Chapter 123

"Holy crap, these special police are walking over to us," Wang Chao, Ge Ge Xiaolun's roommate, blurted out.

"What's there to fear? You committed crimes; you're wanted fugitives. We're college students, haven't done anything wrong. They definitely aren't here for us, right, Xiaolun?" another roommate, Zhang Kai, said.

"Brother Zhang, that's just nonsense. All three of us are college students; where would we get the guts to commit crimes? They definitely aren't here for us."

"Probably the people in the row behind us," Ge Ge Xiaolun muttered.

But the next second, he froze.

Because two special police officers stopped right beside him and then looked at him.

Ge Ge Xiaolun froze.

Ge Ge Xiaolun's two roommates, Zhang Kai and Wang Chao, also froze.

What's going on? Why did they stop right at their row, and moreover, look at Ge Ge Xiaolun?

The two also looked at Ge Ge Xiaolun with full faces of confusion.

Thinking in their hearts, could Ge Ge Xiaolun have committed a murder behind their backs?

Never would have guessed.

Look at that cowardly appearance of Ge Ge Xiaolun; does he have the guts to kill someone?

"Ge Ge Xiaolun, right?" one of the special police officers spoke up.

Ge Ge Xiaolun, in a daze, nodded subconsciously.

But he quickly came to his senses.

"Uh... no, two police uncles, I am Ge Ge Xiaolun, but I might not be the Ge Ge Xiaolun you're looking for. I haven't committed any crimes either; why are you arresting me?" Ge Ge Xiaolun immediately panicked.

He, just an ordinary college student, when had he ever experienced a scene like this?

Ge Ge Xiaolun's two roommates, Wang Chao and Zhang Kai, were even more scared and didn't dare to speak.

The two were also ordinary college students; usually, they dared to talk trash privately.

If they really had to joke in front of the police, they truly had no guts at all.

"Alright, stop explaining. Come with us for a trip. Don't worry, you haven't committed any crimes. We're looking for you for other reasons. Calm down."

"Ah, oh, then I'm relieved." Ge Ge Xiaolun patted his chest and let out a sigh of relief.

As long as he wasn't arrested for committing crimes, that was fine. He had said so; how could someone as honest as him commit crimes?

It must be for other reasons.

Hearing that Ge Ge Xiaolun hadn't committed any crimes.

Zhang Kai and Wang Chao finally let out a sigh of relief.

The two spoke out: "Two police uncles, Ge Ge Xiaolun has been with us during this period. We can guarantee he absolutely hasn't committed any crimes."

Zhang Kai: "Yes, you must not falsely accuse Xiaolun. This guy is very honest; to put it bluntly, he's just a coward, he wouldn't dare commit crimes."

Brother Zhang, I thank you.

Although Zhang Kai was making excuses for him.

But why did those words sound so uncomfortable?

What do you mean by just a coward? If Ge Ge Xiaolun really went wild, he was quite brave, okay?

Of course, he was just complaining in his heart.

Secretly thinking that Wang Chao and Zhang Kai, those two guys, were at least reliable.

At least they knew how to speak well for the boss; it wasn't in vain that he shared cigarettes with them daily.

You have to know, he didn't smoke.

But because of those two guys, he would occasionally buy a pack of cigarettes.

"Alright, no more nonsense. Ge Ge Xiaolun won't have any trouble."

"Ge Ge Xiaolun, get up. Come with us for a trip."

"O-okay, police uncle."

Although the other party said he hadn't committed any crimes, Ge Ge Xiaolun was still very nervous.

From childhood to adulthood, being taken away by the police was the first time.

When Ge Ge Xiaolun came out of the internet cafe with the special police, many people in the internet cafe were looking at him.

Many were curious why the special police were 'arresting' him.

The internet cafe owner even once thought Ge Ge Xiaolun might be some major wanted fugitive.

But Ge Ge Xiaolun's youthful appearance didn't look like that of a maniacal murderer.

Could it be that one cannot judge a book by its cover?

With Ge Ge Xiaolun's anxious expression, he was taken away.

Outside, Ge Ge Xiaolun, with a face full of 【uncertainty】, got into the passenger seat of a Hummer.

Just now, he keenly saw that this Hummer had a military license plate.

After sitting in the passenger seat, he saw that the entire squad of special police had left.

Then, he was even more stunned; what exactly was this situation?

Just as he became more and more confused.

The driver's side door was opened.

A man wearing a black suit and sunglasses sat in the driver's seat.

0... Begging for flowers...

Ge Ge Xiaolun had just seen this person; he was standing with those special police, seemingly their leader.

"Ge Ge Xiaolun, right? My name is Zhou Jie. Are you free now? Let's find a place to chat."

Could Ge Ge Xiaolun say he wasn't free?

"Chief… Chief, the person who's really looking for me… it's not you, is it?" Ge Xiaolun wasn't stupid—he quickly realized why he was sitting here.

"Oh? Looks like your brain isn't completely useless. Come on, what do you want to eat? Today's my treat. I don't invite just anyone to dinner—you're special."

"Special?" Ge Xiaolun was taken aback, and didn't know what to say.

When he was a child, while watching Journey to the West, he thought he was Sun Wukong.

As he grew older, he realized no one could be Sun Wukong, because Sun Wukong was fake.

Later, after becoming obsessed with wuxia novels, he fantasized that he too could become a great martial artist—someone powerful would appear one day, declare him a once-in-a-million genius, and teach him martial arts to make him a master.

But then he learned wuxia was fake too—this world had no martial arts at all.

As he grew older, he gradually realized he was just an ordinary person.

…0

An ordinary person, utterly ordinary.

His family was average, he looked decent enough, but he had a thin skin.

He was already twenty-one, and had never had a girlfriend.

None of the other guys in his dorm had gone without a girlfriend.

Only he hadn't.

He was still a little bird.

And today, someone came to him saying he was special—for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Right now, his thoughts were: Could it be that the guy who said he was ordinary… was about to rise?

Had heaven finally opened its eyes?

Was he the Ultraman who would save the world?

Had the state found him to save the world?

He shoved his unrealistic mutterings aside.

Ge Xiaolun named a hotpot restaurant.

Since Zhou Jie said he was treating him, why not eat as much as he could?

That hotpot place had great flavor, though it was a bit pricey—he rarely went there, but today someone else was paying, so why be polite?

After the special police left and he confirmed he wasn't being arrested for some crime, he was no longer as tense as before.

Inside the hotpot restaurant.

The two ordered their food and ate while chatting.

Zhou Jie had booked a small private room.