Chapter 40

When Li Pu returned home, he found that there was some commotion downstairs at Officer Liu's house. As he passed by, he vaguely heard that it seemed his daughter had been kidnapped. To dare kidnap the daughter of the police captain? The criminals these days sure have some guts. Li Pu didn't pay much attention, finished his homework hastily, did his usual exercise, and then went to bed.

The next noon, Wang Shujun delivered the agreed-upon commission and meal card, with a sullen face, and continued to complain about the "good brother" who had picked up his supreme bone jade staff and then quit the guild. He ignored all messages, clearly not intending to return it.

Li Pu mocked for twenty seconds without a conscience, then took the meal card and went to the school cafeteria for a meal. On his way back to the classroom, he suddenly saw three female students with unhappy expressions leading Qin Xia'er to a secluded spot behind the teaching building.

"..." Li Pu stood there for a moment, then followed them.

The three girls brought Qin Xia'er to the back of the teaching building where no one was around. One of the girls, who looked like a young version of "Auntie Li Huo" from the movie "Vulgarian in Han," glared at Qin Xia'er with her small, single-lidded eyes and said unfriendly, "Do you know why we called you here?"

Qin Xia'er shook her head.

"Still pretending!" "Auntie Li Huo" rolled her eyes and snorted, "Don't think you're something just because you're a bit slutty! Do you know who the boy in the third row behind you is?"

Having only been at the school for three days, Qin Xia'er hadn't even recognized all her classmates yet. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Is it Yang classmate?"

She had some impression of this boy. He was very tall, seemed to play basketball, and since the day before yesterday when school started, he had been talking to her frequently, chatting about all sorts of things, which was a bit annoying.

She had somehow gotten caught up in a love triangle, which made Qin Xia'er feel both amused and exasperated.

A short girl standing next to "Auntie Li Huo" glared at Qin Xia'er and said arrogantly, "Slut, you're not allowed to talk to my boyfriend anymore!"

"Got it? Remember what my sister said, or you'll regret it!" To emphasize her point, "Auntie Li Huo" raised her chubby hand and grabbed Qin Xia'er's ponytail.

Li Pu, who had followed them after some consideration, just happened to see this scene.

However, what surprised him was that Qin Xia'er slapped her wrists and elbows with both hands, and actually caught "Auntie Li Huo" in a reverse joint lock.

"Ouch! It hurts!" "Auntie Li Huo's" face contorted.

"Hmph, I'm not someone to be messed with... Ouch!" Just as Qin Xia'er was feeling smug, the short girl suddenly jumped up and hit her head hard. The other girl also came to help, pulling and tugging.

Qin Xia'er, who had been in the lead, was suddenly at a disadvantage. Her somewhat decent boxing stance turned into flailing arms.

The four girls fought in a messy tangle, and this catfight was quite ugly. Li Pu sighed and shouted, "Hey!!"

The boy's voice was like a thunderclap. The three girls were startled and stopped their hands, turning to look. Qin Xia'er finally broke free from the attack and hurriedly ran to the side.

Seeing that it was just a strange boy, "Auntie Li Huo" put her hands on her hips and said unhappily, "Who are you? Are you here to help this slut? You've got some nerve, do you know who I am?"

"Oh, who are you?" the boy asked casually.

"Auntie Li Huo" huffed, "Remember this, I'm Ouyang Mei from Class 5, Grade 3, the big sister of the whole school. Be smart and get lost. Otherwise, you won't be able to survive in this school."

The short girl also chimed in, "Do you know who Sister Mei's uncle is? He'll scare you to death! He's the South Tyrant of this city. No student has ever dared to mess with Sister Mei."

"… Wow, you're the big sister of Grade 3." Li Pu smiled with interest, "Do you know who I am?"

The boy's smile was quite handsome, and Ouyang Mei blinked, involuntarily softening her tone, and asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm a good student. When I encounter such a threat, I naturally..." Li Pu winked at the still angry Qin Xia'er, "report it to the teacher~~"

With that, Li Pu took a deep breath, raised his head, and cupped his hands around his mouth. The next second, a scream that sounded like it was coming from a loudspeaker almost echoed throughout the entire school.

"Goodness gracious! Big Sister Ouyang Mei is bullying the daughter of Mayor Qin! How terrible! They're even tearing clothes! The underwear is off! Come and see, everyone! Wow! What's that hair…."

"Hey! You're lying, big idiot!!" Qin Xia'er, enraged, rushed over, trying to cover the boy's mouth. Ouyang Mei also reacted, angrily defending herself, "I haven't even started tearing yet!"

