School Beauty Personal Bodyguard Chapter 131-132
Chapter 131 - Song Lingshan's Troubled Mind
Song Lingshan thought about it- it was true, there was that case where the culprit was on the loose for a couple of months before they'd apprehended him.
"So captain, what you're trying to say is……" Lingshan asked, still a little confused.
"Don't rush the case- you can wait a bit for the suspect to let his guard down." Huaijun explained. "It's no use just rushing it, right."
"Um…… But captain, I told Director Chen that I'd have the suspect in ten days……" Lingshan said, regretting what she'd done- she'd never have said something like that to the director if she'd considered the complications in the case.
"Ah, is that so……" Huaijun said, a little speechless. Song Lingshan was quite brave- even Huaijun himself wouldn't have claimed something like that…… After all, the case this time around was more complicated than just a typical bank robbery: there was more to it than met the eye.
After all, who was Chu Pengzhan?
A provincial CCPCC member, a celebrity entrepreneur in the state…… He had connections spread far and wide, with intimate ties to the Chen House from the military- the mastermind behind the kidnapping had to have quite a background to dare touch that man's daughter! People avoided crossing Chu Pengzhan, meaning that those directly targeting him had to be of a higher level, a level where even Huaijun's own Yang family would think twice so as to avoid confrontation. The case was simply a difficult one……
"Song, maybe you shouldn't have said that; it might've been a bit rushed……" Huaijun said. He didn't want to rub it in her face or anything, but he had to make the situation clear to Lingshan, so as to prepare her for what was to come. "You should know yourself what kind of people we're dealing with here- they dared to touch Chu Pengzhan's daughter, you know. Those suspects we're after are just a couple of p.a.w.ns, they're not the problem; the problem here is the people backing them up! It'll be really hard to get ahold of the suspects, at least until they lose the support the higher ups are giving them. Wait for things to blow over- they'll be easy to locate after that happens."
Lingshan was a bit of a reckless woman, but she was no idiot- the sense in Huaijun's words was clear to her, and she understood the grave mistake of her declaration. The director would've most likely understood the circ.u.mstances if she'd just explained them to him.
But it wasn't quite appropriate for her to just go back and renounce her claim- there was no turning back now.
"Captain, so what do I do now……?" Lingshan didn't want to stop midway. The director wouldn't do anything too drastic to her for breaking her word, but it was a certainty that she'd suffer a hit to her reputation in the department……
"Listen to me if you want the case solved- ask Lin Yi about it. You might get something you weren't expecting." Huaijun advised. Whether Lin Yi was willing to help Lingshan out, however, was not up for Huaijun to decide.
"Lin Yi? He'll be able to help me?" Lingshan asked. She'd heard the captain the first time, but she didn't think much of it…… she had no choice but to take the captain's words seriously the second time he'd said it- Huaijun wouldn't say stuff like that without proper reasoning.
"Probably, but it's not for certain." Huaijun laughed. "Well, all that depends on whether he actually helps you."
"I understand. Thanks, captain." Huaijun had made things clear enough, and there was no point for Lingshan to say anything else. She hung the phone up with a frown on her forehead.
Who was this Lin Yi? According to Li Fu, he was just a follower Chu Pengzhan had hired for his daughter, for the purpose of protecting and playing with her. It was clear that Lin Yi was quite something to have brought Chu Mengyao out of the van completely unscathed, but was he so capable that he'd be able to help solve the case?
Why did the captain heap so much praise on the man? What were his abilities? How capable could Lin Yi be, to have earned the captain's acknowledgement like that?
Lingshan suddenly recalled the scene from back when she brought Lin Yi to the station, where Huaijun couldn't stop calling Lin Yi 'Eagle', all excited and emotional…… Lin Yi didn't say anything about that, other than mocking Huaijun's pa.s.sion coldly…… The two then spent quite some time alone in the office, and Huaijun didn't reveal anything significant to her when she'd asked him about it later, only stating that he'd let Lin Yi go already……
Lingshan didn't dwell on that too much, but Huaijun's att.i.tude had indeed been abnormal that time, now that she thought about it. Huaijun was a calm and collected man, so who exactly did he think Lin Yi was for him to react so violently, right in front of Lingshan, even?
