The Su Family

300,000!

Shen Qing picked up the document, staring at the large digits in a daze; he hadn't seen that much cash in either of his two lifetimes.

Well, he had died quite early in his previous life.

"Holy crap!"

Beside him, Xie Chong listened with an expression of pure envy. The 300,000 yuan wasn't the main point, but those 100 contribution points were.

He usually couldn't even save that much in three or four months, and it was enough to exchange for D-grade cultivation resources—far more valuable than the 300,000 yuan.

"You've got some too, kid."

Xu Weimin looked at Xie Chong and said, "A bonus of 50,000 yuan and 10 contribution points."

Xie Chong quickly straightened up, "Thank you, Chief."

After leaving the office, Shen Qing held the gold and red First-Class Merit medal in his hand, examining it over and over for a long time before finally tucking it away in his personal locker.

The base was safer than anywhere else, and his older brother and sister-in-law wouldn't find it here.

Changing back into his clothes, Shen Qing leaned against the locker and opened his phone to look at the text message from the bank—300,000 yuan received.

"Whew—"

Shen Qing let out a long sigh of relief. It was actually 300,000 yuan.

This was the first time his account balance had broken into six figures. Two weeks on the job and over 300,000 yuan; it was almost enough for a down payment on a small apartment in a remote area of Binhai City.

His goal seemed to be half-achieved.

Opening the chat box, Shen Qing instinctively wanted to transfer some money to Jiang Cheng, but after a moment's thought, he gave up.

They would accept clothes he bought them, but if he transferred money directly, he'd just be asking for a lecture.

In the hallway, Chen Chen approached with a grin, his eyes shining.

"Let's go, victory feast, your treat."

Shen Qing nodded and said generously, "Fine, order whatever you want from the cafeteria."

"No way, you got a First-Class Merit and you're just doing the cafeteria?"

Chen Chen's expression instantly collapsed into a "Are you kidding me?" look. The cafeteria was free; did that even count as a treat?

Shen Qing glanced at him, "Don't be ridiculous, I have to go on patrol in a bit."

Xie Chong was still nearby, fiddling with his Third-Class Merit medal, looking quite smug.

"It's a pity that kid He Ying left. If he were still here today, he'd be furious. But you still need to be a little careful."

He put away his medal and looked at Shen Qing seriously.

"Before that kid left—maybe because he was too stimulated by you—he actually had a breakthrough."

Xie Chong patted Shen Qing on the shoulder, "Of course, I have confidence in you, but He Ying's abilities are somewhat disgusting."

As he spoke, his expression turned gritted-teeth; he had been played from start to finish by him back then.

Shen Qing nodded, "Don't worry."

He could never forget a wager of 30 contribution points.

"Also, this,"

Xie Chong changed the subject, rummaged through his waist pouch, and took out a few talismans, "These are the healing Spirit Talismans from last time. I managed to get a few more, so we won't be in such a sorry state if we run into this again."

As he spoke, Xie Chong glanced at Chen Chen.

"Don't look at me, just focus on figuring out your own ability first. Otherwise, you'll be heading to headquarters for testing next week. You don't even have to patrol right now, isn't that nice?"

Chen Chen chuckled and scratched his head.

"Thanks."

Shen Qing accepted the talismans and nodded, "By the way, what happened to that Boss Zhao, and the Walking Corpse? Did you find out anything?"

He felt that it was ten-to-one related to the people behind Wu Yuan.

Xie Chong thought for a moment, "I heard the captain and the others mention it in passing—something about the Sleeping Corpse Path—but I don't know the specifics."

Shen Qing nodded thoughtfully.

Sleeping Corpse Path; so there really were other transcendent organizations?

Xie Chong continued, "As for that bald guy? His memory has been wiped and he's off to prison."

"That fast?"

Shen Qing frowned slightly. If Boss Zhao was in prison, what would happen to the construction site, and what about his older brother?

"Alright, I have to go on patrol, I'm heading out."

He checked the time and turned to leave.

"Wait, hold on—"

Watching Shen Qing disappear down the hallway in a flash, Xie Chong scratched his cheek, "Running so fast? I wanted to express my gratitude. That was a project worth hundreds of millions."

"What hundreds of millions?" Chen Chen glanced over sideways.

"Oh, it's just that construction site we went to. Since the boss got locked up, my family happened to want to get into civil engineering, so we took it over."

