The Matrix.

Qi Jiu, whose fingers had been constantly typing on the keyboard in the office, was suddenly interrupted by the ringing of her cell phone.

Looking at the caller's name on the caller ID, she answered without the slightest hesitation.

Soon, Su Chen's anxious, low voice came through the phone. "Sister Qi, come quickly to the woods behind the side building! We've found someone! It's the person you asked me to keep an eye on!"

When Qi Jiu arrived, she found Su Chen hiding behind a big tree like a spy.

His face, which had been full of anxiety, finally relaxed when he saw Qi Jiu, as if he had seen his savior and breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't speak; instead, he pointed to a spot not far away.

Xiao Na stood there, looking at the thing in her hand. Her vigilance and caution were very obvious. With her looking around, no one would believe that she hadn't done something wrong.

However, judging from her expression, the girl had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on. Not afraid of revealing anything, she nudged the person next to her.

Who was here just now?

Su Chen was taken aback by the sudden question, staring at her as if he had seen a ghost, before lowering his voice.

"How did you know? But I didn't see who was here just now. I was quite far away, afraid that they would spot me. I only approached slowly after that person left."

He doesn't have Qi Jiu's skills; he's not good at fighting at all. If that person catches him, Qi Jiu will have to save another person.

Qi Jiu: "..."

That actually makes sense.

Just as the two were talking, Xiao Na, who was wearing work clothes, kept looking around. Seeing that she was about to leave, Qi Jiu immediately chased after her.

Su Chen originally wanted to chase after them, but the girl next to him pressed him down.

Not far away, Xiaona held an envelope in her hand, her face filled with anxiety. Finally, she stopped at a certain spot. Looking at the surrounding environment, the girl immediately recognized it.

This is their Matrix's logistics department, currently located in a junkyard. They're responsible for the routine disposal of trash.

The Matrix is ​​so vast, like a combination of manor and workspace, that there's no separate cleaning service to handle the trash.

Upon seeing this, she chuckled.

It seems that Xiao Na is not stupid after all. She knows that Nan Chu's room has been exposed and she has now been moved to the garbage dump.

Burning is a common practice at landfills, but it's a daily, scheduled process because the materials are flammable and cannot be burned indiscriminately. In case of an accident, a fire could easily occur.

Xiao Na endured the stench emanating from the nearby garbage, found a spot, and immediately began to take out the lighter from her pocket.

To everyone's surprise, the lighter was snatched away by a hand as soon as it was taken out.

Xiao Na was terrified. She looked in the direction of the hand and saw someone who made her face drain of all color!

When did Qi Jiu arrive? Why didn't I notice anything just now?

Her face visibly contorted with panic, and she instinctively hid the envelope behind her back. "Miss..."

Qi Jiu seemed to have anticipated her reaction, a slight smile playing on her lips. "What, now you need to come to the junkyard to destroy evidence? It's just a letter; what if it ignites the surrounding trash and causes a fire?"

How could she even think of such a place?

"No, miss, it was given to me by some unsavory friends. There were some offensive words on it, and I was afraid it would affect the atmosphere here, so I didn't dare to burn it openly."

Her voice grew softer and softer, but every word reached the girl's ears.

She laughed, "You won't admit your mistakes until you see the coffin. Is it you who will admit your mistakes, or me who will expose you? These two are completely different. It would be best if you could think this through."

Qi Jiu thought Xiao Na was a timid and cowardly person, but she didn't expect that at this crucial moment, her brain would not work properly.

What benefits did Zero give her that made her defend Zero to this extent?

Xiao Na didn't say anything, but gave her an uncomfortable look before suddenly running outside.

She ran at almost her fastest pace of the day, but after only two steps, she felt a sharp pain in her knee, as if she had been hit by something hard, and finally collapsed to the ground.

Dust billowed up, and pain shot through my knees and hands; the pain came instantly.

When she staggered to her feet, she noticed that her pants were torn where her knee had hit the ground, and the skin on her palms had been scraped off by the small stones on the ground.

Dust and blood were tangled together; just looking at it was painful.

The person behind her approached step by step, finally picking up the envelope that had just fallen from the ground. She tried to snatch it, but the girl dodged her with a quick movement. She glanced at the envelope, and it was at that moment that Xiao Na knew she was doomed.

Her eyes never left the girl, staring intently at her, not wanting to miss any expression on her face, but even so, the matter was clearly settled.

"Miss, I..."

"Xiao Na, wasn't that old man good to you? He saved you when you were in a life-or-death situation. What good would it do you for Zero's people to contact you? Money? Status? I saw that the letter just glossed over it."

She knew very well what kind of person Zero was. Now that she had used Xiaona, she would probably shoot her dead after she was done using her.

After all, Zero wouldn't dare use someone like Xiaona who doesn't even care about being saved.

She threw the letter on the ground with obvious disgust and approached Xiaona step by step.

Seeing her movements, Xiao Na involuntarily retreated step by step. She kept going back and forth until something behind her blocked her way, at which point Xiao Na was forced to stop.

The pain in my body seemed unimportant now; what mattered was what to do next.

Xiao Na remained silent, and Qi Jiu wasn't in a hurry either. They had the evidence now, and being late meant going to the dungeon. She just couldn't understand it—were there really so many ungrateful people in the world?

"It seems that good intentions were wasted on a dog."

"sister!"

Su Chen's voice came from behind them, and when the two turned around, they saw that he was accompanied by a number of bodyguards.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Na finally understood what despair meant. At the same time, when she saw Nan Chen behind the crowd, she froze.

Qi Jiu noticed all of Xiao Na's subtle movements, but she had no interest in knowing Xiao Na's reasons right now. "Take her away, tie her up, prepare the helicopter. I don't want to drag this out any longer."