novelden Chapter 157 Review and Reflection
Chapter 157 Review and Reflection
How many people are looking for me?
Bai Zhi covered his forehead and couldn't help sighing.
In fact, Bai Zhi knew that there must be quite a few people without Ms. Jian reminding him.
So Bai Zhi only disappeared for a few days at the beginning to recover from his injuries, and then he became active in front of outsiders again.
I have been very busy during this period, and I have also been trying to find ways to attract other people's attention so as to bring out the troubles in the dark.
But Bai Zhi didn't expect that the first force that came to him wasn't the rebels he'd assumed they were. He was also surprised to connect the title "Hollow Guide" with his identity.
Now Ms. Jane has found out about Susan through her own means.
It really made Bai Zhi feel overwhelmed.
Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. While organizing your thoughts, slowly speak out your guess.
“The arms trafficking issue shouldn’t have started recently.
So I am not surprised that the interests behind this line involve many people.
For such a large armed force to be able to operate freely in [New Elido], there must be high-ranking officials within the Security Bureau who are protecting these people.
It's definitely more than just one or two.
The fact that the rebels were also involved added a layer of political tension. The relationship between the military and the government has always been somewhat delicate.
They are the umbrella of human civilization, yet they have their own agendas." Bai Zhi's fingers tapped the armrest; these weren't groundless speculations on his part.
Even without the information collected by Fu Fu, some clues can be found from the daily complaints of the police officers in the Public Security Bureau.
Susan often complained about the city government's senior leaders being inhumane. She also complained about the military personnel involved in emergency evacuations being difficult to deal with, and how conflicts sometimes arose, leading to delays.
Although Bai Zhi was just an ordinary person before, the flower-growing family would include politics in their textbooks.
Bai Zhi can't go to school, but his favorite things are reading and listening to the radio.
After all, his eyesight was not good before, and he couldn't read for too long. This old-fashioned hobby made him very popular among the elders.
Being a know-it-all is probably a common trait among all humans, especially the elderly. Regardless of whether a child like Xiao Xiaobai could understand it, he learned a lot of weird and confusing knowledge.
But I never expected that the knowledge I had just listened to as a story would actually come in handy now.
"Someone in the Public Security Bureau is looking for me. The military... will probably look for me too, but they may not take it too seriously." Bai Zhi thought of the "past" about Bai Yu and Fu Fu that he had just leaked to Susan through Seth.
In an instant, everything connected.
"...Breathe. Ms. Jane, besides Officer Susan, did you see anyone else?" Bai Zhi's chest heaved violently, and his eyes began to blaze.
He said something was missing after he said it! It turned out that he was too quiet.
He had clearly been in the cave for two days, missing the agreed time, but now he still couldn't hear any sound of contact.
It was just that Ms. Jian was too surprised, and the headache also affected Bai Zhi's thinking, so he didn't think of it for a while.
"I don't know what you are talking about~" Ms. Jane said this lightly, and silently lit a candle for Fu Fu in her heart.
This was not someone who informed on her, but was guessed by her brother himself, so she can only wish her luck.
"...Fu Fu. You've seen that girl, right?" Bai Zhi gritted his teeth, and was so angry that his tone became a little more lively.
"If I say now that I haven't seen it, will you believe me? (laughs)" Ms. Jian turned her head and glanced at Bai Zhi. The mask of calmness and composure she had put on began to crack, revealing her true self underneath, making Bai Zhi more popular.
As expected, when the children at home are testing the edge of danger, even if the parents are a living Buddha, they will get angry.
Ms. Jane wagged her tail and changed the channel on the car radio. The sad music was replaced by a late-night emotional channel. Coincidentally, the person in the channel was complaining to the host about how disobedient their children were.
“For educational reasons, we do not advocate corporal punishment of children.
But I also understand that parents sometimes can't help but want to use their palms to "stroke" their children's buttocks.
The host can only appeal to all listeners here: the child is your own and the medical expenses are very expensive.
Furthermore, education doesn't have to be delivered all at once. Punishing a child based on something they care about most can leave a deeper educational impression than simply physical contact.
"Forehead…….
This host, what she said makes sense, right? "Ms. Jane thought of the lively, cute and sweet-talking girl, and guiltily turned off the radio with her tail, trying to save her.
