Chapter Sixty-Three
"Boss, don't get angry, anger is bad for your health," Yuan Xiaoxiao said casually. "Residents live on top of chemical waste, and every breath they take is toxic. But it's diluted after all, and it will only become more toxic over time."
“You’re different. I heard that some of the metal barrels in the hotel’s basement have recently developed cracks. The sip you drank was the concentrated version, much more toxic.”
"The doctor said that if it weren't for the timely rescue, he could have died on the spot."
Anze was so angry that his liver hurt.
Before he could speak, Yuan Xiaoxiao continued, "It was Yun Xin's determination to get to the bottom of things and investigate thoroughly that prompted the hotel owner to take the sample. If Yun Xin hadn't been brought here, that bottle of water might never have appeared. Perhaps it was just an inescapable fate?"
Upon hearing this, Anze suddenly raised his head and looked at Yun Xin in disbelief.
"To be honest, I'm actually a bit of a jinx to bosses," Yun Xin confessed. "Before you, I've seen more than ten people leave. Some went to jail to reflect on their actions, some went bankrupt, some died, some were still alive when they resigned but died a few months later... there are too many."
Anze was terrified.
Especially that one who "was still alive when he resigned but died a few months later," it feels like he's talking about him!
Yun Xin commented aptly, "You're really unlucky to have been chosen, you might as well be the unluckiest person in eight lifetimes."
Anze felt frustrated and annoyed, and couldn't help but growl at Yuan Xiaoxiao, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?!"
“Because I don’t know either.” Yuan Xiaoxiao told him with a blank face, “Before, they only asked us to investigate Xiao Wei, and no one cared about what his sweetheart was like.”
It's just bait, as long as it can lure Xiao Wei here.
Who would have thought that his sweetheart was a ticking time bomb, capable of accidentally killing his employer?
Anze's lips were dry, and his throat hurt terribly. But in the current situation, he had no appetite for water. He racked his brains, searching for a way out of the predicament.
The result was exactly what he expected!
Anze looked at Yun Xin and suddenly laughed, "I may be despicable and shameless, but you're not much better."
"With the An Group withdrawing, the resort plan fell through, and the town's residents can't move away, so they'll have to continue living here in the future."
"The environmental pollution is so severe that no one will be willing to take over anymore, and the residents will never be able to escape. It's all your fault!! You claim to be righteous, but you've harmed more than four thousand people at once, hahahahahaha!"
Yun Xin didn't speak, she just watched quietly.
Anze stopped laughing and said seriously, "Let's make a deal. You and Xiao Wei come and help me together, and I'll use all my savings to find another place to resettle the town's residents. This money will be your and Xiao Wei's reward. The price is that for the next thirty years, you must wholeheartedly assist me and protect me."
Although his savings aren't enough to buy houses outright for all residents, they can rent for a long time. Alternatively, he can pay the down payment, and the residents can pay the mortgage themselves.
This way, at least they can move away from the town and save their lives.
Yuan Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, then finally let out a deep sigh.
Just then, Yun Xin received a phone call. She didn't avoid it, but answered it in front of An Ze, "The town has over four thousand people, more than a thousand households. Have you already found places to settle them?"
"For a conglomerate with assets worth hundreds of billions, spending 1.5 billion to buy an SS-level rating is indeed a good deal."
"Mr. Li is charitable and generous, and a man of integrity. When something good happens, you're the first person I think of."
"Okay, next time something like this happens, I'll still let you know first."
"Five million as a reward? No need to be so polite..."
After chatting for a while, Yunxin hung up the phone.
A few seconds later, the account received a transfer of five million, which was announced loudly.
Anze was completely silent, as quiet as a chicken.
Yun Xin smiled enigmatically, "A good deal that would earn you favors elsewhere, but with you, you have to kneel down and beg. Boss, you really know how to do business."
Ms. Li was a shaman in the past, and people she came into contact with through her grandmother. In fact, her phone contains the contact information of many wealthy people.
If Mr. Li takes over, it will be a house-for-house exchange. Residents will simply be moving to a different place of residence, but will still own the property rights.
Anze's meaning was that he was paying for the residents to rent places to live.
A perfectly good house, gone just like that, why? He's willing, but the residents aren't!
Anze remained silent.
He thought he was quite clever, but Yunxin's response was completely unexpected.
The great achievement of "saving four thousand people" and "earning an SS rating" is openly sold for a price, and many conglomerates are willing to take it over. Why should we bow down to him?
