Commercial Snack Street.
At a snack stall.
Chu Youmeng is handling vegetables, meat, and other ingredients.
She seems a bit distracted, occasionally showing a silly smile.
"Xiao Meng, Xiao Meng?!"
"Eh, Sister Gong, is there something you need?"
Chu Youmeng suddenly wakes up.
She looks up at a young woman wearing a mask and blinks.
"It's not that I have something to say, it's that you have something to say!"
"If I don't remind you, you'll end up using all my ingredients!"
"If that happens, I'll have to take a forced day off and close up early to go home!"
The young woman laughs, her tone not carrying any blame.
Chu Youmeng looks confused.
But soon she looks down and realizes what she just did, turning bright red.
She accidentally threw away the edible parts of the ingredients and put the inedible parts in the basket!
What a huge embarrassment!
"No, I'm sorry, I, I caused trouble for you again, Sister Gong!"
Chu Youmeng apologizes sincerely.
"It's just some ingredients, no need to apologize!"
"On the contrary, you often come to help me for free, so I should be the one apologizing!"
"So, how about coming to my house tonight for a visit and dinner? My little Youbai is looking forward to playing with you!"
Gong Nanyan's gentle voice is very pleasant, like a spring breeze.
Her bright, large eyes are particularly sparkling and lively, as if they could speak.
It's a pity that she often wears a mask, hiding her features below her eyes.
Even though Chu Youmeng has known her for a long time, she has never seen her without it.
"Okay!"
Chu Youmeng bites her lower lip and nods slightly.
She won't go home tonight; the 'bad guy' shouldn't find out, right?
Because of the last incident with the drunken landlord, Mu An helped Chu Youmeng move to a high-end community with relatively good security.
He also required her to be home before ten every day.
Otherwise, he would personally come to punish her.
And she heard that the community is one of his properties!
If she hadn't insisted on paying rent, he might have really waived it for her!
"So, what was Xiao Meng thinking about just now?"
"Or is it that some handsome guy has stolen our Xiao Meng's heart?"
While skillfully working, Gong Nanyan doesn't forget to tease her.
"Wh-what are you talking about..."
Chu Youmeng's face gradually turns red.
Although she says there's nothing, a certain person's face involuntarily appears in her mind.
Seeing Chu Youmeng like this, Gong Nanyan understands everything!
She was once a girl who eagerly anticipated love, but unfortunately... the past is hard to look back on!
Sigh~~
She lets out a soft sigh.
...
The nightlife is particularly lively.
It seems that only at this time can people who have been oppressed by life all day express their sorrows.
The snack stall of Chu Youmeng and Gong Nanyan is also crowded with people.
The two are busy beyond measure.
"Where's the boss lady? Hurry up and serve us!"
Five burly men with tattooed arms drunkenly approach.
Even from a distance, the strong smell of smoke and alcohol can be detected from them.
Many customers who were pushed aside dare not say anything.
After all, these people look intimidating.
Better to take a step back than to stir up trouble!
"Excuse me, gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"
Although Chu Youmeng is very scared, she still prepares to ask politely.
However, Gong Nanyan stops her and gives her a look, then asks herself.
"May I ask what you gentlemen would like to eat?"
"What to eat? Burp, we just want to eat the boss lady! What do you think, huh?"
The leading man burps, leering at her body, greed and desire unabashed.
"Oh, and that little girl from just now, her figure is also, burp, great! I really like that pure look!"
"How about coming out to play with us? We will definitely make it worth your while, hehehe!"
"Yeah, inviting you to play is giving you face, you guys, burp, better not be ungrateful!"
The other four echo.
Their drunken antics scare many people, and customers choose to leave.
In an instant, the crowd around the stall decreases significantly.
"You are already affecting our business. If this continues, we will have to call the police!"
Gong Nanyan frowns slightly.
These five have been harassing them multiple times.
Every time they come, they severely disrupt her business, and even changing locations doesn't help!
"Call the police? Do you dare to call the police?!"
Bang!
The small tables and chairs near the stall are suddenly kicked over by the now enraged leading man.
Gong Nanyan is roughly pushed, almost falling to the ground!
"Sister Gong, watch out!"
Chu Youmeng can't help but exclaim.
Gong Nanyan feels something is wrong and starts to panic.
However, instead of falling to the ground as she imagined, she finds herself falling into a warm, broad embrace.
"Mu An?"
Chu Youmeng looks at the familiar back and can't help but call out.
"I told you it's not safe for a girl to come out at night to work, but you insisted on coming!"
"Now look, trouble has come again!"
Mu An can't help but turn around and glare at the girl.
Chu Youmeng knows she is in the wrong and pouts her lips in grievance.
[The girl feels a bit wronged; clearly, she just came out to help and isn't getting paid, so it can't be considered a part-time job. Emotional fluctuation +10, congratulations, you have received the reward [Constitution +1]!]
"Little brat, this is none of your business. If you know what's good for you, get lost! Otherwise, you won't be able to enjoy the good fruits!"
Seeing the girl he had his eye on being embraced by another man, the burly man at the forefront, who was burping from alcohol, couldn't help but get furious.
The other four swayed and tacitly surrounded him.
"Oh, what if I say that you guys should be the ones to leave?"
Mu An squinted his eyes.
These few villains were not just random thugs; he really didn't take them seriously.
But just to be cautious, he activated his identification eye.
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Name: Liu Zhizhang
Age: 48
Personal Introduction: A-level wanted fugitive.
Has committed over twenty criminal cases, including murder and burying bodies.
Recently got involved in drug trafficking and made quite a bit of money!
Currently armed with a gun!
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Name: Weng Wucai
Age: 45
Personal Introduction: A-level wanted fugitive.
Once drove under the influence and caused a traffic cop to be permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
Burned an elderly person to death while running a loan shark operation.
Has numerous assault records!
One of the members of a smuggling ring.
Carries a butterfly knife!
....
Mu An looked at the information of the remaining few people, his pupils constricting, and his expression became more serious.
They were basically all wanted fugitives.
Some even had blood on their hands!
Fortunately, only the leading burly man was armed.
But just this information was already very dangerous.
If he went crazy and started shooting, although Mu An was confident he could dodge in time, it would be hard to say for the others.
Not to mention he had two people beside him that needed protection; dodging was impossible.
Otherwise, they would be the ones getting shot!
Meanwhile, not far away, Bai Zihao, who was watching everything unfold, was anxiously pacing.
He had originally prepared to heroically save the beauty at the most critical moment.
This would definitely earn him a wave of goodwill from Chu Youmeng!
But before he could wait for the right moment, Mu An suddenly jumped out from somewhere and interrupted his plan.
Seeing that the spotlight was about to be stolen from him, Bai Zihao could no longer sit still.
No way!
If he didn't go out now, there would be no place for him anymore.
He couldn't let that useless rich second generation Mu An take all the benefits!