Chapter 88
The Three Idiots of the Black Hand Gang: Was this also part of your plan?!
"Spaceship crash-landing, George Washington Bridge... Hmm, why does this scene seem so familiar, but I can't quite place where I've seen it before?"
After quickly learning what had happened through the intelligence network of District 13, Riley's system panel also popped up an emergency mission, indicating that Riley should go to rescue the two trapped astronauts.
This made Riley realize that this must be some major event, but he just couldn't recall that this scene had appeared in any of the Marvel movies.
But regardless of the circumstances, whether it was for the large amount of credits or to save the astronauts' lives, it was enough for Riley to make a quick decision.
After carefully tucking the small cloth bag into his body, Riley, prioritizing human life, disregarded his attempt to retrieve the Pink Lion from the black cat and return it to the museum. He pushed Jade into Uncle Long's arms, and after giving Tian Gang his instructions, quickly ran towards the scene of the incident.
"Uncle Long, keep an eye on Xiaoyu! I'm going to the scene of the accident to see if there's anything I can do to help!"
"Huh? Oh, no problem... Wait, no! Shouldn't I be the one saying that?!"
As soon as Riley finished speaking, Uncle Long instinctively agreed, then suddenly realized something was wrong.
But watching Riley's retreating figure, Uncle Long couldn't care less about anything else at the moment.
After looking around for a moment, before the little snake could refuse, she pushed the unhappy-looking Xiaoyu next to it. After giving a hurried instruction, she chased after Riley.
"Okay! You're the one! Keep an eye on Xiaoyu for me, I'll be back as soon as possible! Thanks!"
"Riley! That idiot who only thinks about helping others, doesn't he ever think about himself... Is this something an ordinary person like him can interfere with?"
At the same time, Black Cat was clearly dissatisfied with Riley's choice.
After a brief hesitation, the black cat, who had also carefully tucked the small cloth bag into its body, chased after Riley, just like Uncle Long.
So much so that after only a few breaths, only Little Snake and Little Jade remained outside the museum, staring at each other with wide eyes.
"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? I'm a notorious bandit, you don't want me to come along to rescue them, do you?"
"So, can you really bear to watch a poor, weak, and helpless little girl like me run over there alone in the middle of the night?"
"...Oh my god, if I had known there would be so much trouble, I shouldn't have gotten involved tonight... If you can't keep up, don't blame me for abandoning you!"
Of course, after working so hard for so long, the little snake ended up empty-handed and was quite unhappy, so it originally planned to leave.
But when faced with Xiaoyu's clear eyes, the little snake felt inexplicably guilty and waved his hands repeatedly, trying to reaffirm his clear understanding of being a criminal in his self-introduction.
Then, under Xiaoyu's probing questions, the little snake, who had only been after money but still had a conscience, ultimately couldn't resist Xiaoyu's personal charm. Amidst her blustering but cowardly warning, he grabbed Xiaoyu's hand and quickly followed.
After everyone left the museum, what no one knew was...
Not long after they left, the trio from the Black Hand Gang, also dressed in night clothes, finally arrived late and appeared outside the museum.
Ah Fen: "Hey, boss, you're really brilliant. It's late at night, and there aren't many people patrolling. It's perfect for us to make our move."
Zhou: "If everything goes smoothly, we might be able to bring back a little 'gift' for the boss. He'll definitely be very happy... Lasu, what are you looking at? Aren't you going to help prepare? Climbing up the roof of the museum isn't so easy."
Rasu: "I know, so I was thinking... since the museum doors are already open, why bother going through the trouble of getting in from the roof? Isn't that redundant?"
Ah Fen: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could the museum doors possibly be... actually open?!"
Zhou: "Hey, why think so much? Maybe the security guard was careless and forgot to close the door before leaving get off work? Let's hurry up and go in, finish our work as soon as possible, and pack our things to go home."
However, the three idiots from the Mafia, who originally planned to sneak into the museum through the skylight like Uncle Long and his group, forgot to close the door when they saw the museum's empty defenses and saw Uncle Long and his group coming out of the museum.
Completely unaware that something was amiss, and feeling only that they were incredibly lucky tonight, having saved themselves a lot of trouble, the three idiots of the Black Hand Gang abandoned their original, troublesome plan. They chatted casually for a while before swaggering into the museum through the main entrance.
However, before they could even enter the museum, the three idiots from the Mafia had time to use the dim light to figure out which direction to go in the area where the snake charm was located.
Outside the museum, a series of urgent police sirens blared.
When the three idiots of the Black Hand gang, out of curiosity, returned to the gate and peered out...
To their astonishment, they discovered that four or five police cars had arrived outside the museum and surrounded the only exit.
The lead officer even used a megaphone to shout loudly towards the museum.
"Listen up, you people inside! You have nowhere to run! Come out and surrender, return the pink lion you stole, and we'll try to get leniency!"
Clearly, even though Uncle Long was quick-witted and put the antique vase back in its original place.
However, the moment everyone opened the door from the inside of the museum using improper means, it still triggered the museum's automatic alarm system.
As a result of a series of unforeseen events, the Black Hand Gang's Three Idiots, who intended to sneak into the museum undetected and steal the Snake Talisman, were caught red-handed before they could even make a move!
"A pink lion? A pink lion? Oh, that sounds rare... But I thought lions lived in zoos? Did we come to the wrong place tonight?"
Seeing this grand setup, both Afen and Zhou's expressions changed drastically, realizing that they had been in deep trouble and had become scapegoats for others.
Only the usually simple-minded Rasu, after hearing the police's announcement, scratched his head and asked his two good brothers with a puzzled look on his face.
Rasu, feeling somewhat aggrieved after being glared at by the two, shrank back and continued muttering to herself.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Aren't you curious... Fine, fine, I won't say... But it seems we've reached a dead end and have no choice but to surrender."
"I really hope that the breakfast provided in prison will be milk and oatmeal."