It’s the Cyber Age—Still Playing a Traditional Villain?
Chapter 99

Hug Me, Okay?

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Xu Shi was of course up to no good.

He had personally arranged the attack on District 14's warehouse. Putting his good brother through the wringer really was the most enjoyable thing.

And his goal was simple. Just as he had said before, he wanted to steadily squeeze He Yuqiang's room to survive, pushing him into a dead end before he even realized it.

Naturally, this was also preparation for swallowing up Shark Tooth. With that bitch Xie Qingyan getting in his way at every turn, how could he not make a few more arrangements?

As for whether He Laosan would suspect him or hold a grudge against him, Xu Shi did not care.

He did not believe He Yuqiang had never suspected him. Something happened the moment the goods arrived; anyone would notice something was off.

But what could he do even if he knew? For He Laosan, Xu Shi was his only better option right now. Besides, given his current situation, it was hard to say whether anyone else would even be willing to associate with him.

And when survival became a person's top priority, all they could usually do was submit.

Besides, what gave you, He Laosan, the right to say I did it? Suspicion alone was nowhere near enough. Bring out the evidence. Did you have any? Presumably not.

The same applied to the Inspection Bureau. Or rather, at least for now, Tang Shuang had not connected this attack to him at all. She had not even asked him a single question.

After all, when District 13's warehouse had been attacked, the Armored Man had appeared as someone standing against Serpent Coil.

And from her perspective, what would Xu Shi gain by sending someone to save Lei Song? Nothing, apparently... Later, he had personally executed that

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