Electronic Nezha

Chapter 205 Boarding the pirate ship

Amidst the laughter and chatter of the crowd, Ma Fugui pointed at Ma Chaoran and said, "You speak!"

Ma Chaoran stood with his hands behind his back, neither angry nor excited, and slowly said, "I'm in a relationship."

Everyone: "Huh?"

Unexpectedly, Ma Chaoran only took a deep breath and continued, "There's an organization that manages things, so I don't need to report to you."

Ma Fugui said, "Alright, daughters are beyond their fathers' control once they grow up. I'll settle the score with you when you get home!" He then got up, stretched, and said, "I'll take my leave now. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Sixth Master chuckled and patted his hand, saying, "Sit down. These young people are all your fans; if anyone should be treating you, it'll be them—"

"Next time, next time." Ma Fugui began to slip towards the door, the old man's intention to escape was now obvious.

Sixth Master changed his tune and said, "Fugui! Don't play dumb. Do you think you can leave so easily after entering the Sixth Bureau?"

Ma Fugui's expression turned bitter: "You old codger, just say what you have to say."

Sixth Master said, "Since you're already here, why don't you help us with some work?"

What if I don't agree?

"Then I'll write a report!"

Ma Fugui sat down, glanced at Sixth Master, and said, "You've probably had your eye on me for a while now, haven't you?"

Sixth Master chuckled lewdly and said, "Who says otherwise? But even if your daughter were in my hands, I know I couldn't persuade you, you big shot. Who told you to walk right into my trap?"

Ma Fugui said, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"It just so happens that we're short-handed right now." Sixth Master suddenly pointed at me and said to Ma Fugui, "From now on, your task will also be to protect him. With you and your daughter working together, I'll feel more at ease."

"Protect?" Ma Fugui asked me in surprise, "Aren't you from the Sixth Division?"

"Uh, no."

At this moment, Jinli said, "Senior, you must have noticed me before you went to see Brother Feng, otherwise you wouldn't have knocked me unconscious first. Didn't you ever wonder why he has a bodyguard?"

Ma Fugui remained silent.

Ma Chaoran snorted and said, "Do you think I've found a 'powerful and wealthy' person?"

Ma Fugui remained silent.

Sixth Master said, "Fengzi is far more precious than the powerful and wealthy, so this is not an insult to you, Canglang."

Unexpectedly, Ma Fugui said, "Too amateurish, can't handle him." He said to Sixth Master, "You don't know, do you? This kid, as the one being protected, volunteered to take the bullets. You might as well find me someone who's afraid of death."

Sixth Master glanced at me and said to Ma Fugui, "That's why I let you go, because it's difficult."

Ma Fugui said, "Tell me first what was that monster from yesterday? Was it an alien? Or some high-tech monster created by foreigners?"

Sixth Master said, "You just need to protect Fengzi. Whether he's an alien or a high-tech weirdo, if he wants to oppose us, we'll just destroy him."

Ma Fugui said, "Okay, I'll take the job because of what you said."

Sixth Master said, "The hackers will tell you the precautions later."

Ma Fugui said, "One last question—" He pointed at me and asked the others, "You have to tell this kid what's so precious about him."

Sixth Master said resolutely, "I can't tell you that."

Ma Fugui said, "There's nothing in all of China that I can't know!"

Sixth Master said, "It will be available in the future!"

Ma Fugui glanced at Liu Zhenhua and said, "Can't we even ask about that child?"

"No!" Sixth Master said, "From now on, you'll think of yourself as a farmhand. Do you think the landlord's family would tell a farmhand any secrets or how much money they have?"

"Have I gotten myself hooked?"

Sixth Master said, "Fengzi, arrange a job for Fugui this afternoon."

I asked in confusion, "Me, assigning positions to people?"

"Don't you need any help in your business? Don't worry, Canglang can do any job. You can use him like an animal." Sixth Master then instructed, "Jinli, here's a chance for you to serve your idol. Take Fugui upstairs and choose a dormitory room."

After Jinli and Ma Fugui went upstairs, Ma Chaoran's expression was a little awkward, like a parent who had scratched someone's car and had to go to the police station to settle the matter.

Sixth Master comforted her, saying, "Alright, Old Ma, it's a good thing. That fish had its eye on you for a long time. If it weren't for your father's accident, he might have found a better opportunity to strike. Fugui is still one of our own."

There were many things that couldn't be said while Ma Fugui was present. Now, Shark handed the bath towel he had brought from the hotel to the chubby boy and said, "There is fish-man blood in this. Go and study the composition."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Don't lose it after you're done studying it; I'll still need it."

Sixth Master said, "Fengzi, I also know about what happened on the highway. Who do you think attacked you? Who could have successfully put the Queen's hair on you even when you were on guard?" I said, "It's hard to say. After all, I'm in business. It's normal for strangers to come up to me and put their arms around my shoulders."

