Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

There was another person standing behind Chen Feng.

Yang Pei leaned against the wall, his gaze fixed on Lu Lin, a meaningful smile on his face.

Yang Pei was about to leave and go to the back door for a smoke when he saw a man sneaking into the alley.

That back view... doesn't it look a bit like the person who was making things difficult for Shi Ran in the private room earlier?

He was staring intently when a voice came from behind him.

"That's him! He always takes that same road home!"

Yang Pei: Well, Lu Lin, you're going to owe me a huge favor now.

The two exchanged a glance and gave chase.

"So what do we do?" Chen Feng asked in a low voice.

Yang Pei: "Call the police."

Chen Feng was taken aback, thinking he had some kind of trick up his sleeve. "Huh?"

"What else can I do? Go up and fight him?"

"Oh, right, right, right!"

And that's how the scene just now happened.

All of them were taken back to the police station.

The honey badger sat in the interrogation room, still cursing and swearing, repeatedly saying, "Do you know who I am?"

The police officer typed on the keyboard expressionlessly, pulling up his information.

"Chen Tieniu".

The honey badger immediately fell silent.

"Is that your name?"

Honey Badger nodded, his face turning bright red.

In the corridor, Lu Lin and the others sat on a bench waiting.

Yang Pei leaned against the opposite wall, took out his phone, and was about to take a picture of Lu Lin.

He had never seen Lu Lin look like this before, covered in dust and dirt, with a cut on his lip.

Lu Lin suddenly realized something and lowered his head to explain to Shi Ran, "He...he's a friend I used to know, but we haven't been in touch for a long time."

Shi Ran sat on the bench, looking at him with a blank expression.

Oh right, someone was pretending to be a down-on-his-luck rich kid.

Yang Pei only paused for a second before quickly getting back into character.

"Oh right...we haven't been in touch for a long time," he chuckled dryly, "Isn't it a coincidence that we bumped into each other here?"

Shi Ran didn't ask any more questions, but Chen Feng, who was standing next to her, frowned.

The man next to Shi Ran, isn't that the young master Lu from Yang Pei's private room that night?

How did he end up with Shi Ran?

Chen Feng opened his mouth as if to ask something, but then swallowed his words back.

Seeing that Shi Ran's expression was not good, Lu Lin kept babbling nonsense beside her, but Shi Ran ignored him completely.

Yang Pei, on the other hand, was watching with great interest.

Lu Lin swung his leg, nudged Shi Ran with his knee, and laughed, "I'm fine, really, I can still do the long jump."

Shi Ran looked up at him and said, "Then you dance one."

Upon hearing this, Yang Pei almost couldn't help but laugh.

Then, the next second, he saw Lu Lin actually stand up...

"If you want to see it, I'll have to dance it for you no matter what."

Shi Ran rolled her eyes at him, then got up and walked towards the restroom.

Lu Lin hurriedly followed, leaving Chen Feng and the other person behind.

Chen Feng stared blankly at their retreating figures. "Does your friend like my friend?"

Yang Pei: ? That's incredible insensitivity.

Shi Ran deliberately walked a little faster, and the system spoke softly in his mind: "Are you angry?"

Shi Ran: [No, not at all.]

The system paused for a second: [It's obvious, but I don't understand, what are you angry about? I've never seen you get angry about any male lead before.]

Suddenly, he paused for a moment.

If I knew what I was angry about, I wouldn't be angry!

The system didn't speak, but you could occasionally sense it was trying to suppress a laugh.

He took a deep breath and continued walking forward.

Just as I turned the corner, a very exaggerated scream came from behind me.

Shi Ran paused, and as soon as she turned around, she was pinned against the wall.

Lu Lin looked down at him, a smile in his eyes, and his smile widened.

"Keep running, my legs still hurt."

Shi Ran coldly replied, "I'd rather you die of pain."

"Your conscience has been eaten by the young master."

Shi Ran turned her face away, "You ate it."

Lu Lin laughed and continued to tease him, "That's not enough for me to eat, after all, you don't have much of a conscience."

Shi Ran glared at him, and Lu Lin immediately smiled as if he had found money. He learned it from the young master: when the master is angry, he first lowers his head and then tries to appease him.

He did as instructed, but Shi Ran pushed him away with an elbow.

Lu Lin staggered a step and exaggeratedly clutched his chest.

"Cough... but I'm a patient."

Shi Ran almost blurted out, "A patient going up to fight? Don't they have a death wish?"

He paused for a moment after saying it.

Lu Lin was also stunned, then suddenly burst out laughing, his eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Really?" He leaned closer, looking down at Shi Ran's expression. "No one's worried about me, is they?"

She would occasionally turn her head to avoid it.

