Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 374: After the 374th, whenever you see me, act humbly! [2 more updates]

Chapter 374: After the 374th, whenever you see me, act humbly! [2 more updates]

The sudden sound of clapping and voices startled everyone with a jolt.

The brown-haired, blue-eyed woman spun around swiftly, her pupils contracting sharply when she saw the owner of the voice was a girl with an Eastern face.

She had never met Ye Wanlan, but she would not fail to recognize someone from Shenzhou.

"Looks like several hours have passed, and you still haven’t figured it out," Ye Wanlan walked into the warehouse at her own pace, "How about I give you a few more days to see if you can find out how to make Kesi Silk?"

As she expected, the three Shenzhou Kesi silks had not been destroyed in the big fire. Instead, they’d been stolen by someone with an agenda from the fashion show.

The organizers might not know someone had stolen them, but they hadn’t even thought to investigate the cause of the fire.

In places where technology is highly developed and advancing rapidly, it’s much easier to investigate matters.

If this had been a deep forest with no surveillance equipment, she might have hit a wall.

But the entire Global Center was equipped with surveillance cameras everywhere.

With Ye Wanlan’s abilities, even if these recordings were deleted, she could recover them.

These people thought they could deceive the heavens and cross the sea, not knowing that everything was on her chessboard.

Ye Wanlan’s words made several people change their expressions, filled with anger and, more so, embarrassment.

Since they had acquired the three pieces of Shenzhou Kesi silk, they had been observing them, but indeed, they had found no point that they could replicate.

So they had planned to hire Shenzhou craftsmen at a high price to come to the Global Center to work for them.

It was said that in small cities in Shenzhou there were many such artisans who would spend their lives unrecognized and frustrated.

Conveniently, these craftsmen were just what they needed.

"Little girl, what sort of joke are you telling?" As soon as the brown-haired, blue-eyed woman realized Ye Wanlan was alone, she scoffed, "I admire your courage and wisdom, but this is not a place for you!"

She acknowledged that Pulling the Sky Company had exceptional capabilities; the company had caught the public eye within just half a year of its establishment.

But Pulling the Sky had been around for too short a time and did not have enough international connections. How could it compete with established top brands?

Ye Wanlan ignored the comment and calmly said, "Too bad, even with three years, you wouldn’t be able to replicate our Shenzhou technology."

"Shut your mouth! Do you really think this is Shenzhou?" The brown-haired, blue-eyed woman was enraged, "When you meet me here, you should learn to prostrate on the ground!"

The life of an ordinary person was indeed worthless in the Global Center, let alone a person from Shenzhou. Even if they died, no one would know.

"Bang!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a bullet burst out of a gun barrel and flew straight towards Ye Wanlan’s brow.

It was one of the new model handguns released by the Global Center this year, known for its small recoil, but the bullets exploded out at high velocity.

With an ordinary person’s reaction time, it would be absolutely impossible to dodge a fatal shot.

This clueless Shenzhou woman was as good as dead!

However, the blood-spattered scene the group had anticipated failed to materialize.

Ye Wanlan just slightly tilted her head and dodged the bullet.

The airflow surged past, but her black hair didn’t stir in the slightest.

Then, in a split second, with a "click," Ye Wanlan lifted her foot and stamped the gunman onto the floor.

"Crack!"

The handgun ended up in Ye Wanlan’s hand, and with two crisp snaps, the brown-haired, blue-eyed woman’s body stiffened.

The cold touch against her brow, she could clearly see Ye Wanlan’s index finger already on the trigger.

Just a slight press was all it would take to end her life.

The brown-haired, blue-eyed woman felt a chilling terror enveloping her heart like a serpent, leaving her breathless.

Beyond the fear, what baffled her more was disbelief.

She hadn’t seen how this unexpected Shenzhou woman had moved; how had the situation completely flipped in the blink of an eye?

Ye Wanlan smiled briefly, then the smile faded, and she said coldly, "I’ll return those words to you. In the future, when you see me, be the one to kneel on the ground!"

"Bang!"

The brown-haired, blue-eyed woman’s legs gave out, and she dropped to her knees.

Her gaze turned empty, her eardrums bled from the burst of air, and her complexion was as pale as paper.

That shot...

Ye Wanlan withdrew the gun, her expression indifferent: "With such little courage, you dared to take away Kesi silk?"

