My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 76: The Motto Is to Take It Easy

Li Rui was cheerfully packing his things.

He still held some expectation for the loot dropped in the overlapping reality, after all, with each secret realm he entered, his luck in the real world seemed to have improved. Although it hadn’t reached the level of an average person, as long as the quantity was guaranteed, the harvest wouldn’t be small.

"If I snatch their monsters, will they be upset?"

Li Rui didn’t know that his worries were unnecessary; people in Mihe City were generally laid-back types, they’d be pleased to have someone help them fight monsters.

Having packed up, he left home for the train station, and just as he boarded the high-speed train, he received a call from Wang Huai.

"Uncle Wang, what’s up?"

"Where are you? I was going to bring you some food."

It was 7 PM at the moment, and under normal circumstances, Li Rui should have just finished dinner and be cleaning the kitchen.

"Oh, I, I’m out with some classmates for a few days, not home."

"Next time, let me know in advance. To put it bluntly, if anything happens, we should know where to find you."

"Got it, Uncle Wang."

"Do you have enough money?"

"Plenty, plenty."

"Alright then, stay safe."

After hanging up the phone, Li Rui breathed a sigh of relief, thankful it was Wang Huai who called. If it had been his wife, she would’ve probably interrogated him for half a day about who he’s with and for how long.

An hour and a half later, the train arrived at the station.

Li Rui got off with his bags and then dialed a number.

"Hello, is this Leader Zhou? I’m Li Rui from the Huangliang branch. Where? Oh, I see you, alright."

He followed the directions and found a commercial vehicle by the station exit, with Zhou Xiong as the driver.

They exchanged greetings for a while, then Li Rui opened the passenger door and got in.

"You look quite young."

"Still in college."

"Oh."

Zhou Xiong took out a pack of cigarettes from a drawer, pulling one out for Li Rui.

"No need, no need, thanks."

Click.

Zhou Xiong lit his own cigarette and started driving in silence.

It wasn’t that he was displeased with anyone; he was just pondering in his mind about who this young kid really was and why someone still in college was sent over alone without any request for support from his side, almost as if forced in.

He had speculated before that maybe he was a relative from some major family coming to rack up some achievements.

But from what he understood, those young heirs always had a bodyguard with them when they went out, and this guy, judging by his polite behavior, seemed genuinely different.

"Leader Zhou, can you tell me about the mission this time?" Li Rui asked.

"Oh, right. We have a South Mountain Scenic Area here, where someone developed a real estate project in the back mountains. A villa—it was halted halfway through construction and hasn’t been touched in years, now looking like a ghost town."

Zhou Xiong explained calmly, "But it’s convenient for guarding. We’ve arranged to stay in a pretty much completed villa that the developers left behind."

Li Rui laughed, "Never stayed in a villa before, guess I’ll get to see one now."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiong was even more convinced that this kid wasn’t from a wealthy family.

Could he have been sent here as punishment for making a mistake?

He drove Li Rui into the city, then exited from the other side, eventually reaching a serene and scenic area along the winding mountain road.

At the entrance to the outskirts, there was a routine security post to deter people from entering, but it was likely ineffective as this wasn’t a tourist attraction and few people came by.

The inner area was roughly divided into two parts: one consisted of rows of relatively smaller houses, while the other was more sporadically placed with varying landscapes, clearly more upscale.

"The villa we’re staying in has the best view, and it was initially meant as a show home, so after a bit of tidying up, it’ll be barely livable," Zhou Xiong said as he got out of the car, pointing at the three-story villa ahead.

Li Rui nodded, as it was already dark, making it hard to see the house’s details. Plus, since it was abandoned, there were no utilities, and the exterior lights relied solely on moonlight.

Inside the villa, it was mostly dim, with faint lights at the end of the corridor.

"Conditions are rough; just bear with it," Zhou Xiong casually remarked.

Li Rui felt the man’s demeanor was as rugged as his appearance. If it were Wang Ba or Wu Sun, they’d definitely explain a few extra points and offer some encouragement like "it’s just for a short time; we need to overcome these challenges."

As they reached a slightly ajar door, he heard an agitated shout from within.

"I’ll say it again, I didn’t kill the person! Even if I were to kill, I’d definitely go for Zheng Xiaoyue first! How could it be him?"

Li Rui was startled.

This Mihe branch was quite something, dishing out gossip as soon as he arrived?

His glance caught Zhou Xiong with furrowed brows, looking even more serious than before.

Li Rui remained behind him, ready to activate the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture at any moment.

However, would it be too reckless to just burst in?

Boom.

The door was pushed open, but Zhou Xiong didn’t step inside; he just stood at the entrance with a dark expression.

"I told you guys to stand guard properly, stop playing that ridiculous Werewolf game, and what’s the fun in playing with seven people and two wolves?"

"..."

Li Rui felt somewhat speechless.

In the room, besides the two of them, there were five women and two men, none older than just over 30, sitting in a circle with a small wooden table in the middle, cluttered with unfinished takeout boxes.

"Leader, now that you two are here, it’s nine people, let’s go. We came so early; there’s definitely nothing happening; we’d probably have to sit tight for another two or three days."

The organization relied on the Prophet to predict overlapping realities, but its accuracy wasn’t particularly high. With the initial ambiguity, regulations required the action team to arrive in the area early for security within the predicted timeframe.

Just like Wang Huai previously in Celestial King Town, who was prepared for a month’s deployment, having gone there over a week in advance.

"Stop it, three people on shift for patrol, others rest in place to maintain spirit and stamina."

"Alright, alright."

Three people reluctantly picked up their weapons and left the room, while the remaining four didn’t stay idle; they tidied up the table and then took out a set of Mahjong from the ground.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiong sighed and helplessly sat down beside them, closing his eyes for a rest.

"Li Rui, feel free, it’s best if you get some rest."

The eldest woman at the Mahjong table invited, "Xiaoli, want to join us?"

Li Rui quickly waved his hands, "I don’t know how to play."

"What a pity, then let’s play Werewolf tomorrow. You must be tired from the journey, have a rest, upstairs, last room on the left is yours. We’ve already had a bed brought in, let me know if anything’s missing, and I’ll have it sent up. Oh, by the way, I’m Zheng Xiaoyue."

".....Thank you, Sister Yue."

Li Rui had already noticed that within this action group, Zhou Xiong was the leader, but he seemed to struggle with enforcing strict discipline.

As for the reason...

"It feels like they all have a laid-back vibe, probably indifferent about promotions, if I were in their shoes, I wouldn’t give a damn about the leader either."