Problem Solved

They carried the man onto the sofa in the lobby. Lin Wan called the City Bureau, and the members of Serious Crime Team Three arrived within ten minutes and took him away.

Since Lin Wan had come over on her own initiative and had been present the entire time, although Lu Zheng still inevitably had to go back with them to give another statement, it did not arouse the slightest suspicion.

As for everything that followed, it had nothing to do with Lu Zheng.

Solved! Perfect!...

"That's it?"

In the office, everyone stared at Lin Wan with utterly bewildered expressions.

"That's it!"

Lin Wan nodded firmly.

"Isn't that too much of a coincidence?" Liu Leng complained weakly. "Afraid of being silenced, he went to stay in a hotel, happened to run into the suspect, and then knocked the suspect unconscious with one punch? He's still lying in there playing dead right now?"

"This is ridiculous. Whose TV script from ten years ago is this?"

"The key point is..." Huang Xiumin grabbed Lin Wan's arm and smiled teasingly. "You actually went to see him alone after work!"

"Oh—"

"Get lost!" Lin Wan flung Huang Xiumin's hand away. "I was working overtime!"

"Tch—"

Several male colleagues who harbored designs on Lin Wan quietly felt sour inside, but they could not show it.

"Team Leader Li, the results are out." Liang Yuandong pushed the door open and entered.

"How did it go?"

"We compared this man's build with the delivery man who entered and left Lu Zheng's residential complex the morning before yesterday. We found there's a 98.75% chance they're the same person."

"This man used a fake identity at the hotel. Have you still not found his real identity? Right, has he not woken up yet?" Li Jinglin asked.

"Team Leader Li, he's awake."

A knock sounded at the door, and a medical worker from the City Bureau's directly affiliated clinic spoke from outside.

"Let's go take a look."

Back at the hotel, Lu Zheng checked out. Although he had barely spent a few minutes in the room, he still paid for a full day.

Thankfully, he had eight million to fall back on. Otherwise, Lu Zheng would have been heartbroken to death.

Once he got home, Lin Wan's call came right after.

"Lu Zheng, you've rendered meritorious service!"

"What?"

"The other party is an internationally wanted criminal!" Lin Wan said excitedly.

This was her first time coming into contact with an international-level criminal, so she could not help being excited. There was nothing to be done about it—domestic public security was simply too good.

"What's the situation?"

Lu Zheng was speechless. How had he ended up provoking an internationally wanted criminal?

"The man had originally been a thug for a South Asian gang. Later, after a murder case, he fled from country to country, taking on paid killing jobs at the same time.

"This time, he accepted an order to kill the victim. While he was tailing them, he discovered that you were exceptionally skilled, so he decided on the spur of the moment to frame you."

Lin Wan laughed. "Do you know? He kept urging us just now to investigate you properly. He was convinced you must have secrets, because an ordinary person couldn't possibly be this formidable."

Lu Zheng thought that he really did have secrets, but if you could uncover them, I'd call you incredible.

"He confessed that easily?"

"Now that we've identified him, what would be the point of hiding anything?"

"There are still assassins as a profession in modern times?"

"Not domestically, of course. But I've heard they really do exist abroad," Lin Wan said. "This guy was actually a latecomer to the trade. Otherwise, he would have long since made it onto our blacklist, and he wouldn't have been able to slip through customs."

"Uh, the motherland is badass..."

"You helped capture a suspect, and along with your previous act of bravery, you'll probably get two commendation certificates this time."

"Is there a reward?"

"No." Lin Wan's voice was full of laughter. "But thanks to you, our City Bureau Team Three has also earned merit. Team Leader Li wants to treat you to a meal personally."

"Sure!" Lu Zheng had no objections.

"Then let's make it this weekend. Which day are you free, and would noon or afternoon work?"

"Saturday afternoon."

"Alright!"

After hanging up, Huang Xiumin wrapped an arm around Lin Wan. "Tell me, do you have designs on little brother Lu Zheng?"

"Tch—"

Lin Wan hooked an arm around Huang Xiumin in return. "He's handsome, has good character, and is highly skilled. If you miss this village, there won't be this shop. Why can't I give it a try?"

"Oh my, our Goddess Lin has actually fallen in love. But you're three years older than him!"

"A woman three years older carries a gold brick. With looks and a figure like mine..."

When you were pretty, you were always right. Huang Xiumin cried that she could not take it anymore and hurriedly fled.

It had to be said, that wanted criminal had some skills. One look at him, and he knew Lu Zheng was no ordinary man. He had even wanted to drag Lu Zheng into the mud and muddy the waters.

Lu Zheng thought narcissistically.

Since he had only been dragged into this by accident, now that the man had been arrested, there naturally would be nothing further involving him.

He could go back to staying home and being a shut-in in both worlds.

That was perfect.

Checking the time, it was just dinner time again. Lu Zheng did not want to cook for himself, nor did he want to order takeout, so he decisively traveled through worlds.

"Aunt Liu, get dinner ready for me!"

"Alright!"

While he was eating, Liu Qingquan came skipping over to his house.

"Big brother Lu!"

"Qing Quan, why are you here?"

"My mother made a roast chicken at home and had me bring you some chicken to try."

Although the Great Jing Dynasty was in an age of prosperity and the people lived relatively well, they still could not afford to eat meat at every meal.

"Alright, thank Aunt for me." Lu Zheng smiled as he accepted a clay bowl filled to the brim with chicken.

"And my sister too!"

"Mm-hm, thank Miss Liu for me as well."

Having delivered the chicken, Liu Qingquan did not linger. With her hands behind her back, she hurriedly ran off. From behind, Lu Zheng could even see her wiping drool from her mouth. Clearly, she was in a rush to get home and eat meat.

"The Liu family really likes chicken." Lu Zheng remembered that when he had visited the Liu family before, the main dish had also been a plate of roast chicken.

"Next time I'll bring them a KFC family bucket."

The next day, a pillar holding up the heavens.

Lu Zheng first practiced a set of punches in the backyard and wielded his saber through a routine, then took a turn around the candy shop and replenished it with a hundred catties of sugar.

Back home, he received Treasure Notes worth ten strings of copper coins from Uncle Li, traveled back to the modern world, and put them into the drawer of his bedside table.

Then he returned to the ancient world, exhausted all the true qi within his body, and drew several more talismans to store away in case of emergencies.

"What am I going down for?"

After thinking it over, Lu Zheng traveled back to the modern world, changed clothes, and went out.

"Hello, what do you need?"

"I'd like to buy a set of brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Oh, do you have cinnabar and yellow paper here?"

The young woman at the counter looked at Lu Zheng with a very strange expression. "Sorry, this is a stationery and gift shop. For cinnabar and yellow paper, you could try a religious supplies or funeral offerings store."

"Alright, thank you. Then I'll first take a look at what you have here."

"Certainly. Would you like me to introduce them for you?"

"Yes. Which brush here is best for drawing talismans?"

"..."

The young woman's smile froze on her face before instantly returning.

"For drawing talismans, wolf-hair brushes are generally used. They make it easier for spiritual energy to adhere, allowing the talismans you draw to work even better. Our store's exclusive Five Gentlemen wolf-hair brush set is quite suitable for drawing talismans." The young woman smiled like a flower. "The price is just a little higher. Would you like one?"

Lu Zheng: w(°o°)w I haven't studied much, don't try to fool me!

"Um... how much?"

"Three thousand seven. No bargaining."

"What about goat-hair and purple-rabbit-hair brushes? Do you have matching sets for those?"

"Yes!"

"How much?"

"If you buy them all, I'll give you a discount. Nine thousand eight in total."

"I'll take them all!"