Chapter 82 of 100

Chapter 82

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Xu Yun carried the long-legged girl with a perky butt on his shoulder, drawing everyone's attention. When he arrived at the parking lot, Ruan Qingshuang and the others were already there. Xu Yun opened the trunk, and Qiu Yan directly threw the unconscious Ma Pinghai inside.

"Drive, take me and Qin Wan'er to the police station first," Xu Yun said, handing the car keys to Qiu Yan while shoving the unconscious Qin Wan'er into the back seat.

Qiu Yan was taken aback. She knew that the Red Scorpion might arrive soon, and she actually hoped to team up with Xu Yun, as it might give them a chance to win.

Xu Yun could see what Qiu Yan was thinking: "If the Red Scorpion goes wild here, people will die."

In the end, Qiu Yan chose to give up, got into the car, and drove away. The Audi drove out of the west gate of Hedong International Hotel, passing by a man in a black hooded jacket...

Qin Wan'er was quickly taken to the Hedong Public Security Bureau, and the bumpy ride had woken her up.

Her first reaction was to explode: "Xu Yun! You bastard, what are you doing! How is this any different from harboring a criminal?"

Xu Yun pointed to the police station entrance: "You can go in now and say I'm harboring a wanted criminal, and have me arrested. But I still have to tell you, if you send police to the Hedong International Hotel to arrest people today, innocent people will be affected! Qin Wan'er, you're a police officer, you should prioritize the interests of the people."

"..." Qin Wan'er was speechless, unable to refute Xu Yun.

"Big Sister Wan'er, Guo Guo supports Dad," Guo Guo said. She wasn't an ordinary child and had already realized what was happening.

Ruan Qingshuang stroked Guo Guo's face. She had never imagined so many unbelievable things would happen to her. She admitted she was very nervous, but with Guo Guo and Xu Yun, she felt particularly at ease.

Xu Yun opened the car door: "Ma Pinghai is in the trunk."

Ruan Qingshuang said seriously: "Xu Yun, I trust you, you have your reasons. Let's take Ma Pinghai in together."

"I'll make him go in obediently," Xu Yun nodded and smiled, then said to Qiu Yan: "You go back first."

Qiu Yan said nothing. After Xu Yun and Qin Wan'er got out of the car and pulled Ma Pinghai out of the trunk, she drove away. Qiu Yan didn't like the smell of police officers.

Ma Pinghai had already woken up from the bumpy ride. When he was pulled out, he greedily breathed in the fresh air. Realizing his situation, he was stunned.

"What are you going to do!" Ma Pinghai panicked.

"Ma Pinghai, stop pretending," Xu Yun sneered. "Now you have two choices: either go with Qin Wan'er and confess, or I'll give you some private punishment."

Ma Pinghai's voice trembled: "Xu Yun, I tell you, you'll regret it!"

"Brother never regrets!" Xu Yun kicked Ma Pinghai hard, sending him rolling several meters away. "I want to see who regrets today."

Ma Pinghai tried to run after getting up, but as soon as he stood up, Xu Yun was already in front of him. With a powerful slap, Ma Pinghai flew through the air, spinning and landing heavily on the ground.

Xu Yun sneered: "Today I'll show you who the real villain is."

"Ouch... Ouch..." Ma Pinghai cried in pain, crawling towards Qin Wan'er: "Murder! You're a police officer, you heard it, he's trying to kill me!"

Qin Wan'er rolled her eyes, acting as if nothing happened: "What did I hear? Sorry, I didn't hear anything."

Ma Pinghai was stunned. What did she mean?

Qin Wan'er walked straight into the police station, completely ignoring what was happening behind her.

Xu Yun's eyes glinted with a cold light, and a real, tangible killing intent directly targeted Ma Pinghai: "For someone with no value, the police don't bother to protect them."

Ma Pinghai shivered with bone-chilling fear, a sense of terror enveloping him. Suddenly, he ran madly towards the police station, shouting: "I know about the wanted criminal Hao Kai! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

A few on-duty police officers rushed out, and Qin Wan'er explained a few words. They quickly handcuffed Ma Pinghai.

Xu Yun didn't like dealing with the police, so he left the rest to them. The venomous scorpion wouldn't be easy to deal with and would likely go into hiding after failing.

Qin Wan'er would probably interrogate Ma Pinghai all night, so Xu Yun didn't wait for her and returned to the herbal restaurant.

When Xu Yun came back, he didn't notice anything unusual. Qiangzi and the three tigers from Nancheng were all in the restaurant. Seeing Xu Yun return, they all came forward to ask about Qiu Yan, who looked cold and intimidating, scaring them so much they didn't dare speak.

"I don't know," Xu Yun shrugged. "Alright, you all go back. Oh, by the way, Jin Biao from the East District and Wu Lei from the West District are now with Sister Shuang. As for Ma Pinghai from the North... well, I think he'll probably spend a couple of years in jail for harboring such an important wanted criminal."

