Chapter 351

According to foreign unofficial history, the way the color blue was determined was because people discovered that everyone who drowned in the sea would say "blue blue blue" to the ocean, so people named the color of the ocean "blue."

Same logic.

Lin Li smiled and patted the empty bucket in his hand again, and even made a motion of pressing a head into it:

"Bufan, are you afraid of loneliness? Wait, I'll let you die in the loneliest way in a moment."

—The reason for telling the Lao She joke was naturally that Lin Li was preparing to let Bai Bufan be the new 'She'.

"Support! Lin Li, I'll come to lend you a hand."

Zhou Baowei, who understood Lin Li's meaning, also stood up and nodded, his face full of anticipation.

Lin Li: "That's not needed, one arm isn't enough to eat. Baowei, half a catty is enough, make sure it's oily, I'll fry some pork lard residue as a snack."

Zhou Baowei: "(へ╬)!!!"

"Your mother!"

"Mount! Tai! Meteor! Fall!"

Class 4, Year 1 is like this; there is no such thing as allies, only pure, interest-free indiscriminate attacks.

If friends come from afar, they must be punished even if they are far away.

"Oh my, don't quarrel, and definitely don't fight!"

"Forget it, forget it, neither of you is a swimsuit, you can't beat him..."

Bai Bufan, who should have been executed for causing the dispute, had now become a bystander, getting a stick for Lin Li and handing a chair to Baowei, trying hard to 'persuade' the fight.

Persuading the fight: persuading people to fight.

Amidst the laughter and noise of the few people in the back row, the broadcast's lewd talk ended, and it reached music time.

The song played today was "The Wind Rises."

This song is quite interesting; it only feels right when listened to with the full-loss sound quality of a school broadcast. Lossless sound quality actually lacks a bit of flavor.

Combined with the dim sunset spilling into the classroom, it actually restored a bit of humanity to the boys in the back row.

Pillowed by the wind of youth, listening to the melodious song, laughing and arguing in the back row.

The first time Lin Li heard this song was on the train to find his father. The uncle in the next seat was very enthusiastic and passionately recommended this song to him.

That uncle also said that this song needs to be listened to with eyes closed, immersing oneself in it to feel the beauty within.

Lin Li believed his words. After listening and opening his eyes, damn it, his luggage and the uncle were both gone.

Of course, this is just a joke, a fiction by the antenna.

Lin Li's luggage wasn't stolen at all, and Lin Li didn't have a father at all.

Evening self-study ended.

On the way home by bike, in the gap while waiting for the red light to turn green, Lin Li took out his phone.

"Lin Li: Uncle, are you on the night shift tonight, or are you already off work and at home?"

"Lin Li: 'Rose' 'Rose' 'Rose'"

The intelligence bought for 4,500 yesterday, the time of the crime for the three-person gang that Li Cheng told him about, was tonight.

To be precise, it was early tomorrow morning, after 12 o'clock, expected to be around 1 o'clock.

Although there is no real concept of performance in the Demon Suppressor system, there is performance appraisal. More case-solving and arrests help the Demon Suppressor in winning awards and honors.

Especially for this kind of on-site arrest, rather than reported cases.

Plus, he had nothing to feel guilty about this time; he was doing a good deed and could completely stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at people. So, rather than reporting it to the police later, Lin Li felt it was better to ask Yang Liang if he wanted this performance.

Mutual benefit and help, to be fair, these two wild uncles of his were quite good to him.

"Yang Liang:?"

"Yang Liang: I'm not on the night shift tonight, I'm already at home. Lin Li, what are you going to do?"

"Lin Li: Then it's nothing, you rest well."

"Yang Liang: Don't, you tell me first what you're going to do?"

"Lin Li: Nothing."

"Yang Liang: You aren't going fishing again, are you? I know your starting point is good, but you shouldn't start yet!"

"Lin Li: Not this time, this time it's really a good deed. Besides, Old Friend Road is like this now, how could I still go fishing."

"Yang Liang: You also know that it wasn't a good deed before?"

"Lin Li: 'Rose'"

"Yang Liang: So what exactly do you plan to do?"

