Song Jinze was nearly enraged to death.
Perfect, Rolling Wealth. You can’t even stay a single extra moment in my place, and now you’re rushing off to rendezvous with your boyfriend.
Checking into a hotel immediately after landing… in such a hurry… forget it!
He had no regrets about his despicable impulses; if anything, he wanted to escalate.
He sent another message to Broken Snake.
Song Jinze: 「Check that man for me.」
Song Jinze: 「Send me all his information.」
Broken Snake: 「Yes, Commander.」
Broken Snake: 「Um… should we eliminate him?」
Song Jinze: 「Not yet.」
Broken Snake: 「Should we threaten him, then?」
Song Jinze: 「Hmm. Teach him a lesson.」
Broken Snake: 「Understood!」
Broken Snake was staking out, silently wondering if Commander Song had come to catch an affair.
She worked extra diligently.
Bang! The hotel room door where Xu Lian stayed was smashed open.
At the doorway stood a tall, well-built woman wearing a mask, her face hidden.
Their eyes met.
Xu Lian froze. She had just fed Lin Zhaocai a sobering soup, which he had spilled everywhere, crying and sniffling.
She stood aside, the reflection of The Temptation of Wolves mirrored in her eyes. The absurdity of the scene made it almost comical.
She couldn’t win.
That was Xu Lian’s first thought.
“Please spare me, ma’am!” That was her first reaction.
Thud—
She knelt on the floor: “Ma’am, I’m an honest person. I’ve never done anything bad in my life. I have a husband and child at home waiting for me to provide for them. Please spare me.”
Under the mask, Broken Snake’s mouth twitched.
Husband and child… report to Commander Song later.
She ignored the kneeling person and walked straight to the bed where Lin Zhaocai lay unconscious.
Xu Lian lunged: “Hey, hey, don’t! We can talk! Do you want money? I have plenty!”
Broken Snake’s mind flickered.
But, adhering to her professional spirit, she resisted corruption and mentally reminded herself: wealth must not lead to indulgence.
She looked at Lin Zhaocai, then glanced at the suspicious wet stains on the bed and asked Xu Lian: “Is he your husband?”
Xu Lian’s face went pale, shaking her head: “No, no, no!”
Broken Snake’s expression instantly soured.
She did nothing more than take a photo of Lin Zhaocai, delivered a hard kick to him, and left.
Xu Lian wanted to stop her but couldn’t win against her.
Zhaocai… this is on you. Handle it yourself.
Broken Snake left the room and went straight to the front desk, grabbing the trembling staff member hiding in the corner.
The staff member shivered: “Um… do you… want money? I have plenty.”
Broken Snake: “……” What was going on today? Suddenly, everyone was so generous?
She cleared her throat: “Pay up.”
Staff: “How much do you want?”
Broken Snake: “I mean I’m giving you money.”
Staff: “Ah?”
Broken Snake pointed upstairs: “Sorry, I accidentally broke one of your doors. Pay up, how much, I’ll cover it.”
Staff: “Ah?”
Broken Snake got annoyed: “What the hell are you saying? Give me the QR code!”
“Oh, oh.” The staff fumbled out the code, confused. “You… just give what you think is right.”
Broken Snake thought briefly. Not knowing the door’s exact cost, she paid 20,000 gold and left.
The staff stared after her, mind frozen.
What… what was that?
Was she a good person or a bad person?
T-t-twenty thousand gold?!
One door was barely a hundred! Was she punishing society… or doing charity?!
The staff scrambled to get up, thankfully not calling the police.
Broken Snake went to report the information.
Broken Snake: 「Commander Song, I got the person’s photo.」
Broken Snake: 「But… it seems they’re done.」
Broken Snake: 「There’s a noticeable wet stain on the bed, not sure what it is.」
Song Jinze: 「……」
Wet stain…
He felt like he had a heart attack combined with high blood pressure.
