Chapter 34 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Chapter 034: Start of the Action In the end, Li Meng ambivalently left with two bodyguards. Nan Yin was well aware from Li Meng's constant backward glances that the young woman wasn't ready to give up on her plan to get Nan Yin to visit her home. But Nan Yin really wanted to avoid any contact with Long Gan Group at the moment. Putting aside the previous host and her father's complicated entanglements with the group, just considering the tricky nature of Li Meng's father, Nan Yin wasn't eager to involve herself until she could grow stronger. Nan Xi left with Su Xiao Yu and Su Ran Ran. Su Ling remained uninvolved as usual. Once Li Meng left, Nan Yin lost sight of any other important characters around. "Isn't Xia Yi Yi here today?" Nan Yin frowned as she stared at the now-empty school entrance. She had subtly inquired about this from Li Meng earlier and learned that Xia Yi Yi hadn't been attending school for a few days now. There was a high possibility that the tragic turn of events in the original text had already taken place. Having this thought made Nan Yin feel a pang of heaviness. After entrusting Jiang Mi to continue selling spicy soup until she returned in the afternoon, Nan Yin left. ……………………………… Saving Xia Yi Yi seemed to be an urgent matter. Since Nan Yin hadn't foreseen the development of the plot, she missed the best time to rescue her. Now, she needed to act immediately. However, dealing with Xia Jun and his son, who seemed quite daunting in the original text, wasn't likely to be easy. It wouldn't be safe for Nan Yin to face them alone, so she needed reinforcement. Coincidentally, Fuhu Zhengsi was absent today... He wasn't following Nan Yin like a shadow because she had sent him on a task two days ago. The task was related to Nan Yin's future development and standing in the Filo district, so she couldn't summon Fuhu Zhengsi back now. So... After a brief moment of contemplation, Nan Yin made a call using a contact stored in the previous host's terminal. She thought of a person, the policewoman named Miao Xin whom she had met when she had first arrived in this world. Nan Yin remembered that Miao Xin held quite a high rank in the police force. She was fully capable of assisting with the situation at hand. Of course… most crucially, the previous host and she had a good relationship. Miao Xin had gotten the original host off the hook several times due to being soft-hearted. Sure enough, once Miao Xin heard that Nan Yin needed help, she didn't hesitate to agree. "Nan Yin, tell me honestly, did you get yourself into trouble again?" Miao Xin's voice came across the line, sounding as strict as an older sister concerned for her younger sibling. "…Of course not!" Nan Yin instinctively retorted, her face slightly flushed. However, a moment later, she regained her focus and started discussing the main issue. Ten minutes later, inside a police car, Miao Xin, with a serious expression, along with two patrolling police officers, insisted on Nan Yin recounting Xia Yi Yi's situation once again. "I've heard of Xia Jun," Miao Xin nodded before shaking her head with a troubled look, "But handling this could be challenging... I think..." Under Nan Yin's curious gaze, Miao Xin dialed another number on her terminal. It seemed... the help she had called for was going to call for backup? ……………… “Buzz!” Under Chen Yi's gaze, the object given to Su Xiao Yu started emitting a severe white light once it was covered by the young man’s hands. Within three seconds, the dark red "snake gall" was stripped of its outer layer, turning into a color as pure and white as exquisite jade. This was a sign of it being purified. "This… is this the purification skill you mentioned?" Chen Yi examined the purified snake gall handed to him and raised his eyes to question Su Xiao Yu. The gallbladder of this Naga witch snake was something that Chen Yi had obtained from the Guarding Department before he arrived. The object had once been deemed "absolutely uncleanable" by the Chief of Security, who was a level-five police officer. However, it had been easily purified by the man before him. "That is correct, purification is a basic skill that every beast tamer has to learn from the apprentice stage. This snake gall solely became harder to purify because of the excessive violence from its owner. It was nothing more than a simple task to purify it." Su Xiao Yu replied with a faint smile. The two of them were currently having a discussion at the police station. After sending his sister and Nan Xi home, Su Xiao Yu immediately arrived here. If Nan Yin were present, she would certainly recognize Chen Yi as the one often lending a hand to Su Xiao Yu in the original text, also known as "Muyu Thirteen". "Is a beast tamer really that miraculous?" Chen Yi stroked his chin, seizing the essence of Su Xiao Yu's words. "Officer Chen Yi, pardon my presumption. Most local beast tamers in Tianzhou City are just passable and possess skills just at an apprentice level. So… Officer Chen Yi, you do not need to compare me with them." A confident smile lingered around Su Xiao Yu's mouth. "I understand." Chen Yi interpreted Su Xiao Yu's seemingly perfunctory attitude as not wanting to elaborate further about so-called "beast tamers". However, he didn't give it much thought. After all, for people from their "world