Chapter 3390 — Everyone Cares

"Whether An Liwen is behind it or not, we can't say for certain just yet, but I think these cases are strikingly similar, similar enough to be investigated together! What's more, this has gone beyond the police's purview—the Mystery Investigation Bureau has taken over now," Qiu Lingshan said. "The main problem is that the best operatives in our bureau amount to nothing more than me and Wu Chengtian, who's only nominally on the payroll. We're simply no match for those death squads."

"You mean you want me to come and help?" Wei Zhao finally understood the purpose of Qiu Lingshan's call.

"Mm, that was the idea!" Qiu Lingshan said, a little embarrassed. "Do you... have the time?"

"When do we set out?" Wei Zhao asked after a moment's thought.

"The sooner the better. The hidden Tang family won't hold out much longer..." Qiu Lingshan said.

"Then let's leave today." Wei Zhao thought it over—he had nothing on his plate at the moment, Shen Yushu still couldn't possibly leave these next couple of days, and as it happened he had nothing to do either, so he agreed straightaway.

"Wonderful!" Qiu Lingshan was instantly thrilled. "Wei Zhao, I could kiss you! This is perfect—barely arrived at the Mystery Investigation Bureau and I've already pulled off a huge coup! From now on, the hidden families will be subject to the bureau's control, and I'll be its founder!"

"..." Wei Zhao didn't know what to say. Still, thinking about it, that was just the kind of person Qiu Lingshan was—she set enormous store by merit and honor. If he could help her out, he might as well. "All right, then. Get yourself ready and come find me."

"Will do, you darling!" Qiu Lingshan hung up happily.

Since Wei Zhao was going out, he naturally had to tell Shen Yushu and Wang Xinyan. This time, though, he intended to bring Wang Xinyan along. After two days of training, he had found that Wang Xinyan didn't faint; on the contrary, she was full of energy. In other words, the method of cultivating while lying among the energy stones was entirely workable. By day Wei Zhao tossed the stones into the jade pendant's space to recharge them, and by night he took them out again. The stones suffered virtually no energy loss, so there was no gap in the timeline.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh, smells so good—it's like the century egg and lean pork congee Arrow Brand Brother made for me and Sister Yaoyao when he first came!" Shen Yushu was up, and at the sight of the pot of congee set out in the dining room, she shrieked, her mouth watering.

Seeing that Xiaoshu had returned to her old self, Wei Zhao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed she had come to terms with his going to Mount Huoyan.

Wang Xinyan was up too, though she wasn't nearly as dramatic as Shen Yushu. She was very fond of Wei Zhao's cooking as well, but she didn't shriek—she simply sat quietly at the table and began ladling out the congee for everyone.

"I'm thinking of going out for a trip. There are some matters to take care of. Xiaoshu, would you stay home?" Wei Zhao asked after a moment's hesitation.

"What about Sister Xinyan?" Shen Yushu didn't answer, but asked in return.

"She's coming with me," Wei Zhao said. "You know as well as I do, Xiaoshu, that Xinyan can help me cultivate."

"Then... can Xiaoshu come too?" Shen Yushu lifted her head and looked at Wei Zhao. "Arrow Brand Brother, this is the last time—the last time you take Xiaoshu out..."

"All right." Looking into Xiaoshu's eyes, Wei Zhao couldn't bear to refuse, and what she said was true—this might well be the last time he took her out. Next time, he would have to send her away. "I'll give Yu Xiaoke a call, and then we'll go."

Yu Xiaoke and Yu Dake had gone to the orphanage these past two days. Yu Xiaoke still couldn't let go of the place, so she had gone with her brother to see if there was anything she could do. At the very least, before she left, she wanted to explain to Xiaoken and the others how the orphanage should develop in the future.

When Yu Xiaoke heard Wei Zhao was going out, she hurried back without a second thought. In fact, there was less and less she could actually do at the orphanage these days—her old bag of money-making tricks really didn't suit the place anymore.

For the orphanage to develop in a healthy, sustainable way over the long term, theft and the like were out of the question. Lai the Fat Man had hired several financial experts to run a dedicated welfare fund, with all the profits plowed into the orphanage's construction. That was the ultimate development model.

Wei Zhao brought Yu Xiaoke along mainly for safety. With a shield like Yu Xiaoke around, he could basically stand undefeated in any fight.

Just as Wei Zhao finished getting ready, Qiu Lingshan drove up.

Her car was still that Cheetah SUV, but after parking it at Wei Zhao's villa, she got into Wei Zhao's Grand Cherokee. His car had been specially modified by the Mystery Investigation Bureau—good performance, good comfort, and well suited to long-distance driving.

Looking at the dashing Qiu Lingshan, Wei Zhao suddenly noticed that her chest seemed to have grown quite a bit. Had this girl gone and gotten breast enhancements?

Feeling Wei Zhao's gaze, Qiu Lingshan looked smug. "Well? I'm about to overtake Xiaoshu, aren't I?"

This was the thing that pleased Qiu Lingshan most. In the old days, Xiaoshu had taken a dislike to her, and she had always believed she was second to none in every way—except that her chest wasn't as big as Xiaoshu's, which had rankled her no end. Later, the two of them had buried the hatchet, at least after Wei Zhao was injured and fell into a coma, but Qiu Lingshan had always harbored the wish to surpass Shen Yushu.

After joining the Mystery Investigation Bureau, Qiu Lingshan's daily routine training had increased a great deal. Before that, she had been an internal-school cultivator, so she had largely neglected the external exercises that only external-school experts bothered with.

But the Mystery Investigation Bureau had its rules—even Director Feng Tianlong took part in routine training every day. How could Qiu Lingshan possibly ask for special treatment?

What Qiu Lingshan never expected was that some of the routine exercises—push-ups, pull-ups and the like—had actually triggered a second round of breast development. They kept getting bigger, and now at last she was on the verge of overtaking Shen Yushu!

"I'm younger than you, so I've still got room to grow," Shen Yushu said dismissively. Though they had buried the hatchet, there was still a trace of friction between the two of them.

"You're shorter than me—grow any more and you'll be top-heavy. You'll have to hold them up when you go out—what a drag!" Qiu Lingshan needled.

"That's enough, Lingshan, Xiaoshu. Stop bickering, both of you. What's there to fight over? Look at how nice Xiaoke is—she doesn't care..." Wei Zhao put a stop to their squabbling, feeling a headache coming on.

"Sister Lady Thief, how did you enhance your chest? Could you teach me?" Yu Xiaoke spoke up in a small voice.

"..." Wei Zhao nearly tripped on his way into the car and fell flat on the ground! So this was something all girls cared about?