The Master's Mask Unveiled Again-Chapter 356 - 355: Presence of the Opposite Sex, Absence of Humanity!

Chapter 356 -355: Presence of the Opposite Sex, Absence of Humanity!

Guo Shuitian’s laughter was hearty and gratifying, especially when he saw Qiong Can’s deflated expression, he felt somewhat triumphant.

Although these cases weren’t the achievements of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, they were lucky—they had the Guardian God of Wucheng.

Qiong Can touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed.

“Are you talking about that Guardian God who does good deeds without leaving a name?” Wa Zhiqi was intrigued now, his eyes under the dark circles shining differently, he asked curiously, “Is there really such a person?”

“Yes, this isn’t made up, nor is it a foreign superhero story. Our Wucheng really does have such a Guardian God.”

“Oh, then who is this person? Do you know his identity?”

“That…” Guo Shuitian smiled mysteriously, implying something profound, “You’ll know soon.”

Wa Zhiqi paused, “Good, I hope I have the honor to meet this Guardian God with my own eyes.”

Qiong Can, who was left out of the conversation, originally wanted to flatter their great captain from Jinjing. He didn’t anticipate that Wa Zhiqi wouldn’t fall for it. He cleared his throat a few times, simply dropping the subject and laughed as he interrupted their conversation.

“Captain Wa, the gazebo case scene has already been searched, the ground shows obvious signs of a struggle, the high-voltage fence was deliberately cut, everywhere is proof that this is an intentional injury case. Our side will on the behalf of Miss Gu Jingyi, formally bring a lawsuit against Lu Mian.”

Qiong Can had received a message from Sheng Zijin, saying that Lu Mian wouldn’t accept their conditions and asked him to administer a strong dose to deter Lu Mian.

Guo Shuitian narrowed his eyes slightly.

Wa Zhiqi waved his hand, “Just follow the normal procedures for this kind of thing, no need to report to me.”

His trip to Wucheng this time was merely a formality. What he really wanted was to experience the strange gazebo at Kunpeng High School.

——

The head of the discipline office.

Xiao Qimo sat on one side of the sofa, while Lu Mian sat on the other side, both with their legs crossed, intently watching their phones.

Ye Jinwen resigned himself to sitting in front of the computer, typing away at the keyboard.

Every now and then, he’d glance back and see the two bosses with identical postures, and he couldn’t help but feel a little stifled.

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“Brother Qi, what are you watching?”

Xiao Qimo answered seriously, pushing his glasses up, “Legal documents.”

“Little Mianmian, what about you?”

Lu Mian tilted his head nonchalantly, “Playing a game.”

“Which game? Can I join?” Ye Jinwen asked with a smile, leaning in closer.

Before he could get close to Lu Mian, Xiao Qimo stretched out his leg to block his move, his eyebrows slightly raised, his tone cool, “Is your work done?”

“…”

Ye Jinwen let out a sound and silently crawled back to continue working on the surveillance restoration.

With the opposite sex around, there’s no humanity!

How had he never noticed that Brother Qi had this side to him!

These past few days, Ye Jinwen had been working on restoring a surveillance tape.

Normally such tasks should have been handled by the bureau’s side, but they were too slow and probably not up to the challenge, so he had to take it upon himself.

Since Gu Jingyi had formally initiated a lawsuit, what followed was a phase where both sides searched for evidence; whoever found critical evidence would win the final victory in this lawsuit.

To be honest, with no surveillance and no eyewitnesses, this case wasn’t easy to handle.

But—

Who let Xiao Qimo, Mr. Mo, take over?

He quickly found the most crucial breakthrough.

Although the monitor near the pavilion was sabotaged in advance, leaving no usable footage, not all the surveillance was useless. For example, the monitor a hundred meters away from the pavilion—although it couldn’t capture the direction of the pavilion, Qimo, with his ingenious angle, found an entry point through the reflected images.

There is a street lamp near the pavilion designed with a mirror effect to increase its brightness. The camera could capture the image of the street lamp, which in turn could reflect the image of the pavilion.

Thus, as long as that segment of monitoring is enhanced to a high-definition image, Lu Mian’s innocence could be proven.

Ye Jinwen couldn’t help but admire Qimo for being a talent sought after by international criminal police. He could find clues and strong evidence even in a seemingly unsolvable case.

However, Ye Jinwen thought to himself, here he was, working hard without complaint, and these two big shots were taking it easy. Did being single mean having no rights at all?

What’s more infuriating—

Xiao Qimo put away his phone, glanced at the time, and began discussing with the girl who was one meter away.

“There’s a concert on Saturday, do you want to go and relax your mind?”

Ye Jinwen: They’re going to relax their minds? As if I, the single dog, don’t exist?

“Brother Qi, I’m signing up, I want to go!” Ye Jinwen immediately stood up. How could he miss such an event!

Xiao Qimo didn’t even glance at him, simply stating indifferently, “You’re busy.”

“No, I’m not busy!” Ye Jinwen insisted.

Xiao Qimo changed his posture to cross his legs and smiled slowly, “I only have two tickets.”

Ye Jinwen: “…”

Watching the two of them in an unending argument, Lu Mian finally looked up from her phone, “Whose concert is it?”

“The Starlight Symphony Orchestra.”

That got Ye Jinwen even more excited, “Brother Qi! Brother Qi! I absolutely have to go! The Starlight Symphony Orchestra! A national first-class orchestra!”

And, if she were still here, she would definitely want to go as well.

Lu Mian seemed to think of something, ah-ed a sound, neither agreeing nor declining, saying she’d think about it. It was time for class, so she slowly left the office.

Xiao Qimo walked her to the door.

The two passed by Ye Jinwen’s computer.

Again, in unison: “Keep it up.”

Ye Jinwen: “…”

—

After school, Lu Mian browsed through the bookstore near Kunpeng High School.

Shouhao, saying he wanted to buy a few exercise books, also followed to the bookstore. These two weren’t truly there to select materials; with Lu Mian’s review notes and the teeming worksheets from their teachers, they didn’t need extra practice books.

Lu Mian entered the bookstore and headed straight for an ornate row of shelves. There were fewer people here, and she quietly went about her business, her slender, fair fingertips running over the spine of each novel, her selection both patient and serious.

Shouhao, not quite understanding, drifted over with a comic magazine in hand, “Mianmian, what kind of romance books are you actually trying to find? Aren’t they all pretty much the same?”

He was genuinely curious about Lu Mian’s standards for choosing books, just like how the girls in their class had their preferences, some liking ancient time-travel novels, others modern urban romance. It seemed Mianmian didn’t have a fixed taste; her choices were diverse.

It even gave him the illusion that she wasn’t reading for content; it was as if she was searching for something, and then incidentally checking the contents of the novels.

Lu Mian randomly pulled out a book, pursed her lips, “Looking for something that feels right to me.”

“Huh?” Shouhao didn’t understand and shook his head as he walked away.

But in a short while, he excitedly rushed back to Lu Mian with a concert poster in hand, his voice suppressed on purpose.

“Mianmian, the concert! The Starlight Symphony Orchestra!”