Chapter 456 - 400: You Don’t Want to Sleep With Me?
Chapter 456: Chapter 400: You Don’t Want to Sleep With Me?
Gu Ning stared in astonishment at the Beastman before her.
’How does he know I was in Zone 19...’
"I just heard you two talking about Zone 19." The Beastman seemed to read her mind. "I’m sure every Beastman is curious how a female like you ended up in Zone 19, no?"
It was true that every Beastman was curious why a female was in the Lower District, but an indescribable feeling still welled up inside her.
Gu Ning followed his gaze to Lanuo on the floor. ’I shouldn’t have told him so much.’
But she hadn’t really said anything. It was Lanuo who kept asking questions, and ignoring him wouldn’t shut him up.
"What’s it to you?" Gu Ning said, noticing the Beastman sizing her up. "You’re a... mugger. You sure talk a lot."
Kaper asked, "You’ve met a lot of muggers?"
’More than I can count.’
Kaper didn’t miss the look on her face as she muttered to herself. He chuckled. "There are quite a few muggers in Zone 19, that’s true. But none of them are as easy to talk to as I am."
Gu Ning gave him a complicated look. ’A mugger is a mugger. And he’s actually trying to make himself sound good.’
"Yes, you’re the most reasonable one." Despite her internal complaints, Gu Ning kept her words pleasant, afraid the Beastman might suddenly turn hostile.
Today, he’d either attacked them or snuck into their hotel to rob them. She wasn’t about to believe he was a good person just because he seemed to have a good temper.
She knew this from bitter experience.
An unpleasant memory surfaced. Gu Ning’s heart skipped a beat, and she tried to pull her hand back.
Suddenly, she remembered something else and questioned him, "My bag... was it you who snatched it?"
"This bracelet..." Kaper didn’t answer. He held her hand, stroking the silver bracelet on her wrist. "Looks pretty valuable. Where’d you get it?"
’This is bad,’ Gu Ning thought. The bracelet was a snug fit and hard to take off, so she hadn’t removed it earlier. Seeing that this Beastman was after either her terminal or her bracelet, her mind raced, and she said, "My mother gave it to me."
In Beastman Society, females held a very high status. Surely he wouldn’t try to rob her of something given to her by her Beast Mother, would he?
Kaper looked up at her, even more puzzled by her identity.
’To be able to procure a Silver Armor and have her wear it so securely, this Beast Mother of hers is no ordinary female.’
’If that was the case, why would she have gone to a dangerous place like Zone 19?’
’Her small frame doesn’t look like she’d undergone any training.’
’Could it be... they sent her to Zone 19 for training?’
’They’re certainly willing to part with her. No wonder they got her a Silver Armor for protection.’
’But even if she had been through some training in Zone 19, her temperament is still too gentle. He had pulled her right in front of him, yet the Silver Armor remained inactive.’
Kaper thought it over again and felt something was still not right.
"If you want money, take it yourself." Seeing the Beastman stroking her bracelet as if he couldn’t bear to let go, Gu Ning snatched her hand back, shoved the two hundred-some Beast Coins from the table into his hand, and hid her hands behind her back. "Take it and go. I didn’t see you. Let’s just pretend."
Kaper’s train of thought was interrupted. He glanced at the few thin Beast Coins in his hand. "Not telling me to get lost anymore?"
Gu Ning shot back, "Then get lost." ’He’s really pushing his luck.’
Kaper chuckled and pocketed the two hundred Beast Coins. Seeing her black eyes peeking through her messy hair, he hooked a corner of her hanging bath towel.
His fingers twitched slightly, but he retracted his hand and stood up to wander around the room.
"Sixty thousand for one room. You booked it?"
Afraid he was about to rob her again, Gu Ning immediately denied it. "No, I don’t have any money."
Kaper said, "I figured you didn’t have money. That bird must have ordered the escort service for you too."
’I doubt you’d dare to rob Philinos anyway,’ Gu Ning thought, so she didn’t bother to explain.
Besides, why should she explain so much to a Beastman who was robbing her?
After her silent complaint, Gu Ning took the opportunity to pull Cook and try to leave, only to see the man crouch down by the large bed in the living area and find the little dog trophy Cook had hidden under it.
She rushed forward to snatch the dog trophy back.
