Chapter 188: Why Aren't You Following the Script?

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Today has been a whirlwind of events.

At 4 AM, I couldn't sleep because I was suffocated by the burning red worms. At 6 AM, I was ambushed and someone threw a grenade. If it weren't for Jing Shu's quick reflexes, our whole family would have been done for. Despite that, we still lost half a month's worth of chiseling on the huge stone. Fortunately, the arrival of the RV lifted Jing Shu's spirits considerably. Unexpectedly, we were extorted again at noon.

Just when she thought the chaos was over, and she and Jing's father had finished tidying up the drainage issues and could finally return to the villa to rest, the entrance and surrounding area of the villa were packed with people, creating a grand spectacle.

Jing Shu's first reaction was to think of the young man who had threatened them earlier. He must have sent his people to cause trouble; otherwise, why would there be so many people?

Suddenly, she saw Wu Youai driving a flashy shark submarine, squeezing through the crowd and making its way towards them. Jing Shu's second reaction was, could these be the residents assigned under Wu Youai's command?

But... why are they all running towards her house? No, their target must be that shark submarine.

"So, this is the shark submarine from that video. It's really cool."

"Wow, I didn't expect such an awesome person to be allocated to our community. Look, they're living in a villa area."

Shi Jiujiu was also excitedly live-streaming with her phone.

"Hello everyone, I'm the lucky Shi Jiujiu. During the housing allocation, I didn't expect to be assigned to Banana Community. Even more unexpectedly, the owner of the shark submarine that saved a thousand people during the flood is also here in Banana Community. I'm really happy!"

The shark submarine slowly stopped in front of the yard. The sound of clicking echoed as a man carrying a waterproof camera and a female reporter rushed out.

"Hello everyone, welcome to Wucheng News. This is the shark submarine featured in Douying's hottest video, the one that saved thousands of people during the recent flood. We've been following it for a while, and it finally stopped. Now, let's interview the mysterious individual. How did you come up with the method to save so many people?"

Jing Shu seemed to understand a bit.

Wu Youai got out of the shark submarine, lowered his transparent mask, and placed the keys into Jing Shu's hand without anyone noticing. He then turned to the reporter with a helpless expression and said:

"I really don't know what happened. If you have questions, ask the person involved."

He then turned back to Jing Shu and said, "Today, I just came to take over a batch of new residents. I didn't expect so many people to come back with me..."

The reporter and the surrounding curious crowd only then realized, "Excuse me, are you the owner of the shark submarine that saved so many people that day?"

Jing Shu nodded, then shook her head, "What's going on? How do you know it's this shark submarine?"

The reporter looked surprised, "Don't you know you've become famous? Look at this video."

Jing Shu opened the video, "This shark submarine is really cool, and it's operated by a girl. Unfortunately, she was only here to pick up relatives. With so many of us, we might have died here..."

"Oh my god, this girl said she came to relocate us. How exactly is she planning to move over a thousand of us?"

After the video ended, Jing Shu's face darkened. Luckily, she was wearing a raincoat and didn't reveal her identity.

Shi Jiujiu was excited in the crowd, originally wanting to jump out and thank the lifesaver, but Jing Shu said, "Who made this video and still wants to see me? Next time I see him, I'll kill him."

Jing Shu had dreamed of becoming famous in her past life, but she never expected that saving someone inadvertently would make her famous in this life. Life is truly unpredictable.

Shi Jiujiu: "Wuwu, that's scary. I'd better not go out." Shi Jiujiu was instantly scared to the point of wetting herself, attracting a flood of "666" in the live stream chat and comments like "My fierce goddess is indeed awesome."

"Hehe, it seems the mysterious person doesn't want to reveal their identity. Then we'll just ask a few simple questions. How did you come up with this method? After all, most people would be completely helpless in such a situation."

Jing Shu: "It was a wild idea."

Female Reporter: "……"

The female reporter held back, "So you went to pick up your relatives, and how did you decide to save so many people?"

Jing Shu thought for a moment, "For the sake of it."

Seeing the reporter's face instantly stiffen, Jing Shu quickly added, "Um, as they say, use your abilities to do what you can. Since I have that ability, I naturally can't just sit by and do nothing for so many people. I saved everyone I could."

Crowd: "Just pretend we didn't hear that."

"Hehe, then how does an ordinary person carry so many climbing ropes in the submarine?"

Jing Shu: "Naturally, it's for climbing."

Going climbing in this heavy rain season, hehe, what great enthusiasm.

The female reporter forced a smile, "When you made this risky decision, did you ever think it might not succeed?"

"A desperate attempt."

The female reporter could hardly continue asking; this person was speaking the truth directly. Couldn't they at least say something nice or righteous?

"Alright, then I want to ask, was it because you liked it that you bought such a cool shark submarine? Didn't you think it would play such a significant role one day?"

Jing Shu pondered for a moment. Just when the reporter thought she was finally hitting a topic of interest, Jing Shu said, "I only got it back two months ago. Others didn't want it."

"What did you exchange it for?"

"A few honeysuckle flowers."

Either the person who traded for it is a fool, or they think we are idiots.

"Alright, thank you very much for your interview. Please remember, it's this mysterious person who didn't want to reveal their name that saved over a thousand people. We hope that next time they face difficulties, everyone can help them out."

The female reporter ran away with the cameraman. She was afraid that staying longer might give her a heart attack and was also irritated about today's news. Should she publish it?

Publish! Why not publish? After all, the mysterious person didn't reveal their identity.

After the reporter left, the crowd became enthusiastic, eagerly taking out their phones to take photos with Jing Shu and the submarine.

Jing Shu had a severe headache. It's really a good thing she was wearing a closed raincoat and didn't reveal her identity. Otherwise, in this post-apocalyptic world, she would have become a celebrity. After all, now that people are fed and watered, there's very little entertainment and gossip to talk about.

However, Jing Shu didn't expect that she would unexpectedly gain some fame.

Saving so many people with a small submarine was the best promotion in the post-apocalyptic world. Even the government was promoting these videos to spread positive energy.

Wu Youai shouted, "Alright, the excitement is over. New residents who have just been allocated, come with me quickly. The rest of you, find your home visit coordinators, or else there won't be dinner tonight!"

Whenever it came to matters involving their own interests, the onlookers quickly dispersed, running away in a flash.

That evening, when Wucheng News was broadcast, the whole family sat in front of the TV in astonishment. After all, even the grandparents didn't know the detailed events of that day.

Except for Jing Shu's family, the most shocked were her high school classmates because everyone knew it was she who traded for the shark submarine.