Chapter 137 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Stepping into the innermost part of the chairman's office located on the top floor, taking the exclusive elevator down to the basement level, Nan Yin had already been here for the third time this month. After getting off the elevator, Nan Yin was oblivious to the surrounding metallic decor, ignoring the frantic screams of Luo Nv in her head. Her subordinates, who had received the news, were already waiting here. The appointed head of the newly established research department stood before her, looking respectful, awaiting her orders. As mentioned before, the Philo District previously had a large industrial area, with the arsenal once famous throughout Australia. However, with the implementation of the second phase of industrial planning, the arsenal was gradually abandoned, and the workers were collectively disbanded, including those with ample research and development experience. After the establishment of Ambrera International, Nan Yin had tasked Tu Shan Jin with gathering the previously disbanded workers and researchers in order to enrich the long-established Ambrera International Equipment Research Department. After all, a security and arms company could not possibly be without its own innovation department. The director of the research department before her was a former research director of the arsenal in the Philo District who Tu Shan Jin had found. Since being disbanded, his life had taken a turn for the worse. His wife and daughter were forced to work to support the family, but now Nan Yin had given him a well-paying job, and his family had also been taken care of by Nan Yin. It could be said that this man's loyalty to Nan Yin may have surpassed everyone else's except for Tu Shan Jin. "Miss, do you want to see the latest research on smart firearms? Please follow me..." The director thought Nan Yin was here to inspect the work and was about to lead the way, but he guessed wrong. Nan Yin waved her hand to stop him. "Director Wang, I'm not here to inspect the work. Please prepare a sturdy experimental room for me." The director did not dare to delay upon hearing this and immediately led Nan Yin to a room specially designed for testing explosive weapons. He also conscientiously stepped back and activated the lab's automatic alert system to prevent Nan Yin from being disturbed. Nan Yin was very satisfied with Director Wang's emotional intelligence and work attitude. However, it was not the time to praise subordinates now. She lightly touched the ring on her finger to prompt Luo Nv to prepare, then released the black-clothed individuals inside the system space. "Whoosh!" The suddenly appearing black-clothed individuals had not yet realized what was happening when they found their limbs securely bound by four red threads, which were also steadily absorbing their blood. "It's you..." The black-clothed individual noticed Nan Yin before him and said coldly. At this moment, the black-clothed individual's voice sounded somewhat weak, as he had been confined in the system space for some time without any sustenance. If not for relying on his internal strength, he might have died from exhaustion. Nan Yin did not give the black-clothed individual time to speak. She had no interest in conversing with him. As she lightly tapped the ring in her hand, the black-clothed individual immediately felt weak all over. Meanwhile, Nan Yin did not idle. Upon the moment the black-clothed individual felt weak, she took out her "Sudden Inspiration" and fired four shots at the black-clothed individual. After that, the individual's thoughts were forcibly dispersed. Seizing the opportunity, Luo Nv also acted, and Nan Yin saw some visible black dots flowing into the black-clothed individual's body through the red threads binding his limbs. After a moment, the four red threads suddenly disappeared, and the black-clothed individual knelt before Nan Yin and respectfully said, "I have seen the master!" Seeing this, Nan Yin knew that the black-clothed individual before her had been successfully controlled by Luo Nv, so she nodded in satisfaction. "You may rise." "Yes!" The black-clothed individual immediately stood up, his eyes fixated on Nan Yin, filled with fervor. Seeing this, Nan Yin knew the situation was stable. They say the eyes are the windows to a person's soul; she could tell that the black-clothed individual's devotion to her was not feigned. "What is your name?" Nan Yin asked. "Master, the servant's name is Tu Shan Jin," the black-clothed individual said respectfully. "Tu Shan Jin... of the Tu Shan Fox Clan?" Nan Yin nodded thoughtfully. Actually, she had long suspected the identity of the black-clothed individual and today was just a confirmation. "What is your status? What is your cultivation?" Since he was a newly acquired subordinate, his ability was of great concern to Nan Yin. "Master, the servant belongs to the Tu Shan Clan and serves as the chief guard at the Mansion of Prince Fu. My cultivation has reached the fifth rank," the black-clothed individual immediately replied. The fifth rank... that was level five. Nan Yin nodded slightly. In this world, regardless of the sect, cultivation ranks were denoted by numbers. For example, the most numerous psychics were divided into ranks. Some factions, such as those in the Eastern Region, typically used ranks. It was only a difference in naming conventions. Nan Yin was still somewhat unclear about what the fifth rank meant. She knew that Chen Yi, the Director of the Tianzhou City Garrison, also possessed a fifth-rank strength, but she was not sure how it compared to the Tu Shan Jin before her. "Then tell me, who sent you to capture Xiaobai? Why did you want to capture her? What is Xiaobai's identity? Xiaobai is that little white fox," Nan Yin continued. "It was Prince Fu and, as for the identity of that little fox," the black-clothed individual suddenly turned pale and then knelt down, immediately coughing up blood. "Wait, Nan Yin, don't interrogate him. It seems like this question imposed a sealing curse. If Tu Shan Jin touches on this question again, he might burst and die. By being able to trigger a sealing curse under my watch, it seems that the Tu Shan lineage still has formidable experts," Luo Nv spoke up at this moment, her voice tinged with surprise. "To be able to provoke a sealing curse under my watch, it appears that the Tu Shan lineage still has formidable experts." Nan Yin, however, was unconcerned about Luo Nv's astonishment. Since the question couldn't be asked, she gave up on delving into Xiaobai's identity. It was surprising that the matter of her identity had been specifically sealed by a curse. What kind of identity could Xiaobai have? Unfortunately, as the little fox only babbled and could not articulate, Nan Yin resigned herself to not pursuing the issue any further. "Alright, get up, " Nan Yin said, tossing a healing talisman of Su Xiaoyu's brand to Tu Shan Jin. "From today, you will follow me." Tu Shan Jin got up with difficulty, nodded, and stuffed the healing talisman into his chest. Nan Yin shook her head at this scene. Speaking of which, now that he had become one of her people, the previous name was no longer appropriate. She raised her head and looked at Tu Shan Jin's black fox ears, then declared, "From today, you will no longer be called Tu Shan Jin. You will be called Black Fox." As his thoughts were controlled, Black Fox could not possibly resist over a name. He nodded respectfully. "Yes, Master." As Nan Yin once again gained a new subordinate, her grand plan took a step forward. Meanwhile, in an abandoned factory in Tianzhou City... "You...no...ahhhh!" With a harrowing scream, the armed thugs in front of a girl turned into blood at her fingertips, which were then entirely absorbed by tentacles emerging from the shadow behind her. "Tsk...haha. Truly, the robust taste of this flesh and blood is delightful. However, you are quite persistent, little girl. You came all this way just to kill so-called bad people for me to eat, even though there are those academy psychics just around the corner." It was a lazy but icy voice, yet upon hearing it, the girl retorted in an even colder voice, "Ou Er Mo Si, I only kill those who deserve it. I don't want to harm innocent people." "Fine, fine, my kind little princess, kind...Xīng åí."