Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 178 Reward for the Mission

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Ke Lan never thought that the second time he met Zofia Soma would be in the bedroom of the daughter of the Soma Consortium...

When Ke Lan opened the door and walked in, Zofia happened to be standing in front of a changing mirror at the height of a person—she was wearing a white silk suspender dress that fit the curve of the body very well. His collarbone was shown without hesitation, and his long pale golden hair was not tied up, but was loosely scattered behind his head.Compared with the heroic spirit she had when she was the captain of the "Pioneer", she now has a bit more of the unique charm of aristocratic women.

"I feel that you seem a little restrained," Zofia turned around and said to Ke Lan, "Do you want something to drink? Coffee or tea? If you want to drink, I'm sorry, I don't have it here."

"Spending in a room with a beautiful woman without a third person... and this room is still that woman's bedroom, shouldn't I feel restrained?" Ke Lan shrugged helplessly , "As for drinks, pure water is fine."

"Haha." Zofia covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "You are very honest and interesting."

"Actually, I'm just not good at dealing with women, especially in such a slightly ambiguous environment. There is a vocabulary on the Internet to describe people like me—"

"'Straight man', right?" Zofia smiled, and put two glasses of clear drinking water on the coffee table, "Please sit down."

"I didn't expect Miss Zofia to know this kind of online vocabulary."

"I know what the noble lady in your imagination looks like...Of course, if you think I am that kind of person, then you are wrong." Zofia sat down on the opposite side of the coffee table, picked up the cup, lightly Take a sip.

"No, I never thought about it that way...I just think that the you now and the you I saw on the 'Pioneer' seem to be two completely different people."

"When I was on the 'Pioneer', I was the captain and I was responsible for everyone on board, but now, I am just myself." Zofia said, stretching out her hand and brushing her ear Hair—even Ke Lan, who has always been considered "unfeminine", has something wrong with his eyes... This movement is really feminine.

This woman is not really seducing herself, is she?
But in the next second, Zofia's expression became serious: "Mr. Ke Lan, you should be able to guess why I asked you this time, right?"

"The spy thing, right?"

"That's right, I've already found out that Yui is from the Arasaka consortium, and it was my brother who personally placed him by my side."

"Arasaka Consortium?" Ke Lan was slightly taken aback. He originally thought that the power behind Yui was either the Mitsui Consortium or the Mitsubishi Consortium, but he never expected that it would be the Arasaka Consortium with the "alibi".

However, after knowing the result, it makes perfect sense to go back and forth. It is precisely because the Arasaka consortium has this "alibi" that it can perfectly blame the spy incident on the heads of the Mitsui consortium and the Mitsubishi consortium. In fact, no matter which of the two the Soma Consortium takes retaliation against, it is a happy situation for the Arasaka Consortium.

"It's just... what does this Arasaka consortium have to do with your brother? If your brother put in a spy, isn't this guy the same as collaborating with the enemy?" Ke Lan asked.

"My brother is the first heir of the consortium, and I am the second in line. Of course, this order may change at any time due to the performance of the two of us. So you should understand?"

"... Is it another bloody drama to fight for the right to inherit?" Ke Lan curled his lips, "Then if you reveal the collusion between your brother and the Arasaka consortium, won't he be cold? Let me tell you, you brother It's really stupid enough to actually want to use external forces to win the competition within the family, is this any different from luring wolves into the house?"

"But I don't have enough evidence to bring him down." Zofia said softly, "Besides, the relationship between the Soma family and the Arasaka family is not bad, and my brother's power is now trying every means to promote the marriage of the two families... "

"Is he going to marry you off?"

"Well, in this case, I won't have the possibility to compete with him... Besides, because of the spy..."

"Because you have no way to prove that the spy was inserted by your brother, and because of this spy, it indirectly caused the Soma Consortium to suffer heavy losses in the Leviathan incident, which led to the continuous decline in the evaluation of you within the family and the consortium. Wait until After they feel that you are not suitable to inherit the Soma Group, the marriage plan proposed by your brother will be implemented, and you will lose the chance of turning things around forever, right?"

"...That's basically it, how do you know so clearly?" Zofia looked at Ke Lan in surprise.

"Um...you want me to be honest?"

"You said."

"That's how it's done in the popular TV dramas broadcast at [-] o'clock in gold." Ke Lan said very honestly.

"..." Zofia's expression became very strange for a moment, as if she wanted to explode, but she forcibly endured it.

"And I also guessed that you came to me because you wanted me to help you collect evidence and capture that spy by the way, right?"

"...That's right, and your companion named Liao Zilang is also in the hands of the Arasaka consortium." Zofia said, "So, our enemies are all the same."

"That's what I said, but rescuing hostages and collecting evidence are not the same thing... Besides, we are just a bunch of relic hunters, neither mercenaries nor private investigators. This kind of thing is not in our business at all. Within the professional field."

"I not only want you to help me collect evidence, if possible, I also hope that you can completely bring down the Arasaka consortium." Zofia looked at Ke Lan and said very seriously.

"If it wasn't for being regarded as a pervert by you, I really want to touch Miss Zofia's forehead now." Ke Lan also looked at Zofia sincerely and said, "I suspect that you have burned your head, Miss Zophia."

"Also, the task you proposed is no less difficult than exploring S-level ruins... Hypothetically, I mean hypothetically, if we can complete this task, how much do you plan to pay us?"

"For the reward," Zofia suddenly stood up, "What do you think of me?"

"what?"

"If you can bring down the Arasaka Consortium, I will marry you and make you the husband of the future heir of the Soma Consortium."

Ke Lan carefully observed Zofia's expression, while the latter met his gaze indifferently...

"I'm not joking." Zofia said, "Anyway, sooner or later I have to choose a spouse. Instead of marrying the man arranged for me by the consortium, I might as well choose a pleasing one myself."

She was indeed not joking, Ke Lan knew in her heart that this woman meant the truth.

"Can I choose to refuse?" After nearly a minute, Ke Lan said, "I always feel that the identity of the husband of the future heir of the consortium... doesn't seem so safe..."

　PS The rich woman took the initiative to A, but Ke Lan said: "Take a ga, verbal wow!"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)