Chapter 18, Second Visit to Emei

The moment the clip hit the ground, He Changyi thought inappropriately that even criminals were having an arms race these days.

The black marketeer had just figured out the lock mechanism when the thieves devised the tool to crack it. The whole thing happened in less than a month. Such efficiency would be considered truly remarkable even during the Cold War.

Although the alliance is gone, there are still successors who inherit the fine tradition of the arms race—regardless of whether the alliance was dragged down by the arms race, you can tell whether this inheritance is truly authentic.

The true lineage of Sa'go lies in the East; to say it would be a ridiculous joke.

In that brief instant, He Changyi went through all the ridiculous jokes from the "League of Legends" that he had ever seen in his life.

At the same time, she moved quickly and silently rolled out of bed.

Just as the door to the private room was half-open and the person outside leaned in, she suddenly kicked it, and the door slammed down!

Caught off guard, the assailant had half his body trapped in the door crack and screamed in pain.

If he hadn't been quick to retract his head, he would have almost experienced the pleasures of Louis XVI.

The round-faced little girl was startled awake and asked sleepily:

"What's wrong? Who is it?"

These past few days, with He Changyi in charge, the biggest danger they've faced has been nothing more than the Russians not wanting to pay for their clothes.

I wasn't ripped off by Khorezin's shoddy clothes, didn't encounter any thieves, and wasn't beaten with batons by corrupt police. The journey was easy and pleasant, almost like participating in some Oslo-themed spring outing.

Although they had inquired with He Changyi about the dangers on the road, what others say and what they actually encounter are two different things.

Now that they've really run into big trouble, the young people don't realize what's happening and think someone just tripped and hurt their toe.

The two boys drank two bottles of beer before bed and were fast asleep, sprawled out on their backs and snoring loudly.

He Changyi opened the door with one hand and said without turning her head:

"Still sleeping?! The robbers are at the door!"

The round-faced little girl jumped up from her bunk with a start.

From her high vantage point, she had a clear view of what was happening below. She watched as He Changyi yanked open the door, kicked the man stuck in the crack out, and then the sounds of fighting came from outside the private room.

The little girl was fully awake and cried out:

"Wake up, everyone! A thief has broken into the car!!!"

Her voice was shrill, piercing through the walls and doors, waking up most of the people in the carriage.

The aisle outside the private room was narrow, making it difficult for He Changyi to stretch out, while the other side had a large number of people and were carrying knives.

She knocked several thugs to the ground one after another, and taking advantage of the brief gap, kicked open several private room doors.

"Wake up! Everyone, come out!"

One of the private rooms had been broken into by thugs who threatened the students with knives, demanding they hand over all their money or that they would cut off their ears if they made a sound.

One student tried to fight back but was beaten until his face was covered in blood. He was now half-paralyzed on the ground, unconscious.

The others were terrified and handed over their valuables as the robbers demanded.

At this moment, He Changyi's appearance was like a god descending from heaven.

A girl on the upper bunk cried out in a tearful voice, "Sister He, help! They're trying to kill us!"

The assailant had already heard the commotion outside. When he saw He Changyi burst in, he grabbed his knife and stabbed her without saying a word.

He Changyi narrowly avoided the attack and fought his opponent with great difficulty in the small space of the private room.

The same girl who had been speaking was now sobbing and aiming at the assailant, smashing things off the bunk in a chaotic manner.

Unfortunately, an old, matted quilt came down and covered He Changyi and the thugs inside.

He Changyi reacted quickly, retreating rapidly and emerging from the edge of the blanket.

The criminals weren't so lucky.

He frantically scurried around under the covers like a headless fly, wildly waving the knife in his hand. The tip of the knife pierced through the blanket, and dirty cotton fell out from the tear.

For a moment, no one dared to approach, fearing they would be stabbed by the knife.

He Changyi, quick-witted, immediately shouted, "The blanket!"

The girl understood immediately, but her blanket had already been thrown off the bed, and there was nothing on the bed frame.

Seeing the blanket on the next bunk, she decisively stepped over the assailant's head and narrowly climbed to the opposite upper bunk, throwing the blanket, pillow, and quilt down in one go.

The criminal was trapped like a cicada pupa, unable to break free despite his frustration and anger.

He Changyi directed the only conscious boy to help her tie up the criminal.

The boy was so frightened that he froze at the foot of the bed, trembling all over, as limp as a lump of mud.

Helpless, He Changyi had no choice but to roll up his sleeves and get to work himself.

"I...I'll do it..."

