When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 19 Find the clue
"Bai Ze, eat."

At midnight, Chen Chulan's voice came from downstairs.

Bai Ze slowly opened his eyes and loudly replied, "I drank martial arts supplements, I'm not hungry."

"Martial arts supplements?! You've been wasting money?"

Chen Chulan's voice suddenly rose, and soon after, hurried footsteps reached Bai Ze's ears.

Bai Ze was compensated 20,000 yuan for medical expenses. He could afford martial arts supplements, but Chen Chulan told him to save the money for his future living expenses.

Bai Ze will soon be leaving the orphanage. Whether he enters the workforce directly or continues his studies at university, Bai Ze will need money.

So when Chen Chulan heard that Bai Ze was drinking martial arts supplements, she couldn't help but react.

Soon, Bai Ze's door was opened, and Chen Chulan and a seemingly refined young man walked into the room together.

As soon as she entered, before she could even speak, she saw Bai Ze's smart bracelet and phone. The cool, high-tech look left Chen Chulan speechless.

Then, she looked at Bai Ze with a complicated expression, "You... you still went into the sea after all."

Good news, these smart bracelets and phones aren't something you can buy for 20,000 yuan, so Bai Ze must have other sources of income.

Bad news: Bai Ze may have gone into the sea.

With a face like his, he could easily make a lot of money even when he first debuted. No, it should be said that he could make even more money precisely because he was a newcomer; in that industry, newcomers generally outperform old ones.

Bai Ze: "..."

He thought his thinking was quite divergent, but he never expected there to be such an expert.

"They didn't go into the sea!"

Bai Ze said, "This was a gift from Senior Zhong Jing."

"You're being kept by your senior?" Chen Chulan's expression immediately turned quite horrified.

Even Bai Ze, whose mental state is now invincible, was almost crushed by this sentence.

"Couldn't it be that senior thinks highly of me?" Bai Ze sighed helplessly. "Fine, I originally planned to live with you as an ordinary person, but now that things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore."

"I've become a martial artist. These gifts from my senior are just a small investment in me."

Chen Chulan and the refined young man initially looked incredulous, but their disbelief vanished when Bai Ze unleashed a powerful gust of wind.

"So you've become a martial artist. That gave me quite a fright."

Chen Chulan breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying, "Well done, kid, you kept it from us. Okay, you can skip lunch, but remember to eat dinner. Don't treat supplements like meals."

She seemed indifferent, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.

Then he hurriedly left to serve rice to the other children.

"I bet Sister Lan is calling Taozi right now to tell him about this good thing. I bet Taozi is green with envy and jealousy right now," the refined young man chuckled.

He was tall and thin, with a scholarly air about him. He was dressed in a white casual outfit and had his hair styled in a neat way. He looked like a cute puppy.

This is Xiao Fangyu, the last member of the orphanage who is about to come of age.

"I think Taozi is more envious of you for having a girlfriend," Bai Ze said with a smile.

Yesterday, Chen Chulan said that Xiao Fangyu would be back late that night, but he didn't come back at all that night.

What happened last night, well, those who know, know.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Fangyu looked at Bai Ze with a meaningful gaze and said, "The Biyi brand is not cheap. It is specially designed for martial artists. The bracelet can even be used as protective gear. The cheapest one costs more than 100,000. No matter how much your senior values ​​you, he would not give you something so expensive."

He gave Bai Ze a knowing look and patted him on the shoulder. "Tell me about your girlfriend later. It's okay, I understand. Since we're both handsome, why not make the most of our looks?"

After saying that, he went out to eat, leaving Bai Ze a little confused.

"you······"

Bai Ze's expression gradually turned expressionless. "So you really are a kept man."

I thought you made a living based on your talent, but it turns out you're just a gigolo with your looks.

In the end, I, Bai, was the one who acted uprightly and honestly. Despite my good looks, I gave up the idea of ​​living off a woman.

Having temporarily lost interest in women, Bai Ze shook his head and continued practicing his martial arts.

There was still a tough battle to fight that night, and he had to suppress his olfactory disgust and swallow the dinner Chen Chulan had prepared. There was no other way; judging from Chen Chulan's happy expression, she was sure to cook a big feast to celebrate Bai Ze's arrival. And indeed, that evening came as Bai Ze had predicted.

