Chapter 9: Bai Guagua's Strange Strength

After much back-and-forth, they finally dispelled the doubts of several police officers and began talking about the blood rain that had fallen from the sky. The police stated that because they had been given a task from above, and many cases had occurred that night, they had happened to discover the scene of Zhang Wei catching the blood rain while reviewing surveillance footage.

The lead police officer stared at him with burning eyes and asked with great interest, "Everyone was in a panic at that time, so how did you think to take a bucket to catch it?"

Zhang Wei said honestly, "To me personally, what fell from the sky wasn't water, but money."

Absorbed Wei Mingzheng's Resentment, +18.

The police officer chuckled, "Not bad, kid, you've got a good head for business. We'll take this thing, and we'll apply for a bonus for you later."

Zhang Wei said earnestly, "Officer, we are both orphans."

The police officer frowned, "What do you mean by that?"

Bai Guagua chimed in cooperatively, "We only get a three-hundred-yuan subsidy every month."

"We are still growing," Zhang Wei added immediately.

Bai Guagua: "And we haven't eaten meat in a long time."

……

Absorbed Wei Mingzheng's Resentment, +66.

Absorbed Chen Xiaodong's Resentment, +49.

……

Wei Mingzheng sighed softly, "Fine, fine, I'll give you the money now."

After saying this, he fished two hundred yuan out of his pocket, placed it on the table, and tapped it with his finger: "That good enough?"

Bai Guagua glanced at Zhang Wei's expression and saw him smile calmly: "Officer, even a meteorite is sold by the gram; the blood in this thing shouldn't be priced so cheaply."

Wei Mingzheng was a bit displeased. Why was this child so greedy?

"Then how much do you want?"

To be honest, Zhang Wei didn't have a specific number in mind. This thing might be unprecedented, and even if it had no scientific value, it surely had collection value, right?

He didn't say how much he wanted, but said righteously, "It's fine for the state to make us bleed, but you can't make us shed tears after we've bled."

"Right, we are orphans!" Bai Guagua responded enthusiastically.

Absorbed Wei Mingzheng's Resentment, +89.

The police officers were a bit embarrassed. You damn kid, you talk about yourself like the family of a martyr, making me look like a villain exploiting orphans. This mission is really a damn loss...

"Alright, alright, you're an orphan, you're right. Xiao Chen, Xiao Wang, take out the money you have on you."

Absorbed Chen Xiaodong's Resentment……

In the end, they scraped together over a thousand yuan—a big pile of red, green, yellow, and blue bills, even counting the one-yuan notes.

"That's all there is, you want it or not? I'm telling you, even though this thing is rare, it's everywhere across the country. If you add it all up, it's counted in tons, so they won't miss your half-bucket. If you..."

Before he could finish, Zhang Wei pulled open a drawer, reached out, and swept all the money into it. With a *clack*, he closed it and said calmly, "Officer, actually, money isn't my goal. Only with this money can we survive, and only by surviving can we continue to contribute to the country. That is my true inner thought."

Absorbed Wei Mingzheng's Resentment, +60.

The police officers were a bit confused. They couldn't tell if what the youth in front of them said was true or false, so they could only leave with a bitter smile.

Once the police car drove away, Bai Guagua acted like a thief, sneaking over to the window to peek outside. Once she confirmed the police had left, she slowly pulled open the drawer with trembling hands and muttered, "Zhang Wei, we're rich, we're rich."

The last time she had seen a thousand yuan in cash laid out in front of her, she didn't even know how many years ago it had been. At this very moment, Bai Guagua felt that there was no greater happiness in the world than this.

"Zhang Wei," the bun-faced girl said coyly, "can you buy me a new dress this time?"

Zhang Wei shook his head.

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +70.

"Then... can I update my three-piece stationery set?" the little girl said with dissatisfaction.

Zhang Wei shook his head.

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +80.

After two consecutive "reasonable" requests were rejected, Bai Guagua's little face flushed red, and she said indignantly, "Then can we at least have a pig's trotter hot pot?"

