I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 428 - 258: System Update Complete

Her tragic upbringing also made Li Xiang want to protect her for a lifetime.

"Stop fooling around. The renovation company called today, asking for a deposit of a hundred thousand. I’ll give you the account information in a bit, you transfer the money over. We’ll pay in stages as per the construction progress. But since we won’t be home, Dad will have to keep an eye on things to avoid shoddy work."

Lin Feifei’s one million that was earmarked for renovation was being used by Li Xiang to play the stock market. Meanwhile, she invested all her available funds into the studio. The studio wouldn’t make money at the start, and just breaking even would be good enough.

"Alright, tomorrow I’ll call Dad, and once the progress is on track, I’ll wire him the money."

"Okay, I don’t have much money on me lately. The studio is still running on my royalty fees. I’m planning to release a single soon, but I’m not quite satisfied with the lyrics yet. I need to refine them some more. I might be busy, so if you have time in the evening, make yourself some dinner."

"Not satisfied with the lyrics? Let me have a look."

"What’s the use of showing you? You know nothing about lyrics. Good lyrics can be sung with a tune, enjoyed without a melody. The current lyrics can be sung, but they’re missing that key element, not reaching the artistic conception I want."

This was her first single since leaving her agency and had to be perfect, so Lin Feifei wanted to refine it thoroughly before any release.

"How do you know I don’t understand if you don’t show me?"

"I admit you’re great at solving cases, but writing lyrics is for professionals. Looking at your unconvinced little eyes, wait, I’ll get it for you to have a look."

Seeing Li Xiang’s determined expression, Lin Feifei got off the bed and brought over her tablet, first letting Li Xiang listen to the demo of her song.

The melody of the song was quite nice, but just as Lin Feifei said, the lyrics felt a bit cliché, giving off a vibe of melodrama, lacking some depth when sung.

Releasing a single hastily like this might certainly hurt her reputation.

"How about this, you give me the lyrics, I’ll revise them first to see if they meet your standards. If my revisions aren’t good, you’ve lost nothing."

Working with text is what Artificial Intelligence "Xiaomu" is best at. For the lyrics, let "Xiaomu" give it a try and polish it. If not satisfied, it could always be altered until it meets Lin Feifei’s satisfaction.

"Alright then, you’re my first listener for the new song, feel honored?"

"Deeply honored."

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Early the next morning, Li Xiang didn’t forget to hand over the lyrics to "Xiaomu" for polishing, then checked his stock account.

Whoa, he hadn’t logged into his account for a while, and today he saw the market had dropped significantly, yet his account was profitable. Upon checking the daily K line, "Xiaomu" had been making moves every day, currently profiting eleven thousand.

He transferred a hundred thousand into the account and then called his dad to inquire about the renovation progress. Finding no issues, he sent the money to the renovation company.

Later that morning, upon arriving at the office, Fan Yonglin came over to Li Xiang and said, "You guys can work here for now. I’ll take you to see the collective dormitory for your guidance team. When new members arrive, you can assign them rooms."

The guidance team office was still the one previously used by the 3·21 special investigation team. However, with the case solved, everyone else had returned to their units, leaving only Yang Ming behind.

If he came over, the old dormitory would have to be moved.

Additionally, if Sun Zhidong came, there needs to be a dormitory available.

Moreover, their special investigation team definitely wouldn’t consist of just three people in the future, so planning the collective dormitory early would prevent awkward situations later.

"Alright, wait a minute, I’ll call Yang Ming over, let him take a look to decide where he’ll stay, and then I’ll help him move."

Li Xiang called Yang Ming, who quickly came over from his previous unit.

He had some paperwork to deal with over there, so he went there first thing in the morning.

Hearing that they were checking out the dormitories, he hurried over by taxi.

Having just graduated from university, he hadn’t bought a car yet.

He mentioned wanting to settle in the provincial city, but buying a house was still quite a pressure. Though he received some bonuses after returning from Miao Wa Di, that was still far from enough for a down payment.

After Yang Ming arrived, they went to see the collective dormitory arranged by Fan Yonglin for them.

The conditions of the provincial police team were quite good. They were assigned two-person rooms, very spacious, clean, and bright.

Upon seeing the room, Yang Ming’s face broke into a smile, "It’s better than my previous unit, where I stayed four to a room."

"Glad you like it. Let me know when you plan to move, and I’ll help."

"Oh, I’m embarrassed to accept your help, thank you, Captain Li."

He was worried about moving since, although males don’t tend to have as many belongings as females, they still have plenty of stuff to move.

If Li Xiang didn’t help, he would have to hire a moving service.

With Captain Li’s help, he could save that money.

"This line has six dormitory rooms, all arranged for your guidance team. They’re all filled now, and we can only manage these six rooms. But for now, it’s enough, and we’ll address any shortfalls if they arise later."

Fan Yonglin handed Li Xiang the keys to these six dormitories. For the moment, these six would suffice, as those joining the guidance team were destined to be industry elites (excluding the connections like Yang Ming and Sun Zhidong), adhering to an elite path, ensuring not too many would be joining.

"Okay, we’ll follow the leadership’s arrangements."

"In a couple of days, ten people will come to report. Keep an eye on them. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll head out first."

"No problem, Director Fan, carry on with your work. I’ve got things covered here."

After a quick exchange, Fan Yonglin tossed the keys to Li Xiang and left.

Seeing Director Fan taking his leave, Yang Ming was eager to get packing, so Li Xiang drove him to his previous dorm.

"Captain Li, sorry for the mess in my dormitory."

Inside Yang Ming’s dorm, it wasn’t as messy as he claimed. After all, everyone there was from the police academy, meaning their rooms were quite organized.

It’s just that with four people crammed together, it felt a bit cramped.

"No, it’s quite alright."

At the moment, no one else was in the dorm, probably out at work. Yang Ming went to his bed to start packing while Li Xiang began moving things to the car.

He didn’t have too much stuff and managed to pack it into four large bags which they took back.

"Captain Li, when is Sun Zhidong coming over?"

Yang Ming was aware that he’d be sharing the apartment with someone named Sun Zhidong, who was also Li Xiang’s good friend from Jinghai. Like him, Sun Zhidong was brought over through Li Xiang’s connections, and since they were about the same age, they should try to be more acquainted.

"Should be any time now. He just texted me this morning saying he arrived in the provincial city. Why hasn’t he contacted me yet?"

Talking about Sun Zhidong, Li Xiang found it odd. Though he mentioned early that morning that he had arrived, he still hadn’t reached out, leaving Li Xiang wondering what he might be up to.

"Forget it, never mind him. Let’s head back and sort the dorm first. We’ll have a welcoming dinner together tonight when he gets here. From now on, this will be our starting point to conquer the stars and oceans."

By around four in the afternoon, Yang Ming’s dorm was organized completely, and with Li Xiang’s help, the room was tidied up nicely just as Sun Zhidong finally rang.

"That rascal, only now he decides to arrive. Let’s go down and wait for him."

After giving him the address, Li Xiang and Yang Ming went downstairs to wait.

Before long, they saw Sun Zhidong’s flashy BMW parked under the dorm building. Sun Zhidong got out, tossed his sunglasses back into the car, and seeing Li Xiang, spread his arms open as he ran over: "Xiang, I’ve missed you!"

"Get out of here, you brat. Why are you so late? Where did you go?"

"Nowhere really. My dad knew I was coming to the provincial city and was worried I wouldn’t have a place to stay, so he bought me an apartment."