I am weak and friendly

Chapter 53: Can the Innate Criminal Investigation Body Do This Too?
"It's very simple." Tang Yiping couldn't very well say that he was a user of the [Survival Guide for the Weak] and possessed the [Carrion Eater] skill, which allowed him to smell the man's disgusting "fresh" scent, implying that he had something plundered from others.

However, he doesn't need such an explanation.

He said, "Did you see the look on his face when he saw me just now?"

Tang Yiping paused for a moment, then looked at the expressions of the master and his apprentice.

Sure enough, the expressions of both master and disciple changed.

“He seemed very scared when he saw me,” Tang Yiping said. “He also said something like, ‘Ah, you are—’ You weren’t far away, so you must have heard it.”

They didn't hear it very clearly, but the two of them did hear it vaguely.

“First of all, he knows me, or at least recognizes my features,” Tang Yiping said. “I am quite certain that I had never seen him before today, nor did I know him.”

Tang Yiping recalled the man he had seen and described him as follows:

"A middle-aged man, around forty years old, showing signs of working out, his hair meticulously styled, his suit perfectly tailored, even sophisticated, and seemingly made of high-quality material—not the cheap suit a real estate agent might wear. I'd only ever seen suits like this on TV before; it's rare to see someone dressed like that in real life. He must be a very influential and successful person, probably working in a prestigious industry. Someone like that shouldn't be afraid of someone like me, sitting in a wheelchair..."

“Even in terms of physique, he could take on eight of me by himself, right?” Tang Yiping paused. “Unless he knows who I am…”

"So here's the question," Tang Yiping said, "How did he find out about me? Is he afraid of me because I can threaten him? Did I threaten him because I ruined his plans and stopped him, making him think he'd been exposed?"

The master and apprentice sitting opposite Tang Yiping exchanged a glance, and for a moment, they both had a strange feeling.

Sitting opposite them was not a student in a wheelchair, but a veteran criminal investigator.

This observation and analysis coincides with theirs.

They made the decision to chase after the other party based on the fact that the other party's behavior was rather unusual.

On the way to catch up, they had already identified the other party based on the license plate number, so there was no need to continue following them.

After all, it's still just speculation at this point.

But it must be said that this is their only clue right now.

“The other party’s identity is rather sensitive, so we can’t take action for the time being. But don’t worry, leave this to us.” Li Tieqiang repeated what he had said earlier: “We have plans and departments to deal with this kind of thing.”

"Is it the Bureau of Containment of Anomalous Creatures and Objects?" Tang Yiping asked, his eyes wide.

"What's that?" Li Tieqiang asked his apprentice, puzzled. "Do we have such a department?"

"Oh, it's the kind of place in novels that houses people with special abilities and special items, and deals with special threats," Zhao Xinyi explained to his master.

"Isn't that the Dragon Group's job?" Li Tieqiang asked in surprise.

"What is that?" Tang Yiping looked at Zhao Xinyi, hoping he would explain.

Zhao Xinyi: "Uh...it sounds like some kind of supernatural ability response organization?"

"You don't know?" Li Tieqiang suddenly felt a deep sense of generation gap.

"Actually, I know," Tang Yiping thought to himself.

Fortunately, Master Tang had already told me everything that happened in 1999: the alien invasion, the rampage of superpowered individuals, the epic magical war of the century, and all the magnificent events that occurred in the past...

Otherwise, I would still be kept in the dark by you, content with this utterly boring era.

But I can't show that I know, otherwise I'll be captured by the Bureau of Anomalous Creatures and Objects and have my memories wiped.

"What are you young people thinking about?" Li Tieqiang said helplessly, seeing the curious looks in the eyes of the two children.

I fooled him! My acting was really good! Tang Yiping gave himself a thumbs up and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tieqiang took another sip of his iced jasmine milk tea and said to Tang Yiping, "In short, don't do this again next time. It's too dangerous. Leave this kind of thing to us, understand?"

"Mhm." Tang Yiping nodded.

Li Tieqiang was somewhat exasperated; this nod was far too perfunctory. But… if Tang Yiping hadn't suddenly appeared today, he would never have dreamed that this matter involved someone like this…

There's something much more going on behind this...

Li Tieqiang was having a bit of a headache.

"Alright, you should go back now, it's too hot outside..." Li Tieqiang said, preparing to get up.

“Uncle, they are not ordinary people, you must be careful,” Tang Yiping said. “Especially if there are sudden unrelated accidents that threaten your career and health, unexpected situations involving other people around you, or other things that have a huge impact, you must be vigilant.”

Li Tieqiang frowned, and Zhao Xinyi pondered. Both of them found Tang Yiping's words a bit strange, but they didn't know how to describe them.

"Don't worry about me!" Li Tieqiang subconsciously reached out to pat Tang Yiping's head, but when he did, he only patted Tang Yiping's shoulder. "Be careful and don't run around!"

"I'm telling the truth. If there's any problem you can't solve, be sure to come to me," Tang Yiping said.

"Don't worry, we're professionals. Leave it to us," Li Tieqiang said, preparing to stand up. "We're leaving. Do you need us to take you home?"

"No need, I'll take the subway later to go back to school to pick up some things."

Tang Yiping plans to move entirely into this house he found.

Some changes of clothes and other items are still being stored in a classmate's dormitory.

"Then we're leaving." Li Tieqiang also had many things to investigate and verify.

He stood up to leave, but then suddenly remembered something. He gulped down the water in his goji berry thermos, ate the goji berries, and happily poured the iced jasmine milk tea into his thermos, patting it on the back.

Behind them, Zhao Xinyi sipped her milk tea, making slurping noises.

Further on, Tang Yiping sipped his milk tea, the ice cubes crunching and popping.

Li Tieqiang suddenly turned around and said to Zhao Xinyi, "Xinyi, remember to hand over 21 yuan when you get back."

Zhao Xinyi: "???"

“Money found shouldn’t be spent carelessly, so today Tang Yiping found 21 yuan and handed it in to us, so we’re treating him to milk tea as a reward, understand?”

Zhao Xinyi: "???"

So, today Tang Yiping found money and treated everyone, while Master, you drank iced milk tea and I have to pay for it?
Is this right?
"Do you understand?" Li Tieqiang asked again.

"Understood... Captain!"

Master, has anyone ever told you that you are incredibly vengeful?!
The three of them stepped out of the milk tea shop, and a wave of heat immediately hit them.

"It's so hot." Li Tieqiang stood by the roadside and looked up at the sky.

"Yeah, yeah." Zhao Xinyi slurped up her milk tea with big, loud slurps.

"What are you still standing here for?" Li Tieqiang said. "Go get the car."

"I'll go after I finish my drink," Zhao Xinyi said, hearing Tang Yiping's milk tea making a gurgling sound behind her.

“I’ll help you throw it away…” Zhao Xinyi said.

"No, I want to keep the ice to get some free tea at the subway station, so I can stay cool all day long."

Wow, that's amazing!
Zhao Xinyi turned around to give Tang Yiping a thumbs up, only to see Tang Yiping already holding the empty milk tea cup between his legs and opening a dusty umbrella.

"Where did this umbrella come from?" Zhao Xinyi asked, his eyes wide.

“I picked it up from the green belt over there… uh, it’s better you don’t know…” Tang Yiping shook the dust off the umbrella, opened it, and shielded himself from the annoying sun.

"No... The Innate Criminal Investigation Saint Body can not only pick up money, but also... uh, do this?" Zhao Xinyi was extremely envious.

(End of this chapter)