Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 584: Chapter 558: Brotherhood and Solving the Case

Lin Ze Guang couldn’t catch his breath. Being overheard by a beautiful woman while bragging about how far he could pee—how embarrassing is that?

So Qian witnessed the spectacle of a 190 cm tall, robust man turning red in the face.

”Let me formally introduce you, Mei. This is an uncouth classmate I accidentally met back in school. His name is Lin Ze Guang, male, under 40 years old—”

”Yu Minglang, stop talking nonsense, go away!” Lin Ze Guang shoved Yu Minglang aside and extended his hand toward Qian.

”I’m only 30, don’t listen to him.”

Lin Ze Guang and Yu Minglang were in the same year at school. Both were very competitive and had been rivals since then.

Lin Ze Guang was slightly better than Yu Minglang in sports requiring explosiveness, like sprinting and fighting, but Yu Minglang surpassed him in shooting and commanding. Anyway, neither of them could stand the other, but outsiders always felt their seemingly life-or-death rivalry had an indescribable brotherly bond—though they both refused to admit it.

Seeing them bicker, Qian immediately judged that the tall man had an extraordinary relationship with Yu Minglang, so she matched Yu Minglang’s rhythm effortlessly.

She extended her hand and shook Lin Ze Guang’s hand graciously, smiling.

”You must be an excellent friend of my fiancé. Hello, I’m Chen Xiaoqian, Yu Minglang’s fiancée.”

The straightforwardness of the beautiful woman made Lin Ze Guang very embarrassed. Qian noticed how interesting this man was; despite his bear-like appearance, he was blushing.

He too was a genuine person.

”Mei, pay attention and listen to the key points! Didn’t you hear him say he’s already 30? He’s older than me yet in the same year—tsk tsk, I wonder if he failed many times and had to repeat several years?”

Yu Minglang said mischievously.

Lin Ze Guang immediately turned his head fiercely and yelled at him, ”Do you think everyone is like you, starting school as early as a non-human being? Beautiful lady, being with this cunning man must be tough, right? This guy is full of bad ideas. Actually, we have plenty of excellent bachelors here, including myself. Are you interested in switching fiancés?”

”Get away from me! Get your paws off my woman’s hand! You really shouldn’t try to sow discord between us. My Mei is no less smart than me; she finished her college credits two years early, so you simple-minded fellow definitely can’t find common ground with her.”

Hearing that Qian was a top student, Lin Ze Guang immediately felt a great sense of respect and said seriously to Qian.

”I really admire smart people; you must be very intelligent.”

Qian gave a slight smile, ”This is not the place to talk. Should we move to a different place? I think you probably have something to ask me.”

”You actually know our purpose?” Lin Ze Guang remembered that when he and Yu Minglang talked business, she wasn’t even there.

”My fiancé isn’t someone who mixes personal and official matters indiscriminately. His friends must be like him, so you are probably not just here to help him but have official business that requires our cooperation as well. So let’s find a more convenient place to talk.”

Lin Ze Guang’s mouth formed an O shape. He thought Yu Minglang’s insight was already astounding; how did the woman he found turn out to be just as impressive?

Yu Minglang proudly hugged Qian, ”Isn’t my woman outstanding?”

”Too outstanding... it’s a bit of a waste with you...”

Lin Ze Guang dodged Yu Minglang’s kicked leg and shook his head regretfully.

Watching their interaction, Qian further confirmed her guess was correct; this man was definitely an important friend of Yu Minglang, even though neither would admit it verbally.

In the car, Lin Ze Guang explained their purpose.

”Recently, a highly egregious case occurred in Lishi. The suspect disfigured the victim with a knife in an extremely arrogant manner.”

To avoid unnecessary panic, the case is temporarily not disclosed to the public, but it’s being taken very seriously by the higher-ups. A task force has been set up, and a lot of manpower has been deployed to investigate it. Lin Ze Guang is tasked with leading a patrol team on the streets.

”Are you suspecting that the person who called my fiancée may be related to this case?” Yu Minglang’s eyebrows knitted together.

”I speculated there might be a connection because you mentioned someone threatened to use a knife on the phone. Please tell me everything you know.”

Lin Ze Guang was very focused while handling the case.

”This person called me before. The last time he mentioned using a knife, I hung up immediately. This time when he called again, he directly said he wanted to cut my face. When he said it, I started playing music, so listeners didn’t hear it, but I could. He spoke with excited breathing, and I suspect he was doing something inappropriate while calling me.”

Qian recounted what she knew, and Yu Minglang added a few details, such as his previous conjectures, including age, night shifts, etc., in great detail.

Lin Ze Guang found it challenging, ”We already investigated the call logs when we came, but he used an anonymous IC card, so we couldn’t find any related information. We’ve sent someone to extract fingerprints, but since public facilities are used by so many people, it’s very difficult to retrieve valuable information.”

”Did you check the street surveillance?” Yu Minglang asked.

Lin Ze Guang shook his head, ”The phone booth he chose is in a blind spot; the surveillance can’t see it.”

”If this side’s surveillance isn’t visible, then check more cameras. There are only a few places on the street this leads to. Bring up the surveillance for each place, and compare them one by one for common points. We should be able to find a suspect. I refuse to believe he can just fly out like a fly!”

Yu Minglang felt something was odd about this case; intuition told him it wasn’t that simple, but he couldn’t specify what exactly was wrong.

Lin Ze Guang nodded, ”Until we find the real culprit, your fiancée’s safety must be a priority—should we assign someone to protect her at all times?”

Although they couldn’t confirm the person harassing Qian on the phone was the criminal, based on procedure, Qian did not meet the criteria for personal protection. However, Lin Ze Guang was willing to help Qian in his personal capacity. His team members would rotate and could accompany Qian during their off-duty times.

Though he often competed with Yu Minglang, their brotherhood was deeply rooted. The fact that his good brother’s fiancée was in danger demanded his utmost effort to help.

”I will be here for about half a month, and during this time, I will stay close to her. I hope you can solve the case before I leave.” Yu Minglang decided to personally protect her, ensuring no harm would come to her.