It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

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This time is definitely no exception, otherwise it would be difficult for him to escape from He Yuqiang's encirclement alone.

If I remember correctly, this thing can be used three times at the beginning of the story, which means that Shen He still has two such chances.

Xu Shi couldn't help but complain in his heart, Damn it, are you the boss or am I the boss?

Do I have to sacrifice three of your lives before I can kill you?

However, the opponent must be having a hard time now - after two consecutive defeats and the encirclement of "Shark Tooth", many of his capable operators have been eliminated. I am afraid that the strength he can retain is only one tenth of it.

The only thing he could do now was to take these remnants and find a new backer.

Even then we have to consider how much influence his abilities can have on his subordinates after a series of failures.

Xu Shi knew in his heart that trust was something that had to be combined with reality.

He makes promises every day, but loses everything when he takes action. In such a situation, no one can accept it unless there is an SS-level ability like personality erasure or mind rewriting to back it up.

Just like in the original novel, even a person like Su Lin would end up being extremely disappointed with her original self.

Therefore, what Xu Shi had to do with Shen He was to add fuel to the fire while his vitality was severely damaged.

On the contrary, Xie Qingyan needs to think more… Although he didn't want to come into contact with his fiancée so early, he couldn't let her be so arrogant.

If they dare to disrupt the deployment of your Master Xu now, he dare not even think about what they will do in the future.

Well, if he wanted to get her, he would have to offer her a price that she couldn't refuse.

For example, the "Exceed Limit Plan".

Xu Shi knew very well how tempting this thing was. With this bargaining chip, there was no doubt that she would be tempted.

And in fact, Xie Qingyan himself was one of the partners he was considering, and the most important one.

There is no other way. The "Extreme Limit Plan" must be supported by biotechnology, and in the City of Night Sin, only "Prism" has the strength in this area. It is for this reason that Shen He and Xie Qingyan became enemies in the later part of the plot.

Or maybe it’s that monopoly is popular. The ancients were right.

However, Xu Shi also understood that in this kind of matter, he must keep the initiative firmly in his own hands, especially when facing a woman like Xie Qingyan.

Cooperating with her is inherently dangerous. If you are not careful, she will eat you till nothing is left.

Therefore, before the formal negotiations, she had to be given a little "snake ring" shock.

Oh, trouble again.

I always feel so tired of playing the villain, wuwuwu, I want to cry.

Just as he was thinking this, Su Lin handed him a cup of coffee at the right time, "Master, what are you thinking about? Would you like to have something to drink?"

"……Okay, thank you."

Xu Shi took it with a smile and pulled her to sit on the bench beside him.

Fortunately, there is always someone caring about me by my side.

All I can say is that it might be because the two of them are too familiar with each other, or maybe Xu Shi’s recent transformation really made Miss Su Lin quite pleased.

In short, the gap between them was getting thinner and thinner, and Su Lin didn't feel disgusted at all by Xu Shi's intentional or unintentional physical touches.

If it were someone else, they would have thrown your arm to the ground and cut it off long ago.

She didn't care whether Xu Shi would use his ability on him. The loyalty engraved in her bones did not allow her to consider such messy things.

She even looked forward to it sometimes... although she didn't know why she had such an unprecedented emotion.

This made Su Lin feel a little confused, and she could only drink coffee to ease the embarrassment.

Seeing Xu Shi remained silent, she even learned to take the initiative to break the silence, "Master, do you want me to take you back now?"

"Not in a hurry."

Xu Shi waved his hand and stood up. "Xia Ke'an is here too. Let's go see her first."

I just don’t know if Xia Wuyou is here. It would be better if he was.

After all, there happened to be another task assigned to her.

These two chapters are both 2,500 words, I am so tired...

Please read it~monthly ticket~recommendation ticket~

I had planned to finish the character cards today, but the stupid AI is not very good at drawing men, and after working on it for quite some time, the character design is still a mess.

But Gu Yi has finalized the draft, and will post it in the Easter egg chapter later~

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 46 I am one year older than your mother!

Xu Shi was lucky today, as everyone he wanted to see was in this hospital.

The door of the ward was pushed open, and Xia Wuyou was beside Xia Ke'an, the two of them were talking and laughing.

She also had a plate of freshly cut watermelon next to her.

It can be seen that her quality of life seems to have improved a lot now that she no longer has to worry about hospital expenses - after all, in the City of Night Sin, fresh vegetables, meat, fruits and vegetables are luxuries.

The impact of "rust fog" on animal husbandry and planting is quite terrifying. While blocking the sun and moon and affecting the growth environment of crops, the corrosive rain and snow that fall are also deadly... This phenomenon has only been going on for less than a year, and the original agriculture and animal husbandry have almost withered.

To date, only six major conglomerates have the ability to build a simulated breeding environment, and those lands that have become barren due to the "rust fog" have been purchased by them at low prices for commercial purposes.

