It's okay for me to bully my wife for the sake of the young master's dignity, right?

Chapter 349 [105] Ring of Confinement

Qin Jiandan decided to play a little with Wangyou, to see how long the maid's hypocrisy could last.

The weather forecast was correct. Acid rain was indeed falling in District 3 where the Night Dragon Society’s headquarters was located.

The corrosive drizzle gently falls on the faded corrugated roofs, the bumpy walls and the mottled windows. Pedestrians wearing acid-proof raincoats or hats hurried through the streets, their figures looming in the mist.

The water on the street varied in depth, emitting a faint blue glow, reflecting the tired faces of the pedestrians.

Under an absurdly huge umbrella, three sturdy men and a girl dressed in ethnic minority clothes were moving cautiously.

These were four familiar faces to Qin Jiandan, the "Three Jibao Brothers" and the little nun Linda Lulu whom he had met in the Ainu village.

The three Jibao brothers have grown five years older, and still look like starving ghosts. However, Linda Lulu has changed a lot.

The biggest difference is that "she" is no longer wearing a nun's uniform, but a national dress like Alia, the waitress in the tavern in the same village, with traditional patterns and embroidery, and a beautiful bracelet made of cotton thread and LED lights.

"Lulu, why do we have to look for that Young Master Qin from the Night Dragon Society? We don't have any relationship with him, so he won't give us a job opportunity!"

Dajibao said this as he handed the huge umbrella to Erjibao. The three brothers took turns holding the umbrella.

"I can't explain it." Although Linda Lulu is no longer a nun, she is already 17 years old this year and still has eyes like water. Her long, soft black hair hangs lightly on her shoulders, and her fair skin exudes health and purity.

"When the Superman Arena was broadcast live throughout the city, I always felt that Master Qin's face was somewhere I had seen before. The Ainu Village is no longer habitable, so it would be a good idea for us to try our luck at the Night Dragon Club."

The "wrong timeline" corrected by the Time Eater sometimes does not disappear completely, but appears in the dreams of the people involved. Therefore, Linda Lulu maintains a vague sense of intimacy with Qin Jiandan.

"Also, can you three stop calling me 'Lulu' and call me by my real male name? I followed my grandfather's instructions and pretended to be a girl in order to escape the forced sex change of the Seven Colors Group. Now..."

"What are you talking about, Lulu!" Erjibao snorted as if his faith had been insulted, "Cuteness has nothing to do with gender. Even if you are a boy, so what if your sister Omaso is a girl? Omaso stinks, but Lulu is fragrant!"

Seeing that the three Jibao brothers were very persistent, the "girl" who had to accept the name "Lulu" sighed deeply under the acid rain curtain:

"I imitated Sister Alia's dress just to be able to work part-time as a waitress and add some exotic charm. You three are such big eaters, it's not a good idea to always work part-time. Let's see if we can get a long-term job with Young Master Qin."

Although it was close to noon, the acid rain caused poor visibility, and the three Jibao brothers almost collided with a passerby wearing a raincoat. Big Jibao bared his teeth as a threat and scared the passerby away.

"Lulu, you are going to go far away instead of near. The will of the planet won't be happy! We are obviously closer to the Falling Cherry Group, why do you have to cross a district to come to the Night Dragon Club headquarters to find a job?"

Lulu bowed and apologized to the back of the frightened passerby, and explained to Dajibao in a slightly blaming tone:
"The Ainu Village is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Falling Cherry Group, but the Falling Cherry Group has ignored us for a long time, otherwise they would not have allowed the village to be destroyed by the black fog. Compared to the Falling Cherry Group, I have more confidence in Young Master Qin of the Night Dragon Society headquarters."

The Jibaos said in unison: "Lulu, you are too naive!"

"The Young Master of the Night Dragon Society is extremely powerful. It's not certain whether he is willing to see us or not!"

"Yes! He must be holding a chicken drumstick in his left hand and a roast duck in his right hand, eating them with sweet noodle sauce and garlic sauce!"

"Lulu, you are so fragrant, you will be noticed by Young Master Qin and taken into his harem!"

Lulu's gentle and innocent face showed an embarrassed smile:

"I'm a boy. Paying attention to hygiene is just a habit I developed when I was a child. Young Master Qin is already married to Sheriff Mu Yue from the inner city. Even if he wants to have three wives and four concubines according to the customs of the outer city, he can't be interested in me."

Sanjibao's faces turned stern at the same time, showing his serious doubt about Lulu's words.

Lulu pretended to be angry, but still couldn't help but exude a soothing and comforting atmosphere:
"You guys are the ones who keep pestering me and saying weird things - you are much more dangerous than Young Master Qin! If we were not from the same village, and if it were not for the fact that only a few of you were left, and you were so vicious that I couldn't even find a chance to work part-time, I would have run away long ago!"

