Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

Inside a van parked on the side of the road, Li Chenqiu sat in the passenger seat with his arms crossed, while Mamian sat in the driver's seat.

Just as Li Chenqiu turned his head, about to ask for 50,000 Federal Credits, Mamian in the driver's seat twisted the ignition key and stepped on the gas, merging into the adjacent lane.

"Huh?" Li Chenqiu looked at Mamian with a blank expression.

What was going on? Wasn't he supposed to give him 50,000 Credits in the car? Why were they suddenly on the road?

Mamian sensed Li Chenqiu's confusion and asked, "Sir, is something wrong?"

"Aren't you going to give me the money?" A hint of confusion flashed in Li Chenqiu's eyes.

Mamian nodded, "Yes, what about it?"

A trace of astonishment flashed between Li Chenqiu's eyebrows. "Wouldn't it be fine to just give it to me here?"

"Here?" Mamian looked surprised, then hesitated and said, "It's not very convenient here, is it? After all, it's several hundred million in cash."

"What's inconvenient about it? It's just several hundred million..." Li Chenqiu's voice trailed off, and six crows flew over his forehead.

"Several hundred million?" Li Chenqiu's tone rose, and his pupils suddenly dilated.

He only asked for 50,000, so how did it turn into several hundred million?

In an instant, countless question marks appeared above Li Chenqiu's head.

Mamian swallowed, thinking that Li Chenqiu was questioning him about the exact amount, and replied nervously, "Sir, I really can't come up with 500 million in cash. How about this?

I'll give you 100 million in cash, plus six bank cards, each with 60 million in it. I'll transfer the remaining 40 million to your card in a month, okay?"

The air inside the car was unusually quiet at this moment. Li Chenqiu didn't respond.

Mamian whispered, "Sir, Sir?"

Li Chenqiu was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and replied, pretending to be calm, "Keep driving."

After saying that, Li Chenqiu turned his head to look out the window, his deep eyes showing no trace of ripples.

Although his appearance was calm, a category 18 hurricane was raging in his heart.

Thump, thump, thump...

Rapid and clear heartbeats echoed in the car, like rhythmic rock music, getting louder and louder.

Li Chenqiu tried to use Absolute Control to slow down his heartbeat, but the usually effective Absolute Control failed to work at this moment, unable to control even the simplest heartbeat.

Li Chenqiu helplessly closed his eyes and simply ignored it, letting it develop naturally.

A few seconds later,

Mamian, who was driving, twitched his ears and muttered, "Strange, what's that sound?"

As he said that, Mamian patted the van's music player without turning his head, but it didn't work.

Thump, thump, thump...

The heartbeat grew louder and louder. Mamian, who was driving, slowed down and turned to look at Li Chenqiu in the passenger seat.

Sensing Mamian's gaze, Li Chenqiu calmly crossed his legs: "Why are you looking at me instead of driving properly?"

Mamian glanced at Li Chenqiu's chest, which was rising and falling like a drum set, and asked curiously, "Sir, why is your heart beating so fast?"

Li Chenqiu said coldly, "What, is it bothering you?"

"No, no, no, you keep beating." Mamian quickly denied, no longer pursuing the matter of the heartbeat.

Li Chenqiu turned his head to look out the car window, the corners of his mouth bouncing up and down like they had springs.

An indescribable excitement flooded Li Chenqiu's brain like seawater, and all unimportant things were thrown to the back of his mind, such as Li Qingxia, who was waiting in the cold wind.

"Why hasn't this kid come back yet?" Li Qingxia rubbed her hands, squatting alone in front of a bakery.

……

……

Special Abilities Department, Conference Room

Gong Ran sat in the main seat with a gloomy face, and the subordinates on both sides lowered their heads, fearing that a single word would ignite Gong Ran, the gas can.

Originally, Gong Ran didn't plan to stay in City 11, but after Jia Zai Shui said that sentence, it wasn't long before the Disaster Assessment Department of the Security and Unification Department called, requesting Gong Ran to stay in City 11 and hold a video conference immediately.

Having no choice, Gong Ran had to return to the Special Abilities Department and sit here reluctantly.

Beep—

The screen in the conference room flickered, and a middle-aged man with a stern face appeared on the screen. This person was Bai Meng, who had previously assessed Zai Shui's level.

"Chief."

Everyone stood up and said in unison.

A bitter and helpless smile appeared on Bai Meng's face: "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon. Sit down!"

Everyone sat back in their seats upon hearing this.

"Chief, is there anything you want to know?" Gong Ran said as calmly as possible.

Bai Meng shook his head: "No need, we've seen the live video, and we're already very clear about Zai Shui's strength."

"Then Zai Shui..." Gong Ran hesitated, thick clouds gathering between his eyebrows.

Bai Meng wasn't a fool and naturally saw the worry in Gong Ran's heart, so he comforted, "You don't have to worry about that 48-hour countdown to death. People from the Security and Unification Department will be there soon."

Gong Ran forced out a pale smile: "Okay, then I'm relieved. Now that the chief has understood Zai Shui's true strength, what does this video conference want to..."

"Issue some orders from above."

"Oh... please speak."

Gong Ran sat up straight, looking at Bai Meng with a serious expression, as did the others in the conference room.

"First point." Bai Meng raised his eyes to look at Gong Ran: "For the safety of other people in City 11, you and your wife cannot leave City 11. If you leave, Director Gong should know the consequences!"

"I understand." Gong Ran replied with a grim face.

"Second point, fighting in the urban area will inevitably hurt people. You and your wife should pack up and go to North Yellow Mountain later. Any problems?"

"N-no... prob-lem." Gong Ran gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Third point, seal off North Yellow Mountain. No people can be left within 30 kilometers, can you do that?"

"This..." Gong Ran frowned: "Chief, a few kilometers is fine, but isn't 30 kilometers too exaggerated?"

"Zai Shui's strength is still unknown. It's better to overestimate than underestimate, and we can't joke with people's lives. There's no room for negotiation on this decision." Bai Meng said decisively.

Ten minutes later, Bai Meng finished explaining all the precautions and ended the meeting.

……

……

Under the deep night sky, a hundred-meter-high building stood like a spear in the center of the city, overlooking the surrounding seven- or eight-story low buildings.

"This... this building is yours?"