This watermelon probably costs more than a month's salary for an ordinary worker, and few people would actually spend this money - at most, they would buy one or two slices occasionally to satisfy their craving, and the missing nutrients can be compensated by various affordable pills.

And more people can't even afford the pills. According to survey statistics, from District 65 and below, the main food of at least %+ of the residents is protein blocks made from cockroaches.

That kind of thing only plays the most basic role in maintaining life.

"... Mr. Xu."

Hearing the noise and seeing the person coming, Xia Wuyou quickly stood up, greeted him respectfully, and took the initiative to bring him a stool, "Please sit down."

"I just came by to take a look. There's no need to be so nervous, Team Leader Xia."

Xu Shi sat down with a smile and said half-jokingly, "It seems that Miss Ke'an has recovered very well... I hope I didn't disturb you?"

The white-haired loli now looks much more energetic than when I first met her - her face has a rosy color, and she no longer gasps three times after every sentence she speaks. It is obvious that she has been well taken care of.

At least it looks more like a real person than the pale doll before.

"No way, this is all thanks to you, Mr. Xu."

She was even more enthusiastic than her niece. She smiled and answered while handing over the fruit plate. "This watermelon is very sweet. Would you like a piece?"

"Okay."

Xu Shi didn't hesitate, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, "... Yeah, it's really sweet, where did you buy it?"

"A fruit store near the company."

Xia Wuyou replied, with some emotion in his words.

She couldn't remember the last time she had fresh fruit, and this was the first month that she didn't have to send money to the hospital as soon as she got her paycheck.

When she passed by the store while visiting the patient, after hesitating for a long time, the girl finally got the confidence to walk in and even bought a whole one generously.

"If you like, I can have some delivered every day."

Xu Shi was quite satisfied with her performance. It was obvious that she had listened to Xia Ke'an's advice.

Or maybe because her own circumstances are constantly improving, her resistance to herself will naturally become less and less... Who knows?

Although one can still detect the slight resentment hidden in the girl's eyes, there is no doubt that she is sinking bit by bit.

"That's not necessary. How can I trouble you, Mr. Xu, for everything?"

Xia Ke'an clasped his hands together, "You've helped us so much... Wuyou, can you please leave first? I have some words of thanks that I want to say to Mr. Xu alone."

"Oh...oh."

Xia Wuyou's reaction was a little slow, but after coming to his senses he responded quickly.

In fact, she was not very happy about this. How could she let her cousin and Xu Shi be alone... She was a little worried anyway.

But she didn't dare to disobey Xia Ke'an's words, so she had to walk out of the door hesitantly with Su Lin.

With only Xu Shi and the other two left in the ward, it was much easier to talk. "What does Miss An want to say?"

"I never thought things would turn out like this."

Xia Ke'an leaned back and sat up straight. Although he still had a smile on his face, his tone was slightly complaining. "Making Wuyou a wanted criminal...was that something you had planned long ago, Mr. Xu?"

Although Xia Wuyou would never tell her these, with her abilities, she could still analyze everything she wanted to know from those obscure fragments.

"What I want to say is that choices are always present throughout life."

Xu Shi answered irrelevantly, "When Team Leader Xia made a choice, he should have known what he would pay for it."

"...Yeah, so I won't, and I don't have the ability to stop it."

Xia Ke'an did not comment. How could she not understand this logic?

However, as an elder, although she had long known that such things were inevitable, when she actually saw her niece appear in the news as a wanted criminal, the white-haired loli still felt a little uncomfortable.

So she still wanted to fight for it, "But if possible, I still hope that Director Xu can be a little nicer to her...even just a little bit."

"Compared to what she once tried to do to me, I think I've been pretty lenient, haven't I?"

Xu Shi became serious, "At least I am willing to give her a chance to prove her worth."

"And an S-rank wanted criminal whose identity cannot be verified is always safer than the 'Xia Wuyou' in the open, right?"

"Maybe so."

Xia Ke'an did not deny it, and she also knew the meaning behind Xu Shi's action.

The more similar things happen, the more firmly he can control Xia Wuyou.

Plus, her niece recently told her that her workload was reduced but her salary was increased... It was obvious that he wanted to train her to be his personal servant like Su Lin, rather than "Team Leader Xia of the Snake Ring Field Team."

Ugh.

The white-haired girl sighed helplessly and asked tentatively, "Then for you, Mr. Xu... am I considered part of your 'value'?"

"...After all this talk, Miss An must be thirsty, right?"

Hearing her ask this, Xu Shi just forked a piece of watermelon and handed it to her mouth, "Come on, open your mouth, ah——"

Such an action has already shown his attitude.

Only children make choices.

"…Don't really treat me like a child."

Xia Kean paused and said in a low voice, "In terms of age, I am one year older than your mother... Ugh!"

Before she could finish her words, Xu Shi blocked her mouth with a watermelon.

"Take good care of yourself, Miss Ke'an."

Xu Shi smiled and stood up. "You should know clearly what I want."

Clear, but not entirely clear.