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"Where can we run to?" Lu Youyou sighed, frustration evident in her voice. "They can track us anywhere in the country, and going abroad? Forget it. Not only would there be passport issues, but customs wouldn't let us through."
With no other options, she turned to Xu Lie, wanting to convey that they should at least make a run for it, escaping for as long as possible. But when she caught sight of his cheerful expression, her anger flared. "Why are you smiling?!"
Just moments ago, during the group photo, he had claimed he couldn't smile, yet now, with the situation so dire, he was grinning like nothing was wrong. Was he out of his mind?
Xu Lie struggled to contain his laughter; Lu Youyou's reactions were simply too amusing. Despite the gravity of their predicament, she was still thinking of him. He couldn't help but feel a bit guilty for enjoying the moment.
Lu Youyou was on the verge of hitting him. Why wasn’t he worried? Why was he still acting like a riddle?
But then Xu Lie said something that struck her deeply: "If I had agreed to your earlier suggestion, you would be an accomplice in this case."
In an instant, all her anger and urgency evaporated like water dousing flames. Accomplice? Yes, if she knew about it and didn’t report it, wouldn’t that imply she could be involved in harboring or concealing a crime?
In other words, even if Xu Lie had deceived her, he was doing it for her own good—to keep her from getting dragged into this mess.
Lu Youyou was naturally an emotional girl. Once she understood this point, all her previous sadness transformed into guilt. It no longer mattered whether he had lied or what agreements they had made; she wanted to apologize for her earlier accusations. But she also knew that saying anything now would be a waste of time.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she urged Xu Lie to hurry and run.
"Nan Er is so gentle; I'm going to cry!"
"Okay, I admit I was criticizing Xu Lie for being heartless when I saw Lu Youyou so upset earlier. Now I officially apologize to him."
"Am I the only one here finding this funny? I still think it's hilarious how Lu Youyou scolded Xu Lie for smiling."
"Seriously? You have no heart!"
Faced with this sudden shift in attitude from the comments, Xu Lie nearly lost his composure. The barrage of criticism had quickly turned into apologies and compliments directed at him.
He tried to focus and not get distracted by the comments. He wasn't lying to Lu Youyou; before all this happened, he had done his research on the laws of Script World online.
In a strict sense, failing to report knowledge of a crime is not considered a crime itself; harboring or shielding someone only applies when one provides a hiding place or financial support to the offender. However, this is not absolute. In cases of extreme severity, such as two bombing incidents that could have significant repercussions, the situation may warrant harsher scrutiny. Who knows if it might involve Lu Youyou?
Xu Lie's actions were aimed at enhancing the excitement of the script, thereby earning more Payment points. Once he was done, he could leave the Script World. Lu Youyou's situation was different; she had family and her own life to consider.
Originally, Xu Lie wouldn't have thought too much about it. However, when Lu Youyou stumbled upon the arson scene, he realized that those who knew about the Script World were still human. He contemplated extracting Lu Youyou from this mess: our text messages and call logs could be scrutinized.
It was highly likely that someone would come looking for you to ask questions. You could simply shake your head and say you didn't know. Of course, if you acted foolishly, you probably wouldn't be able to deceive professional investigators. In the end, you might even feign fear and claim that I threatened you into silence.
As for the nature of the threat, feel free to make it up—something like saying I would blow up your whole family if you didn't keep quiet.
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