"It's a top-notch restaurant, and the best of the best. How can I deal with this? It's so difficult." Chen Xiaoru rubbed her temples and talked to herself, with a sense of helplessness and irritability in her voice.
She looked around, the bustling crowds, the unfamiliar streets, completely lost. How could this person, who was completely unfamiliar with the place and couldn't even find his home, be a bully? He couldn't just sleep on the streets, could he? If this got out, where would Chen Xiaoru, no, where would Heiwa's face be?
"System, system! Stop playing dead! Where is my home?" Chen Xiaoru shouted in her mind, her tone unkind. "You threw me into this damn place, so you have to take responsibility for getting me back, right? Do you want me to walk back by myself? I'm a bully, not a long-distance runner!"
The system was silent for a few seconds, as if calculating something, before it reluctantly spoke: "Host, your home is in Chenjia Village. Follow this road all the way to the end, then turn right, then left, then... Oops, it's very complicated anyway. You should ask passersby."
Chen Xiaoru rolled her eyes. This system was too unreliable! She might as well rely on herself. She cleared her throat and prepared to ask someone for directions.
Just as she was scouting for her target, a small, shifty-looking man came over and asked, bowing, "Lady...lady, what can I do for you?"
Chen Xiaoru was stunned, wondering why this guy looked so familiar. Oh, right, isn't this the fat guy's henchman from earlier? So, not feeling beaten up enough, he's here again?
She looked the little man named Li Si up and down, deliberately frowning, and speaking in a lower voice: "Your name is Li Si? You're sneaking around like that, what do you want to do?"
Li Si felt uneasy when she looked at him. He quickly waved his hands, his voice trembling: "No, no, little Li Si, if you have any instructions, just tell me."
Chen Xiaoru's eyes rolled, and a plan came to her mind. She said, "Take me to Chenjia Village."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Si didn't dare to say no, and nodded hurriedly. He hadn't forgotten how powerful this woman was. He had been beaten half to death because he rejected her before. This woman looked thin, but she was surprisingly strong. She was used to being a bully in the town. Who would dare to mess with her?
Seeing his cowardly look, Chen Xiaoru felt secretly pleased. It seemed that this bully's reputation was quite effective; she would have to make good use of it in the future.
"What are you still standing there for? Lead the way!" Chen Xiaoru urged impatiently when she saw Li Si still standing there stupidly.
"Hey, hey, please come this way." Li Si came to his senses and hurriedly bent over to lead the way.
Along the way, Li Si was treading on thin ice, carefully waiting on the lady, afraid that he might say something wrong and anger her again. He kept wondering, what's wrong with this lady today? Did she take the wrong medicine? She doesn't even recognize her own home, and yet she needs someone to lead the way. How strange!
"Li Si, are you familiar with the villages around here?" Chen Xiaoru asked casually, with a hint of inquiry in her voice.
"Right, very right," Li Si replied with a quick nod and a bow. "I often go to the nearby villages to collect eggs. I walk the streets and alleys and can find my way there with my eyes closed."
"Oh? How much do you charge for each egg?" Chen Xiaoru raised her eyebrows, with a hint of amusement in her tone.
"One penny, two." Li Si did not dare to hide it and answered honestly.
"You're quite wicked!" Chen Xiaoru snorted, a hint of disdain in her tone. "Two for three cents, and you've already eaten more than half in one go. You're really bold!"
Li Si's face turned red after hearing what Chen Xiaoru said, and he stammered to explain: "This... Business is not good these days, and I'm just trying to make a living..." He secretly looked up at Chen Xiaoru, and seeing that she had a bad look on her face, he felt even more uneasy.
Seeing him like this, Chen Xiaoru secretly laughed in her heart, but she was too lazy to argue with him. She changed her mind and thought that although Li Si's character was not very good, he was familiar with the local terrain and might be able to be used to his advantage.
"Li Si, let me ask you," Chen Xiaoru suddenly lowered her voice and asked mysteriously, "Is there any way to make money around here?"
Li Si was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Xiaoru to ask this. He rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, "Auntie, what...what do you want to do?"
Chen Xiaoru rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "Stop talking nonsense and just answer whatever I ask you! If you keep on talking nonsense, I'll beat you up!"
Li Si was so frightened that he shuddered and said quickly: "Yes... yes, there is, but..." He hesitated to speak, as if he had some concerns.
"But what? Tell me quickly!" Chen Xiaoru urged impatiently.
Li Si stammered, "But...those channels...are not very clean..."
Chen Xiaoru's interest piqued upon hearing this. Her eyes lit up as she pressed on, "Not clean? How is it not clean? Tell me now, don't hesitate!"
Li Si felt like he'd been stripped naked and thrown into an ice cellar when she stared at him. He was completely uncomfortable. He shrank his neck and lowered his voice even more: "Auntie, you don't know, in this town, some ways to make money quickly are... not worthy of public display."
"Oh? Tell me about it! I want to see how unpresentable it is." Chen Xiaoru's lips curled up into a playful smile, a hint of disdain in her tone. She wanted to see what tricks Li Si could come up with.
Seeing that Chen Xiaoru seemed to be in high spirits, Li Si boldly said, "It's... it's those things. Selling kidnapped children to brothels, or helping gambling houses collect debts they can't pay. If all else fails, they rob beggars of their money. That's all."
After hearing this, Chen Xiaoru frowned, a look of disgust on her face. She couldn't stand these activities. Even if she was a bully, she would be a bully with style. How could she do such despicable things?
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