Xu Mu thought he had misheard and asked, “What’s going on? Has Yingying been taking driving lessons recently?”
“No, Yingying was riding her electric bike to school this morning and hit an elderly man. The ambulance took him away, but I heard he didn’t survive,” Li Yun said anxiously over the phone. “I’m heading to the hospital now.”
Only then did Xu Mu realize what had happened. He immediately sat up from the bed. “Which hospital? I’ll be there right away.”
“Jiangshi First People’s Hospital,” Li Yun replied anxiously.
“Auntie, don’t worry. I’m on my way,” Xu Mu said. At that moment, he noticed Ye Tong had opened her eyes. “Did you hear that?”
“Yes, you should go help,” Ye Tong nodded slightly at Xu Mu.
Xu Mu agreed with a nod, quickly got dressed, and left. On the way to the hospital, he couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling.
It was still early. If Yingying was just going to school, there was no reason for her to be riding so fast.
How could she have possibly knocked someone down?
But everything would have to wait until he got to the hospital.
……
At the People’s Hospital.
Xu Mu parked his car and immediately sent a message to Li Yun.
He saw them in the lobby.
As soon as Xu Mu stepped inside, he saw a middle-aged couple shouting at Zhao Yingying.
Yingying’s face was pale, and she was already sobbing uncontrollably.
“Xu Mu,” Li Yun said as if she had found a lifeline, hope flickering on her face.
“Brother Mu,” Zhao Yingying called softly upon seeing Xu Mu.
“What exactly happened?” Xu Mu asked, looking at Yingying.
“That little brat ran over my father!” the round-faced middle-aged man shouted, pointing at Yingying.
“Brother Mu, I really didn’t mean to. The brakes on my electric bike just happened to fail today. I couldn’t stop,” Yingying wiped her tears and explained.
“Both the front and rear brakes were broken?” Xu Mu frowned.
“Yes, both of them. They were perfectly fine last night,” Yingying covered her face. “I really didn’t mean it.”
“Don’t worry, leave it to me,” Xu Mu patted Yingying’s shoulder, then looked at the middle-aged couple. “Both brakes failed. It’s very likely someone tampered with them. But we won’t refuse responsibility. Whatever the compensation, I’ll pay.”
“Bullshit! You think I’m short on money? My father’s life isn’t something you can buy!” the round-faced man shouted at Yingying. “I’m telling you, we don’t want your money. We want you to pay with your life!”
“That’s right! Even if you don’t die, you’ll rot in jail!” the middle-aged woman added.
Li Yun’s face turned as pale as paper. She almost collapsed.
Her daughter had just started university, with a bright future ahead. How could she end up in jail?
With a pleading expression, she bowed to the couple. “Please, show some mercy. My daughter is so young, and the brakes failed. She didn’t deserve this.”
“Mercy? You say she doesn’t deserve to die, but my father deserved to die?”
The round-faced middle-aged man said coldly, “I’m telling you, there’s no negotiation here—an eye for an eye!”
Before long, the police arrived in the distance.
“Who called the police?”
One of the younger officers walked over and asked.
“It was me! This woman ran over and killed my father on her bike!”
The round-faced man immediately stepped forward, pointing at Zhao Yingying.
At this moment, Xu Mu also spoke up, “Please investigate carefully. Our brakes were faulty; it’s obvious someone tampered with them.”
“Who knows if what you’re saying is true or not? Maybe you took advantage of us being at the hospital to secretly sabotage the brakes,”
the round-faced man stared coldly at Xu Mu.
“Don’t worry, the surveillance footage is very clear. I believe Zhao Yingying definitely tried to brake.”
Xu Mu glanced at the round-faced man.
“You’ll come with us first for questioning.”
The young officer looked at Zhao Yingying and said.
Yingying’s legs trembled with fear, but she took a deep breath and walked toward the officers.
“Both of you! My daughter won’t go to jail, right? She won’t get a criminal record, will she?”
Li Yun cried as she hurried forward, terrified that her daughter’s life might be ruined forever.
“Not for now. What she needs to do is cooperate with our investigation.”
The young officer waved at Li Yun and then led Zhao Yingying away.
The middle-aged couple also followed the officers.
Li Yun kept wiping away her tears, looking at Xu Mu. She couldn’t help but bury her head in his arms. “What sin did our family commit? Why does fate treat us so cruelly?”
“Auntie, the truth will come out eventually. I believe Yingying will be fine.”
Xu Mu gently patted Li Yun’s back. “Let’s go for now. I’ll look into this matter.”
Li Yun nodded, choking back her sobs.
Xu Mu told Li Yun to go home and wait for news, telling her she didn’t have to work for the next few days.
He didn’t know why, but whenever something this dirty happened, the first person he thought of was Fang Chu.
He headed to the scene of the accident and found that Zhao Yingying’s electric bike was gone.
The road had long since returned to normal traffic.
After a moment’s hesitation, Xu Mu called Jiang Huihui.
There was a long pause before a lazy voice came through, “What’s up? Calling me so early in the morning.”
“I need your help. I’ll send you the address. I want you to check the surveillance footage from before.”
Xu Mu said to Jiang Huihui.
“Is it in Jiangbei? My access is limited to Jiangbei. Otherwise, I’d have to apply for permission.”
Jiang Huihui replied.
“It’s in Jiangbei’s Jiang City.”
Xu Mu nodded.
After hanging up, Xu Mu sent Jiang Huihui the address. He didn’t leave but sat in his car waiting.
About half an hour later, Jiang Huihui’s phone rang.
Xu Mu answered immediately. “How is it?”
“The cameras were damaged. Not only at the location you gave me, but several cameras around were destroyed as well.”
Jiang Huihui reported.
“Got it. Thanks for letting me know.”
Xu Mu was now more certain than ever—this incident was premeditated.
Apart from Fang Chu, almost no one knew about the close ties between Xu Mu, Li Yun, and Zhao Yingying.
So, it was obvious who would be targeting Zhao Yingying.
Xu Mu glanced around and noticed there were quite a few shops nearby. His only hope now was to get the surveillance footage from their cameras.
He immediately messaged Meng Wanyue, asking her to bring the equipment over.
He had to secure the video as soon as possible.
……
Meanwhile,
Fang Chu lay in a five-star hotel room, a faint smile playing on his lips as he scrolled through his phone.
He hadn’t planned on using this method originally, but recent events had ignited a dark fire within him—a fire he needed to unleash.
Fang Chu got up, drove his Ferrari out, and headed straight to Li Yun’s house.
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
