Chapter 98: Lin Ying

"I have a premonition... that so-called White Boss is definitely that guy, Tu Song Abai."

Squatting in the bathtub, enjoying the massage and sauna from Yu Xueqing and Mo Yiqing, An Sheng listens to the continuous barking in the village, his eye twitching:

"Why couldn't they come earlier or later? They just had to come right after I finished my bath..."

An Sheng complains with black lines all over his forehead.

When delivering goods to Qiu Lingling today, Tu Song Abai, because of his owner, barely managed to acknowledge one of his generational arch-enemies, the Xia Bei subspecies fox, as a friend.

And the native Xia Guo rural dogs possess countless advantages in terms of guarding the house and loyalty.

But rural dogs also have a serious shortcoming: they are famous for loving to engage in team-building.

Since Tu Song Abai acknowledges the fox as a brother, then when they engage in team-building activities, they naturally have to call An Sheng along.

As for the reason Tu Song Abai came to call him, An Sheng actually vaguely guessed some of it.

It should be related to a certain big fish in the river.

When at the seafood market, An Sheng heard other dogs saying that a new family member had joined, so why not go to the river together to catch the paddlefish and pull it up to eat.

The paddlefish in the dogs' mouths is very likely a fish-type spirit beast living in the river.

"Ying ying?"

An Sheng is thinking about things when he suddenly feels a pain in his chest and looks at Mo Yiqing with a face full of question marks.

"Uh... sorry." Seeing the little fox cry out in pain, Mo Yiqing shows an embarrassed expression and says:

"Male foxes aren't responsible for breastfeeding anyway, I don't know what they grow them for."

"Ying?"

Mo Yiqing's casual complaint makes An Sheng forget the stinging sensation in front of him.

"Maybe... maybe the fox ancestors already anticipated that the world would undergo spiritual energy recovery, so they planned a way out for all male foxes!"

How would I know what I grew them for!

After An Sheng finishes his bath, he habitually whimpers at Yu Xueqing and finds a random excuse to go out.

"A-Qing, your fox ran away!" Mo Yiqing, having taken off her coat and short sleeves and wearing a sports bra, sits on the sofa chatting with her "boyfriend," watching the little fox climb out the window.

"It's fine, Xiao An is going next door to find Laifu and the sheepdog across the street to take a wild dump. When you wake up tomorrow, a little fox will be refreshed in the bed." Yu Xueqing, who is taking a bath in the bathroom, says to Mo Yiqing.

Mo Yiqing slowly types out a question mark and shouts toward the bathroom:

"A-Qing... why don't you change your major and become a veterinarian or an animal trainer?"

"With your talent, farming is really a waste."

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After leaving the house, An Sheng turns right diagonally across the street, skillfully climbs onto the pillar of the Lin Ying villa gate, and glances into the villa; the first, second, and third floors are all brightly lit.

In front of the villa, a business car is parked, and the swimming pool has been cleaned and restored to normal; a group of goldfish are swimming back and forth in the pool, and there are even some decorations at the bottom.

The swimming pool is naturally for swimming.

But Lin Ying's daughter put a goldfish she caught at a temple fair stall into it, so the swimming pool naturally became a goldfish pond.

"Ying ying ying!"

An Sheng avoids the first-floor nanny, climbs up the drainpipe to the second floor to look inside, sees no one, and then climbs to the third floor, where he sees Lin Ying sitting on a bench, lifting dumbbells with a calm expression.

An Sheng knocks on the glass window. Lin Ying, who is exercising inside, glances over, is stunned to see Lord Fuli, and hurriedly goes up to open the sliding window, leans out, and brings Lord Fuli, who is clinging to the drainpipe, into the room.

"Ying ying ying!"

The little fox runs straight to a mobile phone on the side, enters the password to open the memo, and uses one-finger Zen to type out a line:

【How does your body feel? I went into the mountains yesterday and cracked a big case. I don't know who got hold of nine automatic rifle parts and just threw them in the forest.】

Lin Ying half-squats behind the little fox. Seeing the words typed by Lord Fuli, her expression, indifferent as a dry well, can't help but ripple:

"Illness comes like a mountain collapse, and treatment is very long. Currently, I rely on external medication to maintain my state. Taking medicine on time and appropriate exercise to stimulate the secretion of endorphins and dopamine is beneficial to my body."

"It's just that sometimes I feel mentally and physically exhausted."

Lin Ying speaks slowly, revealing the changes in her psychological state over the past two days.

"Ying."

The little fox nods gently and types another line on the phone:

【Listen to the doctor and get good treatment. I don't understand other things as a fox, but I've met a new dog friend outside. They are holding a party tonight to hunt a spirit beast in the river. Are you interested in going to the pier seafood market to take a look?】

【By the way, the new tenants in House 32 are not a real married couple; they seem to be intelligence personnel directly under the Security Bureau. They know about me, so we must avoid them when we meet.】

Lin Ying looks at Lord Fuli typing. When she sees "Security Bureau," she says: "If they came because of Lord Fuli, they should be forest rangers."

"The main work content of forest rangers is generally to investigate spirit beasts in the mountains and forests, or to prevent violent spirit beasts from entering the city when necessary."

"Ying?"

An Sheng turns around, showing a look of surprise.

"Our Lin Holdings mainly operates in the real industry, and employees are all over the world. It is not difficult to understand some things that are not secrets; it's just that in the past, these things couldn't be said, and no one believed them."

Spirit beasts, forest rangers, drone operators... their code names or team names all have real-world references.

You say you saw a forest ranger chasing some spirit beast in the forest.

Those in the know are fine, but if they are not in the know, if you talk to others like this or brag, people will probably just roll their eyes or look at you like you're an idiot.

While recuperating, Lin Ying didn't pay much attention to the Security Bureau or the Lin family elders.

But she did some basic intelligence gathering and learned a little about departments related to spirit beasts.

"Lord Fuli, please wait a moment. I'll go back to my room to change clothes and then we'll go out."

Lin Ying carries the little fox to the second floor and returns to her bedroom. She doesn't take a bath, but just wipes her whole body with wet wipes to wipe off the sweat from exercising, changes into a set of clothes, and sends a message to Lin Shu, who is on standby on the first floor, to prepare the car.

Lin Ying puts Lord Fuli into her bag, carries her shoulder bag, and sits in the business car.

"Go straight to the pier seafood market." Lin Ying says to Lin Shu, who is sitting in the driver's seat.

As the car partition slowly rises, Lin Ying lets Lord Fuli out and asks:

"Lord Fuli, is there anything you want to eat?"

Eat? Do you know where to eat authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?

Upon hearing the word "eat," the little fox's mind fills with Mo Yiqing's face and the words she muttered.

Typing during the day always makes me feel itchy all over, and the surroundings are empty.

But typing at night, I don't know why, but I always feel very fulfilled.

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