Lu Lin caught up and got even closer.

"No way, really?"

Shi Ran got annoyed by his pursuit and glared at him, "Are you ever going to stop, you fucking bastard?"

Seeing that the other person was getting angry, Lu Lin blinked and suddenly dropped his playful expression.

I'm also very worried about you.

Shi Ran was stunned for a moment.

This kid is usually so unserious, but suddenly he's speaking so seriously, it makes him a little uncomfortable.

He reached out and pushed Lu Lin away, "Don't flatter yourself."

Lu Lin didn't move aside; instead, he bent down, buried his face in Shi Ran's shoulder, and began to nuzzle and attack.

"I don't care, I don't care, you're just worried about me..."

"Get up..."

Lu Lin continued to whine sullenly, "My legs hurt so much right now, I can't stand up straight..."

Shi Ran took a deep breath. "Are you going to get up or not?"

Lu Lin continued to feign reluctance, "I won't get up."

Shi Ran sighed, "You can come."

Lu Lin was taken aback for a moment. "Huh? Who...?"

He turned around.

Yang Pei stood behind him, reminiscing about all the sad things in his life, and couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Lin instantly straightened up, reverting to his usual aloof and irritating demeanor, and impatiently asked, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Yang Pei shrugged in disbelief. "Your attitude changes way too fast!"

"The police want to see you."

Lu Lin waved his hand, "I'll make a call and come over."

Yang Pei gave a meaningful "Oh," then turned and left.

Shi Ran stared at Lu Lin, frowning, and asked, "Who are you going to call?"

Lu Lin took out his phone, smiling innocently: "Ask Doubao how much he can compensate me."

Shi Ran didn't believe it; he knew Lu Lin would definitely call for reinforcements.

According to the storyline, Lu Lin's family has impeccable political connections, even stronger than that.

He just didn't expect that one day... having too strong a connection would also be a problem.

"What do you mean by 'not having such grassroots connections'?"

Lu Lin frowned and asked the question in confusion on the other end of the phone.

The secretary on the other end of the phone was silent for two seconds, her tone tinged with helplessness.

"Young Master, you know the level of people our family usually deals with. Your... small police station really doesn't have any direct contact with us."

Lu Lin: "So?"

"How about I contact the director of the municipal public security bureau and have him put in a good word with his subordinates?"

Lu Lin thought for a moment, "Okay, okay, you arrange it. Just give me more compensation, I'm short of money lately."

The secretary hesitated for a moment: "Should I transfer more money to your card...?"

"No need!" Lu Lin interrupted him, "I can't spend money earned through legitimate means right now."

secretary:?

Something seems off.

But he wisely didn't ask and hung up the phone to make the arrangements.

Ten minutes later, the atmosphere in the police station subtly changed.

The police officer who was questioning Tie Niu glanced at his phone, his expression changed slightly, and he slammed his hand on the table. "The video clearly records everything, and you still say you didn't hit anyone!"

Tie Niu got agitated: "He kicked me first! And he kept provoking me!"

"That was self-defense! You broke someone's bones!"

Tie Niu was completely dumbfounded: "How is this possible? I didn't even touch that kid! He was acting!"

Tie Niu was still struggling: "Your director is my buddy, it'll be over in a minute, you just wait..."

The officer looked at him with a complicated expression.

"Don't wait any longer, the director can't save you."

He paused, then added.

Is anyone else here?

Tie Niu opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"What do you mean?" His voice changed. "Who does that kid know? Impossible... he's just a kid..."

The officer did not answer, but simply lowered his head and continued writing his report.

Ultimately, because the evidence was conclusive and there were both witnesses and physical evidence, the honey badger was either detained or mediated to pay compensation.

He grumbled and chose the option to lose money, 66666, the number set by Lu Lin.

The amount was small, but the insult was extremely strong.

After all that trouble, it was already dawn when they left the police station, so they simply ate breakfast by the roadside.

Lu Lin had never eaten at this kind of breakfast stall before, so he found it quite novel.

He stared wide-eyed as the woman pulled two eggs from her pocket and handed them to the pancake vendor.

"You can bring your own eggs?"

Shi Ran looked at him and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Yes, young master."

Lu Lin's smile froze, and he turned to look at Shi Ran with a subtle expression.

"He's secretly cursing me again."

Shi Ran didn't deny it, a slight smile still playing on her lips, "Weren't you a young master before?"

Lu Lin stared at him for two seconds. He was indeed a young master before, and he still is now.

He's just...pretending not to be.

The smile on Lu Lin's face gradually faded a little.

He was so happy and at ease with Shi Ran that he almost forgot it was a bet.

I almost forgot he was Lu Lin.