Arc 18The Compound Infiltration

Tang Shiba and her companions traveled to Elephant Country for a livestream, where they exposed Yang Hua’s trafficking scheme and were taken to a scam compound. They began mapping the compound for the police, but the boss threatened Shanshan and Su Chen as armed guards surrounded them.

  • Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng stole Mr. Tan’s RV, then discovered that Mrs. Si was asleep inside as they drove away.
  • Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu confronted the Si Family’s demands, while Si Wuyu refused to drop the charges and ordered Chang Hua to break his relatives’ hands.
  • Tang Shiba joined Tang Lin and the others on a livestream trip to Elephant Country, where Director Wang revealed that Han Feng would guide them and the group met Yang Hua.
  • Tang Shiba and her companions uncovered Yang Hua’s trafficking operation, escaped a crooked duty-free shop, and tricked Yang Hua into sending them to the traffickers.
  • Tang Shiba beat the traffickers during their journey and reached the compound with her companions, where they convinced the leader that she could perform surgery.
  • Tang Shiba persuaded the compound’s guards that she had supernatural insight, while the Black Treasures located the compound and sent its address to the police.
  • Tang Shiba and her companions mapped the compound’s route for the police, but the boss approached Shanshan and Su Chen warned him away as guards aimed their weapons.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426You're Too Old to Be Getting Jealous

Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng tricked Mr. Tan out of his luxury RV while he tried to pursue Si Jiali, who was taken home without him realizing. They left with the RV as Mrs. Si fell asleep inside, thinking she had heard her son’s voice.

  • Mr. Yao and Mr. Tan competed to take Si Jiali home, but Mr. Tan called Mr. Yao’s wife and forced him to leave.
  • Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng disguised themselves as drunk people at the doorway, and Mr. Tan ordered servers to drag them away and beat them.
  • Tang Shiba paid the servers to delay Si Jiali and Mr. Tan, then persuaded Fang Cheng to take Mr. Tan’s luxury RV.
  • Mr. Tan discovered that his RV had been replaced by a tricycle and ordered his driver to ram Mr. Yao’s car.
  • Mr. Tan realized Si Jiali had already gone home with his driver, while Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng drove away in the RV with Mrs. Si asleep inside.

Ch. 427Ouyang Xuan, do you have a death wish?

Tang Shiba confronted Ouyang Xuan and destroyed the trophies, clothes, and handbags she treasured, leaving her confined and close to breaking down. Meanwhile, Si Wuyu went to meet his parents, who planned to pressure him over the charges against Second Uncle Si and the other Si Family members.

  • Ouyang Xuan discovered that Si Doll had damaged or removed her prized belongings and passed out in distress.
  • Tang Shiba visited Ouyang Xuan, told her that her people had been removed from the company, and smashed her trophies and ruined her clothes and handbags.
  • Tang Shiba ordered Si Doll to keep Ouyang Xuan alive in the villa for a month.
  • Si Wuyu finished clearing out the company, and the prosecutor's office prepared to charge members of the Si Family.
  • Si Wuyu went to his parents after they summoned him, while Tang Shiba realized they might threaten him with their role in the smuggling operation.

Ch. 428She compromised, but he had no intention of letting them off

Si Wuyu refused to drop the charges against Si Ming and the others until his father revealed that he had masterminded the smuggling case. After Si Wuyu ordered Chang Hua to bail the relatives out and have their hands crippled, Tang Shiba tried to cheer him up, then teased Fang Cheng with an edible face mask.

  • Si Dad demanded that Si Wuyu drop the charges against Si Ming and the others, but Si Wuyu refused and argued that the shareholders would have to agree before his father could take back company control.
  • Si Dad confessed that he had masterminded the smuggling case and threatened to turn himself in if Si Wuyu kept pressing charges, so Si Wuyu left without answering.
  • Tang Shiba comforted Si Wuyu outside, and he held her tightly and asked her to kiss him.
  • Si Wuyu told Chang Hua to bail out the accused relatives and arrange to cripple their hands, while refusing to discuss his parents' involvement.
  • Tang Shiba served Fang Cheng a bite of her pitch-black edible face mask, and Fang Cheng complained to his mother before deciding he wanted to play with Tang Shiba instead of going hiking.

