Shen He gave up struggling and surrendered, a result that did not surprise Xu Shi in the slightest. If the captive had been some trusted subordinate, perhaps he would have simply run. The protagonist's absurd luck was no exaggeration. But Shen was his sister, his only blood relative. He probably could not get past that hurdle in his heart, could he? Haha. In that case, I ought to thank her. This earth-shaking riot had finally come to an end. Calling it earth-shaking was no exaggeration—people like Xu Shi, sitting safely back and watching the livestream, could not truly feel it, but those who had taken part personally were different. The lives of ordinary people in Night Sin City could mostly be summed up in two words: oppressive and mundane. Workers suffered, certainly, but even in a place like Sin City, their safety still had some measure of protection. Who had truly experienced skyscrapers collapsing before their eyes, explosions ringing in their ears, and blood flying everywhere? In truth, not even the employees of the major conglomerates had often witnessed a riot of this scale. Even Xia Wuyou, Su, and the others, all strong-hearted as they were, looked utterly exhausted after cleaning up the mess. The moment they dragged themselves home, they collapsed onto their beds. Forget eating; they could barely be bothered to speak. Seeing this, Xia Ke'an and Gu, the pair of living treasures, wisely kept quiet... Ah—Xu Shi had hidden it from you, yet told you Chairman Xu's secret. The two of them had indeed played wildly at the time. Jiang still vividly remembered the scene of them racing beneath him with their fingers intertwined. Jiang smiled more bitterly. "Wouldn't it be more interesting to enjoy you alone here, instead of squeezing into the same room with the
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