Chapter 88

"Are... are you okay?" Shen Bingjiao asked anxiously as soon as she got through on the phone.

Lin Mu: "I'm fine, it's all taken care of. How's the situation at school?"

"At first, everyone was talking about you, and some even guessed you must have been fired. But later, the teacher came to the class and said those were just some hooligans from society trying to smear the school, and the school would definitely get to the bottom of it..." Shen Bingjiao was still a bit worried.

"Okay, focus on your studies. I'll hang up."

"Wait!"

"What is it?"

Shen Bingjiao, biting her lip, asked, "Is what it said in there... true?"

Lin Mu chuckled and countered, "What do you think?"

Feeling anxious and uncomfortable, Shen Bingjiao said sadly, "I don't know... I'm afraid..."

"It's nothing. Focus on your studies. We'll talk about it after the college entrance exam."

"Okay." Shen Bingjiao felt a bit more at ease, "Be careful..."

After hanging up, Lin Mu put down the pen in his hand and picked up the list of clues on the table.

"Taohua, stay in the house. I'm going out..."

...

Walking back near the school, he saw a few obviously truant delinquent students and approached them.

"Do you know Wang Peng? I need to find him. Do you have his contact information?"

One of the impatient young men angrily cursed, "What the hell..."

Before he could finish, he was grabbed by his two companions. A clearly leading figure with yellow hair smiled at Lin Mu and said, "Sorry, this guy is new and doesn't know Brother Lin. I have Brother Peng's number. What do you need him for, Brother Lin?"

Lin Mu glanced at him and nodded, "I need him. Call him and tell him to bring his people here."

After saying that, seeing no place to sit nearby, he walked to the roadside, looking at the shops near the school, deep in thought.

The yellow-haired man hurriedly stepped aside and made a quiet call.

The impatient young man whispered to his companion, "Who is this guy? So arrogant?"

The companion whispered back, "You don't know Lin Mu and still dare to hang around in Shuizhen? You're from Yigao, and you don't know him? In the future, be more careful. If you offend someone you shouldn't, even the boss can't protect you!"

"Damn! He's that Lin Mu? The one with the female teacher..."

"Smack!"

The companion slapped him on the head and said urgently, "Lower your voice! Do you want to end up like Brother Peng with half an ear?"

The young man, recalling Wang Peng's terrifying appearance, felt a chill and dared not speak again.

Before he had even finished looking around, two small tricycles stopped by the roadside, and seven or eight young men ran out, led by Wang Peng.

After a few months, his broken bone had long healed, but the injured part of his ear was now only the upper half, with a hard scar that looked very frightening.

Running up to Lin Mu, Wang Peng's expression changed a few times before he respectfully asked, "Brother Lin, what do you need?"

The impatient young man's jaw almost dropped, never expecting that the usually fierce and arrogant "Brother Peng" could be so amiable.

Among the few small hooligans who followed Wang Peng, some knew Lin Mu and were not surprised.

But those who didn't know Lin Mu were filled with mixed emotions.

Why was Wang Peng so respectful?

If it was just that Lin Mu had injured him, Wang Peng might have been wary of Lin Mu but wouldn't have been so respectful.

But when Lin Mu had injured Geng Lianzhong with one blow, it had left Wang Peng in shock.

Moreover, at the Jinbi Huaguan last time, even the leader of Shuizhen's hooligans, Cheng Yaotu, had been very polite to Lin Mu, even offering to cut off a finger from each of them to befriend Lin Mu.

Even then, Lin Mu had been arrogant and domineering, and if it weren't for Lu Yifei's intervention, Wang Peng really didn't know what kind of shocking incident Lin Mu might have caused.

Since then, not only did Lu Yifei protect Lin Mu, but even Cheng Yaotu had privately instructed his subordinates to treat Lin Mu with respect and not to offend him.

In such a situation, even if Wang Peng had the courage of a lion, he wouldn't dare to offend Lin Mu!

Lin Mu looked at him, nodded, and handed him the dozens of flyers he had collected, "Help me find out who printed these flyers. There aren't many print shops in Shuizhen, and a few hundred flyers would definitely be remembered by the shop owner. If you get the job done, I'll treat you to a meal and give you two thousand yuan."

Wang Peng felt relieved, thinking that Lin Mu might have come because one of his subordinates had offended him, which would have been embarrassing.

But Lin Mu didn't treat him as if he were nothing, using the word "help" and even offering money, which was a great face for him.

"No, no! Boss Cheng said that Brother Lin's matters are our matters. Don't worry, I'll have the information for you by ten o'clock tonight. Should we... change the phone number?" Wang Peng asked cautiously.

Lin Mu nodded, changed the number, and then thought for a moment and took out five hundred yuan.

"Shuizhen isn't small, so consider this as a car allowance for your subordinates. Also, if you see this person, keep an eye on his movements!"

Lin Mu opened his phone, showed the photo of the man in the suit, and sent it to Wang Peng.

This was the photo he had received from Su Taohua.

"Everyone, come over and memorize this person! Follow him if you see him!" Wang Peng showed the photo to his subordinates and then walked over to Lin Mu.

"Brother Lin, is there anything else? I'll do whatever you say!"

This was a way to get closer.

Lin Mu glanced at him, neither confirming nor denying, "That's all. I have other things to do, so I'll go now."

Seeing that Lin Mu was in a bad mood, Wang Peng didn't say anything more.

Just by casually asking his subordinates, he learned about what had happened that morning.

"Damn! You didn't even tell me about such a big thing! Go and investigate! Here's four hundred to split among you, don't be stingy with the car fare!"

More than ten subordinates responded loudly, eager to help Lin Mu and brag about it to others.

"Also, from now on, you must show respect to Teacher Su in the photo! If I hear anyone saying anything disrespectful, don't blame me for not considering our brotherhood!"

"Brother Peng, don't worry, we're not stupid!"

"Exactly! Anyone associated with Brother Lin, we wouldn't dare to offend even if we had the courage!"

"Good! If we do this well, we'll all shine in front of Boss Cheng! I'll treat you to a good meal tonight! Get to work!"

...

Walking to the opposite side of the road, Lin Mu walked along the road outside Dongjie Elementary School, covering about five hundred meters in both directions, and entered each shop along the way.

Even the shopkeepers with bad tempers, though they saw that Lin Mu wasn't buying anything and was just looking around, didn't say anything because of his calm and steady demeanor.

"Boss, can I check the surveillance footage of your shop..."