Besides, without the An Group's involvement, his personal financial resources are limited. Even if he tries to put on a show, things won't turn out well.
"What if no conglomerate is willing?" Anze wondered if Yunxin had any backup plans.
“If the conglomerates are unwilling, the government certainly will,” Yun Xin replied matter-of-factly. “Didn’t I say that we only give priority to people we know if we have good relationships? It’s not that easy for ordinary people to get an ‘SS’ rating.”
That's why it's about doing favors.
Anze chuckled softly. As he laughed, tears streamed down his face. "I lost."
They lost everything – their intelligence, their methods, their financial resources.
A complete defeat.
Yunxin: Whether you lose or not has nothing to do with me.
Just then, the doctor walked in.
What he was holding was Anze's physical examination report.
The label read "Gastrointestinal dysfunction," "Low immunity," "Numbness in limbs," and "Diagnosed with liver cancer."
Hearing the doctor announce the bad news, watching Anze break down in tears, and noticing Yuan Xiaoxiao's flustered thoughts out of the corner of her eye, Yun Xin left with Xiao Wei, satisfied, not even bothering to ask for her salary.
"What's wrong?" On the way, Yun Xin noticed that Xiao Wei seemed listless and asked with concern.
“If I had become a public servant after resigning, perhaps Anze wouldn’t have dared to target you from the very beginning.” Xiao Wei’s eyes were deep. “The Federation always shouts slogans about equality and justice. But I’ve never felt any of that.”
"Life has taught me that besides money, you also need a certain social status so that others won't dare to bully you."
He himself had no greed, but life taught him that he couldn't live without it.
Yunxin asked, "So what are your plans?"
“After I knocked out the lion, the federal government contacted me, hoping I would join their newly established organization to maintain social order. I refused at the time, but now… I want to go,” Xiao Wei said softly.
Yun Xin decisively replied, "Then let's go."
Xiao Wei was slightly taken aback.
"In this life, you can change jobs whenever you want, change bosses whenever you want, travel whenever you want, or stay home whenever you want. As long as you have enough money and don't do anything illegal or criminal, you can decide how you want to live."
“But you’ve always been unlucky,” Yunxin added. “If you meet someone you don’t like or are unhappy at work, don’t hesitate, quit anytime.”
In Xinxin's words, nothing seems to be a big deal.
Xiao Wei smiled, all her worries gone. "Yuan Xiaoxiao has been following you around every day these past few days. Has she been bullying you?"
The "early warning" superpower can sense the safety status of specific individuals, but is limited to three people.
Xinxin will permanently occupy one of the positions.
Although his superpowers hadn't given any warning, he had a bad feeling; he was worried that Xin Xin would be verbally ostracized. "She didn't bully you..." Yun Xin's expression became subtle when Yuan Xiaoxiao was mentioned. She raised her right index finger and poked Xiao Wei's cheek, "I heard you were pretending to be well-behaved?"
Xiao Wei, "..."
Sometimes I really wonder, what's wrong with this world? Why are there always people who go to great lengths to find opportunities to kick someone while they're down?
It's like... even if someone has a similar face, others can still accurately tell that he is not one of them.
Xiao Wei instantly adopted a restrained, ascetic demeanor, his voice becoming deep and sexy, "Because you like it."
Yunxin: ?
With another poke of her index finger, Xiao Wei changed her persona again, her eyes so alluring they seemed to draw silk, and she said to her in a scheming, manipulative way, "Whatever you like, that's what I'll be! I just want to stick to you and be your little puppy."
Yunxin: ? ?
She poked him again, and Xiao Wei, with his puppy-dog eyes, wagged his tail pitifully at her, "I was wrong."
Yun Xin, "..."
Is this the happiness of a rich woman?
I love it!
Yun Xin was stunned. Xiao Wei smiled and put his arm around her, "See? You still like big dogs the most."
Yunxin: ...Indeed.
Every time she saw those pitiful puppy eyes staring at her, she felt that if she spoke even slightly louder, she would look like a bad person.
"Can he play any kind of character?" Yun Xin asked softly.
“Yes, I can act in all of them,” Xiao Wei replied.
"I don't believe it!" Yun Xin said, full of skepticism and a spirit of inquiry. "Unless you act it out for me."
"Let's perform at home, let's go home first," Xiao Wei coaxed.
Without saying a word, Yun Xin dragged Xiao Wei to the airport—she was eager to get home and play with her dog.
The gloom has dissipated.
