Free Web NovelInside the study at Hongshan Villa District Number 16.
“Slap——!”
A heavy slap landed on Li Tanghan's face, the sound crisp and loud.
Having received the notification and rushed over for questioning, Li Shunnian held his walking stick with both hands, his back straight, sitting opposite Li Tanghan. His face was so gloomy it looked like water could drip from it.
“Look at the good deeds you've done?”
“You scoundrel, do you think I don't know about those urban legend you used to hang out with at the street corner? Adult Tian Shen told me everything!”
“I just couldn't be bothered to manage you, turning a blind eye, that's all. I didn't expect you to be so clueless, actually inviting a plague god into the house!”
Li Tanghan covered his stinging face and explained, “Old Dad, don't worry, I've already checked downstairs. Only some unimportant things were lost from the collection room. There are no signs that the secret room door was opened.”
How was I supposed to know that urban legend was a thief?
I originally thought I had a chance to hug a big thigh!
Damn it, if I get the chance, I must teach her a lesson. Li Tanghan thought.
Hearing this, Li Shunnian narrowed his eyes, scanning Li Tanghan back and forth twice. His brows gradually relaxed, his anger subsiding slightly, and he said in a deep voice, “It's best if nothing was lost from the secret room, otherwise I'll definitely flay your skin, you degenerate!”
“...” Li Tanghan opened his mouth, about to say something, when the study door was suddenly knocked.
“Knock knock knock——!”
“Come in!”
Li Shunnian called out softly, and saw Li Tanghan's assistant push the door open and walk in.
She bowed to Li Shunnian, then bowed to Li Tanghan, and said, “Master, Young Master, the Officer outside said the time they bought for us is up, and the Young Master should go back with them to cooperate with the investigation.”
Hearing this, Li Shunnian glanced at Li Tanghan, and heavily knocked the ground with his walking stick, “Hurry up and go! A waste like you should have been locked up and educated properly long ago.”
Li Tanghan's face was grim. He used all his strength to suppress his anger and left the study with the assistant.
After Li Tanghan left, Li Shunnian got up, walked through the large house, entered the wine cellar, and came to the metal wall surrounded by caution tape. He stood a few meters away, examining it up and down, and only slightly relaxed when he saw that the metal wall indeed had no obvious damage.
This place has now been temporarily isolated. He will only have a chance to enter the secret room to check after the police finish investigating tonight's explosion.
Hmph! I don't know how I gave birth to such a son, incapable of success but capable of failure!
I hope that scoundrel is telling the truth. If anything was really lost, I can only send him to the church to study properly. I heard from those church members that children who go there become very obedient...
Forget it, when things calm down here, I also need to transfer the things in the secret room before the Night Watch intervenes in the investigation. Li Shunnian thought.
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On the other side.
“This is...”
Suddenly asked by Bai Kai who the girl beside him was, Lu Yibei was speechless for a moment.
“...”
Although Shui Ge didn't seem very reliable, he had a strong sense of justice. Old Dad used to say that under his protection, the girls at the club were rarely harassed by customers with malicious intentions.
If Shui Ge knew that Leader was secretly participating in the Monster Story Chat Group's activities, he might report it to the Night Watch.
At that time, Leader's situation would probably become both awkward and dangerous, right? Lu Yibei thought.
Seeing that Lu Yibei couldn't articulate anything for a long time, Bai Kai frowned, patted her shoulder, and said seriously, “Come over here with me, I want to talk to you alone.”
After speaking, he turned around and walked into the distance.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei looked back at Jiang Li, and gave her a look 【So I'm going?】
Jiang Li also responded with her eyes 【Go, don't talk nonsense! 【Heart emoji】】
“???”
Was that my imagination just now?
I actually saw an emoji in her eyes... Lu Yibei turned back, scratching the back of her head with a strange look, then shook her head and caught up with Bai Kai.
Bai Kai pulled Lu Yibei under a large tree by the river, glanced at Jiang Li in the distance, and lowered his voice, “Xiao Bei, what's going on? Who is that Miss?”