"..." Everyone was shocked.

Shan Hongning couldn't believe that they had taken down Jin Biao and Wu Lei in one meal.

"Bro, are you kidding us?" Qiangzi was also confused.

Xu Yun didn't bother to explain: "Go, go, it's closing time! If you affect Sister Yan's rest, I can't protect you."

Thinking of Qiu Yan's icy demeanor, they all broke out in cold sweat and quickly left.

After locking the door, Xu Yun went upstairs. Qiu Yan was sitting in the room, helping Guo Guo with her homework. Guo Guo was unusually quiet today, so well-behaved that it was suspicious.

Seeing Xu Yun return, Ruan Qingshuang poured him a glass of water and asked: "Xu Yun, I think Qiu Yan was a bit off today."

"Um." Xu Yun nodded and smiled faintly. "Let's do this: tonight, let her stay with Guo Guo."

Ruan Qingshuang was taken aback: "I'm afraid Guo Guo won't be well-behaved."

"Guo Guo is much better-behaved with her than with you," Xu Yun thought. Qiu Yan's unusual behavior was because she had sensed danger and needed to be close to Guo Guo to feel safe. Perhaps the burden Feng Qiansui had placed on her was too heavy.

"That's the only way." Ruan Qingshuang was a bit reluctant; she had gotten used to Guo Guo's mischievousness at bedtime.

Seeing Ruan Qingshuang looking a bit unwell, Xu Yun asked: "Are you still not feeling well? Should I massage you again?"

Ruan Qingshuang blushed: "No, I'm fine."

"You can fool others, but not me," Xu Yun smiled. "Come to my room, I have something to talk to you about."

Ruan Qingshuang nodded and said: "I also have something to talk to you about."

They went to the room and closed the door. Xu Yun spoke first: "We might be talking about the same thing?"

"Herbal cuisine?" Ruan Qingshuang frowned.

"Um." Xu Yun nodded. "Why does the Hedong International Hotel have your herbal cuisine menu? I don't remember any cooperation with them."

Ruan Qingshuang was also puzzled: "Yes, Shan Hongning thought about cooperating with them before, but their boss refused."

Xu Yun laughed bitterly: "It seems he wanted to create his own herbal cuisine, but it's too much of a copy... It looks like one of our chefs leaked the menu."

Ruan Qingshuang didn't mind: "If it's leaked, it's leaked. It's a way to promote it."

"That won't do," Xu Yun said firmly. "Promoting it is fine, but refusing cooperation and using underhanded tactics is disgusting."

"What are you going to do?" Ruan Qingshuang was taken aback.

"Don't worry, Sister Shuang, I have a plan," Xu Yun smiled.

Guo Guo seemed to have finished her homework and came out singing excitedly: "Mom, I'm going to Big Sister Wan'er's room tonight. Hehe, you let Dad stay with you."

Ruan Qingshuang blushed and quickly opened the door, looking at Guo Guo: "Guo Guo, stop talking nonsense."

Guo Guo was very surprised to see Ruan Qingshuang and sighed helplessly, looking at Xu Yun in the room: "Dad, are you serious... Mom has been in there for so long, and there's no sign of disheveled clothes. How can you teach me? Men should be more proactive."

Seeing Guo Guo's serious face, Ruan Qingshuang was defeated. What was this kid up to?

Xu Yun wanted to jump off a building. He was a handsome and proper young man, but Guo Guo had made him seem like a useless man, weak to the extreme.

"Mom, let's go take a bath," Guo Guo said without any pressure. "I don't like bathing with Big Sister Qiu Yan; she doesn't let me play with the yellow duck."

Ruan Qingshuang nodded helplessly: "Alright, I'll go with you. Wash up and go to bed right away, understood?"

"Um." Guo Guo nodded and looked at the petrified Xu Yun: "Dad, why don't you join us? If you let Guo Guo play with the yellow duck, we can bathe together. Otherwise, you can bathe with Big Sister Qiu Yan."

What could Xu Yun say? He envied Guo Guo, who could bathe with whoever she wanted... Xu Yun swore that if either Ruan Qingshuang or Qiu Yan agreed to bathe with him, he would never play with the yellow duck again, not even in the next life...

"Talking nonsense." Qiu Yan, who had already gone back to her room, came out and flicked Guo Guo's forehead. She felt the need to teach this kid a lesson, or she would be the one getting hurt.

"Ouch..." Guo Guo winced. "If I don't say it, I won't say it. I was just being nice. What if someone slips and falls while bathing alone? An extra person is an extra helper..."

"Still talking?" Qiu Yan raised her hand again.

Guo Guo held her head and ran into the bathroom. Ruan Qingshuang went to get a change of clothes, and Qiu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Yun agreed with her but didn't dare to say it. Guo Guo was right; an extra person is an extra helper, and they could even scrub each other's backs. Why wouldn't they want to bathe with him?

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