Yang Jia's Smile

When Xiao Xiao woke up, he was lying on the sofa in the office.

His memory was fragmented; he couldn't even remember how he got back. He only Ruan Ruan recalled that when Ruan Ruan brought him back to the Iceberg Bar, the staff hadn't left yet and were hurriedly discussing who the female student who had rushed into the bar to chase their boss the night before was, and whether they, as gangsters, could call the police to help their boss.

Then Ruan Ruan carried Xiao Xiao back to the bar, immediately causing a huge commotion.

The situation was complicated. First, she chased after Xiao Xiao, and then she carried him back while he was half-conscious.

She said she was actually Xiao Xiao's good friend, but who would believe that?

Ruan Ruan, Ruan Ruan is very good at persuading people. After she demolished half of the shop, she managed to convince everyone.

This time, there wasn't even a need for treatment, because the Violence Factor gave Xiao Xiao's body a powerful self-healing ability. The wounds healed before they even had time to be disinfected. What affected Xiao Xiao the most was the overuse of his ability to Mind Burst. However, he couldn't tell anyone about this state, and he had never experienced it himself. He just felt drowsy and slept for a long time...

When I woke up, I was startled to find that it was already dark outside the window.

He quickly sat up and saw Yang Jia sitting in his office chair, peeling an apple in his hand.

"I..."

"..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Jia glanced up at him indifferently and said, "You've been sleeping all day."

As she spoke, she walked over to him, handed him the apple, and said softly, "It seems you really are still a newbie. You've also been through a whole night. Ruan Ruan is having a great time downstairs right now, and Little Four is fine too. He came over to check on you, then looked at this pane of glass, and then left, saying he was going to collect some scraps to save up some money for you to fix the window..."

"Only you have been sleeping until now..."

"..."

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment. He glanced at the window and found that the glass that had been broken yesterday was still empty.

The glass shards had been cleaned up.

The thought of Little Four now pitifully rummaging through trash, saving every penny, makes me feel bad.

"What kind of compensation do you want..."

Unable to resist, he asked Yang Jia, "Can't you give it to him for him?"

"That's what I said too."

Yang Jia helplessly shrugged and said, "But Little Four has his own principles..."

"What kind of damn principle is this?"

Xiao Xiao was somewhat speechless. He took a deep breath before looking up at Yang Jia and said, "So, all of this was part of your special training? Including the Silver Bullet Family's betrayal and their assassination attempt on us? Isn't this a bit too much?"

He wouldn't have thought this way if Yang Jia and Mister Ye. Ye hadn't teamed up to invite him to perform at the end.

However, the actions of these two individuals were too synchronized. Just when he was facing the most insane and powerful head of the Silver Bullet Family, they both attacked simultaneously. This made Xiao Xiao suspect that everything was actually within their expectations, but he, Ruan Ruan, Little Four, and the others from Black Gate City had been kept in the dark...

"For me, a lot of unexpected things happened last night as well."

Yang Jia looked calm and said softly, "But I do have a premonition that something will happen, and I'm waiting for you to resolve it."

"?"

Xiao Xiao emphasized, "Aren't you afraid I'll really die?"

Yang Jia gave him a half-smile, then suddenly asked, "Where's that gold coin?"

Xiao Xiao paused for a moment, then pulled the cold-feeling gold coin from his pocket. "You're still thinking about this?"

Yang Jia did say at first that as long as he threw away the gold coin, the special training would be over, which seemed quite reliable. But if you think about it carefully, you'll realize that it's not the same thing at all. Ruan Ruan and Little Four don't even know about the gold coin, especially those people from the Silver Bullet Family... Do you think they would let him off the hook halfway just because he threw away the gold coin?

"With it here, you'll be fine."

Yang Jia gently took the gold coin, twirled it a couple of times between her slender fingers, and whispered:

"A special item worth 30,000 points - the Revival Gold Coin".

"As long as you hold it in your hand, you can be resurrected immediately even if you are killed."

"Of course, because it revives you on the spot, the enemy who could have killed you can kill you again. It also cannot be used to escape any deadly traps or crises. In addition, it is expensive, so it has always been regarded as a useless thing."

"..."

Thirty thousand?

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but be taken aback, his eyes following the gold coin around twice before watching Yang Jia put it away.

Suddenly, I felt a little empty inside.

Yang Jia went a bit too far. Didn't he know to tell me about something so important beforehand?

What if I lose it!

"These..."

He shifted his focus to dispel the emptiness and disappointment in his heart. "What exactly happened last night?"

"It's just a lingering issue from the Black Gate Mist Incident."

