Liu Qing had gone mad; his speech was already incoherent.
He stood in the meeting room of United Pharmaceuticals, having smashed everything on the table that could be smashed. Only when he was exhausted did he stop, panting heavily.
“That... crazy woman...”
Silence.
The office was filled with nothing but silence.
After a long while, an elderly director cleared his throat. “Director Liu, as things stand, you must remain calm.”
“Bai Feifei’s final words involved Prophet Liu Yun. She’s only looking for trouble for herself.”
“Furthermore, she did indeed kill someone in public. There is no way to justify that. Perhaps the Lord City Lord or the Prophet will handle her.”
“Correct,” another director chimed in. “Don’t panic yet. Besides, it hasn't been proven that our potion is the problem. Let’s wait and see.”
The muscles on Liu Qing’s face were still twitching, but those words managed to calm him down slightly.
“We can only wait,” he said, dropping back into his chair, his voice incredibly hoarse.
“Why did it... Could our drug really have a problem?” he muttered to himself, his expression grim.
Before today, he had never truly considered whether his potion could actually cause people to undergo aberration.
“But regardless of the problems, the Voting Assembly is almost here! Nothing can go wrong now...”
At that thought, a light flickered in his eyes, reflecting the madness of a gambler placing his last chips.
“We’ll see. This potion is critical to United Pharmaceuticals.”
“If it really comes down to it, that woman... we’ll have to find a way to make her disappear!”
...
The news spread much faster than the people at United Pharmaceuticals had imagined.
Only half a day later, the entire Inner City was buzzing with discussion about the incident.
In every street and alleyway, people were chanting Bai Feifei’s name.
However, this time, besides the voyeuristic curiosity, there was a significant amount of worry.
“Did you hear? That Bai Feifei from Qingping Academy killed someone during the cultural exchange.”
“I heard. She killed both a teacher and a student. She’s completely insane. How did she dare?”
“It’s different this time. A student from the other side saw their strength skyrocket after juicing, but they underwent aberration right in the middle of the fight.”
“Bai Feifei said outright that the drug causes aberration. Apparently, Prophet Liu Yun is involved too! Some kind of shady deal.”
“For real?”
People whispered to one another, and as the news passed from ear to ear, it became increasingly outrageous and sinister.
The major families all received the news as well.
The Huang family, the Li family, the Ye family, the Xu family, and the Yan family.
Among these five, perhaps only the Yan family was relatively happy.
Because they only cared about money and had invested heavily in the media industry, their income was soaring during this period.
The other major families, however, were all exceptionally solemn.
The Voting Assembly was approaching. These elites all knew that this assembly would definitely include a vote on the implementation of the new drug system.
And yet, such a thing had happened at this critical moment.
In the Ye family, Ye Hanshan stood by the window with his hands behind his back. After listening to his subordinate's report, he remained silent for a long time.
“Could there... really be a problem?”
“Should I take a side...”
...
Naturally, this news also reached Liu Yun.
Liu Yun sat in that windowless room, her expression extremely complicated.
When she first saw the news yesterday, she was shocked, her eyes widening in disbelief.
—You killed someone again?!
And why on earth did you shout my name for no reason?
Then came the speechlessness.
What hush money? You made it sound so ambiguous, as if there were some filthy transaction between us.
Finally, there was the headache.
Liu Yun rubbed her temples.
She knew that after Bai Feifei entered the Inner City, there would definitely be times when she’d cause headaches, but she hadn't expected things to escalate so frequently and rapidly.
“You really don't give me a moment’s peace.”
As she was nursing her headache, the phone beside her rang again.
Buzz— Buzz—
The name displayed on the screen: Wan Qianhong.
This was already the several-th call.
Liu Yun glanced at it but didn't pick up.
She knew what her disciple wanted to ask, but she truly couldn't explain it right now.
Facing this student, she felt inexplicably guilty.
Leaning back in her chair, she furrowed her brows and unconsciously muttered to herself:
“Did your organization guess something... or did you guess something yourself...”
In this corner where no one could see, her voice carried a hint of vulnerability and bewilderment.
“Sigh, what on earth should I do...”
After playing the Riddler for a while, she waved her hand, and the remnant pages of the Book of Answers floated over.
...
The next day, Qingping Academy, Elite Class training hall.
Yesterday’s bloodstains had been cleaned away, and the floor had been re-waxed, as if nothing had ever happened.
But at this moment, the oppressive atmosphere refused to dissipate.
Inside the training hall, the students of the Elite Class were all silent. Yesterday’s events had left an impression far too deep on all of them.
Ye Yu sat in a corner, leaning against the wall with her iron whip wrapped around her wrist, lost in thought.
Yesterday, if she hadn't needed to save her, would Bai Feifei have rushed in?
If she hadn't stepped in, would the subsequent events have happened? It had escalated to a level far beyond her imagination.
The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt. She didn't know what would happen to Bai Feifei in the end or how much more turmoil would follow.
Being from the Ye family, she could roughly imagine the storm currently brewing among the upper echelons of Dawn City.
What was Bai Feifei thinking right now? What was she going through?
Just then.
The door opened.
Everyone was startled and turned their heads in unison.
In the sunlight streaming through the gap in the door, Bai Feifei stood there quietly.
She was wearing her usual training clothes, holding that pitch-black ruler in her hand. Her gaze was peaceful, a far cry from the sinister, murderous figure from yesterday.
The students stared at her in shock, their mouths hanging open.
Ye Yu jumped up and blurted out, “Teacher... Bai?”
“Weren’t you arrested?!”
Bai Feifei glanced at her and casually closed the door.
“What do you mean, arrested?” she said. “It’s just restricted movement.”
“I’m not allowed to leave Qingping Academy. I’m just waiting for my sentence.”
She placed the ruler on the table with a soft thud.
The students looked at each other, momentarily unsure of how to respond.
“Teacher Bai...” a girl asked cautiously, “then what will happen to you after this?”
Bai Feifei turned around to look at her.
After a second or two of silence, she suddenly smiled.
“I don’t know either. I can only wait and see. I expect there will be a result soon.”
The students looked at her as if they were looking at some rare specimen.
She had killed people, caused such a massive scandal, and the next step might be being hauled off for trial.
And yet, she still had this attitude?
Was this person’s mindset made of rebar?
Standing there and seeing the various expressions on the students' faces, Bai Feifei could fully understand them.
After all, not too long ago, she had been just as “easily shocked” as they were.
But what could she do?
In truth, she was out of options.
Since becoming a Scavenger, when had it ever been different?
She’d get dragged into major events for no reason, kill people for no reason, and become the center of attention for the entire city for no reason.
The Old-Timer controlling her body said he was playing a grand game of chess, acting all profound.
Whatever the Evil God said, went. she didn't exactly have a say in the matter.
But from the look of things, that potion really was problematic. Exposing such a thing could be considered a good deed.
As for the consequences... to be honest, she wasn't really afraid.
She was used to it.
Rate on N.U.
