After getting out of the car, Xu Mu walked towards Chen Xuan's house.
This Zhou Xia is really something, it's still broad daylight, and she's already having an in-depth exchange with someone.
Especially for Xu Mu right now, with his heightened perception allowing him to hear the sounds, the feeling was just like standing right in front of them.
"Brother Mu."
Seeing Xu Mu arrive, Chen Xuan came from the living room into the yard.
"What happened?"
Xu Mu inquired.
"That woman, our neighbor, perhaps you were right. She really might be from the Yin-Yang Sect."
Chen Xuan pulled Xu Mu by the arm, leading him into the living room.
Xu Mu already knew, but he was curious how Chen Xuan found out. "Did you ask her?"
"How could I? Today in the back hills, I encountered a man from the Yin-Yang Sect attacking a woman."
Chen Xuan explained. "Since people from the Yin-Yang Sect are active nearby, maybe that woman is one too."
"You're really something, saving yet another girl?"
Xu Mu asked with a chuckle. "Did she offer herself to you in gratitude?"
"Definitely not. I was wearing a black robe at the time and used your name. That's what you taught me, Brother Mu. When you're out and about, you give yourself your own identity."
"Damn? You really know how to apply what you've learned."
Xu Mu was somewhat speechless.
Chen Xuan continued, "Brother Mu, what should I do? I really don't want a bad person living next door. I'm afraid for my chastity."
Xu Mu gestured for Chen Xuan to calm down. "Don't rush. If we want to deal with her, I have thirteen methods here."
"Like what?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"The simplest, of course, is to call the Cleaners. The Yin-Yang Sect is a wanted organization."
Xu Mu said with a smile.
Chen Xuan nodded. "True. Should we just notify the Sanitation Department directly?"
"Don't be hasty. Everything requires evidence. We need to test her first, to see if she really is from the Yin-Yang Sect."
Currently, Xu Mu wasn't too keen on having Zhou Xia arrested. He was very interested in the 'Ye Chen' she had mentioned earlier.
He wasn't sure if the person she mentioned was the Dragon King.
If it was, he also wasn't sure about the relationship between her and Ye Chen.
He needed to take this chance to investigate first, then make a plan.
"That works too. Then let's go over. I remember she's home."
Chen Xuan stood up and said.
"Don't be in a hurry. I'm afraid she's not in the mood right now. Let's just wait until nightfall, under the cover of darkness, and directly apprehend her."
Xu Mu said to Chen Xuan.
...
Xu Mu lay on the sofa at Chen Xuan's place, looking at his phone.
He had already sent a message to Ye Tong in advance, telling her not to cook for him tonight.
But plans can't keep up with changes. Originally, Xu Mu's plan was to capture her under the cover of night.
Unexpectedly, she took the initiative and came to Chen Xuan's house first.
"Sister, what brings you here?"
Seeing Zhou Xia, Xu Mu greeted her very naturally.
Chen Xuan was also sitting on the sofa, smiling.
"I just bought some purple grapes. I thought you boys might like them, so I wanted to bring you some."
Zhou Xia placed the grapes from the plastic bag on the table.
She stared at Xu Mu, practically drooling. This kind of man looked very potent at a glance.
That thirty-year-old man earlier, whom she met in the city district, kept boasting about how strong he was.
But in front of Zhou Xia, he was just a paper tiger, done in three seconds.
Men always like to talk tough in that regard.
If it weren't for the mission at hand, which required keeping a low profile, she would have killed him already.
"Thank you."
Xu Mu was currently thinking about how to extract information from her.
"We're neighbors, no need for formalities."
Zhou Xia smiled as she looked at Xu Mu. "Little brother, you really know how to joke. Why did you lie to your sister last time, saying your name was Ye Chen?"
Hearing this, Xu Mu couldn't help but glance at Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan was also confused; he didn't know Xu Mu had given a false name.
"Hahaha, last night when I came looking for little brother Chen Xuan, he kept calling you 'Brother Mu, Brother Mu,' so I knew you had lied to me."
Zhou Xia covered her mouth with a light laugh.
"Heh, awkward."
Xu Mu leaned back on the sofa and explained, "To be honest, sister, I don't get along with Ye Chen, so I often impersonate him."
"Oh? What is the identity of this Ye Chen you speak of?"
Zhou Xia suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked.
"Sister, I remember you also know Ye Chen. What's your relationship with him?"
Xu Mu didn't answer Zhou Xia's question but instead asked one in return.
"I just know him, met him a few times."
Zhou Xia was clearly not foolish and didn't answer Xu Mu's question directly.
"I see."
Xu Mu nodded and changed the subject. "By the way, sister, what line of work are you in?"
"I'm in wholesale."
Zhou Xia chuckled, giving Xu Mu a seductive smile. "When business is good, I wholesale cigarettes. When business is bad, I wholesale coal."
Hearing this, Xu Mu was quite impressed with this woman for daring to tell the truth.
When business is good, of course, you wholesale cigarettes, because friction generates heat.
"Sister, the two of us have plans with friends tonight, so we won't chat with you any longer."
Xu Mu didn't want to waste time on this kind of woman.
Better to wait until nightfall and directly apprehend and interrogate her.
"Alright then, sister will head back now."
Zhou Xia smiled as she stood up. She hadn't expected these two men to have such strong willpower.
She had hinted so blatantly, yet they remained unmoved.
After Zhou Xia left, Xu Mu and Chen Xuan walked out of the house together.
Before leaving, Xu Mu installed a pinhole camera in a patch of woods opposite the house.
He had already scanned the area with his perception; there was no one else around, and Zhou Xia had already returned to her bedroom.
Once everything was set, Xu Mu took Chen Xuan and left the area.
They parked the car on the road several kilometers away. Xu Mu then opened his phone, connected to the surveillance feed, and observed Zhou Xia's movements.
He remembered the landlord saying this woman went out every night.
...
Unconsciously, the sky gradually darkened.
Zhou Xia put on her overcoat, donned a mask and hat, and rode her electric scooter away from home.
"Old Chen, let's go."
Xu Mu took out a black robe from the back of the car. "When the time comes, don't speak. I know a thing or two about voice control; I'll do the talking."
"Okay."
Chen Xuan also pulled out a black robe from a woven bag.
The two didn't drive but instead ran on foot towards the route Zhou Xia was about to take.
Before long, the two spotted Zhou Xia.
Xu Mu immediately jumped out from below the roadside, grabbed Zhou Xia's shoulder, and rushed down into the small woods below the road.
Chen Xuan grabbed the electric scooter and threw it down below the road.
At this moment, Zhou Xia sat alone on the ground in the small woods.
She looked at the two black-robed figures before her and took off her mask.
"Is it you two, little brothers?"
Zhou Xia asked with a smile. Although they wore black robes, their heights matched perfectly.
If it was just one person matching, that would be one thing, but the key was both were about the same, so the probability was high it was them.
"Little brother? I could be your grandfather."
This time, Xu Mu used an old man's voice.
Chen Xuan beside him was inwardly shocked. The voice was too natural, exactly like a real old man.
Hearing this, Zhou Xia's expression gradually turned serious. It seemed she had guessed wrong.
"I wonder what the two of you want? If it's money, I don't have any."
Zhou Xia put on a smile again.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
