Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling
Author: Onepay
Chapter 500 - 499: Being Played for a Fool? (Part 2)
"Director Xie should soon officially become the head of the Special Administration Bureau. He’s just one official document away from it."
With this, Minister Duan truly couldn’t hold it in any longer: "You... what did you say? The head?!"
Elder Gong nodded. If it weren’t for Yun Ran’s graceful departure, he couldn’t have confirmed his earlier absurd suspicion.
"Director Xie is likely that Young Master Xie of the Xie Family."
Minister Duan, who was already a bit unable to hold it together, was now truly caught off guard: "You’re saying Director Xie is that Young Master Xie from the Xie Family!!!"
"That’s the only possibility. Otherwise, he couldn’t suppress those people."
Minister Duan still couldn’t believe it: "If he really is that renowned and mysterious Young Master, then why would he have..."
The words got stuck in Minister Duan’s throat as the past events flashed through his mind.
He finally remembered that there seemed to have been many occasions where Director Xie appeared to compromise reluctantly, but the end results didn’t fully favor them.
Suddenly, Minister Duan felt a chill down his spine. If Xie Xuzhi truly was that mysterious Young Master, hadn’t they been played all these years?
Then he felt a wave of fear. That Young Master’s skill in manipulating people was truly first-rate, and yet they were content to be fooled.
Thinking of this, a bitter smile appeared on Minister Duan’s face: "Elder Gong, what is he doing?
If he’d revealed his identity earlier, the Special Administration Bureau would have been his to command. Watching us dance around, isn’t this just about playing games with us..."
Elder Gong naturally couldn’t know the inside details.
But he was certain that the Young Master Xie wouldn’t be so idle, and it’s unlikely he was toying with them for amusement.
"Whatever hidden matter there is isn’t important; what’s important is we need to suppress those who were jumping around extravagantly before, to prevent Director Xie’s retribution later!"
Now that Director Xie is so busy, it’s given us an opportunity to act. If we punish ourselves first, Director Xie won’t punish too heavily afterward.
Minister Duan took it in and immediately adopted a serious demeanor: "Alright, I’ll handle it right away!"
Now all they could do was seize the time to protect the most important people and send them to remote areas for a few years to preserve their strength.
These things could only be handled personally, without involving outsiders.
Minister Duan looked again at Elder Gong, who simply waved him off: "Go handle it, my injury is no longer serious."
Following Yun Ran’s departure from these mountains, Minister Duan also left shortly afterward.
When Yun Ran had just taken her seat on the plane, Minister Duan was already flying back to the Capital City, a step ahead of her.
Once on the plane, Yun Ran covered her head and started sleeping. When she awoke, the plane had already landed.
She couldn’t tell if it was because there was nothing to be on guard about, but at that moment, Yun Ran could barely open her eyes, her entire being exuding exhaustion.
Ginsengfruit, on the other hand, was quite energetic and even prepared a cart to push Yun Ran on.
Many people near the airport, seeing this scene, were curious and took out their phones to film it.
"Oh, that little boy is so pitiful, so young and already taking care of an adult at home."
"That girl must be his sister, is she not in good health?"
"Quick, post it to Douyin, maybe someone influential can help..."
...
Yun Ran was groggily pushed out of the airport by Ginsengfruit. Those filming them failed to notice that they were the only ones who could clearly see Yun Ran and Ginsengfruit’s faces.
After the video was uploaded, the rest could only see two faces with mosaics over them.
Immediately, comments appeared under the video.
[This is just a gimmick; otherwise, why would you mosaic everyone’s faces in the video!]
[Indeed, I thought it was some tragic story and was ready to donate my daily meals’ cost, but this? Are they playing me?!]
[Speaking from experience, this is staged. I know these two; a pair of siblings aspiring to be internet celebrities, probably afraid of being recognized, so they deliberately blurred their faces, reporting them!]
...
The ones who shot the video were fuming over the comments under their footage, puzzled by the sudden influx of trolls.
