How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 162: Two Bracelets for Little Hua Hua

Several hundred miles of travel, Lin Xiaosu drove for five hours, and in the early morning, he finally saw Fengcheng’s city sculpture: the Fire Phoenix.

Past the sculpture, he entered the main road of the county town.

At this moment, it was the morning rush hour of the small county town, and the car moved in stops and starts. Blue Demon also woke up, looking around this small city, he couldn’t help but exclaim: "Although it’s a bit run-down and small, the fact that it has mountains and water is pretty nice. If I retire one day, I should buy a house here to live out my old age."

"Can you guys from Qianlong really retire?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"That sentence is pretty normal for the outside world, but it’s quite shocking when applied to a Qianlong member." Blue Demon sighed softly: "As long as evil exists, Qianlong will not rest. Our destiny is probably already decided; it is to perish on the battlefield, not in this leisurely little town under the blue sky and white clouds."

"Don’t be so pessimistic. Evil persists, thus Qianlong does not retire, but this Qianlong doesn’t necessarily only refer to you. Every generation has its own mission. Our generation will solve the primary issues, then retire under the blue sky and white clouds, watching the next generation of Qianlong fulfill their mission—isn’t that also a kind of posture?"

Blue Demon laughed: "That’s exactly what I was waiting for you to say! What you said... our generation will solve the main problems! Then in the future, when you are needed, don’t talk money with me!"

"Damn! Is Qianlong your dad? When I pluck a few feathers from the iron rooster that is Qianlong, you act as if it’s killing you..."

The car arrived at the Detective Agency, and Lin Xiaosu got out of the car: "Want to come in and rest at the Detective Agency?"

"Forget it, I can’t stand seeing the two flowers of the Detective Agency vying for your affection... Well, mainly it’s Dai Changye I can’t stand seeing... Better out of sight, out of mind, I’m off!"

Blue Demon’s car vanished from sight.

Lin Xiaosu felt somewhat sentimental...

A Heavenly King actually drove him all the way back to Fengcheng.

How unimaginable is that?

Alright, let go of everything from the past, face your daily life...

The two flowers of the Detective Agency, come out to welcome the clients!

The two flowers inside the Detective Agency were a bit wilted at the moment.

Why?

Not for business. Business was booming, and they really had nothing to worry about.

After Lin Xiaosu left, they continued taking cases. Without Lin Xiaosu beside them for support, they could only pressure themselves, and the result of this pressure was that they both gradually gained the ability to carry the load. The case they solved a few days ago gave the two women a great sense of achievement.

They also didn’t worry about the sudden incident that occurred at the Lin Family.

Because they had visited Old Tashan Village, and just the third day, they saw a smile on Lin Mu’s face, and they received the reassuring news: Lin Xiaosu’s brother wouldn’t need an amputation, it was just an injury, and he would recover soon.

Theoretically, there was no reason for the two flowers to wilt, they should have been blooming brightly. The only thing causing them to wilt was the emergence of a person at the Lin Family, the beautiful and radiant little Ye, the one regarded as the Lin Family’s daughter-in-law by the whole village!

His girlfriend was even staying in his house.

Miao Ruolan wilted.

She wilted, and Zhou Xi wilted along with her...

A young girl’s dreams are unpredictable like that, sprouting quietly at midnight, drawing colorful outlines on the white paper, but suddenly a bucket of cold water is poured down, turning the picture into something unrecognizable...

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door: "Hey, I’m back!"

Miao Ruolan and Zhou Xi both jumped up, their cheeks blooming brightly...

No matter how knotted their internal feelings were, as long as they saw him, the sunshine was still bright...

Miao Ruolan picked up a teacup and offered it to him.

Zhou Xi ran over showing concern: "Your brother’s injury is really okay?"

Lin Xiaosu said: "It’s fine now, he’s been discharged and returned to the army."

"That’s good!" Miao Ruolan became happy.

A soldier’s return to the army after recovering indicates one thing: the recovery was very thorough.

A full stop could now be put to the sudden incident.

"Hey, there’s something. Yesterday I received another payment, 200,000! Again, it was from the 101 Company," Miao Ruolan said.

When Miao Ruolan mentioned the payment, Zhou Xi’s eyes sparkled.

They received the payment yesterday, and after receiving it, the two women performed an analysis. It seems that this handsome guy did another big thing in Biannan Province.

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "I helped the local police in Biannan Province crack a case."

As expected!

Zhou Xi smiled: "Others spend a stack of money for nursing patients, but you earn a big amount while nursing a patient. Hey, Brother Lin, if I get injured, will you come and nurse me as well? Maybe we’ll make a windfall."

Miao Ruolan chuckled: "You jinx, who curses themselves like that?"

Lin Xiaosu had a mixture of amusement and helplessness, as he raised his hand and delivered two small packages to the women: "Brought you some local specialties."

"What is it?" Zhou Xi took it.

Miao Ruolan spoke up: "Really, you shouldn’t have... what gifts..."

She also took it.

The two women opened their packages at the same time.

And their eyes widened simultaneously.

Inside the red brocade bag was a beautifully unmatched bracelet.

Crystal clear and imbued with spring colors, it was prettier than any bracelet they’d ever seen.

"You... you call this a local specialty?" Zhou Xi let out a long breath.

