Chapter 36: Last night I was at Professor Qi's place

"Brother, are you planning to get a new car?"

Zhao Xiaoyang asked while driving.

He had a cigarette in his mouth; Lin Feng lit his own, then lit his for him.

He frowned and said, "I just bought this car two or three months ago! How could I get a new one?"

"Buy a Maybach! I think that kind of car only suits you, brother."

Zhao Xiaoyang suggested.

Lin Feng shook his head, "Now that Maybach model is suitable for having a driver."

I actually prefer to drive myself.

Forget it, let's fix the paint and drive it for a while longer before deciding.

Zhao Xiaoyang looked like he wanted to say something but held back.

After Lin Feng saw that, he frowned and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Zhao Xiaoyang said, "Brother, I think you should consider your safety. Some people on the streets have gone crazy from poverty and specifically target the rich."

"Where did you get that news?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Zhao Xiaoyang said, "On TV!"

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Our country is very safe; there are many people driving luxury cars on the road. My Land Rover isn't conspicuous."

With economic development, more and more people are buying cars.

Not only rich people buy good cars; some people, in order to *** pick up girls, are willing to spend all their wealth to get a so-called luxury car.

Zhao Xiaoyang's words reminded Lin Feng that he should still keep a low profile in the future.

Even if he became the world's richest person, it's best not to appear on any rich list.

Being an invisible tycoon is the most content.

After spending most of the day training at Zhao Xiaoyang's Fierce Tiger Gym, after sweating profusely,

In the evening he went out with Zhao Xiaoyang and a few girls to skewer meat at the street stall.

Around 8 p. m., Lin Feng received a call from the tea house.

It said that a woman named Zhao Shunan wanted to privately resolve this car-scraping incident with Lin Feng.

This isn't a criminal case, so they suggested the two parties negotiate first; if that fails, then proceed with legal procedures.

By then Lin Feng had also calmed down, so he agreed.

After about another half hour, Lin Feng felt it was about time, so he had Zhao Xiaoyang drive him home.

Zhao Xiaoyang knew he had to drive, so he didn't drink.

The car hadn't gone far when an unfamiliar call came in.

Lin Feng answered the call feeling a bit dazed.

From the phone came Zhao Shunan's voice: "Mr. Lin, I'm Zhao Shunan. I'm sorry about earlier; I impulsively scratched your car. Can we meet and talk?"

"Um... okay!" Lin Feng agreed.

Zhao Shunan said, "I'm currently waiting for you at Rose Red, Room 9, the address is xxxx."

Lin Feng made an "uh" sound and hung up.

"Xiaoyang, go to Rose Red; that woman who scratched my car wants to talk to me privately..."

Zhao Xiaoyang smiled and said, "I'm familiar with that place."

After saying that, he turned the steering wheel and turned into the right-hand intersection.

After more than forty minutes, Lin Feng and Zhao Xiaoyang entered the main door of a place.

Upon entering, Lin Feng instinctively covered his nose.

With his keen sense of smell, coming to this place was truly an ordeal.

Fortunately it's not a disco; otherwise his ears would also suffer.

"Gentlemen, would you like a private room?"

A server came over to ask.

Zhao Xiaoyang said, "I'd like a better private room."

"Sure thing, brother!" the server asked again: "Do you want some girls? Our girls are all nice."

Zhao Xiaoyang waved his hand to refuse.

The two were arranged to Room 21.

After entering, Lin Feng found the interior decoration quite nice; it looked clean, but there was an indescribable smell that was even stronger.

Lin Feng now realized that the usual smells didn't make his nose as sensitive.

Smells he doesn't usually encounter are probably not much worse than a dog's nose.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have agreed to come here.

After sitting down, Lin Feng took out his phone and called Zhao Shunan.

Zhao Shunan was in Room 9; Lin Feng had arranged to meet her in Room 21, which was Zhao Xiaoyang's suggestion.

That was also a precaution.

A few minutes later, the door was knocked on, and Zhao Xiaoyang opened it.

Wearing a black strapless bodycon dress, Zhao Shunan looked even sexier than during the day as she entered the private room.

Zhao Xiaoyang stepped out and stood guard outside.

Zhao Shunan sat somewhat nervously beside Lin Feng: "Mr. Lin, I'm really sorry about what happened earlier; I don't usually act so impulsively..."

Zhao Shunan gave an explanation.

Lin Feng calmly said, "Since you've admitted fault, it's easy to fix—just take the car to the 4S shop and repaint it."

"Mr. Lin, but I don't have that much money," Zhao Shunan lowered her head and murmured.

"Hehe!"

Lin Feng sneered, "No money!? Then why are you negotiating with me? If you have no money, you can take a loan! Borrow! When a person makes a mistake, they must take responsibility for it."

Zhao Shunan couldn't even produce tens of thousands, let alone over a hundred thousand.

Over the years she had dated many boyfriends and had taken tens of thousands from those men.

With the money, she even went to Korea, filed down her slightly protruding cheekbones, and had her nose done.

After the surgery, she became much prettier than before.

Unfortunately, she still hadn't attached herself to a wealthy patron.

As for blind dates...

She had no intention of marrying now at all; she only wanted to use blind dates to see if she could find a somewhat wealthy man.

After being rejected by that good best friend, Zhao Shunan was first angry, but then thought it might also be an opportunity.

So she arranged for Lin Feng to come here.

Modern men don't like roundabout ways; they prefer something more direct.

"Mr. Lin, your reprimand was absolutely spot on! May I... could I compensate in another way?"

Zhao Shunan lifted her head, a flirtatious expression appearing on her face.

