Lien and Lu Yu fell silent, and the looks in their eyes as they stared at Niu Xi were calculating where to strike.

Niu Xi seemed completely oblivious. Relying on his strong build, he forced himself into a spot.

He impatiently said to Lien, "If you can't handle it, step aside. I thought you'd improved when I saw how you were dressed, but turns out you're still just a show - off."

He adopted an air of superiority, as if to say that Lien was too inexperienced for adult - level games.

Enraged, Lien grabbed Niu Xi by the horns and slammed his head into the coffee table.

It was not only to vent his anger at Niu Xi's rude remarks but also his annoyance at having his good moment interrupted.

However, Niu Xi, whose physical strength had been enhanced to the extreme, was unharmed even though the coffee table made of alloy glass shattered.

He calmly shook the glass shards off his silver hair, and the sight was both calm and magnificent.

A look of disdain flashed in Niu Xi's usually innocent eyes as he glanced at Lien and said, "You're only fast, and not fast enough."

Fast enough for what? Of course, fast enough to prevent an interruption.

Hearing this, Lien laughed instead. "Killing you would solve all the problems."

As he spoke, a silver light flashed between his fingers, and he swiped at Niu Xi's neck.

Seeing this, Shen Ying quickly separated the two. "Come on, you're practically brothers who've been through life - and - death situations. Get along well now that you're out."

"By the way, Niu Xi, your clothes today don't really match your style. Who picked them for you?"

Niu Xi replied, "I just grabbed them from the closet. Don't you like them, Warden? Should I take them off?"

Shen Ying was, of course, more than happy about this suggestion. Lien noticed that she was practically hoping Niu Xi would take his clothes off.

His face darkened, and Lu Yu also looked displeased. Lu Yu stepped forward, grabbed Niu Xi who was about to take off his top, and said with a smile, "We didn't entertain you well on the garbage planet last time. Now that we're fortunate enough to host you again, Warden."

"I've already arranged for other special - service staff. Please have a drink and some snacks while waiting."

With that, he poured a glass of wine for Shen Ying and pushed it in front of her.

Hearing about this good news, Shen Ying was overjoyed.

She quickly forgot about the previous unpleasantness as soon as there was something new to look forward to, which made Lien seethe with anger.

However, this at least made Niu Xi behave himself and prevented the two of them from hitting it off.

While waiting, Lu Yu asked Shen Ying, "Has the Crown Prince mentioned when he'll summon you, Warden?"

Shen ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‍Ying replied, "I haven't received any notice yet. I'll just have to wait."

"Anyway, he must be busy with his coronation recently and probably won't have time for me."

Lu Yu's eyes held a meaningful look. "That's not necessarily true. The Crown Prince might forget everyone else, but he won't forget his time in prison."

"Since you've come alone, I assume you're well - prepared. Could you share your plan in case you're detained?"

"I owe you one for helping me out of prison before. If you face any trouble this time, I'll do my best to help."

Shen Ying smiled, feeling gratified by their consistent attitude of gratitude.

Just as she was about to speak, Lien's face suddenly changed. He quickly turned his head to the side, and a laser bullet pierced through the spot behind him.

If he had been a bit slower, it might have gone through his head.

After the first failed shot, a hail of laser bullets rained down, but the precision of the area was well - controlled.

The targets were only Lien, Lu Yu, and Niu Xi. Shen Ying, who was nearby, was completely unharmed.

Lien quickly dodged, took out a gun, and fired a shot at the top of a high - rise building across the window.

Then he fired two more shots.

Immediately, the density of the shooting decreased by more than half. He quickly judged the trajectory of the bullets and tried to find the other groups of people.

But at this time, there came the sound of chaotic footsteps outside, and the door of the private room was kicked open.

"Escaped convicts Lien, Lu Yu, and Niu Xi, immediately put down your weapons and surrender. Those who dare to resist arrest will be shot on the spot."

A dozen fully - armed super special forces filed in.

Outside, the arrest ships were circling nearby, and downstairs there were large numbers of policemen and evacuated civilians.

Lien was furious: "It must be that stupid crown prince."

The scale of this encirclement and suppression didn't seem large, at least smaller than the one when the army was mobilized to arrest them before.

However, the people involved were all the elites among the elites. Take the dozen people who entered the room for close - range arrest, for example. Each of them had a mental power of level S or above.

There were even a few with a mental power of level 2S. Even Lien had to be cautious if he wanted to break through the encirclement in this situation.

He had already engaged with the opponents, but the coordinated ambush of the external drones and snipers made the opponents, who could have been easily dealt with, become difficult to handle.

The situation was similar for Niu Xi and Lu Yu. Of course, there was also a way to break through by force.

That was to expand the scope of the attack and directly use mech equipment. However, in this way, a large number of innocent people would be injured.

Although Lien and Lu Yu were serious criminals, they never created terrorist bloodshed among civilians.

So for a moment, they were a bit restricted.

At this time, there were flashes of fire over there, and an operative walked over.

He pulled Shen Ying and said, "Warden Shen, I'll cover you and get you out of here."

