A Little Trick, the Scumbag Dad Can’t Hold the Knife After Understanding Love

Chapter 88

Ji Nian subconsciously asked, "Why no green eyes?"

What did green eyes ever do to you?

The dwarf, annoyed by her questioning, snapped, "Why do you care so much!? Just get out of here and don’t bring any green-eyed kids!"

He didn’t know why green eyes were off-limits, but Tuka had given the order, and the dwarf had to follow it.

The truth was, no one knew what Ji Nian looked like. Chen Mo had seen her, but he hadn’t shown her photo to his subordinates.

Everyone only knew that Ji Nian resembled Ji Tingzhou, with the same eye color, but no one knew her exact appearance.

And since the school had many foreign children with green eyes similar to Ji Nian’s, Tuka had decided to avoid green-eyed kids altogether to prevent any mistakes.

Ji Nian found it amusing. They were clearly trying to avoid her.

But why didn’t they want to capture her?

At the same time, she marveled at the coincidence. She had just given Shen Qingtang and Gu Xiuyuan the eye-color-changing potion, and if she wasn’t mistaken, the two were probably having a blast with it right now, which meant they wouldn’t be dragged into this mess.

Was this what they called the protagonist’s halo?

Ji Nian subtly glanced at the child in front of her, whose behavior seemed oddly out of place.

"Fine," she said, then turned and left.

A minute later, she returned.

"Can I come in now?"

The dwarf was surprised to see her back, but when he took a closer look—

The child was wearing a summer school uniform, her slightly curly black hair lazily tied into a ponytail. Her mixed-race features were evident, with pronounced bone structure, thick lashes, and round, bright black eyes. She tilted her head as she looked at him, her expression innocent and carefree.

The dwarf was instantly captivated.

He had a thing for pretty children.

Pretty children’s flesh was sweeter, and it was good for the eyes too.

"...Your eyes... weren’t this color before," the dwarf said, struggling to maintain some semblance of rationality.

Ji Nian blinked. "I was wearing colored contacts earlier. Green eyes are really popular right now."

The dwarf didn’t know what colored contacts were.

All he knew was that this child was so beautiful, she must taste delicious.

"Go on in," he finally relented, thinking that as long as her eyes weren’t green, it didn’t matter how they had changed.

Ji Nian walked in.

The system chimed in: ?You just walked right in like that??

?Don’t worry. I just sent a message to the teachers using my watch, and I also alerted the Ji family members who are secretly protecting me.?

The sweet scent in the activity room grew stronger. If Ji Nian had only suspected it earlier, she was now certain.

This fragrance was her 009.

The abandoned activity room was filled with outdated desks and chairs, dust everywhere. In the middle, a cramped space was occupied by a few children.

Under normal circumstances, these young masters and misses would never set foot in such a dirty place, let alone squeeze together like this.

When Ji Nian approached, none of them reacted. She grabbed one student’s shoulder and turned them toward her. The first thing she noticed was their rolled-back eyes and the eerie smile on their face.

Then she glanced at the small table in the center, where a bottle of strange pink liquid sat.

?Yep, it’s definitely 009.?

A hallucinogenic drug, originally used to numb rabbits during hemorrhoid removal experiments, meant to make the subjects feel lightheaded and reduce pain.

But here, somehow, it had been turned into a "drink that lets you see another world."

?It’s been two years since we’ve had any leads on Vengeance. Whether it’s the buyers or their organization, I can’t let this opportunity slip. Who knows when they’ll show their hand again??

However, Ji Nian leaned toward the possibility that the dwarf was part of the Vengeance organization. No particular reason—just a gut feeling.

?Coming to a school to kidnap children—are they desperate or just incredibly bold? Though if they were truly bold, why avoid green-eyed kids??

But what did they want with the children? To use them as test subjects?

The thought made Ji Nian’s dark eyes fill with unmistakable disgust and fury.

Thankfully, she was here. If they succeeded, it was hard to imagine how many families would be torn apart after today.

For an ordinary person, realizing they’d walked into a den of wolves would mean waiting for rescue.

But Ji Nian wasn’t ordinary, nor was she truly a child.

She lifted her school skirt, revealing the black shorts underneath, and reached into her pocket, pulling out something that looked like a tube of lipstick.

When she removed the cap, it revealed a spray nozzle.

It was actually a bottle of spray.

?Two years ago, I created a universal antidote. Even without it, 009 would wear off in an hour. While the universal antidote can’t completely neutralize the drug, it’s enough.?

Luckily, to avoid alerting the teachers, the dwarf had told the children to keep quiet, so there weren’t many of them present.

Ji Nian pinched their chins, forced their mouths open, and sprayed a bit of the antidote into each one.

Before long, the children, who had been completely unresponsive, began to regain consciousness.

Outside the door.

The dwarf thought it was about time.

Their initial target had been ten children, and they had just enough.

Thinking of Ji Nian, the most beautiful of them all, the dwarf began to fantasize about how delicious her tender flesh would be once she was incapacitated.

He swallowed hard, his throat making a gurgling sound that, combined with his appearance, was utterly horrifying.

But before he could revel in his thoughts, the sound of approaching footsteps reached his ears.

The dwarf had been chosen for this mission because of his deceptive appearance and his exceptional hearing.

"Crap, good thing I was prepared, or I’d be done for."

He turned and entered the room, intending to herd the now-dazed children like sheep.

But as soon as he stepped inside and locked the door, a sudden gust of wind came at his head, which he narrowly dodged.

"Who’s there!?" he barked.

When he turned around, he saw one of the students, who should have been unconscious, standing behind him with a broom in hand. The child’s eyes were somewhere between lucid and dazed.

He launched an attack at the dwarf.

"Aizen! You can’t escape!"

"Bankai!!"

When the first attack failed, the student launched a second wave.

And he wasn’t alone—other students joined in:

"Ye Luo Li Magic!"

"Zero Point Break: Modified!"

"Rock, Paper, Scissors!!"

One child was manageable, but a swarm of them had the short-statured dwarf scrambling to escape.

"Have you all gone mad!? What’s going on!?"

They were supposed to be hallucinating! Tuka had said the drug would last an hour!

Amid the chaos, someone clicked the door open.

The students, caught between hallucinations and reality, rushed out.

"Charge!!!!"

Ji Nian watched as the children ran out, and when the system informed her that the Ji family and school staff were on their way, she relaxed completely.

Meanwhile, the dwarf, realizing the operation had failed, didn’t hesitate to make his escape.

But just as he was about to climb out the back window, a shadow blocked his path.

The dwarf instinctively covered his head, but the figure didn’t move.

When he looked up, he saw the child he had let in last—the one he had been most fond of.

Unlike the other children, who were acting like they were on a sugar rush, she stood quietly, her expression blank, her eyes unfocused, as if staring into nothingness.

The dwarf’s eyes lit up!

This one was fine! Even if he could only take one, it was better than returning empty-handed and getting beaten by Tuka.

He pushed Ji Nian toward the window, stuffed her into a prepared trash can, and quickly climbed out after her. He then began pushing the trash can as he ran.

Unbeknownst to him, the child he thought was under his control was crouched inside the trash can, taking a selfie.

At the same time—

Ji Tingzhou, who had personally come to the school after receiving the news, had just stepped through the gates when he received a message with a photo.

The photo was dark, but he could just make out the child smiling at the camera.

It was followed by a message:

‘Dad, I’m going to check out Vengeance’s headquarters. Don’t forget to pick me up later. Oh, and today’s weight: half a catty and three taels. Mom’s safe and sound.’

‘Love, Ji Nian’

Ji Tingzhou: "……"