"Lin Li: Uncle, this time I'm really a good person. Someone provided me with news, and I plan to witness and stop a theft. I originally wanted to pull you along with me, but since you're off work, forget it. I'll go ask Uncle Yan, you rest well."

After explaining, Lin Li sent a message directly to Yan Aosong.

"Lin Li: Uncle, are you on the night shift tonight, or are you off work?"

"Yan Aosong:?"

No.

Why is the first reaction of his wild uncles to send him a question mark?

Lin Li felt a bit depressed.

While still continuing to type, Lin Li saw Yan Aosong send him a voice message.

Choosing voice-to-text, he heard Yan Aosong's voice:

"Lin Li, wait a moment, I'll take a call from your Uncle Yang. He sent me a 'Do not answer, do not answer, do not answer'."

Lin Li: "(; o_o)?"

No, what kind of Dark Forest theory is this?

How could it be like this? Am I some kind of very Three-Body, very Three-Body person?

"Get in the car."

Yan Aosong slowly parked the car downstairs at Lin Li's apartment, rolled down the window, and gestured with his head to Lin Li, who was already waiting.

At Lin Li's request, he wasn't wearing a uniform now, and he was driving a private car.

"Alrighty."

And Lin Li, who had also changed into private clothes, opened the back door and got in.

After closing the door, Lin Li asked Yan Aosong curiously: "Uncle Yan, is Uncle Yang really coming too?"

The vehicle restarted, and Yan Aosong nodded: "Yeah, he specifically found a colleague to swap the night shift, I'm going to pick him up now."

As for Yan Aosong, he was originally on the night shift tonight.

And Yang Liang, for some reason, even though Yan Aosong had already agreed to come, specifically swapped for a night shift to accompany him.

Lin Li felt that it must be that they both wanted to grab this performance. Hehe, it seems their utilitarianism is quite heavy, small-fry Demon Suppressors~

It couldn't be that they felt one person watching him wasn't enough, right? Haha, how could that be.

But one uncle or two uncles, it didn't matter to Lin Li.

The only difference was that if Li Cheng was lying to him, giving false news, and then making him lose face in front of two uncles, then he would have to return double the anger.

"So, Lin Li, where did you get the news this time?"

Just driving was boring. Yan Aosong looked at the road, glanced at the rearview mirror occasionally, and asked.

"Connections." Lin Li smiled evilly, "Uncle, you don't know, my connections are very powerful."

Yan Aosong glanced at the rearview mirror again and interrupted: "So powerful? Then what if I cut a piece off your connections?"

Eh, no.

Lin Li: "... I'll die."

"Then you're still trying every way to carry out such a dangerous operation?"

"Uncle, you should know, your connections and my connections are not the same thing..."

Yan Aosong didn't take that bait, but continued:

"Your Uncle Yang told me that the map you had last time was obtained after getting close to Song Luping. The news source you refuse to reveal this time, could it be that you're hanging out with those people with sticky fingers again?

Lin Li, let me tell you first, you must absolutely not participate in any illegal or criminal activities just to gain someone's trust. Even if your Uncle Yang and I know your original intention was good, there's no way to save you!"

Yan Aosong narrowed his eyes, his voice stern and his tone serious. In essence, he actually still wanted to persuade Lin Li.

"Don't worry, Uncle, I won't do that. I still have that much sense.

This intelligence can be considered bought by me. Because there was an agreement beforehand, it's not suitable to disclose the other party's information. But if he lied to me, then I will definitely tell you all his information, don't worry, don't worry."

Because he knew it was for his own good, Lin Li nodded without any temper, smiling somewhat obsequiously.

"Bought? How much did it cost?" Yan Aosong frowned.

"Can it be reimbursed?" Lin Li's eyes lit up.

"Maybe it can." Yan Aosong nodded.

Lin Li: "Five million."

"How, how much!?"

The car almost came to an emergency stop, Yan Aosong's voice cracked.

"Ah? Is that too much? Then what do you think about 400,000, Uncle? 30,000 is also fine, how about 2,000..." Lin Li was very easy to talk to, asking cautiously.

