Rescue Plan

Within minutes, Sea Emperor had gathered a considerable amount of information about the Middle-Aged Man.

"This guy is called Brigan. He's a notorious thief, and in the Fei Me Universe Country, his thieving skills are among the top three. Over three hundred years ago, he was caught and sentenced to three hundred years in prison. He was then imprisoned in Rioben Prison and Nebiro Prison for a total of two hundred and thirty years before being released early due to good behavior."

"After his release from prison, he did indeed stop stealing valuable items to sell for money. Instead, he stole for others and only earned commissions. He stole a wide variety of things, including gems, works of art, scientific research results, and even people. Moreover, his ability was also very special; he Space Shuttle."

"No wonder I was able to kidnap Liliath right under your nose," Gu Ding, finally understanding upon hearing this ability.

"His spaceship is still docked at the port. I have completely disabled his spaceship system. Even if he can use Space Shuttle to cross the hatch with the changed keypad and enter the spaceship, the spaceship will not be able to start." Sea Emperor took the corresponding measures as soon as he discovered the Brigan spaceship.

"Have you found the person?" This was the question that Gu Ding cared about most.

"Lily's Smart Watch is blocked; her location cannot be detected through Smart Watch. I've checked every monitored area on the entire planet, but found no trace of Brigan or Lily. I've also searched within a 100-kilometer radius using direct detection, and found three locations with special shielding that interfered with my direct detection. We can check those three locations, but we can't rule out the possibility that he used Space Shuttle to take them to a more distant place." Sea Emperor still couldn't find any trace of Brigan.

"Send us the map, and we'll check these three points first," Gu Ding decided immediately. "Sea Emperor, check all the locations where Brigan has been captured on surveillance since he arrived on this planet. It would be best to have surveillance video footage to see if he has contacted anyone and what he said."

"Okay, I'll check now and give you an answer later." Sea Emperor also quickly pulled up the surveillance footage.

Gu Ding raised his glass to Roland and said, "Uncle, I have something urgent to attend to and have to leave first. Let's keep in touch."

"Well, you can go ahead and do what you need to do. We should actually be leaving soon." Roland glanced at Ka Le Er beside him.

"Aren't you going to leave your contact number for your sister?" Ka Le Er asked with a displeased expression.

"I've sent it to your email." No sooner had Gu Ding finished speaking than Sea Emperor sent the contact number. "Let's get together again sometime."

After saying goodbye to Roland and Ka Le Er, Gu Ding drank the cup of Mirka in one gulp and then looked at Bigge and the others.

"Liliath has been kidnapped." Upon Gu Ding this, Bigge and the others all looked at him. "There are three suspicious locations within a hundred kilometers. We'll split into three groups to investigate. I just sent you the map. Bigge, you're the fastest, go to the Seven-Star Hotel in the city center. Robert, you go to that unfinished building fifteen kilometers from here. I'll check out the port warehouse. As for Tagore, stay here and look after Elsa."

After explaining these things, the three immediately left the tavern and split into three groups heading towards their respective destinations.

Not long after leaving the tavern, Sea Emperor provided some fairly useful information. "Actually, this Brigan just arrived on this planet today, only a few hours ago. After disembarking, he went straight to the port's information desk. I read his lips; he asked where he could rent a short-term warehouse. Then he went to the warehouse rental office and had someone show him around. However, when renting the warehouse, he didn't use his real name, but an alias called Frank. The warehouse number he rented is exactly the same as the one I gave you; that warehouse somehow has a natural shielding effect. There's a more than 90% chance Lily is being held there."

"Does this Brigan have any bad habits?" Gu Ding was a little worried because Liliath had been missing for almost half an hour.

"Aside from being addicted to stealing, there's nothing else special about him." Gu Ding's question made Sea Emperor pause for a moment. He checked Brigan's information again before answering.

"Don't you have a preference for younger girls?" This was the question Gu Ding actually wanted to ask, and he finally asked it out loud.

"No, just now in the tavern, he was only flirting with mature women with ample bosoms. Apart from Lily, his gaze hardly lingered on any women under thirty. Moreover, the photos of him with other women that were taken before all showed relatively mature women. Based on this information and his behavior in the tavern just now, he shouldn't be interested in Lily's type. Therefore, I speculate that he kidnapped Lily, most likely on a mission from someone else." The Sea Emperor knew perfectly well why Gu Ding asked this question.

