Trafford’s Trading Club

The evening rush hour in [Kirin City] was exceptionally dreadful. By the time Ji Ran and Sister Qing arrived at Beyond Cup, it was almost eight o'clock in the evening.

In front of Cup were parked numerous patrol vehicles, and individuals in handcuffs and hoods were being escorted out… all types of people.

The scene attracted many nearby pedestrians, and there were also interviews being conducted, making the area incredibly crowded.

"Oh no, could Little Su have already been arrested?" Yuan Yuan couldn't help but worry.

Yuan Yuan… that was the name of the slightly injured etiquette model.

"Don't jinx it!" Sister Qing retorted, rolling her eyes, but her expression was also uneasy, "It's Little Su's call!"

"Quick, ask her where she is!"

Soon after, Sister Qing and Yuan Yuan found Little Su among a pile of old furniture in the back alley of the building next to Beyond Cup, using an old carpet to cover herself.

Little Su wasn't old, around twenty years old, fair-skinned, slender, and with smoky eye makeup, now smeared from crying.

The moment they met, Little Su threw herself into Sister Qing's arms, "I was so scared! Qing-ma… that Young Master Wen is simply inhuman! I watched him overdose himself, then he pinched Ah Bao's mouth and stuffed a whole bottle of pills into her mouth… It could kill someone!"

"What?" Yuan Yuan's face changed drastically, "What about Ah Bao?"

"I just saw her being carried out and put into an ambulance, foaming at the mouth… I, I don't know…" Little Su said, crying, "At that time, I just excused myself to go to the restroom, and I was dumbfounded when I saw it, hiding and not daring to come out… Later, later I don't know what happened, a lot of law enforcement came, and I started running, running to the third floor where there was no way out, so I gritted my teeth and jumped out of the window…"

"How's your leg?" Sister Qing noticed that Little Su's ankle was swollen like a pig's trotter.

"I sprained it when I jumped down." Little Su frowned in pain, "I really couldn't walk anymore… Otherwise, otherwise I wouldn't have asked you for help! Hiding here, I kept waiting, afraid that law enforcement would find me…"

"Little Ji, aren't you good at Chinese medicine? Why don't you take a look at Little Su?" Yuan Yuan quickly said… not caring about familiarity.

Ji Ran didn't say anything, squatted down to give Little Su a quick check, and suddenly asked, "How did you jump down?"

"It's just… Ah!"

Little Su screamed, but Ji Ran took advantage of the moment Little Su answered to directly set the bone back into place.

She said calmly, "Okay, it's fine, rest for a few days and you'll be alright."

Sister Qing couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

… …

"… … Anyway, let's have a toast first!" At a nearby barbecue restaurant, Sister Qing raised the beer glass in her hand, "Let the bad things of the past few days go to hell!"

"It's nothing." Ji Ran waved her hand… She wasn't very used to this kind of enthusiasm.

Although the code numbers of the [Netherworld Princesses] had reached one hundred, there was no shortage of proactive and enthusiastic types among them… for example, Lei Zhen Hongxing was this type.

Sister Qing was looking at her phone at this time… From just now, she had been sending messages, "Damn it, these trashy rich second generations, if you don't know how to have fun, then don't, harming others and yourselves!"

Yuan Yuan frowned, "Qing-ma, is it about that Young Master Wen? Who exactly is this guy, so arrogant?"

Sister Qing sighed, looking at Little Su, "This person wasn't the one who organized today's event, he was a guy who came along. A local, studied abroad, and was recently called back by his family. I heard he played around a lot overseas, and his family has some influence, with connections in both the legal and illegal worlds… His family is looking for connections, but this time he was caught red-handed with the evidence, so it's probably not going to be easy."

"Serves him right." Yuan Yuan snorted, "What I hate most is this kind of person who doesn't know his own limits… What about Ah Bao?"

"I heard she overdosed too much." Sister Qing's expression dimmed, "They're trying to save her."

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly became cold, Ji Ran silently listened to the conversation of several people, and pondered, "Actually, I think a part-time job like today's etiquette model is quite good, isn't the hourly wage five hundred?"

Little Su subconsciously opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

Yuan Yuan suddenly picked up the cup, gently touching it in front of Ji Ran, and said indifferently, "If you want to say that we are cheap, there's no need to beat around the bush, we are cheap, just say it directly if you look down on us."

"I just think you deserve better." Ji Ran said indifferently.

Yuan Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly, "If someone is willing to help me bear four million in debt, man or woman! I will definitely be able to live better. Can you help me? If you can help me, I will immediately enroll in adult university, go to night school, study myself, and then come out to do a job that pays a few thousand a month."

Ji Ran remained silent.

How enthusiastic Yuan Yuan was just now, how indifferent she was next, as if she couldn't see Ji Ran's existence, and soon she drank a whole four large bottles of beer by herself.

"Clearly you don't have a good alcohol tolerance." Sister Qing frowned, "This guy gets drunk and has bad drinking habits, it's not early, I'll send her back first… You?"

