What To Do If The Heroine Escapes From The Book

Chapter 236: Tragic Mi Xiaolin

The accounts provided by Qi Chengtai and Du Lianfeng didn’t really go beyond Chu Ge’s expectations. He had already outlined the “outline” of this event in his mind.

Ever since Xie Wenyuan mentioned that Mi Xiaolin’s company had foreign investment and wasn’t trustworthy, he had entertained similar guesses. When he used to argue with people online, he could easily label his opponents as “paid shills,” let alone in this situation.

Anyone with insight would have thought of the concept that “spiritual energy is the new capital.” This was undoubtedly a global matter and not exclusive to these individuals.

From the information he had gathered, Du Lianfeng wasn’t as clean-cut as he portrayed himself. For instance, in the Nanjiang incident, figures like Iron Anvil and Hai Dongqing seemed to be directly under Du Lianfeng. Therefore, it was likely that he had some involvement with Mi Xiaolin. At the very least, he was an accomplice, whether or not he had gotten into Mi Xiaolin’s bed.

Of course, it wasn’t necessary to bring this up at the moment. Given that Gu Ruoyan was a mind-reader, she likely had a clearer understanding. It would be better if Du Lianfeng had truly participated in foreign affairs; having various points of evidence would be more straightforward. Testifying about these matters to the police was sufficient. Chu Ge truly didn’t want to be involved further.

Delving deeper into this mess could completely disrupt his life. Since acquiring supernatural abilities, these individuals were more audacious than ordinary “bad people.” Having lived in modern society for so long, Chu Ge never thought he’d encounter someone who treated killing as casually as eating and drinking. Even Rong Fu, who was a serial killer, hadn’t shown such audacity. However, Lei Jiangyong’s recklessness had thoroughly enraged him.

He killed, but he didn’t regret it.

Being more resolute was necessary; otherwise, he would just invite endless troubles.

Currently, Chu Ge didn’t believe that Mi Xiaolin had the audacity to come looking for him again. This was his form of deterrence. Of course, as a precaution, it would be best to get rid of her as well. That would provide a sense of security, and the other minor figures wouldn’t dare to come after him.

He looked at Gu Ruoyan. “Um… given their statements, do you think it might be better to arrest Mi Xiaolin first?”

Gu Ruoyan nodded, then promptly led the team. “Detain these two first. The rest of you, come with me. Let’s arrest Mi Xiaolin immediately!”

Qiu Wuji hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask why she was so obedient to Chu Ge’s orders, but she decided against it. Voicing it out loud seemed like she would be the one being laughed at.

Sigh…

….

Mi Xiaolin’s first instinct wasn’t to flee.

Her “master” had left immediately, and he wouldn’t appear in front of others. Mi Xiaolin was currently raging in the villa, berating a group of subordinates: “While I was fighting with Zhong Yi in the back, the bunch of you were charging the factory head-on, but you all ran away without even fighting! Were you on a vacation?”

Someone stammered in reply, “The massive Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was there. How were we supposed to fight that?”

“Dragon?” Mi Xiaolin was puzzled. “How come I didn’t see any giant dragon?”

“It’s true. If you don’t believe me, ask Smith.”

“It’s not a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. It’s a black dragon!” Smith gestured wildly with his arms to describe it. “I saw the Deathwing The Destroyer!”

“Deathwing? What’s that?”

“A black dragon with wings, and there’s magma on its back…”

“Nonsense, it was a golden dragon!”

“Black dragon!”

“Golden dragon!”

They started arguing.

Mi Xiaolin rubbed her temples and looked at the others.

Someone weakly said, “I saw an Azure Dragon spitting water…”

“Did you see the Dragon King from your group?”

“Your mom! If it were from my group, I’d have charged forward already!”

Another fight broke out, devolving into chaos.

Mi Xiaolin was infuriated to the point of madness. “So, you’re telling me that a bunch of you were duped by a simple illusion? Useless wimps! I curse all of your grandmothers!”

Everyone in the scuffle: “…”

It didn’t feel like an illusion at that time. They didn’t know how to respond…

But since everyone saw something different, it might indeed be an illusion. They had no place to reason since they were being scolded…

Mi Xiaolin was livid. “You’re all useless! Something so straightforward turned into such a mess… And Lei Jiangyong is utterly worthless too…”

Before she could finish, she received a phone call. “Ms. Mi, Mr. Lei just set himself on fire at the busiest entrance of the nightclub.”

Mi Xiaolin paused for a moment before connecting the phrases “busiest entrance of the nightclub” and “set himself on fire,”. Her expression instantly turned grim.

Suddenly, the calm face of Chu Ge flashed in her mind, and Mi Xiaolin shivered.

