Chapter 1586: Never Backing Down

Jiang Chenghao hurriedly took out his phone and began arranging for manpower.

Xu Xiaoxiao stood quietly to the side, not moving or speaking.

When Jiang Chenghao finished his call, he saw Xu Xiaoxiao's unusually well-behaved appearance.

She was well-behaved because she did not want to cause trouble for others anymore.

And seeing her like this made Jiang Chenghao's heart ache.

He thought for a moment and proactively suggested, "Do you want to take a break for a while?"

Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head and refused.

She said, "I don't want to let those people hiding in the shadows who want to see me make a fool of myself get their way. There are still people who support me and trust me; for your sake, I cannot back down!"

After speaking, Xu Xiaoxiao lifted her head and looked at Jiang Chenghao with a firm gaze.

Jiang Chenghao could feel her determination in her eyes.

Since she had made her decision, Jiang Chenghao did not say anything more.

He simply raised his hand and affectionately stroked Xu Xiaoxiao's head.

And he stroked it again and again.

At first, Xu Xiaoxiao was quite cooperative.

But gradually, she realized something was wrong.

She looked up and protested, "Don't pet me like that, it's like you're petting a chicken leg."

"Oh."

Jiang Chenghao replied, then leaned down and kissed Xu Xiaoxiao on her red lips.

After standing upright, he said with a smile, "It doesn't look like it now."

Hmm, it certainly didn't.

But the passion wasn't enough!

Xu Xiaoxiao reached out and hooked her arms around Jiang Chenghao's neck.

The two of them kissed with fiery passion!

But just as they were in the midst of their deep affection, someone shouted, "Hey, young couple, your dog has run off!"

A dog?

Is it Chicken Leg?

Jiang Chenghao opened his eyes and discovered...

It really was Chicken Leg running away!

And it was running further and further away, almost out of sight!

At this, the two of them had no heart for romance anymore and both ran off to catch the dog together!

Jiang Chenghao's subordinates were very efficient and soon discovered that the problematic student and the troublemaking woman had been bribed by the same person.

However, after tracing it to the middleman, the subsequent clues were all broken.

The investigation also reached a stalemate.

Since there was no final conclusion, Jiang Chenghao did not tell Xu Xiaoxiao about the progress of the matter.

However, Jiang Chenghao had been coming to the school to have lunch with Xu Xiaoxiao whenever he had time recently.

The two of them held their bento boxes, sitting by the Lotus Pond, enjoying the beautiful scenery while eating.

It was quite pleasant.

But today, while they were eating, someone came looking for Xu Xiaoxiao.

And as soon as they met, they grinned and asked for a reward: "Xu Xiaoxiao, you have to thank me properly this time!"

Looking at Liu Qingze in front of her, Xu Xiaoxiao asked in confusion, "Thank you for what?"

Liu Qingze took the cola Jiang Chenghao handed him, opened it, and after taking a big gulp, said:

"I helped you find the IDs of several Academic Hooligans! With this, we can soon see exactly who is targeting you!"

"You really found them?!"

"Of course!"

"As expected of you, amazing!"

Xu Xiaoxiao and her friends were also investigating these people, but unfortunately, they had made no progress.

She didn't expect Liu Qingze to have helped out with such a big favor so quietly!

This certainly required a proper thank you!

Hearing Xu Xiaoxiao's praise, Liu Qingze said quite cockily, "This is just a small matter, don't mention it!"

"Then what kind of reward do you want?"

Liu Qingze shook the cola in his hand and said, "Treat me to free cola from now on."

"Hmm, anything else?"

"That's it, this is enough."

"What kind of reward is that!"

"But this is just what I like, so tell me, do you agree or not?"

Xu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and nodded.

In her heart, she thought that if there was an opportunity in the future, she would definitely change the way she thanked him.

She turned her head to look at Jiang Chenghao and asked, "Should we hand the information over to the police, or continue investigating ourselves?"

"Let's investigate ourselves; it's easier to grasp the progress and the extent of it."

Liu Qingze interjected: "I think so too. Once I find the mastermind behind this, I will definitely torture these scumbags to death!"

Seeing Liu Qingze eager to try, Jiang Chenghao said: "Leave the rest to me; you still have your own work to attend to."

Liu Qingze caught the implication in Jiang Chenghao's words and was immediately displeased.

He asked: "What, you're not letting me get involved? That won't do!"

The game has just entered a fun and exciting stage, and Liu Qingze is not about to stop!

Jiang Chenghao saw Liu Qingze's displeasure and said: "Continuing the investigation will touch upon the foundations of certain people, and there will be danger."

Liu Qingze, however, showed disdain.

He even said: "Don't worry, I have hidden my tracks very well; they won't be able to find me, but as for you all..."

While speaking, Liu Qingze looked Xu Xiaoxiao up and down.

He looked as he said: "You have been living quite well lately, haven't you?"

Xu Xiaoxiao was indeed doing quite well.

After a brief period of confusion and distress, she leveled her mindset.

Plus, with Jiang Chenghao's company...

Xu Xiaoxiao looked at the person beside her and smiled: "It's alright. Cheng Hao always comes to keep me company and brings me delicious food."

She smiled in a delicate and charming way, her brows and eyes full of allure.

It was clear that she was happy.

But Liu Qingze... felt that this was not very good.

He reminded her: "With your complexion so rosy like this, it will be very hard for the people behind the scenes who want to harm you to show their true colors."

Huh?

Xu Xiaoxiao did not quite understand, so she asked: "What do you mean by that?"

"The more miserable you are, the more smug they will become, and only then will they reveal their flaws."

"But haven't you already found those IDs? You should be able to find the mastermind very soon, right?"

"But that takes time. If we can make the mastermind expose themselves, that would save so much effort."

Expose themselves?

Xu Xiaoxiao was confused for a moment, then she pondered carefully, and then slowly... she suddenly saw the light!

That's right, compared to searching the whole world, it is easier to let the other party reveal their own flaws!

Having figured it out, Xu Xiaoxiao turned her head and said to Jiang Chenghao: "Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come!"

Jiang Chenghao fell silent.

He looked at Xu Xiaoxiao with a bit of grievance, hoping she would change her mind.

But Xu Xiaoxiao had no such intention at all.

That brat Liu Qingze also chimed in from the side: "You really should keep a low profile these days."

"But Xiao Xiao will be lonely all by herself."

Xu Xiaoxiao felt that this was not a problem at all. She waved her hand and said in a bold tone: "I'll be fine. I know what is important and what is not!"

"But..."

"It's settled!"

Xu Xiaoxiao interrupted Jiang Chenghao, raised her hand to pat his shoulder, and said, "For the sake of future stability, let's work hard together!"

Looking at Xu Xiaoxiao's vibrant eyes, Jiang Chenghao sighed helplessly.

Then he said in a very heavy tone: "Alright."

Liu Qingze, on his end, still had some other ideas to share.

He became more and more excited as he spoke.

And Xu Xiaoxiao became more and more agitated the more she listened.

As for Jiang Chenghao...

He looked at the two of them and suddenly felt...

Why do they look so much like children playing around?

This assumption made Jiang Chenghao sigh.

He thought to himself, let them play if they want to play; anyway, he would be there to cover for them!

After some discussion, Xu Xiaoxiao began to present herself with a new look the next day.