"...I don't advocate corporal punishment, but sometimes, children deserve to be beaten." Bai Zhi said sinisterly as he frantically poked Fu Fu in his mind but received no response.
"Well...well, since I took the trouble to come pick you up, please be gentle." Ms. Jane patted Bai Zhi's arm and decided to give up interfering in other people's education of their own children.
After all, if she were a parent, Fu Fu's bold action of approaching her would probably frighten her to the point of causing a heart attack.
"That recording... it was really well-intentioned." Bai Zhi, who had already figured it out, now thought of Susan's recording and understood Susan's painstaking efforts to protect them at the cost of defilement.
The previous embarrassment and shock turned into emotion and guilt.
"You should thank the sheriff." Ms. Jane nodded, praising her while also saying meaningfully, "The sheriff made a very brave and decisive decision to protect the people she cares about.
This was not an easy task for a young woman.
But this method can only be used once, and even if it diverts other people's attention this time.
What about next time?
There is a rule in the underworld that "don't involve your family", but it can only stop those who are willing to abide by the rules.
But apart from this, who can talk about rules with a group of desperate criminals who live on the edge of a knife?
I've been wanting to talk to you for a while now, and now we have a better understanding of each other.
So why don't we take this opportunity to have a frank and honest talk.
I think what you have seen and heard during this period should be enough for you to rethink whether you really want to continue on this path.
Think not only about yourself, but also about those who care about you.
It's not the job of a brother to make a child worry about you."
Bai Zhi pinched the bridge of his nose and listened silently to Ms. Jian's persuasion, which was a bit profound, not knowing where to start.
Bai Zhi, who had suffered a lot of losses in the underworld, now realized that his initial thoughts were indeed naive.
Although the news on the 'dark side' is indeed better than that on the peaceful 'day side', it also requires more effort.
Especially for someone like him who looks like a lone ranger, sometimes skills are not the most important thing in the underworld. Background and connections are the key to being able to survive in the underworld for a long time.
Even the lowest-level gangsters who have been in the underworld for a long time and still have healthy limbs, work to do, and can support themselves are all smart people.
Bai Zhi, a man with serious social experience, is an ordinary person who is praised as innocent in the daytime. He has managed to hold on until now without being exposed, all thanks to this "villain face" that he disliked in the beginning.
And there is also the "blessing" of his unlucky former employer who has been put in jail and happily got a "lifelong iron rice bowl".
The name of the newcomer "Snow Owl" suddenly became famous in the circle.
The negative kind.
While there are capable people in the underworld, there are also many with erratic tempers. There are also many who turn against their employers at the last minute, fail to reach an agreement on compensation, and even kill their employers.
But if someone sends their employer to jail for the first time after being hired, it would probably be in vain. The commotion was so big that even the military came.
Who is willing to deal with government departments if they are involved in gangs?
Even a half-black and half-white organization like [Cunning Rabbit House] is reluctant to accept commissions from the [Public Security Bureau], otherwise the other party's customers will regard them as undercover agents who are here to fish.
Of course, everything can be discussed if you pay more money.
Nicole's principle is to focus on money. If she can make money, it's not impossible to be a model citizen.
So after hanging around in the underworld for a few months, Bai Zhi didn't develop any connections, but instead got into a lot of trouble.
In other words, trouble will find him automatically.
'Story'...
A bland "story" won't move people. And with Bai Zhi's past still empty, he naturally needs some unusual "stories" to fill out his "character." So Bai Zhi doesn't really have much choice.
But the [world] was actually more anxious than him.
Bai Zhi touched his clothes, the material of which had been greatly changed, and thought of the excuse he used in the void to cover up the effect of data isolation. His eyes became deep.
perhaps……
Bai Zhi turned his head and glanced at Ms. Jian beside him, and silently apologized to her in his heart.
He wanted to conduct some experiments to verify his hypothesis and further explore the impact of his actions on the 'story'.
If the conjecture comes true...
Small Theater
Jane Du: Do you dare to replace someone else to cause trouble?!
Bai Zhi: That's because I'm more familiar with you! (Smiles)
Jane Du: ...What a sin, this is. (He holds his forehead with his hands)