Yan Aosong: "..."

Damn, forgot this person is Lin Li.

Yan Aosong, who reacted, sneered:

"Lin Li, falsely reporting an amount for reimbursement involves fraud, requiring criminal responsibility and compensation for losses, with a maximum of life imprisonment. I know many powerful lawyers, I'll help you appeal then, there's even a chance to strive for the death penalty."

Holy crap, so powerful, what kind of great lawyer Zhang Wei is that.

"Then forget it," the money-scam failed, and he was threatened. Lin Li waved his hand, "Uncle, it didn't cost much, just the price of a meal."

There was indeed no need to say more about the specific number.

After all, a high school student spending 4,500 to buy this kind of news, upon deep reflection, still has quite a few suspicious points.

"Fine." Yan Aosong sighed and didn't try to persuade Lin Li to reveal the other party's information again.

After all, this child is very stubborn many times. Things he has decided are simply not something others can move—whether it was the previous or the just-now persuasion, it had no effect, which also verified this point.

Not long after, Yan Aosong drove to an intersection and saw Yang Liang waiting on the side of the road. Seeing Lin Li in the back row, Yang Liang, who originally intended to sit in the passenger seat, immediately chose to open the back door.

The first thing Yang Liang did after getting in the car wasn't to fasten his seatbelt or close the door, but to start searching Lin Li's pockets.

Lin Li: "(; o_o)?"

When he pulled out a pair of black silk stockings, Yang Liang sneered, his eyes also showing relief.

"Lin Li, spread your arms, spread your legs, back away from the backrest." Throwing the black silk to the front car, Yang Liang pressed his advantage and ordered sternly.

Lin Li: "(; o_o)?"

No?

Am I a good person?

No, am I even a human?

As a good little immortal who wants to take a Demon Suppressor to slay demons, why am I receiving this kind of criminal-level treatment?

I originally turned my heart toward the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch—

After Yang Liang felt Lin Li for a long time to ensure no flashing dick was hidden on Lin Li's body, he let out a long sigh of relief, closed the door, and nodded to Yan Aosong:

"OK, Aosong, let's go."

No way, must be rigorous.

Damn it, the moment Yang Liang thought about if he and Yan Aosong were accompanying Lin Li to handle a case, and this kid suddenly pulled out a flashing dick while arresting someone, Yang Liang felt there was no point in living, might as well jump.

One can only say, once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of a flashing snake.

Although Yang Liang wasn't bitten, hearing about some poisonous snakes was enough to be afraid.

Lin Li didn't know Yang Liang's thoughts, only knew that one of the birthday gifts Qu Wanqiu gave him was thrown to the front seat, so he reached out to try to get his things back—

"My black silk~"

Looking at the black silk thrown to the passenger seat, Yan Aosong was silent first, then his expression was abruptly desperate but relieved. He patted his own head and spoke with difficulty:

"Old Yang, you're still the thoughtful one. If you hadn't done this, I would have forgotten about this."

At this moment, Yan Aosong remembered the fear of being dominated by the Black Silk Hero.

Yan Aosong slapped back the hand Lin Li reached out to steal things, put the black silk into the storage compartment of the front car, closed it, and also turned back to sneer:

"Don't be touchy, Lin Li. Formally tell you, these black silks are confiscated!"

"How can you be like this? As a Demon Suppressor, shouldn't you be able to not take a single bit from us common folk? Uncle Yang, Uncle Yan, it's one thing that you don't serve me, this citizen, but your behavior of scraping the people's fat and ointment is too much!

I'll report this to the Central! I'm going to report to the Central~" Lin Li started dog-barking.

Thinking that the Demon Suppression Division of Xiling had actually fallen to this point, Lin Li felt a bit heartbroken.

Xiling perhaps... is finished...

However, the response the two gave upon hearing this was still a sneer. As for the strange 'Demon Suppressor' title, the two didn't care, just treating this child as having a case of middle-school syndrome:

"I asked, the 'Central~' you speak of said they have no opinion."

Lin Li was dejected.

Xiling is still too dark. A small Demon Suppressor, yet already covering the sky with one hand.

