Brother Jin lowered his head to send a message to the Dean.
The Dean glanced at his phone and looked up, saying, "No rush, let's continue eating first. After dinner, our elderly residents still need to freshen up. Then we'll proceed with the voting."
Meanwhile, Xiao Ya continued eating while giving An Ying a few instructions.
Zhou Xiaoshu protested, "Why are you only instructing An Ying and not me?"
"You don't need any."
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"You just sit here and be our mascot."
"What's the use of being a mascot?"
"You're in charge of bringing good luck - it's a very important responsibility."
Zhou Xiaoshu immediately started fidgeting with the gold beads on her wrist, forgetting her jealousy.
After dinner, the staff members wheeled the elderly residents back to their rooms to freshen up, mainly to clean up any soup or water stains left on them.
Xiao Ya quietly followed after putting down her chopsticks.
She saw a staff member bending over an elderly person's neck.
The elderly person's trembling silhouette immediately caught Xiao Ya's attention.
Just then, Brother Jin suddenly appeared from the other end and yanked the staff member upright, "What are you doing?"
The staff member gave an awkward smile, "Well, we're worried these old folks won't vote for us. We need to make sure beforehand."
Brother Jin said coldly, "Are you crazy? If you leave marks, those people outside aren't blind - they'll notice."
The staff member fell silent for a moment before speaking again with a slightly bitter tone, "It's different for you, Brother Jin. They're already most afraid of you, so they'll definitely vote for you. They're not as scared of us, though they hate us plenty. You'll get the 80,000 bonus, while we get nothing. That doesn't seem fair."
Brother Jin pushed the elderly person into the room and closed the door.
Then his expression darkened, "Weren't you all personally trained by me when you came here?"
"Yes," someone answered.
"When Uncle Zhuang said he had antiques at home, didn't I include all of you? I called you to join in selling the goods and share the money. Haven't I treated you well enough?"
No one spoke this time.
"Just leave, don't do anything stupid," Brother Jin said coldly. "If we're discovered, we're all finished."
The staff members exchanged glances and left with their heads down.
Xiao Ya finally spoke softly, "That's because they can share the risks with you."
Brother Jin's expression changed dramatically, "Who's there?"
Xiao Ya jumped in through the window.
Brother Jin quickly put on a smile, "Oh, it's you, student. You..."
"I heard everything and recorded it on video," Xiao Ya told him what he was most concerned about.
Brother Jin didn't even try to explain anymore.
He charged straight at Xiao Ya.
"Give me the phone." Though the man was short, his movements were agile. His expression darkened, a hint of viciousness appearing between his brows. "A young girl like you really shouldn't be..."
The last word never left his mouth.
Xiao Ya kicked off the wall, using the momentum to dodge the man's hands. As she landed, she grabbed Brother Jin's hood strings and twisted them around his neck, then used her body weight to pull down.
Brother Jin let out a muffled groan of pain and quickly turned sideways to escape the hood's constraint.
He pressed his throat, swaying slightly, then looked at Xiao Ya with shock.
"Aren't you from some fancy school? Since when do they teach kung fu?"
"This isn't kung fu," Xiao Ya shook her head.
She didn't even call for help!
Brother Jin was even more surprised, then gritted his teeth, "I don't care what it is..."
He took a set of keys from his belt, pointing the sharpest one outward in his palm, and lunged at Xiao Ya.
"I originally wanted to be honorable about getting money, but since you're forcing my hand..." Brother Jin gave a cold laugh, "Your family must be quite wealthy too, right? How about I use you as a hostage for a big ransom? What do you think?"
As soon as Brother Jin finished speaking, Xiao Ya nimbly dodged him and raised her hand to slap him.
Brother Jin laughed, "I thought you were quite capable earlier, but now you're just resorting to slapping... Ah!"
Brother Jin's mockery suddenly turned into a scream.
The scream alarmed people outside.
"What happened?"
"What's going on?"
Brother Jin tremblingly raised his hand to touch his face.
A long bloody gash...
Xiao Ya raised her hand again.
This time, in the moonlight, Brother Jin finally saw what she was holding.
A diamond hairpin.
Brother Jin realized that capturing this girl was impossible... in fact, it seemed like... like she was using him for practice!
No time to waste.
Just grab someone else!
Brother Jin turned and ran.
Xiao Ya flew after him. Why was he running already?
She hadn't even used everything Ke Muning had taught her yet.
When Brother Jin ran out, everyone was still confused.
The Dean looked tense but managed to stay still.
Just as Brother Jin was about to grab someone, Mu Bai suddenly moved to intercept. But he missed...
Because Xiao Ya was faster.
She chased from behind, jumped onto the table, and dove down, tackling Brother Jin completely. He let out another scream...
Everyone was stunned.
Mu Bai's breath caught.
Zhang Ruoshui had become even more fierce at fighting!
Xiao Ya frowned and turned back, "Didn't I tell you..."
To watch the Dean!
Mu Bai suddenly remembered his oversight and whirled around.
