Mortal Kombat: Scumbag Men Stealing Away Yandere Girls

That's definitely not an option.

He has to leave when his mission energy bar runs out.

But Bai Weiran could not be honest with the person he was tasked with.

"Then why not abandon this mission and find another person who can follow your guidance as soon as possible?" Xia Yanle continued.

“You are a good person with clear logic. I believe that many people are willing to listen to you after spending time with you these days. You don’t need to waste your time on me. You can use the same time to help more people.”

Bai Weiran nodded.

“You’re right, I don’t deny that possibility. But I’m content with what fate has given me. There are so many people in this world, and I have so many tasks to choose from, but I just happened to meet you, so I consider this encounter a gift from fate.”

Xia Yanle sneered: "Are you trying to tell me that I'm someone who was arranged by fate to be special to you?"

So you're trying to appeal to her emotions instead?

"On the contrary, you are nothing special. Everyone you meet is not special at first, but gradually becomes meaningful in the process of getting to know them."

"Neither of us can convince the other with ideas, so we can only prove ourselves to each other with practical actions."

He stared at Xia Yanle, their eyes meeting through the mask.

Bai Weiran conveyed a clear intention.

—Just figure out a way to kill Qin Yun and then commit suicide.

—And all I'll do is stop you.

After Xia Yanle fully understood, she remained silent for a few seconds.

"You didn't release Qin Yun just so I would do this, did you?"

She once thought that releasing Qin Yun was a sign that the masked man had lowered his guard against her, and he genuinely believed that he had changed his mind and trusted her word "friend".

But now it seems that's not the case; Qin Yun is more like bait that has been released.

She was like a mantis stalking a cicada, while he was like a bird lurking behind.

"Part of it is."

"The other part?"

"Hey! We're not real friends, we're just pretending. Don't be so familiar with each other." Bai Weiran retorted, her tone light.

Xia Yanle's eyes flickered, she wanted to laugh, but felt that this was really not the time to laugh.

She's having a serious talk with him, what would it look like if she laughed?

“However, it’s okay if we’re just pretending to be friends.” Bai Weiran turned to look out the window.

Even if you're just pretending, even if you don't share the same feelings as ordinary people, even if you feel like you have no empathy—that's okay. As long as you don't hate today's sun, still enjoy your research, and think ice cream is delicious, then today has meaning, and you can live one more day.

He added a sentence.

"Even if killing Qin Yun while avoiding my obstruction is the goal of continuing to live, that's fine."

It's a good thing that this scumbag's life is being used in this way, as it's accumulating good karma for him.

"...What good will it do you to do this?" Xia Yanle asked, frowning.

"To be honest, there was no benefit to it, just because that's how I got here." Bai Weiran stood up from the bedside.

"I hope that one day you can understand how I feel now. It's good, it's great."

"If we don't know about life, how can we know about death? Have we figured out how to live? If we haven't figured it out yet, don't rush into another unsolved issue—that's not the attitude for doing scholarship."

Xia Yanle remained silent for a few seconds.

"If you don't know about life, how can you know about death? That's not your saying, is it?" she asked.

"It sounds like something a celebrity would say."

"You want to learn? I can bring the book for you."

Qin Ning only makes her parrot recite the *Analects*, while Yu Mengmeng only knows how to stomp on *Zhuangzi* all day long. Look at that special S-level student—so intelligent and eager to learn! She even actively wants to learn the *Analects*.

Bai Weiran returned to the real world. The bedroom was bright with sunlight. He lay down on the mattress on the floor, stretched, and felt relaxed all over. A smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

The reason Qin Yun, the scumbag, was released was not because of Xia Yanle.

Instead, he did the math and couldn't stand the financial loss. The dark room required energy to maintain, and he had to pay for Qin Yun's meals himself. Imprisoning the yandere was one thing, but it was necessary for the mission. Imprisoning the scumbag wouldn't help the mission's progress. Xia Yanle hadn't changed her mind about killing him at all.

If he doesn't let go, he'll lose money every day. Xia Yanle wants to kill him but doesn't know how.

If he lets him go, he won't lose money every day, but Xia Yanle could kill him at any time, so he'll have to keep an eye on him and stop him.

The frugal Bai Weiran chose the latter.

Capitalists spend money to avoid trouble.

Workers earn money by solving their boss's problems with their labor.

Ultimately, they can't escape the life of a working person who has to earn money through physical labor.

But he was still quite happy to be able to stop the bleeding of expenses. He lay down, calculated his income, and happily pushed open the door to go out.

"Elbow, let's go eat spiced crayfish for lunch today!"

"Wow!! Bai Weiran, you are the best Bai Weiran in the whole world!!" Yu Mengmeng cheered loudly with the crazy screams of a star-struck fan.

"One question in exchange for two crayfish. From now on, for every question you do, I'll give you a proportional number of crayfish."

"Waaaaah! You're the most wicked Bai Weiran in the whole world, waaaaaah!!!"

Xx

"Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen..." Bai Weiran counted the crayfish plates.

"Wait a minute, why did you pick such a small one? Are you deliberately trying to keep the big one for yourself?"

