I listened to my sister's words today.

Chapter 172: Vanity 1 (skippable)

Somewhere in Country A, there is a top-notch flat that is considered to be extremely luxurious.

At this moment, in this spacious, bright and gorgeously decorated room, there stood a woman with a dignified appearance and elegant temperament.

However, what is unexpected is that this woman who has always presented herself as an elegant image.

But suddenly, he threw the phone in his hand to the ground with an angry look on his face, as if he had become a different person, in stark contrast to his elegant and dignified appearance just now.

She widened her eyes and stared at herself in the mirror, her heart filled with anger and unwillingness.

The face in the mirror, although still retaining some of its former charm, the increasingly loose skin and deepening wrinkles ruthlessly revealed the cruel truth of the passing of time.

"Why? Why do I have to endure such torture!" He could no longer suppress his inner anger and could not help but roar hysterically at the mirror.

Over the years, she has taken great pains to resist the erosion of time.

They spend huge amounts of money to buy all kinds of high-end skin care products and nutritional supplements, and carefully take care of their faces and bodies day after day, just to cover up the traces left by the years.

However, no matter how hard she tried, time never stopped, and the changes brought about by age were inevitably reflected in her.

This feeling of powerlessness made her extremely anxious, and she was in a state of extreme tension almost every day.

Back then, she was a world-famous superstar with hundreds of millions of ardent fans. She was incredibly beautiful and dazzling, captivating countless people with her performances on stage and on screen.

But now, time has passed, and she is fifty years old and no longer as young and beautiful as she was in the past. Although she can still barely support an entertainment program, her popularity and influence are no longer as high as before.

What made her even more desperate was that on her 50th birthday, the company head who had once flattered her coldly announced that the program she hosted would be discontinued.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to her, meaning that she would completely bid farewell to the entertainment industry, the stage that once brought her infinite glory, and be ruthlessly eliminated by the market.

She was so disheartened that she seemed to have lost her soul. She slowly moved her heavy steps and walked to the place where her phone fell again.

He bent down, reached out his hand with trembling hands, and picked up the cracked phone.

The screen displayed the termination agreement sent by the company. The glaring words were like a sword, piercing her heart.

"Termination of the labor contract...for what reason!!!" She held the phone tightly, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

His eyes slowly moved to the inconspicuous trash can next to the sofa.

She couldn't help but think of the USB flash drive from yesterday, which was handed to her by an unidentified mysterious person when she went to the hospital for beauty treatment the day before yesterday.

At that time, the mysterious person not only handed over the USB drive, but also attached a note, which clearly read: "The USB drive contains what you want."

At first, seeing such inexplicable words, she naturally didn't believe it.

Especially when she opened her computer to check the videos stored in the USB drive, she found it even more absurd.

Because that video actually claimed that just one injection could make people look younger! How could that be possible?

Looking at the ridiculous scene on the screen, he turned around without hesitation and threw the USB drive into the trash can.

However, things are unpredictable, and now she has fallen into a desperate situation and has nothing left.

The wealth, fame, and admiration she once possessed were all gone. At this moment, deep down, the desire to stand at the center of the stage again and enjoy the admiration of the crowd burned like a raging fire.

Under this extreme vanity and urgent need for money, the originally firm belief began to waver, and he wanted to take back everything that belonged to him!

Finally, unable to bear the pain of losing everything any longer, his legs gave way and he knelt down beside the trash can.

With trembling hands, he reached into the smelly garbage, desperately searching for the USB drive he had discarded earlier...

He bent down and carefully searched through the trash for the USB drive.

It didn't take long for me to find the small USB drive. Holding it in my hand, I felt like I was holding the key to everything.

He quickly walked to the computer and inserted the USB drive into the port.

After waiting for a moment, a familiar folder popped up on the screen.

Double-click to open one of the video files and watch it attentively.

Although this is not the first time I watched this video, the difference is that this time I felt nervous and excited.

When the video ended, the picture froze at the last few seconds, and a string of contact information appeared on the screen.

After much hesitation, I finally gritted my teeth and made up my mind to send an email to the other party according to the contact information.

After sending the email, he felt like a deflated ball, and became extremely depressed in an instant.

He slowly walked over to the sofa and leaned heavily against the soft backrest.

Just as I reached out to pick up the cup of water on the coffee table, before I could bring it to my mouth, there was a rapid knock on the door.

He put down the cup in confusion, stood up and walked towards the door.

When he opened the door, he found that there was no one outside, only a letter lying quietly on the ground.

I bent down to pick up the letter, and almost at the same time, a crisp email alert sound came from the phone on the sofa.

He hurriedly turned around and walked back to the sofa, picked up his phone, unlocked it and checked, and sure enough it was a reply from the mysterious person!

He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, sat back on the sofa, and carefully opened the envelope he had just picked up.

Inside the envelope was a clean white card with the numbers "411" clearly marked in the center.

Then he took out his cell phone and compared it with the address in the message he had just received.

Without any hesitation, he quickly got up and walked into the bedroom, picked out a set of clothes from the closet that was very different from his usual style, put on a hat, mask and sunglasses, and completed his simple disguise.

After everything was ready, I walked out the door without hesitation and set off according to the address provided by the other party...

After a long drive, we finally arrived at the destination.

He slowly stopped the car, took a deep breath, and took out his mobile phone to check the pre-set location.

After confirming that everything was correct, he looked up at the mottled wall in front of him, and a striking mark came into view.

Walking into the narrow and dark alley, the stone pavement under my feet made a slight "creaking" sound.

There was a feeling of oppression in the alley.

His eyes were drawn to a seemingly ordinary area on the wall—there seemed to be some kind of sensing device hidden there.

He took out the mysterious card from his pocket and stuck it on the wall where the sensor device was suspected to be.

In an instant, the originally solid brick wall actually caved inward!

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