Song Jinze: 「That man so fast?」
Broken Snake: 「I didn’t see the process.」
Broken Snake: 「But when I arrived, he was already asleep, clothes a bit messy. The lady still had energy to watch a movie.」
Broken Snake: 「Also, she said she has a husband and child.」
Broken Snake: 「And… her boyfriend and husband are not the same person.」
Song Jinze: 「……」
Song Jinze: 「……」
He remained silent for a full five minutes.
Song Jinze: 「Investigate. Investigate thoroughly.」
Broken Snake: 「Yes.」
Song Jinze turned off his wristband, feeling an urge to smash something for the first time in his life.
Perfect, Rolling Wealth. You had the nerve to call me a scumbag before, yet you have a husband and child while messing around outside.
A wicked woman.
Song Jinze, a man who usually never meddled, suddenly felt a desire to mete out justice.
…
Xu Lian’s door had been smashed, so she temporarily moved to another room.
Lin Zhaocai remained unconscious.
Xu Lian began entering her “100 Things to Do Before I Die” into her wristband.
She wrote a lot, edited, and trimmed—
Quietly watch a sunrise and sunset, see a whale and the ocean, ride a camel, watch a large fireworks show, wear a giant poofy dress, dress up for herself, dine in an underwater restaurant…
Finally, she wrote number 100:
Fall in love.
Xu Lian had been single for 24 years, living a quiet, honest life. Before dying, she wanted to live wildly for once.
Damn!
She opened a dating website, registered a random account, and filled in her personal information.
Name: Xu Gungun
Age: 24
Hobbies: Eating, drinking, having fun
Mental Level: Confidential
Profile: Likes men. Good-looking men. Not too busy at work. Prefer frequent dates but don’t interfere. Everything else is fine.
Xu Lian felt like a woman with poor prospects aiming too high, but she didn’t care—she was about to die. She finished editing and hit “submit.”
Anyway, mutual consent couldn’t be considered coercion.
After closing the dating website, she set it aside for later.
Next, she checked the intercepted messages on the wristbands of the twin strongmen, which Lin Zhaocai had helped her gather.
Two minutes later, cold sweat drenched her.
She saw several messages that sent chills down her spine—
The reason the tracker on the back of her neck suddenly activated a countdown for an explosion was a prearranged conspiracy.
Historical messages:
Black Chess: 「Commander Gu, that woman has been diagnosed with black brain syndrome. Should we kill her immediately?」
Gu Ying: 「No. She can still be useful.」
Gu Ying: 「Go to her dorm now, attach a tracking chip, then throw her out. Be rude, humiliate her however you like. Best to anger her.」
Gu Ying: 「That woman is extremely cunning. If she tries to approach Song Jinze and leak info, detonate the chip immediately. Ideally, take Song Jinze with her.」
Gu Ying: 「Be precise with the location. I’ve been raising this useless thing for five years, can’t let her die without value.」
Gu Ying: 「Retrieve all items given to her. One person about to die, just make do.」
Gu Ying: 「Also, destroy her wristband. Don’t let her leave with anything. That woman is cunning, always trying tricks. Don’t give her a chance.」
Black Chess: 「Understood, Commander. We’ll handle it immediately.」
Gu Ying: 「Yes. Don’t mention my name. Leave her some illusions.」
Black Chess: 「……Understood, Commander.」
Another historical message:
White Chess: 「Commander Gu, we detected that the woman entered Song Jinze’s starship. She’s been inside for several minutes.」
Gu Ying: 「Damn, this dog dares to betray me!」
Gu Ying: 「All the nice things I said before… wasted!」
Gu Ying: 「Activate the countdown immediately. Give her a chance. If personnel gather nearby, detonate immediately.」
White Chess: 「Yes.」
Xu Lian stared at the messages, her mind collapsing like she had fallen into an ice pit.
The explosion order… had been personally issued by Gu Ying, that idiot.
Xu Lian’s killing intent surged instantly.
She scrolled further and discovered something even more chilling.