Actually, the crayfish were all weighed according to size, and the size difference wasn't much. But Bai Weiran readily agreed and exchanged one that looked bigger. The little girl then quieted down and continued to lie on the table watching him divide the crayfish.

In the end, Yu Mengmeng only got thirty-eight crayfish after completing the practice questions, while Bai Weiran ordered one serving of seventy or eighty crayfish, plus some other dishes, which was just enough for the two of them.

Yu Mengmeng has recently learned to do things herself, embodying the principle of self-reliance. She is now eating crayfish with gloves on, enjoying the food immensely.

It's nice to have someone peel the shrimp, but it tastes even better when you peel and eat them yourself.

However, she couldn't change her lazy, otaku nature. Her long, snow-white hair would occasionally follow her movements as she licked the soup off her plate. Bai Weiran, who was a bit of a germaphobe, felt uncomfortable watching this and frequently took off his plastic gloves to help her with her hair. In the end, he simply asked the waiter for a hair tie and sat behind her to braid her hair.

I don't have much experience in styling girls' hair.

Bai Shimo always disliked her brother's cooking skills and gave him harsh criticism.

"It looks like a dog chewed it!"

From the day he learned to protest loudly, Bai Weiran, the older brother, could no longer touch his sister's hair.

However, he's gained some experience and is getting on in years, so styling his hair is no problem for him.

It was done in just a few strokes, perfect.

Yu Mengmeng focused solely on eating, completely oblivious to what Bai Weiran was doing.

Someone came over to say hello—Bai Weiran was surprised when he saw it.

It turned out that Yu Mengmeng had encountered the two chubby brothers who were filming short videos when she first transmigrated, and coincidentally, she ended up at home.

After a few words, I learned that these two chubby brothers had quite a background. They were good at video games when they were young, joined a youth training camp, and dreamed of becoming professional e-sports players. Unfortunately, they were not one in a million and failed to make their official debut after the training period ended.

However, the two still caught the wave of game live streaming for a while and made a lot of money by live streaming with their good skills. Later, they felt that only doing game live streaming was too narrow a business and not strong enough to withstand risks. They wanted to explore new directions and started making short food videos.

The first time Bai Weiran met Mengmeng, they were filming a challenge involving the hidden menu of Xidilao.

However, the competition in the food short video market was too fierce, and the two eventually gave up.

He then partnered with a friend to invest in a brick-and-mortar crayfish restaurant and became a shareholder.

The crayfish restaurant is doing good business.

The two chubby brothers were very enthusiastic when they saw Bai Weiran and Yu Mengmeng, and even asked the waiter to serve them crayfish. Yu Mengmeng's face lit up with joy, but Bai Weiran quickly stopped her.

"My niece isn't in good health, so she should eat seafood in moderation. Thank you for your kind offer."

Yu Mengmeng glared angrily at Bai Weiran.

The two fat brothers were quite disappointed, but they were still very enthusiastic and wanted to bring the two of them a dish. Bai Weiran had no choice but to reluctantly order a stir-fried vegetable dish. When it came, it was a plate of broccoli. Yu Mengmeng's expression was as if she were facing her father's killer. She used her chopsticks to poke the broccoli that Bai Weiran had put in his bowl.

Bai Weiran didn't pay much attention to her anger, because he was having a pleasant conversation with the two fat brothers.

The two chubby guys were former professional gamers and are now game streamers. They are pro players of many games and also film game gameplay. They are very knowledgeable about the analysis of various games. Bai Weiran is a game designer. The two hit it off immediately and had endless things to talk about.

They chatted enthusiastically, as if they had known each other for a long time.

They even exchanged WeChat contact information.

"When Brother Bai launches his game project, he'll announce it on his WeChat Moments, and we'll definitely have to check it out."

"That's for sure."

If a moderately famous game streamer offers to play the game, it's like a windfall of traffic, and Bai Weiran certainly wouldn't refuse—you have to understand that the game industry has long since entered a Warring States period where marketing expenses are almost equal to development expenses, making publicity and exposure extremely important.

Yu Mengmeng remained unusually quiet throughout the entire event, eating the broccoli she had poked and mashed with her chopsticks while attentively listening to the conversation between Bai Weiran and the two chubby brothers.

As she listened, her little brows furrowed, relaxed, and then furrowed again.

When Bai Weiran went to the restroom, she quietly asked the two fat brothers a question.

"Do you think... you can make money playing games?"

Are there still people these days who don't know that game streaming and live performances can make money?

The two chubby brothers exchanged a glance, finding it amusing, but out of affection and care for the little girl, they patiently and thoroughly explained the ecosystem of the live-streaming industry to Yu Mengmeng. When Yu Mengmeng opened her innocent and pure eyes and asked about their income, they didn't hold back like they did with others, and told the little girl everything.

Yu Mengmeng took the menu and stared at the price of the crayfish.

"...Wow, just one live stream and the income can buy this many servings of crayfish?"

Her tone made the two fat brothers laugh.

"Yes, you can, but you have to play really well."

"That's right, this industry isn't easy to navigate."

The two chubby brothers crossed their arms and shook their heads as they gave Mengmeng a science lesson.

Real game stream viewers are very discerning; they can't be satisfied with just being cute or doing some otaku dances.