The System suppressed its disgust and said:
"Yes, which is why I often regret binding with her. Forcing a kind-hearted person to go against her conscience and act like an unscrupulous rich person is simply too cruel to her."
"Don't say that."
Without a doubt, Su Ning's acting skills were far superior. Recalling a tear-jerking video she once watched while eating, she adjusted her gaze and tone, and said with tears of emotion:
"In my heart, you are the best, the absolute best System, bar none. It's because of your help and support that I've been able to break through my limits. My current achievements are partly yours, and no one can deny the bond we share."
"Host."
"System."
The two gazed at each other affectionately.
The Inspector: ...Why did it suddenly feel like throwing up? It must be an illusion; after all, it wasn't a carbon-based lifeform.
Thinking back to the few vague sentences it had heard during the spatial jump, it still questioned:
"According to data analysis, it is very difficult for a kind-hearted person to achieve success in being unscrupulous and wealthy. Furthermore, even those bound to professional villains haven't been able to reach this Tasker's current level of achievement."
It's all your fault, why did you have to mention being kind-hearted? — A glare from Su Ning.
The System glared back without showing weakness: Isn't it because of you? You constantly emphasize how kind and good you are. It influenced me subconsciously, and I just blurted it out.
"So, you are lying. Why would you lie about something like..."
"Ahhhhh, shut up!"
The System screamed, acting completely unhinged:
"I won't allow you to insult her like this! You clearly know nothing, so on what grounds are you saying my Host isn't kind? You're going too far, way too far!"
The Inspector: ...???
How was it going too far?
Su Ning mentally gave the System a thumbs-up for its performance and quickly followed up.
She said gently and understandingly:
"System, don't be angry. Perhaps it didn't mean it. After all, this is indeed hard to believe. Only we know how much support we gave each other to achieve these results."
Emphasizing the bond between human and System once again.
"I don't want to explain too much, because Mr. Inspector probably won't believe it. So let the facts speak for themselves. Although I have been forced to act like an unscrupulous rich person, suffering inner turmoil and external misunderstandings..."
"...I have simultaneously helped many people and saved many lives."
"You can go and check."
How was that possible?
This was the Inspector's first thought. The key point of being unscrupulous and wealthy was the unscrupulous part!
That meant she had to commit all sorts of evil deeds.
If she were saving and helping people, it would be extremely difficult to obtain rewards.
So, it actually went to investigate, and the more it checked, the more silent it became.
Looking at Su Ning, it said in disbelief:
"It's actually true!"
......
The Inspector left.
The System went limp like a puddle of non-Newtonian fluid, saying with lingering fear:
"I was scared to death just now. By the way, Host, how did you dare let it investigate?" For example, those refugees did survive, but other than not starving to death, they had nothing. Not to mention working for free every day, they also owed a massive debt.
"Because I have a clear conscience, of course."
Su Ning chided:
"A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. Just like you said earlier, I am inherently an upright and good person who has selflessly helped many. Naturally, I'm not afraid of it investigating anything. It's all facts."
The System: ...
Praise you a little and you get full of yourself.
Actually, it was very simple. The Inspector's purpose was to deal with world anomalies. Su Ning gambled that it didn't have the time or the access privileges to investigate deeply.
If it only looked at the surface.
She really had saved many lives and helped many people, hadn't she?
So, good people get rewarded.
Su Ning sighed. Things weren't as bad as she had previously guessed. An anomaly had indeed occurred in this world—an external force had tried to sneak into this world, although it had been beaten to a pulp by the System's side.
However, it still caused a certain impact.
Mainly, before being beaten to death, the external force had already bound itself to someone...
"Thieves like this love taking shortcuts the most. Therefore, the one it bound to is definitely an existence with great luck, meaning a plot character, at least a secondary plot character."
The System's tone was certain.
"I hope it's a primary plot character, then we'll strike it rich."
Su Ning's eyes were filled with longing.
Earlier, the Inspector had made a similar judgment. Since it was a plot character, to save trouble, it directly handed the matter over to Su Ning and the System.
Originally, this wasn't the first choice.
But who asked the Inspector to be shocked by the epic, tear-jerking camaraderie between this human and System?
Of course, there was a reward for doing the job.
The reward was also closely related to the target, perfectly aligning with the Unscrupulous Rich System's tasks.
Looking at the blank progress bar in front of her, and the only visible reward for achieving the first stage—thirty percent of the rewards obtained from this target could be brought back to the Tasker's original world.
This was thirty percent!
Feeling that Su Ning's eyes were about to pop out gold coins, the System couldn't help but pour cold water on her:
"Don't forget, the external force also knows the plot. It might have told the target a part of it. What if the target discovers the anomaly and deliberately avoids you?"
Since it was a book world.
The original plot was naturally a must-have golden finger.
Two tigers cannot share one mountain.
Normally, Su Ning should have felt like she was facing a formidable enemy, but right now she was very relaxed. She even yawned, rolled her eyes at the System, and said bluntly:
"Who are you trying to scare? It's not like you're the only one who knows this stowaway was beaten to pieces, leaving only remnants. It didn't even have time to say a few words to the target. Without even starting the task, how much could it possibly tell him?"
"At most, it showed him his miserable ending just to scare him into being obedient."
She had seen this kind of trope plenty of times in novels!
The System was speechless.
However, Su Ning was in a good mood, so she didn't press her advantage. High-spirited, she said:
"Relying on this fragmented plot, it's impossible for the target to notice anything wrong. He might even think he's the protagonist of the era. Once he makes a move, it'll actually make it easier for us to lock onto him."
On the contrary, she was hidden in the dark.
With the enemy in the open and her in the dark, what was there to be afraid of?
But she couldn't let her guard down either.
Su Ning reminded herself that the more prepared she was, the more confident she would be. After thinking for a moment, she called for Lin Sen and Su Er, ordering them to start reorganizing Taigu Shipping. Those who needed to be purged would be purged, and those who needed to be hired would be hired. Also, wages and benefits had to be redefined according to the preferences of her, the new owner.
Without a doubt.
This was an extremely massive project, yet a certain Su Bapi insisted.
It had to be completed within a month.
The shorter the time, the better.
Thus.
After this day, something that made the subordinates drop their jaws occurred. Assistant Lin and Assistant Su, two people who were supposed to be incompatible like fire and water... and indeed had that kind of vibe, actually cooperated!
This spawned various speculations.
Which then quickly disappeared.
Lin Sen: You're free? Then get to work.
Su Er was a man of few words, but he always managed to assign work right at their breaking point—just a little more and they would collapse.
This caused the subordinates' resentment to skyrocket. They gave them nicknames without discrimination, even coming up with a duo name similar to the Black and White Guards of the Underworld. Despite this, the relationship between the two did not improve at all.
Other than things that had to be said regarding work, they basically had no communication.
Over here.
Su Ning would occasionally receive rewards triggered by Lin Sen, prompting her to have a rare moment of reflection with the system:
"Sigh, the workload this time really is too much and too heavy. Even Lin Sen couldn't handle being squeezed so hard and ended up dropping a reward. Well, it makes sense; he isn't a robot like Su Er, after all."
"How about I let him take a break and leave the rest to Su Er?"
System: ...
If you do that, you will receive even more rewards.
Taikoo Shipping was a behemoth. Like a whale in the ocean, even the slightest movement could stir up waves, let alone such earth-shattering changes.
It was an absolute tsunami!
Meanwhile, the newspaper where Miguel worked was racing against the clock to publish its report.
It shocked the world.
