Lan Pingping paused, licking his lips subconsciously. "This is a long story."

It is well known that he has never been able to talk much.

But Blue Baby didn't buy it. She retorted, "Then let's cut to the chase. Besides, you're not really mute. Can't you speak?"

Lan Pingping choked and did not choose to argue with Blue Baby. Instead, she slowly began to explain.

"During the annual exam draw that day, you saw most of the identities and told everyone about them. Do you remember what identity Ji Chunlu drew?"

Blue Baby thought carefully and said, "Ji Chunlu? His identity seems to be... a bar owner!!!"

Shocked, Blue Baby jumped up from the fake stone pier. The movement was so violent that she collided with another rock above her head. Grinning in pain, she asked, "Are you saying that the owner of the bar where you and Qingya were kidnapped was the identity that Ji Chunlu drew this time? And it was Ji Chunlu who kidnapped you and Qingya?"

Lan Pingping looked calmly at the frantic Blue Baby and shook his head, "Not really."

Baby Blue rubbed his head and sat back on the stone block, complaining, "What's that? Tell me now. It's annoying when you're mute, and even more inhuman when you're not. You made me hit my head."

When Lan Pingping heard Lan Baobao say this, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he continued to speak slowly.

"Everyone's identity was revealed on the day of the draw, except for three people: Wen Qingya, Wen Mo, and Lan Beibei. Wen Qingya doesn't need to be mentioned; her identity is already clear to us. Wen Mo is already dead, so we won't investigate his identity. The remaining person whose identity is unknown is Lan Beibei."

Blue Baby was still rubbing his forehead. Hearing this, he quickly replied, "I know Lan Beibei's identity. I borrowed money from him a few days ago."

Lan Pingping raised her eyelids slightly: "That's not his true identity."

Blue Baby exclaimed, "Then what is his true identity?"

Lan Pingping: “I don’t know…”

Everyone: “…”

Lan Yin and Wen Qingya both looked at Lan Pingping with indescribable expressions. Only Blue Baby couldn't stand this grievance and rushed forward to kick Lan Pingping twice: "Can you speak or not? Can you speak or not?"

After a burst of noise, Blue Baby sat back on the stone pier, looking at Lan Pingping with sharp eyes, as if he was ready to rush over and kick him hard if Lan Pingping said any more nonsense.

Lan Pingping patted the two footprints on his pants without any concern, and began to slowly talk about the identities of several people.

"This time, the positions you three drew, Princess, Wen Qingya, and Blue Baby, may seem disadvantageous, but they are actually the best positions in this annual exam."

Wen Qingya looked at the artificial rockery and, without refuting Lan Pingping's words, asked, "You're right, is it freedom?"

For example, if this rockery leaks when it rains, she can switch to another rockery at will.

Lan Pingping nodded and said solemnly, "Yes, it is freedom."

"Although the identities you three have drawn are considered low-level citizenship in the Federation, and your salaries are low, this is precisely your advantage. You have gained more freedom."

Blue Baby said dismissively: "Do you want this freedom?"

Lan Pingping: "Of course I want it, but I didn't get such a good identity as you. Luck is also a kind of strength. I envy your strength, Blue Baby."

Blue Baby gritted her teeth, having the urge to hit the other person, but she also felt a sense of frustration that she had to endure it because the other person's serious compliments seemed unreasonable.

Lan Yin was also a little confused. She said to Lan Pingping, "Alright, stop teasing Blue Baby. Tell me what you know."

She felt that what Lan Baobao said was right. Lan Pingping usually didn't talk, but when he spoke, it really made people want to beat him up.

I don’t know if this is one of the reasons why Lan Pingping was kidnapped by the people in the bar.

Lan Pingping then said seriously, "This is probably everyone's first time in the Federation, and the Federation also has citizenship levels. Most importantly, in the Federation, there are restrictions on the jobs that citizens of each level can perform."

Lan Yin: "There are restrictions? What about your gold shop?"

Lan Pingping continued slowly, "That's what I meant to say. I drew the role of a gold shop owner. It sounded like a natural start, but when I actually went there, I realized it was a complete disaster."

Wen Qingya became interested: "Can you elaborate?"

Lan Pingping calmed down and said, "When I first took over this gold shop, the original owner was a low-level spiritualist from the Empire. His citizenship in the Federation was only level five. When he handed it over to me, he didn't say anything."

Lan Pingping paused, licked his lips, and said, "At first, I thought this annual exam was too easy. After all, the requirement was just to survive seven days safely. I was allocated so much assets at the beginning, so I was sure to get a good ranking.

A day later, I realized something was wrong because a large amount of Federation Coins had been deducted from my smart bracelet, leaving only 100,000 Federation Coins."

"I felt something was wrong, so I contacted the bank. They explained that the money was transferred by the finance department of the gold shop."

"But this makes me feel even more strange, because I am the only one in the gold shop, and the others are robots. Where does the financial management come from?"

Lan Yin nodded and said, "Yes, I've been to your gold shop. It's full of robots. So where did the money go?"

Lan Pingping looked at the three people and asked, "Where do you think this money might have gone?"

Wen Qingya frowned in thought.

Blue Baby picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at Lan Pingping: "If you can talk, then tell me. If not, let me beat you up first."

Lan Pingping reached out to catch the stone and continued, "I had no idea where the money had gone until Ji Chunlu asked me for help and asked me to lend him some money. I was a little puzzled at the time. He was a bar owner, so he shouldn't be short of money, but on the first day of the annual exam, he came to me to borrow money."

"I asked him why, and he said that being a bar owner doesn't mean the bar is his. And my being a gold shop owner doesn't mean the gold shop is mine."

"In the Federation, every citizen's private property is also limited."

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