"I'll be fine on my own." Little Su shook her injured foot, "It's much better, I'll take a taxi myself!"

Sister Qing nodded, and looked at Ji Ran again, thought for a while and still said, "Keep in touch when you're free… I'll pay the bill here."

Afterwards, Sister Qing helped Yuan Yuan leave the barbecue restaurant.

Little Su said faintly at this time, "Actually, when you go to do etiquette model jobs today, many people are aiming to be able to go to the hotel with the guests, maybe other than you, no one cares about the 500 hourly wage."

"!" Ji Ran was stunned.

She began to feel that the part-time job might have some tricks, but after going there, she found it was quite serious, and Sister Qing would even distribute headphones to help.

"But whether you can find a guest or not depends on your own ability." Little Su poured herself a glass, "Actually, if I could go to do etiquette part-time jobs, I wouldn't go to Beyond Cup, they only want high-quality people."

"You guys… …" Ji Ran hesitated.

Little Su sneered, "Who would want to be a leper if they had hair? Do you think dealing with those fat like pigs, small like bean sprouts… is very fun? It's like Yuan Yuan, if she hadn't lost money speculating in stocks, her child would probably be on the kindergarten bus now."

She began to tell Yuan Yuan's story.

A graduate of a 985 university, then engaged in financial work, had a boyfriend who she was already talking about getting married to, and a few years ago, she and her boyfriend invested in the stock market together, suffering a great loss.

In the end, the parents of both Yuan Yuan and her boyfriend even sold the house and couldn't fill the debt, and the loving two naturally broke up.

Yuan Yuan planned to wash her hands and quit after the debts were paid off, but the debts seemed to never be cleared.

Little Su was probably really scared today, needing some spiritual catharsis, or maybe she drank a few more glasses, and then she also talked about her own affairs.

Her affairs were more complicated than Yuan Yuan's, her parents divorced when she was young, and after her mother remarried, she was bullied by her stepfather in middle school, and then she ran away from the small town alone, and hasn't been in contact for so many years.

"I want to make money, make a lot, a lot of money, and then go back, find someone to kill that guy!" She suddenly stood up, spinning in circles, "Kill him — —!"

Ji Ran understood the killing intent in Little Su's fair-skinned and slender eyes, she really hated.

"Actually, Qing-ma takes good care of us, every time there is work, she will tell us clearly, ask us if we accept it, we can refuse if we don't want to. This time… it was an accident… …" Little Su took the wine bottle, but she was already lying on the table, "Clearly she can't even take care of herself, but she still has to take care of us… …"

Little Su began to lie on the table, burying her head and crying, crying and crying, she fell asleep.

Ji Ran subconsciously pushed a few times, unable to wake the other party… She hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should ask Sister Qing about Little Su's address.

After a moment of hesitation, she decided not to ask any questions and helped Xiao Su away... There was no way she could afford a hotel room. Doctor Long didn't pay her enough. It looked like she would have to take Xiao Su back to her apartment for the time being.

"Hey! Don't throw up! I only have two sets of clothes to change into!!"

...

In the old district, amidst the dense alleyways of the urban village, Qing-jie supported the swaying Yuan Yuan, feeling her way along the wall... At the end of the alley, light shone from the doorway of a dilapidated old house, where a woman stood, peering out.

"Aqing, Aqing!"

"Aunt Fang, I hear you!"

Qing-jie quickly helped Yuan Yuan over. The woman swiftly took Yuan Yuan, exclaiming in alarm, "How did she get so drunk? ...And how did Yuan Yuan hurt her hand?"

"She accidentally bumped into something at work," Qing-jie quickly explained. "Someone in the department had a birthday today and treated everyone to dinner. We were all so happy, we drank a little too much."

"That child, she's not young anymore, but she always makes people worry," the woman, Aunt Fang, said with a wry smile. "Aqing, come in and sit for a while. You've had a long journey bringing Yuan Yuan back. Let me pour you a cup of tea."

"No need, Aunt Fang," Qing-jie said with a smile. "I have things to do, I should head back."

"I don't know how to thank you enough!" Aunt Fang sighed, wiping away tears. "You've helped Yuan Yuan and even introduced her to work at the insurance company. You always take such good care of us two old folks..."

"Aunt Fang, don't say that. You've both bought so much insurance!" Qing-jie waved her hand. "Although the orders were placed with Yuan Yuan, I also get a commission! Helping her is helping myself! Enough said, quickly take her inside. She has to work tomorrow."

"Ah..." Aunt Fang could only nod. Then she called out into the house, "Old man, come out and see Aqing off. It's not safe in the urban village so late!"

"Coming, coming!"

"This... Aunt Fang, there's no need to trouble him."

"Listen to me!" Aunt Fang said sternly. "The security here isn't good. If you don't agree, I'll insist you stay overnight tonight!"

"Then... alright?"

...

"Is this the car?"