Chen Chen froze for a moment, his eyes widening as he looked Xie Chong up and down. He took a deep breath and said:

"Adoptive Father!"

Xie Chong was startled, then laughed: "Let's go. Since that skinflint isn't treating us, I will!"

As he spoke, he still sent a text message to Shen Qing; his old man had been wanting to meet Shen Qing, after all.

On the other side, Shen Qing took advantage of the remaining time before his patrol to head home first.

"Big Brother!"

He pushed the door open in a rush. Jiang Cheng was indeed not at work; at this hour, he would usually have left long ago.

"Hm?"

Jiang Cheng was sitting on the sofa looking at his phone. He looked up upon hearing the voice, "Hm? Why are you here, kid? But you came at the right time—your sister-in-law made breakfast."

Shen Qing steadied his breathing and said nonchalantly: "Big Brother, why didn't you go to work today?"

Jiang Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Speaking of work, that Skinflint Zhao actually got locked up. The strange thing is, the construction site didn't even stop work; it was taken over immediately, and they gave us two days off to rest. But is that all you came over for so early in the morning?"

"Taken over?"

Shen Qing was stunned. He couldn't quite grasp the situation, but he didn't ask further, "Big Brother, you're overthinking it. I just asked in passing. I came over for something else today. Here, these are clothes I bought for you two. See if they fit."

He placed the bag he was carrying onto the coffee table.

"Heh."

Jiang Cheng was taken aback at first, then shook his head, "Which way is the wind blowing today? Wan'er, Qingzi bought us something!"

As he spoke, he turned his head and shouted toward the kitchen, his voice filled with irrepressible joy.

"Qingzi is here?" Su Wan walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron.

Shen Qing hurriedly handed the bag over, "Sister-in-law, these are clothes I bought for you. Go try them on and see if they fit."

"You've only been working for how long? Why spend money on this?"

Though Su Wan said this, she took the bag with a look of uncontrollable delight in her eyes and turned to walk into the bedroom.

Shen Qing checked the time, "Alright, Big Brother, there's nothing else, so I'll head to work now."

"Wait, you brat, aren't you going to eat breakfast?" Jiang Cheng stood up.

Su Wan had just come out of the bedroom and was about to show off the clothes, but Shen Qing had already opened the door and ran off after a quick greeting.

"Sister-in-law, I'm off!"

"This brat—"

The sound gradually faded away. Just as Shen Qing exited the apartment building, he ran into a young man coming the other way. Both were stunned.

"Are you... the brother-in-law's younger brother?" the young man spoke first, sounding uncertain.

"You are, Su Huan?" Shen Qing recognized him.

He was one of the sister-in-law's biological younger brothers, and the only one in that family with a conscience who knew they had wronged her.

"I have things to do. You're probably here to see my sister-in-law and the others; they're home."

Having said that, Shen Qing walked away quickly.

"In such a rush, what is he doing?"

Su Huan looked back at Shen Qing, who was riding his small electric scooter, and shook his head. He didn't dwell on it, and when he reached the second floor, he happened to see Su Wan standing at the door.

"Sister!"

Su Wan was startled, "Xiao Huan, why are you here?"

"Who is it?"

Hearing the voice, Jiang Cheng walked to the door and also froze, then greeted him warmly, "Come in, don't just stand at the door."

After all, he was the only good person from Su Wan's side of the family.

Sitting on the sofa, Su Huan stated his purpose directly and pulled a stack of cash from his pocket.

"Sister, it's about when you came to borrow money last time... This is ten thousand. I snuck it out. It's not much, but you and Brother-in-law should make do with it for now."

Su Wan looked at the stack of money, her expression complex as she shook her head.

Seeing this, Su Huan added, "Mom doesn't know, it's fine. Besides, this was my money to begin with."

"Really, there's no need. The money issue has already been resolved." Jiang Cheng patted him on the shoulder, "You should keep this money for yourself."

"That's right, keep it for yourself."

Su Wan also nodded, stuffed the money back into his hand, and said: "By the way, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you? We just started eating."

"No need to bother, Sis—"

"What bother?"

After staying for breakfast, Su Yao prepared to leave, as he had to head off to work.

"Alright then, Sis, Brother-in-law, I'm off."

The moment he opened the door, he was met head-on by a wide-eyed, furious-looking, slightly plump middle-aged woman, followed by a gaunt middle-aged man.

"Mom?!" Su Huan froze instantly.