I chose the safe house, and the Human Alliance regretted it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zi Chen's expression changed from solemn to surprised, and then to astonished.

The city lord of Imperial Star City had never lost his composure like this before.

The Empire has dispensed 10 billion vials of energy liquid!

Ten billion units of energy liquid, and all you get in return are these two words?

The hall fell silent for a moment.

"Shopkeeper... what does this mean?" Zi Chen's voice was a little tense.

"Literal meaning," Wang Wei said softly. "Once someone is corrupted by the Kailo silicon-based race, I can provide the Empire with a list. That's part of our... service commitment."

Zi Chen's expression darkened: "Will the subsequent lists require additional payment of energy liquid?"

"Of course I have to pay," Wang Wei said with a smile. "One thing at a time. As the shop owner has already said, that 10 billion is for purchasing my shop's service commitments."

Zi Chen's expression changed.

He immediately realized he had been tricked.

But Wang Wei's strength was undeniable, and there was nothing he could do about it.

Zi Chen took a deep breath and said unwillingly, "So this is how the shop owner does business."

Wang Wei didn't mind and casually replied, "Honesty is the foundation."

Zi Chen's face darkened.

What kind of integrity is this?

However, he couldn't say those words aloud.

"In that case," Zi Chen said in a deep voice, "this city lord will take his leave."

"Don't forget the energy liquid," Wang Wei kindly reminded him.

Zi Chen froze, then said, "Send over 10 billion vials of energy liquid tomorrow."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Wang Wei watched Zi Chen leave, then walked happily towards the third floor.

It was getting late, and Bai Lu should go home.

When Wang Wei arrived on the third floor, Bai Lu was sitting idly in the study.

When she saw Wang Wei come up, she quickly stood up.

"That's enough," Wang Wei said bluntly. "It's getting late, you should go back and rest too."

"Oh." Bai Lu responded subconsciously, then walked out of the study in a fluster.

He stopped in his tracks just as he reached the study door.

As if she had made up her mind, she mustered her courage and asked, "Do you want me to stay tonight?"

After saying that, Bai Lu's cheeks flushed red.

Wang Wei was taken aback.

He said, "Whatever you say."

Bai Lu was a little flustered and asked softly, "What is this? Do you want me to stay or not?"

After a moment's thought, Wang Wei recalled a senior's famous saying about three things not to do, and said, "If you want to stay, then stay. My attitude is—not to take initiative, not to refuse, and not to take responsibility."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu gritted her teeth, turned around, and walked out.

Seeing this, Wang Wei did not try to stop him.

He prefers to talk about money rather than feelings.

But the next second, Wang Wei showed a look of surprise.

Bai Lu didn't go downstairs; instead, she went into the bathroom.

Wang Wei silently went into the bedroom and changed into his pajamas.

"Activate X-ray vision mode," he said.

Then, the entire interior of the three-story building became transparent, and the bathroom was clearly visible to Wang Wei.

Bai Lu has a very good figure; she is fair-skinned, tall, and curvaceous, with the heroic air unique to law enforcement officers.

Although everything is clear within his field of vision, Wang Wei still prefers to appreciate beauty with his eyes.

Bai Lu took almost an hour to shower in the bathroom before coming out.

She went to the bedroom and saw that Wang Wei was already lying down. She blushed and took off her shoes to come upstairs.

Adults don't need too much formality; the two understand each other implicitly.

But at the crucial moment, Bai Lu suddenly spoke up: "Where's the condom?"

"I don't have that habit," Wang Wei said.

Bai Lu asked with a hint of annoyance, "Are you ready to be a father?"

Wang Wei looked at her and said, "Call me 'Dad'."

Bai Lu's eyes widened, and she was about to speak when she was silenced.

Three hours later, Bai Lu covered her mouth and tried to go to the bathroom.

Wang Wei said slowly, "Eat it, it's good for your skin."

Bai Lu glanced at him, then got up and went into the bathroom.

When she came back and climbed into bed, Wang Wei reached out and hugged her, then quietly went to sleep.

The next morning, the virtual network exploded.

The news that the "No Cheating on the Poor" shop was already attracting a lot of attention yesterday.

Who knew that today the "Don't rip off the poor" store would release another piece of information that would be shared across the entire internet—

The gist is that the "No Cheating on the Poor" shop has reached a long-term strategic cooperation with the Empire, assisting the Empire in capturing Kylo spies who have infiltrated the human race, and has established a blacklist.

The blacklist published a list of over 100,000 human survivors who had been infiltrated.

The news caused an instant uproar across the entire virtual network.

"The shop owner is so cool! He can even identify members of the Kylo family!"

"As expected of the shop owner!"

"Unraveling the secrets of the world and settling human affairs, the shopkeeper has truly not deceived me!"

"The Empire investigated for countless years and couldn't find anything, but the shop owner solved it in a single day?"

"Have you noticed that the people on the list come from all walks of life, even the Imperial military..."

"It's terrifying to think about."

Everything was normal when we got here.

Everyone was amazed by Wang Wei's abilities and cheered that the empire had finally eliminated its internal troubles.

But then, the "No Cheating on Poor People" store released a white list.

The so-called whitelist is actually a white list.

According to the published information, people on the whitelist represent those whose consciousness has not been corrupted by the Kailo race.

"What...what does this mean?"

"Are there so few people on the whitelist?"

"I haven't been corrupted either, so why am I not on the list?"

"Do you want to be on the white list, or the black list?"

"Nonsense, of course we want to be on the white list! Who wants to be on the black list?"

"That settles it, right? Those who aren't on the white list can just go to the store for testing themselves."

The virtual space network immediately erupted in chaos.

Some people compared the people on the white list with the lists of aristocratic families in the major cities and discovered a surprising pattern.

"The people on the whitelist are mostly from the major families of Imperial Star City..."

"Yes, there are also some families from other major cities, and they have all been to Imperial Star City."

"What do you mean?"

"Isn't it obvious? The people on the whitelist are all people who have been to 'shops that don't rip off the poor' and have made offerings to them!"

This statement was like a bomb, turning the entire virtual space network upside down.

"Damn, isn't this just a disguised form of protection money collection?"

"Upstairs, you're right. But what can you do if he's collecting protection money? Can you investigate the Kailo clan? You can't."

"The shop owner is being blatant. If you want to be on the white list, pay up. If you don't pay, you'd better figure it out yourself."

"Don't forget, not being on the white list doesn't mean you're a Keloid. But are you willing to gamble? What if someone next to you is?"

"..."

Inside the "No Cheating on the Poor" store in Dixing City.

Wang Wei and Bai Lu are also keeping an eye on what's happening on the virtual network.

Bai Lu looked at the data with a complicated expression.

She hadn't slept well all night, but now her attention was entirely on that white list.

"You...you white list..." Bai Lu's voice was a little unsteady.

Wang Wei said slowly, "Not a bad idea, right? I'm just giving some people some insurance in advance."

Bai Lu looked at him, puzzled.

Wang Wei explained, "These people have patronized our store and are our customers, so naturally we should provide some emotional value."

Bai Lu was taken aback: "But then, what about those who weren't on the white list..."

Bai Lu's voice stopped abruptly; she understood.

To get on the white list, you first need to become a customer of the store.

"You...you've been..." Bai Lu's eyes widened, "You wanted people to pay to be on the list?"

Wang Wei smiled but did not answer.

On the virtual internet, the popularity of blacklists and whitelists continues to soar.

Meanwhile, in the mansions of noble families in the major cities of the First Empire, voices rose and fell.

"Hurry to Imperial Star City!"