Sixth Master said passionately, "Do you really have to do that lousy business of yours? Liu Zhenhua, transfer one million to your father's account first, so he won't be so greedy for money."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Okay, I'll deduct it from the activity funds of the Sixth Division."

Everyone laughed.

Sixth Master said, "Old Ma told your father to always be wary of outsiders who approach Fengzi, and to make sure this kind of thing doesn't happen again."

Ma Chaoran said, "Okay."

Sixth Master added, "We must learn from this experience. Ordinary guns won't be enough to deal with that fishman. We need to think of another way."

Shark suddenly said, "I think my brother has to handle this personally."

Everyone knows that his brother is Liu Zhenhua... Shark is a special forces soldier, and in front of outsiders he always appears carefree and indifferent to life and death, but he is completely disrespectful and unconventional with Liu Zhenhua.

Shark asked, "Bro, what's the deal with that plane you got your hands on?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "That's for emergencies, unreliable, unstable, and can't be relied upon." It's also a counterfeit product.

The shark asked, "Can you explain the principle behind it?"

"I can't say," Liu Zhenhua added.

Sixth Master said, "Since that's the case—Haohao is still free, right? Can he drive?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "He can drive any mode of transportation on Earth."

Sixth Master said, "Then give him a car and let him go out on missions, whether openly or secretly. We can't let that fish run rampant anymore. As for the others, protect Liu Zhenhua!"

Ma Chaoran asked, "What about me?"

"What's wrong with you?" Sixth Master asked.

Ma Chaoran asked, "Is my 'romantic' relationship with Lao Liu still going strong?"

Sixth Master asked, "What do you mean?"

Ma Chaoran said, "I'll listen to Sixth Master. I'm just afraid that my dad's unreasonable fuss will put you in a difficult position."

Sixth Master thought for a moment and said, "You two should 'talk' first. Although I've conscripted your father, he can only be an assistant. Fengzi can't always be seen with an old man. You two can 'divorce' once the matter between the Queen and that fish is settled."

"Okay," Ma Chaoran replied.

Looking at the room full of young people, Sixth Master said with satisfaction, "Ever since we got the 'electronic Nezha,' the Sixth Division has really been busy."

Just then, a robot vacuum cleaner with a round forehead and a pointed chin peeked out from the kitchen doorway. It used its alloy arms to grip the door frame, stretched its head out, and whispered, "Master, are you hungry?"

I stood up, walked over to her, patted her head, and said, "My Yuanyuan knows how to care for people!" We set off in the morning and were on the road all day. We didn't eat a proper meal, and there weren't many snacks left. A basket of "onsen eggs" couldn't be a meal either. We were starving by now. Yuanyuan hadn't shown up earlier because she was avoiding Ma Fugui.

The shark said jealously, "Yuanyuan, why didn't you ask us?"

Yuan Yuan's face lit up with two crescent moons, a smile that could be considered apologetic: "I've prepared your portions."

The shark said, "That's more like it."

Dolphin asked, "Sixth Master, what about Yuan Yuan?"

Sixth Master said, "Yuan Yuan's identity must be kept secret for now."

As they were talking, Ma Fugui and Jinli came down, while Dolphin and Shark brought out the food they had prepared.

Ma Fugui didn't stand on ceremony. He served himself rice and took his own chopsticks. He took a bite and said, "Hmm, it tastes good. Who usually cooks?"

Koi, steeling herself, said, "Me!"

Who cooked today's meal?

Sixth Master said, "Just eat your food. You've already eaten at the Sixth Bureau's restaurant. Help me take care of these kids and teach them your underhanded tricks."

Ma Fugui said, "Are you really treating me like a donkey?"

Liu Zhenhua quickly finished his meal, pushed the bowl away, and said, "I'm going to play for a while." Then he ran into the computer room.

Ma Fugui shook his head as he watched his retreating figure and said, "Kids these days are really spoiled by computers. They don't play with all the fun things available. When I was his age, I liked swords and guns."

I said, "Yes, yes, I had a knife called 'Fu Hongxue' when I was younger than him."

Ma Fugui seemed to have developed a conversational interest: "Right? I prefer guns to knives. I built my own real gun. In our time, bullets weren't rare, and the thing I made almost never misfired. It was accurate at a distance of about five meters. It's a pity I didn't understand rifling well back then, otherwise I could have shot even further." Seeing that I wasn't responding, he asked me, "Do you use a hunting knife or a military bayonet?"

I abruptly stopped myself from saying "wooden sword." Remembering how Fu Hongxue had helped me summon artillery in my dream to bombard the octopus-men invading Earth, I mumbled, "It seems to be a command sword."

(End of this chapter)