The girl climbed down from the top bunk. Although her legs were weak and she missed the last few steps, she managed to stand up.

He Changyi knelt on one knee at the neck of the thug, like pressing down on a lively, wriggling carp, and was almost overturned by him several times.

With trembling hands, the girl used a belt to firmly bind the assailant's arms to his sides.

Having just tied up the person, He Changyi nimbly got up and hurried to the next private room.

Fortunately, the number of people the criminals sent to this carriage was limited, and most of the compartments were still unopened. The people inside were terrified and held tightly to the compartment doors, only daring to open them after hearing He Changyi's voice.

He Changyi said quickly, "Everyone come out and gather together!"

Someone said weakly, "I don't want to go out. As long as we block the door and don't let them in, everything will be fine..."

He Changyi said coldly, "If you stay in the private room, you'll just be waiting to be taken down one by one! Now, everyone needs to stick together to ensure our safety!"

Most people were at a loss and did whatever He Changyi told them to do.

The fact that He Changyi had previously snatched the money back from Teacher Cai, coupled with her various acts of care along the way, made the students trust her very much.

In the isolated environment of the train, when danger struck, their trust in He Changyi went beyond mere trust; it became reliance, or even dependence.

When she asked everyone to gather together, even the most timid people followed.

He Changyi gathered everyone in the middle of the carriage, surrounding the younger ones and having the strong and young guard the edges.

She then had empty beer bottles collected from each private room and distributed them to the people on the outermost perimeter.

Just as they were managing to get into position, the thugs who had finished looting from other carriages came looking for reinforcements and immediately realized something was wrong.

The students also saw the approaching assailant.

"Someone's coming from the left..."

"There's one on the right too!"

"What do we do? There are so many people here. We're not going to die, are we...?"

"Waaaaah, I'm not going to study abroad anymore, I want to go home, I miss my mom..."

Fear spread rapidly through the crowd, and those with weaker mental states already wore expressions of despair.

Teacher Cai, who had somehow managed to squeeze into the safest spot in the center, was crying with snot and tears streaming down her face. Suddenly, she wailed:

"Give them all the money! Give it to them and everything will be fine! You can't take my life for money! I'll give you money, give me money, don't kill me! Kill someone else if you want to kill someone!"

The crowd became agitated, and in their extreme fear, some people actually took out their wallets and threw them on the ground.

"Please, please leave. I'll give you money, okay? My family is waiting for me to come home..."

In the chaos, the previously tight formation broke apart, and some people frantically pushed their way in, trying to squeeze themselves into the safest spot.

Teacher Cai pushed hard, shoving away those who crowded in front of him, in order to shield himself from the knife.

"Shut up, all of you!"

He Changyi shouted sternly.

"Anyone who dares to move again, I'll be the first to kill them!"

Her expression was fierce, a look the students had never seen before, even more frightening than the approaching thugs.

For a moment, everyone was stunned and dared not move, except for Teacher Cai.

"Why should we listen to you? I'm the team leader! You just want to use us, afraid of losing your money, and are using us as pawns!"

He hid in the middle of the crowd, far away from He Changyi, who was standing at the very front.

Seeing that she couldn't reach him, he became bolder.

"You're the only middleman in this carriage. Maybe you already know the robbers and are just putting on an act to fool us!"

He Changyi didn't have time to deal with him; the thugs were already close enough that she could see the glint of the knife tips in their hands.

"Gag him!"

The two girls next to Teacher Cai exchanged a glance; one had a round face, and the other was throwing her blanket around.

They originally wanted to stand at the front, but He Changyi forcibly pushed them to the back.

Now, at He Changyi's command, they were the first to respond, one grabbing Teacher Cai's hands and the other covering his mouth.

"You...uh...uh...let go..."

Teacher Cai resisted with all his might, but the two girls couldn't hold on and were about to be broken free by him.

At this moment, several boys nearby also stepped in, grabbing Teacher Cai and stuffing his socks into his mouth.

The smelly socks, which hadn't been washed for four or five days, made Teacher Cai's eyes roll back in her head, and she couldn't utter another word.

With the annoying buzzing of flies gone, He Changyi was able to concentrate fully on observing the thugs not far away.

It was probably the first time they had ever seen an entire train carriage of people huddled together. Accustomed to winning, they were at a loss when faced with adversity, much like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog but having nowhere to start.

Although the thugs were carrying knives, there were fewer than ten of them, putting them at a significant disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Moreover, the passageway is narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, making it a classic example of terrain where one man can hold off ten thousand.

