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Chapter 77: What Do You Think of Chu Zining’s Confession

Outside the interrogation room, Wang Hongtao’s eyes widened; he had never imagined that Xu Ke would actually give up his handler’s name.

Although he was not inside, he could hear and see everything in the interrogation room with perfect clarity.

He stared hard at the room, where Xu Ke had already dropped all defenses and was revealing, one by one, his relationship with Li Chuyi and how they contacted each other.

“This Lu Li has real skills; he actually got Xu Ke to talk!” Wang Hongtao exclaimed in delight, then hurriedly ordered the colleague beside him, “Write down everything Xu Ke says!”

Before long, Lu Li finished speaking with Xu Ke and walked out of the interrogation room.

“Little Lu, you’ve really done us a great service!” Wang Hongtao slapped Lu Li’s shoulder excitedly. “I’ll ask the higher-ups to give you a proper commendation!”

Lu Li’s eyes sparkled. “How much of a cash prize can I get?”

“Uh…” Wang Hongtao froze. “There’s only a medal…”

Not every merit could be converted into money; that previous Courageous Act bonus had been a special exception…

“What good is that…” Lu Li groused, blinking. “Officer, if possible, could you give me a copy of Zhong Mingyu’s file?”

Zhong Mingyu was the heartless boss of Xu Ke’s girlfriend.

Wang Hongtao said, “Student Lu, to be frank, Zhong Mingyu has already fled overseas; even we in the police have been unable to apprehend him, and you’re only a student, so even with his file you wouldn’t be able to locate him.”

“You have to understand that our desire to catch him is even stronger than yours.”

“I’m well aware of that, but I’ve just done the police a huge favor, so giving me one lead in return shouldn’t be too hard, right?”

Lu Li had promised to avenge Xu Ke, so he naturally intended to keep his word.

Wang Hongtao said, “That’s no problem; Zhong Mingyu is on the wanted list anyway… Chaoyun, if Student Lu wants it, find a chance to compile the files and send them to him.”

“Understood, I’ll send them once they’re ready,” Jiang Chaoyun replied, then added softly, “Chief, Lu Li is still a student; so as not to affect his studies, I’ll drive him back to school first.”

“Alright.”

Lu Li followed Jiang Chaoyun back into the police car and kept his head lowered in silence the whole way, lost in thought.

Feeling uneasy, Jiang Chaoyun coaxed gently, “I’m sorry for making you relive painful memories.”

Lu Li looked up curiously. “What painful memories?”

Jiang Chaoyun paused. “Your parents, of course…”

“Oh, that…” Lu Li stretched lazily. “I made it up to placate Xu Ke. No way, did you actually believe it?”

Lu Li chuckled slyly.

Jiang Chaoyun was rendered speechless.

She had known he was a scumbag who never told the truth; she absolutely had to warn Qin Lan to watch out for him!

After dropping Lu Li off at the school, Jiang Chaoyun drove back, as she still had plenty of work to do.

Lu Li checked the time on his phone; it happened to be the lunch break right after the last morning class, so he headed straight for the infirmary.

“Miss Qin, may I come in?” Lu Li knocked on the infirmary door.

“Mm-hmm,” Qin Lan’s languid voice drifted out from inside.

Lu Li pushed the door open, glanced around, and asked doubtfully, “Isn’t Chu Zining here?”

“Chu Zining?” Sitting in her chair, leaning against the backrest with her legs crossed, Qin Lan regarded Lu Li strangely. “You came to the infirmary for her and not for your big sister… what do you want with Chu Zining?”

Lu Li looked Qin Lan up and down; at 24 she had peach-blossom cheeks and beguiling eyes.

Her long legs were crossed and raised; beneath her black thigh-high stockings, their elegant curves were fully on display, and her toes tapped the flat leather shoes, swinging back and forth.

Lu Li estimated that Qin Lan stood about 172 cm tall, a bit taller than the big-bosomed office lady he had seen that morning.

“Well, are you interested in your big sister’s legs?” A playful light flashed in Qin Lan’s almond eyes. “You stared for a full 3 seconds without looking away… so you’re a leg man?”

Having his thoughts exposed, Lu Li’s youthful face flushed; he coughed lightly and changed the subject. “You seem happy, Sis Qin… did something good happen?”

“There really is good news.” Qin Lan stood up, a joyful glow on her charming face. “The landlord I had fun with yesterday just called me and said he’d found a place similar to the one we saw yesterday.”

“We can view it today, and if the conditions are good I’ll move out in the next couple of days, so I won’t have to live in the infirmary anymore.”

“That really is good news.” Lu Li walked over to the table where he had left the lunch box that morning.

Qin Lan stretched briefly. “Ah, you have no idea how troublesome it is to live in the infirmary; after all, it’s a public place… at night I feel as though someone is peeping, so I don’t even dare take off my bra, and it’s killing me.”

Lu Li’s hand froze on the lunch box; he looked at Qin Lan awkwardly. “Sis Qin, I am a guy after all, so you’d better not tell me such private things.”

Qin Lan blinked. “Is that private? Don’t you have a younger sister? Don’t you discuss this kind of thing with her?”

“I’m not some pervert… who talks about bras with his own sister?” Even with Lu Li’s thick skin, his old face flushed when he said that.

“I see,” Qin Lan murmured thoughtfully, as though she had just realized something astonishing.

Lu Li gave a dry laugh; he had thought Qin Lan was an old hand, but now she seemed more like a naïve sweetie.

“You prepared food for 3 people… one share is for Chu Zining?” Qin Lan leaned close to Lu Li.

“Mm.”

Qin Lan blinked. “Since you’re making her lunch, how much does she pay you per month for groceries?”

Lu Li answered casually, “She doesn’t have to pay.”

“Why?” Qin Lan pressed curiously.

Lu Li thought for a moment and sighed. “Sis Qin, after we eat, who do you think should wash this lunch box?”

Qin Lan said warily, “I’m paying, so you can’t expect me to wash it, right?”

Lu Li said, “So, do you understand Chu Zining’s value now?”

Qin Lan fell silent.

She rolled her pretty eyes, poked Lu Li’s cheek with a delicate finger, and said, “Lu Li, you heard Chu Zining’s speech today, didn’t you?”

“I did.”

“So what’s your opinion of her confession?”

Lu Li froze. “Confession… what confession?”

Qin Lan raised her slender brows alternately. “That line, ‘Lu Li, y-you will always be a hero, my hero.’”

Qin Lan pinched her throat to imitate Chu Zining’s soft trademark voice, her expression playful and cute.

Lu Li laughed at her antics. “That was a confession? Heh, as far as I understand her, she had no intention of confessing when she said that.”

“Impossible, I don’t buy it!” Qin Lan grabbed Lu Li’s arm and growled, “I think you’re trying to dodge the question… tell me, what do you really think of Chu Zining?”

“If she truly wanted to confess to you, would you accept her?”

Lu Li pondered, while Qin Lan stared at his face with lively interest, and neither of them knew that at this moment Chu Zining had just arrived outside the door…

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