"I promise I will give you the truth," Shi Gaofei said calmly, "provided you cooperate!"
Soon after Shi Gaofei returned to the laboratory, Lei Hu arrived.
Lei Hu walked into the laboratory with a helpless expression, a bitter smile on his clean and handsome face.
"What's wrong?" Shi Gaofei asked coldly.
"Unfortunately, I have been nominated as the head of the investigation team," Lei Hu said with a faint smile.
"That's perfect." Shi Gaofei snorted. "Haven't you always suspected there were problems inside? Now you can investigate properly."
“That’s simply impossible.” Lei Hu shook his head: “A real investigation must be conducted in secret! But by becoming the head of this investigation team, I’ve been thrust into the open! I have absolutely no chance to do anything secretly! Many eyes will be watching me all the time…”
He spoke with a wry smile.
Then Lei Hu looked at Shi Gaofei and asked, "What about you? Do you have any valuable information to tell me?"
Shi Gaofei suddenly smiled mysteriously and looked at Lei Hu: "I'm sorry, I can't tell you anything—the valuable information you mentioned? Hmph, maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but I won't say a word to you."
"Why?" Lei Hu frowned.
Shi Gaofei spread his hands: "It's simple! You say there are internal problems... Okay, I believe that now! But the problem is, why should I believe you? Lei Hu? If there are internal problems, then you, as an insider, are also a suspect! I won't trust anyone now... including you. Of course, I suggest you also doubt me! Don't trust me too much, don't tell me everything, because I've always been an insider too."
Lei Hu laughed upon hearing this: "Not bad! Very much in line with your usual style, you old madman. Alright, let's each do our own thing then."
With that, he turned and left, but as he reached the door, he turned back, hesitated for a moment, and then smiled smugly: "Hey, you old madman, if I unfortunately die too, then you know what I want. All those good wines you've hidden away, pour them on my tombstone."
"Don't worry." Shi Gaofei said calmly, "If I die... Hmph, I won't care about anything after I die, and I won't ask you to do anything."
It is thousands of miles away.
In the watch shop on the abandoned street, Lao Tian looked into Chen Xiao's eyes and smiled: "Actually, I've never supported you joining the service organization. It's precisely because of this... I don't think the people in the service organization are really innocent. At least... extremism and excessive obsession often lead to one consequence: fanaticism! Under the guise of a sense of mission, they do many things that hurt people."
With a sigh, Lao Tian continued, "Moreover, the service agency today is not the same as it used to be. When I left many years ago, disagreements began to emerge among the agency's senior management... Two different philosophies started to appear at the top, and I'm very worried that this divergence will cause the service agency to split up once again!"
Chen Xiao was somewhat puzzled: "Split... but why did you say again?"
Old Tian smiled.
His eyes became very deep at that moment, and then he said something that greatly surprised Chen Xiao!
"Because the service company split up once before." Old Tian's smile was complicated: "The club was originally a group of people with different ideas who split off from the service company!"
Chen Xiao was stunned.
"You mean, the founder of the club is... is..."
"They were a group of people who came from the service company! However, their ideas later diverged, and they eventually chose to leave the service company and start their own business. That split happened many years ago, a long time ago. But that split caused great damage to the service company! A group of very capable elites left the service company and started the club we have now! Among those who left were even several high-ranking members of the service company at the time."
Chapter 113 [A Stroll in the Garden, A Serendipitous Encounter]
"K City Evening News: Latest developments in the investigation of the animal attack at Chishan Wildlife Park. Police have reason to suspect that this animal attack was caused by human intervention, similar in nature to the earlier sulfuric acid attack on a bear. However, according to the latest information from our reporter, there is currently no conclusive evidence to support this suspicion. Police stated that they will do their utmost to solve this heinous case as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the official management of Chishan Zoo stated that this incident will not affect the normal operation of the zoo, and the zoo will remain open as usual. Furthermore, to attract visitors, a 50% discount on tickets will be offered for two days this weekend..."
The evening news anchor on the television was broadcasting the latest news from K City.
Due to official pressure and cover-ups, the incident in which an entire squad of police officers was attacked on the streets at night was not reported by the media. At the same time, even the destruction of Little Red Robe's nightclub was simply broadcast as an accidental explosion caused by a gas pipeline leak.
After Chen Xiao returned, he did not contact Officer Xu again. However, Little Red Robe seemed to have reached some kind of agreement with the police, and he obediently kept quiet about the matter for many days without causing any trouble.
Chen Xiao watched the TV absentmindedly. At the end of the news broadcast, the weather forecast for tomorrow was shown. Chen Xiao picked up the remote and turned the TV off before turning his head away.
Ya Ya was sitting on the sofa in the living room, carefully holding a fruit knife and meticulously peeling an apple—but unfortunately, she didn't seem to have mastered how to use a fruit knife yet.
"Okay, do you want some?" Ya Ya excitedly presented the peeled apple to Chen Xiao.
"Uh..." Chen Xiao forced a smile.
The apple in front of me—or rather, the core—was almost entirely peeled off by Ya Ya, leaving only a small amount of flesh on the core, barely enough to fill a tooth gap.
Chen Xiao couldn't bear to dampen Ya Ya's enthusiasm, so she took the apple core, took two big bites, and even bit into the seeds inside.
"Tomorrow... I'll take you to the zoo," Chen Xiao mumbled.
"Is this true?" Ya Ya excitedly dropped the fruit knife, her little face full of joy.
“Well, but you have to promise—Ya Ya, don’t use your powers lightly. No electric shocks, okay?” Chen Xiao thought for a moment, “Also, tomorrow night is the birthday of Second Young Master Xu’s father, you can come with me.”
He looked into Ya Ya's eyes: "I know that living with me is actually quite boring for you. I don't have much time to spend with you every day... Hmm. It's not good for you to always be cooped up at home alone, and I go out quite often..."
Just as Ya Ya was about to speak with excitement, Chen Xiao immediately put forward another condition: "However, there is one more thing... After tonight, you can no longer sleep in my bed, understand?"
"Why? But I feel very comfortable like this." Ya Ya's eyes widened, looking completely innocent.
"..." Chen Xiao was speechless, but thought to himself: I don't feel comfortable at all - this is simply torture.
Ya Ya looked disappointed and whispered, "But I like to sleep while holding Chen Xiao."
Chen Xiao touched his nose, his expression serious. After hesitating for a moment, he tried to speak gently, "Yaya, you must have read a lot of books these past few days. I think you should understand the meaning of the phrase 'men and women are different.' You and I are a man and a woman. Under normal circumstances, men and women shouldn't have overly intimate actions, such as hugging, kissing, or even sleeping in the same bed—oh, by the way, speaking of which, I have another question for you: you can't come out naked after taking a shower anymore. Remember that?"
"But..." Ya Ya tilted her head. After thinking seriously for a moment, she looked at Chen Xiao: "But, am I not your woman?"
"…………???" Chen Xiao was stunned, then jumped up: "God! Who said you were my woman?"
“That Officer Xu,” Ya Ya replied immediately, “He also said that since we live together and eat together, I feel like I am his woman. Moreover, many books also say that.”
"This is... different." Chen Xiao scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed. "In short, it's different, understand?"
"So, Chen Xiao doesn't want me to be your woman anymore?" Ya Ya suddenly showed a trace of sadness and disappointment on her face, widened her eyes, and looked at Chen Xiao pitifully.