Bai Xia quietly followed outside, witnessing what happened in front of the small shop and Bai Xiaoya’s subsequent move to find Xufu Man.
She didn’t make it in time to stop it—the big-chested woman had already entered the room.
The girl thought for a moment, then walked toward the small shop and knocked on the counter.
Dong dong dong.
“Old Guai, I’ll say it again—until you bring the money, don’t think about taking anything from here!”
The shop Boss cursed as he stood up, but when he saw the black-haired beauty outside the counter, his fierce face instantly bloomed with a smile.
“So it’s Miss Bai. Just a misunderstanding.”
Bai Xia leaned against the counter.
“Do you have any information?”
Yesterday, he was the one who called, saying there was a deal.
“First-hand information, Miss Bai. You know, I, Luo Boss, never boast.”
Bai Xia took out a stack of cash from her backpack and placed it on the counter.
But Luo Boss smiled.
“Miss Bai, your status isn’t what it used to be. The things you want to buy should be a bit more valuable now, right?”
A sudden price hike.
Fine, so that’s how you want to play. Don’t blame me then.
Bai Xia pulled out another stack of money and placed it on the counter as well.
Luo Boss beamed, reaching for it eagerly, but the girl pressed down on his hand.
“I hope your intel is worth this price.”
She said.
“Of course. Absolutely.”
Luo Boss didn’t notice the cold touch of metal on the back of his hand. After Bai Xia withdrew her hand, the chain of the Pocket Watch silently slipped into her sleeve.
She couldn’t have done this in the past, but with Magic Hands, and after practicing all day, such small tricks came naturally.
“I didn’t find out the inside story from back then, but I know who does,”
Luo Boss put away the money and lowered his voice.
“The Manager of the Trading Zone has returned.”
The so-called Trading Zone referred to the area beneath their feet, and the Manager meant a family—they founded the Trading Zone, established and maintained the rules, and handled a crucial link: the Agency.
But not every deal required an Agency.
For example, Bai Xia simply asking for information didn’t.
However, the big deal her parents participated in years ago certainly involved the Agency.
“How do I find them?”
Bai Xia asked.
Luo Boss shook his head.
“I don’t know. And I wouldn’t risk it. For as long as anyone can remember, many have tried to find them, but no one has ever succeeded.”
So you’re shaking me down for this little bit of intel?
Bai Xia chuckled softly, turned away, and left.
She walked around the corner and took out her Pocket Watch.
When she’d slapped his hand earlier, the chain touched him—now the dial displayed Luo Boss’s emotions.
Five parts excitement, two parts greed, and three parts anger over unpaid debts.
She gripped the only working second hand and pointed it at the anger sector.
***
“Big beauty, let me teach you one more thing,”
Xufu Man Old Guai grinned wickedly.
“In the Trading Zone, the rarer something is, the higher its value. And beauties like you—I’ve only seen one in my whole life.”
Emmm, is it because I look pure but have a big chest?
Bai Xiaoya had many questions, but the biggest was:
“Didn’t you hear me? My friends are waiting outside. If they don’t see me soon, they’ll call the police.”
“Haha, let them try.”
Old Guai said fearlessly.
Is he really not afraid?
Bai Xiaoya picked up her phone to call the police, only to find she couldn’t dial out—not a signal issue, but every number redirected somewhere else.
Is it because of this place’s special nature?
At that moment, she finally realized the flaw in her meticulous planning—she was no longer in her original world, and this one wasn’t safe.
Still, Bai Xiaoya didn’t panic.
Old Guai was as skinny as a bamboo pole, his face full of lust and the weariness of a hangover, looking like he couldn’t even lift a sack of rice.
I should be able to handle him, right?
Thinking this, Bai Xiaoya raised her small fist.
Then she saw Old Guai pull out a gas mask and put it on, holding a Poison Gas Canister in his hand.
“……”
Crap, he’s into chemistry!
Old Guai’s voice, muffled behind the gas mask, sounded even more sinister, mixed with excited breathing.
“Don’t be nervous, big beauty. You won’t feel a thing. I’ll do my best to sell you at the highest price, then leave here and live a carefree life…”
“I knew you wanted to run!”
A loud shout made both of them jump.
The shop Boss from earlier rushed in, slapping Old Guai on the gas mask.
Bai Xiaoya was stunned.
Old Guai truly lacked fighting ability, but the ‘big catch’ he’d finally tricked in—a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—made him fight desperately with Luo Boss.
As the two struggled, a stick flashed above their heads.
Dong! Dong!
Old Guai and Luo Boss collapsed instantly, unconscious.
Bai Xiaoya rubbed her eyes.
She looked toward the girl standing at the doorway—and gasped.
“Bai Xia?!”
That’s right.
The black-haired girl had descended like a god of war, wielding a Baseball Bat, striking down both the fierce shop Boss and the treacherous Old Guai.
“You go out first.”
Bai Xia reached out to pull Bai Xiaoya up, letting her leave the room.
Then she picked up the Poison Gas Canister from the ground, stood at the door, tossed it between Old Guai and Luo Boss, and quickly closed the door.
Whoever wakes up first will depend on whose metabolism is faster.
But that wouldn’t be until at least tomorrow.
She then wiped the Baseball Bat with a Towel to remove fingerprints and slid it back through a window gap.
Bai Xiaoya watched her smooth, movie-like actions in disbelief—her little brain unable to process it all.
Was this how those troublemaking thugs, the ones Zhang Butler used to talk about, got dealt with?
“What are you staring at?”
Bai Xia pulled Bai Xiaoya’s small hand.
“Let’s go. We’ll talk somewhere else.”
“Wait, wait, I have two friends waiting for me at the entrance.”
It was fine if she didn’t mention it, but as soon as she did, Bai Xia felt sour inside, remembering the laughter of the three girls on the way.
Heh, laughing and joking like it’s a field trip, but in the end, I’m the one cleaning up your mess!
“Tell them to head back first.”
Bai Xia kept her pretty face stern and expressionless.
“The rest is just between us.”
“But I still have to say something to them, right?”
***
“What? Little sister?”
A few minutes later, Bai Xiaoya came out from another exit with Bai Xia, then followed the bridge back to the entrance, found her two roommates, and told them she’d run into her little sister by accident, was going to have lunch with her, and they should return to School first.
“Yeah, my sister, just started high school.”
Bai Xiaoya said.
She couldn’t say she was a first-year high school senior—that’d mean she’d been held back for years.
Gu Yun glanced at the entrance.
“So, did you find anything in there?”
“Let’s talk at School. See you this afternoon.”
Bai Xiaoya finished and left.
Her two roommates stood there for a while, watching a black-haired figure disappear around the corner.
“Xiaoxiao’s little sister is only a first-year, but she’s so tall.”
He Lili sighed.
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