A car was parked right in the middle of the lobby. Shards of glass were scattered everywhere, and there were several spots of blood on the floor.
Four women and one man looked at me pitifully. Their faces were bruised and swollen.
They must have suffered some violent abuse earlier.
Case solved. This was definitely a major criminal case.
And a Second-Class Merit, too.
It was the New Year—time to start the year off with a big win!
"Who did this?"
"Officer, I did." Xu Yi stepped forward.
Huang Lu immediately grabbed Xu Yi's arm. "Me too."
Meng Xiang's pupils shrank. He looked at Xu Yi and Huang Lu, then at Li Wen. His expression suddenly turned cold.
"It's you three again. What a small world. Let's see you run now. Take them all in!"
Yu Shu stepped in front of the three. "Young man, you're taking them in without even learning what happened?"
"What's there to learn? The facts are right in front of us."
"Give your Director Lü my regards. I haven't had a drink with him in ages."
Meng Xiang froze, looking at Yu Shu with suspicion. "You know our director?"
"Yeah... I'm Yu Shu, director of the Education Bureau."
Negative Emotion Points +100
The next second, Meng Xiang's eyes seemed to spit fire.
Damn rich people, pulling strings all the way up to the director.
But it won't do them any good. We're not in the same system. I'm not afraid of you.
"Director Yu, I'll remember what you said. Everyone, come with me to the station for a cup of tea."
Yu Shu's expression immediately darkened. "You're not very enlightened, young man."
"Director Yu, I represent justice!"
Xu Yi suddenly asked, "Officer, you're arresting us without warning. What law have we broken?"
"Did you crash this car in here?"
"Yeah."
"Deliberately damaging someone else's property isn't against the law?"
"But this store belongs to my sister."
Huang Lu nodded. "That's right. It's my store."
Negative Emotion Points +100
Damn rich people!
"Th-then you beat people up, too. Just look at those five. Their faces are all bruised and swollen."
Xu Yi smiled and turned to look at the five with a threatening gaze.
"Did I hit you?"
The five shook their heads like rattles. "N-no. The five of us got into a fight with each other."
Negative Emotion Points +100
"Officer, you saw for yourself. These five are employees at the store. They had a little disagreement today."
Meng Xiang's expression grew very unpleasant, but he still gave the five an encouraging look. "Don't be afraid. Speak up. I promise I'll make sure the bad guys face justice."
Lu Wei looked at Huang Lu's icy expression and shuddered. "Officer, it really was just a disagreement between the five of us. With Mr. Xu mediating, we've already made up."
Negative Emotion Points +100
Damn capitalists!
Justice has lost!
From today on, I'm not Tie Lin anymore. Call me the Pay-Me-More Immortal!
Meng Xiang left, carrying with him his frustration and regret at missing out on a Second-Class Merit.
Yu Shu shook his head. "That young man isn't very enlightened. He's bound to suffer for it someday."
Xu Yi nodded. He seemed like a decent guy, just too eager to get ahead.
Look at him, getting all worked up again...
After they were sure the police car had driven away, the five nearly dropped to their knees to apologize to Xu Yi.
They also pooled together ten thousand yuan to compensate him.
They called it lost wages and emotional distress.
Even after they went that far, Huang Lu still fired them.
You thought you could get away with offending the abbot?
Then Huang Lu called in cleaners and repair workers to tidy up the place. Xu Yi helped them clean, too.
After all, he was the one who'd caused the mess, and he felt at least a little guilty.
But Huang Lu felt terrible seeing him work. "Brother, don't bother for now. I ordered some boxed meals. Let's eat."
"Sure. I'm a little hungry anyway."
Huang Lu had wanted to invite Yu Shu and Li Wen to eat with them, but they both said they had things to do.
They exchanged farewells and left.
"Brother, I'm sorry you have to eat boxed meals with me."
Xu Yi opened his box and smiled. "It's not like I haven't eaten boxed meals before."
He popped a shrimp into his mouth. It was fresh and juicy. The wagyu melted on his tongue, rich with a milky aroma.
Xu Yi raised an eyebrow. "These boxed meals are pretty good. Where did you order them from?"
"That hotel we ate at before."
"Cui Yun Xuan, the five-star hotel?"
"Yeah."
Xu Yi glanced at the bill. Each meal cost over a thousand yuan.
I'll pass...
One of these meals costs as much as my monthly living expenses.
Looks like I still have a long way to go before I can join the capitalists. I'll have to work even harder.
First, I need to change my mindset and get rid of this bad habit of thinking I can get full without eating any staple food.
After eating his fill, Xu Yi prepared to continue working his side job.
But once he got in the car, he was dumbfounded. The airbags had somehow deployed.
"Brother, why don't you just take this dealership? I bought it for you in the first place, and I don't have much time to manage it."
Huang Lu could see Xu Yi was in a bind, so she tried to put him at ease.
Xu Yi sighed. There's always someone shoving an easy life right into your mouth, trying to wear down your willpower.
Sometimes, I really don't want to keep working hard.
In the end, after Huang Lu pleaded with him again and again, Xu Yi reluctantly agreed.
"Brother, take this car and drive it. It's a Porsche 911. It's not worth much, only a little over four million."
"Little sis, if you keep this up, your big brother won't want to work hard anymore."
A blush spread across Huang Lu's peerlessly beautiful face. "That's okay, brother. I can support you for the rest of your life."
Who said this girl was cold? She was absolutely wonderful.
At that moment, the Streamer Friends who'd just entered the stream saw this opening barrage and felt jealous tears welling up at the corners of their mouths.
Work hard! We're all men, so why should you get to live off a woman?
Make way! Do you even know how to enjoy a kept life? If not, let me try!
I hung my little sister upside down and beat her for three days and three nights, but she still wouldn't admit she was a rich woman.
"Okay, sis. I've got to get back to driving for the ride-hailing app. See you next time."
Huang Lu gazed at Xu Yi reluctantly. "Brother, you really don't have to push yourself so hard. I wasn't joking just now..."
Xu Yi patted her head, and the little girl immediately looked delighted.
She leaned against Xu Yi without even realizing it, soft and delicate, her fragrance wafting around him.
"Little sis, we both grew up in an orphanage. We know what it was like to hold out our hands and beg for food. You haven't forgotten, have you?"
Huang Lu stood frozen, then apologized. "I'm sorry, brother. I didn't think it through."
"It's okay."
Dude, you're living off her while acting like you're too proud to do it?
(Drops to his knees like a dog.jpg) Brother, there were a lot of people around just now. How did you pull that off? I really want to learn.
Just then, Xu Yi's phone rang. The contact name was Cockroach Sister.
"Hello, Abstract Sister. Why are you calling me? To become sworn brothers?"
The Campus Belle blushed at the other end of the phone, looking mortified.
Ten toes as white as scallion-white jade, wrapped in white stockings, clenched tightly together. (I'm standing right here. Let's see who dares!)
She wanted to dig a castle out of thin air.
"Hey, got time tonight? I want to talk to you about something."
"You're drinking again?"
"Xu Yi!"
Negative Emotion Points +15 Negative Emotion Points +15
Xu Yi: "???"
There's only my little sister here, so where are those Emotion Points coming from...
"Little sis, what's wrong?"
Huang Lu clenched her fist. Her face had gone a little pale. "Brother, who is she?"
"A classmate of mine who's pretty weird."
Negative Emotion Points +20
"Are you close?"
"Not really. I've only met her once."
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