Chapter 88: The So-called Bounty
Her mouth said she didn’t want to listen, but her body was honest.
Even though she had already gotten the water, she didn’t immediately return to the classroom. Instead, she stayed here, listening to Lin Wenbin talk about some of his good brother’s past.
She only knew that in this school, her relationship with her good brother was the strongest; no one could compare to her.
For this, she even felt proud because she had done something others couldn’t.
After listening, she was surprised to discover that she was actually the closest person to her good brother. That was no ordinary feat.
“The thing is, our Knight Order recently issued a bounty.”
Seeing Xiaomuqing look at him with a bit of disdain, Lin Wenbin wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he continued on his own.
“A bounty?”
Upon hearing the words “Knight Order,” Xiaomuqing’s eyelids twitched. She felt that nothing good was about to happen.
“As long as someone provides a clue about the maid, they can get this much soft sister currency.”
“Are you guys crazy?”
Seeing the few fingers Lin Wenbin held up, Xiaomuqing’s expression was very subtle. She couldn’t help but retreat a bit, wanting to distance herself from him.
She never imagined that these people would do such a thing to find her. This was simply insane!
“Hmph, if someone can find the maid, that person will receive all the soft sister currency in the bounty pool. And it’s this much!”
As he spoke, Lin Wenbin once again used his fingers to indicate a price. To Xiaomuqing, this was an extremely terrifying sum of money.
The bounty pool he mentioned referred to a group of idle people shouting, “If anyone can find her, I’ll give ( ) soft sister currency!”
Each person didn’t give much, but there were many people, so it accumulated into the current bounty pool.
“Wait! I think what you’re doing is highly problematic.”
Her eyebrows twitched wildly, Xiaomuqing forcibly interrupted Lin Wenbin, and said to him with a complex expression.
After listening, she suddenly thought of a word: “illegal fundraising.”
And they were high school students, mostly minors. Doing something like this could easily lead to trouble, right?
“No, as long as you can use your relationship with Ye Ge to let us know who the new school beauty is, we will transfer money to you in turn. And…”
“Sorry, I’m not interested!”
Interrupting Lin Wenbin again, she turned around and walked towards the classroom alone, completely unwilling to deal with him.
You don’t know until you hear it, but hearing it scared her. Xiaomuqing couldn’t understand their actions at all, thinking, were they really that idle?!
After she left, Lin Wenbin followed her, still trying to ‘persuade’ her.
After all, in this school, her relationship with Ye Ziming was the best, making her the best breakthrough point.
“Tell me, if your Ye Ge knew about your mischievous actions, what would he do?”
Stopping at the classroom door, Xiaomuqing turned around slowly with a chilling smile and looked at Lin Wenbin behind her.
Perhaps tired of listening, her tone towards Lin Wenbin was extremely impatient and super disdainful.
“No! Absolutely not! I won’t say anything more, okay.”
Upon hearing the words “Ye Ge,” Lin Wenbin immediately waved his hands to beg for mercy, then turned and walked away, not returning to his own class.
“Huuu~ These people are truly crazy.”
Sighing in her heart, Xiaomuqing muttered to the air.
Just now, she was thinking how nice it would be to have a bình thường life. However, it now seemed that heaven didn’t intend for her to have a bình thường life and wanted to give her some excitement.
It had only been a little over a week since school started, and so many things had already happened. Could she have a bình thường life at all!?
Flip the table (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Returning to her seat, she handed the water bottle back to her good brother, then propped her head up with one hand to think.
These past few days had made her more and more nonchalant, to the point that even hearing someone was using money to look for her didn’t stir much emotion in her anymore.
She had already given up. Let them look if they wanted; they wouldn’t find her anyway.
“What did Lin Wenbin say to you?”
While Xiaomuqing was lost in thought, Ye Ziming, who was beside her, had been paying attention to her.
He saw that Lin Wenbin had said something to Xiaomuqing at the classroom door just now, after which she became troubled.
He cared deeply, so he had to ask clearly.
As he spoke, his brows furrowed, and a dangerous aura quietly emanated from him.
It was directed at Lin Wenbin, so Xiaomuqing didn’t notice it, nor did Ye Ziming intend for her to feel it.
“Huh?”
A little surprised, she thought her good brother hadn’t seen it and was still hesitating whether to tell him about it.
“Emmm, it’s nothing much, really. Do you want to hear?”
After hesitating for 0.5 seconds, she felt that her friendship with Lin Wenbin was more brittle than plastic. Selling him out wouldn’t bring any guilt.
So, it was better to sell him out; keeping him would only cause trouble.
“Speak.”
Ye Ziming said the word emotionlessly and listened intently.
“The thing is like this…”
She took the time to explain the whole thing, in great detail.
“That’s it?”
“Yes, that’s it.”
“I see.”
Nodding slightly, Ye Ziming’s eyes became very subtle after listening to Xiaomuqing’s explanation, making it impossible to guess his emotions.
But Xiaomuqing was an exception. After all, she was his best friend. She knew that her good brother was in a very bad mood right now, and there was even a killing intent emanating from him.
This was a bit terrifying. She thought her good brother would probably kill Lin Wenbin.
Regarding this, Xiaomuqing’s thought was: Remember to call me when you kill him. I’ll bring melon seeds and a small stool to watch the show.
“Ahem, boss, I actually think they’re just a bunch of idlers.”
With a sly smile, Xiaomuqing leaned forward and said to her good brother with a smile.
“Hm?”
After listening, Ye Ziming furrowed his brows again, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. He thought Xiaomuqing was pleading for those people.
“Boss, don’t misunderstand. What I mean is, shrimp and pork heart go well together, don’t you think?”
Looking into her good brother’s eyes, Xiaomuqing successfully predicted his thoughts and quickly waved her hands to explain.
“I think that’s a good idea.”
The corners of his mouth turned up in a light smile. He thought the words were very well said and directly touched his heart.
As expected of a good brother, their默契 (mòqì – tacit understanding) was full marks. With just a glance, they knew each other’s thoughts.
However, there was one thing Xiaomuqing didn’t say: she had been tempted when she heard about the bounty pool.
But thinking about the source of the money, she quickly gave up and didn’t want any association with this so-called Knight Order.
And to be honest, she wasn’t short of money now. If it weren’t for saving money for after graduation, she could live quite lavishly.
As for the demolition matter, she planned to use that money to buy a new place and build a new home for herself.
Heh, after the demolition was successful, she would be considered a rich person. She was a little excited.