Yang Jia also let out a soft sigh, sat down next to Xiao Xiao, and said, "I must admit that even I greatly underestimated the problems here in Black Gate City. When I returned earlier, I only focused on the abnormal events that needed to be resolved and the foreigners who were terrified by the cruelty of the Hell Organization. I didn't realize that the problems here were deeply rooted and far beyond what I had imagined..."

"What happened last night involved Mister Ye's deliberate indulgence, my inaction, and the chain reaction triggered by the resolution of the Rotten Kingdom's problem. It can be said that it was related to me, Mister Ye, and the Shepherds, but it was not something that any one person could deliberately push forward. However, the result was unexpectedly unified. At least Mister Ye and I had no objections."

"The competition for the Old Chairman's contract is meaningless."

"You will become the sole heir recognized by all the people of Black Gate City."

"..."

"I?"

Xiao Xiao was taken aback. "Isn't it also about obtaining the Knight Pact and fighting those people..."

"No."

Yang Jia smiled and said, "Mister Ye's methods are even more ruthless than I thought... although he doesn't actually have hands."

"Now, those people are completely convinced. Regardless of whether you have obtained the Knight Pact or not, and regardless of whether you truly possess the strength to earn their trust, they are now willing to actively recommend you as the sole successor to the Black Gate City Lord Pact..."

"..."

"Is it because of the elimination of the Silver Bullet Family?"

"Was my performance with that shot last night too good?"

"..."

Xiao Xiao vaguely guessed what was going on, but he was still somewhat surprised by the outcome. His thoughts raced, and he suddenly said:

"In that case, wouldn't it be better for you to inherit it directly?"

Now that they have no objections, you have time to think about other ways to obtain intermediate contracts, right?

"..."

Yang Jia was somewhat surprised and looked into Xiao Xiao's open and honest eyes.

Then she remembered something, suddenly smiled, and said, "You're not the only one who's considered this issue."

"But..."

She paused slightly, shook her head gently, and said, "Before I came, I did underestimate the situation here in Black Gate City."

"However, the people of Black Gate City also underestimated me."

She looked up at Xiao Xiao, paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "Since I returned to Black Gate City, I have told everyone that I am here to carry on the Old Chairman's legacy and reorganize the Black Gate City Outcasts Organization so that the poor souls who have awakened here can at least have someone to rely on. Of course... if I have the chance, I also want that thing in the Old Chairman's safe."

Why did she say all that?

Xiao Xiao was a little puzzled, because he had heard Yang Jia mention it a long time ago.

In fact, all that has happened in Black Gate City up to this point is because of that safe.

Is there some hidden story that I don't know about?

"That's precisely because my purpose has always been very clear and specific."

Yang Jia slowly pulled out a menthol cigarette and continued, "So, some people oppose me, some people are wary of me. Not only did Mister Ye make some arrangements in this matter that I didn't like, but even that guy codenamed Shepherds wanted to use me through this... I've seen all the things that happened during this time, but I find them all incredibly absurd..."

"Shepherds ..."

Xiao Xiao had heard Yang Jia mention this person twice already, and he had many questions he wanted to ask.

But seeing that Yang Jia was talking about something else, they simply stopped mentioning it for the time being.

"Because I already said, I came back to carry on the legacy of the Old Chairman..."

As Yang Jia said this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face, "Of course I want the things in the safe, but why don't they believe that the idea of inheriting the Old Chairman's will is actually true?"

"In fact, in my mind, this takes a much higher priority than the safe."

"..."

"You?"

Xiao Xiao initially found it a little confusing, but he quickly understood and looked at Yang Jia in disbelief.

"Yes."

Yang Jia nodded slightly. "That's why they underestimated me, and it's also what I've always been most dissatisfied with."

As she spoke, her expression was very calm. "I came back to carry on the Old Chairman's legacy, to reorganize the Black Gate City Strangers Organization, so that the poor souls here can unite again, so that the newly awakened bewildered can have a guide, so that those who are growing can receive help, and so that those of my kind facing great panic can have some hope and not go mad."

"This is my most important goal."

"As long as Black Gate City regains hope, what difference does it make whether I brought it or not?"

"..."

"As for the safe..."

She couldn't help but laugh, shaking her head. "It would be better if it were there, but it doesn't matter if it's not."

"It may be naive, it may be innocent, but this is what I am striving for."

"..."

Xiao Xiao was also taken aback.

Looking at her in disbelief, I found that Yang Jia's smile was exceptionally pure in the neon lights of the night.

And it is bright and beautiful.