Gao Ang's thoughts were interrupted by a sudden voice; he had just been considering how to handle the possible bodies in a missing person case.
Looking up at the direction of the sound, they noticed a stranger had approached their table, carrying a beautifully arranged plate of braised pork.
"It's just a dish, why make it look like a beautiful flower?"
But I must say, their haphazard arrangement gave a much better impression than his, so he started thinking about giving his products a 'makeover' next time.
Cao Kun and Yan Bing remained silent; this was not their battlefield. While they ate in silence, their two pairs of perked-up ears betrayed their true feelings.
Xia Weiwei wiped her cherry-like mouth with a napkin and replied coldly, "I'm full."
He got up from his seat to wash the dishes.
"Little Liu, have a seat and try my junior brother's cooking." Cao Kun probably wanted to avoid embarrassing the police officer surnamed Liu, so he quickly greeted him.
"Thank you, Team Leader Cao. Enjoy your meal." Xiao Liu greeted him awkwardly but politely, then slunk back to his seat. However, as he left, his gaze towards Gao Feng held a hint of hostility.
"Who's that?" Gao Ang asked curiously, glancing back in the direction where Officer Liu had left.
"Liu Zhuo is someone you can't afford to offend."
"That explains why you were so polite to him."
"His father was in the inspection team."
Seeing Gao Yang's knowing expression, Cao Kun quickly added, "But that young man didn't get in through connections; he got into the police station through his own hard work. He got top three results in both rapid-fire weapons and the five physical fitness tests."
"Does he see me as a rival in love? I think he glared at me when he left just now." Gao Feng asked nonchalantly, picking his teeth.
“You have a lot of rivals, those, those, those,” Cao Kun casually pointed to a few people and said gloatingly, “These are all front-line police officers, they’ve all seen big scenes, hehe.”
"Isn't this all your doing?"
...
Inside the locker room of the physical training center, Gao Ang had a bad feeling after reading the visit information brought by Cao Kun.
"Is someone holding a funeral in their neighborhood?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Cao Kun asked curiously as he changed his clothes.
"If it's a wedding or funeral, there should be many people coming to pay their respects, right?"
"That's right."
Will a lot of raw meat be used for weddings and funerals?
Upon hearing this, Cao Kun shuddered. "That can't be right. Even if a lot of raw meat is used, it must be ordered directly from the wholesale market, right?"
"Why don't you just look it up and find out?"
"You play by yourself, I'm leaving!"
Cao Kun felt increasingly uneasy. He grabbed the file, put his clothes back on without even tying his shoelaces, and hopped out.
Gao Ang also wanted to go, but he didn't have law enforcement authority, and he couldn't even break through the seal on the site.
"Hey, isn't this Xia Weiwei's boyfriend? What, can't afford the gym, so you're crashing at our training center?"
A sarcastic voice suddenly appeared behind him. Gao Ang knew without turning around that the person speaking was part of a small group with the man surnamed Liu from before, because he could smell the scent of the man surnamed Liu.
“Liu Sir, I’m just an ordinary citizen. We don’t have any deep-seated hatred for each other, do we? Go after whoever you want. If they ignore you, you’re taking it out on me. Isn’t that a bit too unethical?” Gao Ang asked the person in question with amusement. As for the others, he couldn’t be bothered to pay them any attention. To catch the thief, you have to catch the leader first.
"Chang Wei, watch your mouth." Officer Liu glared at the person who had spoken earlier before speaking righteously, "Everyone loves beauty, and a gentleman pursues a beautiful lady. Xia Weiwei is a police beauty in our station, and her boyfriend should be a man who dares to act and is upright."
"Dude, it's 2020 already, can you stop talking like a teenager? Fine, I'm her boyfriend, so what? What makes me not a decent man? Am I not as tall as you, or as handsome as you?" Gao Ang hates it when people say he's not manly enough. He just doesn't understand how they know whether he's manly or not.
"Tch, it's 2020 already, surely no one still uses looks as a selling point? There are plenty of handsome men, and plenty of men who live off women," Chang Wei said with a disdainful look.
"Alright, I know your tricks all too well. You just want to fight me. Let's go, see you in the ring."