"Isn’t Biannan Province famous for producing these?"

"But... but..." Miao Ruolan’s face flushed red: "This bracelet must be really expensive, it looks very high-end."

"If I say I didn’t spend a single penny, would you believe me?"

Both women shook their heads in unison; nobody would believe that, not even if the bracelet was of the lowest grade, C-grade. How could it not cost anything?

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "I bought a few pieces of raw stone, one of them already recouped the cost, and from another one, several bracelets were made. The manufacturing fee was waived, isn’t it just like not spending a penny?"

"A-grade!" Zhou Xi’s expression changed.

How you interpret his words depends on how you listen.

It sounded like he was answering Miao Ruolan’s question about the bracelets being expensive or not.

He informed both women that he didn’t spend any money on the bracelet.

But what Zhou Xi caught was the truth about the bracelet.

It was processed on-site from a stone; it’s authentic! As real as it can get!

The beauty it reveals is not an illusion, but a true beauty...

Miao Ruolan handed over the bracelet: "Little Su, this is too good for me, you should give it to... someone in your family."

"My mom works in the fields, do you think she would dare to wield a hoe wearing a jade bracelet? Don’t overthink it; this is for you, I’m heading upstairs now..."

Lin Xiaosu shook the small bag in his hand and went up to the second floor.

The two women on the first floor looked at each other.

"Sister Lan, did you catch the very subtle implication?" Zhou Xi turned her eyes to Miao Ruolan.

"What?"

"Just now when you said the bracelet should be given to someone in his family, you didn’t mean his mother, right?"

Indeed, what Miao Ruolan meant was clear to Zhou Xi; by returning the bracelet to Lin Xiaosu, she intended for him to give it to someone in his household, and that someone was not his mother. Everyone knew that women working in the fields are not suitable to wear jade bracelets. She was referring to little Ye.

His genuine girlfriend.

The girlfriend who moved into his house.

But what about him?

He seemed to have completely forgotten the existence of this girlfriend, not even thinking of her.

Zhou Xi lifted the teacup, her eyes flickering: "Another thing... little Ye moved into his home on July 17, and from that day to now, over a month, he hasn’t stayed at home once. Is that normal?"

Miao Ruolan felt even more confused; what Zhou Xi noticed was exactly what she couldn’t understand.

And there was something even more incomprehensible, she clearly remembered the time his brother had an accident, the call he received was from little Ye, and this call showed up as an unknown number on his phone.

Which girlfriend would appear as a stranger on her boyfriend’s phone?

Which girlfriend would move in and the boyfriend would rather stay in the Detective Agency’s rented room for over a month than go home?

If it were far away, maybe it could be overlooked, but is Fengcheng far from Old Tashan Village?

With his skills, he wouldn’t even need to ride a bike; he could run home.

A pile of mysteries...

"Sister Lan, maybe that little Ye... might not actually be his girlfriend," said Zhou Xi.

"That doesn’t seem likely, does it? Which girl... would be willing to live in someone else’s home without a title or status?"

"Why not? Just splash some cash!" Zhou Xi said, "Our Brother Lin isn’t short on money right now, is he? Spending a few thousand yuan to hire someone to take care of his elderly mother at home, isn’t that normal?"

"Domestic help?" A sudden glow of excitement appeared on Miao Ruolan’s face.

"From the perspective of detective studies, this is probably the only possibility."

"If it’s truly domestic help, why would there be a need to assume the title of a girlfriend?"

Zhou Xi said, "Sister Lan, you’re also from a rural area, you understand the psychology of old women in the countryside the best. If you want to do something filial for your mom, hiring a housekeeper for her, would she agree? She would definitely say, I’m capable of working, why would I need a housekeeper? She would drive anyone away on the spot, but if you lie to her and say it’s your brother’s girlfriend, would she still drive her away?"

Miao Ruolan felt persuaded, no, a certain hope buried in her heart was rekindled...

While the two women were analyzing the issue and getting more excited as they did so,

Lin Xiaosu came back down the stairs: "Ruolan, how has the case been going during this time?"

"Pretty smoothly, do you want to see the records of this period?"

"As long as it’s smooth, no need for me to check. I’m going back home."

"Drive back," Ruolan handed the car keys to Lin Xiaosu.

Lin Xiaosu refused: "Leave the car for you to do official business. I’m just going home to kill some time, what do I need the car for?"

After leaving the Detective Agency, he hailed a cab home.

"Brother Lin is back home, and Sister Lan’s little spark of hope is kindled. Should I not return for the night, leaving enough space for you two martial arts masters to have a showdown?"

Miao Ruolan gave her a look: "Get lost..."

Zhou Xi giggled and stood up: "I’m off to work on that divorce case."

She rode Ruolan’s little electric scooter out to work on the case.

By the time the case was resolved, it was mealtime.

The client offered to treat her to a meal, but Zhou Xi refused. Although there weren’t many regulations in the Detective Agency against accepting meals from clients, she still set a rule for herself: keep everything strictly professional.

There was a small restaurant ahead, and Zhou Xi walked in, ordering a bowl of Lanzhou noodles.

Just after a few bites, a voice suddenly called out from behind: "Zhou Xi!"

Zhou Xi turned around and saw a familiar face...

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