Then she lifted her shoulder strap.

Without waiting for Lin Feng's reaction, she instantly straddled his leg and clasped his head with both hands...

"Damn!"

"Ugh~"

A sour and foul odor, similar to body odor, rushed into Lin Feng's nostrils, irritating his stomach to the point of cramping.

Lin Feng shoved Zhao Shunan aside in one motion, "Miss Zhao, please have some self‑respect!"

After speaking, he opened the door and left the private room.

Zhao Shunan clenched her teeth, her face a mix of embarrassment and confusion.

She heard Lin Feng make a retching sound.

"Could it be that my body odor hasn't been cured yet?"

She muttered to herself, turned her head, and sniffed her armpit.

There's no smell!

"Ugh!"

"Glug glug puff~"

In the restroom, Lin Feng washed his face and rinsed his mouth.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

As he walked out, Zhao Xiaoyang asked curiously.

"I ran into a fox spirit," Lin Feng said lightly.

Zhao Xiaoyang chuckled, "That's great! Then why did you come out so quickly?"

"A fox spirit with body odor!" Lin Feng explained.

Zhao Xiaoyang was first stunned, then couldn't help but burst into loud laughter.

The two got into the car and left quickly.

In the car, Lin Feng engaged in a bout of self‑criticism.

Just now, for a brief moment, he indeed entertained some wicked thoughts.

If it weren't for being hit by the foul smell, it would be hard to say.

If Zhao Xiaoyang hadn't been beside him, Lin Feng would have slapped himself.

Zhao Shunan walked out.

She had drunk a lot of Alcohol, and her steps were a bit unsteady as she walked.

The Alcohol was still ordered by Lin Feng; she left without drinking it after paying the bill.

Zhao Shunan thought she had gotten a great bargain.

She wasn't discouraged, because she had Lin Feng's phone number in her hand.

As long as a woman dares to set aside her pride and dignity and clings to a man, even the toughest man can soften.

It was already past eleven at night.

Not many cars passed on the road outside.

After waiting at the roadside for a few minutes, she couldn't hail a taxi.

A black old sedan stopped in front of Zhao Shunan.

"Miss, need a ride? It's cheaper than a taxi,"

the driver on the car asked with a smile.

Zhao Shunan glanced toward the driver's seat; the window was only half‑down, and the glass was tinted, so she couldn't see the driver's full face.

A gust of cool wind blew in.

Zhao Shunan got goosebumps.

After hesitating for a moment, she still opened the door and sat in the back seat.

Over an hour earlier.

Licheng Shiji, Building 7, Room 404.

Lin Feng held a knife and fork, silently eating steak while drinking red wine.

After leaving, Lin Feng suddenly decided, picked up his phone, and called Qi Yao.

He said he wanted to eat steak.

Qi Yao just hummed.

Then, Lin Feng arrived here.

While eating steak and drinking red wine, he admired Qi Yao's beautiful face under the lights, and Lin Feng felt his soul was uplifted.

The previous matters were forgotten by him.

After finishing, Lin Feng wiped his mouth, smiled and said, "I came today to tell you that the three lower floors of the apartment have been rented."

"Someone dares to live here?"

Qi Yao asked calmly.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "I want to ask whether you mind; if you do, I won't sign the lease with them."

"No problem, it won't affect me."

"Do you still need to work overtime tonight, and can I help?"

Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Qi Yao replied, "No, you can rest early."

Lin Feng checked the time and saw it was past ten at night, so it would be inconvenient to trouble Zhao Xiaoyang to drive over and pick him up.

He then flopped onto the sofa and said, "I'll just make do on the sofa for the night! By the way, don't close the door when you sleep; I'm a bit scared."

Qi Yao said nothing, fetched a thin blanket for Lin Feng, and turned on the air conditioner.

After showering and drying her hair, she went straight into the bedroom.

Sure enough, the bedroom door was left open and the light was still on.

Qi Yao doesn't like darkness; she prefers to sleep with the light on.

Lin Feng felt at ease, closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep.

When he woke up in the morning, he found Qi Yao was no longer in the room, having gone to work.

"Damn!"

He thought the whole building was just him alone.

Moreover, someone had died in this room; even though it was daytime, Lin Feng shivered and immediately put on his coat and fled.

June 21, Thursday.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival.

Lin Feng planned to visit the mall, buy some zongzi, and have lunch at Zhao Xiaoyang's house tomorrow.

But before he left, the doorbell rang.

When he opened the door, Lin Feng wore a startled expression.

It was two police officers in uniform.

"Mr. Lin, here are our credentials; there is a case involving you, please come with us to assist the investigation."

One of the officers said expressionlessly.

"What case?" Lin Feng asked, frowning.

"We can't tell you now, please come!"

Lin Feng was taken into the precinct; fortunately he wasn't locked in an interrogation room.

It was a room that resembled a conference hall.

The two officers questioned Lin Feng.

"Mr. Lin, on the 18th, did you have a conflict with a woman named Zhao Shunan?"

Lin Feng nodded, "Yes! She was on a blind date, got the person wrong, I teased her a few lines, then she scratched my car."

"Afterwards, that same night, you met again, right?"

"Yes! At Rose Red, she invited me first, trying to get me not to press charges for scratching my car. It didn't work, so I left directly."

"Where were you that night? We checked the surveillance at your residence and didn't see you return home."

"Um… may I ask, did something happen to Zhao Shunan?"

"Mr. Lin, you only need to answer the questions I ask."

"Alright! Actually… I was at Qi Yao's that night, that Forensic Doctor Professor Qi, she can testify for me."

As soon as the words finished, the two officers were stunned.