Amy Is Played Like a Fiddle

Clack-clack—clack-clack—

The sound of the train was making people sleepy.

Coupled with the cool breeze blowing in from outside, it made people even more inclined to rest.

But at this moment, the two people in the corner at the back of the train had no trace of sleepiness.

The Noble girl was flipping through the Romance Novel she had read yesterday, seemingly engrossed and reading with relish.

Amy pursed her lips, her gaze slightly passing over Angela to look at the other Nobles in the carriage. After confirming that no one was paying attention to them, Amy finally spoke:

"Where is the thing?"

"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Angela's tone remained flat and cold, as if she wasn't interested in anything in the world.

Amy took a deep breath, leaned forward slightly, and her tone became a little heavier as she said:

"I know you definitely took it!"

"Heh heh." Hearing this, Angela suddenly laughed out loud.

Although it was a bit embarrassing to admit, when Amy heard Angela's laughter, she was momentarily stunned.

It was the first time she had seen the cold Noble Angela laugh. Although she couldn't see the smile, the laughter was very pleasant.

But Amy quickly snapped back to reality.

Because Angela, who was in front of her, had taken the Green Cylinder containing the blueprints into her hand.

Her beautiful eyes stared at Amy, her eyes slightly curved, and she asked:

"Ms. Amy, are you talking about this?"

"Give it to me—"

Amy subconsciously reached out to grab it.

But Angela just flipped her hand, and the cylinder disappeared.

It was as if she had performed a magic trick.

"Sorry, I won't give this to you until we get off the train."

Angela said slowly, then picked up the book on the table and started reading again.

Amy gritted her teeth, staring at the other person with unfriendly eyes.

Having hunted birds all day only to be pecked in the eye by a bird, Amy never expected that the 'prey' she originally intended to use to pass the boring time on the way back had now become the hunter.

The identity of this girl in front of her was definitely not simple.

She was definitely not Angela Angulo, whom Amy had accidentally seen on the train ticket.

After all, an ordinary Baron family couldn't raise such a mischievous person.

Taking a deep breath, Amy forced herself to calm down.

Putting aside the ownership of the blueprints for now, from Angela's attitude, she probably had no intention of reporting Amy.

This was good news.

And the bad news was...

She couldn't figure out what Angela was going to do at all.

"What do you want?"

Taking deep breaths, Amy asked gravely.

Since the other party wasn't reporting her and wasn't returning the blueprints, she definitely had her own conditions.

Having conditions meant they could talk, and being able to talk meant Amy had a chance to get the blueprints back.

Amy thought Angela might make an outrageous demand.

But unexpectedly, Angela just said indifferently:

"Don't bother me, and don't bother me after we get off the train. I'll return the item to you after we get off. Otherwise... I'll hand it over to the Guard."

"Just... that's all?"

Hearing these simple conditions, Amy was incredulous.

Angela nodded slightly:

"That's all."

Amy and Angela's eyes met, and she could read the serious expression in the other person's eyes.

Angela was serious; these were indeed her conditions.

"Then I..."

Just as Amy was about to say something, an unopened Folding Fan suddenly came to her lips, blocking her from saying the rest of her words.

The folding fan was just a few centimeters from Amy's lips. Amy followed the fan up to Angela's hand, encased in a white silk glove, and then her slender arm.

Looking at Angela in confusion, Amy heard her say:

"From now on, Ms. Amy, please be quiet."

"..."

Amy's mouth twitched, and she closed it, saying nothing more.

But as she quieted down, a hint of resentment brewed within her.

Am I... really that unwelcome?

Finally, it was quiet.

Seeing that he had finally subdued this spy of unknown nationality, Li Qi breathed a slight sigh of relief.

That's right, taking the 'confidential document' that the other party had was the method Li Qi came up with.

Li Qi's idea was simple.

Since the spy's identity being discovered would lead to trouble for him, why not just prevent the spy from being exposed?

