"I... I really didn’t!"
At this moment, Song Hao was very doubtful of life. His face changed color, and he immediately used the mobile terminal’s operating system subsystem for self-inspection. The engine and turbine roared intermittently from the train behind; none of the previous malfunction issues occurred. He initially thought Lin Xian might have simply fixed the alarm system, creating an illusion of peace, but the actual result showed him that Lin Xian had spent over two hours and truly repaired the malfunction issues plaguing their train for over a month!!
Regarding this result, He Kun naturally didn’t believe it. At this point, he had lost the patience he’d shown earlier, squinting his eyes coldly at Song Hao: "Fine, fine, fine, since your beautiful captain thinks her train has been fixed, there’s no need for us to get involved. But a friendly suggestion: train malfunctions are a matter of life and death. It’s best to have professionals give it a check. Don’t wait until you’re retreating from Xilan City and encounter a problem, only to find that there’s no help to be found."
"Screw you, did your tongue and hair grow the wrong way around, taking my words as fart?"
Upon hearing these words, Shi Deyuan immediately became furious, shrugged off his coat, and was ready to step up and teach a lesson, but Lin Xian stopped him firmly.
"Don’t bother with him; we have other things to do."
He then stepped forward and said to Monica, "He’s right; it’s a good idea to have it checked even if it’s fixed, just to be sure."
Lin Xian had guessed as soon as he saw them that they were another repair team Monica had called. Since it was she who had called them, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan didn’t want to escalate the conflict. They had no dog in this fight, and it’s normal to want a thorough check, even if Monica had the equipment opened up for inspection. After all, he had been compensated, so there was no reason not to allow verification, right?
Monica responded with a slight smile and said, "Song Hao already did a system self-check. Although I don’t understand mechanics, I can still hear whether the turbine core sounds normal. Thank you, Captain Lin."
He Kun glanced over and, somewhat apprehensive of Shi Deyuan, awkwardly called his people to move: "Let’s go."
Halfway through, he suddenly stopped and turned back to Song Hao and Monica: "By the way, you don’t need that electric locomotive, do you? If not, we’ll take it ourselves."
His words carried a probing tone to see if Monica would become anxious. After all, the intel he had received suggested that the ’Queen Mo’ train had significant hidden dangers. He Kun came with the intent of landing a substantial deal, so he remained convinced that they were acting to lower the price and was not willing to give up.
Before Monica and Song Hao could speak, another voice calmly interjected.
"If you’re referring to the two ’Dragon-level’ segments at the West City Freight Rail Station, I’ve already repaired and towed them."
With these words, He Kun stumbled backward, turning his head in shock: "What?!!"
Lin Xian looked at him: "Is there a problem?"
He Kun was immediately infuriated upon hearing this: "What are you joking about? The electric locomotive was discovered by our Golden City Team, and we were planning to repair and sell it to a client. What right do you have to tow it away?!"
Lin Xian couldn’t help but chuckle as he raised his eyes and looked at him coolly.
"I towed it away, so what? You gonna snatch it back?"
"Haha, what a joke! Discovering it makes it yours? Did you mark it with your urine?" Shi Deyuan also laughed at this. This He Kun really took people for fools; a discarded train nobody wanted, fixed by Lin Xian, and now it’s suddenly theirs? Saying something like that clearly carried a confrontational tone.
"You son of a...! Do you really take my hospitality for politeness?" He Kun’s face turned dark, and he became enraged, grabbing a large gun single-handedly from behind him: "Dare to steal the Golden City Team’s business? Brothers, grab your weapons!"
Before He Kun’s men could draw their guns, six combat personnel clad in Lone Wolf A model rapid-response power armor surrounded them at lightning speed, aiming their guns at He Kun’s group.
This sudden show of force immediately extinguished He Kun’s burgeoning anger, sending a chill down his heart as he quickly lowered his gun.
"Wait, wait, it’s a misunderstanding, Ms. Chief. I was only targeting that guy. I never intended to stir up trouble with you folks."
Monica’s nuclear-powered train was still nearby, and He Kun was fully aware that he was on their turf. His target was solely Lin Xian, who had snatched their Golden City Team’s business. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to save face; otherwise, the word would spread in Xilan City that a solitary repairman had taken away their business, and nobody would hire their nearly hundred-strong Golden City Team again.
Monica walked up coldly, her mink fur lightly trembling as she said, "These two are my guests. You intend to cause trouble on my turf? Looks like your team is prepared to engage in a full-blown war with us?"
As she spoke, her beautiful eyes suddenly glowed crimson, and an invisible oppression suddenly burst forth, making He Kun’s people feel an overwhelming sense of asphyxiation.
Standing behind, watching the scene unfold, Lin Xian and Shi Deyuan’s expressions changed slightly, speculating in their minds about the nature of Monica’s superpower and how it could create such an oppressive effect.