1985, the year of the great writer, began with Infernal Affairs!

Chapter 97 Identity Revealed! Xie Lu is the author of Infernal Affairs?

What does two thousand yuan mean?

Her living expenses for a whole semester only amounted to forty or fifty yuan.

Her parents work in the factory for a month, and their combined salary is less than thirty or forty yuan.

Two thousand yuan is more than enough for her to finish college.

What kind of writing does Xie Lv write that earns him over two thousand yuan in royalties?

Moreover, judging from Dean Zhou's tone, this wasn't the first time.

There were others before?

Can writers earn that much money?

Although she is only a freshman in college, she has written quite a lot. When she was in high school, she even wrote articles for the local county newspaper, but the payment was only ten yuan.

Li Shu found the figure of over two thousand yuan in royalties terrifying.

She recalled the national essay contest she had signed up for. If her essay, "Village Rising Flower Lane," could win an award and earn her a prize of thirty or fifty yuan, she would feel that was a lot.

But Xie Lu... could actually get more than two thousand yuan in royalties in one go.

You really can't compare people.

She glanced at Chu Yunfei, who was pressed against the door, motionless.

Li Shu gently tugged at his sleeve.

Chu Yunfei turned his head to look at her.

Li Shu pointed towards the stairs and mouthed, "Let's go?"

Chu Yunfei hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. He pointed to his ear and then to the door, indicating that he wanted to hear more.

Li Shu stood there, unsure whether to leave or stay.

There was a moment of silence in the room, then sounds came again.

"Okay, I'll treat you to a meal then. Please do me the honor of joining us, Editor-in-Chief He."

Zhou Shaoyuan said with a smile, "Don't spend too much. Just find a place. The main thing is to make Lao He happy. He's been talking about this manuscript for a month. Now that he's finally got it, he's even happier than if he had received the manuscript fee himself."

Zhou Shaoyuan then asked, "By the way, how's the essay contest going? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

"It's going well, quite smoothly. I've already written some, and at this pace, I should be able to finish it by the end of the month."

"Okay, okay." Zhou Shaoyuan said "okay" twice. "I won't bother you anymore. You can continue writing. If you need anything, just come to me. Don't be shy."

Immediately afterwards, the sound of a chair being moved came from inside the room.

Chu Yunfei suddenly realized what was happening, grabbed Li Shu's arm, and dragged her towards the stairs.

Li Shu stumbled as he pulled her, almost falling over.

She steadied herself and ran after him.

The two tiptoed down the corridor and hid at the corner of the stairs.

I had just hidden myself when I heard the door open over there.

Zhou Shaoyuan's voice came through: "Alright, you can go ahead with your work."

"Take care, Dean."

Then came the sound of footsteps, leather shoes clicking on the terrazzo floor, getting closer and closer.

Chu Yunfei and Li Shu huddled behind the wall at the corner of the stairs, not daring to breathe.

Chu Yunfei shrank his head low, wishing he could hide himself inside the wall.

Li Shu also lowered her head, clutching the folder tightly in her hand.

Footsteps passed by them without stopping and went downstairs.

After a while, the sound of a door opening and closing came from downstairs, and then it became completely quiet.

Chu Yunfei finally breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the stairs.

The two remained silent for a long while.

Li Shu spoke first, lowering her voice: "What did Xie Lu write that earned him over two thousand yuan in royalties?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "I don't know."

"Who is that Editor-in-Chief He?"

"It must be the editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Contemporary.' I heard that he came to our school around the beginning of the semester and even spoke with Xie Lu privately."

Li Shu was taken aback: "Contemporary? The newspaper that published Infernal Affairs?"

Chu Yunfei nodded.

Li Shu stood there, her mind racing.

Does Xie Lv know the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" magazine?

The editor-in-chief even made a special trip to Wuhan University to find him?

The royalties exceeded two thousand yuan?

She suddenly remembered the movie "Infernal Affairs," how her roommates watched it together, and how she and her roommates discussed the plot until late at night.

This work is so well written, but no one knows who the author is, and everyone is discussing it.

She looked at Chu Yunfei and suddenly asked, "Do you think Lawyer Xie might...?"

She didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Chu Yunfei was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Impossible, right? Infernal Affairs is written so well, only a seasoned veteran could write it. How old is Lao Si?"

Li Shu thought about it and also felt it was unlikely.

The kind of work that "Infernal Affairs" is written by someone with experience and life experience.

Xie Lu is about the same age as them, how could that be?

When Chu Yunfei returned to the dormitory, Chen Xiangdong and Zhou Wenbin were both there.

Chen Xiangdong lay in bed reading, while Zhou Wenbin sat at the table writing.

Seeing Chu Yunfei enter, Chen Xiangdong looked up at him and asked, "You're back?"

Chu Yunfei grunted in agreement, walked to his bedside, and plopped down on the floor.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Xiangdong didn't ask any more questions and continued to read his book.

Chu Yunfei sat there, his mind a jumbled mess.

Just now on the stairs of the School of Arts, neither he nor Li Shu figured it out before they left.

But now that I'm sitting down, many thoughts are popping up again.

Attorney Xie, Dean Zhou, a private room, a manuscript fee of over two thousand yuan, Editor-in-Chief He...

These words kept swirling in his mind, making him restless.

He glanced at Xie Lu's bed, which was still empty; Xie Lu hadn't returned yet.

I don't know if she's still writing in that room or has gone somewhere else.

Chu Yunfei lay down on the bed and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Li Shu's last question popped into my head again.

"Do you think Lawyer Xie might...?"

She didn't finish speaking, but Chu Yunfei understood what she meant.

She wanted to ask if Xie Lu might be the author of "Infernal Affairs".

At that time, Chu Yunfei said it was impossible without even thinking about it.

Infernal Affairs is so well written, how old is the fourth brother?

She's about the same age as him, only eighteen, just started college. How could she possibly write something like that?

But now, lying in bed, the more I think about it, the more something seems off.

He recalled the time when they discussed the second half of "Infernal Affairs" in their dormitory.

At that time, they had just finished watching the first half, and a few of them were in the dormitory guessing what would happen next.

He was talking the most enthusiastically at the time, saying things like Lau Kin-ming would definitely turn against them, Han Chen wouldn't have a good ending, and Chan Wing-yan might survive in the end.

He was talking animatedly, and the eldest and third brothers were guessing along with him.

Xie Lu was also there at the time, but he just sat there listening, nodding occasionally.

Later, he asked Xie Lu what he thought would be the best way to resolve Liu Jianming's situation.

Xie Lucai then spoke.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Lu said, "He might not die."

He laughed at Xie Lü at the time, saying, "Impossible, how could someone like that not die? The author will definitely kill him off."

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Xie Lu didn't argue with him, he just smiled.

Later, after they finished watching the second half, they learned that Liu Jianming really hadn't died.

Not only did he not die, he was promoted and even led the police team to salute Chen Yongren.

He was so angry that he slammed his fist on the table and cursed. After cursing, he said to Xie Lu, "Fourth brother, you guessed pretty accurately."

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