Mu Chen's assassination was successful; the police were able to arrest two people.

Since Mu Chen's assassination attempt failed, the final investigation could only trace back to the "employer."

In the end, the real mastermind will not be implicated in any way.

After Mingmei figured out the relationship, she couldn't help but gasp: "How can there be such cunning people in this alien sea? They fight and kill each other, yet they also use others to do their dirty work, and they even plan to find someone to take their place after they fail?"

"Otherwise what?" Mu Chen sensed the confusion in Mingmei's voice and said, "These people are bad, not just mindless fighters. How strong would someone with no brains have to be to fight their way all the way to the outer sea?"

Mu Chen meant that those who were both stupid and wicked had long been punished by the Empire, the Federation, or other villains.

But listening to this, Mingmei felt that Mu Chen's words seemed to be implying something about someone.

...

"Achoo!"

In the middle of the night, Lu Xiaoyao suddenly sneezed loudly, forcing her to sit up straight from the mattress. Still half asleep, she rubbed her eyes and nose.

She was about to go back to sleep when her keen hearing suddenly seemed to pick up something, causing her to open her eyes.

Wake up!

Lu Xiaoyao stuck her foot out from under the covers and, in doing so, lifted Dong Lei from the bed next to her own. Dong Lei was fast asleep and was startled when Lu Xiaoyao suddenly kicked her!

"Uh-huh?!"

There seems to be some noise outside.

In the darkness, everyone's other senses are exceptionally sharp, and their movements also woke up Sun Yunzhong, who was sleeping on the bed opposite them against the wall.

"What's going on?"

Sun Yunzhong was about to reach for the light switch when he heard Lu Xiaoyao hiss.

"Listen, outside."

The three of them vaguely heard the sounds of fighting coming from outside. They couldn't help but look at each other in surprise, as if they were all asking, "Isn't fighting in private not allowed here?"

The three of them climbed down the wall ladder to the first floor and slowly moved toward the small window by the door. Their little house was the least valuable thing in the house.

The street is less than three feet away from the door, and there is no independent courtyard. They can even see the windows of the houses across the street through the windows.

It's that transparent!

Before the three little faces could sneak up on the window, a loud crash was heard. The three of them felt the window suddenly go dark. When they came to their senses, a dead face with its eyes wide open was pressed against the window, causing Lu Xiaoyao and Dong Lei to scream involuntarily.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

What's going on when a dead face suddenly appears at your window in the middle of the night?

"retreat!"

Sun Yunzhong took down the weapon hanging on the wall and used one hand to block and protect Lu Xiaoyao and the others as they retreated away from their own door until their backs were pressed against the thick wall. Only then did the feeling of shock from before gradually subside.

"A fight has broken out outside?"

Lu Xiaoyao took the weapon from Sun Yunzhong and gripped it tightly. Her wide eyes were somewhat dull, and her wandering gaze couldn't find its mark, as if she was afraid of meeting the dead face on the window.

"Yes, it seems so."

Sun Yunzhong wasn't sure either. Logically speaking, after fighting outside for so long, the police should have arrived by now. Such blatant provocation against the peace of the underground city was absolutely unacceptable.

They saw someone trying to cause trouble on the black market today, but less than two minutes later, the elusive police officers took them away.

In the middle of the night, do you really think everyone at the police station is asleep?

"But this commotion has been going on for a long time..."

Dong Lei also remembered the police station, but the noise outside never stopped, it seemed to be not far away.

"Would you like to go and take a look?"

Sun Yunzhong felt that if this happened in a game, it would be as if the phrase "There's a story here, players come quick!" was shouted out.

"No, no, some secrets can kill you if you know too much about them~"

Lu Xiaoyao immediately stated that she had no such curiosity, but Dong Lei was somewhat eager to try, as she was a little curious about these things.

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors! Scissors—rock—paper!"

Before the other two could offer their opinions, Lu Xiaoyao had already raised her hand on her own. The other two, dressed in simple clothes, were also inexplicably swayed and raised their hands as well.

"Okay, if you win, you can go."

Sun Yunzhong was not given time to react; all interpretation rights belong exclusively to Lu Xiaoyao.

Sun Yunzhong was speechless, watching the two of them smile and wave at him, not knowing whether he should laugh or cry.

"Then I'll leave?"

Sun Yunzhong held the iron rod in his hand, looking at the door, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

He's the smartest of the three, but also the least skilled. Why send him now?

Sun Yunzhong went ahead with a heavy heart, but as soon as he opened the latch on the door, his pupils contracted sharply and he immediately retreated.

With a "bang," their door was suddenly flung open!

"Lu Xiaoyao?"

Lu Gui, who was fighting against several opponents, didn't have time to dodge. He had just blocked the other person's attack with his hand when he noticed a threshold behind him while retreating. He then took over the attack and smashed the threshold.

He quickly got up and dusted himself off. With the help of the streetlight shining in from outside, Lu Gui could see the three people inside the house at a glance.

"Wow, bro. What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing Lu Gui, Lu Xiaoyao's entire demeanor changed noticeably; she now appeared remarkably relaxed.

It seems the danger has completely passed.

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