"So what exactly is it? What do they want me to do?"
Lin Qianqian showed a hesitant expression, looking as if she had something to say but hesitated.
In the end, she didn't say anything, only telling Li Chonglou that she would communicate with the people at headquarters again and asked him to return and wait for the result.
From arriving at the Yi'an Branch to leaving, Li Chonglou had only stayed for about half an hour. When he returned to the restaurant, there was still no news from Chen Pao.
However, Li Chonglou's mind was all on Lin Qianqian. Although he had only been there for less than half an hour, the situation was not optimistic.
From Lin Qianqian's reaction, it was not difficult to see that the headquarters was likely bogged down with some troublesome matters and couldn't spare time to deal with him, the culprit. However, they were afraid he would take the opportunity to escape, so they arranged this.
And this undoubtedly revealed a piece of information: the forces of those grey-clothed men were more complicated than he had imagined!
One must know that the headquarters represented the highest police force in the entire Shangjing. Normally, let alone the headquarters, even if Lin Qianqian was allowed to investigate a matter freely, it would never take more than three days.
But now, with such a big incident, two full days had passed, and there was still no clear resolution time. This undoubtedly proved the complexity of the forces of those grey-clothed men!
Besides this, Li Chonglou also began to worry about the headquarters' reaction to him.
Lin Qianqian's senior brother had left because of him, and both of these siblings were from the headquarters. It could be said that Li Chonglou had offended people inside the headquarters before even interacting with them.
As the saying goes, it's not the thief you fear, but the one who keeps thinking about you. Li Chonglou suddenly realized that he knew too little about the headquarters.
"Should I ask Long Shi for information?"
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, his phone rang again.
Li Chonglou was startled, thinking it was Long Shi calling again by chance. However, when he picked up the phone, he saw that it was Chen Pao.
As soon as he answered, two words came from the other end of the phone.
"Location!"
His voice sounded a little displeased, but Li Chonglou didn't ask further. He directly reported the restaurant's location and then waited for the two to return.
About half an hour later, the food Li Chonglou had ordered in advance was all served, and only then did the two arrive, fashionably late.
As soon as they entered, Chen Pao looked at Li Chonglou with a resentful gaze.
"Uh, your expression, did someone bully you?"
Chen Pao didn't speak. Instead, Fan Jian, who walked in behind him, said, "This meal has to be treated by me! Brother, you helped me so much, give me a chance to repay you."
Fan Jian tightly clasped Chen Pao with his chubby, fleshy hands, his face full of gratitude. Anyone who didn't know would think these two had something going on.
Li Chonglou asked curiously, "So what happened? Manager Fan, is your problem resolved?"
Fan Jian nodded repeatedly with a brilliant smile, "It's resolved! It's all thanks to your friend helping me subdue that woman. She said she doesn't want to see me anymore!"
Chen Pao's face immediately turned dark, and he sat aside with a look of existential despair.
This completely confused Li Chonglou. Hearing Fan Jian say that the matter was resolved, why was someone else now troubled?
Fan Jian coughed lightly, then revealed the truth.
"However, that woman said she likes strong men and wants to marry your friend and no one else..."
Pfft!
Li Chonglou, who was drinking water, suddenly spat out a large mouthful of tea, almost all of it landing on Chen Pao's face.
"Are you looking for a fight, you brat?"
"No, no, no, sorry, quickly wipe yourself clean."
Li Chonglou fumbled for some tissues and handed them to Chen Pao, but as soon as he handed them over, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Damn it, you're still gloating! This is something you should have dealt with!"
Li Chonglou restrained himself a bit, forcing back a smile as he comforted him, "What are you afraid of? Even if she had three more heads, she wouldn't be able to figure out who you are. How could she find you?"
Chen Pao said dejectedly, "I know that. I'm just disgusted that that idiot actually said those things in front of so many people at the police station! If she looked normal, it would be fine, but no!"
"With that idiot's personality, she probably won't find a man in this lifetime!"
Chen Pao grumbled, and Li Chonglou immediately had a visual. He couldn't help but laugh again.
"Damn it, alright, if you keep laughing, don't blame me for being rude!"
"Ahem, let's talk business, serious business."
Li Chonglou quickly changed the subject and looked at Fan Jian.
"Manager Fan, actually we're looking for..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fan Jian waved his hand, "No need to call me Manager Fan anymore. I don't plan to go back. Call me Ah Fan or Xiao Jian."
"Okay, Xiao Jian, the two of us are looking for you today mainly about the blue doll that Green Ox mentioned to you before."
Li Chonglou got straight to the point. With the favor Chen Pao had shown him, he figured he could even skip the weight loss part, so he didn't want to waste any more time.
He didn't know when the headquarters would call him in for questioning, so the sooner this matter was resolved, the better.
Fan Jian showed no surprise when he heard the words "blue doll." It was likely that Chen Pao had taken the opportunity to tell him on the way back. Therefore, he said very straightforwardly,
"No problem. As long as what you said before is true, I guarantee I'll help you find the item within three days!"
This guy was still thinking about weight loss, but Li Chonglou did have a method, so he didn't mind it much.
"That's no problem, but the method I'll teach you is a set of exercises. As long as you stick with it, you'll see the results you want within a month."
Fan Jian's eyes lit up, "Really? I've looked for some traditional methods online before, but they didn't have any effect. If your method is really effective, I'll not only help you get back the blue doll, but I'll also give you a reward!"
Li Chonglou smiled, "Then it's settled. You must all be hungry. Let's eat first, or it'll be cold and not tasty."
"Okay!"
Fan Jian was clearly in a good mood. He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat heartily. Judging by his eating speed and manner, it was not difficult to see that his physique was not acquired out of nowhere.
The phrase "sweeping away the clouds and sweeping away the wind" was his most accurate description!
However, compared to him, Chen Pao, sitting opposite him, seemed a bit unhappy.
"What's wrong? Still thinking about something?"
Chen Pao murmured, "Alas, I have a lingering sense of unease."
Li Chonglou immediately rolled his eyes, "Don't think too much about it. It's just an ordinary woman. Could she still bother you?"
It seemed to make sense. Chen Pao thought about it and finally resolved his inner conflict. Perhaps it was Fan Jian's influence, but for a moment, his appetite also increased greatly.