Even if they wanted to rush forward with knives and disperse the crowd, the actual conditions wouldn't allow it.

For a moment, the two sides were deadlocked, and only heavy breathing and a few uncontrollable sobs could be heard in the carriage.

He Changyi stared fiercely at the opposite side like a lion guarding its territory, his whole body tense.

Those surrounding her were witnessing such a scene for the first time, and whether from excessive nervousness or fear, they couldn't help but shake their legs and hands.

Upon seeing He Changyi, they inexplicably calmed down.

It seems that as long as she is there, even in dire straits, a glimmer of hope can be found.

One of the thugs couldn't resist and tentatively took two steps forward.

He Changyi's eyes narrowed sharply. He raised his hand and smashed the beer bottle against the wall. Glass shards flew everywhere, and the broken edge of the bottle formed irregular, sharp serrations, looking extremely dangerous.

This seemed to be a signal, and the others also smashed their beer bottles, pointing the broken pieces threateningly at the assailant.

Even though they didn't have knives, getting stabbed by a beer bottle wouldn't feel good.

Fortunately, someone bought a pitcher of beer the day before to share with everyone; otherwise, He Changyi would have had to organize everyone to carry thermos flasks filled with boiling water.

In comparison, unless boiling water is poured over the head of the assailant, the deterrent effect of a thermos is very limited, and it is also easy to cause accidental injury.

In the darkness, the jagged edges of the broken blade occasionally reflected a dangerous glint of light.

The thugs hesitated; none of them wanted to experience firsthand whether the jagged edges of the broken bottle were as sharp as they looked.

Yes, they could stab these ungrateful bastards in the back, but what would happen after that? The other side would then throw their broken bottles at them.

The darkness outside the window gradually faded, and the pitch-black night sky began to glow white.

The carriage was no longer completely dark; those with good eyesight could even see the faces of the criminals opposite them.

He Changyi always stood at the forefront, never showing the slightest slackening or weakness, like an incomparably sharp longsword.

Even when the thugs deliberately put on a fierce and intimidating appearance, she showed no sign of backing down; instead, she smiled contemptuously.

It was as if she was saying: That's it? Come on over here and see who survives.

The silent standoff was incredibly tense.

In the end, the criminals were reluctant to give up the valuables they had already stolen and were unwilling to risk their lives in this ditch.

They slowly backed away, knives in hand, taking with them several accomplices who had been knocked unconscious and tied up by He Changyi.

Before leaving, the leader of the thugs looked at He Changyi carefully several times, as if trying to memorize her appearance.

It wasn't until the last thug disappeared from sight that the students finally dared to confirm they were out of danger.

With a thud, someone fell to the ground.

He was a man standing on the outermost edge, but because of his strong physique, He Changyi pulled him to the front row.

Faced with the concerned gazes of the crowd, he waved his hand helplessly.

"I'm fine, I just suddenly feel a little weak. Let me catch my breath, I'll be fine after a while..."

Despite his burly appearance, he was a law-abiding citizen who was being robbed for the first time.

Having faced death, not wetting his pants is a testament to his strong will.

The other students, recovering from their initial shock, slowly realized that everything was alright; they hadn't lost any limbs or had all their belongings stolen.

They are still alive...

Thump, thump, thump.

Several people collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, celebrating their narrow escape.

Those who were still standing grabbed whatever they could find to hold onto, whether it was a wall, a bunk, or a fellow passenger; in short, their legs were a little weak.

People gradually began to speak in the carriage, breaking the frozen silence.

"They're gone, they're finally gone..."

"They won't come back, will they?"

"Call the police! Call the police immediately! There are bad guys in the car! Police! We need the police!"

The round-faced little girl and the girl who threw the blanket through the crowd and pounced on He Changyi without any hesitation, hugging her and crying loudly.

"Waaaaah, Sister He, thank goodness you were here, otherwise everything would have been over!"

"Sister, are you hurt? Did the broken glass cut you?"

He Changyi, like a tyrant, embraced two girls on his left and right, the two girls crying with tears streaming down their faces. He held one of her hands on each side, carefully checking for any shards of glass.

He Changyi was at a complete loss; this situation was even more difficult to handle than beating ten thugs at the same time.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm not hurt, please stop crying... Wait a minute, did you wipe your snot on my clothes?"

The round-faced little girl raised her head angrily.

"No, those were tears!"

He Changyi said in a serious tone:

"Tears won't work either, my clothes aren't waterproof. Why don't you wait a moment, I'll change into a raincoat?"