Several heads popped out of the windows of the teaching building, including the furious head of discipline. Seeing the girls below, he immediately pointed from the third floor and shouted, "Students over there, no fighting! What a mess, come to my office immediately! No, wait there, I'm coming over!"

"This isn't my fault..." Qin Xia'er wanted to strangle Li Pu. But the boy who caused all this had already fled the scene—she couldn't understand how he could run so fast like a rat...

"Li Pu—" the surrounded girl stomped her foot, "—I hate you the most!"

Despite the main responsibility lying with Ouyang Mei and the other two delinquents, the teachers and the head of discipline still gave Qin Xia'er a long lecture to save face for Secretary Qin.

Qin Xia'er, full of resentment, no longer cared about her image. When school was over, she ran to the door of Li Pu's class, glaring with wide eyes and growling fiercely, "Li Pu, come out!"

A hot-tempered and attractive girl running to the class door to call out a boy was naturally a welcome sight. The classmates who were about to go home all looked at Li Pu, who was somewhat isolated in the class.

As a result, Li Pu and Qin Xia'er had a public argument, and the whole class and grade now knew that they had been childhood enemies since they were in diapers, with "you pulling my pigtails, I telling the teacher to scold you" kind of relationship.

Qin Xia'er's sharp tongue could only handle ordinary children, and against Li Pu, she was defeated in just a few moves. The enraged girl finally kicked the boy's knee and ran away.

Driver Uncle Wu's car was already waiting at the school gate. Qin Xia'er sat in it, still pouting, "What's the matter, what's the matter, what's the matter! Why does he always do this! From childhood to now, it's always been like this, even though..."

—Even though he had come to her rescue just now, why couldn't he have used a normal method? She wanted to thank him, but she was also so angry! Ugh! He's so annoying!

Every time she saw him, they ended up arguing, which really ruined her ladylike image. Ugh, now the whole school knows... Qin Xia'er hugged the teddy bear on the back seat of the car, feeling drained as she lay on the leather seat, closing her eyes, hoping not to think about anything.

Suddenly, the car jolted.

"What's happening?" Qin Xia'er opened her eyes and saw the car had stopped in the middle of the road.

She didn't have time to see everything clearly, but the car window was shattered, and Uncle Wu, who was acting as a bodyguard, shouted and tried to resist but fell with a bloody head.

The car door was suddenly pulled open, and a long-haired young man in a tight snakeskin outfit grinned and stuck his head in, looking at the frightened girl hugging the teddy bear.

"Wow, quite pretty, huh."

The long-haired young man whistled mockingly, pulled the shocked girl out of the car, and shoved her into a van that had intercepted the car.

Li Pu finished his dinner at the school cafeteria and was just leaving the school gate—about ten minutes had passed since Qin Xia'er was kidnapped.

As he walked out of the school gate, he saw many people gathered not far away, all looking at a car with shattered windows and an injured driver lying on a stretcher, his chest stained with blood.

Li Pu recognized the car and the driver, whom he had occasionally seen driving Qin Xia'er to and from school.

The boy immediately pushed his way through the crowd and soon heard what had happened from the onlookers—just now, a van had suddenly blocked the car, and several fierce-looking men had come out, injured the driver, and kidnapped the girl in the car.

"Li Pu?" Wang Shujun was also among the onlookers, and he said with a look of fear, "Did you see that! Kidnapping in broad daylight! By the way, the girl who was kidnapped is the girl from the next class who came to find you after school today. She's so pretty, she's definitely in trouble now."

"..." Li Pu frowned slightly, "Did you see which direction they went?"

"That way, probably turned right at the intersection ahead. It was an unlicensed van." Wang Shujun swallowed, suddenly realizing something, "You... what are you going to do?"

"Keep it down," Li Pu lowered his voice, "Lend me your car."

Wang Shujun immediately let Li Pu take his sports car and also lowered his voice, "Do you have a way to catch up?"

After yesterday's incident, his admiration for Li Pu had increased to a new level, and he almost blindly believed that Li Pu would have a way.

"I'll try." Li Pu got on the sports car and started pedaling at full speed, like a gust of wind, shooting forward.

But the kidnappers were in a car and had a ten-minute head start. No matter how fast he pedaled, there was little hope of catching up.

—So, what was needed was not pursuit, but tracking.

While riding, Li Pu issued a command in his mind.

"Divine Warrior Armament, activate 'Hunter Mode.' Initiate tracking system. Target identification—Qin Xia'er, a female individual of the same species I have encountered."