Ch. 429Chang Hua, You're Tougher Than the Thugs

Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu spent the night together after teasing each other, while Chang Hua dealt with a group of hired thugs who demanded extra money and then beat them. The next day, the Si Family relatives stayed quiet, and Fang Cheng kept Madam Fang from learning about the scandal involving Ouyang Xuan.

  • Tang Shiba teased Si Wuyu after his shower, and the two ended up spending the night together after she challenged him to prove he still wanted her.
  • Chang Hua waited outside an abandoned factory while hired thugs tormented people inside, then fought them when they demanded an extra million yuan.
  • Chang Hua discovered the people inside had been beaten unconscious, messaged their families, and left on his motorcycle.
  • The Si Family relatives whose hands had been broken stayed silent and stopped provoking Si Wuyu.
  • Madam Fang insisted on learning what Ouyang Xuan had done, but Fang Cheng distracted her and kept her from looking it up.
  • Fang Cheng hoped his brother would resolve matters before Madam Fang learned about Ouyang Xuan and the Si Family purge.

Ch. 430Chris, What Are You Up To?

Tang Shiba tricked Chris into posing as Li Li so she could introduce her to Fang Cheng, whose phone was then stolen while he climbed Cloud Mountain. Back home, Tang Shiba discovered Gu Qingcheng had mistaken Iron Egg eating beetroot for eating a mouse, and her thoughts hinted that Gu Qingcheng might later plot to eat the rabbit.

  • Tang Shiba accepted Chris’s alternate WeChat account and negotiated twenty million for the necklace, then offered to introduce Chris to Fang Cheng as Li Li.
  • Tang Shiba sent Fang Cheng Chris’s contact and a fabricated profile, and Fang Cheng added her after Tang Shiba threatened him.
  • A shadow snatched Fang Cheng’s phone in the woods, and he ran to Madam Fang claiming a ghost had stolen it; they began searching the mountain.
  • Tang Shiba messaged Si Wuyu, then rushed outside with Er Gou after Gu Qingcheng cried that Iron Egg had eaten a mouse.
  • Tang Shiba saw beetroot in Iron Egg’s mouth, while Gu Qingcheng admitted she had mistaken the red-stained rabbit for a mouse-eater and hurried away.

Ch. 431Come on, let's sign up the family pets

Tang Shiba discussed the dangerous upcoming livestream with Si Wuyu, who sneaked into her home to see her, while Tang Lin returned and signed Er Gou and Iron Egg up for a pet competition. The chapter left Tang Lin and Tang Second Brother preparing to spar over who would train the pets.

  • Tang Shiba arranged for the servants to exercise Iron Egg and help it lose weight, then laughed at a false trending story about Fang Cheng being injured by a monkey.
  • Si Wuyu climbed into Tang Shiba’s room, told her he had come to see her in secret, and insisted on joining the upcoming livestream despite its dangers.
  • Tang Shiba fell asleep before Si Wuyu returned from washing up, so he held her as they slept.
  • Tang Lin returned home, learned Iron Egg was exercising, and signed up Iron Egg and Er Gou for Cloud City’s Pet Sports Meet.
  • Tang Lin told Tang Second Brother to get the pets into the finals, then challenged him to spar.

Ch. 432Shanshan, here comes your next job

Tang Shiba left Tang Xiao in charge of her company while she prepared to film, but his clash with Shanshan led to a smear campaign that convinced the Tang family he had been badly beaten. The chapter ended with Tang Xiao realizing Shanshan was behind the trouble after his mother had already scolded him.

  • Tang Xiao and Tang Lin fought after Tang Lin accused his brother of insulting him, then stopped when Tang Shiba cheered them on.
  • Tang Shiba took Tang Xiao to the company and put him in charge while she went to film.
  • Tang Xiao tried to have Shanshan transferred to cleaning and dock her pay, so Shanshan ran off to smear him online.
  • Tang Shiba saw a false trending topic claiming Tang Xiao had fought her for control of the company, and Tang Lin helped spread the rumor that Tang Xiao could not speak.
  • Tang Mother called Tang Xiao and scolded him after believing Tang Lin's story, while Tang Shiba laughed and Tang Xiao finally remembered who Shanshan was.

