Han Xiu thought he heard the bureau chief's roar, but he wasn't sure.

"Qin Yushen is back. Do you want to come over for dinner?" Lin Xiaoxiao quickly left the National Security Bureau.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered what Han Xiu had said a couple of days ago, so she ran back to find Han Xiu.

"Go." Han Xiu said without hesitation. "Are you going back now?"

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded.

Han Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Then you go first. I have some things to take care of. I'll go as soon as I'm done."

I was away for a while and accumulated a lot of work.

I had originally planned to work overtime all night.

Now that Qin Yushen is back, the plan needs to be changed.

Lin Xiaoxiao originally planned to go straight home, but then she realized that she didn't have much food left at home, so she went to the supply and marketing cooperative instead.

At this time, the supply and marketing cooperative also ran out of fresh ingredients. All the meat and eggs were sold out, and Lin Xiaoxiao could only buy some dried shrimp and the last two crucian carp.

"My daughter-in-law is in postpartum confinement, so give me these two fish." The old woman, who was a step behind Lin Xiaoxiao, was displeased to see that Lin Xiaoxiao had bought all the fish. She stopped Lin Xiaoxiao and spoke in a tough tone.

Lin Xiaoxiao looked completely bewildered. "What does your daughter-in-law's postpartum confinement have to do with me? I won't allow it."

If that old woman had spoken in a slightly nicer tone, she might have taken pity on her and given in.

Why do words that are taken for granted sound so jarring to the ear?

Lin Xiaoxiao is someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

If you confront her, she'll be even more confrontational than you.

Just like steamed buns made with flour that has too much gluten, they get harder and harder the longer they are steamed.

"You brat, what are you doing buying fish? You're a money-losing thing, you don't deserve to eat fish!" The old woman waved her chicken-claw-like hands and snatched the fish.

"Give me the fish, give it to me now, or I'll beat you to death."

Lin Xiaoxiao's rebellious spirit was also provoked: "I won't give it to you, I won't give it to you, ptooey, shameless old man."

The old woman's frenzied appearance made it seem as if Lin Xiaoxiao was holding a gold bar instead of a fish.

Whenever she came close, Lin Xiaoxiao would push her away to maintain the distance between them.

The sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative all chimed in, trying to dissuade the old woman, fearing that the two would start fighting at the door.

"There will still be fish tomorrow, just come over if you want to buy some."

"That's right, the women came first and bought it first, there's no reason to just snatch it."

No one else could understand why the old woman was so fixated on the fish in Lin Xiaoxiao's hand.

She said that because her daughter-in-law was in postpartum confinement, she knew that fish was a scarce commodity, but she didn't come to grab it sooner.

If you can't buy it, you'll try to steal someone else's.

That's really bizarre.

"I want the fish in her hand." The old woman broke free of her grip and lunged at Lin Xiaoxiao.

Her face was covered with wrinkles, like deep furrows etched by time, each one revealing her cunning and tyranny.

The moment she lunged at her, Lin Xiaoxiao dodged to the side.

"Bang!"

The old woman missed her target and fell to the ground; the sound alone was painful.

Lin Xiaoxiao patted her belly reassuringly, stepped on the old woman's hand, and curled her lips into a cold smile, "Want some fish?"

The old woman struggled to get up, saying, "How much did you pay for it? I'll give you double, okay?"

There was definitely something fishy going on.

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes flickered slightly, and she took a step back. "I won't give you ten times the amount."

After saying that, he left.

The old woman reluctantly got up and chased after him.

Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's petite figure, his murky eyes flashed with malice.

Taking advantage of Lin Xiaoxiao's focus on walking and her lack of attention, she suddenly exerted force with her feet, charging towards her like a raging bull. At the last moment, she stretched out her arm—

Push hard, push, push, push...

There was no progress.

The old woman was terrified. She used all her strength, but Lin Xiaoxiao remained standing steadily.

"How could this be?" The old woman couldn't believe it.

"You're really asking for trouble." Lin Xiaoxiao turned around, grabbed her arm, and dragged her into the alley.

Five minutes later—

"Still not going to talk?" Lin Xiaoxiao leaned against the wall with her shoulders slumped, her feet resting on the wilted old woman.

The old woman raised her hand, tears streaming down her face, "I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you everything."

This woman is a monster.

How could a normal person have such great strength?

He could easily lift a person weighing over 90 pounds.

We can't afford to mess with them, we absolutely can't afford to mess with them.

The old woman said, trembling, "A man asked me to buy him a fish and offered me fifty yuan."

Fifty yuan was a huge sum of money for the old woman; most people couldn't earn fifty yuan a month.

Tempted by the potential profit, the old woman became obsessed and decided to rob him.

Lin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, "A stinking rat in the gutter."

I don't even know who they're cursing.

After leaving the alley, Lin Xiaoxiao scanned the people passing by, but still didn't see anyone suspicious.

The person behind this is really well hidden.

Why go to such lengths to produce so many programs? What are they trying to achieve?

It couldn't be just because he/she was disgusted.

Back home, Lin Xiaoxiao changed into some thicker clothes, boiled a kettle of water, and made herself a cup of malted milk.

The weather is getting colder and colder.

After drinking the malted milk powder, I ate some dried meat and peach shortbread to fill my stomach.

After resting for a while, Lin Xiaoxiao took out an M24N9 from her spatial storage. Touching the familiar gun, she felt a wave of nostalgia.

In her previous life, after she awakened her superpowers, she underwent a series of training sessions arranged by the base, and the first gun she handled was this one.

It brings back so many memories.

Those endless ruins and the stench of death and decay belong to a past life.

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