Chapter 840 - 840: Two-Faced

Looking at Yao Qianxue's retreating figure, hastily leaving due to embarrassment, Xiao Feng turned to Nie Longjiao and said discontentedly, "You really are..."

Nie Longjiao crossed her arms and snorted coldly, "Say what you want to say, don't bottle it up and make yourself sick."

"You're a typical woman," Xiao Feng said flatly, leaving it unclear whether he meant it as a compliment or an insult.

Nie Longjiao snorted, "If I'm not a woman, then are you?"

Xiao Feng frowned, dissatisfied, "I've never seen anyone as inconsiderate as you."

"How am I inconsiderate?"

"You either don't say anything, or you voice your opinion when I deny our relationship. But no, you stay silent until the exact moment someone asks me for my contact information, purposely making it awkward for her."

Nie Longjiao maintained a blank expression, "I'm thinking of her. A moment of embarrassment is better than getting deceived and heartbroken by a jerk."

"You're calling me a jerk?" Xiao Feng laughed.

"I wasn't talking about you; I was talking about myself, I'm the jerk," Nie Longjiao said sarcastically. "After dinner, I always aim for more, switch partners easily, basically a playboy.

To put it bluntly, someone like me is just awful!"

"Well said," Xiao Feng nodded and laughed, "At least you have some self-awareness."

"..." Nie Longjiao.

Are you really not getting it, or just pretending not to?

Didn't you realize that I was speaking in reverse, actually mocking you?

After a moment of silence, Nie Longjiao changed the subject, "You said I'm a typical woman earlier, what do you mean by that?"

"It means you embody all the stereotypes men have of women," Xiao Feng explained.

"Like what?"

"Like being fickle, two-faced, or how a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea."

Nie Longjiao chuckled angrily, "Fine, then tell me, how am I fickle, how am I two-faced, how is my heart like a needle at the bottom of the sea?"

"Just an hour ago, you seriously told me not to say I'm your boyfriend in public in the future.

And you said if anyone misunderstands, I should immediately deny it, or else you'd personally deny it, leaving me no face."

Imitating Nie Longjiao's tone, Xiao Feng paused, then continued, "But what happened?

I didn't say I was your boyfriend, and I denied it when misunderstood, yet out of nowhere, you turned around and claimed to be my girlfriend.

You say one thing and do another, isn't that the definition of being two-faced?"

"You!" Nie Longjiao was furious, "Since you put it that way, then fine, I'm two-faced!

If I don't see it, naturally I won't care, but as long as I'm present, don't think you can deceive others' feelings."

Xiao Feng shook his head and sighed, "Truly unreasonable!"

As he spoke, a police car rounded the corner, followed by several ambulances.

Before Xiao Feng could say anything, people spontaneously helped the injured onto the ambulances.

A police line was set up at the scene, and Shi Yong hurried over to ask, "What's the situation inside?"

"The main culprits, Xu Chun and Chen Chunxia, aren't dead, at least not before we came out. There were thirty armed thugs, twenty-six are dead, four are alive, they're tied to the pillars inside.

Also, there's a bomb on the second floor, the detonation device has been dismantled, be careful when you remove it."

Shi Yong nodded and immediately used the information provided by Xiao Feng to deploy tasks.

Frankly, he felt quite speechless.

Wherever Xiao Feng was, there was a crime scene, and not just minor cases but major ones.

If he were in the police force, wouldn't his promotion be faster than a rocket launch?

...

After giving statements, the over a hundred people present were informed they could go home but were required to keep their phones on for 24 hours, ready to cooperate with the police investigation.

The police work remained complex, involving body transfers, on-site evidence collection, testimony verification, and more.

In addition to these, they also had to handle the pressure from public opinion.

Remember, the deceased were people with certain social statuses, and if their families caused a ruckus, it would also be troublesome.

This made Shi Yong feel a massive headache at times, even regretting coming to Jiangcheng to take up the position.

"Come on, come on, gather around," Xiao Feng called to the group.

Everyone followed Xiao Feng to the side, curious about what he had in mind.

"Do you have anything important this afternoon?" Xiao Feng asked.

Everyone shook their heads.

To be honest, even if they had something planned, they probably didn't feel like doing it now.

Those who had planned to make a brief appearance then rush to meet clients now thought it wouldn't matter to reschedule.

No matter how profitable the business was, could it be more important than life?

"If you don't have anything planned, how about accompanying me somewhere?" Xiao Feng continued to ask.

"Where to?" someone asked curiously.

Xiao Feng replied cheerfully, "To an orphanage, not far, just a couple of turns."

"Why are we going to an orphanage?" someone else asked, curious.

Before Xiao Feng could answer, someone immediately replied irritably, "Why ask so much, just follow!"

"Right, right!"

"Let's head out now!"

The group set out grandly towards the orphanage, led by Xiao Feng.

No one present was a fool; many could guess that Xiao Feng wanted to get some funding for the orphanage.

And at this moment, the majority were willing to give generously.

Compared to those being carried out on stretchers, covered in white sheets, what was a little money?

"Later, explain Wu Xinqi's situation, personal testimony is more persuasive than empty words.

And introduce the financial situation as well, how difficult it is, how challenging it is, say it all, exaggerate a bit if needed.

This is over a hundred people, and each one is wealthy; even if each donates ten thousand, that's over a million!

At the very least, in the next three to five years, you won't have to keep putting money into it, worrying about finances every day."

Walking at the front, Xiao Feng whispered to Nie Longjiao beside him.

"Okay," Nie Longjiao agreed softly, her nose feeling a bit sour.

But clearly, it wasn't the time to be sentimental; this great opportunity was right in front of her. How to secure as much support as possible was the key consideration.

To be honest, this scenario was beyond anything she could imagine, or even dare to imagine.

Over a hundred wealthy individuals rallying to an orphanage; before this, Nie Longjiao thought there was no other way but to hold a knife to their throats to achieve this.

Yet the facts proved it wasn't impossible, at least Xiao Feng achieved it.

Granted, there was an element of coincidence involved.

Soon, the group arrived at the orphanage in impressive numbers, with many uninformed passersby following behind.

The group swelled larger, probably numbering close to three hundred people or more.

Inside the gate, Zhao Ce happened to be sitting in the yard. Upon seeing Xiao Feng appear outside, his face immediately fell, "Why are you here again?"