Why did you provoke me?

Hua Shulang was truly clever; he avoided the topic.

"Didn't you say you were closed? How did I get in?"

Qian Chuan handed him a piece of paper. "Look, this is why you're here."

Hua Shulang glanced at it quickly and exclaimed, "What is this? So many good things! Who's so generous?"

Xiao Wen seemed oblivious to Hua Shulang's gaze. "This is payment for saving you. The three of us vouched for you."

Hua Shulang shook the paper in her hand. "Who made this list? They're so greedy."

"You should be grateful. Without us, do you think anyone would save you with all this stuff?" Yan Lei stood there, pursing his lips.

Hua Shulang glanced at him sideways. "Are your handprints here too?"

"Isn't that obvious?"

Hua Shulang stroked his chin. "If I were to take all of this out, it would cost me most of my fortune. How about we do it again?"

Yan Lei didn't understand and looked at Hua Shulang blankly.

Qian Chuan squinted and didn't say anything.

Xiao Wen looked up and glared at him. "Behave yourself. Secretary Wu handled this personally. He might not be willing to help anyone else."

Hua Shulang rolled his eyes. "You guys are so honest. Just tell me, did he...?" Before he could finish, Xiao Wen interrupted him.

"Don't you know what kind of place this is? Why do you keep saying whatever comes to mind?"

Hua Shulang shut his mouth. "Fine, I accept this."

Qian Chuan glanced at him and slowly said, "That person is only doing this because of Aunt Qing. Don't cause trouble here. If there's a next time, even our pleas might not be enough."

At this point, Yan Lei finally realized something was up. "So you're trying to scam someone else? You don't seem to understand how you managed to save your own life at all."

"Why don't I understand?" He shook the paper in his hand. "I don't quite understand."

Yan Lei opened his mouth, but said nothing more. His uncle once said, "Don't argue with others about things they've decided on; it's a waste of energy and will only make you angry. Whether they're right or wrong has nothing to do with you."

Yu Meng looked at the communication bell she had made and tossed one to Niannian. "Shall we give it a try?"

"Will it really work?"

"Absolutely, everything I produce is top-notch."

Niannian ran out, and half an hour later, Yu Meng's communication bell rang, "Niannian, where did you run off to? How far?"

"Don't know where it is? I ran along this road at full speed for half an hour, how about that? Clear now?"

What do you think?

"Hehe, Fourth Sister, can I have this one?"

"Here you go, come back soon."

"Received. Will reply right away!"

Yu Meng fiddled with the communication bell in her hand, lost in thought. They said the Xenomorphs were going to disappear, but the thing in her hand was made from Xenomorph material. Would the Xenomorphs really disappear?

Secretary Wu pushed open the door and walked in. "Niannian said you wanted to test the intercom, how did it go?"

"The results are alright! When Niannian comes back in a bit, we'll add her back as a friend."

Secretary Wu hurriedly took out his personal communication ring and placed it on Yu Meng's desk. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Yu."

"It's just a few changes, very quick." Yu Meng didn't refuse and picked it up to start taking it apart.

Neither of them spoke. Secretary Wu watched as Yu Meng's fingers flew up and down, and soon the communication bell began to take shape.

Suddenly, Yu Meng's communication bell on the table rang once. Just as Yu Meng was about to open it, the bell stopped ringing.

Yu Meng paused for a moment, then continued with her work without rushing to check.

Secretary Wu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Perhaps Niannian has something to attend to. You should attend to her matters first; I'm not in a hurry!"

"It'll be ready soon," Yu Meng said softly.

A small, portable speakerphone was handed to Secretary Wu. "We've already added each other as friends. Give it a try."

Secretary Wu was a little agitated. These past ten days had been a real worry for him, as he had lost contact with everyone and everything.

He felt like a headless fly, unable to find his way.

Yu Meng held her phone in her hand and sent a message to Niannian, but there was no response at all.

Yu Meng stood up and squinted her eyes.

Secretary Wu also stood up. "Niannian didn't answer? I'll send someone to meet her. Do you know which way she took?"

"She said it was the road she often took. We split up in two directions."

Secretary Wu actually wanted to ask if there was a problem with the intercom, but in the end she didn't ask.

Niannian looked at the four people who had appeared in front of her. She stood there, frowning. "You want to arrest me?"

"No, we just want to ask you for a small favor. You are a noble unmasking master, we really have no ill intentions."

Niannian blinked. "Oh, do you know that three-story building up ahead? I live there. You can go there to find me tomorrow. If you need anything, I can help you. Fourth Sister is still waiting for me, so I'm afraid I don't have time today."

"No need for that. We just want to know if what we got is worth anything." One person reached into the bag next to him.

Niannian thought to herself, "This isn't my fault. They provoked me first."

Niannian pretended to be curious and even took a step forward, saying, "Let me see. If it's something good, I'll buy it!" She perfectly portrayed the image of an innocent and naive young girl.

"Come and see, this thing is too big, you can look at it directly in the bag." The person opened the bag completely.

Niannian leaned forward again, "Let me see."

The person behind Niannian raised their hand and slammed it hard against Niannian's neck.

Niannian stumbled as she leaned forward. "What was that? It tripped me up. Honestly, I almost fell." This unintentional movement just happened to avoid the sneak attack from behind.

The person holding the bags was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out to help Niannian, saying, "There are many small stones on this road, so be careful."

Niannian grabbed his wrist. "Uncle, thank goodness, otherwise I would have fallen." She turned sideways and pulled the man behind her.

A scream rang out, and Nian Nian turned to look behind her. "Why are you fighting?"

One person fell to the ground, and another was dumbfounded, standing there stunned.

Niannian glanced at the other two and said, "This has nothing to do with me. They started fighting themselves."

"Dashan, how dare you hit my brother? I'm not finished with you!" A man with a gloomy face ran over quickly. But he seemed to be going in the wrong direction, and Nian Nian took a step back in alarm. "Don't come any closer, this has nothing to do with me."

"Sixth Brother, what are you doing? Stop right now!" The fourth person rushed over as well.

Niannian looked at the two people rushing towards her, seemingly stunned, waving her hands wildly in front of her eyes, "Don't come any closer, it has nothing to do with me."

"They started fighting because of you. You're a menace. I'll beat you to death."

The man called Lao Liu yelled and charged at Niannian, followed closely by the others.

Niannian was terrified and screamed loudly before running away.

"Why are you running away? We brothers have treated you well, and you actually stole our medical money and ran away."

Nian Nian stumbled and almost fell. Strange things happen every year, but this year there seem to be more than usual. Just a moment ago she was shouting and fighting, and now she's a thief!

After a moment's thought, he realized that this was a message to those around him: they were in cahoots, but had fallen out for some reason.