Hibiscus actually hadn't left.
The commotion in the experimental park was too big—definitely making big news tomorrow, especially involving Changfeng Financial Group which already had entanglements with many forces. The slightest carelessness would bring a whole heap of trouble. So she lurked down to observe and listen in all directions, at least needing to understand how they'd characterize this incident.
Sure enough, Jin Ruochu boldly returned to the experimental park, but unexpectedly the staff showed no suspicion and were even quite fearful.
So that was it—Origin often awakened before magic, and now the girl was unconsciously releasing pressure. Good thing too—the young miss who already had no one daring to cause trouble would be even less likely to be held accountable. After all, everything belonged to your family anyway—if you broke it, I wouldn't feel sorry.
Simply put, similar destructive accidents were common, everyone was already numb to dancing on knife's edge.
After a while, big boss Jin Changfeng hurriedly arrived by car. Not even glancing at the broken-down research institute, seeing his daughter unharmed, he laughed heartily:
"Everyone gets a 1000 yuan bonus today, personal property losses reimbursed, tomorrow I'll book a hotel for a banquet."
"Boss is generous!"
After Jin Changfeng's announcement, he went for medical checkups with his daughter, naturally not forgetting a round of scolding. Obviously this old father had a sharp tongue and cutting words but his care for his daughter was genuine. What was a mere building and precious experimental equipment? As long as Jin Ruochu was fine, especially with his keen eye seeing his precious daughter's physical condition was quite good—in a sense a perfect fusion case. Just announcing this news to upper-class circles would be worth a fortune. Simply a double win, winning completely.
The behind-the-scenes big boss selectively ignored signs of battle at the scene, directly ordering cleanup equivalent to erasing traces. With his old fox experience, he guessed roughly:
Someone had helped Jin Ruochu.
Seeing his daughter's reaction that she didn't intend to reveal anything, he wouldn't ask to avoid unpleasantness. When the time came, that person would jump out, besides already having some connection with Jin Ruochu. On the other hand, if it was that figure in black... no, if it was the superhuman who killed the Vanguard Disaster Beast, conventional forces couldn't provoke them.
A researcher quickly ran to the boss and whispered in his ear. Jin Changfeng was secretly shocked: "Large-scale fainting occurred?"
No mistake, this was no different from Disaster Beast landing, further confirming experimental success.
In the past he might have immediately grabbed his daughter to ask clearly—like what she felt? What changes? But now, so what about Disaster Beasts? Weren't they still lying on operating tables waiting for dissection? The research team was just picking up scraps—the real hero was someone else. The human world had undergone revolutionary changes, completely possessing power to confront and even defeat them.
That person was quite cautious, probably thinking the same as him—staying low-key before possessing overwhelming strength, but perhaps too low-key.
Jin Changfeng knew many in upper-class circles were busy "seeking patron gods," more exaggerated than the always popular feng shui masters, since the former could indeed save your dog life. Now countless celebrities flocked to them, eager to attach themselves—what were you hiding from?
Though some specially gifted ones used previous era relics to reach inhuman realms, most became neither human nor ghost, viewed as weapons—the powerful looked down on such endings.
Disaster Beasts at least had religions worshipping them, let alone a human-looking strongman.
Forget it, extraordinary people had strange quirks.
Jin Changfeng looked deeply at his daughter before him and instructed his subordinates: "Investigate all surveillance footage."
This statement not only made Jin Ruochu frown but also made the secretly observing Hibiscus pay close attention. Though netizens repeatedly reminded her that 90s-level surveillance was a joke, she didn't dare completely compare against another world's technology level, since they also lacked Disaster Beast-related technology.
Perhaps she'd need to make a trip to the surveillance room to destroy storage equipment.
Just as she was pondering, staff replied: "Sorry boss, surveillance equipment was without exception damaged and retained no information."
"Why apologize? This way no one can hold evidence unfavorable to my daughter... Jin Ruochu, you're really a lucky child."
"Of course." The girl had never admitted so straightforwardly.
"Little devil."
Jin Changfeng straightened his tie and waved for his daughter to follow. The two entered the extended sedan and left the scene.
Hibiscus breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she didn't need to make a special trip. Worthy of causal magic—involving metaphysics made everything unpredictable, actually solving exposure problems from the source. In other words, bringing Jin Ruochu along when fighting Disaster Beasts in the future would allow staying an unknown hero until fairies descended.
She had to admit many hands made light work, at least regarding various magical functionalities, each had merits. No need to envy Fortune and Misfortune magic—after all, causal types generally weren't completely controlled by users. Ordinary magical girls could at most summarize and apply them, occasionally causing deviations. Hibiscus hated this gambling-element ability, perhaps precisely why she awakened the time type emphasizing power and authority.
Seeing everything going smoothly, the girl left openly, witnessing countless reporters swarming along the way—obviously today's experimental building accident and crane collapse were famous enough.
Just as she walked on the road, she heard someone loudly hawking:
"Company's bankrupt! Boss ran off with his mistress! Office building with warehouse big sale. Prices negotiable but must pay in full."
"You said it includes a warehouse, right?"
Hibiscus showed intense interest, and indeed the other party answered enthusiastically, revealing everything under Hypnosis Technique influence.
Based on conditions, it indeed met requirements: give the shell company a real base, receive materials transported by Dock Gang, one street away from biggest client Changfeng Financial Group... Besides this, thanks to this hawker "honestly" mentioning small flaws like leaky windows and loose doors, she completely dominated extreme price negotiation.
In a few words they completed a 500,000 cash-level transaction, a 3-story small building under Dr. Mu's name.
Even half a day later after finishing up, she was still scratching her head: "That's it?"
Nan Zhiyi, who came upon hearing the news, was equally shocked: "What magic did you use to have such great luck?"
While helping confirm procedures, she marveled that when luck came nothing could stop it. Look how favorable this contract was—you'd think Hibiscus had strung the guy up and beaten him. The shell company problem she'd been worrying about was somewhat alleviated, increasingly looking legitimate.
"It really counts as magic."
Hibiscus guessed Fortune and Misfortune user Jin Ruochu had subconsciously given her a layer of protection, combined with the system's previous rewards like financial fortune and other mysterious things—stacking up to basically getting a free office building.
Since it was the combined result of both, she wasn't too surprised, but it was enough to prove the causal type's mystery. Unfortunately they often weren't controlled by users.
Nan Zhiyi pointed skeptically at the distant experimental building still emitting firelight: "You did that?"
"The result is good, don't worry about it. Go back and discuss with Dock Gang how to interface business with the company—that's the compensation they owe me."
"You're getting more and more skilled at extortion."