Clearly, the scene they filmed was clear as day; where was any mosaic? This was blatant lying!
Immediately, they began to retaliate, engaging in battles with people in the comment section.
But soon, the video was taken down for being reported due to the hostility in the comments.
Those who shot the footage were so angered they nearly smashed their phones, ending up resenting all trolls and haters indiscriminately!
Yun Ran, still terribly drowsy, had no idea how Ginsengfruit managed to get her onto the hotel bed.
When she awoke again, Yun Ran stretched comfortably, and her stomach let out loud grumbles akin to thunder.
That hunger felt as if she hadn’t eaten for days, leaving Yun Ran a bit speechless.
Talking to herself, she said, "This body’s nearly 18, it shouldn’t still be growing, and yet I’m getting hungry so fast."
Looking at the pitch-black room, Yun Ran lounged in bed and weakly said, "Open the curtains!"
The voice-activated curtains slowly opened, letting sunlight creep into the room.
"Ginsengfruit, I’m hungry~"
The room was soundproof, but even if separated by a great distance, Ginsengfruit could still hear Yun Ran whenever she opened her mouth.
At that moment, Ginsengfruit, who was in the living room munching on fruit, hastily put down the tablet and hit a button nearby.
He then rushed to get a glass of warm water and took it to Yun Ran.
"Host, you finally woke up. You’ve been asleep for three days and nights!"
It’s just that being bound with Yun Ran allowed him to know she was merely sleeping, or else he would have been scared to death!
Before seeing the water, Yun Ran didn’t feel particularly thirsty.
But once Ginsengfruit brought the water over, Yun Ran suddenly felt she could drink a whole barrel of it.
As soon as she finished the water, there was a knock at the door outside.
"The food has arrived. I prepared it early on, just waiting for you to wake so you can eat right away. I’ll go get the food now."
Ginsengfruit bounced out and shortly returned with a food cart.
Seeing the cart full of food she loved, Yun Ran immediately felt crafting a body for Ginsengfruit was the best decision she’d ever made.
It wasn’t until Yun Ran had eaten over half of the food on the cart that she felt like she had come back to life.
With this, Minister Duan truly couldn’t hold it in any longer: "You... what did you say? The head?!"
Elder Gong nodded. If it weren’t for Yun Ran’s graceful departure, he couldn’t have confirmed his earlier absurd suspicion.
"Director Xie is likely that Young Master Xie of the Xie Family."
Minister Duan, who was already a bit unable to hold it together, was now truly caught off guard: "You’re saying Director Xie is that Young Master Xie from the Xie Family!!!"
"That’s the only possibility. Otherwise, he couldn’t suppress those people."
Minister Duan still couldn’t believe it: "If he really is that renowned and mysterious Young Master, then why would he have..."
The words got stuck in Minister Duan’s throat as the past events flashed through his mind.
He finally remembered that there seemed to have been many occasions where Director Xie appeared to compromise reluctantly, but the end results didn’t fully favor them.
Suddenly, Minister Duan felt a chill down his spine. If Xie Xuzhi truly was that mysterious Young Master, hadn’t they been played all these years?
Then he felt a wave of fear. That Young Master’s skill in manipulating people was truly first-rate, and yet they were content to be fooled.
Thinking of this, a bitter smile appeared on Minister Duan’s face: "Elder Gong, what is he doing?
If he’d revealed his identity earlier, the Special Administration Bureau would have been his to command. Watching us dance around, isn’t this just about playing games with us..."
Elder Gong naturally couldn’t know the inside details.
But he was certain that the Young Master Xie wouldn’t be so idle, and it’s unlikely he was toying with them for amusement.
"Whatever hidden matter there is isn’t important; what’s important is we need to suppress those who were jumping around extravagantly before, to prevent Director Xie’s retribution later!"
Now that Director Xie is so busy, it’s given us an opportunity to act. If we punish ourselves first, Director Xie won’t punish too heavily afterward.
Minister Duan took it in and immediately adopted a serious demeanor: "Alright, I’ll handle it right away!"
