Chapter Summaries

Tang Xiao Qing escaped after witnessing a murder and a drug deal at Wusi Shopping Mall, then sought power to protect herself and her family. At the 822 Rental House, she rented the Hatred Value System and received Electron Manipulation as a beginner reward.

• Tang Xiao Qing saw two men drag a half-drunk woman into a private room and returned to investigate, where she witnessed a dying woman and a drug deal.
• Tang Xiao Qing evaded the men by hiding in a men's restroom, then escaped Wujiu Shopping Mall through its back entrance before security sealed it.
• Tang Xiao Qing reached the 822 Rental House and considered renting a system to defend herself and her family from the people she had witnessed.
• Tang Xiao Qing rented the Hatred Value System for ten days and accepted the beginner's gift pack instead of choosing the Damage Transfer System.
• Tang Xiao Qing activated the system and received Electron Manipulation lv1.

Tang Xiao Qing used Electron Manipulation to evade Wujiu Mall and discovered she could alter network data far beyond her ability’s one-kilometer range. On the way to a hotel, she identified Song Hao as someone who may have rented a system, then watched him leap from Red Maple Bridge during a livestream.

• Tang Xiao Qing tested Electron Manipulation, evaded Wujiu Mall’s watchers, changed her clothes, and took a taxi to Red Maple Hotel.
• Tang Xiao Qing realized she could hack Blue Treasure’s data and change her balance, revealing that her control could extend through networks beyond one kilometer.
• Tang Xiao Qing discovered that Song Hao had suddenly acquired millions of yuan, a villa, and a sports car after visiting Rental Room 822, despite having no history of stock trading.
• Tang Xiao Qing suspected Song Hao had rented a livestreaming system, then watched him jump from Red Maple Bridge as the driver rushed to look over the edge.

Song Hao survived his leap from Red Maple Bridge, gained over a million Emotion Points, and used them to obtain more lifespan and powerful lottery rewards. With Soul-Returning Pills in hand and his mother awaiting surgery, he prepared to return to the 822 Rental House, while an unknown fellow renter revealed they had stopped the police dispatch.

• Song Hao climbed out of the river, warned viewers not to imitate him, and learned his livestream had been banned for a month.
• A mysterious Bubble Chat user said they had canceled the police dispatch, then vanished before Song Hao could ask who they were.
• At the hospital, Song Hao saw that his mother had been moved to a special-care ward for surgery and checked his system, which showed 1,033,241 Emotion Points and nine days of lifespan.
• Song Hao exchanged 365,000 Emotion Points for a pill granting one year of lifespan, then spent his remaining points on the lottery.
• The lottery awarded Song Hao cash, a doubled physique, hospital and commercial-building shares, four valuable villas, combat abilities, and ten Soul-Returning Pills that could cure illness.
• Song Hao thanked the 822 Rental House and Boss Ling as he prepared to use his new fortune and return there.

Tang Xiao Qing exposed the Wujiu Mall flour-trafficking operation and prepared to hunt criminals under a hidden identity, while Song Hao planned his mother's recovery and another visit to 822 Rental House. The Inspection Bureau began its raid, and Tang Xiao Qing resolved to ensure no gang members escaped.

• Tang Xiao Qing gathered evidence identifying Wei Qiang, Su Yang, and their criminal operation, then sent it to the Inspection Bureau.
• Tang Xiao Qing used two system draws and gained doubled stamina, raising her Battle Power to 2.1.
• The Inspection Bureau sent officers toward the western district, and Tang Xiao Qing continued tracking the gang while considering becoming a hidden Punisher.
• Song Hao saw his lifespan rise to 85 years after taking the Soul-Returning Pill and decided to give one to his mother after her surgery.
• Song Hao planned another examination at Red Maple Private Hospital and a visit to 822 Rental House that evening.

Song Hao visited his new villa and used his remaining Emotion Points to win more rewards before returning to 822 Rental House. Ling Yi explained that renewals and repeat rentals cost more, and Song Hao ended his rental, leaving with a mysterious membership card and keeping his rewards.

• Song Hao visited his mother, confirmed that her operation and kidney donor arrangements were progressing, and then explored his new villa.
• Song Hao spent over a million Emotion Points on the lottery, won cash, sports cars, pills, and other rewards, and visited Red Maple Private Hospital and Wujiu Mall.
• Song Hao returned to 822 Rental House and told Ling Yi he wanted to end his rental early.
• Ling Yi explained the rising costs of renewals and repeat rentals, gave Song Hao a membership card, and assured him that his rewards would remain as long as he kept the rules.
• Song Hao confirmed his decision, and Ling Yi ended the rental, removing the system from Song Hao.