Kaper held the dog trophy up and tapped it with a knuckle. "Gold?"
’It’s even been gilded.’
Gu Ning grabbed his clothes and stood on her tiptoes, trying to get it back. "It’s only a little bit of gold, it’s not valuable!"
Watching the little female look like she wanted to climb right up his clothes, Kaper raised the trophy a little higher and grinned. "Looks pretty valuable to me."
Gu Ning was furious. "This one, you can’t take it!"
"WOOF WOOF WOOF!" Cook also rushed over to grab it, but one look from Kaper froze him in place, not daring to take another step.
"Why can’t I take it?" Kaper’s gaze returned to Gu Ning. "Didn’t you say I could take anything in this room?"
Gu Ning stammered, "This is... my brother’s, no... his brother’s, my mate’s trophy!"
Kaper laughed. "So is it your brother or your mate?"
Flustered, Gu Ning blurted out, "The one who died!"
Kaper drew out the sound, "Ooh. His keepsake."
Gu Ning said, "Yes. Give it back."
Kaper asked, "You liked him that much?"
Gu Ning said, "He was my mate. Of course, I liked him!"
Seeing she was so anxious she was about to pull his pants down, Kaper stopped teasing her and handed the trophy back. "Alright, fine. I won’t touch a dead man’s things."
Gu Ning let out a huge sigh of relief, clutching the trophy as she backed away.
In the next moment, she saw the guy walk straight into the inner room and pick up a black shoulder bag that was on the bed.
That was Philinos’s bag.
"Don’t you touch that!" Gu Ning shoved the trophy at Cook and ran over to snatch the bag from his hands.
Cook trotted behind them with his tongue out, in a strangely good mood.
Kaper said, "I can’t take this, I can’t take that. What’s left for me to take? You?"
Gu Ning replied, "...Not these two things. The rest is fine."
Kaper glanced at a faint signal light flashing on his left hand. "There are Crystal Stones in the bag. Give me a few."
’The Crystal Stones in the bag are good quality. They’ll be enough to get by for a while.’
"Wait!" Gu Ning gritted her teeth and unzipped Philinos’s bag.
’I’ll just consider it losing money to avoid disaster. I have to get this robber to leave first.’
’When Philinos gets back, I’ll call the police and have him arrested!’
"Cook, watch him."
Gu Ning instructed the little dog, then turned her back and rummaged through Philinos’s bag, looking for his wallet.
"ARF!" Cook sat down in front of Gu Ning, staring seriously at the not-so-threatening Beastman.
The first thing Gu Ning’s hand touched was something long, hard, and cold. It was lying diagonally in the bag and getting in the way, so she pulled it out—
The moment the long object came into view, she felt she was being blinded by its brilliance.
It looked like a knife. The silver scabbard was covered in intricate, beautiful patterns, and the inlaid colored gems were the perfect finishing touch.
This knife was much shorter and narrower than the one Philinos usually used. She had never seen him with it before.
Gu Ning had only pulled it halfway out before she quickly shoved it back into the bag.
’This looks far too valuable. I can’t let that robber Beastman have it.’
She sneakily glanced back at the guy. Seeing that Cook’s broad back blocked most of his body and his line of sight, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued to rummage in Philinos’s bag.
She found a bag of Crystal Stones.
Gu Ning secretly weighed the bag of Crystal Stones in her hand, then stingily took out five.
"Here." Gu Ning handed the Crystal Stones to the Beastman, who was waiting with eager eyes.
Kaper looked down at the Crystal Stones lying in the little female’s palm. ’What a stingy little thing. There was a whole bag, but she only gave me five.’
"These are high-quality Crystal Stones," Gu Ning said. "They’re very valuable."
Kaper asked, "Any more?"
"That’s all." Gu Ning pulled her hand back. "If you don’t want them, then—"
"I’ll take them." Kaper grabbed her wrist, took the Crystal Stones, and pocketed them.
Gu Ning said, "I’ve given you the money, so get going."
Kaper’s gaze fell on the large bed. He walked over and sat down.
Gu Ning: "?"
Kaper started unbuttoning his shirt. "Before that bird gets back, let’s hurry."
Gu Ning: "???"
Kaper said languidly, "Didn’t you order an escort? The money’s already been spent. Don’t you want to sleep with me?"