Chapter 36: Chapter 35 Qi Xingzhou Chapter 36: Chapter 35 Qi Xingzhou Whether it was because Jiang Ning had just dismissed it or not, the orb of light formed by the System approached Jiang Ning with a pleasing tone, “Host, the items in the System Mall get refreshed every morning at six.”
Jiang Ning took the opportunity to ask, “Are the items different every day?”
The System nodded eagerly, “Mhm! Mhm!”
Now that the System had mentioned it, Jiang Ning suddenly realized that the existence of the System Mall might not be so barren after all.
Her Points were not even close to enough to buy a scrap of “Einstein’s Wisdom”…
It wasn’t the System that was poor, but herself.
Jiang Ning shifted her gaze away from the string of zeros, realizing she couldn’t afford the first item, so she could only consider the second and third ones.
Jiang Ning preferred the second one: System Backpack*3
When she came out this time, she deliberately didn’t bring the Flat-bottomed Pan and the Safety Amulet for fear they would be confiscated.
If she had the System Backpack, next time she encountered such a situation, Jiang Ning could have already placed the Flat-bottomed Pan and Safety Amulet inside the System Backpack, and take them out when needed.
Or, even if she didn’t put in the Flat-bottomed Pan and Safety Amulet, she could put other needed items in it.
As for the third item, Jiang Ning also thought it seemed quite good.
Just the name “Suffer the Consequences” was refreshing to hear; this wasn’t a fruit of one’s own wrongdoing, it was clearly the Fruit of Justice! The Fruit of Judgment!
However, it was not an essential item that Jiang Ning needed right now, and she only had 413 Merit Points, which wasn’t a big budget.
The items in the System Mall refreshed daily, and Jiang Ning planned to save the remaining two hundred Merit Points for later to see if there were other more necessary items that would appear.
“System, I want to buy those three System Backpacks,” Jiang Ning said.
“Okay! The price for System Backpack*3 is three hundred Merit Points, are you sure you want to buy it, Host?”
“Sure.”
“Congratulations Host, you’ve acquired System Backpack*3!”
On the big screen bathed in golden light, a new “Backpack” page appeared, in addition to what was there before.
If Jiang Ning were to open it, she would find three empty slots, and she could choose to either store items in them or take them out, quite conveniently.
As Jiang Ning was communicating with the System, the police car kept driving smoothly.
The police convoy was split into two groups, one escorting Jiang Ning and others back to the police station, and the other escorting the ambulance to the hospital.
Jiang Ning, being both the victim and the hero of the case, started looking for her belongings that He Hui had taken from her the day before as soon as she arrived at the police station.
A police officer approached and handed her a backpack, saying, “This was found on He Hui. She said everything was inside. We didn’t know exactly what your belongings were, so we didn’t open it. Check to see if everything is there.”
“Okay,” Jiang Ning took it and checked by unzipping, only to find her phone, tablet, and camera all inside, none missing.
Jiang Ning nodded her head, “Thank you, sister, all my things are here.”
The other party smiled lightly, “No need to thank me, this is what we ought to do.”
While the two were talking, a series of crying and shouting erupted from behind, and turning to look, it was the parents of the girls Jiang Ning had rescued, all rushing over.
Upon receiving the calls from the police officers, the parents of these girls had nearly all driven from their homes in a rush, each embracing their daughters who’d been lost and now were found, emotionally releasing the despair and fear they had felt for days.
Even if they cried, it was tears of joy!
Jiang Ning withdrew her gaze, said goodbye to the policewoman, and turned to head outside.
The bustle of the girls reuniting with their families in the hall formed a stark contrast to her lonely, slight figure.
On one side was the treasure regained, on the other a weed unqueried.
The police officer who stood there watching this scene couldn’t explain why, but at that moment a feeling known as pity rose in their heart.
Jiang Ning wasn’t aware that her solitary figure had evoked sympathy; after leaving the police station, she took a cab to a nearby five-star hotel, checked into a large bed room, took a bath, ate, and slept.
Having stayed awake all night and maintained a high level of mental alertness, Jiang Ning’s body would have given out long ago if not for her youth.
As Jiang Ning slept, the internet buzzed with the news about #Qi Cheng’s live stream featuring the kidnapping in a van, which shot to the top of the trending searches. Even though Qi Cheng himself later clarified that the incident was not as netizens speculated, the rumors grew more rampant.
By the time Jiang Ning woke up, it was already approaching evening.
Her purpose for coming out this time was to complete the task concerning the human trafficker, and now that the criminal had been apprehended, Jiang Ning’s mission too was accomplished.
With the 20 days of lifespan from the serial task added to her account and seeing she still had 30 days of life remaining, Jiang Ning contentedly rolled around on the bed.
If it were someone else knowing they had only a month to live, they probably would have been frightened, feeling it was too little. But for Jiang Ning, these thirty days of life had been accumulated through her own efforts bit by bit, and she couldn’t express how satisfied she felt.
When evening came, Jiang Ning left the hotel and went out for a stroll.
With a month of life ahead, Jiang Ning didn’t feel as urgent as before about completing tasks.
The length of life is limited, and out of everyone’s control, but the quality of life is one’s own to determine.
After completing the task, Jiang Ning was like an ordinary traveler, casually exploring the city, visiting local sights, and tasting the regional delicacies.
Although Jiang Ning came to this city with the intention of capturing the human trafficker, setting aside those three harmful elements like He Hui, the city was mostly filled with kind people.
After two days of fun, Jiang Ning took the high-speed rail back to Capital City.
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Lixiang Garden, a well-known wealthy neighborhood in Capital City.
Inside the ornate Qi Family Villa, Qi Jingshan, dressed in a business suit, returned from outside. Setting down his briefcase, he affectionately embraced his wife, Ji Shuang, and scanned the living room. Not seeing his youngest son by the French windows, he asked in a low voice, “Has Xingzhou gone out again?”
“Yes, he’s at that hotel on Xinghe Road again.” Ji Shuang’s meticulously kept, beautiful face clouded with worry as she spoke of this.
Ever since the accident in the hotel elevator a few days ago, Qi Xingzhou had spent every day in the evening waiting by that very elevator door, squatting like one does by mushroom patches, for several hours at a time, unsuited to being called back.
If the hotel hadn’t been a property of Qi Corporation, they would have long expelled Qi Xingzhou.
With this thought, Ji Shuang’s eyes cast a resentful look at her husband.
If it weren’t for him taking Xingzhou to the business mingling party that day, and not keeping a close eye on him, Xingzhou wouldn’t have run into the elevator alone and encountered the accident.
Xingzhou was always different from others; normally, he would listen to his elder brother, Qi Chen, but this time even Qi Chen couldn’t persuade him to return.