Chapter 859: Chapter 849: The Deal

’Bang bang bang’

"Shen Yi, Sister Wen, it’s me!"

Su Qing knocked on the door at the landlady’s house, calling out.

Soon, the door opened, and Shen Yi’s face lit up with joy upon seeing him return. She immediately lunged forward, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck, as if she wanted to merge herself entirely into his body.

"You finally came back! You scared me to death! I saw the dashcam in your car was somehow turned off, and I was too afraid to call you. Why did you do that?"

Shen Yi buried her head into his neck and said in a muffled voice, then bit him on the neck. Su Qing could clearly feel her teeth, but fortunately, Shen Yi didn’t exert any force.

After all, it’s the neck, not elsewhere. If she used force, it would break.

Shen Yi had a precedent for watching the car’s camera from afar, so to avoid trouble, he turned off the dashcam before calling her.

After all, the fewer people know about this, the better. It’s not that he doesn’t trust Shen Yi, but knowing about it wouldn’t benefit her and might even lead to uncontrollable factors.

"Oh, knock it off, you two! You just split up for a little while, and now you’re reenacting a ’small separation makes a new wed’ scene here at my place. Do you really think I’m easy to bully?" At this moment, the landlady came over, looking at them with a jesting expression.

Normally, Shen Yi would blush and come out of his embrace upon hearing such teasing, but this time, instead of doing so, she hugged him even tighter.

Indeed, from Su Qing’s words before they separated, anyone with a decent sense would realize that something significant must have happened, and Shen Yi, who had placed her heart entirely on him, was bound to worry.

"Next time, we’ll try not to do this in front of you, Sister Wen!" Su Qing said, patting Shen Yi’s back with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the landlady smiled, shook her head, and sighed helplessly, "She and I came back earlier, and she was acting all neurotic on the way back; she even asked the security staff to escort us upstairs. Is something wrong? I asked her, but she wouldn’t say. Xiao Su, getting to this point hasn’t been easy for you two—I can see it. Don’t let your youthfulness lead you into dangerous situations, got it?

And, you have enough money now; you’re like a young tycoon. Quit the jobs that should be quit. Whether there’s danger or not, you can’t always have Shen Yi worry like this!"

Hearing this, Su Qing was a bit surprised and glanced at the landlady, who looked back at him without backing down, her lips slightly raised and her eyes indicating something deeper.

"Mm, I understand, Sister Wen. I will!" Su Qing nodded and then pushed Shen Yi away, turning around: "Hop on, I’ll carry you!"

Seeing this, Shen Yi didn’t hesitate and jumped on. Then she continued to bury her head in his back.

"Sister Wen, Shen Yi and I will go back first. You should also rest early!"

"Go, go! Seeing you two annoys me!" Wen Nanqing waved her hand, then closed the door first.

Upon seeing this, Su Qing shook his head and carried Shen Yi into the elevator.

He understood the landlady’s words and knew that she had figured out some things.

Indeed, don’t underestimate this landlady. She may not be good at business, but that doesn’t mean she’s stupid.

On the contrary, having had a privileged background and higher education, with broad vision, how could she be inferior to a kid from an ordinary family like him? There was still a certain gap between them in terms of intelligence and emotional quotient, but he had the ’narrator’ perk to forcibly bridge the gap between him and some social elites.

From Shen Yi returning with her today, seeking help from the security room, and her absent-minded demeanor, coupled with hearing about the troublesome case at Su Qing’s police station, she already knew that something went wrong tonight.

At least he must have felt threatened; otherwise, he wouldn’t have acted this way.

"Ah, youth is really great, still shameless," Wen Nanqing said, laughing as she spat playfully.

She could only give a reminder about these things because, after all, she was an outsider. With Shen Yi, the legitimate girlfriend, it wasn’t her place, and she knew Shen Yi definitely noticed.

After all, if she could guess roughly, Shen Yi wasn’t any dumber, especially since they lived together; how could she not notice anything at all?

