"First, have your people kill the members of the scout team. Second, I will immediately have your sister, Sakata Yeying, killed."
"What?"
Sakata Cangyue cried out in surprise. Su Yang actually wanted her to order her subordinates to kill the scout team members.
Mutual slaughter was a forbidden act in the Assassination Hall.
Sakata Cangyue shook her head. "Kill me instead. I will never order them to be killed."
Su Yang sneered. "If you don't give the order, the female mercenaries above will all be given to Yuan Kui and his men. After they've had their fill, they'll be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks.
As for your sister, Sakata Yeying, I won't show her any mercy either. Think carefully about your choice."
"You... you devil!"
Sakata Cangyue pointed at Su Yang furiously, wanting to strike but lacking the strength.
He was attacking her mind!
Sakata Cangyue gritted her teeth, caught between a rock and a hard place.
Su Yang looked at Shen Qiu. "Are there any other medicines? Share some with those female mercenaries."
Shen Qiu understood instantly. "Boss, what kind of medicine do you want?"
"Hmm, the kind that makes them itch and hurt, but doesn't kill them."
"Alright, I happen to have a bottle here."
Shen Qiu took out a large bottle of dark, sticky liquid that emitted a foul odor.
"This liquid is extracted from the gallbladders of love-flower snakes, combined with the venom of various poisonous spiders and insects. It's guaranteed to make them so excited they won't be able to sleep."
Su Yang smiled. "Excellent, let Miss Sakata try it first!"
Sakata Cangyue dared not drink the dark liquid. Just hearing the ingredients told her it was meant for torture.
Su Yang took the bottle and stirred the dark poison.
The liquid was as thick as honey.
"Shen Qiu, since someone is unwilling to cooperate, let's give them some delicacies!"
"Yes, Boss!"
Shen Qiu took the bottle and pretended to be about to administer the medicine.
Sakata Cangyue shook her head frantically. "Please, don't do this."
"I gave you a chance, and you didn't cherish it!"
"I... I agree to cooperate. Please don't force them to take the medicine."
"Very good!"
Su Yang, holding the Tai Xuan Life-Extending Needle between his fingers, pricked Sakata Cangyue's neck.
A few minutes later.
Sakata Cangyue's neck had improved significantly, and she regained her mobility.
"Su Yang, I promise you, after clearing out the scout team, you must let us leave."
"Agreed!"
Su Yang smiled. He agreed to let Sakata Cangyue leave, but they wouldn't be able to escape unless they swam ashore.
Sakata Cangyue didn't realize she had fallen into Su Yang's trap again. After regaining her mobility, she walked onto the ship to arrange her tasks.
...
Shen Qiu gave a thumbs-up. "Boss, your acting is incredible. You used ordinary ointment and made it look so real, and she actually believed it."
"Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean 'look so real'? If I say it's poison, then it's poison."
Su Yang put away the documents on the table. The schematic of the Yangwei's mechanisms was something he wouldn't casually leave lying around.
"Boss, take me to see the mechanisms. I want to see them too."
Shen Qiu was eager to try. This was his first time on a battleship of this type.
"I want to go too."
Sakata Cangyue, who had returned, overheard their conversation and expressed her desire to see the Yangwei's mechanisms as well.
Su Yang said indifferently, "As you wish. Just don't die."
"Hmph! I've seen plenty of mechanisms in Sang Country. I don't believe they can be that difficult."
The Yangwei's central control was at the stern, so the mechanisms were also located there.
The three of them walked for more than ten minutes, turning through countless passages, and arrived at an entrance.
Two robots stood guard outside the door. They didn't have much offensive capability.
"This is a restricted area. Unauthorized personnel, please leave immediately!"
The robots' cold mechanical voices echoed. The corridor behind was filled with infrared beams.
Shen Qiu pointed at the dense infrared beams and gestured. "Visually, the distance between each beam is only about thirty centimeters. I guess we can only crawl through sideways, slowly."
"Boss, what do you think will happen if we touch an infrared beam?"
Su Yang pushed Shen Qiu. "Why don't you go and try?"
"I'm not going. I'm not a guinea pig!"
Shen Qiu looked up. In the three directions above the corridor, there were dense holes.
Sharp arrows protruded from the openings, as if ready to pierce an intruder like a hedgehog at any moment.
"Cowardly as a mouse, why did you come here if you're afraid of death?"
Sakata Cangyue scoffed and thought about trying it herself.
Shen Qiu retorted, "If you mess around, you'll be shot through a million times!"
"The distance between each infrared beam is only thirty centimeters. Your body size is far beyond the limit."
Sakata Cangyue looked down and touched her abdomen. "Nonsense, am I that fat?"
"You're not fat. You brainless woman with a big chest, are you sure you can do it?"
Shen Qiu chuckled mischievously, actually reminding Sakata Cangyue that her large chest would prevent her from avoiding the infrared beams.
Sakata Cangyue looked down, then quickly covered the prominent area.
But no matter how much she pressed or squeezed, she couldn't meet the standard for avoiding the infrared scan.
The two robots stared intelligently at Sakata Cangyue, especially when she was contorting herself to squeeze.
"Bastard, who designed these infrared beams? They're so perverted!"
Sakata Cangyue gritted her teeth in anger and pointed at Shen Qiu. "You old poisoner, go in and try if you dare."
"I'll try for you and show you the spirit of a man from Long Country!"
Shen Qiu took off his jacket, leaving his portable medicine box aside.
"Boss, I'm going in."
Su Yang nodded. Shen Qiu took a deep breath, squatted down, and slowly extended his foot to cross the infrared beam.
He moved very slowly, checking left, right, front, and back.
At this moment, Sakata Cangyue stopped arguing and watched Shen Qiu intently.
As Shen Qiu took a few steps, sweat began to bead on his forehead.
The slow movement, the intense concentration, and the dual pressure of mind and body made him a little uncertain.
There were still ten meters of corridor ahead, with countless infrared beams crisscrossing each other.
Shen Qiu gritted his teeth and continued to move forward.
Although Shen Qiu crawled like a turtle, Sakata Cangyue couldn't say much, as she herself wasn't confident she could pass through the corridor.
"Don't raise your hands!"
Su Yang shouted. Shen Qiu quickly lowered his hands. The sweat on his forehead had been dripping into his eyes, causing them to sting and itch.
He instinctively wanted to wipe them, but Su Yang reminded him in time.
"Boss, can I turn back?"
"It's even harder to turn back now. Can your left foot exert any force?"
Shen Qiu shook his head. Like most people, he was skilled at using his right hand and right foot.
His left foot was already exhausted, making it difficult to turn back.
Shen Qiu stuck out his tongue to lick the sweat on his lips. The salty taste stimulated his taste buds, instantly making him feel more energetic.
Sakata Cangyue crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Su Yang, want to make a bet?"
"Oh? What do you want to play?"