Sanjibao agreed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we all rely on Lulu to have food to eat! We are sincere only to protect you, and we will never do anything reckless, otherwise the spirit of the village chief and the will of the planet will not let us go!"

Lulu told the three to hold the umbrella closer to the street so as not to obstruct others:
"We are not far from the Night Dragon Society headquarters. I want to ask if there is a chance to meet Young Master Qin. Don't ask too much. This is one of the few opportunities for you to have a full stomach!" "Yes, yes!"

The three Jibaos followed their instructions and moved to the side of the street. In order to build up their emotions, they began to smile at people. However, their smiles became even scarier, and passersby stayed even further away from them...

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At lunch time, Qin Jiandan did not eat in the guild cafeteria, but sneaked to Lao Wang's fried chicken shop alone to satisfy his craving.

Xiao Xia, who stayed at the clinic, was growing wisdom teeth and could only eat liquid food. Feng Jian ordered takeout from the cafeteria and ate it in front of Xiao Xia, while asking Doctor Li to inject Xiao Xia with glucose as a meal.

When Ding Ling heard that Yelonghui was going to send a car, she begged Cuihua to take her to buy Ni Ge and send her back to the magazine office in the inner city to avoid danger on the road alone.

Cuihua likes to take advantage, and it seems that she agreed to the Rabbit reporter's request on the condition that he would post a marriage advertisement for her for free.

"Lao Wang! Same as always, a beer and fried chicken combo!"

Qin Jiandan sat in the corner by the window, which was the special seat that Lao Wang had reserved for him. The young master of the Night Dragon Club did not eat delicacies from land and sea, but was fond of cheap fried chicken made from chicken cell animal mud, which really brought a lot of diners to the fried chicken shop.

As more diners came, in addition to Lao Wang’s two apprentices, Lao Wang’s newly adopted daughter “Rat Man Aku” also often helped out. The little girl, wearing a small protective suit, stood at the kitchen counter and helped prepare fried chicken powder. Everyone was accustomed to it and jokingly called her “Ratatouille”.

"A Ku, how is business lately? Has Lao Wang's back been feeling better lately?"

Qin Jiandan and A Ku had a history of sharing a common hatred of the enemy in the spider web tunnel, and she also admired the courage of the little mouse person and treated her as not an outsider.

"Thanks to the young master, business is booming." Ah Ku's face showed a smile of recovery after all the hardships he had gone through. "Dad is also very good to me, but his back pain has never been relieved. Doctor Li said that if it gets worse, he will have to get a prosthetic spine."

Qin Jiandan frowned: "Two apprentices plus you are not enough..."

A TV with greasy edges hung above the fried chicken shop lobby. It was broadcasting important news. A serious female synthesized electronic voice warned:
"This program is mandatory to watch. Violators will be fined 500 yuan, which will be deducted from your or your guardian's account."

The diners laughed and sneered. The various laws and regulations of Huanshi City are for the inner city. People from the outer city don't even have the qualifications to open a bank account. Where can they be fined?
Qin Jiandan didn't laugh. He was paying attention to the content of the important news.

The TV screen began to show a silver-white metal collar, which the commentator called the "Ring of Confinement", which could prevent the wearer from using any supernatural powers or martial arts. According to the newly enacted "Inner City Security Law", anyone entering the inner city must wear it.

"Fuck you!" The diners were so angry that they slammed the table and glared. One person shouted:
"I spent a lot of money to buy the supernatural pot and the kung fu pot, risking turning into a Furui man to use them on myself, but in the end, none of them can be used in the inner city?"

The news also stated that people with A-level resident permits were exempt from wearing the ring of confinement in the inner city. The diners were still cursing, saying that if they had A-level resident permits, they would have stopped living in the outer city long ago.

Qin Jiandan won the Superman Arena Championship, and while he received the prize money and was exempted from previous charges, he also obtained Class A resident status.

"Other members of the guild who enter the inner city are forced to wear a ring of confinement... This means that if we have to go to the inner city to do dangerous things, I will be the only one who can do it."

The diners continued to curse: "I knew that the company's research on the supernatural pot and the kung fu pot was not out of kindness! It turned out that they were collecting data in order to invent the confinement ring to deal with us!"

"From now on, supernatural powers and kung fu can only be used in the outer city!"

“It’s not safe to eat at inner city restaurants anymore!”

Qin Jiandan was considering the impact of the promulgation of the "Inner City Security Law" on the guild struggle, but he saw a girl dressed in ethnic minority clothes push open the store door, slightly shrinking but walking straight to his table with determination.

"Master Qin? I recognized you through the glass. Can I spare you a moment?"

Qin Jiandan was stunned. His familiarity with this outfit made him blurt out: "Alia? Why are you..."

(End of this chapter)