The female police officer, unfazed, continued to smile at Ming Li. "If you ever change your mind, you can join us too! Our police force will always welcome talented individuals like you!"
Ming Li: ...
After the police watched the recording and interviewed witnesses, they found nothing. Since Ming Li was unharmed, the matter was dropped.
Once the police left, Director Liu was furious. He walked up to Ming Li and said, "Miss Wen, please rest assured, I will definitely find out who did this! It's truly outrageous!!"
Ming Li waved her hand indifferently. "People like that will get their comeuppance."
With that, Ming Li turned and left.
Shangguan Qing, watching Ming Li's receding figure from not far away, felt an ominous premonition.
In the evening, Ming Li and A Zi returned to the villa.
During dinner, A Zi recounted the incident to Wen Yan with lingering fear. Upon hearing it, Wen Yan's eyes darkened. He put down his chopsticks, looked up at Ming Li and A Zi, and said, "I'm done eating. Sister, please continue. Enjoy your meal." With that, Wen Yan turned and went upstairs to his room.
A Zi sensed something was amiss. He stopped scooping rice into his mouth and looked at Ming Li questioningly. "Sister Li, what's wrong with him?"
Ming Li glanced at Wen Yan's retreating figure upstairs. She put down her chopsticks, picked up her phone, and began ordering takeout, answering a different question. "Who cooked today's meal?"
A Zi, a beat late, replied, "I think it was Wen Yan..."
*Boom!* Something exploded in A Zi's mind.
*Clatter!* The chopsticks in A Zi's hand fell onto the table. A Zi stiffly lowered his head, looking at the dishes on the table, and involuntarily swallowed. He quickly spat out the rice he hadn't managed to swallow yet, picked up a nearby cup, and rinsed his mouth.
A Zi: ...Damn! I almost got food poisoning!! No wonder Wen Yan ran off so quickly...
Back in his room, Wen Yan's expression was terrifyingly grim. He picked up his laptop from the desk and began typing furiously.
Fifteen minutes later.
Wen Yan stared at the screen, his anger nearly consuming him. He clenched his fists tightly.
The computer displayed the destroyed surveillance footage from the film crew's prop room.
Two minutes later.
Wen Yan calmed down, a subtle curve forming on his lips, and a morbidly beautiful smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Shangguan Qing, is it? Very well! How dare you hurt Sister...
The system, which had followed him to watch the excitement, almost went into shutdown upon seeing Wen Yan's ghastly smile.
Damn! That smile was terrifying!
However, this younger brother of the boss, no, this younger brother of the original host, wasn't quite like what was described in the original plot.
Where was the doting lover? Where was the one who became weak-kneed upon seeing the female lead? Where was the uneducated wastrel?
Tsk tsk tsk! The plot is flawed!! Is the main system intentionally screwing over its subordinates? Isn't it afraid that its host will find out and destroy it out of displeasure?
Main System: ...Where's my knife! Don't stop me! It's going to slaughter this rebellious system!
Mushi Qi, silently lurking: Calm down, calm down. That's a system with the boss's protection. You can't afford to kill it...
Thank you to all the little cuties for the gifts!!
ヾ(●acute;nabla;｀●)ﾉWow~