Aunt Liu: "So..."

Liu Yumei: "Xiao Yuan, he must have encountered the same thing as Ali did back then."

Aunt Liu pursed her lips: "Damn those guys."

Liu Yumei raised her hand, the array in the room activated, isolating the sound. She didn't want Ali to hear the following words.

But outside in the yard, Uncle Qin, who was doing wood carvings, instinctively buried his head deeper.

Because he suddenly couldn't hear the movements from the room on the third floor. He knew what kind of words would be said, so he felt very guilty.

Liu Yumei spoke: "When Ali failed to Zou Jiang back then, we could chalk it up to those old enemies acting from behind. But this time, it's different.

Ali didn't succeed in Zou Jiang, shattered that spirit, tore off the last veil of dignity between the two families.

When the two families were prosperous, there weren't many enemies. Even with big grudges, one could stay relatively restrained.

Now that we've declined, even former allies of the Qin and Liu Families wouldn't mind stepping us down, not hoping to see us rise again.

From an individual, to a family, to a nation, it's all the same.

When you're strong, everywhere you go there are friends; when you're weak, all you see are enemies."

Aunt Liu: "Then we..."

"Since he doesn't say, then we shouldn't do anything more to avoid helping in the wrong way.

Our family currently has few members, so I temporarily sit in this position, but this family will surely become disciplined again. There will be a Family Head."

Aunt Liu: "Rest assured, Ali and I understand."

"It's not about reminding you of this, there's no need to remind this. His ship, the further it sails, the discipline will naturally set up gradually. You two were raised by me, silly but not fools.

Actually, the signs are already appearing.

Even I can no longer act superior in front of him.

This child is sailing with two broken ships.

Sometimes I even wonder if this child hadn't been pulled in by me, would he have sailed more steadily and had a smoother journey on his own?

If there's nothing to offer, no benefits to show, how can one continue to act as an elder?"

Liu Yumei turned her head and looked at the row of memorial tablets on the offering table, and cursed without good humor:

"Ugh, it's all your fault!"

...

Run Sheng felt that the nails Uncle Qin drove into him back then were not as painful as accompanying Yin Meng shopping for clothes now.

Especially now, meeting a talkative shop owner who was enjoying a pleasant conversation with Yin Meng.

Run Sheng could already predict what would happen next.

One party aims to build rapport for better bargains, the other aims to leverage rapport to make one hesitate to bargain more, beneath the affectionate looks are pre-prepared knives and shields.

The owner smiled warmly, looking at Run Sheng and Yin Meng, and deeply remarked:

"How wonderful, you two as a couple. Once, my girlfriend and I were very affectionate too. Unfortunately, I failed to make a name, and years of love succumbed to reality, ending in a breakup due to her family's disapproval."

Run Sheng: "Actually, she didn't approve."

Owner: "..."

In that instant, the owner suddenly felt the originally sunny sky outside turn gloomy, as if his heart started to leak air with his breath.

He suddenly felt very meaningless, uninterested, melancholy, and dull because he found himself unable even to retort.

Yin Meng called out an extremely low price.

"Do you sell? If so, this shirt and pants set, I'll take it all."

The shop owner waved his hand, indicating he would sell, not wanting to speak now.

Yin Meng happily paid the money, packed the clothes in a bag, and pulled Run Sheng out of the store.

"Well done, Run Sheng, you really know how to bargain. I bargain against tags, you bargain against hearts."

"Is that good enough?" Run Sheng asked, carrying the bag of clothes.

"Why rush, it's rare to get you out, let's buy next spring and summer clothes in advance as well."

"I can't wear that much."

"Did you forget what Brother Xiao Yuan said? Since now we have the condition, we're not saying to squander wastefully but there's no need to endure unnecessary hardships either."

Run Sheng remained silent.

Yin Meng realized, mentioning Xiao Yuan worked wonders with Run Sheng.

Run Sheng stopped resisting, trudging his exhausted body, almost following Yin Meng like a dead fall just pulled out of the water.

Just at this moment, on the edge of the fifth-floor rooftop above the pedestrian street, a girl in a nightdress was walking dreamily, like sleepwalking, with her arms extended forward, moving along the edge.

Run Sheng and Yin Meng exchanged a glance; that hand had fed the clue over.

...

"Director Tan, can you tell us in detail how you managed to recognize the suspect at a glance during the routine check at the train station?

Do you really have a photographic memory as people say?"

The female reporter from the local TV station extended the microphone toward Tan Yunlong.

Behind her, the photographer was looking for the angle, first focusing on Tan Yunlong's facial close-up, then pulling back to ensure Tan Yunlong was still within the frame while capturing the commendation flags and achievement awards hanging on the office wall.

Tan Yunlong smiled with precision yet maintained composure, and replied:

"Of course, I don't have a photographic memory. The reason is actually that my son attends Haihe University in this city.

His grandfather and his maternal grandfather were both policemen, so since childhood, he has always dreamed of becoming a policeman when he grows up."

"Director Tan, please allow me to interrupt to ask a question, which I believe the TV viewers also want to ask. Why is your son attending Haihe University instead of the police academy?"

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