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Chapter 951: 771 Pei Sheng: How odd, take another look_2

Chapter 951: Chapter 771 Pei Sheng: How odd, take another look_2

Pei Sheng could already taste the saltiness.

When he was seven.

Pei Sheng had already started causing trouble.

As a kid, he had made the little girl next door cry while flirting with her so much that she ran back to her mom.

But the reason she cried wasn’t just because she got flirted with—it was because while playing house with him as childhood sweethearts, she realized Pei Sheng wasn’t only flirting with her.

He was flirting with every single little girl in the courtyard!

Sir Pei: “This is a sin!”

From then on—

Pei Sheng’s personality could never be corrected again.

…

“In short, just stay home until Mid-Autumn Festival. Don’t think about going to work, and definitely don’t think about chasing girls outside.”

Feeling completely at a loss after these words to his younger brother, Pei Hong stood up, ready to go upstairs.

“Did something happen?”

Pei Sheng suddenly spoke up.

Pei Hong, who was about to head upstairs, paused his steps.

Without waiting for Pei Hong to respond, Pei Sheng continued, “After all, this decision of yours came too abruptly. And today, Shuo’s attitude seemed really odd. There can’t be no reason behind all this. So, did something happen?”

When he said this,

Pei Sheng hesitated and added, “Like… the sun’s going to explode in a year or something?”

Pei Hong, who thought his little brother finally wised up: “…”

Turning back, Pei Hong said, “Don’t worry about it. At times like this, all you need to do is stick to your eat-and-drink-with-no-care philosophy and stay put.”

After saying this, Pei Hong headed back upstairs.

But the moment he got to the second-floor corridor, he saw Pei Sheng, who had been sitting on the sofa, suddenly get up angrily and storm toward the door.

“Where are you going?!”

Pei Hong immediately shouted after him, the veins at his temple faintly twitching, thinking Pei Sheng was about to take an extreme route and not heed any advice.

Standing by the doorway, Pei Sheng snapped, “Swimming! Is that a problem?”

Pei Hong frowned, “It’s already late. Why are you going swimming instead of sleeping?”

“My damn biological clock still has half the night to go! If I don’t go swimming, I might just want to set you on fire!”

With this furious statement, Pei Sheng stomped off out the door.

If he weren’t worried about making too much noise,

he probably would’ve slammed the door on his way out.

Pei Hong watched him leave with a resigned sigh, shaking his head as he went back upstairs to his room.

…

Shengcheng Garden District had its own swimming facilities.

They were exclusively available to the residents of the area.

Of course, no tickets were required.

The swimming facilities were monitored 24/7 year-round by professionals, so even if someone like Pei Sheng came swimming at midnight on a whim, the facilities would still be open for use.

Pei Sheng was simmering with anger.

This kind of rage felt like it needed a cold pool to cool down.

So, he didn’t bring any swimming gear and stepped into a private pool area, stripping as he entered. Fueled by frustration, he yanked his clothes off aggressively.

However, just as he had taken off his suit jacket and was undoing the buttons of his shirt—

he happened to glance toward the pool.

And he saw a pool full of murky black water.

Pei Sheng: “…”

Two seconds later—

Pei Sheng stormed off angrily, ready to find the pool’s manager to settle this.

But just as he reached the door and placed his hand on the handle, a sound suddenly came from behind him—clear and unmistakable, like waves splashing.

“Splash——”

Pei Sheng froze and turned back to look.

But the pool was perfectly still, silent and calm.

The 1000-square-meter swimming facility was large, but since there were no obstructions indoors, it was easily visible at a glance.

The bright white fluorescent lights on the ceiling illuminated the entire hall, and apart from the disgustingly dirty water in the pool, there didn’t seem to be anything unusual.

After giving it a look, Pei Sheng turned back and twisted the door handle.

However, in the next moment—

“Splash——”

That wave-like sound came again.

Pei Sheng froze once more.

But this time, instead of turning back, he immediately pressed down the handle and bolted out the door!

“Help! Help!”

Pei Sheng ran while yelling at the top of his lungs.

A staff member, who had just sat back in the lounge and was about to take a nap, jumped with a start, immediately waking up and rushing toward the source of the noise.

