Every Villain Meets Their Nemesis

"..."

The old man was instantly choked up.

Chen Shu strode away, leaving behind only a carefree figure.

"Interesting..."

The old man shook his head and went back to sleep.

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On the way, Chen Shu stopped by an herb shop to purchase the remaining ingredients.

His little savings were instantly emptied.

It was like returning to the days before liberation.

He returned to the apartment complex, ready to finish preparing the potions.

"Huh? Why is it so crowded?"

He saw over ten people gathered at the entrance.

Driven by curiosity, Chen Shu joined the crowd.

"Excuse me, why is there a thousand yuan missing from my bag? And how did my phone get damaged?"

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A girl with delicate makeup but a sharp expression was questioning loudly.

Opposite her stood a little girl with reddened eyes, on the verge of tears, unable to speak.

The onlookers whispered among themselves, but no one stepped forward.

Chen Shu pushed through the crowd and walked up to the little girl.

"Niuniu, what's going on?"

He picked up the little girl—she was the daughter of his downstairs neighbor, so he knew her.

"Brother Chen Shu…"

The little girl's chubby face turned sorrowful at once.

Finding someone she could rely on, she burst into tears.

"You're her guardian, right?"

The girl opposite frowned and asked impatiently.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Chen Shu completely ignored the other girl and asked gently.

Niuniu stopped crying and explained everything.

She had found a small bag while playing at the apartment entrance.

Not knowing who lost it, she waited at the same spot for two hours until the owner arrived.

She was happy to have done a good deed, but didn't expect the "owner" to turn on her.

Instead of being thankful, the woman insisted Niuniu stole the money and broke her phone.

"Brother Chen Shu… did I do something wrong?"

The little girl looked utterly aggrieved.

In a child's world, she couldn't understand why doing the right thing led to this.

The hell? There's actually people like this?

Chen Shu clenched his fists, barely resisting the urge to punch that despicable woman.

Just then, the girl said irritably,

"So how do you want to handle this? I don't have much time!"

Chen Shu's face darkened, and a set of options appeared before him:

[Option 1]: Compensate her for the lost items.

Reward: Title "The Legendary Sucker"

Effect: Higher chance of running into bad luck.

[Option 2]: Ignore her and walk away with Niuniu.

Reward: Mid-grade Ice Potion.

[Option 3]: Argue your case and use special methods if necessary to make her apologize.

Reward: Large boost in Beastmaster Power.

No need to think about it.

Chen Shu held Niuniu in his arms and sneered, "How do you want to handle it?"

The girl, sensing an opportunity, revealed a trace of greed, "Give me the missing cash, replace my phone and the bag with new ones."

Chen Shu grinned, "Pfft, you're ugly and full of wishful thinking."

"What the hell did you say?! Just say whether you're paying or not! If not, I'll call the police!"

The girl's tone turned cold as she pulled out her phone to threaten him.

Chen Shu looked at her disdainfully, "You said yourself the bag had a thousand yuan and a good phone.

This bag has none of that—clearly it's not your bag. What am I compensating for?"

The onlookers nodded—he had a point!

Then Chen Shu suddenly reached out and grabbed the bag.

Your bag? Gimme that!

The girl wasn't expecting his move, Seeing the bag taken, her anger exploded "Nonsense! If it's not mine, is it yours?!"

Chen Shu shook the bag and said, "How can you prove it's yours? The contents don't match."

"There's my ID inside. My name is Hao Meili—take it out!"

Chen Shu pulled out an ID and compared it.

"Lady, you serious? You sure this isn't your mom's ID?"

The photo looked nothing like her.

Hao Meili's face turned red—clearly, she knew he was mocking her.

"Look at the name!"

"What's in a name? You can be Hao Meili, he can be Hao Meili, I could even… well, no, I would never want to be called that."

Chen Shu remained composed, then had an idea.

"How about this—answer one question correctly, and I'll admit the bag is yours."

"What question?"

Chen Shu took out the ID, covered it with both hands, laid it flat, and asked, "Which side is the front, top or bottom?"

"..."

Hao Meili clenched her teeth—what kind of question is that? What does that have to do with proving her identity?

"Not answering? Then forget it."

Chen Shu shrugged and turned to leave with the bag.

"Wait!"

She gritted her teeth and guessed randomly, "Top side is the front!"

Chen Shu nodded, flipped his hands, and revealed… the back side.

"You messing with me?!"

Hao Meili's eyes widened in outrage—clearly this was a trick. Wasn't it up to him what side he showed?

Chen Shu nodded seriously, "Smart girl! Took you long enough to figure it out."

The others immediately burst into laughter. When it came to driving people crazy, Chen Shu was a seasoned expert.

Looking across Nanjiang City, if he claimed second place, who would dare claim first?

Hao Meili: "You're a grown man bullying a little girl like me. Do you find that funny?"

"Auntie, that's enough! I'm just a student." Chen Shu waved his hand, feigning modesty. "You didn't seem so weak when you were bullying someone else."

"What exactly do you want?"

Hao Meili began to back down a little—she hadn't expected Chen Shu to be so difficult.

Chen Shu said casually, "It's simple. Apologize first, then we'll talk about the rest."

Hao Meili lowered her head, fell silent, and after a moment, muttered, "S-sorry…"

"Niuniu isn't wearing her glasses, she couldn't hear that."

"You?!"

Hao Meili was fuming. She took a deep breath and said more loudly, "I'm sorry!"

"That's more like it."

Chen Shu looked at Niuniu in his arms and asked, "Do you forgive the auntie?"

"I… I forgive her."

Niuniu, being a kind-hearted child, didn't want to make things too hard for her.

"Reward acquired: Massive Beastmaster Power!"

Chen Shu nodded and said, "Hear that? Niuniu didn't forgive you, so I'll just be taking the bag."

With that, he carried Niuniu and walked into the complex.

"???"

Hao Meili felt like the rage in her chest was exploding into her head—it was unbearable!

"Are you deaf or something?! She already forgave me!"

Hao Meili pointed at Chen Shu, her hands trembling—clearly enraged to the point of shaking.

"You can't prove the bag is yours. Call the police yourself! Let them prove it for you!"

Chen Shu didn't care at all. Holding the bag, he left with Niuniu.

"Damn you!!"

Hao Meili gasped for breath, her body trembling slightly as if she were having a fit.

The surrounding crowd pointed and whispered. Chen Shu's actions left them extremely satisfied.

Truly, as the saying goes: every villain meets their nemesis.

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