Chapter 255: The First Time I Stole

Dou Dou originally intended to go find Duo Duo, but halfway there, she saw a duck flying in the sky.

Surprised, she changed course and chased after the duck.

Well, the duck was merely her own assumption—in reality, it was a Qionghai night heron, also known as the white-eared night heron.

This is a bird that appears only at night.

Aside from its beak, its overall shape really did resemble a duck, so it was no wonder Dou Dou mistook it.

"Little duck, don't run, I'll take you home."

He hadn't planned to trouble the Xiao Organization, but since they had come right to him, he'd taken the opportunity to harvest Mo Fei as well.

He never imagined he'd personally come to Huaxia to negotiate with a celebrity, only to find himself dealing with the CEO of a major corporation. This was simply absurd.

"You understand my situation—so who is your boss?" Ruan Yunxi, in her naivety, actually asked this, perhaps blinded by her desire to leave.

It was a large pool shaped like a gourd, about thirty meters long and no more than nine meters wide at its narrowest point, occupying more than half the entire space; the liquid inside was a deep emerald green and extremely viscous.

A visitor came to call on the host and saw that the chimney was straight, with firewood piled beside it; he warned the host: "Bend the chimney and move the firewood farther away—otherwise, a fire will break out." The host remained silent and gave no reply.

Without hesitation, Lin Song plucked the Nine-Colored Fruit and swallowed it whole, then slid down the tree trunk to the ground.

"Is there a job suitable for me? You won't let me go with you, but I'm coming with you tomorrow," Ruan Yawen looked at her sister with concern; though she showed no outward sign, Ruan Yawen could see the dazed look in her sister's eyes and deliberately said this without exposing Ruan Yunxi.

"I've been messing around with Mengyao, while my eldest sister found a job outside," Ruan Yunxi was clearly a talkative girl, completely unlike Ruan Yawen in temperament.

Of those who returned, fewer than a quarter made it back; most drowned in the sea. Even those who survived were nine out of ten injured, mostly severely, and collapsed into unconsciousness upon return, leaving the military medics overwhelmed.

"I'm investigating now—I'll tell you when I have results, but it's not the shipment—it's that one order was preempted by someone else; we were just about to sign the contract. By the way, how much do you know about the head of that pharmaceutical factory?" Jiang Yuntian suddenly asked.

If it had been anyone else, Ji Xi would have already lost her temper, but Liu Xie was still the emperor, and he was an adult—Ji Xi still owed him the proper respect, so she never quite figured out what Liu Xie was trying to say.

Ji Yun did not look at it, but fixed her gaze tightly on Ji Yuan; Ji Yuan was still so clean, yet no longer carried that warmth that had once been woven into his flesh and blood.

The opening praised Madam Huichun's character and medical skill in glowing terms: her noble integrity, her virtue radiating far and wide, her compassionate heart as a healer, her miraculous hands that restored life, and her pioneering work in abdominal surgery to remove necrotic tissue—all rendered in lavish language.

Director Song, however, judged only the script, not the backstage bosses, so his reputation was even better. Online, some even ranked him among the most down-to-earth directors, because he was not aloof or unapproachable.

Ji Yun's deduction was correct—Shi Zimiao had indeed been involved, and the mastermind was undoubtedly Empress He; in fact, Ji Xi had even anticipated that Empress He and Shi Zimiao intended to place Liu Min on the throne.

The uniforms for Hecheng were nearly finished; Liu Tianyi didn't need to worry about them much anymore.

"..." Sensing Bai Ying's deep guilt, the skeletons fell silent; before Bai Ying could speak again, an unusually tall figure pushed through from afar, shoving other skeletons aside with a clatter and crash, sending them tumbling in all directions.