At four o'clock, Chen Chulan went out for a while. When she came back, the smell of meat and vegetables entered Bai Ze's nose.

At six o'clock, a round table was set up in the courtyard, with a hot pot on it simmering with boiling soup.

The main meal was hot pot, which stimulated both the stomach and the nose. Bai Ze felt his nose was constantly itchy from the spiciness.

Luo Tao, who had just returned from outside the orphanage, saw this scene and leaned back dramatically, exclaiming, "So lavish?"

"Stop talking nonsense and come over here to pour your brother Ze a drink. You'll still need his help in the future," Chen Chulan called out. "He's become a martial artist."

"I already knew it."

Luo Tao laughed and came over to offer Bai Ze a glass of soda.

Looking at these joyful smiling faces, Bai Ze could only grit his teeth and risk his life to accompany them.

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The following day, Sunday, was cloudy.

Bai Ze stood blankly at the entrance of the orphanage, gazing at the sky, looking as if he had seen through the ways of the world.

Last night I risked my life to accompany a gentleman, and this morning I almost lost my life.

The hotpot that was eaten underwent a cycle and returned to nature in another form, while Bai Ze, who was in charge of the cycle, suffered an unprecedented blow.

It stinks.

Bai Ze, who nearly died, felt a profound enlightenment. Even his breathing techniques seemed to have advanced further, becoming almost instinctive under the blessing of his words becoming law. He should not be far from switching to internal breathing.

It can only be said that life and death are indeed terrifying, but also incredibly fortunate. After experiencing a brush with death, Bai Ze was completely transformed.

"Baba-"

The sound of a horn rang out, and a familiar black sedan stopped in front of us.

The car window rolled down, revealing Fu Wanqing's pretty face. "Get in."

Wanqing remained aloof and elegant, a natural beauty. Before yesterday, although Bai Ze had no romantic feelings for her, it would be impossible for him to have no affection for her.

After all, people are easily led astray by their senses.

But now——

With a slight twitch of his nostrils, Bai Ze realized that no woman existed in his heart anymore.

Of course, there are no men either. There's no difference between a smelly man and a smelly woman; they're both smelly anyway.

He calmly ignored Fu Wanqing's pretty face, got into the car, and asked, "Where is Senior Zhong Jing?"

Zhong Jing was not seen on the bus today.

“He went to investigate the Sacred Heart Sect,” Fu Wanqing said as she started the car. “He met with Qi Chengjun yesterday, and that night Zhong Jing began investigating him. As a result, he actually found out some things.”

"Hmm?" Bai Ze raised an eyebrow.

Seriously? They found out that easily?

"That Director Qi of the Public Security Bureau, no, I should say Deputy Director Qi, he's quite a talent. Anyone connected to him gets a job in the bureau, even his family dog ​​got a police dog position."

"The Qi family also has close ties with the Tiger Might Martial Arts School in the city. The Tiger Might Martial Arts School has continued to expand because of this relationship. Martial arts students from various schools like to enroll in the Tiger Might Martial Arts School's martial arts training classes. The Tiger Might Martial Arts School's Tiger Form Fist moves are fierce and ruthless. If practitioners do not have a certain degree of composure, they can easily be provoked to develop a violent temper."

At this point, Bai Ze's expression shifted, and he said, "Could it be... that there's a school bully among these students?"

He thought of Fang Zhenyang, the traditional school bully who was tough and unyielding, and who used his face to beat Bai Ze until his fists bled.

Fang Zhenyang practices Tiger Style Fist.

“That’s right, and there are quite a few,” Fu Wanqing nodded. “Fang Zhenyang, who bullied you before, also enrolled in this martial arts training class. Tiger Might Martial Arts Academy’s teaching style is very brutal. Although it does have real skills, it can easily cause students to develop violent tendencies.”

Students who develop violent tendencies may then inflict violence on others, especially the vulnerable in the school.

When the weak are bullied, they will inevitably feel resentful or bitter, and they are more likely to be tricked into practicing evil arts to increase their strength.

This is a logically sound chain of events. Even without evidence, just a conjecture is enough for Zhong Jing to have a reason to investigate.

(End of this chapter)