A bit strange, but in the next second, his pupils shrank slightly, and he forcefully tore off the black hood covering the figure’s head.
Instantly, jet-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
Adam looked at the young girl before him, his pupils contracting as an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, he never expected the thief he had been chasing would actually be such a beautiful young girl.
The girl was not very old, looking only about fourteen or fifteen, her skin was white as jade, her facial features exquisite and picturesque, and her long black hair draped over her shoulders, making her look like a fairy descending to the mortal realm.
However, at this moment, this fairy was looking at him with a face full of terror, her eyes filled with helplessness and fear.
Adam was surprised internally, but he didn’t relax his vigilance. He stared closely at the young girl and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why did you steal?"
The girl bit her lip, not answering his question, instead struggling to escape, but the disparity in their strength was too vast, she couldn’t break free from his grip at all.
"Stop struggling, you can’t escape," Adam said coldly.
"Tell me, who exactly are you?"
The girl still didn’t answer, only flashing tears in her eyes, looking extremely pitiful.
Looking at the girl’s appearance, Adam’s heart didn’t waver in the slightest, although the girl was very pretty, Cecilia was actually even prettier.
It was just that Cecilia had been following him recently and had altered her appearance, he had long developed immunity, and one couldn’t forget, this girl was a thief, deception and disguise were what this profession was best at.
"Are you unable to speak?" Adam frowned.
"Forget it, it doesn’t matter, come with me!" Adam had accidentally touched her earlier and felt a bit awkward, which was why he had said a few extra sentences.
"Mhm... mhm..." The girl nodded frantically but could only make mhm sounds.
"Oh? You’re mute? Well, even if you are, stealing still merits punishment!" Adam remained unmoved.
"Wu wu... mhm..." The girl switched to shaking her head frantically.
"Hmm? You mean to say you didn’t steal anything?" Adam held the girl up by her collar, raising an eyebrow.
"Wu wu... mhm mhm..." The girl nodded frantically.
"Dressed like this, and you aren’t here to steal?" Adam was a bit dumbfounded, a full black thief’s outfit, only revealing a pair of eyes, fast and with a petite figure, she perfectly met all the criteria of a thief, and now she was telling him she wasn’t one?
"Wu wu... wu wu..." The girl still could only make whimpering sounds.
Helpless, Adam temporarily put her down.
The girl looked relieved and started gesturing with her hands, as if trying to draw something.
Adam watched her hands waving around in the air, dancing about, feeling confused, he didn’t understand sign language, he didn’t even know it in his past life, let alone whatever sign language was used here.
"You’re already at the Heaven and Earth Deity Realm, why don’t you use telepathy?" Adam frowned.
The girl froze, seeming to realize something, and stopped her frantic gesturing, she closed her eyes and focused her mind.
A sweet and pleasant voice rang out in Adam’s mind. "Senior, spare my life, I really didn’t steal that, it’s my own." The girl looked pitifully at the pouch in Adam’s hand.
"Oh? Yours? But you clearly appeared there just now and even tried to attack me," Adam countered.
"I just heard someone stole something, so I wanted to come out and see if I could take advantage of the chaos to get something cheap, but before I even started, I ran into you, Senior!" The girl calmed down a bit, her eyes carrying a hint of resentment, although she had explained herself clearly, being dangled by her collar still didn’t feel good.
"So you mean you noticed a commotion on the ship and wanted to try your luck to snatch some easy gains?"
"Although your profession might still be a thief, you haven’t caused any losses yet? Because I caught you right at the beginning?" Adam understood and summarized briefly.
The girl nodded somewhat reluctantly, as a thief, she had completely failed.
"Very well, then I’m still going to hand you over to the ferry staff!" Adam wasn’t going to show any tender affection, an attempted crime still warranted punishment.
"Wu wu... wu wu..." The expression on the girl’s face stiffened, and she began shaking her head frantically.
But it was to no avail, soon, she was handed over to the ferry’s staff by Adam.
What punishment the girl would receive, he didn’t know, however, the lingering sense of crisis in his heart made him realize that the girl wasn’t lying.
Then where was the true danger coming from?
Adam continued to weave through the ferry, there weren’t many people wandering outside now, considering the thief hadn’t been caught yet, in this chaotic world, laying low was the way to live longer.
Adam slowly returned to the cabin where the theft had been reported, it was a guest in a premium room, two storage bags full of spirit stones he had left in his room had supposedly been stolen.
At this moment, the ferry guards were assessing the situation and investigating for clues.
"Master Sam, are you sure the door was locked when you left the room?"
"Of course! What do you mean by that? Even if I didn’t lock the door, my things shouldn’t have been stolen!" The pot-bellied middle-aged man was dissatisfied with the guard’s tone, as if they were blaming the loss on his failure to lock the door.
"No, Master Sam, I just want to confirm the method the culprit used to enter your room!" the guard hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, I think you just don’t have the ability to find the thief, once we arrive, I’m going to complain to your boss!" The man addressed as Master Sam was extremely indignant.
Adam watched from afar, he didn’t know how to investigate a case, but he had a secret technique to recreate the situation that had occurred, spiritual light flickered in his eyes, and phantom figures began to move inside Master Sam’s cabin.
However, apart from the pot-bellied man and his concubine accompanying him on this trip, no one else had entered this cabin at all.
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