I'll Owe You One (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"It'd be clearer that way."

It's not like I'm some boastful old woman, so what's the point of singing my own praises?

"Now I do have one question. What are Jia San...and these people supposed to be?"

I gestured casually toward the group of young men and looked at Captain Wu.

"They...they're the younger brothers of a leader from one of the residential compounds."

The younger brothers of a residential compound leader?

What kind of bizarre relationship was that?

"Ugh..."

A groan pulled me out of my thoughts. I turned toward Xu Mei, who was lying on the ground and slowly waking up.

"You awake?"

"Ah~!"

Her shriek was so piercing it nearly burst my eardrums. I instinctively covered my ears, but even then, my head was still buzzing.

Damn, that was practically a sonic attack!

I looked down at Xu Mei, who was still screaming, and finally couldn't take it anymore. I roared, "Shut up!"

"Ah—mm!"

Xu Mei's shriek stopped at once. She didn't even dare breathe, holding it in until her face turned red.

"Aren't you afraid you'll suffocate?"

I slowly lowered my hands and looked at the jumpy girl. I couldn't help feeling exasperated. Why was she like this?

It looked like Ling Yun had said plenty of bad things about me. She'd scared this girl half to death.

Heh. I'd be settling that score later~

I ignored the girl behind me, who was gasping for breath, and turned to Captain Wu.

"What exactly is this 'residential compound' you mentioned?"

"Um...you don't know?"

"I'm asking the questions here."

"Uh...it's..."

"Captain Wu, why are you wasting your breath on some woman? Whoever she says she is, you believe her? What if she's lying? Take her down! A girl this pretty is a rare beauty, for sure~"

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