Chapter 53: Morning

"Beep beep!"

The sound of a horn rang out behind him.

Lu Yan He turned back in surprise, thinking he was blocking someone's way, but there was no motorcycle behind him.

"Beep beep!"

Lu Yan He then realized it was a car on the side of the road honking.

A white BMW.

He looked at the car suspiciously and suddenly found that the person in the driver's seat looked familiar and was waving at him.

It was actually Officer Qiu Ling!

Lu Yan He stood on the side of the road in surprise.

Qiu Ling drove the car in front of him, stopped, rolled down the window, and asked: "Where are you going?"

Lu Yan He said: "To school."

"Where do you go to school?"

"No. 13 Middle School."

"That's on the way. Get in, I'll give you a ride," Qiu Ling said.

Lu Yan He got into the car.

Qiu Ling's car was a mess, with a lot of things inside.

At Lu Yan He's feet was an unopened express package.

"Officer Qiu, why did you leave so early?"

It was only 6:30 in the morning. Usually, people wouldn't leave for work this early, let alone Qiu Ling driving herself to work.

Qiu Ling said: "It's been very busy these two days. I haven't been home for two days either. I just happened to pass by home to pick up some clean clothes."

"You didn't pull an all-nighter yesterday, did you?" Lu Yan He looked at Qiu Ling in shock.

Looking closely, Qiu Ling's two dark circles were indeed quite obvious.

Qiu Ling: "Don't worry, I'm energetic. I just dozed off for half an hour."

"Are you... busy with He Ting's matter? Is the corpse that was discovered really He Ting?" Lu Yan He asked immediately.

Qiu Ling: "It involves the case, so I can't disclose it to you. But I can tell you that the USB drive you gave me was too important. Without it, we wouldn't have known there was such a dark place in our Yuming. Once this case is finally closed, our public security department will present you with a silk banner and a medal of appreciation."

Lu Yan He was astonished.

This was the second time Qiu Ling had mentioned presenting him with this silk banner and medal.

Was that USB drive that important?

"Actually, I didn't do anything. That... that USB drive must have been stuffed into my pocket by He Ting when I wasn't paying attention. She just wanted me to pass it to you."

"That's right," Qiu Ling nodded. "She was being watched by people around her, so she couldn't hand it to me directly. She knew I knew you, so she used your hand to pass it to me. But if you hadn't given it to me, her efforts would have been in vain."

Lu Yan He listened to Qiu Ling's tone and thought, it seems this matter is really quite big.

"Then you guys keep it up, strive to close the case as soon as possible."

Qiu Ling looked at him and asked: "There shouldn't be anything unusual around you these two days, right?"

"No." Lu Yan He shook his head immediately.

Qiu Ling: "Although the possibility is not high, be careful. If there is anything unusual around you, contact me immediately."

"Okay." Lu Yan He nodded and asked again: "Will there be any danger?"

"Under normal circumstances, no. This matter has nothing to do with you, it's just... there's always a 'what if' in everything," Qiu Ling said.

"I know. I will definitely increase my vigilance and protect myself," Lu Yan He said in a very chuunibyou tone.

Qiu Ling laughed immediately.

"Are you going to school alone?" she asked.

Lu Yan He said: "Yes."

"What about the two of them?" Qiu Ling asked again. "That Li Zhibai is a college student, but isn't Yan Liang also your classmate at No. 13 Middle School?"

Lu Yan He said: "He still has work this month, and he'll go back to school to prepare for the exam later."

"Then why don't you have to work?" Qiu Ling asked, and then realized, unable to help but complain to herself in her heart: she really hadn't slept for too long, her spirit was exhausted, and she was speaking without thinking.

This young and handsome idol entertainer in front of her was clearly past his prime, had no work, and had returned to school to study seriously.

Last time they had barbecue, she knew these basic situations.

Lu Yan He chuckled, completely unaffected, and said: "I'm taking the path of 'saving the country through a detour' by studying hard and striving to get into Zhenhua or Yuming."

Qiu Ling: "Huh? Ambitious."

"That's for sure," Lu Yan He nodded and said: "When I get in, I'll set up a table for a celebration banquet and invite you, Officer Qiu, to eat."

"Then I will definitely be there and give you a big red envelope."

"No need for a red envelope."

"How can one go to a celebration banquet without a red envelope?" Qiu Ling laughed.

At the gate of No. 13 Middle School, Qiu Ling parked the car on the side of the road and let Lu Yan He out.

"Study hard and strive to get into Zhenhua or Yuming!" Qiu Ling said.

Lu Yan He gave her an OK gesture, opened his umbrella, got out of the car, closed the door, and stood on the side of the road waving at Qiu Ling.

Qiu Ling drove away.

Lu Yan He also walked toward the school.

"Lu Yan He, you kid, you're really inhuman, actually coming to school so early again!" Li Pengfei's voice came from the side.

Lu Yan He looked at Li Pengfei in surprise: "Why are you here so early too?"

Li Pengfei glared at him resentfully and said: "I was just blinded by greed, telling my dad I wanted to study seriously. As soon as he heard that, he said he, as a father, also had to contribute, and insisted on sending me to school personally."

"And then?"

"Then he had to catch an eight o'clock flight to the airport, so he dragged me out of bed at six in the morning. Damn it," Li Pengfei said and yawned. "I've never gotten up this early even when I was 'studying with extreme intensity'."

"Have you ever actually 'hung your hair from the ceiling and stabbed your thigh with an awl'?" Lu Yan He immediately picked a bone.

"Is that the point of what I'm saying?" Li Pengfei exploded. "I'm asking how you manage to study as diligently as if it were a daily routine for ten years?"

Lu Yan He walked into the school with Li Pengfei and said: "Studying is just like that."

"Like what?"

"The more effort you put in, the more you gain," Lu Yan He said. "Compared to other things, I think going to school is quite easy. It's not mentally exhausting. If you put in a little more effort, your score will be a little higher. Unlike being an entertainer, where no matter how much effort you put in, you might not necessarily get a harvest."

The original Lu Yan He was a typical example.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't be seen by others.

Li Pengfei clicked his tongue twice and said: "Look at the tone you're speaking in; the dean of students should call you up to the flagpole to give a speech."

Lu Yan He smiled and didn't speak.

"No wonder my dad said I should learn more from you?"

"Huh?"

"You don't know, after my dad went back, he praised you endlessly, telling me I must make good friends with you, saying you will definitely not be a 'person destined for greatness' in the future," Li Pengfei said and scoffed. "When has he ever praised me like that?"

"Your dad is also a bit exaggerated."

"Haha, I don't think he's exaggerated. Lu Yan He, let me tell you, I used to find you annoying just because you were an entertainer, not appearing for three days or two, and when you did appear, you didn't pay attention to us, just staying by yourself, as if you weren't in the same world as us. I don't know what happened to you, you suddenly became a different person, and now it's much better."

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