It didn’t take long for him to find the person shouting—a certain rich, over-the-top young master who’d come swimming in the middle of the night.

“Mr. Pei! Mr. Pei! What happened?”

The staff member quickly approached.

Seeing a familiar human face, Pei Sheng finally calmed down, stopped in his tracks, and leaned against a nearby wall to catch his breath, trying to soothe his pounding heart and racing mind.

Then, with a serious look at the person in front of him, he said, “I have a question for you.”

The staff member, all smiles, replied, “Please, go ahead.”

“How often do you change the water in your pools?” Pei Sheng gestured towards the direction he came from.

“Mr. Pei, for pools that are used regularly in the summer, we change the water every week. For ones that aren’t frequently used, we change it every two weeks. But don’t worry, our pools have a 24-hour continuous filtration system to guarantee clean water every day!” The staff rattled off the explanation fluently.

“Daily filtration?” Pei Sheng raised an eyebrow.

“Yes!” the staff member said enthusiastically.

“So, when was that pool last cleaned?”

“Oh, that’s a private facility. While it’s not used often, the last water change was just two days ago!”

“Do you inspect the pools daily?”

“We do!”

“…”

Pei Sheng stopped asking and simply stared at the staff member in front of him with those sharp eyes.

The swimming facility was eerily quiet in the dead of night.

The staff member’s professional smile started to stiffen under Pei Sheng’s gaze.

After a long pause, the staff tentatively asked, “Mr. Pei, did you see something dirty in there? If so, should I arrange for you to use another pool immediately?”

He had no idea what was on Pei Sheng’s mind.

But judging by their exchange, it seemed like some issue with the water quality.

That said, before his night shift,

he had already inspected all the facilities.

There wasn’t any obvious contamination.

So maybe this “Mr. Pei” was just one of those extreme neat freaks who couldn’t tolerate even the slightest imperfection and had run out at the sight of a speck of dirt.

With a blank expression, Pei Sheng said, “Switching to another pool is a given. But are you absolutely sure your pools are filtered daily? Maybe you should take a look at what kind of… disgusting thing is in that one.”

The staff member maintained a forced but polite smile.

He thought to himself that he’d run into a particularly troublesome young master tonight.

But working here,

it wasn’t particularly surprising to encounter stuff like this.

“Mr. Pei, my apologies, I’ll go and have a look right now.”

The staff member didn’t refuse and stayed polite, walking towards Pool 101 after finishing his sentence.

But he had only taken a few steps—

when Pei Sheng grabbed him by the back of his collar and yanked him back.

The staff member almost stumbled but managed to steady himself, though internally he was cursing up a storm. Outwardly, however, he kept smiling.

“Mr. Pei, may I ask if there’s anything else you need?”

“Wait…”

Pei Sheng clicked his tongue and asked, “Does that facility have surveillance cameras?”

The staff member immediately waved his hands: “Absolutely not! That’s a private pool, we would never install any surveillance devices in there!”

Shengcheng Garden had hundreds of residents.

And with such a limited number of pools, it wasn’t feasible to build one for every homeowner.

Private pool facilities were accessed via a reservation system.

But even so…

No surveillance equipment was ever installed inside.

Pei Sheng had actually anticipated this answer. He’d only asked to be sure.

Hearing the expected reply now, he furrowed his brows in thought but ultimately decided against letting the staff member go in to check on his own.

“Forget it. Go get more people to come here first, then check it.” Pei Sheng finally said.

“…”

But this made the staff member freeze in place.

It was just a water quality check,

so why was he calling for backup?

Could it be that something actually happened inside?

“Mr. Pei, about that…”

“I said go!”

Already bottled up with a day’s worth of frustration, Pei Sheng kicked the staff member squarely on the backside, sending him stumbling out before glaring at him furiously.

Seeing this temper, the staff member didn’t dare provoke him further and immediately ran off to find security.

After the staff member left,

Pei Sheng, standing in place, irritably scratched his head and glanced toward the pool area. After some thought, he fished his phone out of his pants pocket.

Then, he opened the rear camera.

Holding the phone in one hand towards the pool, he stuck close to the wall and slowly approached it step by step.

Let’s take another look…

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