Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1786: Chapter 1688: Someone You Can’t Afford to Provoke

The people who arrived were Zheng Lixiang and Xie Yuxing. They were filthy all over, their eyes swollen and red, but it was evident that they were in good spirits, their faces full of relief and joy from surviving the disaster.

Huo Sining nodded: ”I’m fine, I got out safely. But you guys, I couldn’t find any of you and didn’t know where you’d gone. I thought you were all at the hotel, so I ran back to look for everyone...”

Zheng Lixiang looked embarrassed and awkward: ”We were at the hotel, but Xie Yuxing said your birthday was coming up soon, so we thought of throwing a birthday party for you alongside the wrap party. We called the whole crew away to give you a surprise and didn’t tell you, thinking you’d have a good sleep at the hotel. Who would have thought...”

Xie Yuxing’s eyes turned red again, and she couldn’t help but cry: ”It’s all my fault for coming up with this idea and insisting on keeping it from you. As a result, you were left behind. Luckily, you got out; otherwise, I’d hate myself forever...”

Huo Sining, however, breathed a huge sigh of relief. Zheng Lixiang and Xie Yuxing were fine, which meant the rest of the crew should be safe too. She had searched through the ruins at the hotel for so long, worried about not rescuing the crew, and only after seeing them did her heart finally settle.

”Why are you crying? I should thank you. If you hadn’t suggested celebrating my birthday and called everyone out, it would have been terrible. The entire crew would have been buried in the ruins. Wouldn’t that be tragic?” Huo Sining said quickly with a smile.

Zheng Lixiang agreed deeply. Huo Sining’s words resonated with her, and the thought of that scenario made her feel terrified.

Because if Xie Yuxing hadn’t proposed celebrating Huo Sining’s birthday and brought the entire crew out, they wouldn’t have escaped during the earthquake.

”How did you find me?”

Huo Sining couldn’t help but ask curiously. After all, the aftershocks hadn’t stopped in the afternoon, and Meishan Town was chaotic everywhere. It wasn’t easy for Zheng Lixiang and the others to find people.

Zheng Lixiang, with a tremor in her voice, said: ”We were scared out of our wits when we learned of the earthquake because the road back to the hotel was blocked by debris, and the car couldn’t pass. So we had to find another route, taking a large detour before finally returning to the hotel.”

”But when we got back and saw the hotel turned into a desolate ruin, our hearts sank. We thought you were buried in those remains.”

”The entire crew was searching, digging through the ruins fervently. Xie Yuxing was crying uncontrollably, desperately trying to burrow into the ruins, even attempting to enter the wrecked hotel rooms to find you.”

”If I hadn’t pulled her back, she’d probably still be scrambling around in those broken walls.”

”However, we were lucky. During our search, we heard someone say a girl surnamed Huo had saved dozens of people at the hotel in the afternoon. I thought it might be you, so we followed the direction they pointed, and it turned out to be you!”

While Zheng Lixiang was talking, Xie Yuxing seemed a bit embarrassed, half-laughing and half-crying. She didn’t forget to reach out, taking off Huo Sining’s helmet, inspecting her from head to toe to make sure she hadn’t lost a limb, and finally felt relieved.

At this time, Zheng Lixiang noticed there were several police officers standing behind Huo Sining. She was momentarily stunned and instinctively looked at Huo Sining, curiously asking:

”What’s up with these police officers?”

Huo Sining smiled and, without hiding, recounted what had happened that afternoon.

Upon hearing that these police officers were here to cause trouble, Zheng Lixiang’s brows immediately furrowed, her gaze chillingly fixed on Li Gang and the other three, with coldness at the corners of her eyes:

”What a fine public servant, what a sense of duty. With so many citizens harmed by the disaster, suffering deeply, you people not only refuse to figure out how to save them but still engage in these shady activities. Do you really think those uniforms of yours can be worn by just dabbling in a bit of connections?”

”What does the Judicial Bureau Chief count as, and what about the Meishan Municipal Committee? Do you really think that by using power to oppress people, he’s the king of the world, and no one dares to touch him?”

Zheng Lixiang sneered, addressing the police officers:

”Don’t talk about the Municipal Committee. Even Meishan’s mayor Yuan Guoqing has to be polite in front of me. Who does this Zhao Si think he is? You go back and tell Zhao Si, if he’s not convinced, let him come to me. Zheng Lixiang of Yulong Shengshi, I’m ready to welcome him at any time!”

Upon hearing Zheng Lixiang’s words, the police officers’ faces changed collectively.

If they had thought that Huo Sining’s words might still be a bluff, Zheng Lixiang’s words left no room for doubt for the officers.

For no other reason than that they had just received an internal document last week. Yulong Shengshi was filming at the Meishan Film and Television Base, with a director named Zheng Lixiang. The document specifically mentioned there was someone with a relatively special status in this crew, so their precinct needed to be on full alert, intensifying patrols to ensure no problems arose with the security around Meishan.

Hearing Zheng Lixiang introducing herself, the police officers were dumbfounded.

They never thought that the naive young lady Zhao Si mentioned actually had ties to Yulong Shengshi!

They had all been deceived by Zhao Si, thinking they were dealing with an ordinary civilian, without realizing that this young lady was someone they couldn’t afford to offend!

But now, regretting came too late.

Especially Li Gang; by now, his perception of Huo Sining had completely changed.

Those who work in the police station are usually quite sharp. Seeing how tense and protective Zheng Lixiang was toward the girl in protective gear, it suggested that her status might be even higher than Zheng Lixiang’s position.

This made Li Gang think of that particular confidential document, regarding the Yulong Shengshi crew member who was put under special attention by the authorities.

The document didn’t specify who it was, but at this moment, a suspicion had formed in Li Gang’s mind—that it could be this girl in protective gear?

With this thought, Li Gang couldn’t help but shiver, though he didn’t know why. As this idea took hold and he observed the girl’s confident and dignified demeanor, the more he believed this could indeed be true!

Li Gang felt his legs go weak, his face pale, and sweat began to bead on his back.

Damn Zhao Si, he’s going to get them killed!