Ch. 433A newcomer on set-please show me the ropes

Tang Shiba and Tang Lin prepared to join a dangerous undercover filming mission, while Tang Mother worried about their safety. At the airport, they met the other participants, including Su Chen, who asked Tang Shiba to show him the ropes.

  • Tang Second Brother transferred Shanshan to support services after taking over, and she accepted the move because she would soon be filming with the Washed-Up Star.
  • Tang Shiba warned Tang Mother that she only needed one tracksuit because extra belongings would be stolen, and Tang Mother also took Tang Lin's expensive jewelry for safekeeping.
  • Tang Shiba and Tang Lin left for the shoot, and Tang Mother revealed that she had paid trolls to get the show suspended because she feared for her children's safety.
  • Tang Lin asked Tang Shiba to stay close during filming, while she privately anticipated a dangerous clash between acting and reality.
  • At the airport, Tang Shiba and Tang Lin met Fang Cheng and Si Wuyu, then Shanshan and Su Chen arrived; Su Chen asked Tang Shiba to show him the ropes.

Ch. 434Bro, she's a woman you can't have

Tang Shiba and the others traveled with Director Wang’s show to Elephant Country for a supposedly fun new episode, while Su Chen struggled with his feelings for Tang Shiba. The group landed and headed toward a secret filming location, where Tang Shiba revealed that they would be filming undercover.

  • Si Wuyu mistakenly thought Tang Shiba was pregnant after she gagged, but she explained that dog poop had made her nauseous.
  • Tang Lin warned Shanshan not to bring luggage, so she sent her and her brother’s suitcases home with their assistant.
  • Director Wang arrived and announced that the new episode would focus on having fun, while Tang Shiba confirmed that he was telling the truth.
  • Fang Cheng and Tang Lin speculated about the trip and the unnamed fourth group before the guests boarded the plane.
  • On the flight, Shanshan advised Su Chen not to force his feelings for Tang Shiba, and he admitted he could do neither that nor simply give up.
  • After landing in Elephant Country, Tang Shiba told Fang Cheng that the crew was filming undercover and had not yet received its equipment.

Ch. 435The fourth guest group-it was you all along

Tang Lin discovered that the masked driver was Han Feng, an old acquaintance he refused to work with, as the group prepared to secretly livestream in a foreign country. After choosing hidden cameras and piercing ears to wear them, the cast set off with Director Wang dressed in a look Tang Shiba predicted would draw attention and keep the others safe.

  • Tang Lin recognized something familiar about the masked driver, and Director Wang revealed that Han Feng would guide the group because his family had business in the area.
  • Tang Lin objected to filming with Han Feng, then rushed Director Wang to begin before Tang Shiba could investigate their history.
  • The group chose hidden livestreaming cameras disguised as jewelry, and Tang Lin was stuck with the nose studs while Director Wang agreed to swap with him.
  • Susan pierced Su Chen's ear, and Tang Shiba pierced Si Wuyu's so they could wear their cameras.
  • Director Wang emerged in a distinctive outfit, and Tang Shiba thought locals would harass him, making him a shield for the rest of the group.

Ch. 436Human traffickers right as the livestream starts

Director Wang started the livestream as the group arrived at Dragonfolk Street, where Tang Shiba recognized a woman as a human trafficker. When the woman staged a cry for help, Director Wang rushed in to rescue her.

  • Director Wang had the Assistant Director start the livestream, and the guests introduced themselves to their fans.
  • Tang Shiba and the others arrived at Dragonfolk Street, where the system warned her that a woman nearby was a human trafficker.
  • Tang Lin and Han Feng argued while the woman failed to lure the group into approaching her.
  • The woman staged a cry for help as two men grabbed her, and Director Wang kicked one of them to the ground while the other fled.

Ch. 437This woman was vicious-she'd cut off breasts

Director Wang brought the suspicious Yang Hua to meet Tang Shiba and the others, who learned she targeted women for breast mutilation and planned to use her to find a traffickers’ den. At dinner, Yang Hua spotted the group as lucrative targets and began telling Tang Shiba a false story about her father.

