Chapter 256

Page Seventy-Three

The Anticipated Scene

Perhaps feeling that they were helpless to turn back time, the desperate Glorious Family decided to give Sister Yǐjī a chance for revenge.

“Did the Glorious Family send them? Do they have Sister Yǐjī’s address? Was it leaked from the platform?” I asked.

Lǐn Huā replied, “I don’t know. I got this information from Mǐ Hóngqū… also known as this female PR girl, but she seems to be confused about her memories after entering the supermarket. She doesn’t even remember when she actually gave money to Yǐn Tiānjié. Well, I used the excuse of being drunk and having memory loss to cover it up.”

The Mǐ surname is quite rare for a female drunkard.

But the Glorious Family didn’t really plan to settle the final payment?

Lǐn Huā continued, “Daring to send them to cause trouble for Sister Yǐjī, they might indeed stir up something. These professional debt collectors are best at walking on the edge of the law while making people uncomfortable… and since the low-rent apartment is so close, shouldn’t we go help?”

“There’s no need to worry about that.”

I comforted her, “Think about it, who lives in the low-rent apartment? Just Yǐn Tiānjié and her dozen or so people, going in would be futile.”

“Huh? Someone is going to the research institute to cause trouble?”

Although I couldn’t hear what was said on the other end, Sister Zǐ still said, “The existence of the Magic Research Institute needs to be kept secret. Unless there’s a risk of exposure, they wouldn’t mobilize their personnel just for two ordinary tenants.”

“…Huh?”

I was stunned.

“And we can’t call the police. Although the disguise is good, it won’t hold up under close scrutiny, especially the electricity usage, which is hard to explain.”

“Oh—”

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Meeting up with Lǐn Huā and the others from the food street, I explained the urgent situation to them. Xiàlù led us directly out of the Tianping Food Company via the commercial area’s freight elevator, since Yǐn Tiānjié and her group had already headed to the low-rent apartment. We couldn’t afford to waste a single minute and had to stop them before anything happened.

“Take this route, I know a shortcut to leave the commercial area!”

Though this matter had nothing to do with Xiàlù, she seemed unusually excited, leading us through a gate in the green belt straight to the old city streets, much closer to the low-rent apartment.

“Wow! There’s such a path?”

AJ, who had lived in the low-rent apartment for a long time and centered around the commercial area, looked surprised.

Xiàlù said, “It’s useless even if you know about it. To prevent residents from using this shortcut, the door can’t be opened from the other side.”

Where did this soul-style game map come from?

By the way, Mù Xī, who had a metal baton strapped to her waist, now had eyes glowing with determined blue light, clearly switching sides to join Dog Sister.

“Hey, why do you all look so excited?”

Xiàlù answered without looking back, “Why not be happy? There are free punching bags to hit.”

…I can’t take it anymore, this girl’s values are messed up. A girl with such violent tendencies, Lín Zǐyè’s post-marriage life might be tough.

Lǐn Huā urged, “Kǎi-Chan, hurry up. Once Sister Yǐjī gets into trouble, it’ll be too late.”

Unconsciously, I fell behind, panting heavily as I ran. It wasn’t obvious during normal times, but I was the weakest one here.

Sister Zǐ, who had self-awareness, chose to stay with Sister Shān. Together, they moved the mysterious girl Mysterious Girl A back to Ròchàgui’s secret hideout. As for that female drunkard, we left her alone… she was oblivious to what happened when she was controlled and was still in a daze, likely contacting her superiors.

I wonder if she could accept Lǐn Huā’s excuse of being drunk and having memory loss.

“You’re slow, AJ is faster than you even dragging a suitcase!”

Although Xiǎo Lěi was a good kid who didn’t fight, her physique wasn’t bad. She stood on the roadside, waiting until I caught up, then pushed my back to keep running.

I asked, “Have you contacted Sister Yǐjī?”

AJ replied, “We’ve messaged her, but she hasn’t stopped streaming. If she’s threatened during the live stream, it should be the strongest evidence… that’s what she said.”

“What’s she doing? She’s putting herself in danger!”

Though I didn’t think Yǐn Tiānjié, who bullied the weak, would do anything out of line, the Glorious Family was the one acting desperately, and he had no reason to be used as a tool… yet that guy didn’t seem very smart, so he might just be that foolish.

“That bunch of scoundrels has arrived!”

Rushing into the courtyard, a dozen strong men blocked the stairway entrance of the low-rent apartment. The person standing on the stairs facing them was… Miss Kē Màn?

“We’ve already said there are no tenants named Lóng Tāo, please leave.”

A middle-aged woman with long hair parted in the middle, dressed in a white coat, was alone blocking these obviously confrontational men. Sister Yǐjī was nowhere to be seen, probably still livestreaming or perhaps too scared to show up.