Xiao Wei felt as if he could struggle to survive in this absurd and torturous world again.
The affairs of a small town are actually not difficult to handle.
The residents will be relocated to another place, and unauthorized personnel will be prohibited from entering the original address to prevent the spread of pollution.
Once the toxic substances are removed and the environmental index meets the standards, the land can be reused.
Therefore, Yunxin thought that the matter was over, but unexpectedly, another twist occurred that night.
That night, she was happily playing with her puppy when she suddenly received a phone call—Mr. Li wanted to consult her about how A-level, S-level, and SS-level ratings were determined.
“Level A is saving 10 people, Level S is saving about 100 people, and Level SS might save 1,000 people,” Yun Xin replied. “In addition, there is a distinction between directly saving people and indirectly saving people. Only the system knows the specific evaluation criteria.”
“I told you a long time ago that if you are willing to lower the rating level and contribute funds in the name of multiple people, it can be split into several S-level ratings and distributed to family members.”
Mr. Li smiled wryly, "I don't know who leaked the news, but now everyone wants a piece of this pie. It's no longer about breaking it down into S-level, but about calculating how to break it down into A-level, so that more people can get rid of the 'misfortune' debuff."
If Yun Xin hadn't notified him first, allowing him to intervene early and make arrangements ahead of time, others would likely have forcefully intervened. They would have been willing to risk a falling out to compete with him.
Yunxin was speechless for a moment.
It's such a simple question, why is it getting more and more complicated?
She asked repeatedly, "If someone else has the opportunity to get an A, will they share it with you?"
"If there is a calculation error, and some people expect to get A but actually get B, will they hold a grudge?"
"If your wife and daughters are among those who got a B because the classification was too detailed, how should that be accounted for?"
“This project has extremely high barriers to entry; it’s not something just anyone can join. You need a certain amount of capital to qualify. Do they have that kind of financial strength? Won’t it take them time to raise the money? The residents of the small town can’t wait that long.”
Finally, Yun Xin coldly stated, "If you can't get this done quickly, then I'll pretend I never mentioned it. I'll return the five million and go to the government."
Mr. Li's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Give me three days! Within three days, I will make sure everything is arranged properly so that the residents can be relocated."
Considering that Mr. Li was a nice person, Yun Xin gave him another chance, "Remember, you only have three days."
The call has ended.
Mr. Li suddenly realized what was happening and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Yes, the world is in chaos, who cares about human relationships? If they dare to break off relations, so do I."
Thinking of this, President Li summoned his assistant and asked him to spread the word that three spots for A grades would be released later.
The assistant reminded him, "Boss, we've had quite a few people coming to our door these past few days."
"I've given them the opportunity; take it or leave it." Mr. Li had finally figured it out.
The assistant then asked, "What criteria were used to select people?"
Mr. Li gestured, "Let them compete and fight. Once the dog's brains are out, the remaining three will win the bid."
The assistant clicked his tongue in surprise.
That's a really ruthless move; it forces everyone else to fight to the death.
"Why must I share my opportunities? Is it unfair not to share them?" President Li sneered.
"Since they've joined forces to put pressure on me and try to take food from my bowl, then let them fight it out until they're bloodied and bruised. Whoever wins gets the soup."
"If anyone doesn't follow the rules, the table will be overturned and nobody gets to eat!"
The assistant understood immediately, "I understand, I'll get on it right away."
Three days later.
Yunxin received a system message.
[Congratulations to the player who successfully survived instance number 164972 – “Chemical Waste Pollution Incident”.]
[Because you indirectly saved 4,352 humans, your pass rating is "SS," and you are rewarded with the following attribute points: Strength +0.5, Agility +0.6, Constitution +0.7, Spirit +0.5.]
Your current attributes are: Strength: 8.1, Agility: 8.1, Constitution: 8.5, Spirit: 9.
[If your Spirit attribute exceeds 9, you will gain a special ability.]
[Congratulations to the player for acquiring the superpower "Super Perception".]
[Superior Perception: You possess superhuman perception, enabling you to sense danger in advance and have a certain probability of perceiving the cause of an accident.]
[Your current superpowers are: lie detection, death countdown, and enhanced perception.]
more than.
Yun Xin thought to herself that she could still see the black mist and could tell whether she was in danger.
However, none of these were counted as abilities by the evolution game system.
Or perhaps... the death countdown is actually an advanced version of the black mist, and the super-strong perception is an advanced version of discernment?!
(End of this chapter)
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