Zhang Wei still shook his head.

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +99.

"Zhang Wei, you big demon king..." Bai Guagua was heartbroken. She had just finished cursing when Zhang Wei pinched her chubby cheeks and slowly pulled them apart:

"I'm a big demon king? Look at you, you've been poisoned by TV until you're almost a Slime. You even told me to run when you saw the police. You're simply hopeless, and you still want this and that?"

"AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not a Slime!!!"

A scream that shook the neighbors was heard, followed by a dull thud inside the room, and a clattering sound as if a heavy object had fallen to the ground.

"Cough, cough..."

Zhang Wei, who had been standing perfectly fine just a moment ago, was now lying in the corner. His vision was blacking out, and he saw the pots and pans in the room in a chaotic mess. He touched his chest, which felt like it had been struck by a hammer, unable to understand what had happened.

"Zhang, Zhang, Zhang Wei, what's wrong with you?? What... what happened?" Bai Guagua was shocked and panicked, and she rushed over.

Absorbed Bai Guagua's Resentment, +666.

"How... how did it go over a hundred?" Seeing the Resentment Value suddenly surge several times over, Zhang Wei blurted out, ignoring the pain.

Ever since he had this thing, the maximum amount of Resentment he had absorbed was 99 points; a number over a hundred had never appeared before.

"What?"

Zhang Wei looked at Bai Guagua, steadied himself, and suddenly remembered what had just happened. He couldn't help but ask in surprise, "How do you have such great strength?"

It wasn't the first or second time the two of them had wrestled around, but the strength that had appeared in Bai Guagua just now—let alone that it had never happened before, even a normal adult couldn't have pushed someone that far in one go.

Zhang Wei could guarantee that Bai Guagua had absolutely sent him flying with her own strength, and it was the kind where his feet didn't even touch the ground.

Bai Guagua looked at her own hands in disbelief. They were chubby, white, and tender, no different from usual.

But she recalled that moment just now and felt it too; in that instant, it was as if infinite power was surging within her body, allowing her to vent to her heart's content...

"Am I... going to die?" Bai Guagua's voice trembled, her eyes dimming: "I heard people say that when a person is in a critical moment, they can erupt with many times their strength, but they die of exhaustion afterward."

... Enough, you're talking nonsense again, aren't you!

Zhang Wei said irritably, "... Do you want to eat pig's trotters?"

"I do!" Bai Guagua's eyes lit up, and she felt an unprecedented hunger.

"Do you want to wear new clothes?"

"I do!!" Without having to wait for the New Year to have new clothes to wear, a happy smile appeared on Bai Guagua's small face, and she temporarily forgot to dwell on what that sudden, immense strength from just a moment ago was all about.

Zhang Wei sighed and said forlornly, "But you hit me just now... it hit my body, but it hurt my heart, so I've decided to cancel these perks."

Absorbed Resentment from Bai Guagua +888.

"As expected, my own little sister is formidable; if I don't fleece this big spender, then who should I?" Zhang Wei thought happily, squinting his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Bai Guagua widened her almond-shaped eyes, wanting to act spoiled, throw a tantrum, and be unreasonable, but she thought about how she was indeed in the wrong, and besides... she also felt super guilty and heartbroken, but she really, really didn't want to give up the delicious food and beautiful clothes.

Thus, the usually somewhat rebellious Bai Guagua began to play the role of a meek and submissive little girl, carefully coaxing this "wealthy" master with a smile, allowing Zhang Wei to enjoy a rare moment of elder brotherly authority.

So, on this Sunday afternoon, Bai Guagua's three major wishes were all fulfilled. First, they went shopping for clothes, then went to a stationery store to shop, and finally went to the snack street to feast to their hearts' content; only then did the two of them carry their many bags back to their tiny little house.

Neither of them brought up again what the strange anomaly that had suddenly appeared on Bai Guagua's body was all about—setting aside things they couldn't figure out was also the reason the two of them were able to find joy amidst their hardships.

However, the answer would arrive very soon, and it would sweep across the entire planet like a storm!