Why did you provoke me?

When Lady Yu woke up, her face was full of anger. "Who are you? How dare you attack me?"

"I was just walking normally, didn't you attack me first?" 417 said suspiciously.

Lady Yu tried to move her body, but it was too weak and powerless. "What have you done to me?"

"Nothing much, I just reflexively threw some things away, nothing serious."

"You're all tired of living, daring to attack me. Do you know who I am?" Lady Yu's expression was very unpleasant.

"Don't worry, ma'am, we're just asking for directions to this mountain path, we won't do anything to you," Liu Wei said amiably from the side.

"Ask for directions? Are you going to knock me out just to ask for directions?" Lady Yu struggled to get up.

"Sigh, we had no choice. You attacked us with your weapon as soon as we met. We were just defending ourselves."

After saying that, Liu Wei waved the bundle of thread in front of Yu Niangzi's eyes.

Lady Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. How could this be? What did she see? Her figure was tightly bound together by another thick, black line.

"What do you want to ask?" Yu Niangzi's tone softened.

"It's nothing, we just wanted to find some good stuff. You should have some at home, right?" Si Liu looked Yu Niangzi up and down.

She was in her early thirties and had a beautiful face. Her accessories were also very expensive, so she must come from a good family.

Lady Yu's eyes darted around. "Yes, we do have some, but what do you want?"

"Of course it has to be valuable," Liu Wei said without hesitation.

"Something valuable? Yes. But I can't walk in my current state, so why not give me the antidote?" Lady Yu changed her strategy and asked softly.

Liu Wei stared at the bundle of threads. If this wasn't dealt with, who would dare restore it to normal? But he didn't know how to fix it either.

Si Liu clearly sensed Liu Wei's predicament. But he wasn't good at it either. "How about we ask Teacher Yu?"

Liu Wei paused for a moment, then turned on the communication bell and explained the situation in detail. He then sat on the tree stump and waited for news.

"Hey, brothers, I've already agreed to your requests, can I stretch my legs a bit? They've been numb for so long." Yu Niangzi raised her head, drew out her voice, and puffed out her chest, tilting her neck to one side to reveal her beautiful profile.

417's throat moved, he stared for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and turned away.

"She's really asking for trouble." Si Liu watched the spectacle from the sidelines. "A woman like her, able to live so comfortably here, what do you think she's got going for her? Her abilities?"

417 glared at 46, squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt, and threw it all at Yu Niangzi's face.

Si Liu laughed out loud, and Liu Wei's lips also curled up.

"Ahem, it's nothing. If you don't even want to look at a pretty girl twice, I'd start to wonder if there's something wrong with you."

Liu Wei's teasing made 417's face turn from red to black. He silently reminded himself, "This is the captain, I can't get angry."

……

When Yu Meng received Liu Wei's message, she was sitting behind a large table with a thick stack of documents in front of her.

She didn't want to watch, but she couldn't help it, and as she watched, her anger flared. She had never known that such strange and wonderful things could happen in this world.

This is a veteran who came down from the front lines. Driven by his inflated ambition, he orchestrated a grand conspiracy, but the people here somehow believed him.

Yu Meng flipped through the records. In the beginning, he had only lent a few small favors to his neighbors. He lent money to those who needed it and helped with their labor.

When did things start to change? It was when he rescued a woman who, to repay his life-saving grace, gave him two threads and a bottle of potion that supposedly possessed magical properties.

From then on, he experimented wildly, and many people's living conditions changed because of the lines. Gradually, more and more people believed in him, and he became a local tyrant.

In this semi-isolated mountain village, he tasted the benefits of power. It wasn't about him helping others anymore; it was about countless people coming to him with money and goods whenever he needed something. Countless people would run errands and do favors for him. And he didn't have to give anything in return.

So when the woman came a second time, they hit it off immediately and began a collaboration that lasted nearly sixty years, turning the place into a living hell.

Yu Meng even saw the name of her hometown in it.

Yu Meng specifically looked for her name. Sure enough, in an inconspicuous place, her story was marked: high number, kidnapping, but failed. All pieces were rendered useless, suspected involvement of other forces.

Yu Meng flipped through these records. In Kyoto, the provincial capital, and even in their remote little town, there were people specifically watching these little mask-removing masters.

Later, Yu Meng was completely numb. She held her head in her hands, her eyes unfocused, and she felt like she had stirred up a hornet's nest.

Most importantly, the queen bee is not in this hive. She has hidden herself.

Here are transaction records, updates on the abducted person, the time of drug delivery, and the recipient's signature. Everything is there, except for a single piece of information about the woman: her address, appearance, and identity. Everything is well hidden.

Looking at the message in the intercom, Yu Meng had no more ideas. "Do what you want. Whether I'm crippled or disabled, it doesn't matter!"

Si San'er dragged the man in the wheelchair in front of Yu Meng. "I interrogated him. He was the one who caused all of this."

Yu Meng looked at the person slumped on the ground in front of her, who was already exhausted and on the verge of death.

"You're a veteran who retired from the front lines. What made you betray your beliefs?" Yu Meng asked softly.

The old man didn't look up; he reached out to grab the wheelchair beside him.

Four, three, two kicked it, and the wheelchair overturned to the ground.

The old man glanced at the wheelchair and lowered his hand.

"Who are you? How did you find this place?" His voice was hoarse, and it was very difficult for him to say these words.

"Me?" Yu Meng smiled. "I'm the person you're looking for. Don't you know?"

The old man shook his head. "I haven't been involved in anything for a long time."

"Oh, that's great, you can enjoy a peaceful and comfortable life."

"Back then, I was a hero on the front lines, and I made great contributions. Everyone congratulated me on my promotion, my salary increase, and my chance to go home and marry the girl I loved."

I was so happy! I went to celebrate with my brothers. That night, I drank a lot and didn't wake up until evening.

The old man pursed his lips, and Yu Meng gestured for Si San Er to hand over the tea on the table.

The old man did not refuse, took the tea, and slowly drank it.

Holding the teacup in his hand, the old man spoke again, "This drink and this nap have made me lose all my honors and achievements."

Someone claimed my honor and impersonated me.

He raised his head and looked at Yu Meng with his cloudy eyes. "I've even lost my own name. I've become someone who can't be found. I've become a criminal who smuggled myself into the front lines."

Frustrated, Si San Er straightened the wheelchair again and sat down himself.

The old man raised his eyelids slightly but said nothing. Yu Meng, however, sensed something was amiss.

"Go outside and disassemble the wheelchair," Yu Meng suddenly said.

Si San Er paused for a moment, then stood up, grabbed his wheelchair, and went out.

"No, you can't take it apart, that's mine!" The old man reached out to grab 432.

Yu Meng tapped the table. "I think it's already merciful that those people didn't kill you."

"No, they wiped them out, but I escaped," the old man said, denying Yu Meng's statement outright.

"No, it's not that you succeeded, it's that they let you off the hook." Yu Meng said seriously, "You're just an ant in the eyes of powerful families; they didn't care about you at all."

"Hahaha," the old man coughed and laughed out loud, "I thank them for their kindness, allowing me to exchange their descendants for my nourishment." At this moment, the old man's eyes were filled with madness.

Yu Meng fell silent. She had no answer!