Now all they could do was seize the time to protect the most important people and send them to remote areas for a few years to preserve their strength.
These things could only be handled personally, without involving outsiders.
Minister Duan looked again at Elder Gong, who simply waved him off: "Go handle it, my injury is no longer serious."
Following Yun Ran’s departure from these mountains, Minister Duan also left shortly afterward.
When Yun Ran had just taken her seat on the plane, Minister Duan was already flying back to the Capital City, a step ahead of her.
Once on the plane, Yun Ran covered her head and started sleeping. When she awoke, the plane had already landed.
She couldn’t tell if it was because there was nothing to be on guard about, but at that moment, Yun Ran could barely open her eyes, her entire being exuding exhaustion.
Ginsengfruit, on the other hand, was quite energetic and even prepared a cart to push Yun Ran on.
Many people near the airport, seeing this scene, were curious and took out their phones to film it.
"Oh, that little boy is so pitiful, so young and already taking care of an adult at home."
"That girl must be his sister, is she not in good health?"
"Quick, post it to Douyin, maybe someone influential can help..."
...
Yun Ran was groggily pushed out of the airport by Ginsengfruit. Those filming them failed to notice that they were the only ones who could clearly see Yun Ran and Ginsengfruit’s faces.
After the video was uploaded, the rest could only see two faces with mosaics over them.
Immediately, comments appeared under the video.
[This is just a gimmick; otherwise, why would you mosaic everyone’s faces in the video!]
[Indeed, I thought it was some tragic story and was ready to donate my daily meals’ cost, but this? Are they playing me?!]
[Speaking from experience, this is staged. I know these two; a pair of siblings aspiring to be internet celebrities, probably afraid of being recognized, so they deliberately blurred their faces, reporting them!]
...
The ones who shot the video were fuming over the comments under their footage, puzzled by the sudden influx of trolls.
Clearly, the scene they filmed was clear as day; where was any mosaic? This was blatant lying!
Immediately, they began to retaliate, engaging in battles with people in the comment section.
But soon, the video was taken down for being reported due to the hostility in the comments.
Those who shot the footage were so angered they nearly smashed their phones, ending up resenting all trolls and haters indiscriminately!
Yun Ran, still terribly drowsy, had no idea how Ginsengfruit managed to get her onto the hotel bed.
When she awoke again, Yun Ran stretched comfortably, and her stomach let out loud grumbles akin to thunder.
That hunger felt as if she hadn’t eaten for days, leaving Yun Ran a bit speechless.
Talking to herself, she said, "This body’s nearly 18, it shouldn’t still be growing, and yet I’m getting hungry so fast."
Looking at the pitch-black room, Yun Ran lounged in bed and weakly said, "Open the curtains!"
The voice-activated curtains slowly opened, letting sunlight creep into the room.
"Ginsengfruit, I’m hungry~"
The room was soundproof, but even if separated by a great distance, Ginsengfruit could still hear Yun Ran whenever she opened her mouth.
At that moment, Ginsengfruit, who was in the living room munching on fruit, hastily put down the tablet and hit a button nearby.
He then rushed to get a glass of warm water and took it to Yun Ran.
"Host, you finally woke up. You’ve been asleep for three days and nights!"
It’s just that being bound with Yun Ran allowed him to know she was merely sleeping, or else he would have been scared to death!
Before seeing the water, Yun Ran didn’t feel particularly thirsty.
But once Ginsengfruit brought the water over, Yun Ran suddenly felt she could drink a whole barrel of it.
As soon as she finished the water, there was a knock at the door outside.
"The food has arrived. I prepared it early on, just waiting for you to wake so you can eat right away. I’ll go get the food now."
Ginsengfruit bounced out and shortly returned with a food cart.
Seeing the cart full of food she loved, Yun Ran immediately felt crafting a body for Ginsengfruit was the best decision she’d ever made.
It wasn’t until Yun Ran had eaten over half of the food on the cart that she felt like she had come back to life.