Distracted like this, the girls stopped crying and started whimpering and clinging to He Changyi.

Once the others had recovered from their shock, they solemnly thanked He Changyi.

"Thank goodness you were here today, otherwise everyone in this carriage would have been in trouble!"

"Sister, from now on you're my sister. If you need anything, just tell me. No matter if it's climbing mountains of knives or wading through seas of fire, if I even flinch, I'm not human!"

"The newspapers say that speculators are nouveau riche with no manners, but after getting to know you, I realized that the newspapers were unfair. There are clearly women like you among speculators!"

Everyone was in high spirits and spoke frankly, each trying to praise He Changyi to the skies.

Even with her cultivation level, she felt a little embarrassed at this moment.

If everyone keeps praising her, she'd be more than qualified to be the President of the United States—although that's certainly true to some extent compared to the North American taco queen.

He Changyi changed the subject:

"Alright, alright, everyone can go back to their respective rooms after dawn. Now, those who are injured, come over and get your wounds treated."

The survivors relaxed and, regardless of how dirty the ground was, sat down on the spot.

"I was so scared. I thought I would never see my mom again."

"I never imagined Oros would be so chaotic. I shouldn't have come here to study. I should have gone to a vocational school; at least it would be safer!"

"I want to go home, I don't want to go abroad anymore..."

Suddenly, a discordant voice broke in.

"Go if you want, don't go if you don't want to. The tuition is non-refundable anyway, so don't say I didn't warn you."

The speaker was Teacher Cai.

He managed to snag a berth, sprawled out on his back, and pushed everyone else aside.

But things are different now; the students have absolutely no goodwill towards this so-called team leader.

Before he could finish speaking, someone immediately objected:

"Why didn't you mention the dangers of Oros when you were recruiting students! If we had known there were robberies on the trains, our family would never have borrowed money to pay the tuition!"

"Exactly! They raved about how wonderful Russia was, and tricked us into coming here. If you had told us the truth, we wouldn't have come to suffer this foreign torment!"

"My husband and I quit our good jobs, hoping to take our child abroad to live a better life, but the security here is even worse than in China!"

Unexpectedly, these obedient students dared to gang up on him. Teacher Cai, who had been flattered all the way, couldn't stand the contrast and stood up angrily, arguing with the group of students.

"It's not like I begged you to study abroad. It's your own stupidity to go abroad without doing your research. Who can you blame?! Anyway, I'm just the leader. Whether you go or not is none of my business!"

Finally, still angry, he added:

"Hmph, a bunch of cowards!"

Upon hearing this, even the students who had been silent couldn't stand it anymore.

"Coward? Who's the coward here?! When the robbers came, you were the first to run away. You, a grown man, squeezed to the back, waiting for someone to protect you, and you even incited us to fight against Sister He. I think you're the one who's in cahoots with the robbers!"

"That's right! It's one thing to eat and drink our food and take advantage of us all the time, but if you can't stand up for us when it matters, do you even deserve to be a teacher!"

Get out! We don't need you!

Facing the ire of everyone, Teacher Cai's face turned pale and then red.

"Fine, fine, you said it yourself, I don't care anymore! If you're so capable, go register at the school yourselves and see if they'll accept you!"

The students' impassioned shouts and curses immediately stopped.

Although Teacher Cai is a person of low character, he really hit their weak spot.

Although the students said they wanted to go home, they had already paid 10,000 in tuition fees. Even if there was robbery in Oros, or even if there was a war, they had to finish their studies, otherwise the money would be wasted and they would be ashamed to face their parents.

Just then, a lazy voice rang out.

"This is no big deal. I'll just take everyone to school to register."

The speaker was He Changyi.

She leaned against the window, a round-faced little girl held her teacup, a little girl threw on the blanket and hugged her coat, a boy grabbed a pot of freshly boiled water and was making her instant noodles, and another boy was carefully tearing off the packaging of a sausage.

Surrounded by everyone, Teacher Cai's eyes welled up with tears.

This is the treatment he should be receiving!

"What do you know about registration? Do you even know the school's contact person? Do you have any admission documents? Do you even know where the school is?!"

He Changyi casually began:

"Is it that difficult? Schools don't have legs, you can just take a taxi there; schools have a list of enrolled international students, you can prove your identity with your passport. Besides, if all else fails, there's our embassy. Twenty or so people not being able to go to school is a group incident, the ambassador won't ignore it. Maybe we can even coordinate with the domestic police to handle some cases of fraudulent study abroad schemes."

He Changyi raised his chin at the flustered Teacher Cai.

