Qu Jianlei had already determined that Ke Ruian was the one who had destroyed his dream and nearly left him with no way to clear his name.
This grudge had to be settled, but so much time had passed that there was no need to rush it now.
The group had stayed on Second Star for five days and figured it was about time to leave.
However, that afternoon, major news suddenly appeared across every media outlet: a vicious criminal gang was being wanted.
The gang had two Supremes, codenamed Blue Stone and Half-Tile, along with more than a dozen hardened criminals.
The gang had committed multiple crimes in the Hope Star Region recently, showing no regard for law or order and using ruthless methods. They were suspected of murdering and kidnapping several important figures.
There was a strong possibility that the gang had already arrived on Second Star, and the public was urged to report any clues.
The reward started at one million—for anyone able to provide useful information.
The maximum was thirty million, for those who participated in the capture and made a "sufficient contribution."
Successful independent capture... there was no such option on the reward list, indicating that the authorities did not encourage it, but the payout would obviously be higher.
"A gang with two Supremes..." Qu Jianlei raised an eyebrow. "Why is every kind of crap crawling out now?"
Qinghu spoke up. "Will security around the area become tighter, then?"
They could use Near-Earth Jump, but the distance issue had not been adequately resolved. Its upper limit had yet to break past the ten-million-kilometer range.
If Second Star laid a tight net to catch them and deployed defenses within ten million kilometers... that was not impossible.
Of course, even under those circumstances, the chances of blocking