Ming Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's a persona?"
System: "..." Heh, as long as you're happy...
Not receiving a response from the system, Ming Li said nothing more and continued walking towards the alley beside the school.
Seeing this, a few tough-looking young men exchanged glances, nodded, hefted their wooden sticks, and followed Ming Li.
Sister Li wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.
"Take this."
Sister Li heard the words and looked towards Ming Li. She saw Ming Li toss her schoolbag to her. Sister Li swallowed and quickly caught it, then stood silently to the side, holding the bag, trying to minimize her presence.
At this moment, Ming Li was surrounded by the tough young men holding wooden sticks.
The leader of the tough young men, with an unfriendly expression, spoke, "Heard you're not paying protection fees? You've got some nerve, kid!"
The corner of Ming Li's mouth curved into a faint arc, her voice a little cold, "Is this school run by your family?"
"None of your business! Whether it's mine or not, you gotta pay protection fees! If you dare not pay! Believe it or not, I'll beat you!"
Ming Li sneered and said, "You dare to hit me?"
"What's there to not dare! Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I'd still beat you!"
System: "..." Just shut up! If you keep talking, you might not even get a whole corpse.
Just as the tough young man was spewing threats, Ming Li's astounding move shocked everyone present.
Ming Li calmly took out her phone and dialed a familiar number.
More than ten minutes later, the siren of a police car grew louder, and a police car stopped at the entrance of the alley.
As soon as the two police officers stepped out of the car, they saw several tough young men with dyed yellow hair holding wooden sticks, surrounding a girl who looked defenseless, clearly bullying her.
Instantly, the police officers' faces turned cold, and one said sternly, "Drop the sticks! Come with us!"
The tough young men: "..." Who am I? Where am I? What's going on?
Another ten-plus minutes later, Ming Li and the tough young men were taken to the police station for a chat.
"Heard you're not paying protection fees? You've got some nerve, kid!
...
What's there to not dare! Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I'd still beat you!"
After listening to the recording from the pen, the police officers frowned, their expressions very grim.
The tough young men who had also listened to the recording twitched their mouths, and a faint awkwardness filled the air...
Damn it! What kind of messed-up move is this?! Who would have known this recording was made when! That woman can't play fair!
In the end, Ming Li walked out of the police station calmly, while the tough young men and Sister Li's group were kept at the police station to receive an education.
In the system space, the system looked at Ming Li with confusion, feeling that something was amiss.
Did the host take the wrong medicine today? She didn't even hit anyone...
"Host, what's wrong?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why didn't you hit anyone?"
Ming Li paused, turned around, and was about to head back to the police station.
Seeing this, the system asked confusedly, "Host, why are you going back?"
"To hit someone."
System: "..." Host, I was wrong! Holy cow! If I can't provoke it, can't I avoid it!
"Heh~" Ming Li's lips curved, and she didn't go back to the police station.