  • Director Wang rescued Yang Hua from two thugs, and she insisted on treating him and his companions to a meal.
  • Shanshan mocked Yang Hua, while Tang Lin and Fang Cheng learned from Tang Shiba’s thoughts that Yang Hua mutilated women’s breasts or forced them to get implants.
  • Tang Lin chose an upscale restaurant, and the group ordered extravagantly while Yang Hua struggled to hide her anger at the bill.
  • The livestream revealed that Director Wang had investigated Yang Hua and deliberately attracted her attention to lead him to the traffickers’ den.
  • After seeing the group’s faces, Yang Hua considered them valuable targets, then claimed her father from Wind City had taught her Mandarin.
  • Tang Shiba questioned why Yang Hua had not moved to Dragon Country, and Yang Hua blamed her parents’ divorce and her father abandoning her.

Ch. 438Your plan, my prediction

Tang Shiba agreed to hire Little Flower as a tour guide in Elephant Country, while quietly preparing to play a game with her. Little Flower planned to recoup her expenses by taking the group shopping, unaware that Tang Shiba was already manipulating the situation.

  • Little Flower tried to seduce Si Wuyu, but he ignored her and served food to Tang Shiba.
  • Tang Shiba offered to introduce Little Flower to a police officer, then asked her to guide the group around Elephant Country.
  • Little Flower agreed to guide them for twenty thousand in Dragon Country currency for a week.
  • Tang Shiba pretended her eldest brother had sent her a hundred million, and Tang Eldest Brother, watching the livestream, actually transferred the money.
  • Little Flower planned an itinerary featuring ladyboys, elephants, and temples, then decided to earn back the money she spent by taking the group shopping.

Ch. 439He was going to strangle her, and no one could stop him

After the group drew a crowd in the street, Han Feng grabbed Yang Hua by the throat until Tang Shiba provoked him into letting go. Yang Hua thanked Tang Shiba and offered to take everyone to a duty-free shop, unaware Tang Shiba was looking forward to the shopkeepers’ attempt to pressure them into buying.

  • Director Wang attracted tourists who mistook him for a local, while Han Feng kicked away a man who approached him.
  • Han Feng seized Yang Hua by the throat and threatened Tang Lin when he tried to make him release her.
  • Tang Shiba taunted Han Feng into releasing Yang Hua, then beat him in a shouting match.
  • Yang Hua thanked Tang Shiba and offered to treat the group to dinner, but Tang Shiba asked her to take them sightseeing instead.
  • Yang Hua offered to lead the group to a duty-free shop, where Tang Shiba expected the shopkeepers to pressure them into buying something.

Ch. 440Come on, let's go flaunt our wealth

Tang Shiba and her companions entered the notorious Swipe It All duty-free shop, where staff tried to sell them fake Hetian jade for two million Elephant dollars. The group refused to buy it, and the staff blocked their way as Han Feng and Tang Lin wrestled and traded insults.

  • Tang Lin told Shanshan and the others not to buy anything at the duty-free shop, and the group questioned its name, Swipe It All.
  • Yang Hua claimed that the shop's name meant “glittering jewels” in Elephant Country's language, and Tang Shiba entered the shop.
  • Tang Shiba asked to see the most expensive item, while the staff secretly planned to pass off a fake as a costly treasure.
  • The staff offered a fake piece of Hetian jade for two million Elephant dollars, but Shanshan, Fang Cheng, Tang Lin, and Tang Shiba called it too cheap and turned to leave.
  • The staff surrounded the group and demanded that they buy the jade, while Han Feng threatened them and Tang Lin restrained him to prevent a fight.

Ch. 441Tang Shiba, you actually ran away!

Tang Shiba and her companions clashed with a jade shop that tried to force them to buy, then fled when the shop manager called for backup. Tang Shiba revealed in her thoughts that she had meant to lure out the boss, leaving Tang Lin to realize Han Feng had spoiled her plan.

  • Tang Shiba offered to buy the entire shop, then kicked an assistant who mocked her, prompting the staff to threaten the group with cleavers and a curse.
  • Tang Lin and Han Feng fought and smashed the shop, so the manager ordered the assistants to seize everyone and threatened to send them to the House of Joy.
  • Su Chen led Shanshan out, Si Wuyu fled with Tang Shiba, and Fang Cheng and Director Wang joined the chaotic escape after Tang Lin claimed they were going to call the Police.
  • Tang Lin complained that Tang Shiba had abandoned him, but she reassured him while thinking she had intended to lure out the boss.
  • Tang Lin realized Han Feng had disrupted Tang Shiba's plan and decided to keep an eye on him, while Yang Hua caught up with the group.

