Chapter 54: Crazy Tao Si
Zhang Xiaohuai wiped her face without even looking in the mirror, and quickly accepted the setting of being a mermaid.
Tu Lanxun showed him the address He Hua An Ning had sent him: "Your body is here, return quickly."
Zhang Xiaohuai stared at it for a moment and said coyly, "But there's no water here."
"What?" Tu Lanxun frowned.
Zhang Xiaohuai imitated the motion of a fish wagging its tail: "I'm a mermaid. I can't swim without water. You told me that."
Tu Lanxun couldn't stand it any longer and punched Zhang Xiaohuai: "Go back now! Stop talking nonsense!"
Zhang Xiaohuai was so frightened that his face turned pale. He covered the place where he was hit, and with tears in his eyes, he shouted, "It's fishing!" The next second he disappeared in front of Tu Lanxun and others.
Tu Lanxun tried to calm his breathing, but to no avail. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I had known, I would have recorded it so I could have made a killing when he woke up. Otherwise, I'll just play it on loop at his wedding."
All the captured ghosts were returned to their respective positions, and Tu Lanxun's commission was successfully completed. Liu Maosheng gave her the balance, and she gave half of it to N. She also wrote a statement, stating the content of the commission, the information of the payee and co-payer, and copied it for Liu Maosheng.
There was also good news from Zhang Xiaohuai. Before Tu Lanxun and his party returned to the convenience store, Hehua Anning transferred the subsequent string of numbers into N's overseas account, and then N transferred it to Tu Lanxun.
Tu Lanxun was stunned: "Aren't you going to keep half for yourself?" The money given by He Hua An Ning was several times more than that given by Liu Maosheng and the others.
N indifferent: "I only accepted Uncle Liu's commission."
Lotus Peace sent the good news: Zhang Xiaohuai had woken up and was completely back to normal health. The wealthy woman was now certain that the change had occurred after she had lent the black SUV painted blue, and even the consulting experts hailed it as a "medical miracle."
Tu Lanxun knew that it was just the crazy little "mermaid" swimming back into his body.
Lotus An Ning was very perceptive and asked: Master Jinzi, are our Xiao Huai's symptoms related to Deshi Hospital?
Deshi Hospital is the largest and most famous private hospital in this city and even in the neighboring province. He Hua An Ning did not find out the subsequent itinerary of Tu Lanxun and others, but she knew the address of the delivery car very well.
Tu Lanxun paused and replied: It hasn't been investigated yet. This matter is very serious and dangerous. Please don't get involved anymore. As long as the parties involved are safe, that's all that matters.
The other party remained silent, so she added: Please don't check the car anymore, just pretend you never knew me.
No matter how powerful He Hua An Ning is, she is still an ordinary person, and Tu Lanxun is not cunning enough to use others as a gun.
After a few seconds, He Hua An Ning sent a message: Will those people come looking for Xiao Huai again?
Tu Lanxun moved his fingers, and the user "Gold Always Shines" replied: Sorry, I don't know. You can try not to touch collections of unknown origin.
The conversation ended here, and the two parties settled the payment. Tu Lanxun was about to cancel her account when she was interrupted by the female computer ghost who was playing games on the other side. When she came to her senses, she had subconsciously opened her Moments.
What a dirty circle of friends.
Scrolling down through the twenty or so messages, they were all filled with curse words or images of funeral halls, truly unbearable to watch. The targets of the insults were surprisingly more than just one person; most were people Tu Lanxun had known in the entertainment industry. They all had one thing in common: they were the daughters and sons of wealthy families.
Which language master is showing off his offensive skills here?
Tu Lanxun looked at the portrait and almost couldn't believe her eyes. She looked at it again and her scalp went numb.
The person who sent these abusive updates was Tao Si.
She was like a modern feudal empress dowager, announcing in her circle of friends using all kinds of blocked words: I am declaring war on you, you, you, you, and all of you.
Is this too big of a game?
Tu Lanxun suddenly remembered something. The bronze lynx was in Tao Si's hand. It was a birthday gift from her uncle.
How could she have forgotten about this?
Almost immediately, another account joined "Gold Will Always Shine." The other party's name was "高山仰志" (Gaoshan Yangzhi), and their avatar was Zhang Xueshanzhiding (Zhang Xueshanzhiding). They started by saying, "I was introduced by [Lotus Peace], could you please help my daughter? I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
Just as she finished reading this sentence, a payment notification came in. The amount was twice what Zhang Xiaohuai had entrusted her to pay. Tu Lanxun looked up and saw N saying to her, "I've transferred it to you."
Tu Lanxun's eyelids twitched, and he recognized the other person's identity: it was Tao Si's father.
Gold always shines: You’re welcome. Could you please tell us about your daughter?
Gaoshanyangzhi: Inputting...
According to Tao Si's father, Tao Si's personality has changed drastically recently. Not only is he irritable and angry, but he has also stopped doing his biggest hobbies - shopping, buying things, and posting updates to show off. He now stays at home reading books every day.
Tao Si had a special hobby: studying and taking exams.
She suddenly yearned for a prestigious university with a high degree—not the kind obtained through donations, letters of introduction, or a change of nationality or household registration, but rather the kind achieved through self-study. Tao Si began to strive for her dream university.
But the problem is that Tao Si's comparison and jealousy became very strong, and he couldn't stand others working hard.
