Chapter 55
Ye Feng took a shower in the bathroom with plenty of hot water, while Xin Ran was in the kitchen, heating up a cup of milk for his 88,000-yuan luxury guest, casually adding an appropriate amount of sleeping pills and stirring it with a spoon.
“Boom boom boom!”
"Ye, room service!"
Ye Feng covered his lower body with a bath towel, dried his wet hair, opened the door, glanced at the things in Xin Ran's hand, and said, "I don't want to drink it, take it away."
Xin Ran laughed, "Charging you 88,000 yuan a night for a room, without even a glass of milk before bed, it would look like a shady establishment if word got out, and my conscience would hurt."
"You actually have a conscience? That's shocking." Ye Feng glanced at the other person's warm smile, noticing the steaming milk. "Did you heat it up especially for me?"
Xin Ran smiled brightly, "Yes, dear sponsor. We appreciate your visit, and we hope you'll come again."
Chi Xia lives here, and he will indeed come here often.
"Boring." Ye Feng said, but his hand picked up the milk on the tray, took a small sip, found it was the perfect temperature, then downed it in one gulp and put the cup back. "You charge my teacher 88,000 a night for accommodation too?"
Xin Ran: "Of course not, it's 3000 a month."
Ye Feng glared at him, "Then I want a monthly subscription too!"
Xin Ran laughed, "She has to clean regularly, trim the plants, and cook for me from time to time. Are you sure you want to order the same set meal as her?"
Ye Feng hurriedly raised one hand, trying to grab Xin Ran's collar, but Xin Ran was more ruthless and reached directly for his bath towel.
Ye Feng was so frightened that he immediately jumped back a step, pointing at Xin Ran, "Teacher Xin! What kind of role model are you? You're utterly disgusting!"
No matter how carefree and unrestrained a young man may be, even one with a family background and connections, he is still a child in front of a seasoned and cunning evil cultivator. Xin Ran was amused and said, "A little, but not much."
"Bang!"
After closing the door, Ye Feng was so angry that his face turned red, and his hair, dripping wet, urged him to go and dry it.
I never imagined that this teacher Xin, who usually acts so respectable, would be so shameless in private. I must tell Chi Xia later that the other party treated her like a cleaner and even charged her!
A warm breeze blew on my scalp, and gradually my head started to spin. My eyelids couldn't stay open any longer and started to droop...
"Thump!"
Xin Ran smiled at the door, turned the doorknob and went in. She put down the tray, turned off the hair dryer that was still buzzing in Ye Feng's hand, bent down and picked up the stubborn but soft-hearted boy. "Ye Feng, since you call me teacher, then I'll give you a lesson today. Never drink liquids of unknown origin."
Xin Ran tugged at Ye Feng's towel, whistled softly, covered him with the blanket, and patted his face. "It's a pity, my ambitions lie elsewhere, otherwise you wouldn't be a virgin after leaving here."
Whistling cheerfully, Xin Ran turned off the room lights and closed the door, took the tray and glasses out, washed them, and put them away. Then she went to the balcony to find Chi Xia, only to find that the other had drunk the half-bottle of wine down to just one sip.
Xin Ran smiled and sat down opposite her. "Is this enough? If not, I'll go open another bottle?"
Under the not-too-bright, warm light, Chi Xia's face flushed slightly. She nodded, "That's enough. Where did you get such good wine?"
Xin Ran leaned closer, her eyes shining, "Bai Yu. No wonder he's the nation's male god, he has so many good things at home."
Remembering that Xin Ran often went to the homes of the dead to "retrieve" things, Chi Xia's eyelashes trembled slightly. "The person... isn't dead, is he?"
Xin Ran sat back down. "He won't die. Ye Feng mobilized the best medical team in the entire interstellar space. The affiliated hospital of Nuo Dun is now like an interstellar biochemical research institute, holding seminars every few days. Bai Yu is now their most important subject. Thanks to their tireless efforts, at 10:15 tonight, Bai Yu regained consciousness for more than ten seconds. From those ten seconds, the police who were lying in wait traced the mother insect to Bai Yu and found out that it was administered to him in batches. Those two bodyguards could not prove their innocence and were taken in."
Chi Xia looked at Xin Ran. This person was about the same age as her and seemed to be a lone wolf. How could he know so much key information in such a short time?
Chi Xia couldn't help but recall the last time the two of them were in the basement, when a black avatar popped up in a chat window saying that the things were ready, and Xin Ran skillfully transferred 88,000 yuan to the other party.
What exactly did he do for Xin Ran that cost 88,000 yuan for one time? That's no small sum. Crucially, judging from the tone of their conversation, they're acquaintances. What kind of thing can justify charging multiple times?
Xin Ran waved her hand in front of Chi Xia's eyes, "What are you daydreaming about? Are you sleepy?"
Chi Xia lowered her eyes. "A little. I've only been sleeping three or four hours these past two days. I feel completely drained."
"How about we talk about it tomorrow?"
Chi Xia rubbed her eyes. "Tell me now, and we can piece it together in our dreams later if we have any recollection."
Xin Ran laughed, "Okay, I'll grant your wish. I took a stroll around Bai Yu's house in the new city and discovered something interesting: there are other people's personal belongings in Bai Yu's house."
Chi Xia: "He has a girlfriend?"
Xin Ran shook her head. "It's the personal belongings of a man around thirty years old. He imitates Bai Yu in every way, but he is not Bai Yu after all. After careful observation, I found that Bai Yu is left-handed. The things he used would leave marks that are unique to his left hand. The teacup and toothbrush have fingerprints of his left hand. But this man is right-handed."