Ch. 442You're treating, so don't forget to pay

After Yang Hua led the group into trouble at Swipe It All, Tang Shiba and her companions evaded the shop’s workers and made Yang Hua pay for dinner. The shop manager later cornered them with a gang, and Tang Shiba started a fight by punching him.

  • Fang Cheng confronted Yang Hua about taking them to Swipe It All, and she accepted a thousand Dragon Country Currency deduction.
  • Yang Hua led the group away from the shop’s searching employees, but Han Feng knocked down the ones who found them.
  • Tang Shiba stopped Yang Hua from slipping away before dinner and reminded her that she had promised to pay.
  • Yang Hua messaged her accomplices to prepare for their move, while Tang Shiba learned they planned to lure the group to a milk tea shop.
  • After dinner, the Swipe It All manager and his gang surrounded the group, and Tang Lin traded insults with them.
  • Tang Shiba kissed Si Wuyu to taunt the gang, then charged the manager and punched his nose crooked.

Ch. 443Take a sip, and you'll see how toxic it is

Tang Shiba and the others fought off the manager and his employees, then followed Yang Hua to a hotel, unaware that she had drugged their milk tea. Shanshan made Yang Hua taste the drink, and Su Chen identified it as a sleeping drug, leaving the group alerted to the plan.

  • Tang Shiba beat the manager and his employees until they fled, while Tang Lin asked what to do with them.
  • Yang Hua offered to take the group to a hotel and bought them more than twenty cups of milk tea.
  • Director Wang booked a presidential suite, and Si Wuyu carried the sleepy-acting Tang Shiba to their room.
  • Yang Hua urged Shanshan to drink the spiked milk tea, but Shanshan persuaded Yang Hua to take a sip first.
  • Su Chen tasted the milk tea and warned that it contained a sleeping drug, while Fang Cheng realized Tang Lin had warned him in advance.

Ch. 444Surprise! We're robbers

Tang Shiba and her companions prepared for Yang Hua’s attempted trafficking scheme, then captured her when she came to their room at night. Tang Shiba crippled Yang Hua’s leg and claimed they were robbers, while Yang Hua begged them to spare her.

  • Director Wang and Tang Lin disposed of the milk tea, and Tang Lin warned Han Feng to follow his sister’s plan.
  • Tang Lin overheard Tang Shiba’s thoughts about Yang Hua checking doors and using poison gas, then warned Fang Cheng by phone.
  • Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu decided to use a fake person in place of the real Yang Hua and told their companions to pretend to sleep.
  • Yang Hua found that no one answered her knocks, and Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu dragged her into their room and gagged her.
  • Tang Shiba tied Yang Hua up, took her phone, broke her leg, and dragged her into the bathroom.
  • Tang Shiba told the terrified Yang Hua that they were robbers, and Yang Hua begged them to let her go in exchange for her money.

Ch. 445Even pretending to sleep, they still had to flaunt their love

Tang Shiba replaced Yang Hua with a doll and let the traffickers carry her and the others away while they pretended to sleep. When the traffickers began eyeing the captives, Tang Shiba sat up and prepared to attack them while pretending to sleepwalk.

  • Tang Shiba inflated a doll identical to Yang Hua and sent it out after checking Yang Hua's phone.
  • Doll Yang Hua sold the traffickers' group for five million, and the traffickers broke into the room and carried Tang Shiba, Si Wuyu, and the others away on a stretcher.
  • The livestream fans heard the traffickers and feared for the group, while Madam Fang urged Mr. Fang to find a way to rescue their son.
  • Tang Shiba fell asleep in the truck with Si Wuyu, and Tang Lin followed her example.
  • When the traffickers considered touching the women, Tang Shiba sat up and rose like a zombie, pretending to sleepwalk as she prepared to beat them.

Ch. 446Sleepwalkers were terrifying

Tang Shiba sleepwalked through the van and beat the traffickers unconscious while the group continued toward a scam compound in Jade Country. After a checkpoint standoff with the armed driver, they reached their destination, where the bruised traffickers blamed their injuries on Tang Shiba.

