Chapter 266 - 227: If Only We Had a Son-in-Law

Liu Jialin smiled at her colleague and said, "Don’t let his age fool you. Let me tell you, he’s already an Exotic Beast Hunter, and he’s at the Second Order Middle Stage."

"What?" Zhang Xiao exclaimed, a look of surprise on her round face.

The moustached man in handcuffs had been groaning softly from the pain of his injuries.

But after hearing Liu Jialin’s words, he instantly clamped his mouth shut. His eyes widened, his face filled with utter shock.

’Damn it! The guy who sent me flying with one kick is an Exotic Beast Hunter? And a Second Order Middle Stage one at that? I’m screwed... I’m so screwed...’

’Big Bro! Please don’t bring your guys to corner him and start trouble...’

Astonished that Lin Li had reached such a level at his age, Zhang Xiao composed herself and said to Liu Jialin.

"Captain, for your friend to have reached the Second Order Middle Stage at his age, his cultivation aptitude must be exceptional. The bureau should be trying to recruit talent like him!"

The light at the intersection ahead turned red. Liu Jialin slowed down and brought the car to a stop.

"I tried to recruit him before. Unfortunately, he just wants to be an Exotic Beast Hunter and make money for now."

"Oh, I see."

Zhang Xiao felt a twinge of disappointment to hear that Lin Li was only interested in being an Exotic Beast Hunter for the money.

But to each their own. If he wanted to be an Exotic Beast Hunter and make money, that was his choice.

"Miss Investigators, may I call my family?" The moustached man, his heart in a panic, thought for a moment before tentatively posing the question to Liu Jialin and Zhang Xiao.

"Hm?!" Liu Jialin and Zhang Xiao, who had been chatting, glanced at the moustached man in surprise.

"You can call your family, but you’ll have to wait until we get back to the bureau," Zhang Xiao said.

"Er..." The moustached man nodded, praying inwardly. ’Heavens above! Please, don’t let my big bro go looking for trouble with that guy!’

Liu Jialin and Zhang Xiao had no idea what was going through the moustached man’s head. If they did, they would have surely told him with contempt.

’If there really were a God, I doubt he’d grant the wish of a knife-wielding thug like you...’

...

The musical fountain square was bustling with people, creating a lively atmosphere. Brilliant, colorful lights twinkled, making the plaza look like a dreamscape.

After leaving the arcade, Lin Li headed for the parking lot.

Just then, about six or seven seconds after Lin Li, three tall men strode out of the arcade.

The man in the lead was bald with thick eyebrows. He stood at one-ninety-five and wore a thick gold chain around his neck. The other two had crew cuts and were slightly shorter than him, with nasty, shifty-eyed faces.

"Big Bro, there’s the guy who ruined our fun." The shifty-eyed man with a dragon tattoo on his left arm pointed at Lin Li, who was walking away in the distance.

"Let’s hurry and follow him! Don’t let him get away," the other man, who had a large tiger tattoo on his right arm and a rodent-like face, said eagerly.

"Hmph." The bald man with the gold chain nodded. He took the lead, following Lin Li toward the parking lot. His two lackeys saw this and hurried to keep up.

...

BING.

As Lin Li was walking to the parking lot, he suddenly felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He immediately pulled it out and glanced at the screen. It was a message from Su Yue.

After getting home, Su Yue heard from her mother what had happened at the musical fountain square. While her mom was in the bathroom taking a shower, she grabbed her phone and sent a message to Lin Li.

"Lin Li, my mom just told me what happened earlier. Thank you."

"Just saying thank you doesn’t sound very sincere!" Lin Li texted back.

"Then what kind of sincerity are you looking for?" Su Yue’s lips curved into a smile as she read Lin Li’s reply, her eyes sparkling with delight.

"How about a home-cooked meal..." Lin Li, always looking for an excuse to get a meal out of Su Yue, typed back quickly.

’Sigh... Eat, eat, eat. All this blockhead thinks about is food. Can’t he ask for something else for a change?’ Su Yue looked at Lin Li’s message and sighed softly, feeling a pang of exasperation.

"Fine. I have to spend the next few days with my mom, but once she goes home, I’ll find some time to cook you a feast."

After exchanging a few more messages with Lin Li, Su Yue locked her phone, tossed it aside, and flopped sideways onto the soft sofa.

She rolled onto her back, placing her hands on her perfectly flat stomach. Her bright, dark eyes stared up at the ceiling.

After a few minutes of silence, she thought to herself, ’This can’t go on like this! Maybe I should be more assertive and push our relationship forward.’

SPLISH, SPLASH...

A voice suddenly called out from the steamy bathroom.

"Xiaoyue."

Lost in thought, Su Yue snapped back to reality when she heard her mom call from the bathroom. "I’m here! What’s up?" she called back.

"I accidentally dropped my towel on the floor, and it’s soaked... Can you bring me a dry one?"

"Okay, just a second."

Su Yue got up, slipped on her house slippers, and walked toward the balcony.

「A moment later.」

"Mom, I’ve got it."

CLICK.