Chapter 106: I Want To Do As I Please (8)
Jiang Zhiyan’s residence was in the wealthy district of the Southern Sector. The Southern Sector’s wealthy district was less densely populated than the Northern Sector’s, but that didn’t mean there was a difference in status. There were only five estates like hers in the Southern Sector. Many people wanted to buy them, but only five lucky individuals succeeded.
The developer advertised it as “extremely secure,” and over the years, the security robots had indeed eliminated many “illegal intruders.”
These “illegal intruders” were usually of low social status, so no one cared whether they were actually “illegal” or not, and their families didn’t dare seek justice, as doing so might burden them with enormous debts.
But this time, the five people eliminated were all surnamed Jiang, which meant there would be a good show.
When Jiang Zhiyan checked earlier, the System and the AI assistant had already arranged the narrative: Those people had gone to the wrong place to berate Jiang Zhiyan, the owner of the estate wasn’t home, no one welcomed them in, they lingered for too long and repeatedly insulted the esteemed resident Jiang Zhiyan, were deemed high-risk by the security system, and thus, eliminated, their bodies sent directly to the crematorium, and after so much time had passed, they were probably already ashes.
The System handled the surveillance footage, erasing any trace of them coming to Jiang Zhiyan’s estate, leaving Jiang Zhiyan completely innocent.
“Host, the Song family found out, and they’ve already started erasing the traces of those people coming to the complex, but it’s a huge task, practically impossible to complete before being discovered without my help.”
The Song family was the developer of this complex, and their subsidiary was also responsible for all subsequent management and maintenance.
Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “They’ve really been cremated?”
“Mm,” the System said with emotion. “This world feels even more exciting than the last one. Now I feel like a villain myself… no, an evil System.”
“I wonder when the Jiang family will discover their deaths,” Jiang Zhiyan said, twitching the corner of her mouth.
“Let me check,” the System said enthusiastically. “None of the five went to work, someone has already reported it, mm, they all know they came looking for you.”
“They probably won’t think they’re dead yet,” Jiang Zhiyan said, parking her spaceship and entering the company.
“At this rate, you’ll be the only one left to inherit the Jiang family.”
“But I don’t like picking up trash.”
The employees, seeing Jiang Zhiyan, looked surprised and delighted.
“General Manager Jiang, are you back?” one person asked boldly.
“No, I’m just here to pick up some things,” Jiang Zhiyan said with a smile. “I left rather abruptly and didn’t take many of my belongings.”
“Oh… okay, we haven’t entered your office since you left.”
Jiang Zhiyan nodded: “Thank you for your hard work during this time.”
The employees, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s retreating figure, exchanged glances and whispered amongst themselves.
“Doesn’t General Manager Jiang seem much more approachable and her complexion better?”
“I would be the same if I didn’t have to work and just stayed home.”
“So is General Manager Jiang really leaving?”
“I’ve already submitted my resignation letter, I don’t know if General Manager Jiang is still planning to work.”
“Probably, didn’t she fall out with the Jiang family?”
“I wonder where she’ll go, but it probably won’t be easy to find a job if the Jiang family blacklists her.”
…
Jiang Zhiyan entered her office, took a few documents from the safe, asked the AI assistant to scan them, then put them back. Before leaving, she took the two potted plants on her desk. Thankfully, she had watered them with nutrient solution the day she left, so they were still thriving.
The employees outside, seeing Jiang Zhiyan come out with two potted plants, were a bit surprised and exchanged glances.
“Actually, General Manager Jiang is quite a gentle person.”
“I agree, it’s normal to be driven crazy by work, she did so much work alone, and those people kept nagging her, who wouldn’t go crazy?”
“Someone who comes back for their plants can’t be a bad person.”
“I think it was normal for General Manager Jiang to be arrogant before, she was young, intelligent, and from a good family, I would be arrogant too.”
“Exactly.”
The System, listening to their discussion, commented: “Public opinion really changes like the wind.”
All the actions that weren’t understood before were now suddenly understandable.
“Indeed,” Jiang Zhiyan said, holding the plants and waiting for the elevator. “That’s why I never take other people’s opinions seriously.”
“Jiang Zhiyan?” The elevator doors opened, and Jiang Chen, seeing Jiang Zhiyan, his usually expressionless face instantly turned furious. He rushed forward, grabbed her collar, and pushed her back a few steps. “Where are my older brothers?”
“What are you talking about?” Jiang Zhiyan frowned, almost dropping the flowerpots, she casually handed them to the two people beside her and steadied herself.
“They went to see you yesterday, and none of them have returned, they’re all out of contact! And Jiang Shuo and Jiang Lei died a few days after looking for you!”
Jiang Zhiyan looked at him, puzzled: “I know you hate me, but you can’t just accuse me of anything, I haven’t even seen them.”
“You suspect me, do you have any proof? You’re accusing me based on your illogical and baseless assumptions?” Because her collar was choking her, Jiang Zhiyan was forced to look up. “And it’s strange, when did you become so concerned about them? Are you such a caring and friendly person?”
“Also, let go of me,” Jiang Zhiyan glared at him.
“Jiang Zhiyan, stop pretending, you’re pushing your luck.”
Jiang Zhiyan grabbed his wrist and forcefully kneed him in the groin. While he was in pain and loosened his grip, she kicked him away.
The onlookers fell silent. Jiang Zhiyan slowly walked towards him. Having suffered two consecutive blows, he was still lying on the ground in pain, gasping for air, his image completely ruined.
“There are Omegas present, if you release your pheromones, I’ll dig out your glands,” Jiang Zhiyan said.
The nearby Omega employees breathed a sigh of relief, although it sounded gruesome, they felt a sense of security.
