Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Hello, what can I do for you?" The lady at the front desk paused for a moment on the card number on the black card in Shangluo's hand, then immediately returned to her original position, "Welcome to Jinling Hotel. What service can I provide for you?"

"Please arrange a guest room for me."

"Okay. Please wait a moment, I'll arrange it for you." The lady at the front desk took the card to the counter, picked it up and looked at it carefully, then dialed the number.

"Eh? Aren't you going to ask me what type of room I want?"

Before the call was hung up, the lady at the front desk suddenly pressed a red button on the corner of the desk. A low alarm like a bumblebee rang from a distance. Without disturbing the guests, more than 20 security guards rushed out at the same time:

"It's him!" The receptionist pointed at Shangluo and stepped back suddenly, "He was the one who swiped the lost card!"

"???" Shangluo turned around suddenly, "Where did this card come from?"

"I guess I picked it up." Otohime thought for a moment, "There are a lot of things that fall into the sea. Anyway, what falls into the sea belongs to the Dragon King. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Chapter 1037 Alarm

The lobby of Jinling Hotel was quiet and everything was going smoothly as usual.

Shangluo and Yiji were sitting in the security room. More than 20 security guards surrounded the door.

"Hey, why don't you cast spells to attack them?" Otohime asked.

As soon as these words came out, all the security guards were shocked. The mysterious curtain had been lifted a corner, or even a layer.

Although the imperial court has not officially stated its position, the existence of immortals in this world seems to be a well-known secret. And now there is such a person, who seems to be about to cast a spell.

"Hey, hey, hey." Shang Luo raised his hand quickly, "National law is supreme. No matter how big the matter is, it must be handled according to national law. What's the matter with this card in your hand? We will handle it according to national law. If it belongs to someone else, return it to them. It is only natural to return the property to its original owner."

"No. I've already told you, if it falls into the sea, it's mine. This has been the rule in every dynasty."

"Then let me tell you, the nature of this debit card is different. It does not belong entirely to the owner, it also belongs to the bank. The credit relationship is bound to this card, and even if it falls into the sea and gets soaked in water, this credit relationship will not be dissolved."

"Is this the correct explanation?" Otohime thought for a moment. "It seems to make sense. You are right. It is not entirely the owner's thing. Even if it falls into the sea, does the ownership relationship transfer? Although my father said it can be used, after hearing what you said, I think this is still debatable."

[She is so easy to talk to? ]

"She seems to be the same as Xiaohong. You follow their words and make them understand. They are quite reasonable." After saying that, he looked at Yiji and said, "In that case, we will go to the police station and investigate..."

Before he finished speaking, there were several rapid brake sounds outside. The people coming were not as quiet as the security guards in the hotel, but dozens of people rushed directly towards this side.

"All entrances and exits are guarded. Only entry is allowed, no exit!"

In response, three riot shotguns were fired upon the room, and several police dogs were waiting outside, which scared the security guards in the security room.

"Where is the prisoner? Where is the prisoner?!" the policeman in black asked standing outside the door.

"Where is he! He's sitting over there!" The security guard hiding in the corner pointed at Shangluo.

Shangluo stood up: "Wait, let's explain. I am..."

"Don't talk!" Three guns were pointed at Shangluo. "If you have anything to say, wait until I interrogate you!"

Yingtian Public Security Shangyuan Branch

Shangluo sat on the iron chair. The back of the chair was not good enough to lean against, and the legs could not be straightened. Although the windows were clean and the air smelled of disinfectant, the hygiene was very good.

He was not in a hurry. He had done nothing and knew nothing. From the perspective of national law, this matter had nothing to do with him. At most, he could just sit here for a while. If he delayed for too long, he might even get a free meal here.

in the hall.

"What? They really caught him? Such a big thief was caught so easily?" The director ran out of the lounge while putting on his clothes. "Great, great, I didn't expect that we could solve this case, ahahaha!"

"Chief! Chief! Something bad has happened!" Suddenly a police officer ran in from outside. "There are people outside. There are so many people!"

"Huh?" Before the chief could hear what was happening, he saw dozens of people rushing up the stairs. When they entered the door, they saw three Torch Explosive Guns and several Dane Dogs waiting outside, which scared the police on the scene.

At the door, a group of Jinyiwei were getting off the car.

"All entrances and exits are guarded. Only entry is allowed, no exit!" Lu Huaiyang got out of the car while wearing a Feiyu suit. "How could such a thing happen?"

