Chapter 82: Fostering Good Relations

Gu Weimin said, "Isn't it quite nice-looking?"

Hao Yingjun saw the bracelet and felt utterly defeated. Now, if he got discovered, there was no way to escape. There was no way to make contact; this wretched old man was truly devious. Hao Yingjun was completely bewildered.

Gu Weimin urged, "Come on, let's play another round. Come on!"

Hao Yingjun kept trying to remove the bracelet, while Wang Zixuan kept calling him, thinking he was up to some trick again.

Wang Zixuan threatened, "If you dare mess with me, just wait, you'll be ruined."

He pulled a few hundred-yuan bills from his bag and threw them at the bar before leaving.

The next day at Haoyizhen Hospital, Xiao Si was surprisingly watching over the loyal Hachiko. Hao Yingjun walked over, sat down, and looked at Xiao Si.

Hao Yingjun said, "Xiao Si, I'm sorry. I'm afraid we can't leave. We may have to stay a bit longer. See this?"

He raised his hand for Xiao Si to look.

Hao Yingjun said, "It's the curse of surveillance."

He recalled the misery brought by his disbelief in evil and first went to the back mountain. When he reached 9.5 kilometers, he stubbornly kept going. Wang Zixuan, watching quietly from his office, observed him hesitate at 9.9 kilometers. Finally, Hao Yingjun took that step—only to be shocked so badly he was burnt inside and out.

This strategy failed, so Hao Yingjun returned to Haoyizhen Hospital. He picked up scissors and, without hesitation, tried to cut the bracelet—only to be shocked again, painfully so. Next, he grabbed a kitchen knife and measured it against his own hand, but when it was time to strike, he diverted toward a watermelon instead. He cut it open, eating some himself while feeding Xiao Si.

Hao Yingjun said, "So, I’ve prepared Plan B—the Peaceful Escape Plan. For now, I need to behave well. As for passing information, Xiao Si, I’ll have to trouble you with that. I’ll work on earning everyone's trust and lulling their vigilance. Meanwhile, I'll investigate how to remove the bracelet. When their guard is down, that's when we'll succeed. What do you think of this plan?"

At that moment, Xiao Si bit the bracelet, making Hao Yingjun nervous.

Hao Yingjun exclaimed, "Hey, what are you doing? Don't do anything reckless!"

Just as he finished speaking, a series of wails echoed out, sounding both agonizing and oddly satisfying. After recovering, Hao Yingjun hurried off to work. He clocked in, then waited at the entrance to see who would be late. When Xiao Deng clocked in at 8:59, Hao Yingjun finally found his candidate.

Xiao Deng stopped his motorcycle and rushed toward the supermarket, only to be stopped by Hao Yingjun.

Hao Yingjun called out, "Brother Deng is here!"

Xiao Deng replied, "Oh, I'm exhausted."

Hao Yingjun greeted, "Good morning!"

Xiao Deng responded, "Morning."

He was about to run inside, fearing he'd really be late, but Hao Yingjun stopped him again.

Hao Yingjun handed over a gift box and said, "Hey, wait a moment, Brother Deng. I wanted to give you something—a super invincible, waterproof, sunproof, ultra-breathable, winter-warm, summer-cool, handsome-man-exclusive 4D motorcycle seat cushion."

Xiao Deng was taken aback, then asked, "Is there a case? Did Big Sister send you to hold me up?"

Hao Yingjun replied, "Brother Deng, why would you think that? I just wanted to express my pure, boundless respect for you. Besides, if there were a case, Big Sister would be eager to send you out rather than stop you."

Xiao Deng said, "Then I'll accept it. Thank you."

When he opened the gift box, Xiao Deng looked at him with an inscrutable expression.