Song Hao encountered his ex-girlfriend Liu Lili and former roommate Li Huai at the hospital, where their relationship unraveled after they learned Li Huai had cheated and infected her. After leaving them to the police, Song Hao’s car took control and the mysterious voice urged him to renew his rental at 822, warning that renters would shape the future.

• Song Hao arrived at the hospital and saw Liu Lili with his former roommate Li Huai, who mocked him for driving a sports car.
• Liu Lili identified the car as a rare, expensive Little Leopard R8, and she and Li Huai tried to follow Song Hao into the hospital.
• Song Hao later saw Liu Lili and Li Huai fighting at the hospital entrance after they learned Li Huai had cheated and passed an illness to her.
• Police arrived and separated Liu Lili and Li Huai, while Song Hao left in his sports car.
• The car took control and drove toward Bridge West Road as the mysterious voice asked whether Song Hao had renewed his rental at 822.
• The voice warned Song Hao that renters would shape the future if 822 remained open, and Song Hao admitted the voice had a point.

Song Hao refused to renew his system rental, while Tang Xiao Qing prepared to use stolen P9 Drones for her planned livestream and investigation. After Liu Lili and Li Huai left the Inspection Bureau separately, Liu Lili went to Wenwen Clothing Store, next to the 822 Rental House.

• Song Hao rejected the raspy voice’s attempt to persuade him to renew his rental, and the voice returned control of his car.
• Tang Xiao Qing prepared to earn Hatred Value by targeting the people connected to Wei Qiang and Su Yang, and she planned to use the P9 Drones.
• Tang Xiao Qing remotely took ten P9 Drones from Song Hao’s villa and messaged him that she had borrowed them; Song Hao told her to do whatever she wanted.
• Li Huai and Liu Lili left the Inspection Bureau after settling their dispute, with Li Huai paying Liu Lili fifty thousand yuan.
• Liu Lili rode to Wenwen Clothing Store in the western district, where the 822 Rental House stood next door.

Liu Lili visited Ling Yi’s 822 Rental House, where he offered her a Scumbag Punishment System that could help with her illness. She rented it for nine days, leaving herself only two days to live unless she could complete enough tasks to recover.

• Liu Lili followed a delicious fragrance into Ling Yi’s shop after thinking about her fight with Li Huai and her terminal illness.
• Ling Yi told Liu Lili she had ninety-two days left to live and showed her the Scumbag Punishment System.
• Liu Lili read the rental rules and learned that completing ten tasks could restore her health.
• Liu Lili rented the system for nine days, spending ninety days of her lifespan and leaving herself two days to survive.
• The system interface turned into a streak of light and entered Liu Lili’s forehead.

Liu Lili exposed Li Huai’s illness to the women he had deceived and received a reward before discovering new targets for the system. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao Qing prepared a livestream under the name Azure Sky, beginning with an entertainment exposé as she gathered attention and Hatred Value.

• Liu Lili sent Li Huai’s settlement agreement and hospital certificate to all twelve women involved with him, completed her task, and received 100,000 yuan.
• Liu Lili extracted information about Chen Niu and Gao Xiaojun, learned of their scams and secret recordings, and resolved to punish them.
• Tang Xiao Qing assembled thirty-six Inspection Bureau figures in a chat room, shared information about Wei Qiang and Su Yang’s chain, and announced her plans as Azure Sky.
• Tang Xiao Qing began an Entertainment Exposé livestream and revealed scandals about a prominent entertainment company.
• Tang Xiao Qing asked the system to summarize Hatred Value notifications, and a message showed that she had gained 10,096 Hatred Value.

Song Hao watched Tang Xiao Qing direct a sweeping livestream operation that led inspectors across thirty-six cities to arrest thousands of criminals. After the broadcast ended, Su Ming told Song Hao that his mother's surgery had to be postponed because someone had intercepted her donor kidney.

• Song Hao watched Tang Xiao Qing's livestream and considered renewing his system rental to earn more Emotion Points and lifespan.
• Tang Xiao Qing directed the Inspection Bureaus of thirty-six cities to coordinate arrests while dismissing threats against her.
• Tang Xiao Qing's livestream operation ended after 3 a.m., with 12,300 criminals arrested and more than 80,000 inspectors deployed.
• Su Ming told Song Hao that his mother's surgery would be delayed for a week because someone had intercepted the donor kidney prepared for her.

After Zhao Yue took the donor kidney intended for Song Hao’s mother, Song Hao arranged to transfer his mother to his own Red Maple Private Hospital and prepared to confront Black Wind Security. Bai Chongshan then revealed that Zhao Yue had late-stage H and only six months to live.

