Free Web NovelChapter 87: Chapter 85: Announcement
Outside the Police Chief Bureau.
"...What’s all this?" Li Kang’s eyes darted between Chu Bamboo and Lu Muxue, his expression priceless. He looked like he wanted to say something, but kept stopping himself.
"I can’t help it. This woman insists on following me!" Chu Bamboo slapped a hand to his forehead. Though exasperated, he didn’t seem surprised. "It can’t be helped," he sighed. "Charming people just run into all sorts of trouble!" freewebnovёl.ƈom
"You..." Li Kang started to retort, but then he thought of Ning Linglong from his own team and his daughter, and the words caught in his throat.
"Fine, you’re the man, you’re amazing. So, couldn’t you just go on a date with this Miss Lu? What are you trying to pull, bringing her to the Police Chief Bureau!" Li Kang narrowed his eyes as a realization dawned, his expression shifting. "Don’t tell me..."
"Oh, of course I’m not taking her to *that* place! But," Chu Bamboo glanced at Lu Muxue, "coming here should wear her out... She’ll probably leave by dinnertime, right?"
"? What’s that supposed to mean!" Lu Muxue immediately bristled.
"Are you saying... you want to go to my place? I don’t have a problem with that!" Chu Bamboo shot Lu Muxue a sidelong glance.
"...Ah, that! We can’t do that! Going to a man’s house is something you can only do after you’re married, right? I’m planning on going home tonight!" Lu Muxue was instantly flustered, even starting to backpedal. Her eyes darted around as she was already plotting her escape.
Li Kang: ?
Ning Linglong: ?
Wall Announcements: ???
’What’s going on? Why can’t she go to a man’s house? Could you explain that first...’ The others couldn’t follow the logic of their conversation; their brains nearly short-circuited. ’Going to a man’s house doesn’t mean you have to do *that* sort of thing...’
"It’s normal," Chu Bamboo said, still perfectly calm. "Her common sense in this area comes entirely from books like *Dragon King’s Son-in-law*! The fact that you think it’s weird just proves that you’re the normal one..."
In those kinds of books, when the female lead goes to the male lead’s house... can anything good come of it?
It’s probably aphrodisiacs every three steps, a thuggish rival every five, and at ten steps... COUGH COUGH!
You couldn’t say Lu Muxue’s reaction was one of innocence; rather, it just meant her mind was so dirty that she could instantly imagine all sorts of sordid things.
In Chu Bamboo’s opinion, Lu Muxue’s parents might be powerful and influential... but they really had no idea how to raise a child.
After some fuss.
In the end, Chu Bamboo still brought Lu Muxue into the Police Chief Bureau and began the unremarkable work of a patrol officer.
To be honest, Chu Bamboo had been the Special Operations Brigade’s Honored Guest Elder for some time, but ever since coming to the Police Chief Bureau, he was either in the Underground Temple or on his way to the Underground Temple...
So, this was his first time actually experiencing the life of a regular patrol officer...
Lu Muxue also found it quite novel, treating it purely as a new life experience.
...
5:00 PM.
In the Police Chief Bureau cafeteria.
Chu Bamboo was eating with Li Kang, Ning Linglong, and the others.
A clear DING echoed out.
Wall Announcements subconsciously shot to his feet, still holding his rice bowl. Then, seeing the others staring at him motionlessly with odd expressions, he realized it probably wasn’t an alarm. He gave a sheepish smile, sat back down, and went back to shoveling food into his mouth.
"A notice from the higher-ups... Generally, it’s just some high-sounding official news, pure bureaucracy, nothing to get ex— Huh? What the hell?!" After a glance, Li Kang’s eyes went wide.
The piece of sweet and sour pork on his spoon hovered right in front of his mouth, forgotten. He was staring intently at the tablet!
"? Captain, what did you see...? Why the huge reaction? Come on, you’re the captain of the Special Operations Brigade and the Deputy Director of our Third District Police Chief Bureau! Acting so jumpy... you’re not getting old, are you?" Ning Linglong stood up and walked behind Li Kang, her words dripping with sarcasm. "If not, maybe you should just file for early retire— Huh?"
The moment Ning Linglong saw the information on the tablet, her expression froze as well, as if she’d been turned to stone.
Guan Fei: ???
"...Could it be a Curse?" Wall Announcements felt his scalp tingle as he looked around at the other patrol officers scattered around the cafeteria, eating their meals—
Even with the commotion over here, the other officers merely glanced over before looking away again. They didn’t ask, didn’t pry, and weren’t curious.
On their first day in the Police Chief Bureau, they had all received the strictest warning from their direct supervisors—whatever happens to the people from the Special Operations Brigade is normal!
Even if you see something strange about them, you must not question, not inquire, not investigate, and not probe!
Violators will be stripped of their police credentials!
After all, patrol officers were also part of the civil service system... The civil service exam was so difficult these days, and it was visibly getting harder every year. No one wanted to be a dumbass and test the Police Chief Bureau’s resolve.
"This... Oh!" Chu Bamboo understood. "Considering the time, it’s about when they would announce it!"
Chu Bamboo sighed to himself. Lu Jin’s ability to get things done was truly incredible... No wonder he was the candidate most likely to succeed the old administrator in all of Jinghai City.
"...But, you, how are you..." Li Kang’s voice finally snapped him out of his daze. He whipped his head around to stare at Chu Bamboo, looking him up and down as if he’d seen a ghost.
"Uncle Zhu, did you really marry into the Lu Family?" Ning Linglong asked, her voice filled with grief.
If he hadn’t married in, she couldn’t imagine why this would have happened... And it would also explain why the Lu Family’s eldest daughter was following him around like a lost puppy...
"Nope. Old Lu just really appreciates me!" Chu Bamboo replied, perfectly calm.
"...Old Lu?" Li Kang choked.
"Uhh..." Wall Announcements blinked his foolishly clear eyes.