Coincidentally, when Li Qi was using his superpower to observe Amy, he noticed an abnormal flow of magic power somewhere on her person.

That should have been a magic item used to seal something, and the special magic power flow on it was extremely conspicuous to Li Qi.

Therefore, if there were no surprises, the confidential document stolen from Amy was inside that magic item.

So Li Qi tried using the Card Cheating Techniques he learned in the Gambler World in his previous life to steal the item from Amy.

The result was that Li Qi guessed correctly; he had completely seized Amy's weakness.

While preventing her from easily making a move, he also successfully made her shut up, bringing about a rare moment of quiet.

This wave, ah, this wave is Card Cheating Techniques achieving great merit.

Li Qi hadn't expected that the Card Cheating Techniques he learned from the 'Dark Gambler' in his previous life out of boredom could actually be useful here.

After all, in his previous life, only the 'Dark Gambler' cheated; upright gamblers relied on skill and... superpower.

Hmm... I won't complain about what the hell that twisted worldview of my previous life was. In short, thanks to Card Cheating Techniques, Li Qi was able to steal things without being noticed.

I feel like if I really have no other way out in the future, becoming a thief might even allow me to survive...

Amidst his wild thoughts, time flew by.

Just before the sun was about to set, the train finally reached its destination.

Before getting off the train, Li Qi walked to the door first, with Amy following closely behind. The two got off the train one after another and walked towards the exit.

When Li Qi was about to meet up with Generro, Amy finally couldn't help but say:

"Where's my stuff...?"

Li Qi turned his head, opened his fan, and held it to his mouth as if to hide a smile. He said with a grin:

"You spoke, Ms. Amy."

"...?"

Amy's expression was a bit strained. She clenched her fists, her mouth twitching non-stop.

Seeing this, Li Qi stopped teasing her. He opened his left hand, and a Dark Green Cylinder miraculously appeared in his palm, which he handed to Amy.

Amy quickly took the cylinder, put it away, and tucked it into her embrace. Then she heard Li Qi say:

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Ms. Amy, but I hope we won't meet again."

After speaking, Li Qi closed his fan and turned to leave.

Amy watched his retreating figure from behind. Only after seeing him walk over to her butler did she take a deep breath and cautiously leave the station.

In any case, she had gotten the item back without much trouble. To avoid any accidents, it was better for her to leave Uno as soon as possible.

The Nobles got off the train first and left. The Guard Captains watched the figures of the Nobles, clenching their fists, their expressions unwilling.

His intuition told him that the confidential document might be hidden among these Nobles, but he had no way to do anything about it.

Because the Guard Captain was just a commoner.

And even if the Marshal could find a Noble in this border province to help him with the investigation, it would take time.

At least, it was definitely impossible to investigate today.

But after today, the Nobles would scatter, and who knew if they could still find the confidential blueprints.

It seemed the Marshal was right; these Nobles... were truly a cancer on the nation...

The Guard Captain thought deep down, but suddenly, he heard the anxious voice of the Guardswoman:

"C-Captain! Come and look at this!"

Her voice came from the Noble carriage, causing the Guard Captain to frown.

"What's with all the fuss! What is it?" The Guard Captain said to the Guardswoman impatiently as he entered the Noble carriage.

Then he saw the Guardswoman hurrying over with a rolled-up document tied with a Gold Ribbon, saying,

"Look, sir! Is this the Confidential Document we're looking for!?"

"!?"

The Guard Captain's eyes instantly widened.

Given the urgency, he didn't hesitate, quickly removed the Gold Ribbon, and opened the document for a look.

Upon seeing the contents, the Guard Captain's pupils contracted, and he quickly closed the document again.

The Guard Captain couldn't understand the contents inside, nor could he confirm if this was indeed the so-called Confidential Document.

Because what he was told to find wasn't the drawing in his hand, but a document box sealed with a Magic Lock on the outside.

However, even if this wasn't the Confidential Document he was looking for, he couldn't afford to be careless.

After all, the lower right corner of this document had the Military Department's seal on it.