It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 586: Fishing for fame and reputation
Pei Xianjue slowly put down her phone, her mind racing to find a suitable hiding place.

Seeing that she remained silent, Huangfu Miaomiao couldn't help but ask, "What did Feng Ling say? When is she coming to pick me up?"

Pei Xianjue looked at Huangfu Miaomiao, "Feng Ling can't pick you up for the time being. She said she'll video call you in an hour. Now come with me."

"Oh..." Huangfu Miaomiao nodded in response.

She had been adrift at sea for too long, feeling weak all over and confused, so she had no objections to any arrangements.

"Take her to the car first. The medical team will be here soon. Try not to expose her to too many people," Pei Xianjue instructed Baozi.

Since Feng Ling said not to let anyone know about Huangfu Miaomiao's existence, it's best not to let Huangfu Miaomiao be seen by anyone.

Baozi walked over and picked up the weak Huangfu Miaomiao.

Huangfu Miaomiao grew anxious and turned her head to ask Pei Xianjue, "Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu, what about the fish monster? What are you going to do with him? He's a good person. If it weren't for him, I would have died in Mogu!"

Pei Xianjue looked at the stranded giant beast with suspicion. "You mean, it's human?"

“Yes, he is human,” Huangfu Miaomiao hurriedly explained. “He became like this because his pollution level collapsed. He is not a monster. He killed the players who were chasing me, which is why I survived.”

Pei Xianjue frowned. Regardless of whether it was contaminated or not, this corpse, oozing putrid venom, had to be disposed of harmlessly. There were no conditions to collect the body or to give it a proper burial.

"What's his name?" Pei Xianjue asked. "I can add him to the list of martyrs. He killed the aliens, which can be considered a sacrifice for maintaining world peace."

Huangfu Miaomiao opened her mouth, but was speechless for a moment. "I... I don't know his name. He has amnesia and doesn't remember his own name."

As Huangfu Miaomiao spoke, her eyes gradually filled with tears, "Your Supervision Bureau is incredibly powerful, can you find out his identity information?"

Pei Xianjue hesitated, "An investigation needs a direction. Get in the car first, and think about what other characteristics he has. I'll try my best to help you investigate."

"Okay, I'll think about it carefully." Huangfu Miaomiao nodded vigorously.

Baozi carried her into Pei Xianjue's car and closed the bulletproof doors and privacy windows.

In the distance, several car headlights swayed and approached.

Those were the logistics and medical departments that were on their way.

Pei Xianjue looked at the patrol team waiting in place, his cold gaze sweeping over each member's face, and said in a deep voice: "Her identity involves a top-secret strategic plan, and there can be no leaks. Today you only found a monster on the beach, no women, and no alien species, do you understand?"

"Understood!" the team members answered in unison.

"Destroy the syringes on the corpse, so the logistics and medical staff won't notice anything amiss." Pei Xianjue's gaze fell on the sea monster, her tone tinged with pity. "It's a pitiful creature. Even with the pollution levels out of control and its mind collapsing, it still wanted to return to this land."

The patrol team members looked somber and somewhat saddened.

At this moment, Pei Xianjue's assistant suddenly stepped forward and whispered a few words to Pei Xianjue.

Pei Xianjue seemed to understand something and said, "It is indeed very suitable propaganda material. Propaganda in the quarantine area cannot be just slogans; specific people and events are more likely to touch people's hearts. Have someone from the propaganda department come to my office tomorrow."

"Okay." The assistant held his phone and quickly jotted it down in his notes.

Pei Xianjue returned to the car with her assistant and bodyguards, leaving the remaining cleanup tasks to the patrol team.

The patrol team members exchanged glances, each with a different expression.

One of them couldn't help but complain, "They're going to make a big fuss about this again. I wonder how many trending topics they'll buy this time." Another chimed in, "Although she did some real work, she's way too eager for fame and recognition. It's unbearable. Can't they find someone else to be in charge of the quarantine area?"

"Alright, everyone, shut up and get back to your jobs," the team leader said, stopping the team members' chatter.

……

Inside the car, Huangfu Miaomiao was extremely weak, but she was extremely excited because she had been rescued.

She glanced at Pei Xianjue beside her and said, "Xiaoyu, you've gotten darker and thinner."

Then she looked at the steamed buns in the front row and said, "Steamed buns, you've gotten tanned too."

Baozi chuckled, "The sun here in Guangnan is so strong that no amount of sunscreen can help. You'll get tanned if you stay in the sun for a few days."

Huangfu Miaomiao sighed, "I've already sunburned to the point of peeling off a layer of skin at sea."

Pei Xianjue opened a pack of tissues and handed it to Huangfu Miaomiao so that she could wipe off the seawater and mud off her body.

“Feng Ling wants me to hide you away, not wanting anyone to know you exist, so it’s inconvenient for me to arrange a doctor for you. Can you recover on your own?” Pei Xianjue looked Huangfu Miaomiao up and down, somewhat worried. “You look abnormally thin right now.”

"When I held her just now, her bones were digging into my hands," Baozi interjected.

Pei Xianjue asked in confusion, "Can't the mutants be exchanged for those little jellies with points? Miaomiao, how did you manage to starve yourself to the point of being skin and bones?"

Huangfu Miaomiao sighed, "My body was imprisoned in the maze for several months. That maze absorbs life force, and no matter how much jelly I ate, I would still become weaker and weaker. Fortunately, I escaped... I should slowly recover in the future."

After hearing this, Baozi asked Pei Xianjue, "Where would be a better place to put Miaomiao?"

Pei Xianjue pondered for a moment and said, "It's so late now. No matter where we arrange it, it will alert some people. Let her stay with me for now."

In terms of privacy and security, Pei Xianjue's residence is at the highest level in the quarantine zone.

The car passed through multiple checkpoints and entered the underground parking garage of the office building. The group then took Pei Xianjue's private elevator to the top floor.

This entire floor belongs to Pei Xianjue's private living area. Normally, apart from her assistant and bodyguards, no one else will disturb her. There is a helipad on the roof, so she can take a helicopter to evacuate in case of an emergency.

In the past, Huangfu Miaomiao would have been very excited and would have looked around, but now she was too weak and lay on the ground, not wanting to move.

Pei Xianjue, undeterred by the dirt, helped her into the bathroom, where he and his female assistant worked together to help Huangfu Miaomiao take a bath.

Huangfu Miaomiao and the fish monster drifted at sea, their bodies smelling of both the salty seawater and the fish monster's putrid stench. If they didn't wash themselves thoroughly, the whole room would stink.

My hair was a mess, with many knots that I couldn't comb out, so I had to cut it off little by little.

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at Pei Xianjue applying hair conditioner to her hair and said with emotion, "Xiaoyu, you are such a kind person."

Pei Xianjue worked hard and replied, "I'm going to have a video call with Feng Ling soon, so I should at least look presentable so she won't worry about me."

Huangfu Miaomiao felt a pang of sadness at the thought of Feng Ling and nodded gently, "You're right. Feng Ling faces many dangers outside, and we can't let her be distracted."

Unbeknownst to Huangfu Miaomiao, Pei Xianjue had already taken photos of her miserable state immediately after being rescued, intending to send them to Feng Ling as soon as she finished her press conference and contacted them.

Pei Xianjue has always been like this; even if he only achieves a 3 out of 10, he will still make it look like a 10 out of 10.

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　　(End of this chapter)