"So, what you said is all correct. Let me teach you a lesson: when you can't threaten others, just do what you're supposed to do."

Her tone shifted, carrying a hint of threat:

"You don't really want to be investigated in the country, do you?"

Teacher Cai lowered her head timidly, not daring to meet He Changyi's gaze.

He muttered an excuse for himself:

"They were the ones who said they weren't going to study abroad first..."

But He Changyi didn't let him off so easily.

"By the way, shouldn't we settle the score for framing me for colluding with thugs?"

Teacher Cai looked up and glanced over. He Changyi was staring at him intently, his fingers cracking as he clenched them.

He slid to his knees at lightning speed.

"I was wrong, I was wrong... I'll take care of it, I'll make sure everyone gets to school, not a single one is missing!"

The students burst into laughter, and the previously oppressive atmosphere caused by the robbery completely relaxed.

For the rest of the journey, Teacher Cai stayed quietly in her bunk, refusing to go out unless absolutely necessary, and grumbled as she listened to the laughter and chatter outside.

How unlucky he was to run into such a wicked woman...

The train traveled westward and arrived at its final destination, Mosk.

He Changyi sold all the goods she was carrying, even her luggage bag, and got off the car feeling relieved.

She said goodbye to her students at the train station, exchanged contact information, and agreed to meet again later.

The students left on a bus sent by the school, while He Changyi went to the baggage claim area at the train station and waited for a while before she received her 40-kilogram luggage.

Fortunately, she ate well and slept well during this time, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to move this small mountain.

The goods in the luggage all belonged to Xie Xun. He had previously paid for the train tickets back to China and refused to accept the money, only saying that He Changyi would help bring the goods from China.

He Changyi struggled to drag the large bag, thinking that he might as well just give him two hundred dollars directly.

The bag must have suffered a lot in the hands of the Oros stevedores; one of the straps was broken, and half of the zipper was damaged. As He Changyi moved, several leather jackets were revealed through the gap.

At this moment, a woman with black hair and black eyes approached He Changyi and said she wanted to buy some goods.

He Changyi saw that her belly was swollen, indicating that she was pregnant, and a young pregnant woman living in poverty and barely clothed.

She hadn't originally planned to sell her goods at the crowded and conspicuous train station, but out of compassion, she relented and asked her what she wanted to buy.

The pregnant woman asked He Changyi to open her luggage so she could see what was inside before making a decision.

He Changyi's attitude suddenly turned cold.

"No. Tell me what you want to buy, or leave."

The pregnant woman refused and pestered He Changyi, insisting that she display all the goods and even reaching out to pull the zipper off the luggage.

He Changyi sighed.

Honestly, why are you being so soft-hearted?

In the territory of Da'e, you have to be careful when you encounter a stray cat on the road, as it may be a treacherous beast with deadly claws, let alone a human.

"Let go."

He Changyi forcefully pulled the luggage back from the pregnant woman's hands and turned to leave.

Seeing that she was about to leave, the pregnant woman became anxious and shouted something in a sharp voice.

She wasn't speaking Ego.

He Changyi immediately became alert. Just as she grabbed her luggage, several slovenly dressed black-haired men rushed over from all around!

Their objective was clear: they went straight for the luggage in He Changyi's hands.

He Changyi held onto the luggage tightly, and the pregnant woman rushed up, trying to pry her hands off.

Passersby were unfazed and watched the spectacle as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that the enemy outnumbered them, He Changyi flexed his muscles, used his waist and abdomen to pull the luggage away, and the people opposite him stumbled and almost fell.

Just as the man and the pregnant woman were about to pounce on the luggage again, He Changyi suddenly grabbed the luggage with one hand and the zipper opening with the other, and spun around like a giant pendulum!

She spun around like an athlete wielding an oversized discus, flinging her luggage with great force.

The luggage weighed a full forty kilograms, and with the centrifugal force generated when it rotated, anyone it hit would suffer a broken bone.

The robbers were caught off guard and hit head-on by the luggage, as if they had been rammed by a small truck. They were sent flying on the spot.

The pregnant woman was not spared either.

The luggage happened to bump into her abdomen, but the pregnant woman herself was unharmed, and a bulging thing flew out from under her skirt.

Amidst her busy schedule, He Changyi saw the fake belly flying into the sky and blurted out a phrase from the national essence.

@#￥%&*!

Do they have no manners, no morals, no humanity?!

He actually pretended to be pregnant to deceive her already dwindling compassion!

He Changyi was furious. He moved his feet and precisely controlled his luggage to bump into the fake pregnant woman again.

