Early Friday morning, Lin Fei went to work. She’s been extremely busy lately, as the beauty pageant has started. She’s responsible for everything from reviewing newspaper content to arranging offline events and even security maintenance. There have been many unexpected situations. Although it’s hectic, Lin Fei is full of energy. With Justice Daily and Flying Bird Daily also sensing the threat and starting to collaborate against Citizen Daily, the editorial department even received some threatening letters.

It’s certainly not a big deal, but the president is quite worried about Lin Fei’s ability to handle it. After all, she’s been raised in a sheltered environment, and he’s afraid she might get scared. However, Lin Fei handles it with aplomb during meetings, showing contempt for such threats. It must be said that this really made the president and Jina see her in a new light. They underestimated Lin Fei’s ability.

Li Xin hasn’t been going to the Canon Law School lately, so he also shouldered the responsibility of taking Xueyin to school. Xueyin insisted on sitting on Li Xin’s shoulders.

"Ah Xin, I can actually go on my own. I’m very familiar with this road." Xueyin said, swinging her hands from up high, having a lot of fun.

Carrying a person and a backpack, Li Xin looked like a worried old father, "Don’t come up with any ideas, Aunt Fei will at most just give you a beating. I am innocent."

"Ah Xin, you’ve changed, you don’t love me anymore!"

"Your acting isn’t as good as Justin’s, don’t fake it, studying well is the right thing."

"Is that so? Then why don’t you study well, always skipping classes? Why hasn’t the Canon Law School expelled you? I don’t think Tranquility is that great either." Lin Xueyin pouted her cute little mouth.

"When you grow up and have a sufficient understanding of the world, you’ll naturally make your own choices. For now, you need to study. That’s non-negotiable." Li Xin said.

"Oh, but all the boys in the class like me, shouldn’t I learn a little about love too?" Xueyin suddenly asked.

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Li Xin stopped in his tracks, "Wait until you enter the Canon Law School before we talk about this. If anyone dares harass you now, and I find out, I’ll break their legs."

Xueyin, sitting on his shoulders, giggled and patted Li Xin’s head. "Just kidding, why take it so seriously? I’m not interested in little kids. Ah Xin, let’s go! We have morning reading today, and I’m almost late."

You should have said so earlier; Li Xin could only resign himself to carrying her schoolbag and Xueyin and rushing towards the Grace Class.

Watching Xueyin enter the school, Li Xin also breathed a sigh of relief. Kids these days are getting harder to please; his heart couldn’t take it.

Li Xin jogged all the way towards Shadow Owl. Investigating cases the past few days, he’s been hitching rides on Qi Badao’s carriage, and things have been a bit tight lately.

At the entrance of Shadow Owl, Meng Po was peacefully knitting, and Tanggao was quietly stacking blocks. Evidently, the number of blocks had increased quite a bit, with a delicate little wooden horse beside them.

Seeing Li Xin, all sweaty and steamy, Meng Po paused her knitting and asked in confusion, "Good morning, Li Yinxiao. Are you chasing someone?"

Li Xin licked his lips, "This is the latest exercise method I’ve been researching. Running can adjust the coordination of the body and spiritual ability to achieve the highest level of balance."

"Though I don’t quite understand it, it sounds impressive. As expected of a top student from the Canon Law School, you really know a lot. Oh, by the way, Mr. Lu came by every day while you were gone. I was really worried that one day he might get chopped by Tang Yinxiao." Meng Po said, "Mr. Lu is a good person, he’s just too bold."

Li Xin helplessly spread his hands, "Let him fend for himself, there’s nothing I can do. Oh, by the way, I found the materials. Treat Tanggao as soon as possible."

Meng Po smiled and nodded, then suddenly her old face froze, "What... materials?"

"Tears of the Dead and the blood of the fire beetle. Do not open the bottle containing the fire beetle’s blood, it could spontaneously combust. It needs to be handled by a professional alchemist." Li Xin took out two bottles and placed them in Meng Po’s cracked, wrinkled hands.

Carefully holding the two bottles, Meng Po’s hands trembled continuously, fully aware of the weight of these two bottles. Her gaze at Li Xin was filled with gratitude and shame. She thought he had long forgotten, who would bother with such effort for an unrelated person?

"Li Yinxiao, I don’t have much money, but this old lady owes you a life. I will definitely repay it in the future!" She said and tried to kneel in front of Li Xin.

Li Xin hurriedly waved his hand, and the surging spiritual ability lifted Meng Po up, preventing her from kneeling, "Sister Meng, what are you doing, you honor me too much. The parents of Tanggao sacrificed for work, as a member of Night Patrol, it’s my duty to protect their child. Let me go in and check on Lu Shuai, don’t really let Tang Yinxiao beat him to death."

Watching Li Xin’s back, Meng Po sighed in self-blame, then turned to look at Tanggao with eyes filled with joy, the child could be saved.

Li Xin quickly went upstairs, truly worried Lu Shuai would anger Tang Yinxiao. Night Patrol is different from the Canon Law School’s students; if provoked, they wouldn’t hold back. He hurried to the office, only to find Lu Shuai discussing matters with Tang Chendan. A large bouquet of flowers on the table appears especially vivid in the morning light, creating a surprisingly harmonious scene.

"Brother Li, you’re here just in time, we’re discussing a very complex case, you could..." Lu Shuai said, but was quickly interrupted by Tang Chendan, "Li Yinxiao has other things to do. I’m in charge of this case."

Li Xin rubbed his nose, "What’s this about?"

"Councillor Lu insists on helping, and as long as it doesn’t interfere with the investigation, I believe we can’t deprive a councillor of the right to oversee the work in his jurisdiction." Tang Chendan said calmly.

She originally didn’t want to bother with Lu Shuai, but he found a grand-sounding reason, claiming he was the lower council member for the North District and had the supervisory right over all local cases. Of course, Tang Chendan could choose not to entertain it, but his identity proved quite useful in some investigations, facilitating smoother connections. With the lineage of a Grand Governor, some stalled case files suddenly became accessible. The Knight Order and City Guard were also involved in the case, with some victim’s information not being available to Night Patrol.

Lu Shuai smiled slightly, "To uphold justice is a duty, isn’t it, Brother Li? Not to criticize, but they never see you at the Canon Law School, and you’re not with Night Patrol either, what do you do all day?"

Li Xin opened his mouth, but for a moment couldn’t come up with a retort. It seemed Lu Shuai wouldn’t be dying anytime soon.

"Miss Tang, that’ll be all for today. I have some time over the weekend to continue the investigation. We must bring the culprit to justice, but today I need to take Brother Li back to the Canon Law School, we have some matters to handle over there." Lu Shuai said.

Tang Chendan nodded, not saying anything cold or harsh.

Li Xin was dragged away by Lu Shuai, feeling like an outsider himself. By the time they reached the entrance, Meng Po and the child were gone.

After boarding Lu Shuai’s carriage, Lu Shuai smiled smugly, "I told you, no one can resist my charm."