“She...” Lu Yibei shifted uncomfortably, and said seriously, “My Girlfriend, the kind of close Girlfriend.”
Hearing this, Bai Kai suddenly understood, took a step back, and looked at Lu Yibei up and down with a strange look, “Xiao Bei, you can't do this!”
“You can't just because you can turn into a girl, use such low-down methods to harm other people's Miss!”
“Have you forgotten the methods I and your Old Dad taught you for picking up girls? Can't you just openly take her down?”
Lu Yibei, “...”
Aren't your methods even more low-down? If you actually used them in practice, the Miss would probably call the police, right?
Moreover...
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Lu Yibei muttered to herself, pouting, “Shui Ge, you don't know me? I'm not interested in women...”
“Hmm?”
Bai Kai suddenly recalled the strange actions Lu Yibei had exhibited recently due to the influence of Liang Yue and Yun Meng's memories, and his face changed slightly.
Realizing that Bai Kai's thoughts might be going astray, Lu Yibei corrected him expressionlessly, “I'm not interested in men either.”
“...”
Bai Kai pondered for a moment, then sighed softly, “Okay, I won't ask you about these things for now. I want to ask, what are you doing out here late at night, in a place far from any village or shop?”
“We...”
Lu Yibei opened her mouth, about to tell a small lie, but was interrupted by Bai Kai.
“Wait a minute, don't tell me you're on a date. Who dates at this time and in this place?” Knowing his goddaughter like a father, Bai Kai instantly guessed Lu Yibei's little scheme.
“Be honest, were you at Hongshan Villa District just now? Don't lie, I just sensed your Spiritual Energy fluctuations and followed you all the way.”
“Hmm...” Lu Yibei nodded.
“Tsk! I knew it!” Bai Kai lightly spat, sweeping a gloomy glance at Jiang Li in the distance, “Then that means the mess over there just now was caused by her too?”
“Shui Ge, actually...”
Bai Kai put his hands on his hips and interrupted angrily, “Don't explain for her, do you know how embarrassed I was just now? I just told the Officer that I'm a law-abiding citizen and there's absolutely no illegal or criminal activity in that villa. The words just fell, and the swimming pool exploded.”
“...”
Lu Yibei covered her face with one hand, like a child who had made a mistake, peeking at Bai Kai's expression through her fingers, and said weakly, “What happened after that?”
“Then I ran away! Now the Officer at the scene suspects that Li is secretly manufacturing explosives at home, which may constitute the crime of illegal manufacturing of explosives, and they have already started an investigation.”
Lu Yibei, “...”
After a few seconds of silence, Bai Kai looked Lu Yibei directly in the eyes and said seriously, “Xiao Bei, you're this old now, dating a girl or a boy is also a good thing...”
“Please remove the word 'boy'. Lu Yibei said expressionlessly.”
“I just said that...” Bai Kai shrugged and continued, “My point is, an open-minded godfather like me won't interfere with your relationships, so even if you have a fiancée, I've never...”
“Wait? What did you say?” Lu Yibei frowned and interrupted.
“I said I won't interfere with your relationships...”
“Not that sentence, the one after that!”
“Oh, I said even if you have a fiancée, I haven't managed you! Is there a problem?” Bai Kai asked in confusion, his eyes scanning Lu Yibei as if to say, “How did I raise a Stupid Son?”
“Where do I have a fiancée, why have I never heard of it?” Lu Yibei said, “Tell me, what's her name, address, height, weight, and measurements?”
“This...” Bai Kai was speechless for a moment. After a few seconds, he said something that shocked Lu Yibei, “Which fiancée are you asking about?”
“No? There are several?” Lu Yibei exclaimed.
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Lu Yibei only heard Old Dad say that he had arranged a doll marriage for her, and never asked for details.
At this moment, hearing Shui Ge say this, she suddenly realized a very serious problem: Old Dad never told her how many doll marriages he had arranged.