Impatiently shoving aside the two people blocking his way, Gao Ang strode towards the arena.
It's understandable that the two were in high spirits, but understanding is one thing, but if it were me, I wouldn't be able to stand it. He also wanted to see how well he could withstand a beating. His senior brother had told him that this person was among the top three in the police station's five physical fitness tests, and his skills and strength should be much better than most people. He should be qualified to be a whetstone.
"Be gentle when you hit him later, don't hurt him. We're law enforcement officers, don't break the law." Seeing that Gao Ang had fallen for it, Chang Wei quickly said something. He had just said something to provoke Gao Ang.
Now that the goal has been achieved, Gao Ang is definitely going to lose face big time. Fighting an all-around player? That's just giving it away for free.
"I know, you know what? This is pretty useful. Where did you learn it?" Liu Zhuo asked curiously. As for the challenge, he didn't care at all. In his opinion, it was a freebie.
"I learned it from Qidian novels. Many plots in them are like this. They use sarcastic and unsettling language, and their opponents fall for it."
"Great, great! Recommend a few books for me to read, I'll study them too."
Gao Ang had already pushed aside the railing and slipped inside. Standing in the center of the ring, he provocatively beckoned to Liu Zhuo, "Come on over here!"
The noise was quite loud, attracting a large group of onlookers who were doing physical training to gather around.
"Who is this guy, daring to issue a challenge to Liu Zhuo?"
"Hehe, Xia Weiwei's boyfriend, what's his name, Gao Feng? This is going to be interesting."
"Xia Weiwei has a boyfriend? How come I didn't know?"
"The news from Cao Kun's side is about this week's events. Weren't you away on a business trip...?"
The discussions were incessant, some sarcastic, some mocking, but no one seemed optimistic about Gao Ling's future.
In the past, Gao Ao would have only had one option: to settle things quietly and disappear as soon as possible.
This is someone else's territory. I am an outsider, and there is no need or reason for me to act tough here.
But now the situation is different. The white sphere has turned him into a monster of unknown nature, and all his physical abilities have been terrifyingly enhanced. The provocations of these people are insignificant to him, and cannot even arouse his anger. The reason he agreed to fight Liu Zhuo was not only to test his ability to withstand blows, but also to get away from here as soon as possible.
Regardless of the outcome, Liu Zhuo probably won't make things difficult for him anymore, right?
"I don't bully the weak. Put on your protective gear." Liu Zhuo tossed over a set of protective gear, while he himself only wore a pair of boxing gloves.
Gao Ang heard his conversation with Chang Wei clearly and knew that this guy was also a sharp-tongued but kind-hearted person, probably quite a character.
"No need, let's finish this quickly."
Before he finished speaking, Gao Ang rushed out without any strategy and kicked Li Zhuo in the chest.
He didn't know how much his strength had increased, and just to be safe, he only used a tiny bit of force. If it were before the mutation, it would have been equivalent to about 10 kilograms of force.
However, he overlooked one point: he only controlled the force, but not his speed.
Liu Zhuo on the other side only saw a blur. Before he could even get into a defensive stance, he was struck in the chest by a terrifying force. It felt as if he was walking along when he was suddenly hit by a heavy truck at 60 miles per hour, and he was instantly sent flying.
The moment Gao Ang kicked Li Zhuo, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He didn't see Li Zhuo make any defensive move, and before he could even show surprise, he realized he had underestimated Li Zhuo's strength and speed. So he quickly withdrew nearly half of his strength. Even so, Li Zhuo was still sent flying and crashed heavily into the guardrail behind him.
"What's going on?"
"Fake flight?"
"Is this just an act for us? To show us how terrifyingly high the price is, so we'll back down?"
"You're kidding me. Who can afford an actor like Liu Zhuo? Even if they could, they wouldn't be playing with us."
Clinging to the railing, Liu Zhuo stood up unsteadily. He was a little dizzy and couldn't understand how he could have been so careless and how he could have been kicked away by a pretty boy.
Fortunately, Gao Ang did not make another move. Liu Zhuo shook his head a few times to clear his mind, and then he mustered his spirits and lashed out at Gao Ang's head with a whip kick.