• Guo Qihua told Song Hao that Zhao Yue, daughter of Black Wind Security boss Zhao Wanjin, had taken the donor kidney for her father.
• Song Hao revealed that he owned fifty-one percent of Red Maple Private and asked Guo Qihua to join its staff.
• Song Hao called Bai Chongshan to delay Zhao Wanjin’s surgery and arrange his mother’s transfer to Red Maple Private.
• Bai Chongshan and a twenty-person hospital team helped transfer Song Hao’s mother, and Song Hao told Bai he would deal with Black Wind Security himself.
• Bai Chongshan informed Song Hao that Zhao Yue had late-stage H and could live for only six months.

Song Hao gave his mother a Soul-Returning Pill that rapidly restored her appearance, then left the hospital knowing Black Wind Security might threaten his family. He met Zhao Yue and offered to cure Zhao Yue and Zhao Wanjin in exchange for three conditions, leaving Zhao Yue to wonder how a delivery driver owned a limited-edition sports car.

• Song Hao gave his mother the Soul-Returning Pill, and it made her complexion, face, and hair rapidly grow younger as she fell asleep.
• Song Hao left the hospital to renew his system rental, aware that Black Wind Security had guns and might target his mother.
• Zhao Yue and a group of Black Wind Security men confronted Song Hao, but Zhao Yue hurt his fist punching him.
• Song Hao told Zhao Yue that he could save Zhao Yue and Zhao Wanjin, then demanded that Black Wind Security follow his orders when called, warn him of threats, and that Zhao Yue dye his hair back.
• Zhao Yue added Song Hao on Bubble Chat after he promised to cure them that night, and Song Hao drove away in a limited-edition Jaguar that left Zhao Yue stunned.

Song Hao renewed his Emotion Lottery System rental for 180 days and returned to the hospital, where he explained his sudden wealth and ownership of the hospital to his mother. Qin Yulan asked to go home, but Zhao Yue arrived before they could leave.

• Liu Lili saw Song Hao arrive at 822 and recalled their past relationship before returning to refresh her system missions.
• Song Hao paid five years of lifespan to rent the Emotion Lottery System for 180 days, then left 822.
• At Red Maple Private Hospital, Song Hao sent specialists out of Qin Yulan’s ward so she could rest.
• Song Hao told Qin Yulan that he had made money, saved the hospital’s former owner, and inherited a controlling share, then claimed an old man taught him the Meridian Acupuncture Technique.
• Qin Yulan said she wanted to go home, and Zhao Yue appeared at the ward door, glaring angrily.

Song Hao met Zhao Wanjin at Red Maple Private Hospital and secured a 40 percent stake in Black Wind Security in exchange for treating him and Zhao Yue. After handing them Soul-Returning Pills, Song Hao received a message from Azure Sky proposing cooperation and agreed to meet.

• Song Hao promised Zhao Yue he would come to Red Maple Private Hospital after taking his mother home, and Zhao Yue reminded him of their condition.
• Song Hao visited Zhao Wanjin’s ward, dismissed the medical staff, and learned that Zhao Wanjin had been poisoned by heavy metals, allegedly by his adopted son.
• Song Hao demonstrated his strength with a punch that sent wind across the ward, convincing Zhao Wanjin that he might be able to help.
• Zhao Wanjin offered Song Hao 40 percent of Black Wind Security, and Song Hao signed the prepared equity transfer agreement.
• Song Hao gave Zhao Yue two Soul-Returning Pills for her and Zhao Wanjin, then left the ward.
• Azure Sky messaged Song Hao about cooperating, and Song Hao agreed to meet and discuss it.

Song Hao met Tang Xiao Qing, the online figure Azure Sky, and brought Liu Lili along after discovering she was another system renter. The three introduced their rented systems and learned they could see one another’s interfaces.

• Tang Xiao Qing spent Hatred Value on single draws and obtained Dali Pills and N31 Intelligent Nano Clothing.
• Song Hao arrived at Star and Moon Good Taste with Liu Lili, whom he had seen complete a mission and claim an Expert-Level Grappling Technique reward.
• Tang Xiao Qing introduced herself as Azure Sky and identified her rented Hatred Value System.
• Song Hao and Liu Lili revealed their Emotion Value System and Scumbag Punishment System interfaces.
• Tang Xiao Qing opened her own interface and asked whether system renters could see one another’s interfaces.

Tang Xiao Qing, Song Hao, and Liu Lili compared their systems and discussed what Liu Lili had observed about Ling Yi and shop 822. They suspected Ling Yi selectively chose renters, and Tang Xiao Qing told Liu Lili to switch systems so she could join them.