within", everything seemed to be deviating from the norm and "professions" naturally appeared bizarre. There were wizards, puppet masters, alchemists, elements manipulators, and so forth, with the number of "occupations" involving supernaturally gifted people learned by Chen Yi over the years reaching well over a hundred, none of them being too peculiar. Even the once bewitching ghost wizards are now a common sight. "However, this series of supernatural murders are truly making people furious..." "Are they going rogue? Is it really related to Basel..." Chen Yi muttered to himself. He lifted his head to look at Su Xiao Yu's reaction, but found him still intently adjusting the compass in his hand, seemingly unaffected by the name "Basel." "Anyway..." "Dad, you've got a call..." Suddenly, a humorous ringtone resounded from the mobile phone attached to Chen Yi's waist. Under Su Xiao Yu's curious gaze, Chen Yi, unconcerned, answered the call. "Hello? Who's this?" "Oh? Ah Xin… You need my help?" "Of course, I can help. Stay where you are, I’m on my way." With a furrowed brow, Chen Yi ended the call and turned to Su Xiao Yu: "Su Xiao Yu, you know Nan Yin, right. It seems she's run into some trouble. I need to go check it out. Do you want to come along?" ………………………… "Bang!" The car door slammed shut. Chen Yi glanced at the rear-view mirror, clearly sensing the force by which the lovely snow-haired girl had shut the door was extraordinary, indicative of her unstable emotional state. "Uncle Chen, why did he come along?" Nan Yin frowned as she looked at the silver-haired cat-eared man in the front passenger seat and asked. "Hehe, I was just working on a case with Officer Chen when I heard you needed help. I thought I’d tag along." Su Xiao Yu flashed a smile and answered. "What about Nan Xi?" "She went home with my sister." "You… you're okay with the two girls going home by themselves?" Nan Yin was a little speechless. It was essential to be cautious about safety in a place like Tianzhou City. Isn't there supposed to be a serial killer in the city recently? Shouldn't she be more careful? "Hehe, Ran Ran is also a beast tamer, in actuality, she's pretty strong." Su Xiao Yu scratched his head. "…Fine, If that's the case. Go ahead." Nan Yin helplessly massaged her forehead. Since she was going to save the female lead, having the male lead come along wasn't necessarily a bad thing. She might even be protected by the peculiar protagonist's aura. Upon seeing Chen Yi, a stream of memories surged in her mind, memories mostly related to Chen Yi and Miao Xin. Miao Xin and the original Nan Yin had come to know each other through case-work. After frequently meeting, Miao Xin eventually started to treat the seemingly pitiable Nan Yin like her own younger sister; there wasn't much need to elaborate on that. Chen Yi, however, was Miao Xin's father, the Director of the Paranormal Department of the Tianzhou City Police Bureau. When Miao Xin took Nan Yin to her mother's cake shop, Chen Yi had met Nan Yin for the first time. Chen Yi, like his daughter, sympathized with the original host and treated Nan Yin as if she was his second daughter. In all honesty... it was unclear how the original host's memory worked; she completely forgot about a senior who was so kind to her… As for why Miao Xin, being Chen Yi's daughter, carries her mother's surname instead? It seems the couple had agreed that if they have a daughter, she would take her mother's surname, and if they have a son, he would take his father's. Anyway, Nan Yin wasn't sure about it either. The memories that had just sprung up were vague when it came to these matters. Back to the main issue, her original plan was to take Miao Xin to Xia Yi Yi's home. However, after a brief moment of contemplation, Miao Xin decided to ask for backup. After all, it was highly possible that a fight was ahead of them, and having just a high school girl and three junior police officers indeed appeared a little inadequate. After much deliberation, Miao Xin thought of her stepfather, Chen Yi. Unexpectedly, when Chen Yi appeared, he brought along an additional person named "protagonist." "Alright, Nan Yin, tell us exactly what happened." By this point, Chen Yi felt the ambiance had settled, and he directly inquired. From his tone, it could be clearly inferred that he was indeed close to Nan Yin. The memories were not wrong; this was a senior who was quite kind to her. Nan Yin didn't beat around the bush and straightforwardly informed the group about Xia Yi Yi's circumstances, omitting some details. "Drug trafficking? Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Chen Yi furrowed his brows. Being the Chief of the Supernatural Department of Tianzhou City, a small drug case from the Filo district was naturally not in his radar. "So, Nan Yin, you are suggesting that your classmate Xia Yi Yi might be in a bad situation, correct?" "Indeed, so I am planning on paying a visit to her home." Nan Yin was confident that Xia Yi Yi was in trouble, but couldn't outright express her certainty, so she articulated it differently. "What about Ah Xin?" Chen Yi continued to inquire. Miao Xin had returned to the Filo district police station for reinforcements after she had called Chen Yi. Nan Yin answered truthfully. "In that case, we should just disclose her address and let Xiao Yu accompany you. He is, after all, a beast tamer," Chen Yi