Meeting in Person

The interrogation room was poorly lit, with only slogans like "Confess and you will be treated leniently" hanging on the walls.

Two police officers sat at the table, one responsible for interrogation and the other for taking notes.

Lu Bai glanced down at his hands, which were handcuffed to the chair. He didn't try to break free, but nodded seriously. "That's right, exactly like that."

Bang!

The officer in charge of the interrogation slammed his fist on the Desktop: "Behave yourself! If we didn't have evidence, we wouldn't have arrested you!"

After a perfunctory intimidation that sounded like a formality, the officer softened his tone. "Just confess now. Let me tell you, your accomplices have already implicated you. If you confess now, you might get a lighter sentence. I'm doing this for your own good."

Lu Bai hesitated for two seconds, then asked in return, "Since the evidence is conclusive, why did Da Xiang's field operations department hand me over to you?"

Incidentally, this so-called Da Xiang should actually be called Da Xiang Xiaoxiang.

As mentioned before, in addition to training deathmatch fighters, the Deathmatch Campus also has a role in maintaining social order.

As the logistics and allocation department in charge of the ten deathmatch campuses, Da Xiang and Xiaoxiang's authority naturally extends to the area of crimes committed by deathmatch participants.

The field operations department, in particular, has quite a few outstanding individuals.

This is why those who Can Society were so panicked when they learned that the people from Da Xiang were coming.

Upon hearing Lu Bai's question, the police officer in charge of the interrogation was about to raise his hand to continue slamming the table.

Just as he raised his hand, before he could strike, the interrogation room door was suddenly opened.

The police chief led a man in a sharp suit through the door.

"The person is right here, Secretary Shen. Don't worry, there will absolutely be no violent interrogation in our department."

After the man, referred to as Secretary Shen, entered, he first nodded to Lu Bai, then turned to the police station leader and praised him.

"Even councilors have heard of Director Zhang's reputation for integrity and incorruptibility."

After exchanging forced smiles for a while, Secretary Shen finally explained his purpose, "Then I'll take this person with me."

"Of course, no problem."

Director Zhang gestured to his subordinates with his eyes, signaling them to unlock Lu Bai's handcuffs.

He then added in a low voice, "If something like this happens again, Secretary Shen can just call me directly. There's no need for you to come in person."

"Hahaha, I just wanted to see Director Zhang."

Noticing that Lu Bai had already gotten up and started moving his wrists, Secretary Shen added symbolically, "Director Zhang, we should see each other more often in the future."

"Definitely, definitely."

Secretary Shen led Lu Bai away, with Director Zhang waving goodbye from behind, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Walking down the corridor of the police station.

Regardless of Secretary Shen's motives, he's ultimately here to get me out of this mess.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Bai finally said thank you.

"You don't need to thank me. Even if I hadn't come, they wouldn't dare do anything to you."

Secretary Shen's attitude was quite sincere. "Based on what I understand, you should have already joined Zu Dian's Assessment Department, right? With your administrative rank as a full-time assistant, as long as you identify yourself, they will immediately and respectfully escort you home."

This is true.

After all, in terms of administrative rank, Director Zhang was only an Assistant Level deputy.

This is probably why Da Xiang's field operations department, after learning about the situation, directly dumped Lu Bai in this police station.

But then again...

Lu Bai didn't know this Secretary Shen. Could she have been arranged by Pu Xueli's side?

Fortunately, Secretary Shen clearly understood Lu Bai's doubts and leaned close to whisper in his ear to explain, "Mr. Lü, please don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you. It's just that my Young Master wants to see you."

"Your young Young Master?"

Lu Bai felt that this form of address seemed a bit too archaic.

"The Young Master said you'll understand when you see him."

Secretary Shen did not offer any further explanation.

The two walked out of the police station side by side, got into a black sedan, and drove to the central area of Underground City.

The vehicle eventually stopped in front of a high-end restaurant.

Before Lu Bai even got out of the car, he saw a young man standing at the entrance of the restaurant through the one-way window.

To be honest, he really didn't expect to see Xiao Xueyin in a place like this.

While Lu Bai was still in a daze, Xiao Xueyin had already stepped forward and opened the car door, his expression quite emotional. "Brother Lu Bai, I've finally found you!"

Xiao Xueyin took a half step back, giving Lu Bai room to get out of the car, and continued, "I only recently heard that a super genius who got first place Third Company came from the Zudian Campus, and I guessed it was you."

Lu Bai got out of the car, his face still bearing a harmless and kind smile.

What a coincidence!

"Who says otherwise? If I had known you were also in Shelter No. 9, I wouldn't have waited until now to meet you."

Xiao Xueyin was clearly genuinely excited; even her sickly pale complexion had regained a touch of color.

He reached out and grabbed Lu Bai's arm. "Come on, don't just stand here, let's go inside and eat and talk."

Lu Bai smiled and did not resist, letting Xiao Xueyin pull him into the restaurant.

Secretary Shen did not follow; she consciously parked the car.

Xiao Xueyin seemed to be a regular here, and the doormen on both sides greeted him in unison with great enthusiasm.

Entering a pre-booked private room, Xiao Xueyin instructed the staff to serve the dishes.

While the dishes were being served, Xiao Xueyin, without waiting for Lu Bai to ask, said, "Brother Lu Bai, just for the help you gave me in the Deathmatch Arena, if you encounter any trouble in the Underground City in the future, just mention my name, and I'll help you sort it out. My Xiao Family still has some influence in Shelter No. 9."

He wasn't trying to show off; it was more like a concrete self-introduction.

"Secretary Shen probably didn't tell you that my father is City Councilor, and he strongly supports my contact with you."

The City Councilor can be considered high-ranking members of Shelter No. 9.

The policies and laws implemented in the Underground City are basically decided by these City Councilor.

There are a total of forty-six seats. The most ordinary City Councilor is only one level lower in administrative rank than Pu Xueli and other campus principals who are locked in a fierce struggle.

It's quite normal for someone like that to support their child's contact with Lu Bai.

Strictly speaking, many people are struggling to find a suitable way to get in touch with someone as promising as Lu Bai, unless they are completely naive.

Of course, Xiao Xueyin did not mention the positions of the other family members, but they must not be low-ranking, otherwise the family would not be called the Xiao Family.

Having interacted with figures of Pu Xueli every day, Lu Bai had long since lost his mystique towards high-ranking officials and wouldn't feel any sense of being flattered by such interactions.

He nodded with a smile, "This is what I deserve."