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Chapter 381 Tian Xinwei's Great Adventure
An hour before Chen Xiu met with Sam Altman and Ilya Suzikvi, Tian Xinwei was eating in her room.

However, the bland white food was clearly not to her liking, as she was from Sichuan and Chongqing.

After much effort, I used a translation app to ask the waiter for some chili sauce, but it turned out to be sweet...

Tian Xinwei managed to take a few bites, but the bland taste still made it difficult for her to swallow.

After some deliberation, Xiaotian finally realized that she could actually buy Lao Gan Ma in New York, so she started searching for it on TikTok.

As expected, the search results showed that there was indeed a small supermarket selling Lao Gan Ma chili sauce nearby, about a 10-minute taxi ride away.

Tian Xinwei glanced out the window and saw that there was still light in the sky. If she left now, she could buy the goods and come back in less than half an hour, which met Chen Xiu's requirements that the security was good during the day and that she would be back before nightfall.

After thinking for a moment, Tian Xinwei's eyes hardened, and she took her phone and the two bundles of US dollars and went straight downstairs.

I took a taxi, told them my destination, and arrived at my destination. The whole process was very smooth and there were no problems.

The cashier at the small supermarket was an elderly Asian woman, and when Tian Xinwei saw her, she felt more at ease.

"Hello, do you sell Lao Gan Ma chili sauce?"

"what?"

The elderly woman sitting behind the counter looked at Tian Xinwei with surprise, and her attitude became more enthusiastic.

"Walk from here to the last row of containers, and then walk all the way to the end, and you'll see Lao Gan Ma."

"OK, thanks."

Although she was wearing a mask, Tian Xinwei still smiled and thanked the older woman.

When she reached the last row of containers, Tian Xinwei saw Lao Gan Ma chili sauce in the designated spot, priced at $6.99.

To make sure she didn't have enough to eat, she grabbed two cans and went to the cashier to pay.

After the old lady finished calculating the bill, Tian Xinwei took out the bundle of 20-dollar bills, pulled one out and placed it on the counter. As soon as the old lady saw the bundle of money, she looked nervously toward the door.

Tian Xinwei followed her gaze and saw a skinny young man named Xiaobai with bulging eyes standing at the doorway.

His already protruding, puffy eyes were fixed on the beautiful knife in Tian Xinwei's hand, his cloudy eyes looking like Gollum staring at the Lord of the Rings.

The foreigner swallowed hard, then turned and left without hesitation, his quick action leaving Tian Xinwei momentarily stunned.

The older woman handed Tian Xinwei some change and two jars of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce, urging, "Put the money away and hurry up!"

"what happened?"

"That guy is a thug in this neighborhood. He's got his eye on you. Take the money and get out of here quickly. If you're fast, you can still leave safely."

"Didn't he leave?"

"They've gone to call for help, you'd better hurry!"

"Huh? Aren't there some around here..."

Tian Xinwei wanted to say something more, but the old lady came out from behind the counter and pulled her to the door.

Out of a sense of kinship, the elderly woman gave Tian Xinwei a final reminder: "You'd better hurry up and leave! They'll be here soon if you don't."

"Ok?"

This was clearly the first time Tian Xinwei had encountered such a situation since venturing abroad.

What surprised her even more was that after the old lady finished speaking, she turned around and went back to close the door, and then kept gesturing to her.

Tian Xinwei looked in the direction of the gesture and saw a burly black man leading the skinny little white guy from before walking towards them.

Seeing this, Tian Xinwei disregarded everything else and quickly turned and ran towards the main road.

However, after running only a few steps, a ragged white man suddenly jumped out from around a corner ahead and blocked her way.

Tian Xinwei stopped what she was doing, turned around to look behind her, and then rushed into an alley without thinking. At the same time, she frantically pulled out her phone and dialed Chen Xiu's number.

This time, the call was answered quickly.

"I was just about to call you. Do you want to come down for dinner?"

"Boss, I'm being followed! Help me!!!"

After saying this, Tian Xinwei almost burst into tears.

As a young girl who had just turned 20, she had never seen anything like this before.

Fortunately, Chen Xiu on the other end of the phone remained calm and knew how to ask for useful information: "Do you know where you are? Are there many people around?"

"I was in an alley, being followed by three people who looked like they were going to rob me..."

"Take out the money, throw it in any direction, try to throw it as far as possible, run to a crowded place, and don't turn off your phone, understand?"

"oh oh."

Tian Xinwei remained relatively calm and successfully listened to Chen Xiu's simple instructions.

She kept the call going, reached into her pocket, took out the bundle of US dollars, threw it into an alley, and then quickly ran to the other side.

New York's grid-patterned neighborhoods and interconnected roads increased her chances of escaping.

A few seconds after I ran out, I did hear a noise behind me.

Tian Xinwei dared not look back, and could only run forward as far as she could. Finally, she ran out of the alley and into the residential street, where she saw groups of two or three pedestrians.

Seeing the other people made Tian Xinwei feel a little safer. She subconsciously turned her head to look, only to see a suffocating scene.

The skinny guy had indeed disappeared, but the black guy and another person continued to follow her.

"Boss, they're still following me!!"