The others had also fallen to the ground, their eyes filled with terror.

If all Shenzhou people were this capable, could the Global Center still be so brazen?

Ye Wanlan walked forward, took down the three pieces of Kesi silk hanging on the wall, and spoke lightly, "Thankfully, my calculations were not wrong; they did not get stained with filthy blood."

"Miss Ye!" The sound of hurried footsteps arrived, and Bing He, out of breath, ran in, "Miss Ye, that was too fast, too swift, you’ve got to leave us and the boss some room to act."

Upon learning of the fire at the fashion show and the destruction of the garments, Yan Tingfeng had also immediately dispatched them to investigate.

Who would have guessed that by the time they arrived here, Ye Wanlan had already resolved the situation?

"No, it’s perfect timing," Ye Wanlan turned, "They are now your responsibility. Since the rules of Global Center are not so strict, we don’t need to follow them to the letter either."

Bing He readily agreed, "Alright, no problem. I’ll have the brothers from Extreme Path come over right away."

Ye Wanlan paused in her step, raising an eyebrow, "Extreme Path?"

"After Extreme Path helped us out last time, we got in touch with them," Bing He said gleefully, "Extreme Path loves dealing with people who bully the weak and fear the strong. To deal with these kinds of people, you have to use even more overbearing methods."

Extreme Path!

These words exploded like a thunderclap next to the ears of the brown-haired, blue-eyed woman and her subordinates!

At that moment, the group was thoroughly panicked.

In the Global Center, who didn’t know the name of Extreme Path?

How could these people from Shenzhou have connections with Extreme Path?!

"Good," Ye Wanlan nodded slightly, "Local matters should be left to the locals, indeed the most appropriate."

She placed the three pieces of Kesi silk into a box, secured it, and walked straight out the door.

Christine was still squatting next to the motorcycle, looking a bit pale.

Seeing Ye Wanlan come out, she let out a long breath, "Your driving is truly terrifying."

She hadn’t ever seen someone drive like that.

If Ye Wanlan hadn’t given her medicine to suppress her motion sickness in advance, she’d probably have been dead on the back seat by now.

"If you’d told me earlier that you get motion sickness, I could have cured you sooner," Ye Wanlan reached out, pressing a few acupoints on Christine’s body, "But there’s still time, and I’ll make sure you can overcome it completely before I leave."

"It’s a problem, but it doesn’t affect me much, so I never thought to mention it," Christine shook her head helplessly, "Mainly because no one has been able to force me to ride for so many years."

Ye Wanlan raised an eyebrow, "The way back is resolved, so the ride will be much smoother. You can completely relax riding with me."

Christine: "..."

She remembered Ye Wanlan’s unearthly driving style and didn’t feel very reassured.

"Did you find them all?" Christine asked as she watched Ye Wanlan secure the box onto the motorcycle, "Indeed, a method not meant for the public eye."

"Mhm," Ye Wanlan smiled faintly, "Next, it’s time to collect debts from the organizers."

She wasn’t someone who tolerated insults lightly.

To endure for a time would not only fail to calm the waters but encourage others to push further.

Then let it be a showdown.

On the trip back, Ye Wanlan indeed drove very steadily, and when Christine’s feet finally hit the ground again, the feeling seemed almost unreal to her.

She had survived.

"You were curious about our company’s designers, right?" Ye Wanlan smiled, "They’ve all come this time; you can meet them."

Christine nodded.

She followed Ye Wanlan, but before they took two steps, Ye Wanlan grabbed her hand, "We’re not going through the front door; those who want to catch you haven’t left yet."

"If not through the front door, then through—"

Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a lightness of being as Ye Wanlan leaped with her to a higher floor.

Ye Wanlan opened the window and jumped into the living room.

Her dramatic entrance stunned Fang Qingli, Jiang Xulin, and Zhou Yixiang.

"Lan, Sister Lan..." Fang Qingli stuttered, "You, you just came through the window, the window..."

"It’s quite convenient and doesn’t require waiting for the elevator," Ye Wanlan dusted off, "Brought a friend over, let me introduce you."

Friend?

Their gazes converged behind Ye Wanlan.

Christine also easily jumped down, greeting them with a nod, "Hello, nice to meet you for the first time. I’m Kristin Constans, this is a little something for you."