There was something wrong with this Lin Yi person, that was for sure. Huaijun hadn't told her anything about him yet, only suggesting Lin Yi to her when she needed help for the case…
Lingshan's heart went bitter as she thought about the notion- was she really going to beg Lin Yi for something?
With the kind of relationship they had, she'd be fortunate for Lin Yi to just reject her without adding a smug comment to mock her with! She started regretting what she'd done to him- the guy turned out to be a really useful a.s.set!
Lingshan hesitated for a while longer before deciding to continue intensifying the search- it'd be like committing suicide for Lingshan to ask Lin Yi for something. She could already imagine the type of face he'd make as he laughed at her……
Lin Yi hadn't said one nice thing to her since the first day they'd met, even mocking her by asking if she got her position through connections…… Wouldn't she just be proving his point if she went to him for help now? It'd be telling him how useless she was, of how she couldn't even solve a case on her own.
That thing back in the hospital only made things worse between the two- she'd just wanted to teach him a lesson, but who'd have thought it turned into a romantic comedy for other people to enjoy? The regret was really starting to get to her at that point.
Lingshan sighed as she contemplated on how unlucky she was- an absolute special ops trainer, ended by the hands of some a.s.shole guy! Her warmates and students would be laughing at her if they found out about this!
That wasn't even the worst of it- after all, Lingshan was a beauty who had men fawning over her as she grew older; she'd never had to suffer the way she was now! Asking Lin Yi for help was no different from begging the man with her head lowered… It was something she'd never done for anyone before!
Lingshan was troubled, very troubled indeed. She decided to vent that frustration on her subordinates, telling them to continue searching day and night until they'd found the culprit!!
The subordinates, on the other hand, were aware of the claim Lingshan had made to the director, and they went through with the orders through gritted teeth as they toughed it out. After all, it wasn't just Lingshan's reputation at stake here- the entirety of the criminal police department was.
Chapter 132 - Mother and Daughter of House Tang
"Mom." Tang Yin patted her chest, letting out a sigh of relief after she took a frightened look behind her- the a.s.shole wasn't following her, fortunately. She didn't know what she'd do otherwise.
"Yin! School's over?" Mrs. Tang greeted as she added some coal for fuel. The twelfth graders were let out around this time, and it wasn't long before business would come flooding in. "Heh, here, put your bag down and help mom out."
School ended pretty late for the twelfth graders, and they'd always get something light to eat before going back home for dinner.
"Mm hm. You seem happy today, mom- is business good?" Tang Yin asked curiously.
"Heh heh, that's because Lin Yi said he has a New Orleans barbeque sauce recipe- he said he'll bring it to me tomorrow for our stand to get better business." Tang Yin said, unable to contain her joy. "Apparently kids like you like this Orleans flavor thing, so business will probably start getting really good when the recipe comes in!"
"Lin Yi?" Tang Yin's face changed at the name. "He was here again?"
"With his friend earlier this afternoon." Mrs. Tang said, failing to notice her daughter's reaction. "What a nice boy, so friendly and polite to people! He's nothing like the other young masters at all……"
"Him?" Tang Yin curled her lips, her face indifferent as she spoke. "He's got bad intentions, mom."
"Yin-! What are you saying? Bad intentions? He's trying to help our business get better, why're you saying stuff like that?" Mrs. Tang scolded, evidently a little angry at her daughter. "Bad intentions? What bad intentions? What could a rich kid even be plotting for a small stand like ours? What's in it for him?!"
"He…… He……" Tang Yin bit her lip, very conflicted and unwilling as to what to say. "Mom, can you really not tell?! He…… H-he wants to be… friends with me……"
Tang Yin decided to just lay it out, so that her mother may see Lin Yi for the ugly man he really was…… It was a bit embarra.s.sing, but she didn't want her mom falling for the a.s.shole's tricks.