“If you have evidence, then report me, instead of coming here and barking like a dog,” Jiang Zhiyan stepped on his neck and looked down at him.
Jiang Chen had a strong feeling that if no one were here, Jiang Zhiyan would break his neck.
At this moment, he was certain that Jiang Zhiyan was the murderer, but seeing her fearless demeanor, he knew he wouldn’t find any evidence, he could even sense the gazes of the surrounding people, they all thought he deserved it.
“You won’t be smug for long, Jiang Zhiyan,” Jiang Chen gritted his teeth.
Jiang Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: “So according to you, you’re next. I remember you weren’t that close, why are you risking your life to look for me? Since you’re so sure it’s me, you should understand the danger of coming to me.”
“You admitted it!” Jiang Chen shouted excitedly.
“Is this considered admitting it?” Jiang Zhiyan blinked and looked at the surrounding crowd, clearly no one thought it was an admission. “It’s really strange, why are you so anxious? Does their disappearance affect you that much? I remember there shouldn’t be any overlap in your work.”
“Did you collaborate on something behind my back? You wouldn’t have dumped your work on me, then went out to make money on the side, would you?” Jiang Zhiyan said slowly, applying a bit of pressure with her foot, only releasing him when his face turned red. “And now that I’m on strike, you can’t handle it anymore?”
Jiang Zhiyan looked at him coldly: “I’ve withdrawn from all power struggles within the Jiang family, stop looking for trouble with me.”
She took her plants from the others and went downstairs.
Jiang Chen clutched his neck, coughing violently, and glared at the bystanders: “Why didn’t you stop her! I’m your superior now! What’s the use of sucking up to her!”
The people standing there exchanged glances, didn’t speak, and after returning to their seats, sent out their resignation notices.
Jiang Zhiyan had just casually said that, but now, thinking about it, it was indeed a possibility: “Investigate.”
“Yes, Host.”
“Yes, Master!”
System: !!!
“The Jiang family still hasn’t contacted the Song family?”
“They’re communicating with the Song family, but the Song family refused to allow them to check the surveillance footage, they said they needed to get the owner’s consent, and no one has agreed yet, that’s why Jiang Chen was so agitated.”
Jiang Zhiyan couldn’t help but laugh: “I forgot about that, then they probably won’t be able to see it. If they use illegal methods, stop them and inform the Song family and other residents.”
“Okay!”
The people living there were all rich and powerful, how could they casually allow others to view the complex’s surveillance footage? Even if they didn’t live there, viewing the footage was a great insult to them.
The Jiang family was one of the top families, but they weren’t the absolute top, they had influence, but when everyone was at the top, they weren’t obligated to give them face.
“It’s getting more and more chaotic,” Jiang Zhiyan said with emotion. “Interesting.”
For her, the more chaotic the situation, the better, it all translated into points.
“The Stargazers have allied with two other space pirate groups and are planning to occupy Districts 35 and 36,” the System said.
“They didn’t inform me, mm, we’re partners, it’s fine if they don’t inform me,” Jiang Zhiyan narrowed her eyes. “Wasn’t her mech half-finished?”
“Mm,” the System knew Jiang Zhiyan was referring to the original owner’s mech. “It’s in the basement of the estate, all the materials are there.”
Jiang Zhiyan nodded.
“Should we eliminate Jiang Chen?”
“Not yet, next month, let’s investigate what they’re doing first,” Jiang Zhiyan said, piloting her spaceship back to her estate and going straight to the mecha manufacturing workshop. The mech was one-third complete, but Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t very satisfied. “We might have to dismantle it and start over.”
“Huh?” the System was stunned.
“It doesn’t quite suit my preferences and habits,” Jiang Zhiyan said, checking the materials in the warehouse, there were quite a few good things, barely enough. “You dismantle it, let me know when you’re done, I’m going back.”
“Huh?” The System wailed again.
“Assistant, can you dismantle this mech for me? There’s a blueprint.”
“Yes, Master,” the AI assistant said.
The System’s wailing abruptly stopped: “I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”
Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth, just as she expected: “Check on her location.”
“By the lake,” the System said.
“Mm,” Jiang Zhiyan responded, found the surveillance camera by the lake, took a look, and twitched the corner of her mouth. “She’s really enjoying herself.”
Yu Qici had the robots bring over a table, chairs, and a parasol, and was lazily lounging in the chair, enjoying her afternoon tea, looking like she was on vacation, exceptionally relaxed.
Jiang Zhiyan suddenly didn’t want to go to her anymore. She went back to the eighth basement level and started designing her new mech.
“Host, aren’t you going to see her?” the System asked.
“No, look how comfortable she is without me, let her enjoy it,” Jiang Zhiyan told the System to shut up.
Hearing this sarcastic tone, the System couldn’t help but say: “Actually, she’s quite concerned about you, she looked for you for a long time after waking up.”
“After discovering I wasn’t there, she was very happy and then took a chair to the lake to enjoy her vacation,” Jiang Zhiyan said, building the mech frame. “It’s the same in both worlds, revealing her true nature, I’m used to it.”
“It’s because you’re not a good person in either world…” the System muttered, it felt Xie Liaoyi was wronged, but Jiang Zhiyan wasn’t wrong either.
Jiang Zhiyan smiled: “I’m the villainous female supporting character, it’s normal, a villainous female supporting character wanting to be with the female lead is, in a sense, defying the heavens.”
The System, seeing Jiang Zhiyan’s relaxed expression, breathed a sigh of relief.
“Where’s the male lead? If possible, let’s also capture him and exile him to a desolate planet, as long as he doesn’t die, it’s fine.”
System: …
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