Chapter 253: Soft and Hard
Mengmeng's frown finally relaxed a little, she sighed and left Junlan's room.
The next morning, Junlan took leave again and came to Snow White Manor.
But she couldn't find Situ and Mingli after searching for a long time, so she could only sit in the lobby in a daze.
At this time, Qiu Shanhe was standing in front of the counter wearing a suit.
Jun Lan glanced at him and wanted to ask him about Situ's whereabouts but was too embarrassed to speak.
Qiu Shanhe noticed that she was hesitant to speak, and while playing with his phone, he said casually, "Don't wait, Situ and the others are out on business. I guess they won't be back even if you wait until nightfall."
Jun Lan: "Call you nosy? Who said I was waiting for them?"
Qiu Shanhe didn't even raise his head: "Auntie, I'm talking to a ghost, are you a ghost?"
Jun Lan was so angry that her face turned red: "You you you..."
Qiu Shanhe put down his phone, turned around and said to her, "I'm not going to tease you anymore. What are you doing here?"
Jun Lan: "I need Situ's help with something!"
Qiu Shanhe: "What's so urgent that you, a young lady, have to come out and ask for help? You've come twice. Tell me if I can help."
Seeing that someone was willing to help, Jun Lan's temper softened and her tone became much gentler.
"My employer's family was murdered, but they didn't want to call the police, so they decided to find the murderer themselves. But since no one came to their aid, you can probably guess how it went!"
Qiu Shanhe: "It's no use looking for Brother Situ. He just got here and doesn't know how to investigate the case!"
"I know, but he's the only person I can think of right now. One more person means more strength. Maybe he can find someone for me."
"Didn't he reject you? Why are you still here?"
"That's amazing! How did you know that?"
"Is that even necessary? I can guess that without even thinking about it. If he had agreed to your request, would you still be waiting here anxiously for them?"
After hearing what he said, Jun Lan really felt that she was a bit stupid.
"Everything depends on human effort. Situ has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If I try to persuade him a little more, maybe he will agree. I really have no other choice now. He is the only one who can help me."
Qiu Shanhe straightened his suit and said proudly, "That's not necessarily true. The person standing before you is the once famous Chinese detective - Qiu Shanhe."
Jun Lan excitedly stood up and took his hand and said, "Really? Are you really a detective? Can you really help me?"
Qiu Shanhe: "I didn't say I would help you!"
Jun Lan still refused to let go. When she wanted to continue speaking, Situ and the others came back.
Situ: "Don't listen to his nonsense. What kind of detective is that? He's just a police officer who was dismissed. Don't believe everything he says."
Junlan let go of her hand in disappointment.
"Even if he's a useless policeman, it's better than them flying around like headless flies. By the way, Xiao Qiu, are you really unwilling to help me? As long as you can really do the job, Master Jin and the others will be willing to spend money!"
Qiu Shanhe: "You'll have to ask Brother Situ about this. I'm his man now. You can ask me to help you, but you have to get his approval first."
Jun Lan: "Situ..."
Situ: "If I say no, it means no."
Jun Lan: "If you don't agree, I will stay here every day and pester you until you agree."
Situ: "Whatever you want!"
Mingli: "Uncle, just let Brother Xiaoqiu and Junlan's mother go and see what's going on! You know her temper, she won't give up until she achieves her goal! Besides, it's the off-season now and the store doesn't have much business, so Su Mo and I will be enough."
Jun Lan: "Situ, just promise to help me just once!"
Situ: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but it will be difficult for me to explain to Duanmu Lin. Isn't this obviously playing against him?"
Jun Lan: "Human life is at stake. We have nothing to say if he wants to fight Young Master Jin, but we can't just watch the murderer get away with it. He'll have plenty of opportunities to teach Young Master Jin a lesson in the future. The dead are the most important, so we should get to the bottom of this first."
Qiu Shanhe: "What the aunt said makes sense!"
Situ glared at him, making him dare not say anything more.
Situ: "I don't care whether you are right or not, in short, without Duanmu Lin's consent, none of you can help Duanmu Jin."
Jun Lan: "Then just wait for me. I will make you personally send Xiao Qiu to Duanmu's house for me."
Junlan left angrily.
Mingli: "I'll go see my mother off."
Situ turned to Qiu Shanhe and said, "I took you in because you're sensible. If you really miss your old police career, then I'd like you to leave immediately. We don't need people like you here. Do you understand?"
Qiu Shanhe: "Brother Situ, please don't be angry. I just saw that she was a woman and couldn't find anyone to help her. For a while..."
Situ: "Did you hear that? Answer me, I won't say it a third time."
Qiu Shanhe lowered his head and said, "I heard you. From now on, I won't tell anyone about my past without your permission."
Situ: "The woman just now is the mother of four children. Her life is more important than any of ours. She has lived in a greenhouse since she was a child and has no idea what the world is like. She has a very narrow mind, so don't go crazy with her."
Qiu Shanhe: "I understand."
On the way, Jun Lan was still very angry. She couldn't understand why Situ refused to help her every time.
Mingli found her angry look very funny.
"Mom, why are you still angry?"
"Kid, you don't know that he used to be like this. Not only did he never help me, but he also kept suppressing me. He didn't want me to stand up and steal his prestige."
"Uncle Situ is not that kind of person. He's just worried that your life will be in danger. My sister-in-law is still so young and they need you more than anyone else."
"I know all this, but how could I be in any danger? I'm not going to investigate personally. I'm just acting as a middleman to give them advice. Do you think I want to meddle in their affairs? I'm living in their house now, and the gloomy faces of Mengmeng and Young Master Jin are almost driving me crazy. You're smart, so tell me what Mom should do?"
"Isn't Uncle Situ's biggest concern right now Master Duanmu? If you can take care of him, won't Situ have nothing to say?"
"Do you think Duanmu Lin is easy to deal with? He's even harder than Situ!"
"Everything has its own way. Mom, you have a way. Both father and son are completely under your control. As long as you use your charm, is there anything they won't agree to?"
"Where did you know all this, you little brat? You're really a smart kid."
When she returned to Duanmu's house, Jun Lan was still so angry that she rushed into Duanmu's study without even knocking on the door.
When Duanmu Lin saw her attitude, he thought she was here to call for punishment.
"If you behave so uncivilized again next time, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Yang Ning."
"You can teach me a lesson if you want. You can beat me or scold me if you want. You never take me seriously anyway."
"Are you really angry? How can you be so rude and rude like a shrew?"
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