Shen Ying looked at the mess on the ground. It seemed that she wouldn't be able to wait for today's various handsome male models.

Feeling regretful in her heart, she shouted to them loudly, "I'm leaving first. Stop fighting. Let's play together in a place where we won't be disturbed next time."

Her straightforward attempt to leave made Lien extremely angry.

However, now that their whereabouts had been exposed and the crown prince was clearly carrying out targeted retaliation, they didn't have the time to argue with that guy.

Anyway, it was impossible to let her go with him. So after seeing Shen Ying leave, Lien was also too impatient to deal with these useless people.

His bracelet directly transformed into a mech. He jumped out of the window and then accelerated to break through the encirclement.

After realizing that no one was chasing him, Lien frowned tightly. He felt that he seemed to understand the crown prince's purpose.

That bastard really didn't care whether they were caught or not. The only purpose of everything was to take the warden away.

Whether it was the battle layout or the personnel allocation, everything was for this single purpose.

If there had been any intention to keep them, there wouldn't have been only such a small number of people.

Lien's face was gloomy. What had that guy realized?

At this time, Shen Ying came downstairs from the building and walked out of the armed encirclement. Not long after she came out, she saw Lien and the others leave too. The operation team didn't even seem to want to chase them. Instead, they focused their attention on Shen Ying.

At this time, a person walked out from behind the crowd.

Shen Ying raised her eyebrows: "Miss Zheng? Are you the commander of this operation?"

Zheng Yanhui, who had originally been smiling stiffly, quickly shook her head upon hearing this: "No, no, no. I'm just here to convey His Highness the Crown Prince's summons."

"My father is one of the advisors to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince knows that I'm acquainted with the Warden, so he sent me here to escort you into the palace."

Seeing Shen Ying still wearing a half - smiling expression, Zheng Yanhui felt a shiver run down her spine. At this moment, she no longer cared about the mission or replacing Shen Ying as the host of the system.

She just hoped that Shen Ying could complete the mission quickly so that she could get rid of this system and get a new one.

But the current situation was really dangerous. She had deliberately avoided the male leads.

However, she had caught the attention of the Crown Prince. As the only person in the imperial capital who had a "friendship" with Warden Shen and was treated leniently by the warden, she had been assigned the task of temporarily entertaining Shen Ying.

But the Crown Prince had looked so strange when he gave her the task. She had already experienced one or two mission worlds.

How could she not recognize that he was clearly infatuated?

If the warden were an ordinary mission - goer, she could just watch a heart - wrenching love story unfold.

But this was the warden! The warden who had no allies in the entire prison but still managed to deliberately overlook things, allowing the Crown Prince and his people to escape successfully.

She had no idea what terrifying things would happen this time.

Zheng Yanhui looked as if she had lost her parents, but still politely said to Shen Ying, "Warden, please get in the car now."

"Or have you had dinner? I think the Crown Prince's audience won't be short. There's food prepared in the car. You can have a little something first."

Shen Ying was even more satisfied with this girl. She teased the system, "Look, the newbie is more thoughtful than you."

System: [……]

The system had given up thinking.

After getting in the car, sure enough, there was a lot of food prepared. Shen Ying wasn't hungry at the moment as she had eaten some pastries at the club.

However, Zheng Yanhui had clearly put a lot of thought into it. They were all special delicacies rarely seen outside.

Shen Ying sampled various dishes while chatting casually with Zheng Yanhui.

Looking at Shen Ying's face, which showed no sign of worry about the situation, Zheng Yanhui couldn't help but say, "Warden Shen, maybe you should think about what to say. The Crown Prince doesn't seem very happy right now."

Shen Ying replied, "I understand. After all, he lost his father. It's not appropriate for him to be in high spirits."

Zheng Yanhui: "……"

Well, this high - level game was really not something a newbie like her should worry about.

The car drove very fast and entered the palace without any stops.

Shen Ying got out of the car and was then led to change to a means of transportation inside the palace. After about ten - odd minutes, they reached their destination.

They stopped in front of a magnificent palace that combined a sense of technology with historical charm.

Zheng Yanhui got out of the vehicle and led Shen Ying inside. Then she said, "The Crown Prince is dealing with official business. Warden Shen, please wait here. I'll leave now."

Shen Ying nodded and watched her leave. The door closed, and the whole space seemed to become an enclosed area.

However, the opulence inside might make people overlook this fact at first glance.

Shen Ying wasn't panicked. She admired the interior decoration for a while and then sat down on a chair.

However, the moment she sat down, the white leather on the surface of the chair suddenly transformed into another material, spread out, and extended into something like binding straps.

Then, in an instant, they bound Shen Ying's limbs to the chair, and the originally comfortable chair instantly turned into a torture device.

Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared and pressed on her shoulders. The grip was not light, as if suppressing an impulse to crush her.

There was a warm breath beside Shen Ying's ear, and the Crown Prince's voice rang out.

"Doesn't this scene seem quite familiar?" He said, "Just like that day when you confined me in the office and ignored me."