Chapter 31 Solving the Big Problem
"By the way, wasn't our appointment for tomorrow? Why did you suddenly move it up?" Zhou Xingzhi turned the steering wheel to avoid the car in front. "And you even specifically gave me a day off."
Ji Shian tapped his phone and pulled up an address: "Today we're going to help you solve your biggest problem."
Zhou Xingzhi narrowed his eyes: "Zheng Xiaoxiao?"
"Hmm." Ji Shian turned the navigation volume to maximum and clamped it on the bracket. "We only have one chance, and we must hit the target."
Zhou Xingzhi became nervous at her words, "What do I need to do?"
"Lead her to a deserted place," Ji Shian explained. "With fewer people around, it'll be easier to control the situation if something unexpected happens."
We still have to face that woman. Zhou Xingzhi felt a little timid: "Why don't we call Ying Huai..." There is strength in numbers. Good brothers are meant to be sacrificed.
Ji Shian interrupted him: "I can't meet him for three months."
Zhou Xingzhi: "Oh, right, you're running with the ball. Three months later, a genius baby will be born. At three, he'll be eloquent, at four, he'll be both literary and martial, at five, he'll be proficient in hacking..."
Ji Shian: ...Nervous.
The sleek sports car hummed through the streets and arrived at the quiet wealthy area. Zhou Xingzhi looked around and asked, "Are you sure she lives here now?"
"This is what the informant told me." Ji Shian took out his other mobile phone to confirm again.
Zhou Xingzhi was curious: "Which private detective could enter the villa area with strict security?"
"Several competing paparazzi." Tell them the prize amount clearly, and then hint that subsequent cooperation requires picking one out of a million. They will naturally fight to the death like a rival.
Mr. Zhou from Xinghai Entertainment, who has been in the entertainment industry and has had many encounters with paparazzi, said: "It's more than that."
Ji Shian glanced at him and didn't hide anything. "I never said it explicitly, but the words between the lines are trying to distance myself from Mr. Li of Feisheng."
Zhou Xingzhi smacked his lips and uttered a "Hey!" "You're the most ruthless person. Now they must think Li Hanfeng is their backer."
If he encounters a paparazzi with principles, at most he will expose Li Hanfeng's investigation of a woman. If he encounters one without bottom line, he may even bite back and make things difficult for Li Hanfeng.
The previously airtight confidential information had left a small hook, and once again, Zheng Xiaoxiao, a fish in the pond, accidentally touched the end of the line, unexpectedly discovering that Li Hanfeng had carefully assigned someone to monitor Zheng Xiaoxiao. Even if it wasn't a romantic rival, the stalking was sneaky and malicious, so she naturally had to be cautious.
Lowering his eyelids to hide the calculation in his eyes, Ji Shian's face was calm and his voice was cold: "Mr. Li has been a little bit arrogant recently, and Mr. Qin is not very happy." He stopped there and didn't say anything more.
"Don't worry, I know you two aren't the type to look for trouble. Li Hanfeng has repeatedly provoked you, poaching people and spreading rumors. He's becoming increasingly aggressive. It would be helpful to teach him a lesson."
Zhou Xingzhi turned the steering wheel and drove into the residential complex: "I happen to have a property here. It would be quiet enough to invite her into my home."
Ji Shian reminded: "Try to be polite and friendly, and show your infatuation with her. Otherwise, if she finds out, it would be a relief if she doesn't catch you, but she might call the police and say we're a scam, and that's it."
Zhou Xingzhi was astonished. "I don't think most people would be as devious as you..." His voice changed direction under Ji Shian's unwavering gaze. "What a unique design."
Zhou Xingzhi rubbed his face in front of the mirror, his expression changing constantly, until Ji Shian nodded in satisfaction, and then he successfully embarked on the road of revenge.
He paused half a meter outside the villa's gate, lowering his eyes to adjust his attire. His suit and tie were neatly trimmed, and his posture was straight. Apart from the fact that the black color blended seamlessly into the nearby lamppost, everything about him was perfect.
Zhou Xingzhi took a deep breath, rang the doorbell, and nervously adjusted his facial expression, recalling the little acting tips he had heard during his company inspection.
Substitute emotions, substitute characters, brew temperament, brew feelings...
The door opened, interrupting the prelude. The look of anticipation and obsession on Zhou Xingzhi's face instantly froze. He said in disbelief, "Li Hanfeng? Why is it you?"
The screen of the mobile phone in the side pocket of Zhou Xingzhi's suit flickered and went out, and the three words "on the call" flashed by.
Li Hanfeng looked as if his good fortune had been interrupted, with a look of impending trouble. His eyes were dark and oppressive. "Zhou Xingzhi?"
A faint speck of black could be seen in the grass outside the villa. Ji Shian held her phone with a serious expression. Although she had spread rumors to drag Li Hanfeng into this, it was definitely not this kind of involvement.
The system was also very nervous at this time, and kept muttering: [It's over, it's over, host.]
Not wanting to lose his composure, Ji Shian suppressed his shock and replied in his heart: Don't be anxious, tell me the situation slowly.
The system kicked aside the heavy tome blocking its path and pounced on the frantic warning screen: [That defecting system is holding back, seemingly collaborating with Li Hanfeng. We currently lack the energy to capture the defecting system and compensate its original owner.]
