Bai Lu wanted to chat a bit more, but when she heard someone call out "Brother Cheng" on the phone, she stopped talking.
Regarding Shang Chuyao's investment, I only briefly summarized the key points; we'll discuss it in more detail when we get back.
Xiao Cheng told her to remember to wear the love knot when she went out, never to take it off, to be careful, and not to wander around unnecessarily... especially at night.
I told her everything before letting her hang up.
Bai Lu was a little worried about him and squeezed the love knot around her neck: "Don't drink too much. If there's anything you can discuss, discuss it. If you can't discuss it, don't force it."
"Two fists can't fight four hands. Remember your promise to cooperate with the police. I don't want you to get hurt..."
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to pause for a moment.
Then, a low, mellow laugh came from the man: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Bai Lu gave a few more instructions, until she heard "Brother Cheng" calling out again through the receiver, which transformed the unfinished instructions into a deeper memory.
Remember to think of me!
On the other end of the phone, the underling, in a great hurry, clearly saw that his boss had already put down the receiver and was about to hang up.
But for some reason, the big boss suddenly clenched his fist again, dismissed him with a single glance, and his cold lips curled up slightly, revealing a captivating arc.
Although he only said one word: "Okay".
But that word, so gentle as never before, stood in stark contrast to what they were about to do.
Instead of feeling the boss relax, the younger brother felt even more terrified as the surging malevolent energy subsided.
What follows will certainly be even bloodier.
But clearly, the big boss's thoughts were beyond his comprehension; the other person hung up the phone and immediately gave him a reply.
"It's over."
Brother: "???"
It's over!!!
The brothers have all grabbed their weapons!
The bullets scattered, scattered, scattered before they were even fired?
"No, Brother Cheng, Sister-in-law is still on the list! Shouldn't we go and deal with the employer first?"
This was a decision Xiao Cheng made in a moment of great anxiety, but after listening to Bai Lu's words and calming down, he realized that...
He sensed something was amiss: "Taking action before we're absolutely certain will only alert the enemy."
They might even fall into a trap.
My subordinate is a newly recruited force in Nanshi. Although he is loyal to Xiao Cheng, he has not been by Xiao Cheng's side for long and obviously does not understand this big boss's thoughts.
He spoke frankly: "The messages that came back were all from our own people. The employer's physical characteristics have been verified by five internal staff members, so there is definitely no mistake."
Xiao Cheng is currently in Nanshi, and the only people he can use are the ones in front of him. Now that they have been incorporated, he will no longer treat them as dispensable as before.
The explanation was given to prevent morale from crumbling due to misunderstanding: "The four major powers are not fools."
"Whether the leaked information was truly accidental or a trap remains to be seen. Even though our people hold high positions inside, they are not immune to being tricked by false information from above, which can be used as bait to lure them out."
If the mastermind isn't eliminated, and instead falls into a trap, they'll be wiped out by the enemy...
The younger brother firmly believed that his own people would not betray Xiao Cheng, but he never imagined that his own people would also be caught in the trap.
Upon hearing Xiao Cheng's words, he was immediately filled with fear, realizing that acting impulsively inevitably leads to oversights.
He's still too inexperienced.
Fortunately, Brother Cheng was more clear-headed, calm and rational than them. He truly deserves to be their wise and powerful leader!
"Pretend that tonight's events never happened. Let the brothers return to their places. I'm going back to Pingcheng."
"Yes!" the underling replied and withdrew.
Xiao Cheng didn't want to have anything to do with Li Jianfeng, but now he had no choice but to consider the madman's offer.
Thinking of the girl's sweet and obedient smile, Xiao Cheng's cold indifference was gradually melted by a touch of warmth.
So be it.
As long as she is safe and sound.
No matter what past grudges or grievances are, they don't matter.
...
Summer Moon Lake.
Two beams of intense light shone on the calm, eerie surface of the lake. The water was still and stagnant, as cold and silent as still water.
“Yesterday, when the school security team and the police were searching for the suitcase, they didn’t find any suspicious items besides it. They then searched an area of several dozen meters along the spot where the suitcase sank, but they still didn’t find any tools used in the crime, nor any clues that could show any motive. Don’t you think this thief is crazy? Why would he steal money and then deliberately let it sink to the bottom to cause trouble?”
Qin Feiyu and Lin Jinfan had been carefully surveying the area around Xia Yue Lake for two hours.
No clues were found.
There was no dirt or grime that might have been in the lake; it was as calm as daytime.
But they knew that the bottom of the lake was not calm.
In previous years, some people have gone insane from fright at Summer Moon Lake.
Someone jumped into the lake and committed suicide for no apparent reason.
Some people, after returning from Summer Moon Lake, became mentally unstable and disoriented, and jumped off a high-rise building.
These all happened three years ago, or even longer.
The matter was suppressed, and after the seniors graduated, it became a legend.
The faculty and staff remained silent, and the new students, having not witnessed it firsthand, made the legend increasingly elusive.
It gradually faded from people's view.
They left behind only an unspoken understanding: avoid going to Summer Moon Lake at night, as strange things are often said to happen there.
Only those students who have more privileges than ordinary students and can get up close to the secrets of the campus past know that the legends are not just legends.
It was a real event.
Qin Feiyu, a member of the student council and a student council president, is one of the students who has this authority.
Before Bai Lu encountered danger, Qin Feiyu didn't take the matter of Xia Yuehu seriously.
Despite it being a true story, he felt that the student who wrote the document had overemphasized the importance of writing and had gone too far astray.
It wasn't until he saw the frightened Bailu last night that he suddenly realized that it wasn't that the student who was taking notes had too heavy a hand, but rather that it had been too light.
So much so that later students who had read the secret didn't take it seriously.
Negligence... led to the danger of the White Dew solar term.
"How's the investigation into the library going?" Lin Jinfan stopped on the lakeshore, by the grass.
That's where Bai Lu fell last night.
Qin Feiyu ground his back teeth, feeling deflated and frustrated: "Most of the students are known to the administrators, but coincidentally, they have no connection with the dormitory building where Shang Chuyao lives. I don't live in that building, and I haven't visited any of my good friends there."
"A few students that the librarians didn't remember all entered the library with student IDs. They were plain-looking and could be easily lost in a crowd."
Finding it is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
With so many people in a university, handwriting comparison is no small task, and so far there has been no progress.
"The culprit who delivered the note must be a thief!" Qin Feiyu narrowed his eyes, his glasses reflecting a shrewd glint.
The next second.
But Lin Jinfan's words defeated him: "So you've been investigating for so long and haven't found a single clue?"
"Please, I'm just an ordinary college student." Qin Feiyu decisively abandoned his title as student council president, refusing to accept his incompetence: "Even the police haven't found any clues, how am I supposed to find any..."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A sudden gust of cold wind rose from the still lake.
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