The Frail Guide Who Devoured an Entire Pollution Zone

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Late Night Incident

Watching Liang Xiaoxiao’s sorry retreat, Xu Qingsui smiled and shook her head. ’The girl really does need a harsh lesson from the real world.’

’Hopefully, after this lesson, she’ll use her brain a little more and won’t let herself be used as a pawn without realizing it.’

As for Xu Ruming, there was no need for her to lift a finger.

While Xu Ruming manipulated Liang Xiaoxiao to blow the situation up, she had also undoubtedly played the very people whose emotions she had stirred up.

Now, fueled not only by disgust at Xu Ruming’s shamelessness but also by hatred for being made fools of, the crowd shoved Xu Ruming and pushed her right out of the dormitory building.

After such a massive fiasco, every single person there had pointed a finger at Xu Qingsui.

Realizing their mistake, they had no idea how to apologize to Xu Qingsui.

Instead, they channeled all their feelings into resentment toward Xu Ruming, avoiding Xu Qingsui’s gaze as they relentlessly shoved the other woman.

In just two or three minutes, the crowd that had been packed several layers deep completely vanished.

Xu Qingsui smiled and turned back to her room.

Seeing the final outcome, Shen Yan also started to laugh.

’As expected, my intuition wasn’t wrong.’

Still, he was somewhat surprised to learn that Xu Qingsui had such a past.

The impression Xu Qingsui gave him was of someone decisive and resolute.

For her to have gone through what she did in the video and not immediately fight back seemed out of character.

After some thought, Shen Yan concluded that such an experience must be what forged Xu Qingsui’s current personality.

His guess wasn’t entirely right, but it wasn’t entirely wrong either.

Once he’d had his laugh, Shen Yan’s eyes narrowed.

’I thought some things were already taken care of, but it seems there are still loose ends. I need to do something more.’

With a glint in his eye, Shen Yan closed the surveillance feed and made a phone call.

Because of the daytime drama, Xu Qingsui couldn’t be bothered to go out, so she decided to catch up on more sleep.

When she woke again, it was truly almost dark.

As if on cue, a knock sounded at the door.

She opened the door to find Shen Yan holding up a food container. ”I brought back dinner,” he said. ”Let’s eat together!”

Having not eaten all day, Xu Qingsui’s stomach rumbled again.

This was becoming a daily occurrence, and Xu Qingsui was starting to feel a bit embarrassed.

She rubbed her stomach and let Shen Yan into the room.

”I know all about what happened today. I couldn’t come over because I was still presiding over matters in the plaza, but I figured you could handle it on your own.”

With so many people gathered around at the time, Xu Qingsui knew word would get out to everyone.

She hadn’t cared whether Shen Yan showed up or not.

After all, the moment Xu Ruming appeared, the incident had ceased to be just between her and Liang Xiaoxiao.

The conflict between her and Xu Ruming was a deep-rooted entanglement that even Shen Yan couldn’t resolve.

”Don’t worry about it. This was my own business to begin with. In fact, if this whole thing had a negative impact on anything, I should be the one apologizing to you.”

”Don’t say that. Xiao Xiao was involved, after all, and her involvement traces back to me.”

”That Xu Ruming has already been kicked out of the safe zone. The zone has no desire to shelter someone like her.”

”As for Xiao Xiao, she made accusations without understanding the situation—a clear abuse of her position to settle a personal score. I’ve suspended her from her duties and sent her home to reflect.”

She hadn’t expected Shen Yan to deal with both Xu Ruming and Liang Xiaoxiao while he was busy with other matters.

But she was only slightly surprised and said nothing more.

The two ate dinner together and chatted for a while before Shen Yan returned to his room to rest.

As he was leaving, he suddenly asked, ”That USB drive, do you need me to destroy it for you?”

Xu Qingsui paused for a moment before shaking her head. ”I’ve already formatted it.”

Shen Yan smiled and then closed the door.

That night, having slept the day away, Xu Qingsui lay with her eyes wide open, not feeling the least bit sleepy.

She lay in bed, wondering how she would get through the long night.

Suddenly, her Spiritual Power tensed. A strange sensation was closing in on her from all directions.

Xu Qingsui sat up in bed. Sensing the strange aura, she hurried to the window, opened it, and looked out.

The moment she opened the window, the feeling grew stronger.

But in the darkness, she could only see the silent streets, with no sign of any abnormality.

Just as she began to wonder if she was being paranoid, a noise came from the room next door.

Xu Qingsui pricked up her ears, but she could only make out the sound of Shen Yan hastily getting out of bed.

She walked to her door instinctively, and just as she was about to go see what was wrong, Shen Yan’s voice came from the other side.

”Guide Xu, are you asleep?”

Instead of answering, Xu Qingsui opened the door.

Their eyes met, and Xu Qingsui immediately noticed the gravity in Shen Yan’s gaze.

”What happened?”

”There’s trouble in the safe zone. The situation is unclear, but we suspect a Mutant is involved. Several people are already dead.”

”The Survival Team has already been dispatched, but I feel like there’s more to this than meets the eye. I want to check it out myself. Are you interested?”

Xu Qingsui couldn’t sleep anyway, and the strange disturbance outside had already put her on edge.

Without a shred of hesitation, she agreed. ”One minute. I’m changing!”

A minute later, the two left the dormitory building, rushing outside.

The laboratory area was still shrouded in darkness, showing no signs of disturbance.

”For now, the problem is concentrated in the outer areas,” Shen Yan explained, seeing Xu Qingsui looking around. He guessed what she was thinking and answered her unspoken question. ”We haven’t been affected here yet.”

Xu Qingsui nodded. When they reached the lab entrance, they got into a vehicle Shen Yan had arranged in advance and sped toward the incident site.

When they arrived, the area had already been cordoned off with barrier tape.

Despite the late hour, the commotion had awakened quite a few people, who now gathered around the perimeter, craning their necks to get a glimpse of the situation inside.

The members of the Survival Team recognized Shen Yan, and the guard on duty immediately let him and Xu Qingsui through.

As they drew closer, Xu Qingsui noticed a figure on the ground, the body already covered by a white sheet.

Shen Yan turned to Chu Tian. ”Has the medical examiner taken a look? Have they determined what happened?”

”Also, what exactly did you mean on the phone earlier? I didn’t quite understand.”

Chu Tian’s face was grim. He opened his mouth as if to explain, but no words came out.

After a long, conflicted moment, he let out a heavy sigh. ”I can’t explain it. You’d better just look for yourself. You’ll understand once you see it.”

Shen Yan’s brow tightened. He immediately crouched before the white sheet, preparing to see for himself.

But just as he gripped a corner of the sheet, Chu Tian’s hand clamped down on his.