Carrying Shen Yi home, Su Qing left the dog at the landlady’s house, and the house was quiet. Shen Yi held onto him without letting go, neither said a word, they didn’t even wash up and directly went to bed to rest.

That night, both were quite composed; Shen Yi just curled up in his arms, clinging onto him as she slept to show how much his state worried her.

Despite this, Su Qing still didn’t regret asking Shen Yi to act that way, even if it turned out unnecessary. Being vigilant is always better than something happening for real.

Luckily, the other party showed up this time. After contact, Su Qing was relieved to have understood their intentions. They’ve made a move, and all he has to do is respond accordingly.

Throughout the process, ensure he extricates himself, focusing on personal safety, and leave everything else as a spectator.

Furthermore, imagining saving a scumbag already disgusts him. Since that’s the case, he wouldn’t harm them, for he has his limits. But don’t expect him to help either.

If he helped such a person escape punishment, he’d feel disgusted with himself.

The only outcome he could accept was to be an observer.

The next morning, the two woke up for breakfast. Shen Yi returned to her usual self, wearing a light smile, clearly in a good mood.

"What time are you off work today? Should we go shopping together? It’s summer, and I don’t have any clothes!" Shen Yi said, pleading.

For Su Qing, this was blatantly lying while wide awake. Without commenting on other places, just his house alone, more than ninety percent of the closet space belonged to her, yet she dares claim she has no clothes?

But women are like this; there’s never enough clothes, especially since Aunt Shen hasn’t lacked money, there are even more clothes.

"Sure, anytime after noon, just call me!" Su Qing replied with ease.

Upon hearing, Shen Yi paused: "Isn’t your police station busy?"

"Busy, but not for me. I’m just a consultant—how much skill could I have? Just tag along to give my opinion. I’m actually thinking about resigning!"

After suddenly having a decision, Su Qing felt relieved. Since he’s to be a spectator, he should continue the carefree life. Why strain his brain cells?

"Really? You’re not lying to me?" Shen Yi exclaimed in joy.

"Of course. If it weren’t for this undecided case, I would’ve resigned today—it’s too exhausting. I’m already rich, so I should enjoy! By the way, have you ever been to a nightclub?"

Shen Yi: ???

"Work-related, yes, but why? You want to go?"

Su Qing nodded: "I heard there’re dancing girls in groups. After I resign, let’s visit together for better experience, shall we?"

While he talked, Su Qing raised his eyebrows.

Upon hearing, Shen Yi didn’t get angry. After thinking for a while, she instead laughed: "Alright, at that time, it’ll be my treat."

"Then it’s settled!"

Then the two, openly reached an agreement in the living room: Su Qing gained the benefit of Shen Aunt taking him for nightclub enjoyment, while Shen Yi had her little guy listen to her suggestions—a win-win indeed.

And the immediate outcome from this decision was:

"Xiao Su, do you have any ideas?"

"Ah? I don’t know, I didn’t sleep well last night!"

"Xiao Su, what do you think the murderer is thinking now? Why’d they drag you into this but took no action—did we overlook something?"

"Uh... I can’t figure it out either; maybe to divert our attention?"

"Xiao Su, do you think any of your classmates are suspicious?"

"I’m suspicious of anyone from Jiang City!"

At the East City Public Security Bureau, Su Qing paced around, seemingly giving opinions here and there, but upon closer inspection, even though he contributed some ideas, none were as sharp as before.

Yet, since the police here haven’t progressed recently, everyone kept repeating the same words, discussing the same viewpoints, so none noticed him.

Simply put, he turned into a loafer, slacking off massively, no longer proactive, pulling the police station’s direction back, rather than proactive drifting, following whatever comes.

If some clues emerge that the police investigated, he wouldn’t mind giving some opinions, providing fresh perspectives.

Like this, time quickly passed, and the next day, Su Qing received major news.

Liu Chunbao... had appeared.

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