But...
What normal family would arrange more than one doll marriage for their child, damn it! Lu Yibei thought.
"Oh, there are tons!" Bai Kai pouted, adding to Lu Yibei's shock. "There are those betrothed from the womb, those who pledge themselves in return for kindness, those whose daughters are used to pay off too much debt, political marriages, those who simply like you, and..."
"Stop! Stop!" Lu Yibei finally couldn't listen anymore and interrupted, "What was Old Dad thinking? Arranging so many, is it necessary?"
Bai Kai thought for a moment and said meaningfully, "Perhaps your father was worried you'd follow his old path and hang yourself on a crooked tree, so he made some preparations for you early on!"
Lu Yibei, "..." You call this'some'? Or are you saying, what you mean is, 'a lot'?"
"Ah! These are all things for later. Although your Old Dad pulled so many weird moves, what era is this? Who would be foolish enough to stick to the baby engagement arrangement? It's unreliable!"
I think so too, otherwise how could I have been single for nineteen years and never seen a trace of a fiancée... Lu Yibei nodded.
Bai Kai said, turning to glance at Jiang Li, then looked at Lu Yibei with a serious expression and said, "What I really want to tell You is, I won't interfere with You dating, but don't date a Miss with an unknown background and improper behavior!"
"Dating this kind of Miss for too long, I'm worried You'll be led astray and dragged down!"
Just like your dad... Bai Kai added in his mind.
In Bai Kai's view, his own Senior Brother, a handsome and unrestrained young man, was popular in the Psychic circle for a time, favored by thousands of young girls, which was quite enviable.
He just didn't know why he had to follow that female devil to commit crimes, making it like the protagonist template from a martial arts novel, it was very frustrating.
Lu Yibei sighed silently and said seriously, "Okay, Shui Ge, since we're on this topic, I'll be honest. The underground secret room at Li Tanghan's house was actually bombed by me, and she came to meet me."
"Xiao Bei, You don't need to make excuses for her. Look at her outfit, blonde hair, black leather motorcycle jacket, and she even stuffed her chest. At first glance, she's not a decent Miss..."
Huh? Does Leader also have the habit of stuffing her chest? No, no, that's not the point... Lu Yibei shook her head and said, "Shui Ge, I'm not making excuses for her, I really bombed it."
"Really?"
"Yes!"
Bai Kai, "..."
He held back with a dark face for a few seconds, until his face was almost red, before he smiled at Lu Yibei.
"Haha, amazing, Xiao Bei, I've long disliked that grandson Li Tanghan! But, to continue investigating him, I have to smile at him every day, isn't that frustrating?"
Lu Yibei looked at Bai Kai with a blank expression, confused, "Shui Ge, but didn't You just say..."
"How can that be the same!" Bai Kai waved his hand and interrupted, "I said I don't allow You to date bad women, but I didn't say I don't allow You to grow into a bad woman! Bad women are actually quite good, at least when You're outside alone, You won't be bullied."
That's right, I'm being biased, but which parent wouldn't favor their own child?
Besides, that family of Li Tanghan were not good people to begin with.
I have reason to suspect that their people were the ones who first attacked Xiao Bei! Bai Kai thought.
After a brief thought, Bai Kai said, "Xiao Bei, speaking of which, that Miss is quite loyal? She dared to come and meet You in such danger, You must treat her well in the future."
"Shui Ge, I already told You, I don't have that kind of relationship with her. Can't there be a pure friendship between men and women?" Lu Yibei frowned.
"Ah--! Xiao Bei, You are still too young." Bai Kai patted Lu Yibei's shoulder and said, "That kind of thing is really too rare."
"Usually, when a girl is with a male confidant, if either of them has a slightly 'yellow' thought, it will turn 'green'."
As Bai Kai spoke, his gaze involuntarily looked towards the distant night sky, looking like someone who had 'been there before'.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Just as Lu Yibei didn't know what to say, Bai Kai reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out a small box, and stuffed it into her hand.
