Chapter 175: Sister Yue Arrests People, Internet Cafe Old Man
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“Phoenix Eye Bodhi?” Liang Bing raised her wrist, shook it, and the beads collided, emitting a few crisp sounds. “You mean this?”
“Yeah,” Jiang Fuyue nodded.
“Is my illness related to it?”
“Your illness is due to your own problems, and this string of Phoenix Eye Bodhi beads helped alleviate it, otherwise you wouldn’t have lasted until now,” Jiang Fuyue bluntly stated.
Liang Bing didn’t feel surprised at all, but rather had a moment of realization, “No wonder…”
No wonder that old man said “carry it with you for safety.”
So that’s what it meant…
“Can you tell me who gave you this string of Bodhi beads?” Jiang Fuyue revealed her intentions.
…
Fifteen minutes later, the door of the ward opened from the inside and closed gently.
Shen Qiannan, who was waiting outside, stood up straight and approached, “You finished talking so quickly?”
“Yeah,” Jiang Fuyue didn’t look at him.
“What’s wrong, did Liang Bing give you attitude again?”
“Senior Brother Shen, don’t have such malicious intentions towards girls.” After saying that, she walked straight to the elevator without looking back, “I have classes this afternoon, so I’ll head back first.”
Shen Qiannan: “?” Me? Malicious intentions?
D*mn! Where did she see that?
Clearly, I’ve been nothing but a gentleman from start to finish.
…
After leaving the hospital, Jiang Fuyue didn’t go back to school directly.
She hailed a taxi and said, “Go to Dang Gui Bar on the Third Ring Road.”
Forty minutes later, the car stopped.
Niu Rui received a call from Jiang Fuyue midway and was already waiting at the door.
“What’s the rush?” He actually came as soon as she called.
Jiang Fuyue said, “Let’s talk inside.”
The two entered.
“Where’s Niu Chunhua?”
“She went to A City to stock up and won’t be back until the day after tomorrow.”
Jiang Fuyue nodded lightly, “Yesterday, the person I asked you to monitor…”
“Monitored, with both Heavenly Eye and manual backup. Liang Bing checked into the hospital yesterday afternoon and hasn’t left since.”
“Has anyone suspicious tried to approach her?”
“From yesterday until now, the only person who has had contact with her apart from the classmates who took her to the hospital and a taxi driver is Shen Qiannan.”
“How is it?” Jiang Fuyue asked.
Niu Rui shook his head, “No abnormal findings for now.”
As they spoke, the two had passed through a large oil painting and arrived at the basement.
Neat rows of electronic screens were arranged around, hundreds of computers were operating efficiently, Jiang Fuyue dragged a chair and sat down at the control desk.
Her hands began to tap the keyboard rapidly.
“Bring up the detailed street map of the Dongcheng District.”
Niu Rui was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and started to act.
Previously, when they were looking for Ye Qianji, the maps were readily available.
Soon, everything was laid out in front of Jiang Fuyue.
“Pen,” she reached out.
Niu Rui pulled one out and handed it over.
With one hand typing on the keyboard and the other holding the pen, Jiang Fuyue’s gaze quickly scanned the map.
After about two minutes, she suddenly locked onto a certain location and circled it on the map with her pen.
Niu Rui looked over, and the next moment—
Jiang Fuyue said, “You personally take people to this place now, even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must dig him out for me!”
Him?
Niu Rui was a little confused, “Who?”
Jiang Fuyue enunciated each word, “Your ancestor master.”
…
Dongcheng District, Xingfu Road, Misty Rain Begonia Internet Cafe.
The mottled wall told of its age, the apartment building wasn’t spacious, but it was well-lit.
The wind blew the curtains, sunlight streamed in, illuminating the dust piled up on the rows of computers, making it all too visible.
The walls were covered with posters of Hong Kong stars from the 1980s, and the sound system played the sentimental love songs of a generation from Taiwan.
“Sweetness, your smile is so sweet, like flowers blooming in the spring breeze…”
A relaxed hum came, the rhythm was crooked, but the voice was deep and mellow, adding a touch of mature sexiness.
Footsteps sounded, and soon, an old man entered the internet cafe.
Wearing a white sweatshirt, his dark and thin arms were exposed, his skin wrinkled, wrapping around his blood vessels, clearly visible in their shape and direction.
A pair of black shorts, not quite fitting, the waist was too loose, only barely held up by a belt.
But the belt was equally miserable, with some parts of the leather peeled off, some parts refusing to peel off, flakes flying around, densely packed, giving people goosebumps.
“Hey! Old man, you’re here again today?” The internet cafe auntie behind the counter shifted her gaze from her phone, greeting him warmly.
“I’m here, I’m here,” the old man smiled, nodding incessantly.
Then, he took out a small backpack and pulled out ten yuan from it.
“Staying up all night again?”
For this kind of place with no taste and no emphasis on decoration, ten yuan could cover a whole day.
The old man chuckled and rubbed his hands, “Since I have nothing to do tonight, I’ll just stay here.”
“Sure.” Auntie swiftly took the money, casually putting it in the drawer, not bothering to ask for his ID, pointing to the row of computers in front, “Just pick any one, use whichever one you want.”
“Hey! Wasn’t the system upgraded yesterday? I see people coming in and out of here all the time.”
“Aha, it was upgraded! It was upgraded! We switched to that 16th generation thing, and the internet speed is much faster now! If you don’t believe it, try it.”
“Reliable!” He slapped the counter, happy, his teeth white as he grinned, looking more energetic than young people.
Just a bit shabby in appearance, hair as messy as a chicken coop, wearing the same set of clothes back and forth, especially not paying attention to details.
Auntie chuckled and raised her chin, “Of course! My son personally came over to do it, can it not be proper?”
The old man had already put down his tattered backpack and sat down in his usual spot.
Grasping the mouse, he clicked twice, then excitedly stretched out, “Xiao Zhang! Your internet speed has indeed improved a lot!”
The auntie called “Xiao Zhang” chuckled crisply, “Of course, I told you!”
Next came the sound of clacking keyboards and mice.
“Xiao Zhang—your headset isn’t working, get me a good one!”
“It’s hanging on the computer next to you, go get it yourself!”
“I can’t, I’m in the middle of a game, can’t leave!”
“Alright, just wait, I’ll get it for you.”
The auntie dutifully fetched him a better headset, and then the conversation resumed without pause— “What are you guys doing? What’s going on? Going to steal the dragon before you’re even fully grown? Bored already?”
“Don’t rush, get back to the fountain if you’re low on health!”
“Just go back when I tell you to, why so much nonsense?”
“What voice am I using? Can’t you tell? It’s the mature lady voice.”
“Lolita? I don’t like it, too affected, this old man is seventy or eighty years old, it’s like nails on a chalkboard, gives me the goosebumps.”
“I’m not lying, believe it or not, do you think I want you to be my grandson? Tsk~”
“Why run away? Come back for another round! Oh, doing homework? Alright, studying is the most important.”
“…”
In the empty internet cafe, only his voice echoed, sometimes excited, sometimes loud.
The auntie sat behind the counter, fanning herself, continuing to watch her drama.
Everything was so peaceful and tranquil.
But downstairs, a team of people had already quietly surrounded the building.
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