: A Thorn in My Eyes

At 3:12 a.m., Qiao Yuan and Yan Baobao finally took a taxi home.

"He actually broke down just now," Yan Baobao said, taking out a lollipop and eating it in the car. "You're so good at talking. He was clearly very angry, but he couldn't show it when the captain came, hahaha."

"Maybe he really doesn't have any friends?" Qiao Yuan laughed. In fact, he hadn't paid any attention to Zhou Ye from beginning to end, unless he had just gotten in the way.

"Not really, he gets along well with that guy with the dreadlocks, but they're both pretty tasteless." Yan Baobao muttered, "I don't need to go this morning. Should I play some games at home? I really want to play those."

Qiao Yuan was stunned for a moment: "You're not tired at all? No way, baby, are you a perpetual motion machine?"

"It's okay, do you want to play?" Yan Baobao asked, her face full of anticipation as she ate her lollipop.

"Okay, let's play for a while." Qiao Yuan smiled. Now that he has been practicing ancient martial arts, his energy and spirit are much better than before. He will take a shower first.

Sometimes it's like that; you feel sleepy at a certain time at night, but once that time passes, you suddenly don't feel like sleeping anymore.

"Great, Qiao Yuan is the best."

Half an hour later, while playing games with his baby, Qiao Yuan revealed the story of Warehouse No. 4 belonging to Zhao Hu, the owner of the Wangsheng Hotel. He was determined to strike first and never hesitate to take action.

You can't just kill the other person directly.

The fact that Zhao Hu was neither captured nor wanted by Yu Jin means that he is different from Bai Meigui. The blonde female captain had reminded him of this before, after all, he still has to go to university.

Yan Baobao, who was eating strawberries, suddenly perked up and said excitedly, "I knew that guy was suspicious a long time ago, but I never had any evidence. Thanks, Qiao Yuan. But if you encounter something similar in the future, remember to call me immediately so I don't worry."

"I'll definitely do it next time."

Qiao Yuan's gaze softened. It was still satisfying to take down the enemy so easily using such methods.

On the 9th, he went to bed at 5 a.m. and then woke up at 5 p.m., which was a bit too indulgent.

He was on his way to Jianghai Boxing Gym, calling Hu Tu to inquire about stocks. He planned to invest in small companies or emerging industries that had seen recent price increases. Five days was fine; he could just wait and see.

"Huh? When did you become interested in stocks?" Hu Tu on the other end of the phone was surprised.

Qiao Yuan laughed and said, "It's all because of last night's explosion. I wanted to make a little money."

"Yeah, sigh, I can't wait to go to the main city, but unfortunately I have to go on the 19th," Hu Tu muttered. "I don't trade stocks, but my dad does. I'll ask him for you now and call him back later."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yuan walked along the Donghu Building and arrived at the Meilin Business District.

Before setting off, he searched for two other boxing gyms besides Jianghai Boxing Gym, as well as the events for each gym today. He had 40,000 yuan left, and after thinking about it, he decided to split it into two days, starting with 20,000 yuan tonight.

First, go to another Dragon Tiger Boxing gym to place your bets.

If you can keep a low profile, then never be high-profile.

The reason he changed his plans was that Huanxi State had become noticeably more chaotic after the bombing, with many more gang members appearing on the streets.

He wanted to make money as soon as possible, and so did others. Making too much money at once would be obvious and would make people in the boxing gym envious.

Although I live here, because I was born in an orphanage, when it comes to a sense of belonging, the chaotic Huanxizhou is not as good as the protective Yan Baobao, not as good as Grandma Xu who calls often, and not as good as my best friend Hu Tu.

After arriving at the Merlin commercial district, he took the high-speed vertical elevator down to the Black Crow Boxing Gym, which was 300 meters below. Compared to the Jianghai Boxing Gym above, this place was dirty and chaotic, with many gang members and a few Zero Clan Alliance guys.

Fortunately, he has now reached the second stage of sublimation. He was able to sense the second stage of sublimation under the White Roses' command, and others can also detect it.

The difference between sublimation and non-sublimation is still very obvious. Those street kids will no longer easily whistle at him, unlike in the past.

If one reaches the first level of sublimation, like Hutu and Charles, then it's even more different.

He walked into the bustling Black Crow Boxing Gym, weaved through the crowd, and arrived at one of the red rings.

Head into the future, place your bets, and wait.

Qiao Yuan is now very skilled at it, as if it were as easy as eating and drinking, and this time he still earned 10,000 yuan.

"Damn, Caesar is so cool. That damn Legalist heavy industry deserves it, they exploit us every day."

"Haha, I'm even thinking of joining Zero's company."

"Shh, Legalist Heavy Industry has already issued a decapitation order. They'll pay you for providing information on Zero's top brass. I think it's best to wait and see."

"That's not all! I heard that as long as you can provide information about Caesar, you can get direct access to the main city!"

"Damn, these bastards are real animals."

Qiao Yuan listened calmly, and as he had guessed, this was just the beginning. The Legalist Heavy Industry had suffered heavy losses and would definitely pursue Caesar relentlessly.

After leaving, he ate dinner nearby, then took the elevator back to Jianghai Boxing Gym to place his bets.

In just one hour, I made 20,000 yuan. Making money is really too easy.

The account has already surpassed 28.

After he finished, he went home, feeling that the street security situation would only get worse.

I'll finish work tomorrow and use the remaining money to buy a used hovercraft.

He checked the prices of used cars and found that they were generally around 150,000 yuan, which was a bit expensive, with the cheapest costing over 100,000 yuan.

A brand new hovercraft typically starts at 300,000 yuan, while a more luxurious one costs 560,000 yuan or even over a million yuan, which is twice the price of a land vehicle.

Price isn't a big problem; if things go smoothly with the stock, we can acquire it in one go.

He then checked the individual soldier mech suits and found that even the most basic ones cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, which seemed less expensive than the hovercraft.

The former is, after all, a means of transportation; while not cheap, it's not outrageously expensive either.

Mecha suits are a niche hobby. It's said that there are even cosmic-level mecha suits worth billions, the kind that you can't buy even if you have the money.

The Ember Armor that Yan Baobao is wearing is worth millions; it's a standard-issue mecha suit.

On the way, he finally received a call back from Hu Tu, indicating that there had been progress on the stock matter.

"Qiao Yuan? Is this a convenient place for us to talk?"

"Okay, go ahead."

……

"Hey Zhou, it's that kid."

At that moment, Qiao Yuan was still on the phone and did not notice that a hundred meters behind him, at the entrance of a coffee shop, Zhou Ye, dressed in a black mecha suit, reached out and took a cup of mocha, turning his head to look.

The coffee shop was a dozen meters above the Jianghai Boxing Gym. Zhou Ye stared at Qiao Yuan as he walked away, his eyes narrowing coldly as he sipped his coffee. He recalled the conflict at two in the morning and felt his teeth itch even more: "You brat, hmph, I'll make him wish he were dead! Go to university in the main city? In your next life."

The dreadlocked young man next to Zhou Ye couldn't help but sigh softly, "What a pity."

"What's the pity? That's just his fate!" Zhou Ye finished his coffee in one gulp: "Fang Ping, you know the plan. As long as you help me that day, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits once I get to the main city."