50: Chapter 50 Pretending to be a Boyfriend?

"Su Fan, why does your expression look a bit off?"

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Fan, who was staring blankly after putting down the case files, and asked with a concerned expression.

"I'm fine."

Qin Xiaoxiao noticed the files in front of him, picked them up for a glance, and said, "We'll find out who did this soon enough. If the culprit is a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, the First Security Division will carry out the arrest..."

"I'm afraid they've already fled..."

Su Fan murmured.

They were so obvious about it; the culprit had likely already escaped the Safe Zone. Moreover, if they really were at the Foundation Establishment Stage and could fly using an artifact, once they were out of the Safe Zone, would they really be so easy to catch?

The First Security Division spent so long trying to catch Huang Lang and Deputy Bureau Chief Liu Yang, and they still haven't caught them...

"By the way, wasn't Deputy Bureau Chief Liu Yang given a suspended death sentence? Why is he the only one with a suspended sentence while everyone else got the death penalty?"

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at the surveillance camera overhead, shifted her chair, leaned closer to Su Fan, and whispered, "Deputy Bureau Chief Liu Yang is already dead..."

"What? Deputy Bureau Chief Liu Yang is dead?"

Su Fan looked shocked.

Wasn't he given a suspended death sentence, meaning he didn't have to die?

How could he be dead?

"Shh, he had a heart attack and passed away..."

Qin Xiaoxiao continued in a low voice.

"He's a Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage Cultivator, and he had a heart attack? Who would believe that?"

Su Fan's mouth twitched. He thought to himself, what on earth are the higher-ups doing? Why give Deputy Bureau Chief Liu Yang a suspended death sentence, only to secretly kill him off under the guise of a heart attack?

"Don't ask about things you shouldn't; I don't know either," Qin Xiaoxiao whispered.

Su Fan asked again, "Then why give him a suspended death sentence?"

Qin Xiaoxiao licked her red lips, hesitated for a moment, and then revealed the truth: "Because he used to be part of the Bureau. The suspended death sentence was just for show to others with ulterior motives. Do you understand?"

Su Fan roughly understood.

Often, the most brutal power struggles are veiled in a veneer of warmth.

Some things are just done for the uninformed to see; the truth is often a hundred times more cruel than the surface suggests.

"You must not spread this..."

Just as Qin Xiaoxiao finished saying this to Su Fan, a phone suddenly rang.

"Director Bai? Oh? You want Su Fan to come to the Director's office? Okay, okay, I'll send him over right away!"

Qin Xiaoxiao hung up the phone and looked at Su Fan. "The Director wants to see you."

"Director Sun?"

"Yeah, it's probably about Wang Hui. You don't need to be afraid. Since the surveillance at Xinmao Restaurant was broken, just don't admit that you hit Wang Hui..." Qin Xiaoxiao kindly advised.

Su Fan went straight to Director Sun's office. Director Sun greeted him with a beaming smile, gestured for him to sit, had Secretary Bai pour tea, and after some small talk, predictably asked about the incident where he hit Wang Hui.

"I heard... you hit the Wang Family's brat?"

Director Sun lit a cigar with a chuckle and asked the question as if it were casual.

"Yes, I slapped him across the face. Many people saw it."

Su Fan completely forgot Qin Xiaoxiao's instructions and answered truthfully.

Director Sun's face remained smiling, and he asked casually, "Did you use Spiritual Qi?"

"No, I used brute force! It felt more satisfying that way!"

Hearing Su Fan's response, Director Sun laughed heartily, "That's good! That's good! That brat really needed a beating. Don't worry, I'll handle this matter for you..."

His words were light, but Su Fan could still tell that the Wang Family really dared to come and cause trouble for the Justice Bureau...

"Alright, it's fine now. Keep up the good work!"

Director Sun smiled as he stubbed his cigar out in the ashtray. He then called Secretary Bai over: "Go get those bags of 10,000-fold purified Spiritual Qi from my collection. Give Su Fan two bags!"

Secretary Bai quickly brought over two bags of Spiritual Qi. Director Sun pointed at them and said to Su Fan, "This is high-concentration Spiritual Qi purified 10,000 times by the Ministry of State Security using high-tech methods. It's much better than the Spiritual Qi you usually absorb when you Cultivate. Take these two bags back for your training."

Su Fan's eyes widened. Purified 10,000 times!?

So that's why the Earth's Spiritual Qi is so thin?

The reason is here!

So all the Spiritual Qi we're supposed to use has been sucked away by you using high-tech methods?

Although a storm was raging in his heart, his face remained calm. After accepting the two bags of Spiritual Qi, Su Fan thanked him and left.

Back at the office, Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the two bags of Spiritual Qi in his hands. "Wow, the Director gave you high-concentration Spiritual Qi? I've never even received any..."

Su Fan handed one of the bags to Qin Xiaoxiao. Qin Xiaoxiao said in surprise, "This is enough for two months of Cultivation. Keep it for yourself."

"Do you mean... after absorbing one bag like this, it's equivalent to two months of our Cultivation speed?"

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyelashes fluttered, and she nodded.

"Damn, so all our cultivation resources have been monopolized by the higher-ups?"

Su Fan felt a chill run down his spine.

Some things are truly terrifying when you think about them.

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Don't feel like it's unfair. If the higher-ups didn't use some methods to speed up their Cultivation, who would defend against those high-level mutated beasts? Who would build those city shields? And who would guard them? If resources were distributed equally, it would only exacerbate instability."

"Put that way... it does seem to make sense."

Su Fan murmured.

Qin Xiaoxiao smiled gently and continued, "Su Fan, your way of thinking is still quite simple and passionate. Like that slap you gave Wang Hui—although it was satisfying, this society is very complex. Sometimes, doing a good deed doesn't mean you'll get a good reward. Just like that old sanitation worker—you stood up for justice for him, but he turned around and sold you out. Of course, he might have had his reasons, but the result is what it is..."

"...Good people don't necessarily get good rewards."

Su Fan stared straight at Qin Xiaoxiao. "Do you also think I shouldn't have slapped Wang Hui?"

Qin Xiaoxiao slowly moved closer to him, took his hand, gazed into his eyes, her expression gentle. "No, you did the right thing. I don't have your courage, but I admire you... Even if the whole world misunderstands you, I will understand you!"

"Don't be like this..."

Su Fan pulled his hand away from her fair, delicate palm.

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned. She thought to herself, 'Could it be that he is still hung up on his previous relationship and hasn't moved on?'

'Su Fan, you really are devoted!'

'That woman cheated on you; what is there to be attached to?'

Thinking of this, she looked at Su Fan again and smiled slightly. "Babe, can you do me a favor?"

Su Fan: "Go ahead, if I can help, I definitely will."

A mischievous smile appeared on the corner of Qin Xiaoxiao's mouth as she whispered something into Su Fan's ear...

After hearing it, Su Fan let out an "Ah" and said in surprise, "Pretend to be your boyfriend? To attend the Four Great Families gathering?"

He really hadn't expected that the melodramatic plots from novels would one day actually happen to him.