your tour guide?”

“Thank you very much.” Jiang Li didn’t refuse Zhangzhang’s offer, and casually asked, “As a scientist, what field do you study? Is it entropy increase, entropy decrease, or entropy balance?”

“Hahaha, Mr. Jiang Li, you’re joking. I’m just an ordinary scientist. How can I study such a high-level topic? On weekdays, I mainly check the surveillance, summarize the patterns, and think about how to prevent the invasion of the great demons.”

(End of this chapter)