I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 268: Chapter 260: Hundred Hunters Star Thieves, Poisonous Widow

"Qin Tian, the two behind me, Zhao Rui has already introduced you to them."

Yan Qing turned slightly and introduced, "Chen Wei, Jiang Yihan, both are elites from our Seventh Bureau."

"Hello."

Qin Tian nodded slightly at the two.

"Hello, Qin Tian."

Chen Wei extended his hand to Qin Tian.

Qin Tian shook Chen Wei’s hand, without probing, a simple handshake and then released.

"Qin Tian, time is tight, so I’ll get straight to the point."

Yan Qing’s expression was serious, "This mission is very tricky."

The events occurred during the time Qin Tian was heading to Elf Star.

A scientist in the weapon energy field was traveling by military ship to a secret research site on Clark Star.

However, en route, the ship encountered a powerful star thieves group.

The military ship was a single vessel, but the star thieves group had equipped multiple armed ships.

As a result, the ship was destroyed, and the scientist along with the escort personnel were captured by the star thieves, losing contact.

This scientist was involved in a highly important research project, and losing him caused the entire project to come to a halt.

Following the incident, the Military Department was furious and immediately tasked the Seventh Bureau with leading the operation, coordinating with multiple departments to ensure the safe return of the scientist.

According to the final image data sent from the ship, the attacking star thieves were none other than the notorious Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group in the Azure Wood Star Realm.

Founded over twenty years ago, the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group has committed various major crimes over the years, attacking no less than a hundred commercial spacecraft, with tens of thousands of passengers missing after capture. They are an Empire level-A wanted target.

However, this was the first time the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group attacked a military ship, and the occupants aboard were so significant, leading one to wonder whether this was coincidence or a deliberate hunt targeting the scientist and pivotal research project.

Could there be a traitor within the Military Department, leaking secrets?

An investigation from the inside out began as a result.

Yan Qing was primarily responsible for tracking the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group’s whereabouts.

However, this group of star thieves was extremely cautious and cunning, using a captured large commercial spacecraft as their base, never landing on any planets.

Various supplies are handled by several procurement teams, who after returning post-procurement, meet in space to consolidate.

After spending more than two months, Yan Qing finally identified a group of Hundred Hunt Star Thieves’ external procurement personnel traveling to the Chaotic Star Realm’s Magnetic Vortex Star to procure energy blocks and living supplies, as well as buying a batch of items unique to chaotic regions — slaves.

The procurement personnel were unaware of the exact location of the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group’s base ship. After returning, the star thieves group would then issue them the route to reunite. Therefore, forcefully interrogating this group is useless. The only option is to infiltrate their team and follow them aboard the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group’s base ship to possibly find the missing scientist.

However, the difficulty of this is exceptionally high.

The procurement personnel are all veterans with high alertness, and are unlikely to easily allow anyone to join the team. Yan Qing previously dispatched Jiang Yihan to step in, attempting a series of layouts and collaborations to gain the trust of one of the leaders, yet ultimately failed, nearly getting exposed.

Subsequently, Yan Qing and the others tried other methods, but unfortunately, none were effective.

Seeing these procurement personnel about to finish and leave, outside the Magnetic Vortex Star, the battleship’s locking device would be severely disrupted. Once they enter space, finding them again would be as difficult as scaling the heavens.

"So now, it’s up to you to see if you have some unconventional methods," Yan Qing looked at Qin Tian.

Listening to this, Qin Tian nodded slightly. The difficulty of the mission was indeed very high, with conventional methods almost certain to fail. Fortunately, from his perspective, accomplishing this task wasn’t too challenging.

"Sir, do you have detailed information on these personnel?" Qin Tian asked.

"Yes."

Yan Qing took out a folder from the table behind him and opened it, handing a stack of files to Qin Tian, containing detailed information on each personnel.

Qin Tian browsed through them one by one. These people were either fugitives committing serious crimes, or captives of the star thieves group who actively or passively became members of the star thieves.

And they were all Spiritualists, with even Bloodline Martial Artists among them.

"How is it, any thoughts after looking through?" Yan Qing asked.

"I have some ideas, but the specifics need further investigation first," Qin Tian said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rui and the other two exchanged a silent glance. Truth be told, they were quite confident before, believing with their experience and capability, dealing with a group of star thieves would be straightforward.

However, after multiple failures, they came to clearly understand how vigilant and difficult this group was.

"Alright."

Yan Qing nodded and asked, "Who do you plan to start with?"

Qin Tian pulled out one file and pointed at the photo of a beautiful woman in the upper left corner, saying, "Poisonous Widow."

Poisonous Widow?

Yan Qing, Zhao Rui, and the others had a gleam in their eyes, evidently surprised at Qin Tian choosing her.

Poisonous Widow is a dazzlingly beautiful woman, with a Western face, blonde hair and emerald eyes, and a stunning figure. Whenever she appears, she captures the fiery gazes of all men.

But, beneath this beautiful exterior hides a twisted and malevolent heart.

With her striking looks, Poisonous Widow has married several wealthy men, each dying within two years post-marriage, leaving her with exceptionally rich inheritance.

Initially, the public thought this woman to be cursed with a bad fate, a husband killer, but later her case caught the attention of the Judgement Court. After investigation, it was discovered she was indeed a Spiritualist with Poison Bloodline, silently poisoning her husbands leading them astronomically to what the public perceived as normal deaths.

Once the investigation was complete, the Judgement Court immediately initiated capture against Poisonous Widow. Nevertheless, she somehow escaped, and upon re-emerging, she had become a member of the Hundred Hunt Star Thieves group.

Of these procurement personnel, Poisonous Widow may not be the strongest in combat, but she is definitely the most dangerous.

Zhao Rui and the others do not understand why Qin Tian wants to find a breakthrough with Poisonous Widow.

Do you think you’re handsome, that Poisonous Widow will instantly fall for you?

Don’t dream.

If Poisonous Widow actually takes a liking to you, you’re the one who should be on edge.

It’s said that no man who has had a relationship with her has survived.

The name Poisonous Widow is not merely for show.

"Qin Tian, maybe you should reconsider. Poisonous Widow is truly dangerous, with alertness higher than the others," Chen Wei advised.

Qin Tian smiled slightly, "No worries, I’ll give it a try first."

Oh dear, another stubborn mule.

Chen Wei shook his head discreetly, capable people are often just as obstinate, much like the rest of them, though many times such obstinacy can spoil big affairs.

Let him hit a wall and come back then.