I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 824 Flash Detective Agency

Chapter 824: Chapter 824 Flash Detective Agency

"What identity?"

"A female named Xian Qianling; a male named... Qin Feng."

"Old wood in Ganlin! He dares!!!"

A roar of anger erupted from within you, sending Xu Hai flying with tremendous force and slamming him heavily against the nearby wall.

"Sss—"

Xu Hai touched his sore back, grimacing in pain while flashing a grin, "Hehe, now that’s more like it."

Regaining your composure, you turned and glared at Xu Hai, frowning as you asked, "How do you know Qin Feng?"

"Humph, who do you think I am?" Xu Hai tilted his head back, flipped his not-so-long hair, and struck a very narcissistic pose, "I’m Xu Hai, three parts as handsome as Pan An, seven parts more dashing than Haitang, bestowed with the nickname... Eastern Sea’s Bai Xiaosheng, indeed!"

You looked at Xu Hai and slowly exhaled.

And then you closed your eyes. Just in the moment of returning anger, you suddenly realized something; emotions cannot be erased with the passage of time. They are like a jar of wine, growing richer as time accumulates.

Life is but a fleeting hundred years; if you don’t seize the moment now, missing it would be an eternal regret.

"So, have you figured it out now?" Xu Hai came over grinning, slinging an arm around your shoulder, "Buddy, you now may be Sculpted Silk, but I absolutely believe that given time, you will soon rise with the wind and transform into a dragon amidst the clouds!"

You gave Xu Hai an unamused glance, "You’ve watched too many movies and read too many novels!"

Xu Hai shrugged, "You can say whatever, as long as you don’t lose confidence in yourself or give up on your ideals in life."

"I’m hungry; let’s go have some noodles."

"Eat noodles, what kind of noodles?"

"Human meat noodles!"

Your rented dormitory was located at No.87, Xiafei Road. After walking a few steps with Xu Hai, the two of you arrived in front of a noodle restaurant.

Xu Hai looked up, his face showing surprise, "It really is a human meat noodle restaurant!"

His comment made the people nearby chuckle secretly.

Because the name of the noodle restaurant was "Ren’s meat noodle restaurant!"

While you and Xu Hai were eating noodles, you overheard two people casually chatting nearby, "Hey, hey, something happened again in the Rich Neighborhood."

"What happened?"

"Big trouble, a life lost!" one person said mysteriously, "Just now, a young girl got killed by a flower pot that fell suddenly at the entrance as she was entering the building! Tsk tsk, such a pity, she wasn’t married yet, in the prime of her youth, and just like that, she’s gone."

Xu Hai, while eating noodles, perked up his ears and listened intently.

"How did the flower pot just fall?"

"They say, the flower pot fell along with a cat. The flower pot hit the girl, and after landing, the cat ran away." The earlier speaker continued mysteriously, "I heard from someone that the cat was black; it might be a Ghost from the Underworld, coming up to collect souls."

"Nonsense! I don’t believe that, it could just be a black cat being playful, accidentally knocking over the pot and falling with it."

"Believe it or not, up to you."

Hearing this, Xu Hai poked you with his chopstick, smiling, "Brother Yun, did you hear what the people at the next table just said?"

"Uh-huh."

You were burying your head in your noodles, also contemplating what you had to do next. Xu Hai’s words just now had snapped you back to reality and made you realize that avoidance would only drag you deeper into the mire. But right now, you felt incredibly weak, too weak – you were no match for Qin Feng at all!

"How about we survey the scene? Maybe the two of us could crack this strange case. If we do, our Flash Detective Agency will become even more famous."

"Flash Detective Agency?" You looked up, puzzled, at Xu Hai.

"Yeah, Flash Detective Agency. I’m the president, and you’re the vice president. I’ve already registered it."

"Darn! Why didn’t you give me a heads-up!"

Xu Hai, still picking his nose, said, "We’re good buddies, good comrades-in-arms, why should I need to announce such a trivial matter?"

"But the problem is, I haven’t agreed yet!"

Xu Hai, as if grasping your pulse, clearly understood your thoughts, and said with a smile, "If you really want to defeat Qin Feng, you have to team up with me. Only together can we win over the beauty."

"What does that mean?"

Xu Hai glanced around and then smiled, "It’s not convenient to talk here. Let’s find somewhere quieter."

Saying that, Xu Hai gestured towards the Rich Neighborhood across the street.

The Rich Neighborhood had been built less than three years ago and had already witnessed five murders, so naturally, there was no shortage of rumors and gossip. The neighborhood wasn’t really big but not small either. Many of the residents were rebuilding the demolition themselves; they were neighbors who had known each other for decades, so they naturally gathered together whenever something happened.

This also made the sidewalks around the neighborhood relatively quieter.

You and Xu Hai were walking slowly, waiting until there was no one around, and then you, having restrained yourself for a long time, said, "Tell me everything you know."

"Actually, with your original identity, it was absolutely impossible for you to come into contact with Qin Feng. But I didn’t expect that Miss Xian would take such a special liking to you, to not only be alone with you but also run laps together on the school track."

"Get to the point." You really didn’t have much patience for this.

"Don’t rush; these things need to be explained slowly." Xu Hai continued, "Let me start by roughly explaining our society’s hierarchy."

"Social hierarchy?" You raised an eyebrow, "Not the proletariat and..."

"Forget it, do you actually believe that stuff meant to deceive kids?" Xu Hai’s face became more serious, "Actually, every country and region has its hierarchy, the developed countries of the West are no exception, it’s just that many are out of reach for ordinary people. And as for the media, you mentioned... Hmph, don’t you know that all media and public facilities are controlled by those in power?"

"Cough, let’s not talk too much about that. What I want to explain to you is that within the layer of those in power, there is an especially unique existence, known as ’Sons of Prestigious Families’ and ’Disciples of Hidden Sects.’"

"What does that mean?"

"Sons of Prestigious Families needs no further explanation – every region has them, and I, well, I’m barely one of them. As for ’Disciples of Hidden Sects,’ have you read any fantasy novels?"

You shook your head, then quickly nodded, "I’ve read ’The Swordsmen from Mount Shu’ by the Master of the Magic Pearl, does that count?"

"Uh... yes, something like that. Qin Feng is a disciple of a hidden sect like the Mount Shu Sect."

You suddenly understood, "That’s why he could catch bullets with his bare hands!"

Xu Hai shook his head, "Catching bullets barehanded isn’t really a profound skill. Not to mention disciples of hidden sects, even among our common folk, there are many such experts."

He gazed at you intently and smiled, "In my opinion, the fact that the gunshot wound on your palm healed in half a day shows that you are a true expert!"

"Expert? Me? Forget it, I still don’t even know what’s going on."

"It’s okay if you don’t know, we can dig it out slowly." Xu Hai said with a smile, "My family has been businessmen for generations, relying entirely on their insight and judgment of people. I can tell you clearly that from now on, I’ll be following you, betting all my stakes on you!"