A Delayed Realization

After Liu Yongming disembarked from the starship, the soldiers surrounding it dispersed in the blink of an eye.

The two Company-Class Warships also silently withdrew, and peace returned to the scene.

Paranoid was the first to speak. "Let's wait a while before leaving. Otherwise, it'll look like we're afraid of them."

"I was thinking the same thing," Qu Jianlei said with a smile and a nod. This guy's way of thinking really did mesh well with his own.

The two waited another three hours. Only when evening was approaching did they disembark and leave.

There seemed to be no one around the 8384 Ship, but who knew how many pairs of eyes in the starport were watching the place.

When they exited the starport, no one checked their identities. The guards simply pretended not to see them as they approached.

Once outside the starport, Qu Jianlei took out a motorcycle. Amid the astonished looks of passersby, the two sped away in a cloud of dust.

They rode until it was nearly dark, then found another mid-range restaurant and had a meal and some drinks.

Paranoid had quite an appetite, no smaller than Qu Jianlei's. Only after eating did he comment, "The restaurant you picked wasn't much."

"Didn't see you eating any less," Qu Jianlei said, rolling his eyes. "You're paying for the next meal."

"I know a pretty good place," Paranoid said as he got onto the motorcycle. "I'll show you."

However, he nearly fell twice before riding even twenty meters. Qu Jianlei had no choice but to get off. "Forget it, I'll drive."

He rode all the way to the place Paranoid directed him to, and the two of them were left a little dumbfounded.

Even the alley where the restaurant had once stood was gone, replaced by a