Chapter 227 Wading in Muddy Waters

Strictly speaking, Qiao Mei is a person with very little moral sense.

Because of her past experiences, in her mind, only those who are close to her and those she wants to protect are within her sphere of protection.

As for others, she didn't really want to help.

So even though she clearly knew that the person Wen Jin'ai and the others had found would suffer some disaster because of her, she had no desire to help him.

She looked at Ao Cang in confusion: "Why should we interfere? They found these people themselves, so they are responsible for any trouble that may arise later."

Qiao Mei opened the lychee-flavored smoothie that Ao Cang had bought, and calmly scooped a spoonful into her mouth.

The shaved ice has a moderate sweetness, and one bite instantly relieves most of the body's heat.

The other one, it's clear, was prepared by Ao Cang for himself.

But he wasn't in the mood to eat at the moment. Instead, he asked Qiao Mei again, "Are you really not going to do anything about it?"

"I believe what you're saying. If we let this go, that person's life might be in danger."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Mei paused in her act of digging for more shaved ice, and looked up at him with her red eyes.

Noticing the anxious look in his eyes, as if he wanted her to help, Qiao Mei thought for a moment, put down her spoon, and stood up.

"Okay, if you insist that I do this, I can go and save that person, but if something goes wrong later, I won't agree to do it again next time."

"If you agree, let's leave now. If you don't agree, let's stay here and finish our smoothies."

Qiao Mei can go along with Ao Cang in many ways, but she won't blindly follow him.

She would have to leave this place one day, and before that, she had to teach Ao Cang what she needed to teach him as soon as possible.

This kind of muddy water, where there's absolutely no need for a saintly impulse to get involved, is a perfect opportunity.

Ao Cang was once a compassionate god who couldn't bear to see anyone suffer because of him. He quickly stood up and agreed to Qiao Mei's conditions.

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"What's going on? It's almost time for the drug to take effect, and we still can't see Qiao Mei!!"

Wen Jin'ai angrily slammed her fan shut, wiped the sweat from her face, and gritted her teeth as she said to her henchmen, "Go and deal with that person we found. What a bunch of useless trash! So many of you, and you're making such a fuss over catching just one person!!"

Upon hearing her mention that person, a timid girl, who was constantly worried that something bad might happen, whispered, "Sister Wen, we're no match for that person. We might not be able to handle him properly. What do you think..."

If things aren't handled properly, that person could very well lose their life. Wen Jin'ai didn't want to be burdened with the responsibility of a death, so she shoved the little follower who had offered the suggestion hard in the shoulder and said angrily, "Come on, lead the way for me!!"

"Sister Wen, this way please!"

Unbeknownst to them, Qiao Mei and Ao Cang had already caught up with them while Ao Cang had concealed their presence with divine power.

The place they were heading to was a small warehouse at the Federal Academy that had been abandoned for a long time.

There were many weeds growing at the entrance of the warehouse, and many spider webs on the wooden door.

The dust was so thick that you could see handprints on the door lock where people had wiped the dust off.

Wen Jin'ai's familiar beast is a gold-type white wolf with considerable talent. In terms of actual combat performance, it can reach the top three in the third class of the Beast Taming type.

The lackeys stood outside the warehouse door, none of them daring to approach the area with the lock.

It looked as if a ferocious beast was locked inside, which made Qiao Mei frown.

I don't quite understand why Wen Jin'ai would choose such a powerful person to harm her.

Although we still don't know what exactly they want to harm her for.

Since they couldn't be seen by her and Ao Cang, she simply followed Wen Jin'ai and watched her enter the password on a very old electronic combination lock that looked like it had just been repaired.

After the password was entered, a sound of the lock opening followed.

Wen Jin'ai disliked the dust on the door and used her fan to push it open.

As soon as the door was opened, a very strong musty smell wafted out, making people's noses feel uncomfortable.

Looking inside, it was quite dark, perhaps because there was a lot of clutter.

Only a sturdy figure could be vaguely seen near the window.

The figure noticed someone approaching and quickly struggled to its feet, its hoarse voice echoing in the quiet warehouse.

"Release me immediately! You are illegally detaining me! Plus, you drugged me! If the interstellar police find out about this, do you know what kind of punishment you will face?!"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar to Qiao Mei, but she couldn't quite place it.

It wasn't until Wen Jin'ai disgustedly covered her nose and went inside, that she turned on the light function of her light brain bracelet, illuminating the way ahead.

She then realized why the voice sounded so familiar.

Although the boy, whose hands and feet were bound by ropes, was very strong, his facial features were quite delicate.

This effectively neutralized the discomfort that his muscular physique might have caused, instead giving people a sense of powerful beauty.

His eyes were somewhat vacant, and it was clear that he had been wearing glasses before, but now, the glasses lay scattered at his feet, the lenses shattered and the frames broken.

This person was none other than Xu Zecheng, the bookworm from Class 3 of the Beast Taming Department, who consistently ranked first in his class and was jokingly referred to as the "muscle scholar."

Xu Zecheng was a decent person; he had even helped her out of a predicament before. Seeing that it was him, Qiao Mei's annoyance at having to come to his rescue dissipated somewhat.

"Tsk, what are you yelling about? You're just a lowly commoner born on Orchid Star. It's your good fortune that you can help me, and you dare to threaten me with interstellar law? Go find out what my brother-in-law does before you come here threatening people."

"I was originally going to let you go, but now that I look at you, your face seems pretty good. I wonder what you taste like..."

After Wen Jin'ai finished speaking, a lewd look appeared in his eyes, which made Qiao Mei frown.

She genuinely didn't know that Wen Jin'ai had a compulsive tendency.

But it's alright, after today, she won't be able to cause any more trouble, especially not the Xu family...

Thinking of the powerful forces behind Wen Jin'ai's family, Qiao Mei glanced at Ao Cang, who looked anxious, and felt a headache coming on.

Seeing that she was about to take action, Qiao Mei could only suppress her concerns, turn off the recording, and briefly explain what had happened here via text message to the interstellar police.

After doing all this, she pulled Ao Cang to the southwest corner where there was a lot of clutter, and told Ao Cang to hide there. She herself went into the open and called out to stop Wen Jin'ai.

"I've already called the police. Are you sure you want to continue?"

Qiao Mei: I originally didn't want to get involved in this mess...