Liu Zhuo's movements appeared extremely slow in Gao Yang's eyes, almost like slow motion. He didn't know if it was his imagination or if Liu Zhuo's skill level was just that bad.
With a slight crouch, he dodged the powerful whip kick. When Liu Zhuo regained his footing, Gao Ang stood calmly in place, as if he hadn't moved at all.
Liu Zhuo was stunned; he didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.
If an opponent of similar skill were to dodge such a whip kick, the next move would surely be a sweeping attack. However, he did not suffer any high-level attacks, and the opponent was still standing there, looking innocent as he waited for his second attack.
"You're pretty good at dodging, let's try again!"
The next series of kicks was easily dodged by Gao Feng. Liu Zhuo, who was not convinced of his fate, had long forgotten Chang Wei's instructions. Why should he hold back? If he didn't exert his strength, he would become a supporting character.
Gao Ang also sensed something was wrong, as if his reaction speed had also improved.
After dodging several attacks, he stopped trying to dodge and directly used his body to withstand Liu Zhuo's punches and kicks.
"Wow, that was a powerful kick."
"Tsk tsk, that punch made my nose hurt."
"That elbow strike...it should make them cough up acid, right?"
To be honest, Liu Zhuo was no slouch. After seeing that his opponent wasn't deliberately dodging, he displayed all the fighting techniques he had learned, such as Xingyi Quan and military combat techniques. He fought with great vigor and the fight was incredibly lively.
The constant "bang bang" sounds made it seem like he was hitting a sandbag.
"That kid's pretty tough. He's been in so long and he's still perfectly fine."
"Good hard qigong, a good candidate to be a punching bag, hahaha!"
"I have a feeling he did it on purpose?"
"Come on, that's because they were beaten so badly they couldn't fight back."
Ten minutes later, Liu Zhuo's breathing became rapid, sweat began to trickle down his angular features, and his slightly long hair clung to his forehead, making him look somewhat disheveled.
He was in a very awkward situation. If he continued fighting, not only was he exhausted, but his opponent was like a tortoise, unable to break through his defenses and acting as if nothing had happened. If he stopped fighting, he didn't have a good excuse to pause the match.
"Officer Liu's skills are superb, I am ashamed to admit my inferiority, I admire you, how about we end it here? I'll admit defeat!" Gao Ang could also see that this kid was already at his limit, probably out of pride, so he directly ended the fight.
We're all young people, and we're not bad people at heart. It was just a momentary argument, and there's no need to make a big grudge.
Moreover, Senior Brother Cao works within the system. If he offends someone and they try to sabotage his senior brother behind his back, it would be a huge loss.
"You won. I can't beat you. You didn't even break a sweat."
Liu Zhuo was also a quick-witted person. Although he had wanted to beat Gao Ang into a pulp before, seeing him admit defeat first, he couldn't help but feel a little goodwill towards him and simply admitted defeat.
Hearing this, Gao Ang's impression of this second-generation rich kid improved slightly.
"I have something to do, so I'll have to go now. I'll come again next time."
He pushed aside the railing of the arena, and without batting an eye, Gao Feng cut through the crowd, disappearing in a few breaths.
As for how these people would discuss it, that was not within his consideration at all; he needed to hurry home and refine his findings.
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Tips:
Some readers are very concerned about whether the protagonist is a simp or a jerk...
Definitely not. The protagonist is a person with their own thoughts. Let's go through it from the beginning.
First of all, he's someone who started live streaming right after graduating from university, so he's relatively naive or innocent. He's definitely never seen a big villa before. Comparing apartments and villas, the villa is cheaper, so he'd definitely choose the villa. As for cooking and such, that was just to cover up his senior's lie.
Secondly, the protagonist's story begins three years after graduating from university, and his past hasn't been introduced yet. It's a bit inappropriate to label him as a simp or a jerk so easily.
Secondly, the author has repeatedly considered many issues. Regarding the cohabitation aspect, it did feel somewhat inappropriate. However, the main storyline was completely reworked due to the censorship incident, and a new outline was only finalized this past week. If the cohabitation aspect were changed entirely... it would mean the past month or so would have been wasted!
If you feel uncomfortable with certain parts, feel free to criticize, but please be gentle, as this is the first book and there are bound to be shortcomings.
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