CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 435: SOMEONE BEAT US TO IT

The Ginsengfruit sensed its host’s fighting spirit and quickly nodded: "Exactly, exactly, they can’t even do bad things right, they’re just cowards!"

Yun Ran looked at the Ginsengfruit speechlessly: "It’s like you’re capable of doing anything right."

The Ginsengfruit immediately chuckled, planning not to become a bad guy anyway,

The two of them hailed a cab and headed straight to their destination. On the way, the driver was a bit hesitant, worried Yun Ran might not know what that place was.

After some consideration, he said: "Little girl, why are you taking your little brother to that abandoned area? That place is not good.

Previously, a big company took a fancy to those abandoned buildings, thinking about buying them cheap and continuing construction. But as soon as they started, something happened..."

If some timid person listened to the driver’s eerie story, they’d definitely be scared and choose not to go there.

But Yun Ran wasn’t afraid. Forget eerie abandoned buildings, she’d go alone even to the remnants of a mass burial ground.

Yun Ran’s voice turned soft and sweet as she said, "Oh, I’m going there to find someone."

The driver, seeing she insisted even after he explained everything, figured he couldn’t dissuade her further.

As the road became more isolated and there were no other vehicles, Yun Ran didn’t get scared, but the driver did.

Even though it was broad daylight, the desolate area seemed like a giant green gauze tent.

Thoughts of news stories about taxi drivers being lured to secluded places by passengers and being killed kept popping into the driver’s head.

Whether it was because of those news stories or not, the driver increasingly suspected he might have encountered bait from a criminal gang.

Cold sweat appeared inexplicably on his body, and his hands started to tremble.

His eyes frequently glanced at Yun Ran and the Ginsengfruit in the rearview mirror, seemingly trying to find evidence that they weren’t bad people.

Feeling him scrutinizing them, Yun Ran seemed speechless, directly meeting the driver’s eyes through the rearview mirror.

"Don’t worry, you’re very safe."

It would’ve been fine if Yun Ran hadn’t said this, but once she did, the driver’s legs felt weak, and his breathing became even more labored.

With an abrupt brake, the driver stopped the car, turned around to look at Yun Ran and the Ginsengfruit, sweat covering his forehead, his face pale as a sheet.

His voice trembled as he said, "I... I have an eighty-year-old mother and a... a three-year-old child... please... please don’t harm me..."

Then, with shaking hands, he took out his mobile phone and all the cash on him: "This... is all the money I have."

Ginsengfruit: ...

Yun Ran: ...

With a young girl and a small kid, their group seemed like a weakling, yet how did they manage to scare a burly driver like this?

The Ginsengfruit also worried about scaring the driver to death, so instead of speaking, it complained to Yun Ran through the system: [Host, isn’t this more of an injustice than Dou’e?]

Yun Ran looked around at the vast, empty surroundings. There wasn’t even a shadow of a person, let alone a car. It was normal for timid people to be influenced by the environment.

After thinking about it, she took out a piece of talisman paper from her pocket and placed it in the trembling driver’s hand.

"You’re easily spooked by special environments due to your light horoscope. This peace charm can calm you down."

The driver was on the verge of tears.

Did this mean they weren’t satisfied with the money he’d given?

Were they hinting that if he didn’t give enough money, he wouldn’t be safe?

Yun Ran saw the driver’s expression and knew he was overthinking again.

A kind soul with a timid nature was lucky to have met her.

"Hurry and keep it!"

The driver shuddered and immediately clutched the peace charm tightly, soon realizing that the cold sweat he’d been sweating was gone.

The strange fear he felt inside was also gradually dissipating.

Once he calmed down, Ginsengfruit rolled its eyes: "With such a small courage, why are you driving a cab..."

With a calm heart, steady hands, and legs that no longer felt weak, the driver finally confirmed they weren’t bad people and smiled awkwardly.

Looking at the charm in his hand, he intuitively knew that it was something good, even without the little girl’s confirmation.

Just now was entirely his misunderstanding, scaring himself.

"Well, um..."

"Alright, just drive. On your way back, if you get scared, I suggest you call the police and have them pick you up!"

Driver: ...

He now wanted to cover his face in embarrassment, thinking, Gosh, he was over forty and has lost all his dignity!!!

Despite a bit of delay on the road, overall, it didn’t have too much of an impact.

Just as they were about to reach their destination, a lot of sirens and the sound of helicopters approached from a distance behind the car.

Yun Ran reflexively looked back, holy cow, the formation resembled chasing a notorious criminal.

With the peace charm’s protection, the driver was no longer easily scared, calmly parking the car by the roadside to make way.

Soon those siren-blaring cars zoomed past theirs.

The Ginsengfruit wanted to open the window to take a look outside, but the surrounding dust made it drop the idea instantly.

[Host, those cars seem like they’re from the Special Administration Bureau. Could they be from there?]

Helicopters flew over their heads. Yun Ran glanced and nodded affirmatively: [They are from the Special Administration Bureau!]

If so many people from the Special Administration Bureau acted simultaneously and they were heading in her direction, Yun Ran quickly realized that someone had tipped them off.

"Driver, please turn around; we’re heading back to the city!"

The driver was relieved that he no longer felt afraid and was nearly at their destination, but now he had to turn back?

Anyway, the paying customer is always right.

"Alright, I’ll turn around now."

The Ginsengfruit looked at Yun Ran, a bit confused: [Host, we’ve already waited several hours at the Luo Family, consumed enough Evil Energy, and finally pinpointed this location.

Now we’re just giving the credit to someone else so easily? How do we explain this to the Luo Family later?]

Yun Ran remained calm: [I don’t have any relationship with the Special Administration Bureau in the Capital City, plus I’ve been marked as part of Xie Xuzhi’s faction and got expelled.

You think if I show up here, won’t the people from the Special Administration Bureau make trouble for me? I’m here to earn some extra income, not to wage war with them.

Moreover, if they’ve found this place, some people must’ve deliberately reported it to disrupt my rhythm.

To sum up, the person at the destination must be a decoy, and a dead decoy at that, so there’s no value in capturing them.]