Chapter 65: A Miraculous Operation

10:00 PM.

Police station.

A policeman with a scholarly air stared at Chen Shu: "You are a top student at Yujing Academy; instead of studying hard and serving your country, why are you going for a massage?"

"I was just purely going for a massage."

"How pure?"

"I bought a 288 package online. I saw it had hundreds of sales this month and the reviews were good, so I wanted to experience it." Chen Shu felt incredibly complicated inside right now. What kind of luck is this? "Officer, you should have already investigated everything clearly, right?"

"We have investigated it, but who knows what you were thinking when you went?"

"You can't slander me."

"Who is slandering you!" The policeman's tone was stern. "I see you are young and have a bright future, so I am advising you! Don't covet lewd pleasures and go down the wrong path!"

"Yes, yes... I will humbly accept this. If I have faults, I will correct them; if not, I will guard against them."

"Hmph, I hope so."

"Then... can I go now?"

"It's not that simple."

"Ah?"

"Ah what? That place was indeed found to have illegal activities, and on your floor, there were indeed people in the rooms engaging in lewd acts." As the policeman said this, he handed the Mobile Phone back to him. "How about this, you call your relatives and tell them to come and pick you up."

"But I didn't break the law!"

"That's why we haven't punished you yet!"

"..." Chen Shu was speechless for a moment and spread his hands. "I am from Yuanzhou. I came to Yujing to study, and I have no relatives here."

"Calling your class assistant is fine too."

"..."

"Not willing? Then give your parents a call? I'll have a word with them and let you go back."

"..."

"Still not willing? I gave you a chance."

"This is not according to procedure. I want to file a complaint!"

"Fine then, let's follow the procedure. Since it hasn't been cleared up yet, we can't be sure. You stay here, first notify your family, then report to the school, and after we finish our investigation, we will clear your name and let you go."

"Can I have my girlfriend come to pick me up?"

"Girlfriend? Sure."

"Then what about them..."

Chen Shu pointed at the others who were also waiting in the Hall. These were people like him who had no concrete evidence against them; those with evidence were in that room inside, including the man who was silently leaning against the wall with the demeanor of a successful businessman, President Ning.

"What about them?"

"Do they have to call their family members too?"

"They do."

"I see."

At this moment, President Ning suddenly turned his head and looked toward Chen Shu. After a few seconds of silence, he walked straight toward Chen Shu, stood in front of him, and stared at him coldly:

"I am going to tell Ning Qing!"

"Come on, Uncle? It was just a massage. We both chose a legitimate place; it's not that serious, right?"

"I am going to tell Ning Qing!"

"Think twice, Uncle..."

"I am going to tell Ning Qing!"

"Fine, but I also have the Aunt's phone number." Chen Shu said to him helplessly. "Uncle, you at least need to think about the following questions—Qingqing will mostly likely believe me, but will the Aunt believe you?"

"..."

"I can coax Qingqing, but can you coax the Aunt?"

"..."

"If Qingqing is angry, she will at most ignore me. What will happen if the Aunt is angry?"

"..."

"How about this: I will take responsibility for finding a way to get us both out, and I will try my best to keep the Aunt from knowing. You also don't disturb Qingqing; she is at a critical moment right now. When I go back, I will take the initiative to confess today's events to her and tell her the truth. How about that?"

"Fine."

"That's what you wanted to hear, right?"

"..."

"..."

The two looked at each other again and then withdrew their gazes.

Chen Shu held his Mobile Phone and fell into thought.

Qingqing was at a critical moment in her practice of the Jingxin Dao. According to the timing, she should be close to success this time. If he called her rashly, he wasn't sure if she would be so angry that she would suffer a cultivation setback. But even if she didn't suffer a setback, she would have to communicate with the police if she came, and once she spoke, she would fail.

It's a good thing there is a sister-in-law...

In the small courtyard.

The little girl had just finished bathing and ran downstairs to catch Taozi. Without realizing it, she arrived in the courtyard. Under the light, the dried persimmons were much shriveled compared to two days ago, and they looked quite different from the persimmons hanging on the tree.

She felt very curious about this, leaned in, squatted down, and tilted her head to observe carefully.

It is said that they can be eaten in a few days...

"Meow?"

Taozi had been avoiding her, but now seeing her staring intently at the dried persimmons, she felt curious herself and couldn't help but walk closer to Xiaoxiao, standing by her side and also lifting her head to stare at the strings of dried persimmons.

A ringtone sounded.

It startled Taozi into jumping half a meter high.

The young girl patted her body, fished out her mini Mobile Phone, saw it was a call from her brother-in-law, and immediately pressed answer.

"Hello? Brother-in-law."

"Xiaoxiao, are you asleep?"

"No."

"Where is your sister?"

"I don't know, she went back to her room a long time ago."

