Seeing that Xu Yongqing was about to succeed, Xu Lai, unable to bear seeing the girl suffer at the hands of the father and son, immediately took out a retractable stun gun from her spatial dimension.

As soon as Xu Lai emerged from the space, he swiftly struck Xu Zhen, who was closest to him, with an electric baton, and then struck Xu Yongqing on the head with the same baton.

Her stun gun was a high-voltage police-grade weapon, and Xu Zhen and his son, whose physical condition was already poor, simply couldn't withstand the high voltage.

The two men collapsed to the ground, their backs arched and convulsing.

"Little sister, are you alright?"

Xu Lai ignored the two hunched-over shrimps and went straight to the girl next to her. She first peeled the tape off her mouth and then untied the rope on her wrist.

The girl only realized what was happening when she saw the two people lying on the ground convulsing. She then hugged Xu Lai and burst into tears.

"Alright, little girl, stop crying. Go find some clothes to put on!"

Xu Lai was quite uncomfortable being hugged tightly by a strange girl, and her body tensed up.

After being reminded by Xu Lai, the girl somewhat embarrassedly grabbed a set of clothes from the bed and casually put them on.

While the girl was getting dressed, Xu Lai immediately picked up the rope that had been used to tie her up, then took the fruit knife from the table, cut it into four pieces, and used them to tie the hands and feet of the father and son on the ground.

"Sister, thank you so much! If it weren't for you today, I would be dead! Oh, by the way, sister, my name is Xia Mingzhu. How should I address you?"

The girl, now dressed, sincerely thanked Xu Lai.

"You're welcome. I just happened to be passing by and saw the two acting suspiciously, so I helped you out!"

"My name is Xu Lai!"

Xu Lai gave a brief explanation to the girl in front of her.

After entering Xia Mingzhu's mansion, and considering the conversation between Xu Yongqing and his son, she guessed that the girl came from a wealthy and noble family.

If the girl's parents knew that she was related to the two men on the ground, they would inevitably have other thoughts.

Xu Lai didn't want things to get so complicated, and she didn't want to be misunderstood after doing a good deed.

However, when she looked up and saw that Xia Mingzhu was dressed in designer brands again, she couldn't help but frown.

"Xia Mingzhu, didn't your parents tell you? Society today is not like the civilized society before the natural disaster. Wearing such expensive clothes and showing off your designer clothes online, isn't that obviously attracting unwanted attention?"

Xu Lai pointed to the two people who had fainted on the ground and continued, "These two found out online that your family is very rich, so they tried every means to sneak in and came to our door. You should keep a low profile in the future!"

Before the natural disaster, Xu Lai's family had enough to eat and drink and even had some savings, but they weren't rich enough to wear designer clothes.

Since she met Chen Cheng, a middleman, when the extreme heat disaster first broke out, she realized that even under such extreme heat disaster, while ordinary people were starving and thirsty and on the verge of not being able to survive, it did not affect the enjoyment of those high-ranking officials and nobles.

Those wealthy and powerful people at the top still wear designer clothes, drive luxury cars, and eat delicacies.

But now that major international clothing and shoe stores have been closed for so long due to the impact of natural disasters, the business of buying and selling second-hand designer goods has been further stimulated.

According to Chen Cheng, people from top-tier wealthy families certainly wouldn't want other people's secondhand clothes, shoes, jewelry, etc.

The main reason is social change. Those who managed to rise in social status through their own means during chaotic times are particularly enthusiastic about these secondhand designer items.

Therefore, Chen Cheng specifically asked Xu Lai if she had any relevant channels.

The profit from reselling these secondhand designer items is simply too high.

"I understand, Sister Xu. I'll be more careful in the future!"

Xia Mingzhu recalled the terrifying experience she had just gone through, and she obediently nodded.

If her parents saw this, they would definitely find it unbelievable.

In fact, Xia Mingzhu's parents had already talked to her about this issue, but Xia Mingzhu, who had been pampered and protected under her parents' wings since childhood, had never experienced the hardships of life, even in this turbulent year of natural disasters.

She never realized the dangers of society and always felt that her parents were exaggerating.

So, as soon as her parents gave her some instructions, she took advantage of their absence to continue managing her previous account online.

As the old saying goes, "A person can't learn even after being taught a hundred times, but a lesson can be learned in one go!"

She was still trembling with fear from what she had just experienced.

She will never do such a thing again!

"Keeping these two tied up here isn't a solution, let's call the police!"

Xu Lai said to Xia Mingzhu.

Actually, at that time, there was no separate police profession. The police and the military had merged together to maintain the security of the entire city of C.

Although Xia Mingzhu was well protected by her family, she was also a smart person.

"Sister Xu, this is the first time in my life I've suffered such a great injustice. I'm not going to let those two bastards off easily. I'll call and ask my parents for their opinion first!"

As Xia Mingzhu spoke, she picked up her phone, found a number in her contacts, and dialed it.

"Well, this girl is planning to use her connections to get her uncle and cousin punished more severely!"

Xu Lai was overjoyed to hear this, and she immediately felt that this girl was very capable.

As for these two beasts who killed their family in their past life and have tried to harm them many times in this life, it would be best if the Xia family could keep them stuck in this filthy quagmire and unable to get out.

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