When He Changyi finally stopped spinning, a vacuum appeared around her.

Passersby stood at a distance, looking at her with awe and wonder, as if they were seeing a humanoid King Kong or some kind of Chinese wild boar king.

He Changyi calmed down; he had spun around too much and was feeling a little dizzy.

"Scatter! Scatter! What's going on here?"

Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar male voice rang out.

His voice was familiar, but what was unfamiliar was what he was saying—after all, it had all been gibberish before.

He Changyi looked up and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was the golden-haired policeman.

"Officer, I was almost robbed! You must help me and rid the people of this scourge!"

Andrei paused, recognizing the disheveled, madwoman before him as the girl Zhong Guo he had met before.

Somewhat surprisingly, she could actually speak Emei language, although her pronunciation and grammar were full of problems, but at least people could understand what she was saying.

Andrei, half guessing and half deciphering, asked uncertainly:

"Madam... do you mean you've been robbed again?"

He Changyi pointed confidently at the several human-shaped objects on the ground and said:

"Yes, it's them! As you know, I'm from China, and I came here for the sake of friendship between our two countries. I even wanted to use my own efforts to help the people of Russia live a better life. But they actually tried to steal my luggage as soon as I got off the train! She, yes, the woman on the ground, even pretended to be pregnant and took advantage of my kindness! Officer, for the sake of friendship between our two countries, you must handle this seriously and not give them a second chance to commit this crime!"

Andrei's pupils dilated dramatically.

The passage was too long, filled with grammatical errors and inappropriate word choice; it was practically a test of his ability to correct grammatical mistakes.

And the part he understood...

To be honest, he would rather this Ms. Zhong Guo still not speak E'yu (a local dialect for E'yu) as before.

After all, not every Chinese speculator is shameless enough to claim that buying and selling is "making life better for the Russian people."

"Okay, ma'am, I understand. I will arrest these suspects, but you will need to go to the police station to make a statement."

"but--"

Andrei then changed the subject: "Were all these people defeated by you?"

He Changyi gently tossed her hair and said shyly:

"You're joking. I was just lucky; they bumped into my luggage themselves."

The bystanders who witnessed the whole thing were completely stunned.

Is this the same Valkyrie who swung her bag like a warhammer just moments ago?

Luckily, the fake pregnant woman managed to escape to within two meters, but you stubbornly chased after her, spinning all the way until your luggage accurately hit her.

Is this the legendary Chinese Kung Fu?

Besides making people incredibly strong, it also makes facial skin thicker than the Great Wall.

Andrei examined the injuries of the people on the ground. The most serious injuries involved several broken ribs, while the least serious injuries involved bone fractures.

He looked at He Changyi with mixed feelings, and the other person innocently winked at him.

—This isn't some forest deer; it's clearly a troublemaker.

Andrei called several colleagues via walkie-talkie, and they escorted the suspect into a police car.

However, the police car's destination wasn't the police station, but the nearest hospital.

After all, no matter how corrupt the police in Da'e are, they can't just stand by and watch a criminal die in the police station, especially when the criminal wasn't injured by them.

Andrei himself took He Changyi back to the police station to give a statement.

Out of gentlemanly courtesy, he stepped forward and took He Changyi's luggage.

Then, just as he picked up his luggage, Andrei almost dropped it on his own foot.

He Changyi asked innocently, "Is it heavy? Should I do it?"

Andrei was silent for a moment.

From the side, the young policeman's blond hair shone brilliantly in the sunlight, his sculpted profile and blue eyes set in their sockets like a blue lagoon.

"No, I can do it. Please follow me."

He dragged his luggage with difficulty and led the way, while He Changyi turned her face away from where he couldn't see, trying hard to suppress her laughter.

Indeed, regardless of time or place, a man cannot say he can't.

She had legitimate reason to suspect that the young policeman had seriously considered the problem of not being able to lift the object while he remained silent.

But he was, after all, a kind and handsome young man, and he couldn't bring himself to ask a lady to carry heavy things.

He Changyi thought maliciously that she should have checked in more bags of luggage, not for any other reason than to see the young policeman's fragile appearance when he couldn't carry the load but still tried to hold on.

—A delicate blonde beauty, that sounds even more delicious, doesn't it?

After giving his statement at the police station, Andrei put He Changyi in a taxi.

Before parting, he stood tall outside the car and said seriously, "Please be careful, Mosk is not a safe city."

He Changyi leaned against the car window and gave him a sweet smile.