That writer… He turned out to be so ruthless…

She finally realized that this might not be the time to assign blame, but rather to figure out how to retain her power and flee. If the police came to investigate matters related to Lei Jiangyong, she wouldn’t be able to escape for at least a couple of days. If Qi Chengtai and Du Lianfeng woke up and decided to betray her, they could easily disclose over a hundred instances of her company’s wrongdoing. Many things that appeared to lack evidence were seen as evidence in their eyes, or perhaps they themselves were evidence.

Everything would crumble.

She decided to quickly transfer her assets and leave while the government offices were still not open for the day.

Mi Xiaolin drove in a hurry to the company, but even before she could park her car steadily, she saw a group of tax officials in uniform standing downstairs. “Ms. Mi, we’ve received a verified report that your company evaded taxes during the acquisition of Purple Gold Mining. Please cooperate with our investigation.”

Purple Gold Mining…

Mi Xiaolin’s thoughts spun for a few rounds before she remembered the acquisition that had taken place last year, which involved collaboration with the Xia family.

Xia Junjie?

Why is this troublemaker appearing at this critical moment? This is the worst possible time for financial turmoil!

If this had happened at any other time, she could have handled it better. But right now, at this moment when she was about to move her assets and escape, how could she do that with a group of tax auditors right there, watching?

Mi Xiaolin nearly spat out blood in frustration.

Unexpectedly, the most despised playboy had inserted himself at the most inopportune moment, dealing the most fatal blow. It was enough to let her years of accumulating power through countless intimate encounters and building the company’s wealth go down the drain.

When you hear it, it’s heartbreaking; when you see it, it’s tear-jerking.

Nevertheless, she acted decisively. After all, there was a fair amount of money in her personal account. She needed to preserve that.

Mi Xiaolin instructed her financial manager to placate the tax authorities while she hastily drove to the airport.

Something doesn’t feel right—escape immediately!

She was lucky that she left the company less than ten minutes before the police surrounded it with sirens blaring.

“Mi Xiaolin came and left?” Gu Ruoyan immediately analyzed. “She acted decisively to run away. Contact the bank and freeze her personal accounts. Get in touch with the airport and prevent Mi Xiaolin from leaving the country. Alert the airport police to apprehend her!”

“As for the others, take everyone on this list into custody.”

At the airport, even before Mi Xiaolin passed through security, she saw a group of police officers rushing toward her.

Once again, she made a decisive move, transforming into a shadow of a butterfly and disappearing.

Ability users, especially those with unique abilities like her, were difficult to catch. Even if Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji were present, they might not have been able to stop her from using this escape method in time.

Her transformation into a butterfly shadow wasn’t a mere vanishing act; it was a variation of the imprinting ability, directly transferring to where the butterfly imprint was. The distance couldn’t be too far, but it was enough for escaping.

Even in this critical situation, she remained remarkably composed. The destination of her teleportation was a departing sea vessel. The ship’s captain was an accomplice of hers, someone who had previously transported some illicit goods for her.

Seeing her sudden appearance, with no one else around, the ship’s captain was overjoyed. He immediately pushed her down onto a seat and started loosening his belt. “Why have you come… Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Let’s just have some fun first.”

Mi Xiaolin was both anguished and indignant. “Your fun can go to hell! You men… mmmph…”

Mi Xiaolin had worked hard for several years, and her remaining assets were just a fraction of the wealth she had gradually amassed over the years. Now, she couldn’t use them, and she was penniless. She couldn’t even imagine the horrors she would face during the ship’s journey in the coming months.

However, at the very least, with her ability, once she reached land, she could bypass security and seek refuge with her master. She had managed to survive, avoid imprisonment, and she didn’t know whether to feel joy or sorrow.

As she made sandwiches on the ship, Mi Xiaolin would occasionally space out and wonder, when did this collapse truly begin?

Did it start when Du Lianfeng and Qi Chengtai fell in Nanjiang? It didn’t mean much to her. It was actually an opportunity for her to embezzle their assets.

So, did the beginning of the collapse start with her idea of embezzling their assets, or did it start when she didn’t immediately kill Du Lianfeng and Qi Chengtai?

But not immediately killing them was normal. They were originally allies. If her allies were injured by someone else, was she supposed to suddenly kill them for no apparent reason? She wasn’t crazy; a normal person wouldn’t even consider such a thing.

As for later plotting to seize their assets, that was also normal. Two vegetative people lying there, unaware of when they would wake up – who could resist the temptation?

So, she certainly wasn’t wrong.

The mistake lay in… not being strong enough?

But even the master had taken action; it was just that the opponent was too powerful…