Chapter 9: The New Member

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She took the initiative and asked, “Are you Zhao Haifeng’s older brother?”

She had only heard of him from others; someone had warned her earlier to be careful because the base commander was very powerful and so on. She had been busy introducing scratch-off tickets to customers and hadn’t paid much attention—it had gone in one ear and out the other.

Now, seeing the resemblance between the two, she suddenly remembered: she had bullied the younger brother, and now the older brother had come for revenge?

Zhao Haiting was momentarily taken aback. He hadn’t expected this young woman to be so bold, so he could only respond, “Yes, I am. Are you the lottery shop owner who bullied my brother this afternoon?”

Lu Li put her hands on her hips, raising her head proudly with an imposing air. “So what? Want to fight?”

“...” Faced with her intimidating stance, Zhao Haiting felt his spirit dampened and an inexplicable sense of unease in his heart.

After all, Haifeng was a level-two psychic, yet she easily turned the tables on him. This person must be at least level three or higher...

Suppressing his anger, Zhao Haiting reminded himself that he was always adaptable; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the base commander.

He chuckled lightly. “Hey, civilized people don’t fight. How about you give me a scratch-off ticket instead?”

Lu Li rolled her eyes, clearly unimpressed. “Sold out. Come back tomorrow.”

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the broken lucky cat figurines scattered on the ground and a surge of anger welled up—it was worth five points each! Furrowing her brows, she bent down to pick up a small stone.

Standing up, she suddenly hurled it toward Zhao Haiting, while mentally guiding its trajectory.

“Whoosh—” The sound of air slicing through the silence.

“Ah—You shameless woman! How dare you!” Zhao Haiting bent over in pain, clutching his groin tightly, his face contorted in agony.

Lu Li paid him no mind—better that this strike would completely incapacitate him!

“Bleh~” She stuck out her tongue and taunted him with a mocking shake of her head, then pulled down the protective shield, sealing herself off from the outside world.

To ensure her safety, Lu Li asked, “System, is this RV sturdy?”

The system replied confidently, “Don’t worry. Unless a level-ten psychic shows up, no one can break in.”

From what Lu Li knew, level-ten psychics were so rare they could be counted on one hand.

She felt reassured. Zhao Haiting couldn’t possibly have such a powerful backing and still be stuck here as base commander, right?

Outside the RV, Zhao Haiting was sweating profusely from the pain, feeling as if his lower body had been torn apart. The stone had pierced right through him, blood flowing freely.

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Those hiding in the shadows watching the commotion were stunned—never had they expected this shop owner to strike so ruthlessly, completely disregarding that he was the base commander.

The scene quickly grew lively. Although the Zhao brothers usually bullied those weaker than them, they still commanded some authority as base commanders, and everyone wanted to benefit from them.

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