"If I could see you even if it meant facing danger, I would gladly face danger every day."

A thin blush immediately appeared on the young policeman's face.

He Changyi was even happier, pretending not to know anything, and tilted her head in confusion.

Andrei couldn't help but wonder, did she really know what she was saying?

Is this how friends in Jong-guk express their desire to see each other again?

She really needs to study the Emei language more thoroughly, at least so she can stop saying such easily misunderstood things to others.

The taxi driver watched with great interest, his mouth practically stretched to his ears with a grin, and he encouraged them:

"Girl, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

He Changyi didn't say anything more, but waved goodbye to Andrei with lingering reluctance.

"No rush, there's still plenty of time."

Andrei nimbly took a step back and raised his hand to signal the driver to start the car.

The taxi drove away, and his figure gradually disappeared from the rearview mirror.

The taxi drove into Moscow University and stopped in front of the wholesale building.

He Changyi, familiar with the place, dragged his luggage to the residence of the Xie family uncle and nephew. He knocked on the door a few times, but the person who opened the door was Xie Shirong.

Where is Xie Xun?

Xie Shirong didn't rush to answer. He first looked He Changyi up and down. Seeing that she was dressed in bright clothes and had bulging pockets, he quietly curled his lips.

"He's not here. If you're delivering goods, it'll be the same if you give them to me."

He Changyi asked with suspicion:

"Can you make the decision for him?"

Xie Shirong was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his fur standing on end.

“Who says I can’t make the decisions! Xie Xun only came to Oros with me. What does he know? If I hadn’t brought him here, he wouldn’t even know where Oros is!”

He Changyi offered a perfunctory reassurance:

"Okay, okay, I got it. Hurry up and check the goods, it's getting dark and I need to get back."

Xie Shirong unpacked his luggage while asking around:

"Where do you live? Swan is closed. Do you live in Baikal?"

He Changyi found a clean chair, sat down, and lazily tossed out a sentence:

"I'm not familiar with you, so I have no obligation to inform you."

Frustrated, Xie Shirong stopped asking questions and quickened his pace.

After a short while, all the goods were inspected, but Xie Shirong unhappily shook out the brand-new clothes in his hands and glanced at He Changyi sideways.

Where did you buy your leather jacket?

Xidan.

He then asked, "How much did you buy it for?"

"sixty."

Xie Shirong, as if he had found fault with He Changyi, jumped up and down and shouted:

Sixty dollars for a leather jacket? Why don't you just rob someone?! Do you even know how to shop?!

He Changyi retorted bluntly:

"I searched all over Xidan before finding the best value leather jacket. For a pigskin jacket, sixty yuan is not expensive at all. If I hadn't bought in bulk, I wouldn't have been able to get this price."

That's true. Last time He Changyi bought goods from the same stall, each leather jacket sold for seventy yuan.

She negotiated with the boss for a long time before finally getting the wholesale price down from seventy to sixty. The boss almost surrendered in the end.

Xie Shirong scoffed at this.

"Anyway, it's all going to be sold to the Russians. Who cares about the quality? As long as it's cheap, that's all that matters. They can't tell the difference anyway. A leather jacket you buy for thirty rubles and a leather jacket you buy for sixty rubles, you'll still end up selling it for six thousand rubles, won't you?"

"You're not going to make money when you can? Are you...?"

Under He Changyi's death stare, Xie Shirong wisely swallowed back the rest of his sentence, "There's something wrong with your head."

"In short, these clothes are no good, I'm not satisfied. You're a complete novice, you don't know how to do business at all. Here, let me show you the goods I bought."

Xie Shirong pulled a leather jacket and a down jacket from the shelf next to him and proudly handed them to He Changyi.

As soon as He Changyi got her hands on the clothes, she immediately noticed something was wrong.

Now that she has sold so many clothes, she can tell the quality of the fabric just by touching it with her fingers, and she can tell the level of craftsmanship just by looking at the stitching.

The leather jacket and down jacket that Xie Shirong brought over were clearly substandard.

He Changyi squeezed the leather jacket, and black stains came off his fingers, which he couldn't rub off, clearly indicating that it was made with inferior disposable dye.

As for down jackets, needless to say, a light pat from your hand will release a cloud of dust and even a few feathers will stick out.

He Changyi picked it up and saw that it was a chicken feather.

She couldn't be bothered to look at it anymore and threw the clothes back to Xie Shirong.

"Is this the 'good stuff' you bought?"

He Changyi emphasized the word "good stuff," but Xie Shirong, oblivious, proudly showed it off.