But his words did not reassure Gu Ding. Gu Ding frowned slightly, "Could it be those guys from the Dark Magic Domain again?"

"Brigan is not a member of the Dark Magic Domain," the Sea Emperor replied in the negative.

"But is it possible that the Dark Magic Domain will hire him to help?" Gu Ding put forward this hypothesis.

The Sea Emperor paused for a moment before giving a positive answer, "That's unlikely. The people of the Dark Magic Domain are a bunch of stubborn and arrogant individuals. They would never hire anyone else to help them. And most importantly, if other members found out about hiring someone, they would be ridiculed."

"If it's not the Dark Magic Domain, then who could it be? Could Lily have other enemies?" Gu Ding frowned even more deeply. However, it wasn't impossible. Lily's family was one of the wealthiest families in the Universe Sea — the Harris Family. Such a prominent family would inevitably have many enemies.

While Gu Ding was still on the road, Trick had already arrived at the warehouse area with his men and quickly found the warehouse number.

Outside the warehouse, Trick dialed Brigan's number, the number the young master of the Child Family had texted him.

Brigan also heard the chaotic footsteps outside, and when he saw an unfamiliar number calling, he immediately answered it.

"Brigan, right? I'm Trick from the Child Family. My young master sent me to make the handover. We're already outside the warehouse. Open the door!" Trick hung up the phone immediately after speaking, turned to the two Thirteenth-Order Gene Body behind him, and said, "Let me confirm whether he's captured the person we're looking for. If he is, I'll wink at you, and you can make your move immediately."

"Understood!" The two nodded.

Brigan walked to the door, unlocked it, and peered through the half-closed doorway. Seeing only Trick and his two companions and finding nothing amiss, he nodded and let them into the warehouse.

"It's you?!" Liliath recognized him as soon as Trick entered the warehouse. "You guys are really bold."

"Little girl, you're finally in my hands." Trick recognized Liliath the moment he saw her; he hadn't forgotten this violent little loli who'd held a gun to his head before. Actually, seeing Liliath still made him a little scared, because the members of Gu Ding Team reminded him of the two Thirteenth-Order Gene Body powerhouses who had been killed by Bigge with a single strike. He forced a calm expression, but his smile was clearly strained.

"Is that so? It seems Bigge didn't teach you a lesson deep enough." Liliath saw through his bluster and noticed that the two Thirteenth-Order Gene Body powerhouses behind him also looked rather uncomfortable. She spoke sarcastically.

"He's strong, but he can't find this place in a short time. They might not even realize you're missing yet." Brigan had also seen the video. Although he couldn't judge the strength of the two people Bigge killed, judging from the speed of his attacks, Bigge had at least reached the Demigod Realm Combat Strength. He didn't want to encounter an opponent of that caliber, and he knew that if they clashed head-on, he probably wouldn't stand a chance. However, he had never been one for combat. Although his Gene Level was as high as Thirteenth-Order Gene Body, his actual Combat Strength was only average.

Unbeknownst to him, Gu Ding had already appeared outside the warehouse.

"Warehouse number 0095, that's it!" Sea Emperor shouted immediately.

Instead of acting impulsively, Gu Ding hid behind another warehouse, took out two Mechanical Insect from his Storage Space, and launched them out.

Under Sea Emperor's control, the two Mechanical Insect quickly flew into the warehouse through the half-open window. Gu Ding also soon saw the video projection of the warehouse's interior.

In the video, Liliath is bound to a chair with Magic Restriction Lock. Besides Liliath, Brigan, who kidnapped her, is also there. Also present Trick from the Child Family, whom she had met earlier in the tavern, and two other bodyguards.

"Sea Emperor, get Bigge and Robert here as soon as possible." Seeing the group in the video, Gu Ding knew he needed backup. The enemy had three Thirteenth-Order Gene Body, two bodyguards, and Brigan, who possessed Space Shuttle abilities. With his current Combat Strength, he could barely handle one Thirteenth-Order Gene Body; against three, he had almost no chance of winning. But his biggest worry wasn't losing, but rather that Brigan might use the opportunity to teleport Liliath to an even farther location. Therefore, someone had to take down Brigan immediately, and in his team, judging by Combat Strength, it seemed only Bigge possessed that ability.

Just as Sea Emperor was informing Bigge and Robert, the scene in the warehouse suddenly changed... (To be continued).