"Did they run, or did they follow from a distance?"

"Huh?" Tian Xinwei turned her head and saw that the two people were just following her from a distance, but they didn't run over to chase her.

"They followed from a distance."

"Okay, they're probably waiting for someone to pick up the money, and also to see if you'll keep throwing money. Just keep the status quo and wait for their accomplices to pick up the money before you throw out another bundle."

"Okay, are you here now?"

"I'm already on the bus."

Chen Xiu's voice brought Tian Xinwei a sense of reassurance.

After maintaining their distance for a few minutes, Tian Xinwei tried to hail a taxi and ask for help, but as soon as she stopped, the two people behind her started to speed up, which startled her so much that she had to walk away quickly. Then they started to slow down again.

Just when the two sides were at an impasse, the skinny man who had disappeared finally ran back, carrying a bundle of US dollars.

Once the three reunited, their pursuit speed immediately increased.

Seeing this, Tian Xinwei could only throw the other bundle of US dollars she had prepared in advance into a small alley, and then enter another alley, intending to speed up and run away from them.

However, after running only a couple of steps, an impassable red brick wall appeared in front of her.

Tian Xinwei instinctively wanted to turn back, but as soon as she turned her head, the black guy and two other people were already blocking the alley entrance.

Seeing this, Tian Xinwei felt a chill run from her tailbone straight up to the top of her head, making her limbs go weak.

The three men stood in a row, moving sideways, completely cutting off her chance of escape.

Tian Xinwei widened her eyes and retreated to a dead end, leaning against the wall. She put her phone back in her bag and grabbed a jar of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce. She didn't want to sit and wait for death; she had to do something.

Although Tian Xinwei's spoken English is not very good, her listening comprehension is acceptable.

As the three approached, she vaguely understood their conversation.

The skinny man said, "Why won't you let me pick up the other bundle of money?"

The black guy replied, "Are you stupid? This woman can throw out hundreds of dollars so easily, which means she has something even more valuable in her bag. With the three of us standing here, she can't escape. John, go and snatch her bag."

"OK!"

The ragged white man walked forward with a smile, as if Tian Xinwei were a caged bird with no way to escape.

When the distance between the two was less than a meter, Tian Xinwei smelled the odor of a dead rat on the man. She leaned against the wall, twisted open the Lao Gan Ma chili sauce with one hand, and sprinkled the chili sauce out with the other.

However, as soon as Tian Xinwei's hands left the bag, the white man preemptively grabbed her hands tightly, causing her to cry out in pain and preventing her from spilling the chili sauce.

For a slacker who runs a business with no initial investment, quick reflexes and sharp eyes are the most basic qualities...

The white man met Tian Xinwei's desperate gaze, snatched the Lao Gan Ma chili sauce from her, screwed the lid back on, and tossed it to the black man behind him.

"Madam, we need your bag. Please be generous."

"No, go away!"

Tian Xinwei can still speak simple English.

However, her charming yet fiery voice only made the thug's eyes turn mischievous and wicked.

He whistled, turned around and said something to the black guy and the skinny guy behind him, and the two of them gave him a barrage of questions and rebuttals.

Amidst the haggling, Tian Xinwei felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, her limbs beginning to stiffen.

After the three of them discussed their options, the black guy holding the Lao Gan Ma chili sauce shouted, "Let's grab her bag first, I want to see how much money is inside!"

"OK OK!"

The white man, who smelled of dead rats, turned to Tian Xinwei and said mockingly, "You've already heard our order. If you don't mind, please hand over your bag so I can be a little gentler later..."

Excuse me for interrupting!

A voice that did not belong to the four people present came from the alley entrance.

Tian Xinwei, who was originally in despair, almost burst into tears when she heard that familiar voice. Fortunately, she covered her mouth in time to keep quiet.

The black guy, the skinny guy, and the dead rat closest to Tian Xinwei all turned around to look.

Chen Xiu stood straight in the middle of the road with her hands in her pockets, looking at them expressionlessly.

Using the remaining light in the sky, the three of them were taken aback when they saw Chen Xiu's face, and then they all burst into laughter.

After a series of offensive taunts, the black guy holding a bottle of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce stepped forward and said, "If you want to take our prey away, be careful you don't end up getting yourself caught in the crossfire."

"I don't think so."

Chen Xiu took her left hand out of her pocket and pointed it to the sky.

Then, two thin red rays fell on the black guy and the skinny guy, turning into two red dots.

This sudden turn of events made the two men instantly docile. They stood motionless, afraid that the red dot would explode, but the ragged white man frowned suspiciously.

"Xiaotian, come here."

Chen Xiu remained in the same position and called Tian Xinwei over first.

The two people targeted by the red dot dared not make any rash moves, while the remaining person was unsure.

With a pounding heart, Tian Xinwei bypassed the three people, then ran and jumped to Chen Xiu's back, tightly clutching his clothes.

"Boss, I..."

"It's alright, I'll take you back first."

A word of comfort made Tian Xinwei sob, unable to hold back any longer, and she leaned against Chen Xiu's back and cried.

Just as they were about to leave, the ragged white man suddenly shouted, "Fake!!"

(End of this chapter)