Chapter 548: Greetings and a Modest Gift!

Though innocent, she was absolutely not stupid.

She did not like Li Hanyu at all; she always felt Li Hanyu looked at her as if she were a foolish dog easy to coax.

She was clearly a clever, cunning little fox, okay~

However, Hong Ya was small-minded and too lazy to argue with an "old woman."

40 minutes later.

Hong Ya stood beneath the towering white walls of the Second Prison, head tilted back, eyes narrowed into crescent moons full of longing:

"First wait for the old woman to send me into the Second Prison, then I'll hum hum hum..."

The latter half remained in her mouth as a string of muffled hums, but could not hide the cunning light flashing in her eyes.

"Junior Brother!"

Feng Mu had just stepped out of the Prison Gate when he heard this clear call.

Hong Ya had her hands behind her back, trying hard to keep a stern little face as she walked toward him, attempting to put on the dignity of a Senior Sister.

But her hopping steps and pigtails swinging back and forth made this effort look adorably fierce.

Feng Mu's mouth corner unconsciously curved upward, then he quickly straightened his face, showing a trace of reverence.

An official vehicle pulled up beside them, and the two sat in the back seat.

Hong Ya then dropped the Senior Sister's dignity, took out note paper from her pocket, handed it to Junior Brother, and repeated Li Hanyu's instructions point by point.

She was smart enough to only mention Li Hanyu's instructions, never mentioning her own transaction with the old woman.

Planning to give Junior Brother a surprise after entering the Second Prison.

When Feng Mu looked down at the note, Hong Ya's eyes darted left and right, sizing up the driver, and subtly puckered her lips without showing it.

Feng Mu understood and smiled:

"Junior Sister, if you have any orders, just say them; everyone in the car is one of us, no need to hold back."

The driver Jiang Li kept his back straight, eyes looking forward, face full of pride.

Hong Ya observed Jiang Li's expression and found it very interesting in her heart.

Hong Ya cleared her throat, her crisp voice spreading through the carriage:

"Junior Brother, don't let that old woman coax you; no matter what she promises you, you must absolutely not believe her."

Hong Ya was seriously badmouthing someone behind her back, but afraid her words lacked weight, so she imitated Li Guishe stroking his beard, putting on a stern little face:

"Master said, these big shots, looking bright on the surface, inside are actually more stinking than E Corpses; the candies they give are all wrapped in arsenic; if you take their things..."

Suddenly blinking as if stuck, she hurriedly took out a small notebook from her pocket, flipping to the dog-eared page, which was full of the principles of being human taught by her master.

Hong Ya now passed on to Junior Brother on behalf of her master:

"If you take their things, remember to bite them to death before you can eat them with peace of mind!"

Feng Mu was moved in his heart, put aside his joking expression, and nodded very seriously:

"Junior Sister's teachings, I will definitely keep them firmly in mind."

A pure smile bloomed on Hong Ya's face, and she thought:

"I worried for nothing; Junior Brother has it all figured out; he's just playing with that old woman."

Hong Ya was overjoyed, her mouth corners unconsciously curved into two small dimples, her buck teeth sharp.

Though Feng Mu didn't understand why she was suddenly happy, seeing Junior Sister smile showing teeth but not eyes, he couldn't help but smile along.

The scenery outside the car window receded like flowing water; Feng Mu's fingertips slid silently on the mobile phone screen, and all he heard in his ears was Junior Sister's chattering.

"Junior Brother, you must judge for me! That guy Gong Qi actually secretly took the gift I gave you, hum hum hum—"

"And Senior Brother, always stealing my little white socks; my socks now all smell of saliva."

"Master also doesn't know what's wrong lately; appetite increased, eating more in one meal than Senior Brother, making me have to help cook in the kitchen."

【40 "But this also let me practice good cooking skills, hehe."

"Still, it did let me develop a fine Culinary Art, hehe."

Speaking to the end, Hong Ya couldn't help but become proud again.

Feng Mu replied to Hong Ya from time to time, and that could make Junior Sister beam with joy.

During this time, Feng Mu opened a group chat message he hadn't opened in a long time; it was Luo Ji inviting everyone to a weekend dinner in the group.

Dinner?

Dinner again!

Now whenever Feng Mu thought of dinner, he would think of his old father and good younger sister.

"Can classmates produce family-like bonds?"

Feng Mu's mouth corner curved into an arc of unknown meaning; he had absolutely no intention of replying to the group chat message.

The car was still speeding on the highway...

Lou Duan did not go to work today.

Because when he woke up in the morning, he received a piece of bad news—the person he sent to deal with the corpse failed, because the corpse had already been taken away by the Patrol Bureau.

"Who reported the case? Why is the Patrol Bureau moving so fast?"

Lou Duan instinctively sensed something had gone wrong; fortunately, the property was not registered in his name, but in the name of a nonexistent person.

That person had actually been dead for over ten years, but in the Executive Government's system, he was still "living" well, not only receiving subsidies and benefits on time, but also having all kinds of consumption records, even purchase records were complete.

"Ding dong!"

The doorbell suddenly rang; Lou Duan's heart tightened, and a bad premonition arose.

He walked slowly and quietly to the gate, looked out through the cat's eye; the person outside seemed to sense something, and was showing a harmless smile toward the cat's eye.

"Good morning, Station Chief Lou."

The polite greeting penetrated the door panel, but made the hairs on the back of Lou Duan's neck stand on end.

He had never met this person, yet he recognized this face.

In Lou Duan's eyes, the other was merely an insignificant nobody in the Prison System, like a speck of dust.

Yet now this person boldly appeared at his own gate, and this sudden situation made Lou Duan keenly smell a hint of danger.

Lou Duan was no coward; he almost did not hesitate, pulled open the door, his expression cold and ruthless.

Lou Duan's methods of doing things were just like his name: decisive when it was time to decide, hesitation only bringing greater danger.

The instant the door opened, he was stunned again.

It turned out that outside the gate was not only this one man; behind him stood a woman quietly.

That woman was petite, blocked by the man's upright figure, so she had not been seen through the Cat's Eye.

"Who are you two?"

Lou Duan feigned hesitation as he sized up the visitors, his brow slightly furrowed.

The uniformed man before him stepped forward half a pace and bowed politely:

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Feng Mu, holding the post of Minister of the Internal Investigation Department of the Second Prison."

"To come unannounced today and disturb you is truly presumptuous; I hope Station Chief Lou will forgive me. This visit is entrusted by Lady Li Hanyu, who specially sends her sincere greetings to Station Chief Lou."

His voice was unhurried, showing great courtesy and restraint:

"Lady specially instructed me to bring a modest gift; I hope Station Chief Lou will surely accept it with a smile."

As Feng Mu spoke, he took out a folded piece of note paper from his inner pocket, and when presenting it with both hands, he slightly looked up, the corner of his lips curling into a faint smile.

Lou Duan's gaze changed in an instant, his pupils suddenly contracted, his line of sight drawn like a magnet, fixed dead upon that piece of note paper...

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