"Take this, just in case." Bai Kai said, "Don't worry about Li Tanghan, I have a way to handle it. He shouldn't be able to find You for a while."
"What is it?"
"Childbirth interruptor."
"Childbirth what? Okamoto..."
Lu Yibei mumbled and let go of her hand. After seeing the words on the small box, her expression changed slightly. She suddenly raised her head, just about to say something to Bai Kai, when the thought of premonition flashed through her mind.
【He's gone】
Following closely, her pupils constricted.
Bai Kai had been hiding his Spiritual Energy from Lu Yibei before, but now he didn't need to hide anymore. The moment he left, he unleashed his speed to the extreme.
Lu Yibei only saw a flash of silver light in front of her eyes, and Bai Kai's figure had already turned into a silver light spot a hundred meters away in her sight.
So fast! Is this Shui Ge's Spiritual Energy? I want it so much!
Speed like Bai Kai's, which is so fast that You can only make a premonition and have no time to react, is simply excellent for escaping. Lu Yibei was extremely envious.
At the same time, a sense of crisis quietly arose in her heart.
Last time at the South Suburb Slaughterhouse, relying on her premonition ability to kill that urban legend, she had unknowingly become a bit complacent, always feeling that even against opponents with slightly stronger Spiritual Energy, she could hold her own with her premonition ability.
It wasn't until she saw Shui Ge's Spiritual Energy that she realized that having only premonition ability was far from ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) enough.
One day, she would encounter an opponent as fast as Shui Ge, who could predict her movements, but whose body couldn't react in time.
She had to find a way to solve this weakness, whether it was becoming stronger, or getting some Spell or Spiritual Energy items to protect herself...
Perhaps the mask man's Spell from before has some feasibility. Lu Yibei thought.
During the fight with the mask man, she had roughly memorized the Spell he chanted. As long as she found some time later to learn Thai, she might be able to cast it.
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Jiang Li sat on a protruding rock by the small river, waiting anxiously for a long time, until Bai Kai left and Lu Yibei returned.
Seeing Lu Yibei approaching, she raised her head and said indifferently, "What did You just say to him?"
"I said, You are a bad person and suggested he arrest You."
"..."
Jiang Li remained silent, her clear, cold eyes staring straight at Lu Yibei as if waiting for her to give the real answer.
"I can't do anything with You!" Lu Yibei shrugged and said, "He told me that the club is short-staffed recently, and I should go back to work early after finishing up."
"I told him that I have turned over a new leaf now, I don't sell my art or my body, so I won't go back. That's pretty much it."
"Oh..."
Jiang Li seemed satisfied with Lu Yibei's answer. She responded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The entire Hua City Si Ye Hui is like a university student, outwardly relaxed but inwardly strict. Although Bai Kai seemed sloppy, Jiang Li felt that if he found out what she was doing now, even if she wasn't punished, things would probably become very awkward.
Fortunately, Lu Yibei helped...
Thinking of this, Jiang Li's heart warmed slightly, but then she dismissed this thought.
She is Wang Bu Liu Xing, not Lu Yibei, unless she voluntarily admits it to me one day...
Jiang Li thought, glancing at the guitar bag and the broken sword on the ground from the corner of her eye. She turned her head and gave Lu Yibei a look, asking, "Speaking of which, how are You planning to deal with these things?"
"About this..." Lu Yibei squatted down, picked up the broken sword and weighed it in her hand, looked at Jiang Li and said, "Can I ask You to go back first? I want to deal with these things myself."
"Don't worry, I'm just going to find a place with no one around to see what these things do, I won't cause any harm to anyone."
Mainly to study the ancient sword... Lu Yibei added in her mind.
When she woke up just now, she vaguely heard a faint mockery from the broken sword.
She heard the ancient sword shout at her, "Grandson, don't touch randomly!"
Can she tolerate this? She felt it was necessary to find a deserted place and perform a piece of "Precious Video of Humans Taming Sword Spirits Early in the Morning."