At first, she would stay up late to read two books just by watching others read a book. Later, when she met elementary school students memorizing words on the road, Tao Si would feel anxious and follow them all the way, fearing that the elementary school students would learn one more word than herself.
The elementary school student gave the book to her directly.
Even her father forbade her to take out work documents at home. When the nanny was researching a new recipe, Tao Si, who was in tears, criticized her and said that the nanny was competing with her for a place in her dream school.
In short, as long as Tao Si was studying while others were slacking off, she could survive.
Today's mass insult incident was caused by Tao Si's extremely tense mental state. She stayed up all night to browse social platforms. She had just reported hundreds of learning vlog bloggers and quit with a refreshed mind, but she ended up seeing a video of a young man in the circle taking a photo in the library.
Honestly, that library is just an internet celebrity check-in spot. It looks like it's packed with books, but they're all empty bookcases with spines you can't even take out. That guy is already in his thirties, and his age is higher than his average grade point average. He's definitely not going to compete with Tao Si.
Tao Si still exploded. She poured out all the madness that she had "suppressed" for a long time on the unlucky little brother and the friends who liked his post.
The theme is similar to some paranoia, revolving around "You all want to kill me" and "You are afraid of my threats and must be eavesdropping and monitoring my learning progress." It is filled with Tao Si's recently increased knowledge. All kinds of insults are like a flood, and the circle of friends is instantly flooded.
Tu Lanxun understood that a certain "desire" of Tao Si was magnified by the bronze lynx. Just like the golden mirror did to the young man Ma, it also led her to death.
According to the Golden Mirror, the Bronze Lynx's abilities are different. While the Golden Mirror amplifies human desires, causing people to yearn for them before stepping into the abyss. The Bronze Lynx, on the other hand, manipulates a single emotion: fear. Its methods are more direct and more pathological.
Yang Dazhi's desire is to survive, Zhang Xiaohuai's desire is freedom, and Ma Qingnian's desire is endless wealth.
They first have to ask for something, but not get it, which then triggers a series of dangerous behaviors in pursuit of desire, and ultimately leads to death.
But Tao Si didn't need to ask for anything. She had never liked studying. It was obvious that the Bronze Lynx just picked an event and implanted fear - or the anxiety related to it - into Tao Si's life, making her extremely anxious about something she had never cared about.
Tu Lanxun couldn't help but think that the Bronze Lynx's terrifying aspects were more than that. It could make a big star fear that he or she couldn't win the hearts of his or her fans, and then allow them to be manipulated into becoming a people-pleasing person; or it could make a good person anxious about the small probability of the world being destroyed, and in the end, this good person would choose to pick up a shotgun and bring "real happiness" to the world in advance.
Fear and anxiety can drive a person more than desire.
Tu Lanxun immediately sent a message to Tao Si's father, asking him to put the bronze lynx away, preferably sealing it in a large iron box and wrapping it tightly with tape and chains.
Gao Shan Yang Zhi: Master, you actually know that my daughter has a lynx. Okay... I'll go now.
Six minutes later.
Gao Shan Yang Zhi: The bronze lynx is missing! The nanny said my daughter took it out yesterday and never came back.
This was a difficult situation. I could still handle getting the bronze lynx, but where could I find one now? Tu Lanxun was half tempted to return the deposit to Tao Si's father.
In the past two days, she and N successively took down the ghost medical trade's paper-making shop, the trap and cannon workshop, the golden mirror in the workshop, and the ghost medical operation point Deshi Hospital.
Now we have to kill the bronze lynx? Please, how is this different from directly confronting that illegal trade route?
She just runs a convenience store!
Gao Shan Yangzhi was still sending a message: "I've found out. My daughter gave the bronze lynx to my brother-in-law. Please wait, I'll have him seal it up."
Tu Lanxun sat in the store, covering his face, and quickly typed two words: Don't go.
Admire the lofty ideals: Why?
All that is gold will always shine: Who gave the bronze lynx to the child?
She deliberately used the word "child" to appear mature. Gao Shanyangzhi quickly realized what was going on and replied: "It's the child's uncle!"
It's settled. Now, even if Tao Si's uncle is not the real murderer, he is at least an accomplice.
Perhaps he discovered the truth, or perhaps it was out of his remaining humanity, but Tao Si's uncle took the lynx statue from Tao Si. However, Tao Si was still crazy and scolded whoever she caught, so her father had no choice but to lock her up in the room.
Since he won't die for the time being, Tu Lanxun doesn't want to care about it anymore. Tao Si was crazy before anyway, and it doesn't destroy his character if he goes completely crazy now.
I just don't know why Black Forest and Deshi Hospital would go to such great lengths to obtain Tao Si's soul?
Can her soul really be used as medicine?
Tu Lanxun's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and told the new customer, Gui, the price he had scanned. The customer left half a gold biscuit and gave him two extra pieces. He pointed at the sausage grill and said, "Please give me one that pops open. Thank you."
At this moment, Tu Lanxun's cell phone dinged, and N at the other end of the shelf also stared at Tu Lanxun.
Two messages, one from a lofty admiration: "Master! I have a suspicion. Did you know that a company in Lucheng went bankrupt this year? The former chairman, Tu Penglai, is in the hospital. I now seriously suspect her daughter, Tu Lanxun, is the murderer of my daughter!"
Tu Lanxun opened his eyes weakly. How could they wrongly accuse someone like this!
The second message was a transfer text message, eight digits long, marked with N. The original transferor's surname was Tao.
It seems... it's not unacceptable?
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