The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 560: Cursed Small Paper Man

"I think you owe me a reasonable explanation."

After saying this, Ji You’s face was stern, her expression somber as she stared unblinkingly at Liu Fufeng.

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips and remained silent.

Silence.

Deep silence.

...

It was as if they were competing in a patience contest, both staring at each other, neither willing to be the first to break the silence.

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Liu Fufeng’s fingers trembled slightly, as he subtly crumpled the half-folded small paper man in his hand, Ji You’s gaze sharp as a falcon, tracking his movements closely...

Crack~

Ji You heard an extremely faint sound of paper tearing.

She instantly glared: "You dare destroy evidence?"

Liu Fufeng: "..."

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips and shook his head: "No."

Ji You pointed at his hand and accused: "You’re still denying it! That’s it."

Liu Fufeng adamantly denied: "No. I didn’t curse you."

Ji You, somewhat disbelieving, looked at him suspiciously: "Are you sure?"

A flicker of light passed through the dark pupils of Liu Fufeng’s eyes, the tension in his heart eased when Ji You spoke those words.

As expected—

She was just bluffing him.

Stay calm.

Don’t be fooled.

Definitely.

Liu Fufeng looked earnestly into the eyes of the girl in front of him and nodded: "Yes. I didn’t."

"Oh—" Ji You let out a sigh of relief, her face casually expressing: "Good to know you didn’t curse me."

With that, she turned her head back to focus on the holographic screen.

Liu Fufeng drew a light breath—

But his fingers remained motionless, still clutching the paper piece, and out of the corner of his eye, once he realized that the attention of his classmate Ji You next to him was indeed fully captured by the holographic screen, Liu Fufeng cautiously opened his tightly closed palm a bit—

At that very moment, a slightly rough hand suddenly swept over, Liu Fufeng was startled, hastily closing his palm again.

But—

It was too late.

Rip~

With a crisp sound, the paper piece was torn in half, Liu Fufeng’s pupils constricted, Ji You laughed heartily, unraveling the snatched piece, "You really think you can fool me with tricks like this."

As she spoke, she lowered her head to examine the paper.

On inspection—

Ji You’s face darkened.

It read:

[Curse Ji You to forever—]

Ji You: "..."

Damn!

She was only trying to bluff him, but in the end—

It was actually a curse on herself.

Ji You was fuming inside. She glared fiercely at Liu Fufeng...

Liu Fufeng bowed his head, a faint blush creeping up his ears.

Ji You’s face was grim as she interrogated: "What did you curse me with? Spit it out."

Liu Fufeng remained silent, his head down.

Ji You spoke through gritted teeth: "Spill it fast, and I’ll make it quick for you."

Liu Fufeng pursed his lips.

Liu Fufeng carefully clutched the other half of the paper, his fair cheeks continuously flushed with red...

Ji You swiftly reached out to snatch it.

Liu Fufeng raised his hand to resist, but despite Ji You’s small stature, her grip was strong as hell. Liu Fufeng, caught off guard, actually had it taken away from him. A hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

Ji You had already swiftly undone the piece of paper.

Looking at it, her eyebrows raised and eyes sparkling, she said, "Yo, you little guy, not bad at following the drill, huh?"

Liu Fufeng’s face turned red.

Ji You tilted her head at him and said, "But, this kind of message should not be secretly written down next time. It’s kind of weird. If you want to say something, just say it openly, face to face. Got it?"

Liu Fufeng’s dark eyes flickered slightly. "Okay."

Ji You patted his head and said, "That’s right."

Liu Fufeng whispered, "Can...can I have the note back?"

Ji You thought there was nothing more to it, so she carelessly handed the note back to him.

Liu Fufeng reached out cautiously and took the note. Then, looking up at Ji You with a careful gaze and hesitating as if there was something he wanted to say but couldn’t, he whispered, "Classmate Ji You..."

Ji You waved her hand grandly: "Speak up!"

After weighing his words in his heart, Liu Fufeng said, "Classmate Ji You is very strong, I really admire you. So, please look after me more in the future."

"Sure," Ji You said assertively. "Anything is negotiable, except lending money."

Upon hearing her words, Liu Fufeng’s eyes lit up. "Then... can I pay less for the protection fee?"

Ji You: "..."

Listening seriously as Liu Fufeng brought up the protection fee again, Ji You started to doubt whether she really was in the underworld, or if she was actually a big shot and her identity had been recognized by her underling, who came over to pay the protection fee in advance?

Pfft!

Ji You waved away the ridiculous thoughts in her head and said, "We’ll talk about these things later. Focus on the match."

The next match was about to begin - there was no time to bother about collecting a subordinate’s protection fee.

Moreover—

What kind of boss personally collects protection fees?

That’s just lacking in style.

As a boss, at the very least, one should have a financial officer to handle their finances.

Cough...

Ji You turned her head and refocused her attention on the holographic screen.

After a successful diversion, seeing that Ji You’s attention was no longer on the note, Liu Fufeng let out a sigh of relief.

Safe at last.

With that in mind...

Liu Fufeng carefully opened the note that was torn in two, and saw one half read: "Curse Ji You forever——"

The other half read: "beautiful and mighty."

BUT!!!

As sharp as Ji You was, she would have never guessed there was more writing on the back of the paper.

On the back, it read—

"May you never get to enjoy the soup from red-braised ribs."

In a quiet corner...

Liu Fufeng’s lips curled up in a slight smile, relieved that he had been prepared previously, or else—

Cough, cough...

Liu Fufeng hid all his cunning thoughts and once again focused earnestly on the holographic screen.

On this side—

The ongoing match was between Little Shengsheng and a player from the West District. With earlier matches featuring Chu Jiaojiao battling the Handsome Young Master, followed by the enthusiastic citizen Liu Fufeng taking care of the corpses for his opponents, and the Rag Queen repeatedly infuriating her opponents to the point of reincarnation...

The "Top 20 into Top 10" competition was truly spectacular, and when it was Little Shengsheng’s turn, perhaps due to the huge gap in strength between the contenders, he took a significant lead from the start.

The winner was decided in less than 3 minutes.

Little Shengsheng won!

And immediately after—

The subsequent matches were also very exciting.

Throughout the afternoon, the top ten players advancing to the Alliance were finally announced amidst everyone’s anticipation.

The most surprising turnout of this online competition was the performance of the East District players. Among those advancing to the top ten, there were: Little Shengsheng, Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, Fufeng, Little Cutie, and Rag Queen!

That’s right!

contestants!

The East District took up half of the top ten spots.

This left the audience from the West, South, and North Districts, who were immensely entertained by various comical events during the competition, unable to laugh anymore.

Their pride!

Their faces were figuratively swollen from the slaps given by the East District contestants.

Laugh? How could they?