He entered the room behind the Jinyiwei in front and recognized the director at a glance based on his clothes.

He stepped forward and showed his ID to the chief: "Did you arrest two people? We want to take those two people away."

"You are the Jinyiwei?" Seeing is believing. Even for a police chief like him, it was the first time he saw the Jinyiwei coming to his house.

Rather than being surprised, he felt a little regretful. He had originally thought that the case would fall into his hands, but he didn't expect someone to come to his door right after him. "I need to call to confirm."

"You can call your superior right now, but you have to do it here in front of me."

"This is the lobby. How can I make a phone call while standing here? Is there such a long telephone line?"

"Use this." Lu Huaiyang took out a jade token. "You're lucky to have caught up. You wouldn't have been able to use it two days earlier. Who do you want to call? Your immediate superior?"

"you know?"

"Nonsense, I'm sure I know. Wait a minute." Lu Huaiyang dialed the number, "Hello? Is this Inspector Liu? Someone is looking for you."

Lu Huaiyang handed the phone over and stood aside.

In the interrogation room, Shang Luo was still sitting there, feeling somewhat puzzled. Normally, the person who was going to interrogate the case should have arrived immediately, but he waited for a long time and no one showed up. He could only hear a commotion outside. The sound was getting closer and closer to him.

The door opened and a familiar face came in.

"Hey! Lu Qianhu! You are finally here."

"Huh????" Lu Huaiyang was stunned when he saw Shangluo, "Why is it you?"

"Eh? Didn't you know I was arrested, so you came to rescue me?"

"I heard that the case was solved, so I came to arrest someone and take him to the Imperial Prison. This case should only be handled by the Imperial Prison, and should not be handed over to the local police station."

"My goodness, what kind of case is this?!"

"【Dragon Hidden Case】. You don't know, right? We can't stay here for long. Let's go to the Imperial Prison first. Oh, by the way, do you have a... a... something?"

"Debit card?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lu Huaiyang nodded. "It's the debit card. It was among the missing items. How did the card come into your hands? Did you pick it up?"

"That's not mine. Have you forgotten that two people were arrested? They're next door. It's Otohime's card."

"Otohime? Otohime from the Dragon Palace?"

Shangluo nodded.

"Oh! Then the case is clear. Let's go back to the Imperial Prison first. Wen Yuan! Go next door and bring Miss Yiji with you. I'll talk to you about the case on the way."

Imperial Prison, 9 underground floors.

"I won't speak until my lawyer Shangluo comes." Sitting on the same iron chair, Otohime, with her hands handcuffed, turned her head away.

"Why are you so angry? I'm not going to interrogate you." Lu Liang looked at her in confusion. "Anyway, just sit here. Someone should be here soon. Oh, here they come."

As they were talking, Shangluo and Lu Huaiyang appeared at the door.

"Ah! Shangluo, you are finally here, please take me out. I am hungry and I haven't eaten yet."

"Wait a minute." Shang Luo looked at her, "I want to ask you something. Do you know the [Dragon Hidden Case]?"

Chapter 1038 Residence

"what is that?"

"More than a decade ago, a luxury cruise ship in the East China Sea was swept away by a giant dragon and disappeared without a trace. On board was Zheng Dechang, then Marquis of Yanping, who is also the father of the current Marquis of Yanping. Did you know about this?"

This is what Shangluo just heard from Lu Huaiyang in the car. This case is called the "Dragon Hidden Case". The ship of the former Marquis of Yanping disappeared in the East China Sea. According to the description of the fishermen who witnessed it, a giant dragon in the fog took away the ship and everyone on board. At that time, both the imperial court and the Lan Fang side dispatched the navy and the coast guard to search, but even the wreckage of the ship was not found.

The card that Shangluo just took out was the only evidence in the past ten years.

"Ah? I don't know."

Lu Huaiyang next to him asked, "Then where did you get this debit card? This is the card of Marquis Yanping."

"My father said that as long as I have this card, I will have a place to live in the capital."

"That's true. You have a place to stay now." Lu Huaiyang nodded. "If you can't explain the source of this debit card, we will have to ask you to stay in the imperial prison for a while. Or, you can call the Dragon Palace now and ask them what's going on."

"I... I can't get in touch with him. My father won't let me contact Dragon Palace on my own initiative. But my father said that if Shangluo wants to contact Dragon Palace, he can find me."

"What a coincidence." Lu Huaiyang nodded again, "Now if you want to contact the Dragon Palace, just look for Shangluo. You can look for each other. What else did your father say?"

