Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 467 Comparing Heights

Phantom Thief? I've never heard of that name before. It was mentioned by Miss Wheel of Fortune when she was introducing the Potions of Fate at the Tarot meeting. It's from the hunting route.

So, is this person the prototype for the potion's name? Hugh pondered to himself, replying, "Hello, my name is...160."

Seeing that the two people before her had both used numbers, she decided to use her own height as a code name.

Although it's slightly inferior in itself, wearing two layers of height-increasing insoles makes it 150cm, so rounding it up makes it 160cm.

86 nodded: "Okay, in short, just contact me if you want anything. Of course, you need detailed information about the goods, so that I don't take the wrong one and I have to make another trip, and you have to pay double."

"Even if I took the wrong one, I still have to pay?" Although he knew he probably wouldn't see him again, Hugh still subconsciously tried to bargain.

"Of course, that's obvious." 86 answered decisively. "Anyway, once I steal it, there's no refund. Whether you took the right one or not is your problem."

As they were chatting, Xiu saw the ape in the display case roll over comfortably, its natural muscle curves outlining its wild silhouette and adorable appearance.

Its perfect curve is so enviable that even mathematicians would drool over it. No wonder, I just heard from 86 that this thing is highly sought after within the association.
Hugh's gaze was involuntarily drawn to its tail, which swayed freely in the air, soft and gentle, as if it didn't belong to its body.

The purity of nature, the simplicity of science—evolution generously bestows these qualities upon the same creator.

Furry little animals are a surefire way to attract girls. Looking at the ape in the glass display case, Xiu felt his fingers were itching to move, and he could hardly contain his excitement.

With a wave of his hand, number 50 opened the glass display case immediately.

"Team leader, don't be shy, feel free to touch me if you like."

"Really?" Hugh was pleasantly surprised.

"Of course, this animal is very docile and likes to have its head patted. Team leader, just don't use too much force," said Number 50, hands on hips, proudly.

Biological research is her forte; in the middle ranks of the erudite society, there aren't many people who know more about biology than she does.

Xiu carefully stepped forward, placed his hand on the monkey's furry head, and gently stroked it.

The ape did not reject her touch; its head fur was not thick, but it was as soft as a stream. It nuzzled against her palm, making affectionate humming sounds.

86 explained from the side: "This gray ape is about a year old. When I found it, it was accompanied by two larger ones, which were kept in a cage and seemed to be transported to Bill Point. I thought the smaller one looked good, so I gave it to it."

"The big ones... can they still be sold for money?" Number 50 asked, puzzled.

"Why not?" 86 was a little confused by the question.

“I heard that some people in Bill Point are very particular about female grizzly apes having had mates, saying that they are unwilling to spend money to buy one if the female grizzly ape has had a mate,” replied No. 50. “It is said that a red-haired grizzly ape was scolded for this before.”

Xiu paused, his hand that was stroking the ape.

Play? What kind of play?

Holy crap, that's explosive?
As she pondered this, she glanced at the adorable little ape under her, which was not yet fully grown.

One cannot, at least one should not.

"Hey, we don't need to worry about those bastards at all." 86 waved his hand dismissively. "You don't know, putting a small ape next to a large ape is a plus, and it can fetch a higher price."

"But some people don't know what's wrong with their brains. They want the great ape to have given birth to baby apes, but they don't want the great ape to have had a mate."

"If they like this messy kind of thing, they might as well all go and promote Jesus and the Virgin Mary on Earth."

"But I heard that he originally planned to spend tens of millions of credits to buy the Azure Ape." Number 50 recalled the news he had heard online.

"Stop talking." 86 helplessly spread his hands. "At the time, I thought, since he said he was so rich, he must be the descendant of a leader in the company or family. But when I hacked into that person's account, I found out that his monthly salary was less than 3000 credits. I wasted my time."

"But speaking of which, that person was actually a child prodigy. He learned to speak very quickly. I heard that when he was born, the first thing he said wasn't 'Dad' or 'Mom,' but rather questioning why his xylophone had a husband."

"I don't understand, I just can't comprehend it." Number 50 also joined in, hugging the ape from behind and making strange noises, "Hehe, my furry one."

Although the ape is still in its infancy, it is already large enough, with a body length of nearly one meter, and can easily be petted by two "little kids" who are less than 1.5 meters tall.

The ape didn't struggle, lying there lazily. Hugh instinctively reached out and scratched its chin. The ape immediately curled into a small ball, wrapping the two of them completely in its thick fur, its tail twirling freely in the air. A few seconds later, it curled its tail, enveloping the two of them completely.

The ape raised one eye and met 86's gaze.

86 smiled, gave a thumbs up, and then disappeared from the spot. At the same time, all sorts of valuable items in the circular hall vanished at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, only to be quickly replaced by completely indistinguishable "identical" items.

A few seconds later, Number 50 finally managed to "break free" from the furry thing, completely unaware of what had just happened.

86 walked to a control panel, skillfully pressed a few buttons, and soon, several square windows appeared on the surrounding walls. Through the glass of unknown material, one could see the vast starry sky outside.

As if sensing something, Hugh subconsciously looked up towards a certain window.

For a moment, her eyes widened in surprise.

This was her first time being so close to the starry sky, and the awe she felt was completely different from what she had seen on Earth.

The spaceship from the Doctoral Society was traveling at a constant speed along galactic orbits in space. Every now and then, points of light would flash by, those being stars that had passed by during their jumps along the galactic orbits.

"First interstellar trip?" 86 noticed Hugh's unusual behavior and turned around to ask.

“Yeah, first time.” Hugh nodded, then suddenly noticed that number 50 next to him was raising one hand and gesturing at him.

"What are you doing?" Hugh suddenly felt offended.

“I didn’t do anything.” Number 50 immediately lowered his hand. “I didn’t want to see who was taller, you or me.”

“It’s really nothing,” Hugh said, feeling that Number 50 was being a bit childish. “You don’t need to be so nervous.”

"Can we compare our heights?" Number 50 immediately became interested.

"Comparing heights?" Hugh thought back for a moment. Although they had only talked for a short while, she was certain that, at least including the inner and outer insoles, she was definitely a little taller than size 50.

As an arbitrator, she had great confidence in her own judgment.

“No problem.” Hugh stood up, head held high and chest puffed out.

This was the first time she had ever been so proud to compare her height with someone her own age!
I will take back everything I've lost! Come on, my proud pride!
Number 50 also stood up and tapped a few times in the air.

The large screen not far away immediately lit up, and two 3D images of the two people appeared on the screen.

It feels so high-end.

Soon, the actual heights of the two people appeared next to the 3D stereoscopic model.

No. 50: 156.

Hugh: 148.

"What! How is this possible?" Hugh couldn't believe her eyes.

Although she is indeed this height, she was clearly wearing both inner and outer shoe lifts, while she was certain that the person next to her in size 50 was not wearing any!

At that moment, she suddenly noticed something unusual about the ground beneath her feet.

My height-increasing insoles disappeared without me noticing, and the soles of my shoes, which were originally full of air cushioning, deflated without me noticing.

In contrast, the size 50 shoes have a slightly bulging sole and a tight top.

The experienced Hugh immediately recognized that this was a sign of wearing height-increasing insoles.

I don't know when, but Hugh's height-increasing insoles were moved to size 50!
Phantom Thief 86 watched this scene with a chuckle.

Hehe, that's fun.

This is so much fun.

(End of this chapter)