Ji Shian's heart skipped a beat. A premonition had barely begun to form in his mind when he heard the system anxiously say, "Capturing the defecting system head-on might fail, but pulling the original owner out and sending her to another world should be no problem. A former colleague of mine saw potential in her and has been waiting outside this world for a long time to bind her to a host."
What other options are there? Ji Shian closed his eyes and said, "Get the person out safely first." Save the most innocent life first, and worry about the others later.
The imagined sword-fighting battle did not occur. The system clattered out a string of codes, "Alright, host, let's retreat quickly. It would be bad if we were discovered by the defecting system."
Hearing the command, Ji Shian lowered her head and trotted towards Zhou Xingzhi's villa. According to the agreement with Zhou Xingzhi, she hung up the phone and called back. She said in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Zhou! It's already the agreed time, why haven't you come yet? Where have you been?"
Then, he hung up the phone, not giving Zhou Xingzhi a chance to ask questions, nor Li Hanfeng a chance to eavesdrop.
Zhou Xingzhi took out his phone with a stiff face and "accidentally" touched the external speaker. Then his face changed drastically and he turned around and walked away: "Mr. Li, I'm sorry I came to the wrong place. I have an appointment to see you next time."
Li Hanfeng coldly reached out to grab the man back, but Zhou Xingzhi dodged deftly and bolted away like a motor. A worried voice inquired from behind him, and a pair of soft, boneless hands climbed onto his shoulders. Li Hanfeng tilted his head to look at them and offered a few soothing words.
When Zhou Xingzhi returned to the villa, he and Ji Shian looked at each other with gloomy faces. He slowly said, "So what about Miss Zheng?"
Ji Shian had just finished listening to the system handover, and he felt mixed emotions. He shook his head and felt sorry for the former Miss Zheng.
Zhou Xingzhi's heart skipped a beat: "The person is gone, gone, gone?" The person is gone?
Ji Shian sighed, "Let's go." She followed another system to another world to complete a mission. As compensation, the Administration hired her as a member of the executive department, sending her to different planes to save the world.
But it's called compensation because reality hurt. The original pace of life was disrupted, and after being possessed, teachers and friends gradually became distant. Fortunately, Miss Zheng was open-minded and clear-headed, and knew how to fight for more rights for herself.
Her reputation had been nearly destroyed by the possessor. She'd grown up alone and had no attachments, having already broken up with her ex-boyfriends. After learning that the possessor would be dealt with by the Administration, Ms. Zheng simply walked away.
The only request she made before leaving was to let everyone who knew her know that her personality changed drastically because her original self "died" after the failure of the dual personality struggle, and the person who took over her body had to be separated from her original self even after being disgraced.
After the body-stealer is locked up, Zheng Xiaoxiao will visit her during her free time at work. Haha, what an unlucky thing.
Zhou Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He thought someone was dead.
The system said happily: [Host, good news. The Administration has arrived. We no longer need to gather energy to capture the boss; they will take care of it.]
"That's more like it." Ji Shian's brows relaxed. "Then should the Energy Administration Bureau reimburse them for rescuing Zheng Xiaoxiao this time?"
The system sighed, "This won't work. External energy and the energy generated by the world's operation are not universal. Host, you still have to rely on your own efforts."
Before Ji Shian could unleash his fury, the system quickly added: [The Administration did grant you some cheat codes. This is the most they can grant within their authority!]
Ji Shian looked up: "Oh, tell me about it."
The system puffed out its chest, quite pleased with the Administration's generous gesture. [You can have specific people around you view the plot and act together, helping you both quickly accumulate energy.]
"You'd better shut up." It was already embarrassing enough for her to act out against Qin Yinghuai every day. If her friends who wrote silly things and read them as gossip knew about this, she would turn around and bang her head against the wall.
Zhou Xingzhi quickly grabbed her, his hidden excitement and curiosity leaking out from between his words: "Don't worry, don't worry. I think Brother Tong is right. This is a great sacrifice we are making to save the world!"
"Why don't you call Ying Huai?" He winked, looking completely enthralled. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot, you can't contact Ying Huai right now. Hey, I'll call for you."
Ji Shian: "Fuck you #%...*%@#"
The call was disconnected, so Zhou Xingzhi called again. He hung up, called again. Two beeps, and this time the call was quickly connected.
Zhou Xingzhi was blustering, his tone filled with excitement, yet he pretended to be concerned and shouted at the top of his voice, "Ying Huai~ I already know about you and Shi An~ Yeah~ Brother, help you~"
An apple was stuffed in his mouth to muffle his voice. Ji Shian groaned twice, his face full of disbelief: "Speaking in the past tense instead of the future tense, who taught you to talk like that?"
On the other end of the line, Qin Yinghuai had barely uttered "I'm in a meeting" when Zhou Xingzhi's wavy lines blew him away. The sentence "Emergency, leave a message. Funeral, leave money" got stuck in his throat.
He froze for two seconds, then suddenly remembered something and looked up at the people in the room who had been frozen. They all appeared to be ducking their heads, burying themselves under the table, but in reality, their ears were perked up like rabbits. They exchanged what they considered to be veiled glances, and even Jian's eyes, which usually remained closed, were now blazing.
He closed his eyes silently and apologized in his heart: Shi An, I'm sorry.
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