[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off":3,"chapter-bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-chapter-309":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Bound to the Sign-In System, I Took Off",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2336363,4567,"Chapter 309: Scarlett Mellon","bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-chapter-309",309,"\u003Cp>“Miss Scarlett, why are you in my room at this hour of the night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad figure was none other than Scarlett Mellon, Emily’s friend from just hours earlier—the wealthy young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett stared wide-eyed, clearly terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun released his grip and fixed his gaze on her, expression stern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett stepped back, eyes filled with lingering fear, and asked Qin Yun: “You… when did you wake up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun flicked out a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Snap!* Scarlett cried out in pain, tears immediately welling in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now it’s my turn to ask,” Qin Yun stood up, pointing at the slithering snakes on the floor. “Why did you break into a stranger’s room in the middle of the night? What are you trying to accomplish with these?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You hurt me!” Scarlett pouted, rubbing her forehead as she stood. “You wouldn’t give me a spot, so I just came to scare you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For this?” Qin Yun gave her a look that said he thought she was an idiot. “Don’t blame me if I turn you over to the police. You’re American—you know what happens when someone breaks into a private residence at night, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Scarlett hurriedly said. “I really just came to scare you—no other intention!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett was on the verge of tears: “I really meant nothing else!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun was speechless. At dinner, she’d seemed so refined, quiet, and cultured. How could she now behave like this—slipping snakes into a man’s room in the dead of night? Didn’t she realize someone could shoot her dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look where she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly irrational. Almost brain-dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d sensed her coming down the stairs, let alone her opening the door and releasing the snakes—absurd actions all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take all the snakes and leave my room immediately, Scarlett Mellon,” Qin Yun said coldly, his expression shutting her out completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett pouted, her gaze sliding past his abs, and suddenly his coldness didn’t seem so bad anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even imagined some forbidden things, making her body grow warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the snakes she brought were non-venomous—no wonder she claimed she only meant to scare him. But even venomous snakes wouldn’t frighten him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared coldly as she carefully packed each snake into a bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave. And don’t come looking for me tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett immediately said: “Qin, don’t be like this. Emily will blame me if you don’t come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go yourselves. Now, get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun gripped her shoulder and shoved her toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t push me! Don’t push me! I’ll pay you—how about a million dollars? Just pretend today never happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun sucked in a sharp breath. Holy shit, how rich is this girl’s family? Is she Old Ma’s daughter? No—that’s impossible. Old Ma’s daughter was a son, and she wasn’t this beautiful. I remember she was broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he was tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in an instant, he dismissed the thought, shoved her out the door, and slammed it shut with a *bang*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett was furious—gnashing her teeth, flailing her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door suddenly *whooshed* open again. Scarlett froze, forcing a nervous smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… I wasn’t cursing you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun glared at her, then flung a snake straight at her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Bang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door shut again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett pulled the snake off her head and shoved it into her pocket, muttering bitterly: “Hmph. Who cares? I don’t want it. No, I don’t want it. Even if you begged me, I wouldn’t go. Hmph.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun sighed helplessly, a thousand wild horses galloping through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen plenty in his life—every kind of person—but he’d never met someone as clueless as Scarlett Mellon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was she even doing in Garissa? Looking for death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, they’d probably have been shot in the head. Even if they weren’t killed outright, who’d let someone who broke in like this walk away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, after breakfast, the hotel’s car was waiting by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the hotel entrance stood two others: Emily and Scarlett.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Scarlett’s demeanor, it was clear she hadn’t told Emily anything—she acted as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun sneered: “Emily, if you’re going, come with me. This noble Miss Scarlett can go on her own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily blinked in surprise: “What’s going on? Why are you talking like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced between Scarlett and Qin Yun, trying to read something from their expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qin Yun refused to give her any face, Scarlett lifted her chin: “Hmph, Emily, let’s go. We’ll drive ourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned and walked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily gave Qin Yun an apologetic smile, then hurried after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Scarlett, wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun shook his head, ignored them, and got into the hotel’s MPV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver was Pim, a quiet young man who spoke only when Qin Yun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car left the hotel and headed south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the smooth asphalt gave way to gravel and dirt. The vehicle jolted violently, dust swirling outside. Buildings grew sparse; acacia trees appeared sporadically on both sides, and the horizon opened up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beyond here is the reserve boundary. Locals never come this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pim spoke up—rarely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun nodded: “Is there a balambalagypsum inside the reserve?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pim blinked, then glanced at Qin Yun through the rearview mirror, puzzled: “Mr. Qin knows about balambalagypsum? It’s an abandoned gypsum mine. It shut down when I was ten—over ten years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s completely desolate now. No one goes there. Even animals can’t find food or water.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car soon entered the wasteland. All around were only trees and yellow earth. Occasionally, a reticulated giraffe passed by, or traces of antelope and hares appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yun checked his phone’s GPS. The direction to balambalagypsum was off—he’d need to walk at least five kilometers from here. He wasn’t in a hurry. When the car reached the giraffe gathering area, he jumped out and handed Pim three twenty-dollar bills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pick me up at four this afternoon. You can go back now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pim said: “Mr. Qin, I can wait here for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. Go back. I’ll just wander around.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pim tried to persuade him again, but seeing Qin Yun was firm, he reluctantly turned around and drove off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the car disappear, Qin Yun adjusted his bearings and walked toward balambalagypsum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d crossed the Serengeti—this was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pim drove a couple kilometers before a Chevrolet pulled him over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the hundred-dollar bill Scarlett handed him, Pim turned without hesitation and led the car back to where Qin Yun had gotten out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, that way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver, wearing sunglasses, studied the ground and pointed in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlett nodded: “Wait here for us.” She turned to Emily: “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily was exasperated: “What did you do to Qin? In my experience, he’s always easygoing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. I didn’t offend him—he offended me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are we following him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not following him. I just want to go see that place—is that forbidden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Scarlett stubbornly deny it, Emily sighed and said nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Scarlett had already run ahead, Emily held out her hand to the driver. Without a word, he pulled a violin case from the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, why do I need a rifle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The driver unholstered a pistol. Emily snatched it and sprinted after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were far away, the driver pulled out his phone and dialed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Farah, where are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other end sounded familiar, then instantly recognized him: “You’re in Kenya?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m escorting the young lady. I came to deliver something to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did the young lady come too? The eldest? The second?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The third. Miss Scarlett.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh shit, don’t say I’m in Kenya—I’m on a classified mission right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I don’t know what mission you’re on. I was ordered to deliver weapons. Tonight, ten o’clock, back gate of the Palm Oasis Resort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Don’t be late.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1313,"2026-06-20T21:37:30.093Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e0813cab8918639da83696a249cbf87b4660d45b7f43aa52fdf9e5cfbdf4c296","bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-chapter-310","bound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-chapter-308",329,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-the-sign-in-system-i-took-off-cover.jpg"]