Chapter 120

“I’m not a picky eater, I’ll eat whatever you order.”

“I ordered a young chicken for you.”

“Um.”

“Brother-in-law,” Bai Qin said, “you don’t look well at all. What happened?”

“It’s nothing,” Han An said with a sigh. “Go back after you finish eating.”

“Go back? Back to the shop?”

“Um.”

“And what about you?”

“I’ll stay here and watch over the lottery station.”

“I’ll go with you.”

“Come over in the evening,” Han An said. “It would be very boring to stay here all the time. Also, remember to send me a message on WeChat before you come over, don’t just rush over on your own.”

“but……”

“I know you want to keep me company,” Han An interrupted, “but he won’t be coming to the lottery station this afternoon, so it will be very boring for you to keep me company. Besides, you’re a cashier at Han’s, and I’d prefer you to go to work earlier. Although I trust Jiang Yan more, she’s not a cashier, and who knows what might go wrong.”

Bai Qin wanted to argue, but she ultimately chose to nod.

At this moment, the set meal that Bai Qin had ordered was placed in front of them.

One young chicken, one hamburger, one serving of fries, one serving of Colonel’s Chicken Nuggets, and two Cokes.

After putting on gloves, Han An picked up the young chicken and tore off a leg, handing it to Bai Qin.

“Thank you, brother-in-law.”

As she spoke, Bai Qin, wearing gloves, happily took the chicken leg and began to eat it.

After finishing their meal, Bai Qin sat for a while longer before leaving.

After Bai Qin left, Han An, expressionless, drank his cola while gazing out the window.

It wasn’t until 12:30 that Han An saw his cousin Han Sheng, so he hurriedly went outside.

After they met, Han An asked, “Have you had lunch yet?”

“Go buy me a hamburger.”

Han An didn’t say anything, but handed the hamburger and cola he was carrying to Han Sheng.

After taking it, Han Sheng asked, “Isn’t this your portion?”

“I’ve already eaten.”

“Then let’s eat as we walk.”

Does he live around here?

“It’s not far, it only takes about ten minutes to walk there.”

“Wouldn’t it be more convenient to drive?”

“It’s inconvenient, he lives in a back alley,” Han Sheng said, taking a bite of his hamburger and striding forward. “Let me tell you, I was the one who caught that kid Ma Tianle last time. That kid runs like a horse, it took me half my life to catch him. That kid is really fierce, he even said his idol is Crow, and he likes fighting and killing.”

Who is the crow?

“It’s that Roy Cheung who played the villain in the Young and Dangerous movies, the one who looks fierce and flips the table at the drop of a hat.”

“I think I vaguely remember it.”

“Although the ‘Young and Dangerous’ movies ended many years ago, their influence is still there,” Han Sheng said. “Now, almost all the gangs across the country that like to engage in armed brawls have seen movies related to ‘Young and Dangerous.’ These people all want to become big bosses through violence and live a comfortable life collecting protection money everywhere. Many of these people are from vocational schools, with nothing better to do than form gangs. Sometimes it really drives me crazy. If you try to reason with them, they won’t listen. If you tell them they’ll go to jail if they commit another crime, they think they can make a bunch of brothers in jail and do something big after they get out.”

“That’s incredibly stupid.”

“This is glorifying violence.”

“Cousin, I hope you can keep things related to Xiaojing a secret.”

“You’ve said that so many times, I’m tired of hearing it,” Han Sheng said after taking a sip of his cola. “Anyway, let me tell you, I’ll say what I should say, and I absolutely won’t say what I shouldn’t say. Besides, this is a matter of face for you, how could I possibly go around telling everyone? It seems like I’ve only told Xiao Ning, and I haven’t told anyone else.”

“It seems I still have doubts about my cousin’s ability to keep secrets.”

“She was the one who first told you about your testing at Nuclear Gene, so she’s practically an insider, and she had no choice but to tell you.”

“That’s because you like her, cousin, so you like to share secrets with her.”

“What do you mean by that!”

“If you like her, go for it. It would be ridiculous if you suddenly received her wedding invitation one day.”

“She said she didn’t want to find a partner, she just liked doing research.”

“That’s called being reserved,” Han An said. “Do you expect her to say she really wants to find a boyfriend when you ask her?”

That’s true.

“I acknowledge your case-handling abilities, but your emotional intelligence is really too low.”

“I don’t want to find a partner, understand?”

“If you can win Gao Yining’s heart within a month, I’ll treat you both to hot pot!”

“It’s not appealing at all.”

“Then let’s have dog meat stew.”

“She loves dogs. If she knew I liked dog meat stew, she would definitely cut ties with me.”

“The day she cooks her husky.”

How do you know she owns a husky?

“I added her as a WeChat friend and saw her posts on her Moments.”

“That dog is quite cute. I saw it once, but it’s a bit silly.”

“If it weren’t silly, it wouldn’t be a husky.”

They walked and chatted for about fifteen minutes before arriving at the apartment building where Ma Tianle lived.

After instructing Han An not to make the first move, Han Sheng led Han An upstairs.

Han Sheng knocked on the door of room 702.

Half a minute later, Ma Tianle’s voice could be heard from inside.

“Brother Sheng, I don’t remember doing anything wrong!”

“You didn’t do anything wrong. I just happened to be passing by, so I came up to chat with you.”

“Then let’s chat through the door.”

“You can’t chat with a door between you, can you?” Han Sheng laughed. “Besides, if I were here to arrest you, would I be so polite? I’d kick the door open and point a gun at your head, wouldn’t you agree?”

Because of Han Sheng’s words, Ma Tianle opened the door.

After glancing at Han An, Ma Tianle smiled awkwardly and said, “I’ll go pour you some tea. Please have a seat.”

As soon as the two of them went inside, a woman wearing a slip dress came out of the bedroom.

After glancing at the two of them, the woman went back inside and closed the door.

Bang!

After sitting down on the worn-out sofa and lighting a cigarette, Han Sheng asked, “Your new girlfriend?”

I found it on the road.

“You found it on the street?” Han Sheng said with a grin. “I happen to not have a girlfriend yet. Tell me where you found it, and I’ll go find one too.”

“Brother Sheng, you’re so handsome, why don’t you have a girlfriend?”

“Why don’t you introduce me to someone?”

“The people I know are all bad, and I’m afraid they’ll ruin Brother Sheng’s reputation.”

As he spoke, Ma Tianle, appearing very humble, handed the brewed tea to Han Sheng and Han An respectively.

However, neither of them drank it; they left it on the coffee table.

After sitting down, Ma Tianle asked, “Brother Sheng, what brings you and your colleagues to see me?”

Do you know Bai Jing?

It was Han An, not Han Sheng, who said this.

Upon recognizing Han An as the person who had called earlier, Ma Tianle jumped to his feet in fright.