  • Tang Shiba mistook the traffickers for melons and beat them unconscious while Fang Cheng and Tang Lin watched.
  • Si Wuyu comforted Tang Shiba and massaged her wrists, and Fang Cheng asked whether they should throw the traffickers out.
  • Tang Lin needed to urinate, and when the van stopped at a checkpoint, he, Fang Cheng, and Director Wang ran into the bushes.
  • The driver drew his pistol and threatened the group, but the three men returned to the van and everyone continued onward.
  • At their destination, the traffickers woke up and told the driver that a sleepwalking woman had beaten them.

Ch. 447They all had weapons-what now?

Tang Shiba and her companions were sold to an armed scam compound, where she tried to defuse the danger by claiming she could perform gender reassignment surgery for the compound’s leader. The chapter ended with Fang Cheng and Tang Lin backing up her bluff as the leader considered her offer.

  • Tang Shiba and the others crossed the river and arrived at the scam compound, while the livestream audience learned that authorities were arranging a rescue.
  • Tang Shiba’s companions heard her thoughts again, and she worried that Han Feng and Tang Lin might provoke the armed criminals.
  • The compound’s leader paid the traffickers twenty million Dragon Country Currency for Tang Shiba and her companions.
  • The leader threatened Tang Shiba and fired her gun into the air, but Tang Shiba calmly pushed the weapon aside.
  • Tang Shiba offered to perform gender reassignment surgery for the leader, and Fang Cheng and Tang Lin supported her claim that she was a medical genius.

Ch. 448So cute, cute enough to die for

Tang Shiba and her companions used wild lies and taunts to resist the Scammers, while Si Wuyu disarmed one of them and refused to retrieve the weapon from the crocodile-filled river. The Scammers tried to force him into the water, but the group’s antics left everyone on the boat shouting at one another.

  • Shanshan, Su Chen, and Director Wang backed Tang Lin and Fang Cheng’s absurd claims, confusing the woman and her Scammers.
  • Si Wuyu threw a Scammer’s weapon into the river, and the woman threatened him when he refused to retrieve it.
  • Tang Shiba taunted the Scammers and pushed aside the woman’s weapon, while Shanshan pretended a lackey had shoved her.
  • The woman fired a shot into the air and ordered Si Wuyu into the river, where crocodiles waited to devour anyone who fell in.
  • Fang Cheng mistook the crocodiles for cute fish, and Tang Lin, Tang Shiba, and Shanshan laughed and joked about catching and roasting them.

Ch. 449Playing Mystic Again

Tang Shiba and the others were taken to a scam compound in Jade Country, where she used fortune-telling to keep the guards wary of her. The livestream viewers found the compound’s address and sent it to the police, while Director Wang faced the challenge of assessing the hundreds of people inside.

  • Tang Shiba recovered a lackey’s weapon from the bank and convinced the guards she was a powerful metaphysical practitioner by predicting the woman leader’s family situation.
  • Tang Shiba thought about the compound’s six districts and identified the Fourth District as the easiest place to work and the most profitable for scams.
  • The Black Treasures used livestream screenshots to locate the compound in an industrial park in western Jade Country and sent its address anonymously to the police.
  • The police received the address, invited the anonymous informant to consider a permanent government job, and told Wang Gang to map the compound’s interior.
  • Tang Shiba and the others reached the compound during shift change, where hundreds of people were gathered and Director Wang looked troubled.

Ch. 450Men and women alike would take a second look

Tang Shiba and the others were brought into the Compound’s Basement, where the boss prepared to assign them jobs. When he reached for Shanshan, Su Chen stopped him, drawing the armed guards’ attention.

  • Tang Shiba and the others arrived at the Compound and were greeted by its victims, while Tang Lin, Fang Cheng, and Shanshan joked around.
  • The group was taken through the Basement corridor, and the System recorded the route so Tang Shiba could make a map for the police.
  • The woman led the newcomers into a smoky room where the Compound’s boss was waiting.
  • The boss approached Shanshan, but Su Chen grabbed his hand and warned him not to touch her as armed guards aimed their weapons at Su Chen.
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