Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 713: Continuing Past Connections
As the melodious jazz music started again, the guy dressed in a rabbit costume also gradually moved away.
Ma Lu took advantage of the situation to go back to the place where he had found his shoes earlier, retrieved his Gravity Boots, and put them on.
He then returned to his hiding spot to continue waiting patiently. At 32 minutes and 15 seconds, the sound of breathing could finally be heard in the corridor again.
That breathing was faint, but Ma Lu noticed it instantly.
He held his breath, and soon saw that grotesque, monstrous shadow projected from outside the door.
Ma Lu's plan wasn't much different from before; he waited until Annie had her back to him before jumping out from behind the door and quickly following her.
Annie reacted swiftly, turning around while also reaching for the Flame Sprayer.
But they were too close; her neck had only twisted halfway when Ma Lu had already sprinted behind her.
A pry bar smashed onto her hand holding the spray gun, Ma Lu had used full force, and Annie's wrist was hit, resulting at least in a fracture.
In pain, she could only let go of the spray gun, but immediately after, Ma Lu's backhand punch hit her head.
Protected by a helmet, although the punch made Annie quite uncomfortable, it didn't do much damage. Instead, she used the momentum to try to lurch forward, attempting to put some distance between her and Ma Lu.
But how could Ma Lu let her wish be fulfilled? He had already grabbed one of her feet and dragged her back.
Annie struggled, and with her other hand, she reached for the Flame Sprayer.
But then, her left hand also followed in the right hand's footsteps, as Ma Lu knocked it down with a stick.
Annie finally calmed down completely and asked in terror, "What are you going to do?"
Ma Lu didn't answer and just dragged her into the room, closed the door, and took off the helmet on her head.
A flicker of unease passed through Annie's blue pupils, and she pleaded,
"Please, sir, do not kill me, I'm just a newcomer, it's my first time participating in a fishing activity, I haven't caught anything, and I don't have any valuable equipment."
"I ask, you answer; no lies," Ma Lu loomed over her, coldly staring at the woman in front of him.
Annie, as if grabbing at a lifeline, exploded with a flicker of hope in her eyes.
"Ask me anything you want, I will tell you everything I know without hiding anything."
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Of course, Ma Lu wouldn't fall for her lies again; this woman could lie as well as any, having completely tricked him in the last round.
Moreover, the disparity in information between them was significant, making it hard for Ma Lu to discern any lies immediately.
However, having been to four different Planes, he had his ways of dealing with such situations.
"What's in your container?" Ma Lu asked.
"It's... it's healing fluid, capable of healing injuries."
Ma Lu was amused by her answer, said nothing, and stepped on her fractured wrist, making Annie immediately start to scream in agony.
"What's in your container?" Ma Lu asked emotionlessly again.
"Thickened oil, high concentration thickened oil," Annie cried out with tears and snot coming out, "It's the fuel for my weapon—High Temperature Boy II Flame Sprayer."
"Had you confessed earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this," Ma Lu moved his left foot away.
"Why did you join fishing?"
"Just like you, to reduce my sentence through the catch." Annie sneaked a glance at Ma Lu while speaking.
Unfortunately, she couldn't read anything from Ma Lu's face.
"How long is your sentence?"
"161 years."
"How much?"
"161 years, I swear, I'm absolutely not lying this time, you can see it too, I'm different from the others, I'm not that kind of vicious criminal, in fact, I just made some minor mistakes that most ordinary people would make.
"But the judge who tried the case held a grudge against me, she more than doubled my sentence," Annie said pitifully.
"You can trust me, sir, we can form an alliance, fish together, the catch is yours seven and mine three, no no, all yours, I just want to stay alive and return."
Ma Lu did not respond to her, instead stepping on her wrist again.
Annie screamed like a slaughtered pig, "Stop, stop, I was wrong, I was wrong, I confess, I came here for fraud, arson, and endangering universe safety, but I really wasn't the mastermind.
"I was too young and too foolish, misled by others, which led me astray, wuwuwuwu, now I just want to stay alive and return to prison, I don't want any catch."
Ma Lu remained noncommittal and continued to ask, "The guy wearing the rabbit costume, do you know him?"
"Rabbit costume? Oh, you mean Rabbit Man," Annie tried hard to recall, "I haven't been in prison for long, and I haven't had much interaction with him, but he's quite famous in prison, a well-known weirdo.
"He always fishes alone, never cooperates with others, but I'm different from him, I'm very willing and good at cooperating with others."
After a pause, she tried again, "Little handsome, are you alone?"
"No, I have companions," Ma Lu said indifferently.
Annie's face turned a bit unsightly after hearing that, "Then... then can you add one more person, me? I can definitely be of help, whatever you want, I'll try my best to achieve it."
Her last sentence subtly suggested something, while she twisted her body as she spoke.
But Ma Lu acted as if he didn't hear, he was busy digesting the information he had just gathered.
Honestly, the information gathered this time was quite explosive, it opened his eyes.
The participants in this dimension's fishing turned out to be a group of prisoners, and the catches they made were actually linked to their sentences.
But here's the issue, isn't this space? Where do the fish come from?
Ma Lu really wanted to ask Annie directly, but considering she has a background in fraud, she's far from honest, and once Annie realized he had pitifully little information, she would almost certainly play some tricks.
So, Ma Lu tried a different approach, probing indirectly, "I didn't see you bring any fishing equipment, how are you planning to fish?"
Annie hesitated, seeing Ma Lu about to move his foot again, she quickly said, "This is my first time participating in fishing, and my fishing skills are poor, so I'm planning to find someone experienced, cooperate with them, be their assistant."
Ma Lu smirked, "I think you plan to swindle fish directly from others, hmm, and you even brought a Flame Sprayer, the tool for destroying the evidence after getting the fish."
Annie wanted to argue, but afraid of pain, she again swore to Ma Lu that she would never betray him.
Ma Lu ignored her, continuing to ask her questions, such as where the fish are and where the other people are.
Unfortunately, Annie didn't know many of the answers either, as it was also her first time participating in fishing.