But by then Brother Jin had already shouted, "Run! Grab a student! Damn it, they've got it on video!"
The Dean didn't move, still hoping for the best.
Brother Jin could only yell at the top of his lungs, "Hurry! Even if I get caught, I'll rat you all out!"
The Dean's eye twitched, and she suddenly ran forward, targeting the most unassuming and frail-looking An Ying. But before she could act, someone rushed over and punched her in the face.
The punch was so powerful that you could almost hear bones cracking.
Surprisingly, the Dean managed to stay standing, though she howled in pain and stumbled back a few steps before reaching for another student.
But the newcomer quickly grabbed her arm, pulled, and twisted it.
"Crack."
She was kicked to the ground.
The attacker delivered a heavy kick to her head, leaving her unable to even crawl.
"Young Master Sheng," An Ying stared at the tall, sharp figure in a daze. "When did you arrive?"
With Xiao Ya and Sheng Yuxiao setting the example.
The other students got excited, "An Ying, is this what you meant when you said something would happen in the group chat?"
"Let's go! Get them!"
Though they didn't know what was happening, they were sure they were catching bad guys!
An Ying: "..."
I clearly told you all to evacuate immediately if anything happened!
By now, people from the neighboring orphanage had heard the commotion and came over.
Once they heard about catching people, they all rushed in en masse, too many for the teachers to hold back.
When the police cars arrived, they were dumbfounded, taking quite a while to extract the intact criminals from the sea of people.
The students were still excited, "Damn, did we just catch some criminals?"
"This activity was so freaking interesting!"
"Will we be on the news?"
Brother Jin was held up by the police, closed his eyes, and gritted out through clenched teeth, his voice hoarse, "If I'd known you kids were watching us, damn it! You would've been in for it!"
The police officer looked at him coldly, "Who exactly would be in for it? Who caught you? You nearly died at someone's hands!"
Brother Jin looked at Xiao Ya.
A young man stood beside the girl, looking at him with ice-cold eyes, as if looking at a dead man.
The police officer followed his gaze, assuming it was Sheng Yuxiao, "This young man's got a brutal hand."
Brother Jin raised his head then, catching his reflection in the glass window. Besides being covered in blood, there was a long gash extending from his left ear, down his jaw, and up to his right ear.
If that girl had been holding a knife instead.
His entire jaw would have been sliced through, his face would have been peeled off.
Brother Jin's lips trembled, "It wasn't him, it was that little girl."
"Huh?" The police officer was shocked.
It took several seconds to process before he remarked, "That little girl's got quite a wild style, every move aimed to kill."
Was Ke Muning teaching killing techniques?
Xiao Ya tilted her head.
Then said innocently, "I was kidnapped before, so my family was worried it might happen again and taught me a little self-defense."
The police officer smiled, "You should apply to the Police Academy when you grow up, young student. You're quite brave."
By then, the other staff members had also been caught.
Other police officers had even searched the entire nursing home.
After finishing the search, one police officer asked his colleague with a grim face, "Guess what we found?"
His colleague asked, "What?"
The police officer said with a grim expression, "Homemade firearms and explosives. They probably have other cases on their record."
"Holy crap!" The other colleagues' expressions changed dramatically.
The previously excited students now showed looks of terror.
Mu Bai muttered, "Good thing we didn't call the police directly..."
If police cars had shown up and alerted them, they could have gone back for their guns immediately.
Mu Bai looked at Xiao Ya: "It's fortunate you made the first move."
The young girl, appearing harmless, had caught them completely off guard.
After hearing the whole story from Mu Bai, the police officer was also impressed: "Young student, you're not only brave but also very wise!"
The commotion quickly caught the attention of the parents.
With Old Mr. Zhang's arrival, the place became completely crowded. Many reporters were called up in the middle of the night to come for interviews.
Mu Rongfeng also arrived.
He called his son into the car.
"Why do you keep staring at Zhang Ruoshui?" Mu Rongfeng asked irritably, "What? Still playing the role of her protector?"
Mu Bai moved his lips and recounted the entire incident, saying, "I didn't need to play that role. I didn't do well today... Zhang Ruoshui handled it excellently."
Mu Rongfeng snorted, "A few years ago, I would have scolded you. But now, never mind. Facts prove that this young lady is indeed extraordinary. She's won the favor of several wealthy families, her grandfather is the Zhang family patriarch, and she even did a great service for her maternal grandfather's family a few years ago. Now she's established herself domestically and doesn't need to worry about scrutiny over her overseas assets anymore."
"Now she's fully demonstrated the spirit of a martyr's descendant by catching these criminals. She showed both courage and wisdom, remaining calm in the face of danger."
"That's not something ordinary people her age could accomplish."
At this point, Mu Rongfeng suddenly paused and looked at his son intently.
Mu Bai felt uneasy under his father's gaze: "W-what is it?"
Mu Rongfeng smiled, saying with evident interest, "People often say a woman's life is made by marrying a good husband. But sometimes, a man's life can be made by marrying a good wife too."
Mu Bai: ?
