Chapter 17: Sulfuric Acid from the Sky

Near the main road of the hospital, the victim's family members had already laid an ambush here early on.

Mixed among them were some "water army," arranged by An Siqi out of concern that the victim's family might drop the ball like they did yesterday.

With everything in place, Shi Yaoguang, even with extraordinary abilities, couldn't escape this calamity!

As Shi Yaoguang emerged from the hospital's main entrance, she noticed pairs of eyes staring at her from the shadows.

She didn't make a fuss or any unnecessary moves.

She was actually curious to see how far An Siqi would go.

An Siqi wronged her in her past life, and that was a thing of the past.

They say what goes around comes around, and retribution is certain.

This life, An Siqi lacked the memories of her past life and had not yet done anything to hurt her; if she struck prematurely, it would seem somewhat like taking advantage of someone when they were down.

Therefore, she gave An Siqi the opportunity to choose.

Yesterday was one, and today was another.

However...

An Siqi seemed determined to make her suffer and had no intention of holding back.

As Shi Yaoguang was pondering, she saw seven or eight reporters with their cameras rushing towards her.

"There she is!"

"Quick, quick, don't let her get away!"

Behind the reporters followed the victim's family.

Seeing the reporters, Shi Yaoguang's lips curled into a smirk.

It seemed... An Siqi wanted to make a big scene out of this, how curious.

"Miss Shi, it is said that you're the secret boss behind Xiaoqi's live broadcast room, is that true?"

"Xiaoqi's live broadcast room sells cosmetics with harmful substances exceeding the limit, did you instigate this?"

"Using your status as a wealthy heiress to exploit viewers, selling inferior and harmful cosmetics, do you have a conscience?"

"A distinguished heiress, secretly earning dirty money, is there a problem within the wealthy family?"

"Will you give the victims justice?"

The reporters' questions grew more and more sharp.

The crowd of onlookers was growing larger.

Shi Yaoguang was encircled in the middle but showed no sign of panic, exuding an air as if saying, let the noise surge, I remain unmoved.

"Miss Shi, why aren't you speaking? Are you feeling guilty?"

"...What wealthy heiress? Enjoying blood-soaked buns so deliciously, I think they are deranged high-class beggars! Already so rich, yet still wanting to suck the blood of the poor, truly disgusting..."

These were the words spoken by a passerby after "understanding the situation."

Shi Yaoguang waited for their bombardment to end before she picked up a nearby microphone: "Everyone, be quiet, listen to me."

As her voice fell, the scene suddenly quieted down.

If this were any ordinary time, it would be almost impossible.

The reason these people cooperated so much had to be credited to the voice of the Siren's Voice she'd learned in some other world.

The voice of a siren possessed a charming power that could bewitch people's hearts.

When she spoke, she employed it ever so slightly and managed to calm everyone down.

"I am aware of the situation with Xiaoqi's live broadcast room, but it was not personally initiated by me. I have no financial involvement whatsoever with the profits from the live broadcasts; all earnings from the broadcast are at the sole discretion of Miss An Siqi, the host of Xiaoqi's live broadcast room."

Someone asked: "Everyone says the secret boss behind Xiaoqi's live broadcast room is a rich heiress!"

Shi Yaoguang revealed an apologetic smile, "Previously, I was best friends with the host from Xiaoqi's live broadcast room."

Some still questioned, "Just because you say you have no relation to the live broadcast room, it means you have no relation? What evidence do you have to prove that?"

Shi Yaoguang, "If you want to know, you can check Miss An Siqi's bank statements."

Afterward, the reporter posed a few tricky questions, all of which were deflected by Shi Yaoguang.

"Miss Shi speaks with such certainty, could it be that this matter truly has nothing to do with her?"

This inevitably raised doubts among the people.

Just then, a disturbance suddenly arose from the crowd, followed by a small bottle full of liquid tracing a half-circular arc in the sky.

"Oh my God! Be careful——"

Along with the urgent cries, the opened bottle targeted Shi Yaoguang as its contents poured out.

Familiar with the sensation of an object smashing down upon her, Shi Yaoguang sensed danger instantly.

Noticing it was a bottle being thrown, she anticipated problems with the liquid inside.

After her training, her body was much more agile than an average person's, and the bottle's descent seemed to her as if it were happening in slow motion.

If she were alone, she could easily dodge it, but she was surrounded by an impenetrable crowd.

To dodge it, she would inevitably harm the people around her.

In the critical moment, she kicked over two people who were closer to her and swiftly pulled back the reporters at her sides.

Her movements were so quick that by the time everyone reacted, the "airdropped" bottle had already plummeted down.

The liquid inside landed exactly where Shi Yaoguang had stood moments before, fizzing up with white bubbles upon contact with the ground as the concrete corroded visibly.

If she had been even 0.01 seconds slower in her reaction, both she and the people around her might have suffered, and still, the liquid splash from the bouncing bottle quickly corroded the trouser legs of a few unfortunate nearby.

"Aah——"

It was unclear who first realized what had happened and screamed sharply, clutching their throat.

That scream, as if flipping a switch, instilled a sense of danger in everyone at the scene.

They were reporters, indeed, but they reported news to improve lives, not to endanger their own.

The reporter who had been kicked by Shi Yaoguang was even more terrified retrospectively. Without that kick, splash from the sulfuric acid could have been disastrous.

Yes, sulfuric acid.

Observations made in that brief moment allowed some to confirm that the liquid eating away at the ground was indeed sulfuric acid, and highly concentrated at that.

Just by looking at the pit corroded into the ground, one could understand its potency.

"Who's so despicable? Didn't they see so many of us here? How could they hurl a sulfuric acid bottle in public, what if someone got hurt?" Doubtful voices arose from the crowd.

Then, someone sneered sarcastically, "They chose a time when there are many people around just to make their move easier, right? Who would dare do such a thing if there weren't so many people here?"

"The sulfuric acid was clearly aimed at Miss Shi. Miss Shi, do you know who wants to harm you?"

Hearing this question, the crowd subconsciously quieted down, eager to hear an answer.

"After the incident in the live broadcast room, Siqi wanted me to take the blame for her, but I refused, she might hold a grudge against me because of that. Today's incident, it's my fault for involving everyone..."

Shi Yaoguang looked at everyone with eyes full of apology.

"Terrible!"

She suddenly gasped, noticing the people whose trouser hems had been touched by the sulfuric acid, and quickly bent down, grabbing one person's trouser leg.

"Zzzt——"

The denim disintegrated with the sound, exposing the charred flesh on the person's thigh.

Then, she methodically ripped the corroded fabric off others, sparing the victims from secondary injuries.

After doing all this, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.