Chapter 84: Zhu Yuan

When Zhu Yuan snapped back to reality, she immediately broke into a run to catch up with Ye Qingfeng, while Qing Yi followed silently behind them, expressionless.

“Why did you force Senior Qing Yi to come along?”

Zhu Yuan cupped her hand over her mouth and lowered her voice to voice her question.

Back then, I’d already been looking for a chance to do this to Qing Yi!

She has such an adorable appearance, yet she pretends to be so old-fashioned and stern!

Obviously he couldn’t say that truth—he’d already stirred Qing Yi’s resentment—but he could use his second reason as an answer.

“Because—” Ye Qingfeng deliberately raised his voice and stretched out the syllables so Qing Yi behind them could hear clearly, “if I go out with you and leave Qing Yi behind, that’s blatant exclusion!”

Then Ye Qingfeng offered a vivid example.

“It’s like three close buddies plan to go out together, but suddenly one says he doesn’t want to go—then, before long, his two friends show up at his doorstep, tie him up, and drag him out anyway!”

“That’s more or less the idea.”

Ye Qingfeng was quite pleased with his example, when suddenly a light voice floated from behind: “My relationship with you doesn’t reach the level of going out to play.”

Hearing this, Ye Qingfeng sighed and rolled his eyes—adults often respond to stubborn children with a loving iron fist.

“Don’t be so cold~” Ye Qingfeng smiled faintly as he turned slowly, facing Qing Yi’s wary expression, then instantly adopted a heartbroken look: “It’s precisely because our relationship is so poor that we need to go out and build some!”

What the hell is “Qing Yi-jun”?

Qing Yi said nothing, only frowned slightly and took a cautious step back.

Beside them, Zhu Yuan tilted her head thoughtfully, wondering what “Qing Yi-jun” could possibly mean.

A new way to address a senior? I should try calling Senior Qing Yi that next chance I get!

“Let’s head to the park first! It’s getting late.”

Seeing Qing Yi refuse to move unless he did, Ye Qingfeng sighed and turned to walk straight ahead.

He silently sighed inside: Qing Yi, you little cutie, you’re really hard to handle!

Most office workers, after enduring the dullness of the morning and the post-lunch slump, sink into a drowsy haze by afternoon.

Meanwhile, children, always brimming with energy, remain in school being drilled with lessons—so even the park in the busy Guangying Square appeared deserted.

After walking for several minutes, the three arrived at the park. Qing Yi sat down at a chess table, pulled a thermos from behind her back, placed it on the table, then took out three teacups and brewed a hot cup for each in turn.

One wonders whether the ever-contradictory Miss Qing Yi deliberately prepared three teacups—or just happened to.

“This document details the methods used by the arrested perverts,” Zhu Yuan handed a paper to Ye Qingfeng, then naturally sat across from Qing Yi, picked up the teacup pushed toward her, blew gently on it, and said casually:

“Try your best to mimic the methods listed here. I’ll respond to each move and devise the best countermeasures, then record them so I can explain them to students tomorrow.”

After speaking nonstop, Zhu Yuan felt her throat dry. She extended a delicate pink tongue to lick her dry but rosy lips, then lifted the teacup and took a small sip.

She silently sighed: No wonder Senior Qing Yi loves using patrol breaks to find a quiet spot and drink tea—it feels like peace in the passing of time!

Qing Yi, hearing Zhu Yuan’s words, glanced at Ye Qingfeng silently, then smiled faintly and spoke lightly: “Does he even need to study others’ methods? Letting him play the pervert would be a perfect performance.”

“Heh… don’t say that~” Ye Qingfeng smiled faintly, not directly contradicting Qing Yi, but carefully examining the document Zhu Yuan had given him. After skimming it, he looked surprised: “To be fair, a few of these are truly deranged.”

“Those few are just exceptions...”

Zhu Yuan’s eyes darkened slightly; her fingers tightened unconsciously around the teacup. The next moment, her gaze sharpened, teeth clenched, she shouted:

“Those aren’t even thieves or perverts anymore! They’re scum! Filth! Monsters! Such people deserve to die a hundred times over and still not be forgiven!”

Qing Yi, aware of this, showed no great change in expression—only a slight frown, followed by a quiet sigh.

The widespread occurrence of such incidents is undoubtedly the Public Security Bureau’s failure, mainly due to insufficient manpower and the higher-ups’ lack of concern.

They prioritize voids, aetheric matter, energy, and similar matters...

“Those cases can’t serve as references,” Qing Yi said calmly. “It’s better to practice with more common criminal methods.”

“Exactly!”

Ye Qingfeng, rarely, agreed with Qing Yi.

He could only say he wished he could help—but if he saw such scum, he’d gladly eliminate them if he had the power. Still, he had no interest in actively hunting them down; being a nameless hero held no appeal for him.

Besides... evil can never be fully eradicated...

Unless the root cause is solved, such incidents will never vanish—and the root cause is the void.

When voids erupt, death tolls reach tens of thousands; compared to cases with fewer than ten deaths...

The higher-ups naturally won’t take this seriously—evident from the fact that no news outlet has reported it.

Yet one can see on Zhu Yuan’s face her deep concern for the citizens of New Aelido—how innocent and kind she is!

Yes! This trait is a huge plus!

“Don’t think so much, Zhu Yuan,” Ye Qingfeng noticed her mood had sunk, and immediately wrapped his arms around her slender waist, resting his chin on her shoulder as he rubbed his cheek against her gloomy face, whispering gently: “You’ve worked hard enough. Don’t overthink it.”

Wow! No wonder it’s Zhu Yuan!

She looks so curvy, yet her waist is so slender—and she’s so warm!

And her scent is amazing! It feels full of vitality! How do I even get her to come home and warm my bed?!

Thinking this, Ye Qingfeng unconsciously tightened his arms and sped up the rubbing against Zhu Yuan’s cheek.

“I... I got it...”

Zhu Yuan’s cheeks flushed slightly; she didn’t resist his actions—instead, she leaned her face further toward him.

Watching this scene, Qing Yi could only sigh silently. She felt Zhu Yuan’s pure, sunny personality would be completely dominated by the wicked little devil Qingfeng.

Yet she could tell Ye Qingfeng was sincere, and since Zhu Yuan accepted it, what could she say?

All she could do was swallow her tears, eat this dog food, and prepare to give a wedding gift later...

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