• Tang Xiao Qing and Song Hao discovered that their system interfaces had gained rental rules, while Liu Lili explained that her system operated through missions.
• Tang Xiao Qing questioned Liu Lili about Ling Yi, and Liu Lili said he kept irregular shop hours, never left 822, and filled the alley with a wonderful tea smell.
• Liu Lili said dozens of passersby ignored 822 and that only Song Hao had entered it, prompting Tang Xiao Qing and Song Hao to suspect Ling Yi chose renters and made others overlook the shop.
• Tang Xiao Qing and Song Hao said they might have died without their systems, and Song Hao recalled entering 822 as a delivery worker after Ling Yi selected him.
• After they reached no further conclusions, Tang Xiao Qing told Liu Lili to go to 822 and switch systems so she could play with them.

Tang Xiao Qing rejected Liu Lili’s invitation to switch systems and proposed exposing powerful people’s crimes to harvest rewards. When Liu Lili asked whether their systems could provide lifespan, Tang Xiao Qing found that her exchange interface had changed and no longer offered lifespan.

• Liu Lili told Tang Xiao Qing that she had punished Zhou Xiao for spreading sexual rumors about her, and Tang Xiao Qing approved.
• Tang Xiao Qing argued that Boss Ling likely controlled the system and said she planned to harvest the whole world by exposing influential people’s crimes online.
• Liu Lili declined to join Tang Xiao Qing’s plan, preferring her current system and worrying that their actions could leave them hunted without enough lifespan.
• After Song Hao drove Tang Xiao Qing and Liu Lili away from the restaurant, Liu Lili asked whether their systems could provide lifespan.
• Tang Xiao Qing opened her exchange interface and found new items but no option to exchange for lifespan, so Song Hao checked his interface too.

Song Hao showed Tang Xiao Qing and Liu Lili his system’s exchange options, and the three discovered that adding a lifespan field revealed Tang Xiao Qing had only about twenty-two years left. Tang Xiao Qing traded lottery rewards with Song Hao, while her choice of technology and Liu Lili’s teasing revived an old argument about their breakup.

• Song Hao explained that his system offered many exchange items but no longer allowed lifespan exchanges, and he renewed his lease because he feared threats involving firearms.
• Liu Lili and Tang Xiao Qing each spent ten days of lifespan to add lifespan fields, revealing that Tang Xiao Qing had about twenty-two years remaining and Liu Lili had about sixty-two.
• Tang Xiao Qing asked Song Hao about a Soul-Returning Pill and proposed trading for it, and Song Hao agreed to cooperate.
• Tang Xiao Qing used 1,000 Hatred Value on a hundred lottery draws and won advanced technology and other rewards.
• Song Hao chose Tang Xiao Qing’s H33 X-ray scanner, and Liu Lili warned him not to become a scumbag before they argued over her past with Li Huai and their breakup.

Song Hao and Liu Lili learned that Tang Xiao Qing had received an exclusive starter pack, then drove toward 822 hoping to claim one themselves. Black Wind Security ambushed their car, and Song Hao and Liu Lili faced more than fifty attackers, including two armed men.

• Tang Xiao Qing took the Soul-Returning Pill, recovered her energy, and increased her remaining lifespan to 92 years, one month, and nine days.
• Tang Xiao Qing told Song Hao and Liu Lili she planned to revise their cooperation strategy, added them to a group, and left for school.
• Song Hao discovered Tang Xiao Qing had received Electron Manipulation as part of a custom starter pack bought with one year of lifespan, so he and Liu Lili decided to visit 822.
• Six vans blocked Song Hao's car, and more than fifty people got out; Song Hao suspected Black Wind Security was behind the ambush.
• Song Hao spotted two men with guns through his X-Ray Vision Device and told Liu Lili to stay in the car, but she got out and announced her Wing Chun stance.

Song Hao and Liu Lili fought off a group of armed thugs, then contacted Tang Xiao Qing and Zhao Yue for help and left the scene. They arrived at 822 after eleven at night, where a delivery girl appeared to receive a blue system interface.

• Song Hao charged the professionally trained attackers while Liu Lili stayed near the car and used Wing Chun to knock down several men.
• Song Hao and Liu Lili coordinated an attack on the two gunmen, knocking one unconscious while Song Hao killed the other with a punch.
• Song Hao called Zhao Yue and Liu Lili sent Tang Xiao Qing a voice message asking for help; Tang Xiao Qing told them they could leave.
• Song Hao moved a van aside and drove Liu Lili to the alley behind Wujiu Mall, where they decided to visit Boss Ling at 822.
• Song Hao and Liu Lili arrived at 822 and saw a girl in an imperial-yellow delivery uniform walk out as a blue system interface appeared before her.