Chapter 1778 - 319:

At four in the morning, the street was very quiet.

Lin Shuyou was pushing a wheelchair, and Zhao Yi was sitting in it.

The alleys of the old street were dimly lit, with occasional bright bulbs hanging at the alley entrances, elongating the shadows of the two.

"How's the injury?"

"It's fine."

"Have you packed everything up?"

"Everything's loaded in the car, ready to head back to Nantong anytime."

"There's no rush to return to Nantong, since we're here in Jiujiang, we should enjoy ourselves and let me show some local hospitality."

Lin Shuyou looked at Zhao Yi sitting in front of him.

The words from Three-eyed sounded strange, showing local hospitality... but the host's home was no more.

"There are lots of fun and beautiful places in Jiujiang, I've talked to Mr. Li, and will be showing you all around."

"Brother Xiao Yuan agreed?"

"Hmm, is that odd?"

"I thought Brother Xiao Yuan would want to hurry back to Nantong."

"His matter isn't done yet, how could he return now."

"Oh, right, indeed."

"Then tell me, what else is there?"

"There's still..."

"Hehehe."

"Three-eyed, why don't you go back to the Zhao family, I mean the outer residence."

"There's no rush, the house isn't cleaned yet, how could I invite Brother Xiao Yuan?"

Lin Shuyou stopped, at the alley entrance ahead, stood several rows of people.

Upon seeing Zhao Yi in the wheelchair, they immediately walked over and knelt down on one knee, saying in unison:

"Young master."

Zhao Yi waved his hand and said:

"Alright, don't kneel, from today on, our Zhao Family doesn't uphold such old customs."

The people looked at each other without anyone daring to stand.

Zhao Yi took out a stack of papers from his coat.

"Here, take it."

A few people in the front row stood up, each took a sheet, and knelt back down.

Zhao Yi: "Don't worry about the impact, my request is to handle the people on the list with the fastest speed, rewards await after the task."

"Yes, young master!"

"Yes, young master!"

These people quickly got up and left.

Lin Shuyou: "Is it over?"

Zhao Yi: "Hmm."

Lin Shuyou: "Then return?"

Zhao Yi: "Don't, since we're out, let's have breakfast, it's just ahead, remember the last time at that shop?"

"I remember." Lin Shuyou continued to push Zhao Yi forward, "Are they all Zhao Family members too?"

"Hmm, collateral relatives, plus houseborns who bet on me early."

"Who are you having them kill?"

"Didn't I write a new 'Clan Register'? Those with dirty deeds are marked, I'm having them help me clean up.

Just between us, some names among those people just now are on my list too, but it's in the hands of their neighbors, haha."

The breakfast hotel was already open for business.

As Zhao Yi was pushed over, the proprietress thought customers had arrived, wiped her hands on her apron, and came out, but upon seeing Zhao Yi, she trembled with fear.

The shop owner inside sensed the commotion outside, came out trembling, his face was fully covered with cloth, revealing only his eyes.

The shop owner leaned against the wall, knelt in front of Zhao Yi.

The proprietress glanced at the window of the children's room on the second floor, and also knelt down.

Zhao Yi: "Alright, no need to kneel, the debts between us are cleared. A small bowl of beef noodles, six large bowls, and a bowl of saucy bones, we're hungry."

Noodles and saucy bones were quickly served.

Zhao Yi looked at the red oil on his small bowl and shook his head, said to the proprietress:

"Change it to a clear soup."

With only one lung now, eating anything has to be washed down, and that red oil is just too much.

The proprietress immediately picked up the bowl.

"Leave it, give it to him to eat."

The proprietress placed the noodle bowl down and went back to make another batch.

Lin Shuyou ate six bowls of beef noodles and a pot of bones alone, savoring each bite.

When Zhao Yi's bowl of clear soup noodles arrived, he ate half a bowl and put down the chopsticks.

Lin Shuyou, while gnawing on a bone, asked: "You eat so little?"

Zhao Yi joked: "Hmm, my stomach got half removed too."

While speaking, Zhao Yi took out a paint palette and started retouching his makeup.

Then a customer wearing a hat came in, ordered wine, and saucy bones.

The proprietress said the new batch of bones wasn't ready yet, he'd have to wait.

That customer sat inside waiting.

By the time Lin Shuyou finished eating, the new batch of bones was just ready, selected and served to that customer's table by the proprietress.

Lin Shuyou rubbed his belly, contentedly let out a sigh of relief.

"Another bit?"

"I'm full."

"Then let's head back."

"Alright."

Zhao Yi took money from his pocket, neatly counted, and placed it under the bowl.

Lin Shuyou got up and pushed Zhao Yi's wheelchair.

Just as they turned into the front alley, Lin Shuyou saw a familiar figure.

It was Tan Yunlong in plainclothes, with another person beside him, probably another detective.

Lin Shuyou turned sideways, trying to avoid Tan Yunlong's sight, thinking it's better for Brother Bin to handle some things to avoid saying something wrong himself.

But unfortunately, Tan Yunlong recognized him from behind.

"Student Lin Shuyou?"

Lin Shuyou had no choice but to turn around: "Uncle Tan."

Tan Yunlong: "You..."

Zhao Yi: "Ah You, the person we just saw eating at the breakfast place was strange, wearing a hat at night, with sunglasses in his coat pocket, and seemed to take off a fake beard while eating bones."

Tan Yunlong's gaze sharpened, he quickly gestured for the young officer behind him to follow as he charged forward.

Soon, there came the sound of tables and chairs being overturned, then that customer ran this way, holding a dagger.