Chapter 303 Accompanying the Japanese Detective to the Nightclub

"Want to take a trip to Tonglin County?" Lu Zheng asked Yan Hongxia, "Qingyan often mentions you and wants to chat through the night."

Yan Hongxia scratched her face. "No, actually I’m heading east on business, but these two guys have delayed me for three days."

Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow. "Need help?"

Yan Hongxia shook her head. "No, just helping a girl send a letter home."

Lu Zheng nodded.

Yan Hongxia continued, "Once I’ve delivered the letter, I’ll take a look at the East Sea, and then catch up with Qingyan when I return to the Central Plains."

"Alright." Lu Zheng smiled. "I’ll give you a warm welcome when the time comes."

Yan Hongxia laughed heartily. "Then I must enjoy a good meal at your expense."

...

The Huizhou Anomaly Suppression Bureau left with their team, Yan Hongxia bid farewell and headed east, leaving Lu Zheng alone, returning westward.

After traveling for a day, he found a secluded spot and traveled through time to the modern era.

Looking at his phone, Lu Zheng couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows. "Hey? I’m back?"

Before going to the Jinhua Sect, Lin Wan had told Lu Zheng about her business trip, which was for a financial cross-border case in Japan. Japanese Interpol officers were coming to assist, and she was the coordinator from Hua Country.

Unexpectedly, a few days had passed, and she had already completed the case and returned.

So Lu Zheng dialed her number.

"Where are you?"

"Out from closed-door training?" Lin Wan laughed on the other end of the line. "You’ve been away for quite a while. I’m having dinner with Aimi."

"Aimi?"

Lin Wan said, "Takeuchi Aimi, the Japanese Interpol officer, my partner for this case. The case is wrapped up, and she’s leaving tomorrow."

"Got it." Lu Zheng nodded. "I’m coming home tonight."

"Okay!" Lin Wan said. "I’ll take Aimi back to the hotel and then go home myself."

Then came a somewhat awkward-sounding Chinese voice from the other end, "Is it your boyfriend? We agreed to go to a nightclub. Invite him along; we are two weak girls, and we need a knight to protect us."

"You guys still plan to go out?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Yeah, we’ve been tied up with the case these days, and now we’re finally free. Aimi said she wants to experience local nightclubs." Lin Wan said. "Why don’t you come pick us up?"

"You didn’t drive?"

"We’re going to drink, how could we drive? You shouldn’t drive either."

"Alright!" Lu Zheng nodded.

Having spent a few days in the ancient era, Lu Zheng also wanted to relax. He quickly changed clothes and called a cab, soon arriving at Fulong Plaza.

At the restaurant, Lu Zheng saw Lin Wan and another pretty lady sitting in a corner.

"Lin Wan! Miss Zhunei?"

"Lu Zheng, you’re here." Lin Wan stood up with a look of surprise, pulling Lu Zheng to introduce him to Takeuchi Aimi.

"Hello, Miss Zhunei!"

"Mr. Lu, just call me Aimi. Did you eat? Join us?" Takeuchi Aimi smiled.

Seeing more than half a table of dishes left, Lu Zheng nodded. "I’ve eaten, but I can have a bit more."

Lin Wan smiled, pulling Lu Zheng to sit beside her, then ordered another set of utensils for him.

"Another bowl of rice, please! Thank you!" Lu Zheng called to the waiter.

"Alright, please wait a moment!"

Lin Wan smiled, giving Lu Zheng a knowing look, knowing he’d definitely not eaten.

"Your case ended? Quite quickly, huh." Lu Zheng casually sparked conversation.

"It’s a phase closure." Lin Wan said, "Unexpectedly, we found key evidence here at home, and the suspect was sent back to Japan on a flight this morning. Aimi will return to Japan with the evidence tomorrow, and then it’s just filing charges against another suspect."

Lu Zheng blinked, "You dare go clubbing with evidence in hand!"

Takeuchi Aimi laughed. "How could I dare to carry such important evidence with me? It’s still at the International Criminal Police Organization Hai City Liaison Office. I’ll go fetch it tomorrow, then catch my flight."

"Oh, oh!" Lu Zheng nodded.

The waiter brought the rice, and Lu Zheng took it and started eating.

The group chatted while eating, and after the meal, headed to a popular nightclub.

...

Lu Zheng had never been to a nightclub before, and his first encounter was indeed overwhelming. The live atmosphere was quite different from what you see in movies and videos.

Glancing left and right, it was mainly young people, handsome men, and pretty women, all dressed coolly and sensually, brimming with energy.

Seeing Lin Wan and Takeuchi Aimi’s calm expressions, Lu Zheng asked Lin Wan, "You seem quite familiar with this?"

Seeing Lu Zheng’s slightly resentful look, Lin Wan couldn’t help but laugh. "We’re police; how could we rarely come to places like this?"

Lu Zheng, "..."

"Isn’t it said that places like these tend to be pretty upstanding?" Lu Zheng stupidly asked.

Even Takeuchi Aimi looked at Lu Zheng as if he were an Immortal, giving Lin Wan a look.

Meaning, how could your boyfriend be so naive?

"If you’re just an ordinary person, you come here simply to vent your excess energy. Don’t get curious. Apart from drinking and fruits, don’t touch anything else, then this place is generally fine, and you’ll not encounter trouble." Lin Wan said.

"But actually?"

"Well, to be honest, the domestic environment is indeed pretty decent." Lin Wan glanced around, "There’s little else going on here, especially in large-scale places frequented by ordinary people."

"But Japan is different. Gangs are rampant, nearly every venue has..." Takeuchi Aimi said helplessly. "If you’re pretty, trouble finds you, and you can’t even enjoy yourself. You’re really lucky."

The three of them got a booth and ordered a package, then Takeuchi Aimi led Lin Wan and Lu Zheng into the venue with familiarity.

Flashing lights, deafening music, dancing bodies, pervasive fragrance...

Initially, Lu Zheng was a bit interested but quickly admitted he couldn’t handle it.

There are many ways to let off steam, as there are many ways to stimulate the spirit, and this felt like the least skillful one.

Just intense light visual stimulation, strong music auditory stimulation, perfume scent smell stimulation, and the neurological stimulation of alcohol.

It’s just stimulation, stimulation, stimulation...

No wonder when you’ve frequented certain places for long enough, you become immune to various intense stimuli, and those without enough self-control may end up trying out those new toys.

Poorly executed!

Lu Zheng and Lin Wan returned to the booth, picked up a beer, and sipped lightly.

"What? Not interested?" Lin Wan laughed and asked.

"No interest." Lu Zheng replied. "Just looking and listening, bouncing around, might as well go home and work out."

Hearing about working out, Lin Wan blushed.

There was an independent gym at home, where the various equipment didn’t just serve for fitness, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan had found several new uses, causing Lin Wan to have a reflex response to the mention of working out.