"Yes, Uncle. Well, I'm off then. You hurry back and be careful." Qing-jie bid farewell to Yuan Yuan's father and quickly got into the car. "Last three digits of the license plate are 3**1, going to the Fourth Affiliated Hospital."

"Alright."

The car started slowly and soon picked up speed. The streetlights flashed across Qing-jie's face, finally revealing a hint of fatigue.

Half an hour later, Qing-jie arrived at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital.

"Hello, excuse me, was a patient named He Jiabao brought in tonight?... Yes, they should have been brought in by the authorities..."

"Are you related to the patient?"

"A friend," Qing-jie quickly replied. "He Jiabao's family is all in their hometown."

"I need to contact the authorities about this, is that alright?"

"Alright," Qing-jie nodded.

Soon, an officer appeared before Qing-jie. She briefly explained, "I heard from a friend that Ah Bao was admitted to the hospital, so I rushed over."

The officer glanced at her ID and suddenly asked, "Where were you this evening?"

Qing-jie calmly replied, "I was at the Song Dynasty Hotel all day today. I only left around 5:30."

The officer nodded. "Because your friend ingested an excessive amount of drugs, they are currently being resuscitated and you cannot visit them. Also, Ms. Chen Keqing, I need you to help us with a case investigation."

Qing-jie glanced at the time and nodded. "Alright, no problem!"

...

The questioning didn't last long... Qing-jie seemed very familiar with this type of questioning, and finally, the investigation ended under the officer's slightly suspicious gaze.

"Ms. Chen Keqing, since we cannot currently contact He Jiabao's relatives, I hope you can keep your phone turned on and do not leave Qilin City recently. If we need anything, we will summon you... Of course, we will continue to contact He Jiabao's relatives, and please notify us as soon as you have any news."

"I understand," Qing-jie nodded. "Can I wait here for Ah Bao to come out... Don't worry, I won't interfere with you."

"Then wait outside," the officer nodded, thinking for a moment. "Ms. Chen, do you need something to eat? My colleagues are bringing over late-night snacks."

"No thanks, I don't eat anything at night," Qing-jie politely declined. "I need to maintain my figure."

Her figure was indeed very good.

Qing-jie sat on a chair in the hallway outside the emergency room and soon fell asleep.

She was gently woken up by the officer who had helped her with the investigation. When Qing-jie woke up, she noticed she was covered with a jacket.

"How is Ah Bao?" Qing-jie quickly asked.

"Good luck, they were successfully resuscitated," the officer seemed relieved, a smile appearing on his face. "They just came out and were transferred to a special ward. I saw you were very tired, so I didn't wake you up."

Qing-jie quickly returned the jacket. "Thank you, I... can I see Ah Bao? I won't go in, I'll just watch from outside."

"Come with me."

After seeing Ah Bao, Qing-jie seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and didn't insist on staying at the hospital... She looked at the time, it was already past three in the morning, and it was very deserted outside the Fourth Affiliated Hospital.

Qing-jie looked blankly at the streetlights when suddenly a beam of light shone on her.

Then a black SUV electric car stopped next to her. The door opened, and the officer leaned forward, saying, "Get in, it's hard to get a car at this hour, I'll take you home."

"This..."

"What, you can hesitate with a ride-hailing driver, but what are you afraid of with my car?"

"Then thank you!" Qing-jie nodded, not refusing, just curiously asking, "Don't you have to stay on duty?"

"Officers also have to get off work," the officer said with a casual smile. "Someone just came to replace me... You live in Hengfu Garden, right?"

"Ah?" Qing-jie paused, slightly clutching her handbag. "How... how do you know?"

"Didn't I ask for your basic information before?" The officer tapped his head. "I still remember it for now, but the phone number is too long, I couldn't remember it, it's a bit of a pity."

Qing-jie couldn't help but laugh, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Are all the officers these days so funny?"

The officer smiled slightly. "Let me formally introduce myself, I'm Guo Hongfeng."

"Hello, Chen Keqing."

...

"...Well, thank you, Officer Guo."

"Goodbye."

At the entrance of the community, watching Chen Keqing walk in, Officer Guo drove away.

"Yes, I'm returning to the hospital now," Officer Guo said into the phone. "This woman doesn't seem to have any problems, but I will continue to monitor her."

After the car left, Qing-jie suddenly reappeared in front of the gate, only leaving after watching Officer Guo's car disappear.

Soon she returned to her home in the community.

"I'm back."

She glanced at the clock on the wall and said towards the room, "There were too many things today, I came back late, but everything is alright now."

She took off her earrings and shoes in the entryway, talking all the while, then sat on the sofa, massaging her shoulders.

"Are you asleep?"

She asked, looking towards the doorway.

There was no movement.

After a moment, Qing-jie walked expressionlessly to the TV cabinet, opened it, and took out a medicine box. She took out a syringe and medicine from the box.

After preparing the medicine and drawing it into the syringe, Qing-jie walked towards the room.

The door opened, revealing a gaunt man lying listlessly on the bed, staring at the starry nightlight on the ceiling.