After Yang Liang got in the car, he asked the questions Yan Aosong had asked Lin Li before in a similar way again, but naturally, he didn't get the answer he wanted either.

The car was quiet for a moment.

Having nothing to talk about with Lin Li for a moment, Yang Liang looked up at Yan Aosong and reminisced:

"Aosong, the last time we met was half a year ago at the big meeting, right?"

"Yeah, ever since you were separated from the county bureau, we really haven't had much chance to meet. We made appointments a few times, but either you were busy or I was busy." Yan Aosong nodded with a smile upon hearing this, his expression somewhat nostalgic.

Afterward, Yang Liang's gaze silently moved to Lin Li, who was watching the scenery on the side, and Yan Aosong also stared at Lin Li through the rearview mirror.

"It's all because of this kid..."

Lin Li was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and waved his hand, somewhat shy and embarrassed: "Uncle, no need to thank me, it's what I should do."

The two couldn't hold back: "Who the hell is thanking you! You brat!"

If they could, they wouldn't want to meet on this occasion tonight at all!!

Lin Li shrank his neck, then sighed and said in a low voice: "A dignified Demon Suppressor, yet speaking foul language, it feels like Xiling has absolutely no future."

Yang Liang, Yan Aosong: "..."

To be honest, the two of them agreed with the view that Xiling had absolutely no future.

But it had nothing to do with the Demon Suppressor.

What it had to do with was...

The direction of the two's gaze was exactly the same as just now.

Late at night.

Yang Liang yawned.

The time is now 12:30 AM, strictly speaking, it is already the next day, Wednesday.

Yang Liang turned his head and glanced at Lin Li, who was still seriously watching the 'surveillance.'

To be honest, Lin Li really didn't have the attitude of just playing around. He was indeed very serious about catching this thief.

But, if that seriousness could be used in a better place, it would be even better.

Sighing a few times in his heart, Yang Liang raised his chin toward Lin Li: "Lin Li, you still have school tomorrow, do you really want to keep waiting?"

"How about you call a taxi and go home first? We'll keep watch here. Don't worry, if the criminal you mentioned really takes action, we will definitely bring them to justice. If it happens and I still let them escape from my hands, I'll just stop being surnamed Yang."

"As for your worry that 'the news is fake and we waited in vain,' it doesn't matter. No case is naturally what we hope for. Plus, we are currently on work time anyway, even if we wait until morning without a harvest, we definitely won't blame you."

Yan Aosong also nodded: "Old Yang is right."

Actually, the time Lin Li agreed to pick him up downstairs was very late. Although it is 12:30 now, the three of them had actually been waiting at Fengsheng Apartment for less than an hour.

Yang Liang yawning was simply because he had swapped for the night shift temporarily and was almost ready to sleep.

Fengsheng Apartment, like Lin Li's home, is an old apartment complex, not even having security guards, let alone surveillance.

The so-called "surveillance" in Lin Li's hand now is the same as when he caught the delivery guy at school; Lin Li himself arranged and set up two cameras outside Building 4, recording and transmitting the footage in real-time.

At this moment, the area where Yan Aosong's car is parked is quite far from Building 4 of Fengsheng Apartment.

The reason for doing this is also very simple: Lin Li doesn't want the thief to discover anything unusual and cancel tonight's operation—this is also the fundamental reason why Lin Li asked the two Demon Suppressors not to wear uniforms and to drive private cars.

If the thief saw a police car parked under Building 4, even if they had scouted the spot countless times, they would likely give up and postpone the plan because they were scared, causing the mission not to count.

"I'm fine, Uncle," hearing Yang Liang's persuasion, Lin Li raised his head and waved his hand with a smile:

"I'm not sleepy, I'm prepared. The informant told me that those people will commit the crime around one o'clock, it's normal that they haven't appeared yet."

"If you're sleepy, you can sleep for a while. When the target appears later, I'll call you."

Although Lin Li's daily routine is actually very healthy, he wouldn't be yawning just from staying up late. Besides, as long as he absorbs some spiritual energy in his pocket, he can immediately pulse back to life.

