Poverty makes me capable of anything.

wrong.

He realized he had misunderstood something: even if the girl was "kinder" than the shorter one, they were accomplices, and the girl was still a thug!

Zhou Jieyu was very satisfied with the retired official's performance.

She had unconsciously put herself into An Ran's role.

"To stop you from yelling again, you'd better bite this yourself!"

Zhou Jieyu tore a strip of cloth off the mop, rolled it up, and handed it to the retired official.

This……

The retired official looked troubled, even though it was just a strip of cloth from a new mop.

"Hmm?" Zhou Jieyu narrowed her eyes and raised the mop high.

"No, no, no!" The retired official immediately reached out his left hand to stop Zhou Jieyu, his face contorted in pain. "I'll bite, I'll bite, okay?"

He opened his mouth, stared at the strip of cloth for several seconds, then closed his eyes and took a bite.

Okay.

Zhou Jieyu moved a small stool over and sat down.

She looked the retired official up and down as he leaned against the wall, trembling like a chick.

Very satisfied.

What I was thinking was, I can be as amazing as An Ran!

My learning ability is indeed superb.

Seeing others tremble under my intimidation gives me a strange sense of accomplishment.

What's the point of being a great hero? It's definitely more interesting to be a great demon king.

Zhou Jieyu felt that she had probably awakened.

Bored, she started talking to the retired official: "Actually, you don't need to be so afraid."

Zhou Jieyu "comforted" the trembling retired official: "Really, we're not here to kill you."

She paused for a moment and then said, "We're just here to kidnap you."

"..."

The retired official was shaking even more violently.

He didn't want to die yet.

"Look how scared you are, you're such a coward." Zhou Jieyu tapped the ground. "At least until six o'clock in the morning, we will protect your safety."

Upon hearing this, the retired official became even more frightened. In other words, what were their motives? Did their lives become unimportant after 6 o'clock?

“It’s very dangerous outside right now. The Morning Star Rebels have sent many people to kill you. It’s safest for you to stay with us,” Zhou Jieyu said.

Retired officials naturally didn't believe it.

I didn't see the Morning Star rebels, my hand has been broken by you, my home has been destroyed, and my guards are probably in grave danger. There are probably only a few of us left.

Seeing that the retired official was still trembling, Zhou Jieyu took out her notebook.

"Look, this is my identification. Actually, I was sent by the security department to protect you!"

That's suspicious.

The retired official whimpered twice, but he still subconsciously glanced at Zhou Jieyu's notebook.

The identification documents are very detailed, and the visible anti-counterfeiting measures are all in good working order.

Could it be that they really are from the security department?

But why did the security department send people to kidnap me?

Or are they defectors from the Security Department, kidnapping me as a hostage in order to communicate with the Security Department?

The retired official was already certain that Zhou Jieyu was from the Ministry of Security, but as for An Ran, he couldn't confirm it since he hadn't seen the notebook.

"Squeak-"

The sound of the door being pushed open suddenly rang out.

The retired official immediately started whimpering. After all, he had bitten the cloth himself, so even without using his hands, he quickly spat it out.

"It's you?" The retired official's face turned ashen when he saw that it was An Ran who had entered.

"Looks like you're quite disappointed."

An Ran tore a piece of cloth from her sleeve and bandaged the extra wound on her arm.

This can effectively prevent the continuous loss of health.

"Are you also from the security department?" the retired official asked, shrinking back slightly.

"How could you..." An Ran stopped mid-sentence and immediately looked at Zhou Jieyu.

"Um," Zhou Jieyu said awkwardly, scratching the back of her head, "I showed him my little notebook."

"..."

An Ran said, "Never mind, it's not a big problem. We do belong to the Security Department."

She honestly admitted it.

"Since you are from the Ministry of Security, aren't you afraid of being investigated by the Ministry of Security when you kidnapped me?" the retired official questioned, his confidence suddenly increasing as he returned to his official stance.

“I’m not afraid.” An Ran shrugged. “Why should I be afraid of a non-existent security department?”

"What do you mean by a non-existent security department?" The retired official was completely bewildered.

"It means exactly what it says." An Ran walked to the corner.

“You may not know my identity very well,” the retired official said thoughtfully. “Although I am currently retired, this is only temporary. I still wield considerable influence in politics. If you release me, I can not only get the Ministry of Security to pardon your crimes, but also promote you…”

"Can you give me a raise?" An Ran suddenly turned around and asked.

“Uh…” The retired official paused for a moment, “Of course.”

"Unfortunately, your words have no effect whatsoever."

Anran regretfully found a few ropes and a roll of tape, and walked toward the retired official.

"No, no, no, I'm telling the truth, you have to believe me, I'm the former Minister of Finance, I..."

hiss-

The retired official was still babbling on when Anran simply taped his mouth shut.

"I love taking action against arrogant people! Your words are useless. Just pray you survive Morning Star's attack until six in the morning."

Anran stretched the rope.

"Come on, let's tie him up first."

"Oh, okay." Zhou Jieyu immediately came over.

The two women fully demonstrated their talent in rope bondage, binding the retired official like a rice dumpling.

"What should we do next?" Zhou Jieyu asked.

"Find a secluded spot and stuff him in there. Whether he can survive until 6 o'clock depends on luck."

As soon as An Ran finished speaking, the retired official began to tremble violently.

Chapter 33 Do you want to earn more points?

0/0.

The Morning Star resistance forces in the third wave of attacks were also safely wiped out.

She now has 18 points.

After dumping the retired official in the basement of a nearby shop, An Ran and Zhou Jieyu went outside onto the street.

The shop's doors and windows had already been damaged in the previous battle, so it didn't seem abrupt at all for them to open the door and go in.

“The stranger who passed the test alone before must have passed it in the same way,” An Ran said.

"Ah, what do you mean?" Zhou Jieyu asked curiously.

“What I mean is, that stranger called the Monster Mountain Man must have passed the test by kidnapping this official and hiding.” An Ran offered her guess.

Zhou Jieyu objected: "Why does it have to be a kidnapping? Wouldn't it be the same if she made prior contact and had the official hide?"

"This is no less difficult than kidnapping that official." An Ran shook her head.

"why?"

"This little notebook isn't as useful as I thought."

An Ran took out her ID card and tore it up.

"The guards won't let us examinees go directly to see that retired official, or rather, that retired official won't trust the examinees."

???

"I don't understand." Zhou Jieyu shook her head.

She looked at An Ran with eyes full of curiosity.

“If my two guesses are wrong, then if the player can persuade the retired official to hide somewhere in the town, the difficulty of the test will become extremely low, and it's impossible for only a few people to pass,” An Ran analyzed.

Zhou Jieyu nodded: "That seems to make a lot of sense."

What was the situation like when you first participated in the assessment?

“This…” Zhou Jieyu was lost in memories, “My brother and I encountered the captain of the guard team. After we identified ourselves, he told us to first eliminate the first wave of Morning Star rebels who were invading…”

Zhou Jieyu's voice grew softer and softer, then she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, that's really true!"

It really is so.

An Ran also had such thoughts in her mind.

The interval between the first and second waves of attacks is very short. Once players follow the guard's instructions, they will soon be surrounded by the Morning Star Rebels.