“Roar!!”

Xiàlù let out a loud shout, charging forward with a flying kick aimed at Yǐn Tiānjié’s unsuspecting back. He couldn’t use his arms to support himself, and the kick sent him sprawling face-first onto the rough concrete ground, sliding several meters away, looking painful.

No negotiation, they just attacked directly?

So ruthless, no wonder she’s the head of the Ròchàgui, she doesn’t hold back when fighting.

Seeing their leader fall, the other men hesitated for a few seconds before aggressively moving towards Xiàlù. However, they were met with a barrage of bat strikes, enhanced by Mù Xī’s sturdy build. With both hands wielding metal bats, she single-handedly forced the dozen strong men to retreat, leaving Yǐn Tiānjié lying on the cold ground,无人帮助。

“Pathetic, you guys think you can cause trouble like this?”

“Wait, you misunderstood! We were commissioned to apologize to Miss Yǐjī!” Yǐn Tiānjié, rubbing his nose as he got up, though he looked disheveled, he hadn’t lost any features… his face was truly resilient.

“Hmph, apologize?”

Lǐn Huā sneered, “Men who insist on seeing someone they don’t want to see are disgusting. If you don’t want to end up in the hospital, get lost.”

Yǐn Tiānjié’s face turned sour.

“If you continue using violence, we will report you too.”

Lǐn Huā laughed at his words, “Pfft, do you think you’re a good citizen? Wouldn’t you feel ashamed to call the police yourselves? Let’s say the police come, who ends up in jail?”

——”Be careful, they’re trying to ambush us.”——

Cherry Sauce’s telepathic message heightened my alertness. Sometime unnoticed, we had been surrounded. Though Dog Sister and Xiàlù were skilled fighters, the others weren’t ordinary people without training. Without assistance from the research institute, the two of them might struggle against these men.

——”Isn’t there you?”——

Cherry Sauce reminded me, and I recalled, but using that mode on ordinary people might be overkill… it’s like a grown man beating up children in a kindergarten.

——”Hey, haven’t you always been looking forward to such a scene, to show off your Megami Mod? Now’s your chance, why hesitate?”——

Even if Cherry Sauce had drained my divine power earlier to maintain the camera’s invisibility, where was it now…

Cherry Sauce pulled out a magic battery from somewhere.

——”Taken from the barrier generator.”——

You never miss a chance to grab anything, whose habit is this?

——”Like our mother.”——

I couldn’t speak… Could the predecessor of the Goddess of Beautiful Girls have been some kind of thief?

The muscular men closed in, and Xiàlù warned sternly, “I advise you not to do anything foolish.”

Xiǎo Lěi protected Lǐn Huā behind her… but behind her was Yǐn Tiānjié’s group.

“If you really want to fight, you might as well turn yourself in to the police. Otherwise, you’ll end up in detention, just like going to the hospital first and then to detention.”

With the magic battery replenishing my divine power, it surged within me, giving me confidence.

Seeing my confidence, Miss Kē Màn chose to watch instead of taking action.

“Hmph! A bunch of young girls who haven’t faced hardship, today I’ll teach you what society means—”

The encirclement was complete, and Yǐn Tiānjié had lost his composure, but before he could finish his harsh words, the impatient Xiàlù kicked him squarely in the face, sending him flying.

I hope his skull is as resilient as his face.

Xiàlù: “He tui, you don’t understand society.”

A couple of punches came her way, and Xiàlù raised her hands to block them, frowning. She was indeed capable, but the physical disparity and numbers were hard to overcome.

At this moment, AJ took out a small bottle from her pocket and sprayed it at the faces of these men.

Sss—

They screamed and fell, clutching their faces and rolling on the ground.

It appeared to be a powerful anti-rape spray.

As a future famous model, such defensive measures were necessary.

The rolling men were given a few heavy punches by Xiàlù, making it difficult for them to stand up again.

Xiǎo Lěi took a baseball bat from Dog Sister. Though she lacked swinging technique, she could defend with brute force. Punching an iron bat wasn’t pleasant, but Dog Sister struggled as she was cornered, unable to move freely. The bat was stuck, forcing her to rely on Mù Xī’s strength. But the ghostly fire in her eyes grew fiercer, and one of the men noticed this, showing fear.

Organized counterattacks were limited, and the men relied on their numbers to press forward. When AJ’s spray was taken away and my divine power was restored, the anticipated scene finally began. Next was…

My vision went dark, and I was in a state where only my consciousness remained clear.

Dear Cherry Sauce, what’s happening?

Cherry Sauce replied:

——”Your body has been remotely controlled.”——

Oh?

She added:

——”By our mother.”——

…Hey! What about the cool scene?

I’m the protagonist, right?