Tu Ran didn't move at all, with a slight curve at the corners of her lips, and she looked down at him with her eyes lowered.

Unable to pull his hand out, Diao Hongzhi's eyes turned fierce and he reached for the pistol behind his waist.

The moment the gun was pointed at Tu Ran, Tu Ran kicked him on the wrist. With a crisp "crack" sound, his wrist was broken and the gun hit the corner of the wall five meters away.

"You're not being honest." Tu Ran increased the force of her foot as a punishment.

“Ah———” Diao Hongzhi crawled to his knees on the ground, his whole body twitching in pain.

"Do you remember what I said to you at Songwu Base?" Tu Ran's voice was particularly cold.

Diao Hongzhi clenched his teeth and said nothing.

"I told you that the head of the Pandalin District Security Department is going to be replaced. I've said that, but you're still being so arrogant in front of me. Are my words so unconvincing?"

Diao Hongzhi raised his head, looked at Tu Ran, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "Even if I die, you won't have an easy life!"

"Are you talking about surveillance?" Tu Ran raised her eyebrows and looked out the window. "I remember there is a surveillance camera right in front of the window, right?"

Tu Ran raised her hand and silently greeted the camera.

Diao Hongzhi: “? How do you know where the surveillance camera is in my home?” The surveillance camera was clearly hidden so secretly.

"How can I not find out about your family situation when I come to see you?" Tu Ran sneered.

A crack finally appeared on Diao Hongzhi's face.

He panicked and looked at Tu Ran in horror, "You... who are you?"

Tu Ran smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

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"Federal News Today, at 6:42 last night, Diao, the head of the Pandalin District Security Department, was found dead in his bedroom. The cause of death was a broken skull. According to the Ministry of Supervision, Diao had been abused before his death. His left wrist was broken and five fingers on his right hand were comminuted fractures. The murderer has fled and the Ministry of Supervision is searching for him. We hope that the general public will..."

Tu Ran switched to the science exploration column and then peeled an apple for Xi Chunzhi who was lying on the hospital bed.

"The Pandalin District... is that the district you patrol?"

"Yeah." Tu Ran cut the peeled apple into small pieces, put them on a plate, inserted a fork, and handed it to Xi Chunzhi.

Xi Chunzhi took it, still thinking about the news, "Security Minister? I've only been in a coma for a few days, and there's already a new position?"

"It has been there for a long time. It is a position created by Pandalin District itself. It does not exist in other places." Tu Ran urged, "Why bother with so much? Eat quickly."

"Oh." Xi Chunzhi bit the apple, "He dared to break into the house and kill someone, and the person he killed was a minister. The murderer is really arrogant."

Tu Ran didn't really want to talk about this topic.

I felt extremely awkward when I saw the news report about my own murder.

"Chunzhi, what do you want to do after our contract with the Federation expires?" Tu Ran asked casually.

"Me?" Xi Chunzhi put down the apple in his hand, thought about it seriously, and said, "If I'm still alive at that time, I want to be a bounty hunter."

Bounty hunter?

Tu Ran raised her eyebrows. It was unexpected, yet expected, and very consistent with Xi Chunzhi's character.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Do you want to be a bounty hunter now?" "?" Xi Chunzhi frowned, realizing that something was wrong, and looked at Tu Ran, "What do you mean?"

"I have a way to get you out of the federal government right now," Tu Ran looked at Xi Chunzhi seriously, "You don't have to stay in the pioneer team anymore, and you don't have to endure those fifteen years."

Xi Chunzhi was startled and looked at the surveillance camera in the corner first.

"Don't worry about it, I've blocked it," Tu Ran tightly grasped Xi Chunzhi's arm to draw her attention back, "Now I'll ask you one question, are you willing to leave?"

Xi Chunzhi looked at Tu Ran and nodded, "What about you? Come with me?"

"I'm not leaving."

"Why?" Xi Chunzhi was puzzled. "If you can let me leave, there must be a way for you to get out of this situation yourself, right?"

Tu Ran shook her head. "I'm working for someone else now. That person promised me that as long as I stay here, he will take you away safely."

Xi Chunzhi was silent, looking at Tu Ran for a long time, then took a long breath, "Xie Xu?"

"Huh?" Tu Ran's eyes widened. Xi Chunzhi actually knew?! The original body had clearly been hiding this from Xi Chunzhi.

Looking at her expression, Xi Chunzhi knew that he had guessed right, and punched her on the head in frustration.

"You're still following him?! You're still working for him?! Tu Ran, can you please clear your mind? He's the type whose mind is filled with ambition and career, and he doesn't even think about women! Do you still expect him to have any feelings for you other than work?!"

Tu Ran touched the bump on her head that had swelled up and then shrunk, smacking her lips, "I've disliked him for a long time, I just think there's a future in following him."

Xi Chunzhi rolled his eyes, obviously not believing her nonsense.

"I'm serious. Look, I've already started negotiating terms with him. He wants you to leave the pioneering team, and I'll continue to work for him. I'll also spend his money and get back all the salary he didn't pay me before." Tu Ran explained weakly.

Xi Chunzhi's aura turned even colder. "So you've been working for him for free? You didn't even take his salary?"

Tu Ran shuddered. What should she do? The more she explained, the more unclear it became.

"Well...just tell me whether you are willing or not."

"I don't want to! I'm leaving you here alone to be used as a tool for him? I'm afraid that the next time I see you, I'll be collecting your body!" Xi Chunzhi said coldly. She pushed the apple plate away as well. She had no appetite to eat.

Tu Ran reached out and pushed her back.

Xi Chunzhi glared at him.

Tu Ran shrank her neck, "You have to believe me, I am really not in love anymore! I made this decision based on the interests of both of us. Now I ask you to leave first, and when there is a chance in the future, I will also leave. We will live together and fly away so that they can't find us."

"You really... don't like Xie Xu anymore?" Xi Chunzhi was shaken and looked at Tu Ran, still a little unconvinced.

Tu Ran nodded like a garlic clove, "Really, now I simply regard Xie Xu as my wealthy partner, we will benefit from each other and each get what we need."

When Xi Chunzhi heard the words "mutual benefit" and "each gets what he needs" from Tu Ran, he began to believe it a little.

After all, Tu Ran was reluctant to pollute her love at all.

"Let me be discharged from the hospital first. We can talk about this when we get home. I'm about to vomit after lying here for so long. I want to have a big meal, and I'm about to vomit after drinking plain porridge." Xi Chunzhi lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed.

Tu Ran knew that Xi Chunzhi's attitude meant he agreed.

He joked with her with a smile, "You can even vomit the porridge made from rice grown in the real soil, and wild boars can't eat the fine bran."

Xi Chunyi kicked her on the butt with a force that was totally unlike someone who had just gotten out of the hospital bed, "Say that again?!"

(End of this chapter)