Chapter 16 "So, They're All Gone?"

Ming Mei hurriedly arrived at Lu Xiaoyao's new residence after receiving their "SOS."

She walked in to find Jian Yunhe surrounded by Lu Xiaoyao and the others.

After learning the whole story, Ming Mei's mind was buzzing.

What did "forced to retaliate and accidentally killed them all in a fit of anger" even mean?

Yesterday they were discussing investigating all the clues, and today everything was gone?

"Should I call A-Chen back?" It was rare, but Mu Chen had gone to the boxing ring today, hoping to gather some useful information.

She just didn't expect that as soon as Mu Chen left, the five of them clearly didn't have enough brainpower to handle what was happening.

"You're all talking about me, but what about you guys? Three people, and you didn't leave a single one alive?"

Looking at the indescribable expressions on their faces as they talked about how she had wiped out the key informants they needed, Jian Yunhe herself wanted to complain.

"I was in a life-or-death situation, if I didn't kill, I would have been killed myself. But you guys, you didn't even keep them around after you finished investigating before you silenced them?"

Jian Yunhe stared at Lu Xiaoyao when she said that, because she was talking about Lu Xiaoyao and Hu Yue.

Yesterday, those two had beaten and threatened those people until they had spilled everything, planning to hand them over to Ming Mei and Mu Chen. But those people were still not honest and tried to escape.

Lu Xiaoyao and Hu Yue had already beaten them to within an inch of their lives, and now, they were directly killed by Lu Xiaoyao during the chase.

Plus, the information those three had wasn't comprehensive, which was why Mu Chen had said that after getting the information from them, he would have Feng Li deal with the approaching Zerg, and continue to search for the other two.

As it turned out, those two were also unlucky, and were dealt with directly by Jian Yunhe, who had just entered the game.

"So, you said that when you were tracking Sun Yunzhong and the others, you encountered someone else tracking them, and that person even attacked you?"

When Sun Yunzhong took out the portrait again, Jian Yunhe's identification confirmed that one of Heck's trusted aides that Lu Gui had mentioned before was missing.

She didn't expect that another person they wanted to investigate had also been killed by Jian Yunhe. It was like a coincidence opening the door for another coincidence—it was just too coincidental!

That person was also the murderer who assassinated Zhen Hu's neighbor, and all the evidence pointed to Heck.

"If we follow the current clues, does that mean it's Heck?"

Although they hadn't gotten everything from those five information brokers, based on the deductions, Heck was the mastermind behind everything.

Jian Yunhe listened to their descriptions, offered her opinions a few times, and finally reached a unified answer, which was so smooth that she found it hard to believe.

"But, in this game, besides finding the culprit, we also have to protect the Third Army, right?"

Just when everyone was excitedly believing they had found the mastermind harming Outer Star Sea, Ming Mei suddenly poured cold water on them. "You're not planning to expose him directly, are you?"

"What else? If we don't expose him, what will we do?" Lu Xiaoyao said it as a matter of course, but the others present weren't stupid.

"Mind your own business." Jian Yunhe said this, and Lu Xiaoyao turned to look at her, only to hear Jian Yunhe add, "Outer Star Sea isn't made up of a single race. Even if Heck is colluding with the Zerg, he's only dealing with the people outside Outer Star Sea. What do these people feel when they find out?

Even if there are humans here, most of them are criminals who fled here. They don't have any goodwill or sense of belonging to the people outside. Even if you expose him, do you think they will blame Heck or charge forward and fight Heck for you?"

Hearing Jian Yunhe's realistic words, the people around her fell silent.

Only Ming Mei mentioned how the other two leaders valued Outer Star Sea.

"If they knew that what Heck was doing could bring crazy revenge from the outside, they wouldn't sit idly by."

Jian Yunhe ultimately lacked some information, and only thought of the worst aspects of human nature.

She was shocked when she heard Ming Mei talk about the identities and origins of the other two managers, her mouth almost dropping open.

"Are you kidding? Humans and, and..."

Jian Yunhe's brain short-circuited, and she didn't know how to describe Kleeann falling in love with a half-breed and taking over a force to become a boss for her sake.

She even darkly wondered if the other party was doing this to eat the inheritance. (idiom: to marry or get involved with a family solely to steal their wealth)

Lu Xiaoyao wanted to roll her eyes at her.

"Please, what's the point of eating the inheritance all the way to Outer Star Sea? Why would you do that? Why is your mind so dark? If I followed your logic, wouldn't you marrying my brother also mean you want to help your grandfather swallow our Lu family?"

"What are you talking about?"

Jian Yunhe's expression when she heard Lu Xiaoyao mention Lu Gui wasn't the shy embarrassment of a young girl whose heart had been exposed, but rather a very proud one. "Whether it's age, family background, or strength, I think we are the most suitable couple. Being together is a powerful combination, okay?"

"Eww~"

If she didn't know that her brother used to be her other half, and that he had chosen a man's body because it was more convenient to support the Lu family, Lu Xiaoyao would have thought that the other party's idea of marrying someone of equal social status wasn't bad.

However, even if Lu Xiaoyao didn't consider whether Lu Gui could accept it, just based on the other party's arrogant personality, Lu Xiaoyao felt that she couldn't get along with her.

"I'm not interested."

Lu Gui had gone to the boxing ring today and missed Mu Chen's match. He returned first, and his residence was nearby. He didn't live with Lu Xiaoyao and the others, but he came over because he happened to pass by and saw the lights on in the room.

Sun Yunzhong quietly opened the door for him. As soon as Lu Gui entered, he saw Jian Yunhe, and also heard her say many times that they were a "match made in heaven" because they were a powerful combination + of equal social status.

And, listening to Lu Xiaoyao's online complaints, and seeing Ming Mei's melon-eating face, Lu Gui only felt a throbbing pain in his temples.

"Lu Gui?"

Even though Lu Gui appeared here and said those words, Jian Yunhe didn't seem to be discouraged, nor did she feel guilty about her presumptuous remarks being discovered.

Ming Mei looked left and right, and couldn't help but touch her chin, trying to think about it.

Sure enough, regardless of personality, just looking at the appearances of these two people, they were unexpectedly mismatched~

"I'll say it again, don't say things outside that bother me. Some things are understood between us, and I will not agree to what you said."

Although Lu Gui didn't show any disgust towards Jian Yunhe, the seriousness in his tone showed his sincerity. However, Jian Yunhe's lips curled up, as if she had already decided on him, and she said with a flamboyant smile, "You're not married, and I'm not married, so I'm pursuing you~"

"Cough!"

This scene reminded Ming Mei of some early overbearing CEO dramas—"Woman, you have attracted my attention (Dragon King tilting his mouth)."

Unable to listen to Jian Yunhe's remarks any longer, Ming Mei coughed lightly and said, "Are you guys still going to play this game or not?"