Yang Liang waved his hand, indicating no need.

Are you kidding? Lin Li is still awake on the side, and you choose to sleep at this time?

How could one fall asleep—even with Aosong here, it wouldn't work.

"It's not a question of whether you're sleepy now. You're not sleepy now, young people, full of energy, but what will you do when you go to school tomorrow morning?"

Yan Aosong continued to follow up on Yang Liang's words:

"In fact, even if you go home now, there aren't many hours of sleep left for you, Lin Li."

"Your Uncle Yang is right. Why don't you go back first? Leave this to us, and leave the cameras too. I'll send them back to you another day."

"We will definitely catch the thief here beautifully, and we will also record your contribution."

"Uncle, don't persuade me anymore," Lin Li shook his head, "I must participate in the crackdown on criminals. If you guys do this again, I won't call you out next time."

There's a next time...

The two felt a thud in their hearts, but then looked at each other and sighed.

There were ripples in their hearts, but not big ones.

For some reason, they accepted it particularly quickly this time. Maybe they (Yan) and Old Yang had already been molded into Lin Li's shape.

Yan Aosong sighed helplessly and clicked his tongue with a headache:

"Sigh, Lin Li, I thought you listened before.

I know your starting point is good, but you should do this at the appropriate stage. You are still a child, why bother worrying about adult things? Must you do these things?

I still feel that when you grow up, you can achieve your current goal with a fraction of the effort. Isn't Old Friend Street the best proof?"

"But Uncle Yan, when the priest lost interest in me, I realized I had grown up and was no longer a little boy." Lin Li shook his head and said seriously, "So, this is what I should worry about, and it's also what I should do."

Yan Aosong, Yang Liang: "(; o_o)?"

Your mother.

Lin Li, is the timing of you realizing you've grown up a bit too weird?

Question: What is the difference between an Adam's apple and a priest?

Answer: An Adam's apple is only in the throat during puberty, but a priest can't wait that long.

The two will never appear in the throat at the same time.

"Lin Li, what kind of look is that, what's wrong?" Yan Aosong suddenly discovered Lin Li staring at his face and neck, and asked with some suspicion and vigilance.

"Because I suddenly discovered that this world is still too unfair. Those who like little boys can be called priests, but if I like a little girl, I have to be called a policeman." Waiting for this sentence, Lin Li said happily, pretending to be depressed.

—Since he's idle anyway, might as well harvest some merit from the two uncles.

Didn't the public service ads when I was a child say that the merit competition officially started from that day?

As everyone knows, if you want to win a competition, besides increasing your own merit, you can also deduct others' merit.

So, Lin Li being like this now, the public service ads must take some responsibility.

Thank you, public service ads!

Yan Aosong, Yang Liang: "(; o_o)?"

Still coming!!

Yan Aosong sighed: "It's fortunate my wife can't hear you say this, otherwise, as a Catholic, she would have to go to worship and repent if she laughed."

He himself didn't care. As a high-level Demon Suppressor, his faith goes without saying, so for Lin Li's priest joke, the Sickle of Justice and the Hammer of Justice said they had no opinion.

It was Lin Li who couldn't hold back upon hearing this.

—Going to worship to repent after hearing this kind of joke, that seems a bit hellish.

After all, Catholicism, as a branch of Christianity, also believes in Jesus.

And Lin Li believes that the reason priests are like this is simply because the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, because one Jesus is equivalent to four priests.

This reasoning is very rigorous. First, review a knowledge point mentioned before: Jesus = 2 Confucius.

And Confucius met two children debating the sun, priests met children debating the sun.

Therefore, Confucius = 2 priests.

In summary, Jesus = 2 Confucius = 4 priests.

Proof complete.

Then if Uncle Yan's wife were to go confess this, I guess Jesus would just have a laugh upon hearing it: Just one?

Seeing Lin Li's eyes bright and eager to move, seemingly having more to say, Yan Aosong smiled with relief.

Smiling and pointing at Lin Li, he spoke in a gentle voice:

"Lin Li, shut up!"

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Beginning of the month, asking for monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)