Chi Xia: "Where does the other person still live now?"
Xin Ran shook her head again, "Bai Yu left on the day he was admitted to the hospital."
Xin Ran stared intently into Chi Xia's clear eyes with his dark, bright eyes. "Do you believe me?"
Chi Xia nodded subconsciously, "I believe you."
Xin Ran looked away and glanced at Chi Xia's wine glass. "He has a bottle of wine in his wine cabinet that has been opened for no more than three days. As far as I know, Bai Yu went straight to the Cheng family's old lady's birthday banquet as soon as he got off the plane and didn't go home at all."
Such a closed-loop logical chain makes it impossible not to believe. Chi Xia could even imagine Xin Ran discovering clues at Bai Yu's house, searching for details everywhere to verify the specific actions she had suspected.
Chi Xia: "You suspect that the mother insect was conceived by this person?"
Xin Ran: "There's an 80% probability, but I guess Bai Yu doesn't know that such a person exists. His return to Xinshi is irregular and not frequent. This house is cleaned by a professional because this person is good at imitating him, so the cleaning staff probably think that Bai Yu himself came back to stay here."
Chi Xia rubbed her temples. "So meticulous, they came prepared."
Xin Ran laughed, "How about we make a bet? This person is still in Xinshi and is very likely to appear before us within a week?"
Chi Xia: "So you're so sure, you've already pinpointed their activity area?"
Xin Ran was instantly frustrated. "If you keep doing this, it's hard for me to tell the story in an exciting way. Can't you just act surprised and pretend you don't know anything?"
Chi Xia lowered her head and smiled faintly, then looked up with a blank expression. "Really? That person isn't right next to us, is he? Could he be a faculty member of the Magic Fishing Academy?"
The childish tone made Xin Ran laugh. "This person left our mirrorless camera cubes in Bai Yu's wardrobe. Was it because they were too confident or because it was an accident? You tell me."
It's another mirrorless Rubik's Cube. There are countless mirrorless Rubik's Cubes, but only Magic Fish Academy has ordered the black, 169G large-capacity, classic retro model in bulk.
The fact that several things overlap is a low-probability coincidence. For Xin Ran to draw this conclusion, there must be other supporting evidence, such as what he has already seen in the Rubik's Cube, which is incredibly efficient.
Chi Xia rubbed her temples again. "Tomorrow, I'll share some information from my side. I'm sleepy right now."
Xin Ran got up. "OK, go to sleep. Goodnight."
Chi Xia suddenly remembered something, "The milk you gave Ye Feng, to hypnotize him?"
Xin Ran turned around and smiled, "Yes, he's sleeping soundly."
Chi Xia couldn't help but sigh. Xin Ran had so many amazing skills that it was overwhelming. Fortunately, they weren't on the opposite side, otherwise it would have been impossible to defend against them.
On the other hand, Ye Feng is still too inexperienced. He can fall for any move Xin Ran makes, which is a consequence of his lack of experience.
While teasing others, Chi Xia used her remaining consciousness to bring herself back to her bedroom, where she collapsed onto the bed and fell fast asleep.
When Chi Xia was woken up by the alarm the next day, she was completely stunned and sat on the bed in a daze for nearly two minutes.
Life as a wage slave is truly inhuman. When I was an assassin, I was busy, but seeing the sky-high bounties gave me boundless energy. Staying up for days and nights was no problem at all. After completing a mission, I could sleep like a log, with my days and nights reversed.
Unlike now, with a balanced output of busyness, daytime is daytime, and nighttime is still used as daytime, resulting in dark circles under the eyes that grow longer day by day, like tree rings.
She was only paid once a month, and being new to the job, she hadn't yet experienced the benefits.
Heavens, what is it that is supporting her?
It seems that she hasn't rested since establishing a cooperative relationship with Ye Feng. Sure enough, capitalists are all heartless, young and old, always finding ways to squeeze the surplus value from the working class.
Good morning, teacher.
At the dining table, Ye Feng was refreshed and enjoying the high-class breakfast prepared for him by Xin Ran.
Chi Xia stared at him with the dark circles under her eyes, like a working dog, and chuckled.
Ye Feng, confused, looked at Xin Ran who was bringing over the noodles and asked, "Did you upset her?"
Xin Ran glanced at Chi Xia with a smile, "It's just morning grumpiness, please bear with me."
Ye Feng smiled and stole glances at Chi Xia while eating his sandwich. He never expected his teacher to have such a lively side in private. It was really interesting.
Xin Ran pushed the noodles towards Chi Xia, "Want some?"
Chi Xia shook her head, got up and went to the kitchen to make a vegetable and fruit salad and a glass of milk.
While eating, she calmed herself down and recovered her composure. When she got out of the car in the college's underground parking garage, she became Ms. Chi Xia, the impeccable and expressionless homeroom teacher of Class 3.
Ye Feng looked at her changes and thought to himself, "Is she a drama queen? How can the contrast between a person be such an insurmountable barrier?"
Chi Xia glanced indifferently at Ye Feng, who was constantly scrutinizing her, and pointed to another elevator. "Want to go to the office for tea? Your seat is over there."
After Ye Feng left, the two got into the elevator, and Xin Ran laughed out loud, "Capitalists were also very naive when they were young, and they could be exploited at will."
Chi Xia: "I'm going straight home after get off work tonight. I need to catch up on my sleep."
Xin Ran: "How about we go to the school clinic and get some supplements?"
Chi Xia shook her head. "I just want to get a good night's sleep."
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