Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi..

Chapter 36: Chapter 36: Honestly Accepting Interrogation

Ye Nai knew that her spores and fungus had erased all traces of human tissue, so she wasn’t worried at all.

As soon as she arrived, someone in military uniform called out to her.

All danger zones were directly controlled by the military. Living areas appeared casual, but in reality, if anything happened, it was the warriors who would come out to investigate, not the civilian police.

“Ye Nai, is that correct?”

“Yes. You want to ask me something?”

“Standard procedure.”

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“Alright, ask away.”

“Did you pass along this road last night?”

“Yes, my car had a flat tire here, I stopped to check it for a while, but it was really hard to see in the middle of the night; I didn’t know what I had hit. Eventually, I pushed the car back. I fixed the tire this morning before I went to work. I still have the payment record on my phone, do you want to see it?”

“Let’s see.”

Ye Nai took out her phone, opened the payment record for the other person to see, and they snapped a photo.

“Where were you earlier last night? Why did you go home at that time?”

“Last night, I had a drink with the local gang leaders starting at 8 o’clock. I arrived at Brother Peng’s barbecue before 8, and in the end, a total of 12 bosses showed up. We drank until after 11 before breaking up. I’ve added their phone numbers, do you want them?”

“Yes.”

Ye Nai opened her contacts list, allowing the other person to take a photo.

“According to what you said, you’ve only been here for a few days and don’t know anyone. Why would you invite people for drinks?”

“I don’t know either, maybe it’s because of my ‘Awakening’ with the ‘Space,’ which posed a threat to those garbage collectors who could only rely on their physical strength? I took the advice to heart, and it turned out well enough since so many people gave me face.”

“You started drinking with people at 8 o’clock and didn’t get back until after 11, and you rode a bike? Are you a good drinker? Not drunk at all?”

“I have the constitution of a ‘leaky wine barrel,’ certified together by Brother Peng and many foremen. The alcohol just sweats out of me. If it’s beer, I’d have to take a leak after every two bottles. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to call out for drinks last night. Spending money and risking my life for drinks? I’m not that foolish.”

“Did you encounter anyone while you were passing here last night?”

“No, aside from stopping for a while because of the leaky tire, I didn’t meet anyone.” Ye Nai relaxed her facial expression, looking as though she had no clue what was going on. “Why are you so focused on this stretch of road?”

“Surveillance captured a group of people entering this area but not leaving.”

“Oh, is that so? But I really didn’t see anyone.”

Ye Nai knew the other party had no evidence. Even if surveillance proved that someone had indeed intended to ambush her on this stretch of the road, as long as there were no other traceable evidences, it didn’t matter.

Looking at the alleyway between the two buildings, it was spotlessly clean. What trace evidence? What trace evidence?

The person questioning her also felt that Ye Nai was very credible. The surveillance captured her complete entry and exit process; the amount of time she was delayed could be explained by her inspecting the tire in the dark, as the delay wasn’t long enough for a fight. Moreover, current trace investigations hadn’t found anything, making it seem like an ordinary internal road within a residential area.

“Leave your phone number, and we will contact you if there are any questions.”

“Okay.”

As Ye Nai prepared to take a detour, the person reminded her to wash that iron pipe thoroughly.

She never mentioned that this thing was the weapon she had used when facing a group by herself earlier, none of that talk about confiscating it as evidence.

Anyway, Ye Nai boldly returned home with it in the end.

Once home, she cleaned the pipe thoroughly with water in the bathroom, put it into Space, and waited to see if the Fungus would decompose the organic matter left on it.

She certainly hoped it would decompose, leaving only the rust, which in itself was like a prepackaged tetanus special—just holding it in her hand was incredibly powerful.

After changing clothes and taking a shower, Ye Nai didn’t go out again. It was the first time she had fought such a bloody group fight in her life, and it was too exciting. She needed to take some time to calm down.

When she ordered takeout on her phone, she saw that many people had mentioned her in the captain’s group chat, asking about the fight and comforting her to relax, saying it was others who started trouble and it wasn’t her fault.

“I specifically asked them. Three of them reported their boss’s name outright, and we still don’t know if others were indirectly involved.”

“Give us their names. Don’t do anything else, the matter ends here for today. Don’t take any small actions, otherwise the nature of the incident will change.”

Looking at the advisory messages in the chat group, Ye Nai thought about it and still sent those three names.

She had thought about causing trouble secretly, but if anything happened to them, she would be the prime suspect.

She couldn’t do anything that would backfire on her.

Ye Nai slowly exhaled. This matter was now over.

“We will report the names. Those behind-the-scenes bosses causing trouble will be dealt with by someone. It’s a good opportunity to clean up the local atmosphere.”

“Alright, then I’ll wait for the good news.”

Having said this, Ye Nai also knew that even if something happened, it would be done quietly.

If it’s going to be quiet, then so be it, as long as they don’t come out looking for trouble again.

Not long after, the bosses from the previous night who had added her phone number also sent messages asking about the situation, reassuring her that it was alright.

Ye Nai thanked everyone for their concern one by one and then messaged Brother Peng.

Brother Peng also expressed concern and said a few words about the fight, all reflecting the same sentiment that those bosses would be taken care of.

After chatting for a while, Ye Nai placed an order for enough Mutant Beast Meat to last her a week of braised pork.

With many mouths to feed at home but only a limited budget for food, she had to budget carefully to avoid overspending and getting scolded. Now, she could eat whatever she wanted, choosing the tastiest and most expensive options.

Ordinary mutant beast bones, which cost 6 yuan per pound in the market, were 60 yuan per pound here. She bought four pounds. With two pounds, she could make bone soup twice, once at the start of the week and once at the weekend.

The quality and pricing of Mutant Beast Meat are determined by the energy content. Top-quality meat is usually hunted and consumed by the warriors themselves. Unless someone places a special order and pays for it, such meat rarely enters the market.

Who wouldn’t want to eat good food to bolster their own strength?

After arranging to pick up her order from his stall in the afternoon, Ye Nai took a nap, then went out for training.

At the training hall, of course, the coaches comforted her again, praising her for fighting well, for knowing to use a weapon in time, and for fiercely subduing the increasingly unruly gang leaders.

Being comforted repeatedly, Ye Nai naturally felt that she had done nothing wrong in fighting back. She even quietly wondered if she had been too lenient, but then she thought it was better to hold back when people were watching and only strike harder when alone, just like she did the previous night.

After two hours of boxing basics, she went on to do two hours of shooting practice. During a break, she chatted with a coach and found out there was a swimming pool, so she immediately bought a trial swimming lesson on her phone and decided to go the next morning.

She was a non-swimmer, as her school didn’t offer swimming lessons and her family had never paid for her to learn. She had no idea if she had aquaphobia, but trying it out wouldn’t cost much.