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Chapter 40 Homecoming

After the situation at the scene was basically under control, Jiang Zhengge drove Li Zhanyi and Lin Chen directly towards home.

"You've entered a ruin on your first day in office. You're going to be famous now."

In the passenger seat, Lin Chen turned to look at the smiling Jiang Zhengge:

"I thought you arranged this on purpose..."

"Hey, I'm not that bad," Jiang Zhengge glanced at Lin Chen. "When the case was reported, it was Delta-level, which usually means one or two entities have emerged, and you can do whatever you want with them. But the situation worsened on your way there... We could have stopped here, but the situation worsened again after you went in."

"I was originally planning to let you broaden your horizons and see anomalous entities, so you wouldn't be like some newbies who get weak in the knees when they see a real entity on their first day."

"I feel fine," Lin Chen smiled.

He felt that he was quite quick to accept this kind of thing, especially after his feud with Qingtian.

"That's quite an achievement. You recorded Captain England's filming, which is an unexpected bonus." Jiang Zhengge turned his head.

Li Zhanyi raised his hand in the back seat:

"I brought my DSLR camera, otherwise the picture wouldn't be this clear!"

"You've done a great job," Jiang Zhengge chuckled, "but I didn't expect you guys to stumble upon the target so unexpectedly..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen turned his head and looked at Jiang Zhengge:

"Shall we make an example of him next?"

"Of course, after all, he is Qingtian's successor and also my elder brother's... good friend," Jiang Zhengge carefully considered his words, "and you actually stumbled upon his filming location and even managed to leave video evidence, so we have some cards to play."

"Should we announce it?" Li Zhanyi leaned his head between the two seats.

"No rush. It's not convenient for the Investigation Bureau to always be in the spotlight," Jiang Zhengge muttered. "It's best to find a third party to help us. Besides, I don't think it's appropriate to play our cards so fast right now. You all know how good the Foundation's media control is. We haven't really had the upper hand in all these years."

"What surprised me was that they actually possessed the means to directly drag a section of space into subspace..."

"So you think this case was orchestrated by the foundation?" Lin Chen's expression turned serious.

"That's right. Based on the current situation, it's unlikely that they 'just happened to find a ruin to shoot footage.' They probably deliberately created subspace erosion for location scouting."

"That's really awful," Li Zhanyi muttered.

"They were even prepared to leave those children to die." Lin Chen clenched his fists, thinking of Huihui and the landlord couple.

"And his London accent sounds so fake," Li Zhanyi said, resting his chin on his hand. "His Chinese, on the other hand, is quite standard. What kind of British captain is this?"

"That's their selling point," Jiang Zhengge said. "Anyway, take a break first. You've done a great job. This case will definitely earn you a lot of commission. Just wait to collect your money."

"I'll order some takeout tonight and treat you guys." Lin Chen suddenly remembered his previous promise.

"Oh? You're already trying to curry favor with the boss?" Jiang Zhengge laughed.

"Who's trying to please you? They're trying to please me," Li Zhanyi blinked. "Lin Chen, let me have some later!"

"Okay, okay, you order."

"Whatever you say, I'll take you home and then I'll have to go back to work overtime. I still have to deal with this mess tonight, so I won't be able to enjoy myself."

"..."

Half an hour later, the Porsche drove into the residential area and stopped in the drizzle.

After dropping the two off, Jiang Zhengge turned around and went straight back to the Investigation Bureau. Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi walked into the apartment building together and took the elevator to the thirteenth floor.

As soon as he opened the door, Lin Chen smelled the aroma of food.

He and Li Zhanyi exchanged a glance, then changed their shoes and went into the living room. They immediately saw Huihui sleeping by the dining table.

The little girl was fast asleep. On the table in front of her were three dishes and a soup: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, steamed sea bass, boiled broccoli, and a bowl of meatball soup.

These are all very common dishes, and their appearance is rather unfamiliar.

"Hmm..."

Hearing the noise, Huihui woke up.

The little girl looked up, saw Lin Chen, and quickly stood up, picked up the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and headed towards the kitchen.

"I...I'll go heat it up, right away."

Lin Chen's lips trembled slightly. He turned his head and exchanged a glance with Li Zhanyi:

"I'll go help her, you go take a shower first."

"Okay," Li Zhanyi smiled, "then treat me again tomorrow."

"it is good."

Lin Chen picked up the steamed sea bass, went to the kitchen, added some water to the pot, and put the plate in to heat it up.

While busy with his work, he glanced at Huihui, who was waiting by the microwave, and asked with a smile:

"Why did you decide to cook dinner today?"

"Look at your phone." Huihui pouted slightly.

Lin Chen paused for a moment, took out his phone, and found that Huihui's chat window had more than ten messages.

what...

He looked at Huihui apologetically and scratched his head:

"Sorry... I'm busy, I don't have time to watch..."

"I asked you if you were having dinner tonight and you didn't answer me..." Huihui said softly. "Then I called you and you said you were out of service area. I thought something had happened to you, so I called Uncle Jiang. He said you were busy and would be back later..."

"I cooked dinner, then waited for you for a long time, then fell asleep, and then I had a nightmare..."

The more Huihui spoke, the more aggrieved she looked, which made Lin Chen feel a pang of sadness.

He knelt down, gently rubbed Huihui's head, and said:

"I'm sorry, Huihui. I'll definitely tell you in advance next time, and it won't happen again."

Huihui looked at Lin Chen with red eyes, and when she heard his words, she forced a smile.

"But it's good that you're back," she whispered. "It's good that you're back."

She threw herself into Lin Chen's arms and hugged him tightly.

Lin Chen rubbed Huihui's head and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After the girl left, he took out his phone and showed Huihui his bank account information:

"I've already made some money. I'll transfer some to you in a bit. If you like cooking, then go ahead and buy some groceries and cook. But I might not be able to come back every night. I'll let you know in advance. Just cook for yourself."

Lin Chen thought for a moment and added:

"When buying groceries, order takeout whenever possible and have the security guard deliver it. You need to be safety conscious, understand?"

"it is good."

Huihui nodded, her expression showing slight hesitation for a moment, before she mustered her courage and spoke:

"Brother, how do you make money? Is it dangerous?"

"Ah...it wasn't too dangerous, it's alright," Lin Chen smiled. "I visited the school this afternoon."

"Brother, turn back before it's too late," Huihui tugged at Lin Chen's sleeve, "Don't do... that kind of thing..."

What kind of thing...?

Looking at Huihui's worried face, Lin Chen felt as if he had been misunderstood.

At that moment, Li Zhanyi's loud shout came from the bathroom:

"Lin Chen! I forgot my bath towel! Could you get it for me? It's on the balcony!"

"I have to go help Huihui," Lin Chen stood up. "Keep an eye on it, and you can turn off the heat when it's almost done."

After saying that, he took small, quick steps and ran towards the balcony.

"..."

Watching Lin Chen's figure disappear through the doorway, Huihui puffed out her cheeks slightly, then smiled gently as if relieved.

She turned around, moved a stool over, stepped on it, and turned off the gas stove.

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