Chapter 428 - 77_3

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Chapter 428: Chapter 77_3Yin Meng finished installing the window and came in, looking around before saying, "She ran away?" Li Zhiyuan: "I was actually afraid she would choose to stay here and wait for us." If that were the case, it would mean Ran Qiuping had strong backup. And his team had suffered greatly in strength after losing Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin. Li Zhiyuan walked to the cloth sack, fumbled under his own dormitory number, no key. It seemed, it was time to change the lock. "Yin Meng." "Yep!" Yin Meng puffed out his chest, awaiting orders. "You go back to the shop now, watch over Sun Hongxia, then first thing tomorrow morning, go to the infirmary and bring back Tan Wenbin." In comparison, when it comes to the ability to investigate, Zhuangzhuang is much better than Meng Meng. "What about you?" Yin Meng asked, "I’m worried about your safety if you have no one by your side." Li Zhiyuan pointed upstairs, "It’s late, I’m going up to sleep." "Sleep?" "Mhm, I’ve got a bit of a headache and need to rest." "What if, just in case..." "There’s no ’just in case.’ Qiu Minmin has been beaten up so bad she’s almost falling apart, and if Ran Qiuping had any other tricks up her sleeve, she wouldn’t have run away. We’re safe now." As Li Zhiyuan walked out of the dorm management office, he reminded, "Remember to turn off the lights." Back in his dormitory, Li Zhiyuan picked up the washbasin, placed the whip at the bottom of the basin, and walked towards the washstand. There’s no need to guard against thieves all day long; it’s time to rest when you need to and take a bath when you need to. Just like Wei Zhengdao wrote in his book: We stand for righteousness. No one from the righteous side should live nervously and timidly all the time. Just as he was about to scoop up the first basin of water and pour it over himself, while lathering shampoo into his hair, footsteps approached from behind. Li Zhiyuan kept washing his hair as usual; he had good ears and could remember the footsteps of some people even if he had only heard them once. "Wow, what a coincidence, Brother Genius!" Lu Yi, standing at 1.85 meters, a standard big Northern Han. "Hello." "Brother Genius, you’re taking a shower too? I mean, wow, what a coincidence, you’re showering too." "Mhm." "Why did you report to school so early, Brother Genius?" "Hunting ghosts." "Hehe, you’re really funny, Brother Genius." Li Zhiyuan scrubbed himself with the soap. "Splash!" Lu Yi too poured a basin of water over himself. "Ah, refreshing!" After that, Lu Yi turned to Li Zhiyuan and tightly rolled a towel around his hand: "Let me scrub your back, Brother Genius." "No need." "It’s okay, that’s how we do it in bathhouses where I’m from, everyone scrubs each other." Saying that, Lu Yi was ready to start scrubbing. "Brother, really, no need." "Slap!" Just then, the whip that Li Zhiyuan had placed beside the washstand slipped down. Lu Yi’s eyes widened, puzzled, "Brother Genius, do you Nantong people use this thing when bathing? How does it work, is it effective?" "Brother, I’m done washing." "Oh, alright, want some late-night snacks? I’m boiling dumplings in my dorm, want a bowl?" "Won’t that trip the electricity?" "Lucky you, I’m majoring in the relevant field, our dorm’s electricity is safe from tripping." "No thanks, Brother." "How about hanging out in my dorm tonight? I can play the guitar." "Aren’t you cramming tomorrow?" "No classes tomorrow, it’s a rest day." "Then you should get some rest early." "Hey, Brother Genius, you haven’t told me where you’re hunting ghosts?" "There are ghosts in the dormitory." Li Zhiyuan carried his basin and left. "Hehe, Brother Genius is such a joker." Lu Yi picked up the basin, shivered without pouring it, then quickly finished his shower and ran back to his own dorm. After getting back to his dormitory, Li Zhiyuan first pushed two chairs behind the door to brace it, then opened the dorm window, and finally lay down on the bed. Closed his eyes, fell asleep. He slept till dawn and felt a noticeable relief in his headache. Got out of bed, dressed, moved the chairs away to wash up, came back and sat at the desk, and started writing an investigation plan. Just as he finished, the footsteps of Tan Wenbin could be heard outside. The dorm door was pushed open, and Tan Wenbin poked his head in: "Brother Xiao Yuan, I brought you breakfast." Xiaolongbao, deep-fried dough sticks, and soy milk. While eating breakfast together, Li Zhiyuan handed the plan to Tan Wenbin. After Tan Wenbin glanced over it and confirmed no questions, he folded it neatly and tucked it into his pocket. The list had two items: one was an investigation into the old case of Zhao Junfeng and Qiu Minmin, and the other was an investigation into Ran Qiuping. The latter just required questioning, while the former needed access to the case files and ideally contact with the police who worked on the case. "Brother Bin, does your dad have any connections?" "He should, my dad was later transferred to Shigang, he has quite a big network with his former classmates and colleagues, and besides, if my dad isn’t of any help, there are still my granddad and my maternal grandfather, both old policemen. But I need some time, Brother Yuanzi." "No rush. The corpse on the other end won’t recover in the short term. We have plenty of time, should be enough for Brother Runsheng’s recovery." "Run Sheng is recovering well. This morning when the doctor came to check the wound, he said his body was tougher than an ox, and Yin Meng brought some ointment when he came to switch with me. It was left by Aunt Liu." seaʀᴄh thё NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Mhm." "Do we need to get in touch with Brother Liang?" "He doesn’t have much to do with Brother Liangliang." "No, I mean, this is such a fun matter, shouldn’t we invite him to join in?" "Let it be, I’m afraid he’ll find an excuse to go back to Nantong for an investigation." "Pfft... Hahaha!" After Tan Wenbin finished laughing, he suddenly remembered something else and asked, "Brother Xiao Yuan, doesn’t that mean you’re left without anyone by your side?" "I’ve got someone." After Tan Wenbin left, Li Zhiyuan packed some things into his backpack, then shouldered it and walked over to a dormitory door, knocking. Soon, the door opened, and Lu Yi appeared, seemingly just awakened. "Yo, Brother Genius."

Chapter 428 - 77_3

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