Chapter 25

Leaving the ancient courtyard, it was already past four in the afternoon.

At this moment, it was 4:00 PM on July 14th.

The forecast said that on the 18th, Yincheng would welcome the rainy season, which would last for a long time.

"Three more days."

Li Hao, riding his bike, muttered to himself.

Since it would rain on the 18th, that day didn't count, so there wasn't much time left.

As for the accuracy, the weather forecast in Yincheng was quite reliable.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Hao returned to the Inspection Office.

He still had to clock out.

Moreover, Wang Ming said he would treat them to dinner tonight.

As a single man and a good guy in the Confidential Room, Li Hao wouldn't refuse. Refusing would not fit his character.

...

Confidential Room.

Seeing Li Hao return, Wang Ming, who was learning to process documents from Chen Na, had a slight glint in his eyes.

The curiosity in his eyes quickly faded.

However, Li Hao, who had been observing him, could clearly see it.

If he didn't care, it would be fine, but since he did care, he could still notice a few things. Clearly, this Wang Ming wasn't a seasoned schemer. He might be relatively young, perhaps like Li Meng, a new Night Patrol member who had just started their mission.

Li Hao guessed that perhaps the incident where the teacher injured Li Meng had already been known to this person.

Otherwise, Wang Ming didn't seem so curious when he left earlier.

Maybe this guy was now curious about what secret techniques the teacher had imparted to him, after all, Yuan Shuo's excuse was to teach secret techniques.

"Brother Hao is back!"

Wang Ming was quite polite and could put aside his pride, calling Li Hao "Brother Hao" repeatedly.

Li Hao smiled and nodded, "Yeah, finished my work."

Chen Na looked up and said with a smile, "What work? I think you just don't want to cook and came back to freeload! It's already time to clock out, you must be thinking about Xiao Ming's cooking!"

Xiao Ming!

Li Hao wanted to laugh but held back.

He called Wang Ming "Xiao Ming," and Chen Na had heard it, so she started calling him "Xiao Ming" too.

Wang Ming's eyes showed a hint of helplessness, but he didn't show it, tacitly accepting Chen Na's nickname and quickly nodded, "I've already found a place for dinner. Let's go after work, I just hope it meets your tastes."

"I eat anything, no problem."

Chen Na was easy to please, and Li Hao was even easier, but he still asked, "Just the three of us?"

Wang Ming quickly replied, "I'll treat you two today, as you've worked hard. I'll treat the other colleagues tomorrow!"

Li Hao didn't say anything, returned to his seat, and quickly processed some files.

After a while of busyness, it was time to clock out.

...

5:30 PM.

At the entrance of the Inspection Office.

Wang Ming looked at Li Hao's bicycle and was slightly distracted. He couldn't help but ask, "Brother Hao, are you riding a bike?"

He didn't bring a car when he came.

He also didn't have time to buy one.

Li Hao was very polite and said he would take him along, but then he saw Li Hao riding his old bike. Although he saw Li Hao ride out at noon, he didn't expect this guy to really have only a bicycle!

"Not far!"

Li Hao smiled, "Just up ahead, it's only a ten-minute ride. Do you want to take a car? Sister Na has a car..."

"Let's take Sister Na's car..."

"That won't work!"

Li Hao shook his head, "I need to go home in the evening. If I leave my bike here, I'd have to walk back. That would be too much trouble!"

Wang Ming couldn't help but want to curse!

This guy, really stubborn!

So young, yet acts like an old scholar, riding a bike to work, reading the newspaper, and being a student at the Yincheng Ancient Academy with no ambition.

Although he was dissatisfied with the bicycle, considering that Chen Na, a woman, was driving alone and Li Hao was riding a bike... After some thought, Wang Ming decided to go with Li Hao. Moreover, he was more interested in understanding Li Hao.

...

On the bicycle, Wang Ming's long legs had nowhere to go, making him feel very awkward.

At this moment, he had to hold onto Li Hao's waist, a new experience for him.

After holding for a while, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Hao, what do you have in your pocket? It's a bit uncomfortable."

If it wasn't on Li Hao's waist, he might have thought all sorts of things.

It was hard and solid!

He was a man... Of course, at the waist, he might be overthinking it.

"Oh, almost forgot."

Li Hao, riding the bike, didn't turn his head, his tone light, "An old family heirloom. Recently, our neighborhood seems a bit restless, and the dogs bark a lot at night. I'm afraid it might get lost, so I keep it in my pocket."

Wang Ming's eyes instantly lit up!

An old heirloom?

Passed down in the family?

He seemed interested and asked casually, "What kind of old heirloom? Just carrying it around, aren't you afraid it might get damaged? Brother Hao, you're really careless."

"It won't!"

Li Hao laughed, "It's not porcelain. It's a small metal sword. Even if it falls on the ground, it won't break. I've dropped it countless times when I was a kid."

"A small sword?"

At this moment, Wang Ming, seeing Li Hao's back, had eyes that were frighteningly bright!

This was really effortless!

The Li family's sword... was actually on Li Hao, in his pocket, and he could reach out and take it right now.

He found it hard to believe, but quickly thought it was normal.

With the neighborhood being restless, it made sense to