Chapter 401


    “What is conscience anyway?” Marina asked innocently.


    Locke was speechless.


    This time, he was so angry that he couldn’t even speak.


    He ignored her and sulked in the backseat of the car.


    Marina brought Locke back to the hotel.


    In order to get rid of the smell on his body, Locke soaked in the bathtub for a whole hour.


    When he came out again, the smell on his body was finally gone.


    However, Locke still felt a little ufortable, as if the smell from the trash can still lingered on him.


    “This is too much! I’ve never been so embarrassed in my entire life. Can you smell if there’s still a


    stench on me?” Locke walked towards Marina.


    He even raised his hand and wanted her to sniff him.


    Marina pped his hand away.


    “You’ve already soaked for an hour; there’s no smell left.” Marina sat on the sofa.


    Then, she furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Locke. “Where is the thing?”


    “All you care about is that thing! Shouldn’t you show some concern for me first?”


    “I nearly lost my life, yet all you care about is the stuff!” Lockeined with a distressed


    expression.


    Marina remained silent.


    “Isn’t that obvious? I asked you to steal something. I’m definitely concerned about the item,” Marina


    said matter–of–factly.


    “You… You’re really a heartless woman. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have risked my


    life to help you steal! I almost lost my life.” Locke started crying again.


    “Give me the thing first before you start crying. Marina was not in the mood for his tears. She directly


    extended her hand to


    him.


    Locke was speechless.


    “Why is my life so miserable…” Just as Locke was about to wail again, Marina red at him sternly.


    “Shut up!”


    Locke’s mouth closed slowly.


    “Give me the thing!” Marina said coldly.


    Locke’s body trembled. Although he felt somewhat hesitant, he shakily retrieved a small box from his


    pocket and handed it over to Marina when he saw her threatening gaze.


    Marina took the box and opened it to take a look.


    Inside was a jade locket. Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    It was beautifully carved,


    It looked anything but ordinary..


    However, the value of the item itself was not worth mentioning.


    The most important thing was to confirm whether it was the key to open the Akister Treasure.


    Simon carefully observed the jade locket.


    Then, he nodded at Marina.


    *This thing must be real. I risked my life to steal it. There’s no way it could be fake” Lockeined


    aside.


    “Tell me. What else do you want?” After confirming the authenticity of the jade locket, Marina looked at


    Locke again.


    Locke’s wounded and aggrieved expression quickly disappeared once he heard her question.


    “I want an absolutely secure identity, and I want this amount, Locke said, raising a finger.


    “You surely have a big appetite.” Marina looked at Locke’s raised finger.


    “I’ve already given you a discount, considering you are an old acquaintance.”


    “Have you ever considered how many people are chasing after this thing out there?”


    “Even if I sell it to anyone, I could get more than this amount.”


    “If you don’t appreciate my efforts, that’s fine, but how can you use me?” Locke looked


    heartbroken.


    “use you? Do you know how difficult it is to create apletely safe identity for someone


    threatening like you?”


    “And to give you a discount, I might as well break your legs too, she added with a huff.


    Locke immediately put on a fawning smile.


    “Actually, I don’t want to make things difficult for you. It’s mainly because my identity has been exposed


    this time.”


    “If I don’t change my identity, I won’t have a peaceful life ahead.”


    “You’re such a kind, beautiful little fairy. You wouldn’t abandon me, right?” Locke looked pitiful.


    “Don’t act before me; I feel ufortable watching your performance.” Marina was truly disgusted by


    Locke’s acting.


    However, this guy always seemed to enjoy putting on a show.


    Every time they met, he would stage a grand performance.


    She felt really awkward watching him.


    But he seemed to revel in it.


    It was really exasperating.


    “So, you’re agreeing to help me?” Locke’s eyes immediately lit up when he heard Marina’s response.


    “First, tell me how you ended up in this state.”


    “And how did you manage to obtain this thing in such a short time?” Marina asked.


    She sought out Locke because she believed in his abilities.


    However, she had estimated it would take at least half a month.


    She even thought that she could wait for him for about twenty days.


    She did not expect him toplete the mission in just a few days.


    This really exceeded her expectations..


    “To be honest, I didn’t expect myself toplete this mission so fast. ording to my original n, it


    would have taken at least half a month.”


    “Well, something happened in between, and I got to use the opportunity.” When Locke talked about


    serious matters, he no longer had the cheeky smile from before.


    “What is it?” Marina asked.


    “ording to my original n, I wanted to forge a new identity and approach Yann to steal the key.”


    “But just as I found a suitable identity, I discovered another group of people had infiltrated around


    Yann,” Locke said.


    “Another group of people?” Marina frowned.


    “Yes, and these people are also after the key to the Akister Treasure.”


    “However, they might have been too impatient and were discovered by Yann. He took their lives on the


    spot.”


    “But thanks to them, I had an opportunity. With their interference, I quickly found out where Yann hid


    the key.”


    “Then I had to change my ns. Although I managed to get the key, Yann noticed me when I was


    leaving


    “That man might be old, but his vignce is still sharp.”


    “I had to crawl through all sorts of holes to escape, and it wasn’t easy to contact you again.”


    “To be honest, I almost lost my life in the hands of that Yann this time.”


    “From now on, don’te to me with threatening tasks anymore. I’m considering retiring and quitting


    the industry.” Locke’s tone was firm.


    However, Marina only gave him a light nce.


    “You’ve been saying that since the day I met you. I haven’t seen you retire after so many years.”


    “You… We’ve been old friends for so many years. Can’t you save me some pride?” Locke muttered.


    “Do you know who those people are?” Marina could not be bothered to answer him and went straight to


    the point.