Chapter 164: Backstab

Xu Yinsheng put down the baseball bat.

Jin Xinnuo glanced at her strangely, as if wanting to say something but holding back.

Xu Yinsheng shrugged, offering no explanation.

The baseball bat was naturally conjured from liquid metal; there was no way to explain that! Let the other side imagine it for themselves!

In front of Jin Xinnuo, Xu Yinsheng deftly searched Li Yuan’s entire body, perfectly demonstrating the professional finesse of a 007 movie fan.

Soon, she found an old cell phone with the battery removed, and a CZ97B handgun with a metallic sheen. She quickly counted the magazine—exactly ten rounds.

After tidying up, Xu Yinsheng tucked the gun into her waistband.

She toyed with the battery-less old phone, but actually used the [Magic Energy Doll]’s information function to hack into it, digging out a trace of residual “scrap” from the formatted phone.

Her previous judgment had been completely wrong!

No—wrong, but not entirely!

A glint flashed in Xu Yinsheng’s eyes as she automatically pieced together the cause and effect: Zhao Yicheng’s company was bidding against others; unable to beat them head-on, the rival companies secretly bribed Li Yuan, who was close to Zhao Yicheng.

This way, an insider teamed up with outside thieves to steal the winning bid proposal…

Though there were still many gaps Xu Yinsheng hadn’t figured out, she felt she was mostly right.

Isn’t that how business war novels always write it?

Having realized all this, Xu Yinsheng dragged the unconscious Li Yuan and threw him into a nearby trash bin.

To prevent him from waking up too soon, she performed another round of “Deep Slumber Technique.”

After finishing, under Jin Xinnuo’s puzzled gaze, Xu Yinsheng patted the dusty old ventilation duct beside them.

“Senior, have you seen the movie?”

“We crawl through ventilation ducts together, then…”

She mimed holding a handgun, striking a heroic pose.

“Collect evidence and send these criminals to jail! When that happens, you get to choose the bonus and the honorary banner first!”

“Bro, don’t you think the cut we got this time is kinda small?”

Song San, half lying on the sofa, wearing a cast and bandages wrapped around his head like a mummy, chugged down a bottle of mineral water until it was dry.

Then he wiped his mouth and said.

“How much more do you want? You’re already this injured!”

Li Rimo, sitting beside him, gave him a sharp glare.

“If it weren’t for Chen Ge from the underworld taking us in, we might already be dead on the streets,” Song San chuckled and said, “I’m just saying.”

He laughed, but it seemed to hurt his mouth wounds, making him grimace painfully, his face twisted as he cursed, “That Bai Bichi from the Bai Group really went all out, huh? She just wanted to renege on the deal, and actually…”

“Say less.”

Li Rimo, also leaning on crutches with a cast on his leg, looked much better than him.

“Surviving is already good enough. These rich folks really like to get something for nothing. Sigh, whatever, saying more will just bring tears.”

“This is only our first time joining the gang, so getting some money is already pretty good. Now the mission is to guard the main gate well.”

“I know.”

Song San nodded, but his tone carried some resentment.

“I just can’t swallow this anger.”

“This Bai Group is really a bunch of b*stards…”

After cursing Bai Group’s entire ancestral line, he abruptly switched topics to their current business.

“Song Ge, smuggling medicine must be making a lot, right? I heard Chen Ge was once a man who faced death…”

“That’s right, I heard Chen Ge was already on the execution ground back then…”

The two men munched on sunflower seeds and drank water while chatting, unaware of the pair of sharp eyes watching them intently from the ventilation duct in the shadows.

“Tsk tsk, smuggling medicine huh,” Xu Yinsheng whispered.

“Looks like we’ve caught a big fish this time.”

Smuggling drugs in Huayuan Federation? The Tax Bureau will definitely show you what it means for evil deeds to be punished!

Suddenly, a faint noise came from behind.

Xu Yinsheng turned and saw Jin Xinnuo looking at her unusually, her face pale as if she had just gotten her period.

“Xinnuo, what’s wrong? Your face is so white.”

“It’s nothing, just a little cold.”

Jin Xinnuo forced a smile but seemed to have something on her mind.

Xu Yinsheng was about to ask more when Jin Xinnuo changed the subject and advised, “Junior, maybe we should go back.”

“Trying to take down a drug smuggling ring with just the two of us isn’t realistic. After we get out, we call the police and let the professionals handle it.”

Jin Xinnuo spoke with earnest concern, but Xu Yinsheng looked confident as ever.

“Relax~”

“No big deal~”

She patted the handgun at her waist with confidence and said, “My aim is damn good; one shot, one kill, no problem.”

Then, she handed the baseball bat to Jin Xinnuo.

“Hold this for self-defense. I’ll show you some moves later.”

Jin Xinnuo took the bat silently.

She had no idea where Xu Yinsheng’s mysterious confidence came from.

This wasn’t a game!

No save points, no walkthroughs, no chances to redo!

This was a vicious criminal organization!

They have guns too! People can die!!

And why was Xu Yinsheng so reckless?

It was all thanks to her new and powerful [Magic Energy Doll]! Made up of 99% nanorobots, indestructible by bullets or fire—it was basically a walking T-1000!

Guns? What’s that?

I’m not even human, why would I be afraid?

Kinetic weapons kill me?!

Just as Xu Yinsheng wiped her CZ97B handgun, fantasizing about slaughtering everyone and eager to start, a soft female voice came from behind, carrying three parts calm, three parts nervousness, and four parts exhaustion.

“Junior, what do you think about smuggling medicine?”

“Smuggling medicine?”

Xu Yinsheng was momentarily stunned, then answered without hesitation, “Those who deserve to be punished will be punished. Those who should be executed will be executed, all according to the laws of the Huayuan Federation.”

“If their smuggled medicine can save people?”

The female voice continued, trembling slightly.

“I don’t know. I’m not a legal expert.”

Xu Yinsheng replied perfunctorily.

“But there’s a saying: ‘In that position, act according to your duty. The butt decides the brain.’ Right now, my butt tells me to retrieve the winning bid proposal and send them to jail!”

Perhaps the topic was too heavy, and Xu Yinsheng suddenly smiled and joked.

“Senior, do you think if I jump out and shout ‘Federal Police!’ they’d be scared?”

After hearing this, Jin Xinnuo’s forehead showed a few dark lines, but then she seemed to think better of it and suppressed her reaction.

Taking a deep breath, she said seriously,

“Junior, actually, there’s something I need to tell you…”

“Stop talking and watch me perform! No interfering when I go in!”

Xu Yinsheng interrupted, gripping the gun as she pushed open the iron grille of the ventilation duct and rushed out from inside.

“Federal Police! Hands up, don’t move!”

The two wounded men who were picking sunflower seeds instinctively reached for their guns, but one of them lost balance because of the cast and fell flat on the ground.

Xu Yinsheng looked at the two struggling bodies on the floor, unable to get up, like two salty fish flopping on the beach, a huge question mark appearing in her mind.

Could it be that she was actually the protagonist?

The kind where supporting characters come with a curse of bad luck?

Bang!

A heavy blow struck the back of her head.

Before she could react, another hit landed!

Everything before her eyes blurred.

The handgun clattered loudly on the ground as she lost her balance.

Xu Yinsheng used her last bit of strength to turn her head, trying to see who had ambushed her.

A familiar pretty face came into view, but it was streaked with tears and regret.

Damn it, the traitor was right beside me.

That was Xu Yinsheng’s last thought before plunging into endless darkness.