“This outfit, if it sells for six thousand rubles, I can make five thousand nine hundred Russians! The outfit you bought, I don’t think I can even make five thousand!”

He Changyi asked him, "Aren't you afraid of being confronted if you sell such substandard products?"

Xie Shirong said without any scruples: "I can just fire a shot and move on to another place. Who can find me? Besides, if anyone is to blame, it's the Russians for being blind and spending money on garbage. Who else can they blame?"

He also earnestly advised He Changyi:

“This place is different from China. Don’t bring your bad habits from back home. Everyone does it this way. You can’t go against everyone else, can you? It’s only because we’re familiar with each other that I’m telling this to everyone else!”

He Changyi asked calmly, "So, are you still going to accept the clothes I brought this time?"

Xie Shirong's eyes darted around.

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't accept these clothes. But since you and Xie Xun are familiar with each other, and you brought them all the way from China, I'll reluctantly accept them. However, the price can't be what you say."

He Changyi readily asked him:

How much are you willing to pay?

A glint of light flashed in Xie Shirong's eyes.

“I’ll give you thirty dollars for each leather jacket. There are twenty-six jackets in total, so that’s seven hundred dollars. You borrowed two hundred dollars from Xie Xun last time to buy tickets, which is fourteen hundred dollars at the current exchange rate. Consider this as you paying back half of the money. Next time you go back to China, bring your luggage back, and we’ll be even.”

He Changyi was so angry she almost laughed.

Xie Shirong cut the price of a leather jacket, which was wholesale for sixty yuan, in half.

Even if each jacket costs thirty yuan, and the twenty-six leather jackets total seven hundred and eighty yuan, he rounded it down to seven hundred yuan.

The leather jacket, which cost a total of 1,560 yuan, became only 700 yuan after he calculated it, which was only enough to pay off half of the debt.

This old fox is far too shrewd and treats people like fools.

He Changyi silently packed the leather jacket into his duffel bag as it was. Xie Shirong, seeing this, asked in confusion:

"Hey, what are you doing?"

He Changyi zipped up her pants and looked at him with a half-smile.

“This leather jacket I bought was too expensive and doesn’t meet your requirements. I’ve thought about it carefully and I can’t let Xie Xun suffer a loss. I’ll take the jacket back and sell it myself. Please tell Xie Xun that I can’t take the goods with me. I’ll just give him two hundred dollars back.”

Xie Shirong was already feeling guilty, and seeing that she was adopting a stance of wanting to break things off completely, he hurriedly stopped her:

"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, let's talk this out. Do you think the price is too low? How about this, I'll make the decision, how about eight hundred yuan, no, nine hundred yuan? There's absolutely no one in the wholesale market who can offer a higher price than me!"

Seeing that the old fox was still pretending to be confused, He Changyi simply laid everything out on the table.

"Twenty-six leather jackets, each selling for six thousand rubles, totaling 156,000 rubles, which is equivalent to seven thousand eight hundred yuan or one thousand one hundred US dollars."

"Uncle Xie, you're going too far in bullying us."

Xie Shirong gave an awkward smile: "You're really good at math, really good, hehe..."

He Changyi stopped talking to him and dragged her luggage to leave.

Xie Shirong chased after her, trying to salvage the situation.

"Forget it, let's pretend I miscalculated before, let's recalculate the price... You're unfamiliar with Moscow, do you even know who to sell to? Besides, the ruble has depreciated, you might not even get a thousand dollars..."

He Changyi walked out of the wholesale building, hailed a taxi, stuffed his luggage into the back seat, and got in himself.

Xie Shirong is still making a final effort.

“Xiao He, think it over again. We’re compatriots, would I ever hurt you? Xie Xun will be back soon, don’t you want to see him? It’s almost dark, and Moscow is dangerous at night. It’s safer for you to stay here…”

He Changyi slammed the door shut expressionlessly and ordered the driver to start the car.

Xie Shirong was left behind, stamping his feet in regret.

Sigh, how can this woman be so shrewd? She won't suffer even the slightest loss!

The taxi sped through the streets of Mosk, familiar street scenes flashing past the window, until it stopped in front of a large house.

He Changyi took her luggage off the bus first, and then paid the fare to the driver.

Then she dragged her luggage up the steps, placed it next to the door, and rang the doorbell.

After a long while, the door finally opened reluctantly.

He Changyi walked straight past the dark-faced man who opened the door and happily jumped into the old woman's arms.

"Grandma Vitalie, I miss you so much!"

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Author's note: 10,000 words achieved in one day!