"He didn't say anything. He just told me not to go back to Dragon Palace for the time being, and not to contact him or the Dragon Palace for the time being."

"That's such a coincidence." Lu Huaiyang put his hands behind his back, "Don't worry, as long as you don't confess, I promise that you won't be able to contact anyone in this prison."

"How can this be? Shangluo! Shangluo! Help me call! I'll give you the number! Help me call back!"

She quickly reported a number.

"Do you have telephones in Dragon Palace?" Lu Huaiyang asked.

"This is not the Dragon Palace's phone number, this is our office's phone number. Please, let Shangluo help me make the call!"

"How about you fight one?" Lu Huaiyang suggested.

Shangluo nodded and walked out of the interrogation room with Lu Huaiyang.

"What's going on?" Shangluo muttered as he entered the number, "Do you know Captain Lu?"

"How would I know? I wasn't even a captain at that time, so I don't know the details of the case at all. But there is one thing I am sure of. This card is the only clue in the whole case. Whether Guoxing's father is dead or alive, and where he has gone, I'm afraid only Longgong knows now."

"Yeah." Shangluo dialed the phone, and someone answered within a few seconds.

"Hello, this is Iruka Trading Company, may I ask who you are?"

"I'm looking for the Dragon King." Shangluo said.

"Wait a minute. Ah! I get it. Right away! Please wait a moment." As soon as the person on the other end of the phone heard the name, he seemed to know why Shangluo came.

As soon as I put down the phone, someone spoke:

"Hello? Excuse me, is this Shang Tianjun?" A hoarse old man's voice appeared on the other side. It was not the Dragon King who picked up the phone.

"Your Excellency? I'm looking for the Dragon King."

"The Dragon King has returned to Ryugu City to inspect his troops. I am the Prime Minister of Ryugu City and the president of Iruka Trading Company. You can just call me Prime Minister Turtle."

"Ah, I've heard a lot about you. I want to ask you about that debit card."

"We already know about the debit card." Prime Minister Kame interrupted him, "We know what will happen if we use that card. Princess Otohime should be in the Imperial Prison by now, right?"

"Oh, yes, that's right." Shangluo nodded. "So you just want to send her here?"

"Because the case is under investigation, and for some personal reasons, the Dragon King wants to send Otohime to a place where no one can contact her. After much deliberation, the only place that can be that is the Imperial Prison."

"Then why don't you just send her here?"

"My Lord Shang Tian, ​​how can we catch her? We can only send her to you first, and let her go to the Imperial Prison when she lets her guard down. Once she is in the Imperial Prison, the Imperial Guards will definitely find a way to deal with her."

"Hmm?" Shangluo and Lu Huaiyang confirmed it, and the latter gave a thumbs up to indicate that there was no problem.

"Okay then." Shangluo nodded, "The accommodation you arranged is indeed good. How about future contact?"

"If you can get this number from her, her mission will be accomplished. You can just call me later. As for Princess Otohime, please persuade her to stay in the Imperial Prison for a while and eat prison food. The Dragon King will bring her out sooner or later."

"Sooner or later? When is sooner or later?"

"It's going to happen sooner or later. Uh." Prime Minister Turtle hesitated. "It's going to happen sooner or later."

"Okay." Shang Luo said helplessly, "Since this is your own arrangement, I don't care. I will tell her this. But I do have a question - Guoxing's father, the former Marquis of Yanping."

"You mean the Longyin case? We know about it." Prime Minister Turtle replied immediately, "I know the whole thing."

"Is Guoxing's father still alive?"

"." After a moment of frankness, Prime Minister Turtle was silent for a while, "Sorry, I can't say it. Only the Dragon King himself can speak about this matter. If Marquis Yanping asks, please tell him the same thing."

"That's fine. That's it. I'll find you guys later if I need anything."

"So, this is the situation." Back in the interrogation room, Shangluo said to Yiji, "It was your father's idea to bring you here, and I was kept in the dark."

[I think you really have to keep her in the dark before you can bring her in. Like Xiaohong, these dragons seem to be very perceptive. If you want to catch her from the beginning, I'm afraid she won't come in so obediently. Only when she is completely defenseless can you let her walk into the prison on her own.]

"So what did you do wrong to make your father ask you to do this?"

“Urashima Taro! Isn’t it just because of Urashima Taro? Is it that serious? Let me out! Let me out!”

"Then Captain Lu, I'll leave it to you now?"