121: Chapter 118 Someone's investigating me?

"So, someone is investigating me?"

Li Changsheng lay on the rocking chair in his room with his eyes closed, speaking nonchalantly, as if the shocking news Zhang Zhirong had just delivered didn't bother him in the slightest.

"Phew!"

Seeing this, Zhang Zhirong felt a wave of relief. His uncle was precisely afraid of this—afraid that Li Changsheng would act impulsively or do something irrational.

From the looks of it now, he had overthought things.

"Brother Li, it's really nothing. It might not even be an investigation into you. We've locked onto the IP address, but according to our investigation, it's clearly a decoy.

Besides, it's impossible for the other party to find anything online. We've created separate physical files for your records; there's very little information about you in our digital database, and the core materials are all sealed in physical form."

To ensure Li Changsheng didn't have any lingering concerns, Zhang Zhirong continued to reassure him.

What he said was the truth. Li Changsheng's files had already been reported higher up, and even the branch didn't have backups. They were directly managed and sealed by the provincial level. Except for a few qualified individuals, no one else was allowed to view them.

Furthermore, any access required reporting and leaving a record.

"Mhm, it's fine. Since you guys have arrangements, that's good enough. I won't interfere in this matter."

Li Changsheng remained lying on the rocking chair, his words sounding like the drowsy murmurs of someone half-asleep.

"Mhm, that's good then. Rest assured, Brother Li, we definitely won't let you down on this," Zhang Zhirong said with a smile.

However, he didn't see that Li Changsheng's hand, hidden within his sleeve, was trembling slightly, his knuckles white from clenching his fist.

It seems I haven't killed enough!

A few more days passed, and the end of the summer vacation was approaching. By this time, the wails of many village children could be heard.

Some old men and women were holding bamboo switches, huffing and puffing as they chased after the little brats who were running away barefoot and crying.

"Brother Li! Brother Li! Save me!"

Just then, Li Changsheng, who had just finished breakfast and was about to go for a stroll to aid digestion, saw a little brat wearing overalls, dragging a runny nose and wearing small slippers, rush into the yard.

"Qing Ya, what's wrong? Is Third Grandpa hitting you again?"

Looking at the little kid with a small braid tied at the back of his head, Li Changsheng couldn't help but laugh. This kid was Third Grandpa's grandson.

In truth, Li Changsheng was of the same generation as him. He was the son of Third Grandpa's youngest son, seven years old, but he was truly the type who would 'tear the roof off if not beaten for a day.'

This little brat had done everything a rural 'bear child' would do—shooting birds with a slingshot, climbing trees to raid nests, bullying kids several years older than him, and blowing up cow dung with firecrackers.

Last year, it was said that this kid threw a firecracker into his own family's latrine. That 'Italian Cannon' almost caused the entire village to attend a funeral feast at his house.

In short, that time, Third Grandpa had to take several baths until his skin was scrubbed red, and the little brat also turned red—his buttocks, that is.

"Yes! Brother Li, is there anywhere in your house to hide? Let me hide quickly!"

The little brat wiped his nose and looked around nervously. Behind him, Third Grandpa's exasperated voice was getting closer and closer.

"Hehe, come, I'll take you to a good place!"

Li Changsheng beckoned him over, and the little brat followed without suspicion.

"Uh, Brother Li, where are you taking me?"

Seeing Li Changsheng pick him up without a word and walk outside, the little brat was dazed.

"To visit your house. I want to watch you eat 'Chili Stir-fried with Meat'."

Li Changsheng flashed a smile that the little brat would remember for the rest of his life, one comparable to a demon's.

"Liar! Brother Li! You lied to me! You lied! Let me go!!!"

The little brat was instantly stunned. How could such a person exist in this world?

The little brat began to struggle with all his might, but it was all in vain.

This kid actually had quite a bit of strength. Anyone who has dealt with young boys knows that when you catch them, their struggle seems to use Integrated Force, making them as slippery as loaches.

However, today Li Changsheng was the Buddha, suppressing this Monkey King.

After a while, the little brat was panting, his small face flushed red, yet he couldn't move an inch.

"Brother Li! Brother Li, I was wrong! I'll never use a slingshot to shoot your family's chickens again!"

The little brat repeatedly begged for mercy, making Li Changsheng pause.

What's going on? My grandma only started raising chickens last month, and they're all chicks bought from the poultry dealer. You could bring yourself to attack them when they're so small?

"Just that?" Li Changsheng said with a faint smile.

"Brother Li, I was wrong. I'll never pee in the corner of your yard again."

The little brat continued to beg. He didn't notice that the veins on the smiling Brother Li's forehead were now bulging.

"What else?"

"What else...?"

The little brat actually started thinking.

"Brother Li, I was wrong. During the New Year, I set fire to the firewood outside your house. I won't dare do it again!"

Li Changsheng's grip on the boy tightened a bit more.

This kid really needed a good lesson. Damn it, no wonder when I came home last year, I heard Grandma say we didn't have enough firewood and had to burn coal instead. It turns out you were the one responsible.

"Brother Li, have you forgiven me? Then hurry up and put me down!"

Put you down?

"Sure, I'll put you down!"

Li Changsheng smiled and, without another word, quickened his pace to reach Third Grandpa.

"Third Grandpa, the kid ran to my house. He just broke my window glass," Li Changsheng said to Third Grandpa with a helpless expression.

"What? He even ran over there and broke your glass?"

Hearing this, Third Grandpa grew even more furious, while the little brat was now completely dumbfounded.

"You're lying! Grandpa, he's lying! I didn't break it! I didn't do anything!" the little brat quickly explained. This was a total frame-up!

Brother Li is too wicked!

"Yes! Actually, it's nothing, Third Grandpa. He's just a kid; it's inevitable for them to make mistakes. I'll just go to town and buy a piece of glass tomorrow, it's no big deal," Li Changsheng said very magnanimously.

Hearing this, the old man's eyes instantly turned red with anger!

"Fine! Let's see if I don't hang you up and beat you today! You even dare to lie now!"

With that, Third Grandpa grabbed the little brat from Li Changsheng without a word and dragged him toward home.

The old man had been practicing Vajra Longevity Qigong recently, and his strength had increased considerably. In his rage, the little brat couldn't struggle free at all.

Moreover, the old man was holding him with one hand, while the other hand found the time to unbuckle the 'Seven animalWolf' leather belt from his waist.

Li Changsheng nodded inwardly. This kid deserved a beating. Setting fires at such a young age—what would he do when he grew up?

While he was having tea at home, he could hear miserable wails coming from Third Grandpa's house across the road from a distance, each cry more high-pitched than the last.

The next day, Li Changsheng went to the village entrance. The main reason he came here was that Little Zhang was leaving.

A notice had come from the bureau stating that the case was closed, and the 'protection' for Li Changsheng could now end.

When he reached the village entrance, he saw several police cars parked there. Even Director Zhang had come, though he clearly wasn't the one in charge today. Standing next to him was a leader whose rank was obviously higher than his.

Li Changsheng didn't really understand what ranks those police uniforms represented, but seeing Director Zhang accompanying him on the side, he knew this person's rank must be higher.