Handover

"Oh, Comrade 'Paper Kite,' hello, hello."

"And Mr. Kres, it's been a long time."

Seeing Paper Kite and Kres emerge from the shadows, Lin Yu smiled, stepped forward, shook hands with Paper Kite, and nodded to Kres.

Lin Yu was well aware of their intentions, since Li Hua had instructed him to arrange for an "Order" member transferred from the East China District to the Central China Region to deliver the Carrot as a keepsake to him.

Now it seems that it must be "Paper Kite"—after all, he was carrying a standard, sealed Briefcase.

Although there was an extra "Kres," Lin Yu vaguely remembered that this guy seemed to have some connection with "Paper Kite"... so he might also be here to help.

Paper Kite nodded. "Hello, Comrade 'May May,' I've been entrusted by Comrade 'Gambler' to deliver the items you need to you."

"I will also be transferred to the Central China Region in the future. For now, I'll be temporarily assigned to a nominal position in Jiang City. I heard you've been promoted to deputy captain of the Jiangcheng Team One. I'll need to trouble you with work matters from now on, Deputy Captain."

"Not at all," Lin Yu smiled and shook his head, taking the Briefcase from Paper Kite. Looking at the faint bloodstains still visible on it, he said, "It seems Comrade Paper Kite had a difficult journey escorting you... What kind of battle did you encounter?"

Paper Kite looked a little embarrassed, and Kres coughed lightly beside her. "Ahem, it got up there by accident."

Seeing their reactions, Lin Yu was curious but didn't press them further.

"Sherlock, do me a favor."

Lin Yu called out, Fu Luo, who had been silent behind Lin Yu, immediately stepped forward.

At Lin Yu's instruction, Fu Luo carried the Briefcase.

Lin Yu tore off the seal and opened the box.

Several items were lying inside.

Two sealed bags, one containing silvery-white hair and the other containing some skin tissue samples.

An old cloth bag, patched many times.

There's also a showerhead, Item left behind by "Carrot".

Lin Yu nodded, then closed the Briefcase.

"No problem at all. Thank you again for delivering this to my door, Comrade Paper Kite."

Then, Lin Yu pointed to the stairs.

"You two are already downstairs at my place, why don't you come up for a bit?"

"While I'm investigating matters related to 'Grandpa Carrot,' I might need someone to help protect me."

As Lin Yu spoke, Paper Kite shook her head.

"Let's not go upstairs, we can just wait in the car."

Kres nodded, "Yeah, just send a message to Paper Kite when you're almost done... You two have each other's contact information, right?"

As Kres spoke, Lin Yu and Paper Kite shook their heads simultaneously.

"Then let's add one more."

As she spoke, Paper Kite exchanged contact information with Lin Yu.

Then, Lin Yu led Fu Luo toward home.

Out of the corner of his eye, Fu Luo watched as Paper Kite and Kres returned to the car, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, that scared me to death... When they came out, I thought they were here to kill us!"

Clearly, his silence for so long was not only out of respect for Lin Yu, but also because Fu Luo was too nervous and scared!

The two walked up the stairs one after the other. Lin Yu, walking ahead, said helplessly, "They're both alright, they have no reason to kill us, right?"

"One is a 'Bounty Hunter,' and the other is an 'Order' member who almost got expelled for violating regulations by killing someone. They don't need any special reason to kill," Fu Luo said seriously. "We ruined their plans with Carrot before, and that reason is enough!"

Lin Yu was even more helpless. "You mentioned Carrot too... Even if you don't trust the two of them, you can at least trust Grandpa Radish, right?"

"That's true... Let's not talk about them anymore. Old Lin, do you live alone?"

Ever since Lin Yu and Fu Luo "broke their cards" with each other, Fu Luo has naturally started calling him Old Lin.

"No, I live with my sister; she's my only family."

Lin Yu casually introduced his family situation.

When talking about his family, Lin Yu usually doesn't hide his family situation, in order to prevent the other person from bringing up topics like "your parents" first.

Lin Yu didn't want the other person to feel guilty for saying the wrong thing because they knew about his family situation.

Fu Luo was taken aback when she heard Lin Yu's words.

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't even bring any fruit or anything when I came to visit my sister. It's not good to come empty-handed!"

Fu Luo spoke, Lin Yu smiled and then stopped in his tracks.

"Arrive."

As he spoke, Lin Yu took out his key, opened the door, and called out at the same time.

"Sister, I'm back—I brought guests over."

A response came quickly from inside the house.

"We have guests? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Lin Zhao's bedroom door opened after a while, and then, Lin Zhao, who looked like he had just changed his clothes in a hurry, with a bit of his pajamas hem still showing under his T-shirt, came out of the room wearing slippers.

"And this is...?"

"Hello, sister," Fu Luo smiled brightly, took off her hat, and bowed slightly. "I'm Fu Luo, an online friend of Old Lin's. We met through Game. I happened to be in Jiang City for a visit, and Old Lin said I could stay at his place. I'm so sorry to bother you!"

"I came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any souvenirs. I'll send you some local specialties when I get back home."

Fu Luo said, being extremely courteous.

Lin Yu couldn't help Fu Luo with new respect—this was probably the most polite and humane Fu Luo had ever been to him!

Even...

This was the first time Lin Yu had heard Fu Luo speak standard Mandarin.

As expected, Lin Zhao spoke up in surprise.

"A foreign friend?! Your Chinese is actually quite good!"

Lin Yu cleared his throat and said, "He's from Yu Province."

Fu Luo nodded and immediately said in Yu Province dialect, "Sister, I came from Zhengcheng!"

Lin Zhao was even more shocked. "What?"

But she still realized what was happening.

"No matter where you come from, you're a guest. Please have a seat. I'll get you some tea. Would you like some fruit?"

"You're the first friend Xiao Yu has brought home in the past few years."

As Lin Zhao spoke, he turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"No need to trouble yourself, sister," Fu Luo switched back to Mandarin, "Old Lin and I have things to do. We ate quite a lot tonight, so you should go and get some rest!"

Fu Luo spoke, and then Lin Yu nodded.

"Yes, sis, you rest first. I'll get him water and everything."

Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "That won't do... Xiao Fu, right? Come to Jiang City for a few days."

"Xiao Yu, you're on summer vacation now, why don't you take people to see some tourist attractions and have some fun with them?"

Lin Yu quickly interrupted Lin Zhao's overly enthusiastic words again, "Alright, sis, we have our own pace!"

With that, he quickly led Fu Luo back to his room.

Fu Luo smiled and said, "Our sister is quite enthusiastic, isn't she..."

"Maybe it's because I haven't seen many of my friends," Lin Yu sighed. "But actually, I haven't really had many friends growing up."