Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 528: Cursed

Chapter 528: Chapter 528: Cursed

The netizens almost unanimously started to sympathize with Jiang Cheng, and Shang Shaojing’s expression turned murkier.

He was well aware of the power of public opinion and knew that the drones capturing the scene were not far away. So, even though he was very angry, he couldn’t show it and simply flicked the dust off his clothes, saying,

"You saw it wrong, there’s no such thing."

But this explanation was far too weak; no one believed it.

They had seen Zhuola’s skills before, and although they didn’t know she could take on a full-grown wild boar, most of the people eliminated from Team L had been dispatched by her hand.

Moreover, Team L’s base was the closest to Team Q, making it easy to infiltrate without anyone noticing.

Looking at it that way, aside from them, there was no second party who could have done something like this.

[Shang Shaojing is just disgusting. If he has the guts, why doesn’t he confront people directly? What’s the point of killing a pig?]

[Exactly. I used to think he and Su Yinwan were sweet, but now it seems he’s nothing but a morally corrupt, vengeful little man!]

[Ugh, those two deserve each other, green tea bitch plus scumbag, just lock them up.]

[So disgusting. I’ll laugh at anyone who’s shipping this couple.]

[Could all of Shang Group’s projects be obtained like this? So disgusting, I’m never using their products again.]

Soon, the assistant reported this incident to Shang Shaobai.

Shang Shaobai, with his sharp instincts, smelled an opportunity and immediately arranged to stir up this wave of public opinion even more.

Perhaps even Shang Shaojing himself had not anticipated that such a minor action would bring about such a significant butterfly effect, to the point that it affected the entire Group’s stock market.

The fire in the cave grew larger and larger until Su Yinwan, who was sleeping in her tent, felt it.

She was initially cold, but then felt a warm flow from underneath her.

Subsequently, the warmth grew more intense, enveloping her tightly, and finally it felt as if she was in a steaming boiler.

Su Yinwan screamed and woke up from her sleep; her feet scalding the moment they touched the ground.

She quickly gathered her things and ran out of the tent.

Outside, it was all thick smoke and the air was rippling with heat, scalding her skin red.

Only with difficulty did she spot Shang Shaojing and the others, and Su Yinwan hurried down towards them. When she saw the cave engulfed in flames, she was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

"How, how did this fire start?! Jiang Li and the others aren’t inside, are they?!"

Although Su Yinwan’s tone was filled with worry, her eyes were cold, even mixed with a hint of relief.

The audience, only able to hear her voice, didn’t think much of it, but Jiang Cheng, who had always been good at reading people, noticed something off.

Was Su Yinwan hoping that Jiang Li and the others were inside the cave?

But wasn’t she always talking about Jiang Li and seemed to care about her?

Thinking this, Jiang Cheng fell silent.

After days of interaction, he could see that although Su Yinwan constantly expressed her concern for Jiang Li, she never actually took any action.

He always thought Su Yinwan was trying to please Jiang Li, that Jiang Li was ungrateful, like the ungrateful dog that bites Lu Dongbin.

Now it seemed things were not that simple.

Just as Su Yinwan was rejoicing, she suddenly received a system notification—

[Ding, Jiang Cheng’s affinity has decreased by 10 points, current remaining 90 points!]

Su Yinwan: !!!

How could this happen?

Could it be that she showed too much concern for Jiang Li, causing him to grow tired of her?

Thinking this, Su Yinwan hurriedly sought to make amends by going to Jiang Cheng’s side, "Little brother Cheng, why are you crying? It’s all right; did something scare you?"

[Ding, Shang Shaojing’s affinity has decreased by 2 points. The current balance is 89!]

Su Yinwan: "...."

She was tired.

Shang Shaojing, whose affinity had dropped below 90, clearly had a different attitude now. Seeing her excessive concern for Jiang Cheng, he coldly turned his head away, saying nothing and doing nothing.

"The fire was set by Jiang Li and his group, and they should have already left," Ren Yue said.

"What?"

Su Yinwan was somewhat overwhelmed by the barrage of information.

Why would Jiang Li and the others leave, and even set the house on fire?

More importantly, there was a large pool of blood nearby.

Su Yinwan was unable to react in time, only covering her mouth and nose, saying, "Shouldn’t we notify the director? What if the fire spreads further? Jiang Li and his group are really something. This place is a forest; they’ve been too careless."

Jiang Cheng spread his hands, "The director has already been informed, but he said that if the fire doesn’t spread, there is no need to worry about it. When the things inside burn out, it will extinguish on its own. If we call the fire department, it will only cost more."

Su Yinwan fell silent, looking towards the direction of the cave with a pained expression in her eyes.

So many good things inside, gone up in flames—it was such a pity!

But this provided a good opportunity to stir up public opinion.

With this thought in mind, Su Yinwan pretended to be choked by smoke and coughed a few times.

"It’s unbearable up there, like an oven. Our tents are starting to melt... Did Jiang Li and his group encounter something that made them act so impulsively?"

After saying this, Su Yinwan felt smug and could already envision the scene of netizens chasing after Jiang Li with scathing comments.

However, what she didn’t know was that the audience was not only refraining from blaming Jiang Li but instead were mocking them, saying they got what they deserved.

[Now I finally understand why you say Su Yinwan plays the victim. She claims to care about Jiang Li, yet every sentence blames him.]

[Right? They were the ones who refused to leave in the first place. Now they’re putting the blame on Jiang Li and his group?]

[Heh, isn’t it just a furnace? With the cave burning so fiercely below and the wind funnel above, you could immediately have a hotpot if you put a pot on.]

Zhuola returned after checking things out, not looking very pleased.

"We also have to leave this place."

"What?" Everyone was surprised.

Shang Shaojing’s face darkened, "Why do we have to go?"

"Yeah," Su Yinwan echoed. "Maybe after the fire dies down, we can tidy up and still stay here."

Zhuola really wanted to roll her eyes but held back. Still, she couldn’t help her sarcasm, "This cave has been burned like this; it’s uninhabitable. Even if the fire goes out, given the current temperature and humidity, it will be suffocating inside, and sleeping there could likely lead to asphyxiation."

"But we finally found a water source here..."

"That’s exactly the problem," Zhuola narrowed her eyes. "This pool of water has been polluted."

To be precise, it had been cursed by Jiang Li.

She had just taken a tour and found a strange stone arrangement by the pool.

Although she had never seen it before, judging from the placement of the stones, it was a curse.

—Anyone who had come into contact with the boar’s blood and then drank water from this pool would suffer misfortune.

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