"Your sister isn't next to you, is she?"

"No."

"You don't have it on speakerphone, do you?"

"No."

"I have a matter... no, it's that President Ning has a matter that needs your help, but he is too embarrassed to ask you."

"Not helping."

"Ahem... Brother-in-law has a matter too."

"What is it?"

"It's a long story..."

The young girl held the Mobile Phone, listening silently.

Upstairs, two bedrooms had lights on; on the balcony of one of the bedrooms, a figure stood straight, watching her younger sister chase a cat into the courtyard below, watching her younger sister squat down to observe the dried persimmons, watching her answer the phone, watching her return to the room to put on shoes and a coat, and watching her quietly run out of the courtyard, running extremely fast.

Ning Qing pursed her lips, her mood indifferent.

Half an hour later.

At the entrance of the police station.

The young girl was wrapped in thick clothing, her hands in her pockets, standing beside her brother-in-law and father.

Father had an indifferent expression.

Brother-in-law was deeply moved.

A policeman in front squinted at her: "Are you a family member of Chen Shu and Ning Pei?"

"Yes."

"Are you Chen Shu's girlfriend?"

"Yes."

"How old are you? You look like you're only fourteen or fifteen?"

"I am already grown up!"

"You look like a minor!"

"I am already grown up!"

"Let me see your ID card."

"I didn't bring it."

"What is your name?"

"Ning Qing."

"ID card number."

"*****"

"Why do you look so young..."

"I have the Celestial Bloodline, Heavenly Humans are just like this, looking like a child even at twenty years old."

"Alright then..."

The policeman looked at the ID photo on the device, it did look a little bit like her, so he scratched his head: "Then what is your relationship with Ning Pei?"

"My father."

"Your father?"

"Yes!"

"..."

The policeman looked at Chen Shu, then looked at President Ning, and scratched his head again.

The young girl lowered her head and remained silent, her eyes secretly glancing to the side; after a while, she asked: "Uncle Policeman, can we go now?"

"Sign here." The policeman took out two documents, "Once you sign, you can take these two away."

"Wait!"

Chen Shu hurriedly called for a stop: "Uncle Policeman, you have to make it clear first, we were not soliciting prostitutes, we were getting a legitimate massage and were caught in the crossfire."

"Oh, yes."

The policeman said to the young girl: "We cannot confirm for now that they were soliciting prostitutes; we just caught them together in the process of arresting those who were, so you can just sign and leave, no punishment, and no notification."

"Okay."

The young girl nodded repeatedly.

Chen Shu looked speechless.

The policeman handed the two documents to her again: "Sign now, and after signing, take them both away."

"That's not it."

"Huh?"

"It's not two."

"What's not two?"

"One." The little girl pointed at her brother-in-law and said, "I'm just here to take Chen Shu home."

"??"

The police officer looked at her in astonishment.

President Ning remained expressionless.

Chen Shu grinned foolishly.

In the end, the little girl still led her father away.

At the entrance of the police station.

Chen Shu looked at President Ning: "Where are you heading back to, Uncle?"

"The hotel."

"Then goodbye."

"..."

President Ning walked away without looking back.

Chen Shu shook his head helplessly, then looked at the little girl beside him: "Thanks to Xiaoxiao today, Xiaoxiao is still the best..."

The little girl did not make a sound.

Looking back at the police station and then at her brother-in-law, she hung her head, her mind a tangled mess; she was somewhat incredulous and somewhat dejected—if her sister found out about this, she definitely wouldn't let her brother-in-law off, and by then it wouldn't even be a question of whether her sister would be replaced or not, her brother-in-law would be beaten to death.

"Brother-in-law..."

"Hmm?"

"You should run away quickly..."

"Why?"

"Sister will beat you to death."

"Pat."

Chen Shu gently patted the little girl on the head, watched her cover her head, and said to her: "I really just went for a massage, don't you even trust your brother-in-law anymore?"

"It has to be that Sister trusts you."

"She will believe me."

"But she will still be angry, she is very petty."

"That's true."

"..."

The little girl's face was full of conflict.

"Xiaoxiao."

"Hmm."

"Let me tell you—"

Chen Shu turned his head to look at the little girl, staring very seriously into her eyes: "You must believe me. Your brother-in-law is not that kind of person; I came here purely for a massage, and it was because of certain matters that I had to do this, which is why I came."

He did not hope that this small matter would affect his image in the little girl's heart.

This was very important.

"Hmm."

The little girl nodded and said hesitantly: "Then should we tell Sister?"

"I will tell her."

"Oh."

Chen Shu rubbed her head and hailed a taxi.

Thinking carefully as he got into the car, this kind of experience was quite magical—getting caught at a massage parlor with his future father-in-law, and then calling his underage sister-in-law in the middle of the night to come and pick them up.

Tsk tsk.