"Friends with you? That's a good thing, Lin Yi's a good kid! You should hang out with him more, it'll be good for you as well." Mrs. Tang said with a glare. "His family might even have connections that could help force the factory to compensate your father! Don't you know how cruel society is, Yin? That w.a.n.g Jiaming, didn't a piece of his flesh get cut off his finger when he was working at the factory? What kind of injury was that? But his grandpa's big uncle was a leader figure on the streets, and that factory manager jerk Sun Laifu goes paying them ten thousand kuai for medical fees! He even visited w.a.n.g Jiaming! See how important connections are?!"
"Mom……" Tang Yin felt upset and wronged- she didn't expect her words to bring that lecture out from her mom! But all that was true, and Tang Yin understood that fact…… But it was only natural that her mother wouldn't understand the way these young princes lived their lives! They changed girlfriends like they changed clothes; they'd never bother with helping her dad out, it was well out of their interest range! Even if she were to go… beyond just friendship with Lin Yi, what use was that? It'd be the same!
"Mom, you haven't forgotten about Fen, have you? That guy said that he'd help her, too, but look where that got her!" Tang Yin said, throwing a fact on the table for her mom to see.
"How can you compare that man with Lin Yi? He's nowhere near Lin Yi's level!" Mrs. Tang hmphed. "That sneaky little man, with his sneaky eyes- he was just a gangster with a slightly rich family! He even told you not to get close to him! Your mom's lived a long time, Yin, I can tell the difference between a good person and a bad one!"
"......" Tang Yin was speechless- her mother had completely fallen for Lin Yi's facade! She was taking his side over hers!
"Yin, your problem is how stubborn you are! I was like you once, ignorant of the world- I was a beauty in the factory too! This workshop owner wanted me to get with his son, but I didn't like him, I fell in love with your dad! And how did that turn out?" Mrs. Tang didn't wait for a response from Tang Yin before continuing her lecture. "The workshop's owner's son opened up a traveling agency, and he's earning a couple million a year now! Look at your dad, who's lying in bed all day because of his injury while I work all day just to support the house! Can't you understand that, Yin? If I could start over again, I'd choose that workshop owner's kid! I'd be a rich Missus too, and I wouldn't be working all the time!!"
Her mother's words silenced Tang Yin- it was true, what her mother said. Tang Yin didn't blame her… After all, any woman who had to do everything with a bedridden husband who couldn't even p.o.o.p or pee himself would be frustrated… Working the day only to go home to take care of a grown man, and then start preparing the materials for the stand after getting her dad asleep? It was only natural that her mother would develop a mentality like that.
Yet Tang Yin didn't agree with her mother's views- a woman shouldn't be completely reliant on a man, now should she? She was sure that her own hard work would get her places one day, and then her family would be able to finally live a good life……
"Alright mom, I'll stop. You take his recipe if you want, I won't say anything anymore." Tang Yin said, lowering her head as she helped her out. She didn't want to make her mom even angrier.
"Then go to his cla.s.s tomorrow for the recipe. Don't forget to thank him!" Mrs. Tang sighed as she looked at how unwilling her daughter seemed. "Yin, saying a few nice things to the guy here and there isn't gonna kill you, you know?"
"Hah?" Tang YIn was busying setting some skewers up when her mother's words. .h.i.t her- one of the skewers plopped onto the floor as a result.
"Yinnn! What're you doing?!" Mrs. Tang couldn't believe it- that was one kuai! She picked it up quickly and put it away. "I'll wash it and give that to your dad later."
Those skewers were meant to be sold, after all, and even the family refrained from eating any, only taking home the unsold and unfresh ones. Even those were given to Mr. Tang- Mrs. Tang and Tang Yin barely had any themselves.
"I don't wanna, mom. Can't you just tell him to give it to you himself?" Going to Lin Yi was the last thing she'd wanted to do- she couldn't!
Mrs. Tang couldn't believe what her daughter had decided to throw at her! "Are you saying Lin Yi should come and deliver the recipe when he's giving it to us? Yin, you can't be serious- the kid doesn't owe us anything, alright?"
"But……" Tang Yin lowered her head and curled her lips, unhappy.
"Fine, I'll go!" Mrs. Tang said helplessly.
"Alright…… I… I'll go……" Tang Yin said- there wasn't much of a choice at this point.