I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

Saya glanced at Chuchu, startling her so much that she disappeared from the screen, and finally stopped on Lin Yan.

She didn't say anything, but walked closer step by step, carrying the scissors, her trench coat carrying the chill of the outside air.

Lin Yan stood still, pretending to be seriously wiping his hair, stubbornly refusing to back down.

Ah Jiu clung to him from behind like a little koala.

Saya walked up to Lin Yan, her dark eyes fixed on him, sweeping from the top of his head to his slippers, and finally landing on his neck.

Lin Yan's heart pounded like thunder.

If A-Jiu's shielding fails, or Saya notices something is wrong, then the scissors will have another record to add to their list of victories.

Lin Yan had no idea how long Saya had been staring at her; they just kept looking at each other like that.

Only when Saya's cheeks flushed did she withdraw her gaze, the coldness in her eyes fading slightly.

She snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the sofa: "You're good to be honest."

The scissors turned into black mist and disappeared.

Lin Yan casually picked up the clothes hanger and hung the towel up, even though her back was already soaked.

After Saya walked a little further away, he quickly patted Ajiu behind him, signaling that she could let go.

The crisis is temporarily over.

Saya sat on the sofa, closing her eyes to rest, her movements exactly the same as Lin Yan's when he was slacking off.

Having just experienced a high-intensity battle, even she needs time to recover her original strength.

Lin Yan walked to the sofa next to her, sat down, and took out her phone.

He couldn't let that cold sweat go to waste; he needed to see what the instigator in the group was up to.

Click to open the "High-Quality Non-Human Dating Group".

The group chat was indeed bustling with activity.

[Red-Clad Senior]: Oh dear, is Saya in such a hurry to go back because she's afraid her little darling husband at home will be kidnapped?

【Funeral Love Family - Heavy Metal Nun】: She went out and killed a bunch of people, and her temper really hasn't changed at all.

Faced with such daily provocations, the usually aloof Saya naturally wouldn't engage in verbal sparring with them in the group chat.

But tonight, someone stood up for her.

【Mermaid in the Sewer】: I heard that a few days ago, someone liked to bark like a dog in the group?

Lin Yan never expected that the mermaid would be the one to say those words.

It seems the mermaid has just completed a half-step advancement and is extremely confident, intending to make a show of force.

【Mermaid in the Sewers】: I've been cleaning up the water network in Jiangcheng lately. If anyone dares to have any improper thoughts, I don't mind giving you a wash as well.

Lin Yan raised an eyebrow. Sister Haixiao had accepted that deep-sea pearl, which was quite considerate.

This time, he took the initiative to speak up, actually to stand up for him and warn the nun and senior.

【Funeral Love Family - Heavy Metal Nun】: You old mudfish, don't be so arrogant! You really think you're invincible just because you took half a step? Believe me or not, I'll shatter all your water pipes!

[The Mermaid in the Sewer]: You can give it a try.

The atmosphere in the group was tense, and Lin Yan was hesitating whether to send a red envelope to smooth things over.

Saya, who had been lurking in the background, unusually started posting in the group chat.

【Slit-Mouthed Woman - Saya】: Lin Yan, you don't need to worry about me.

【Slit-Mouthed Woman - Saya】: My scissors haven't rusted yet.

In just two short sentences, he completely disregarded everyone else; this is the domineering aura that comes with absolute strength.

[Mermaid in the Sewer]: Hmph, mind your own business. If he gets into trouble here, your scissors won't be able to cut my water.

【Slit-Mouthed Woman - Saya】: As long as he's on land, you don't need to worry about him.

Lin Yan watched as these two, the only two [half-step advancement] big shots in Jiangcheng, chatted back and forth in the group.

Although their words were full of disdain for each other, anyone who wasn't a fool could see that there was a rather subtle tacit understanding behind it.

They are marking out territory.

The gauze manages the land, while the mermaid manages the water network and underground.

The two bigwigs joined forces to bring Lin Yan under their all-encompassing protection.

This means that in this small corner of Jiangcheng, apart from the two of them, any other weirdo who wants to mess with Lin Yan will have to consider the wrath of these two big shots.

Lin Yan put down his phone and looked at Saya, who was still sitting on the sofa with her eyes closed.

So it turns out that even the bizarre can send messages without a phone?

With the establishment of the first and second branches of the family, Lin Yan could now do whatever he wanted in Jiangcheng, and few eccentric figures would dare to interfere.

The next few days were unusually peaceful.

Saya has been living here since that day, but she spends most of her time in seclusion in her room recovering her original essence.

Ajiu is obsessed with the old cartoons that Chuchu shows her, and recently it's Crayon Shin-chan. Lin Yan is a little worried that Ajiu might be corrupted.

What if he comes home one day and finds that Ah Jiu is using Shin-chan's butt-feeding etiquette on him?

Lin Yan goes to the bureau on time every day to clock in, and enjoys his time slacking off.

But this peace did not last long.

One late night.

After taking a shower, Lin Yan prepared to go to sleep.

Ah Jiu's shielding effect has been getting weaker lately, perhaps because the mark is becoming more and more prominent? He wasn't sure.

He only felt that the lip print on his neck had recently started to ache slightly.

He hasn't dreamed since he became an adult.

But these past two days, he has been having recurring dreams in which he hears the mournful cries of a girl.

"Ding-dong."

Doorbell rang.

Who would ring the doorbell in the middle of the night?

Lin Yan frowned slightly, walked to the door, and looked out through the peephole.

The corridor was deserted.

There seemed to be a package on the doormat, but he couldn't see it clearly because of the limited peephole view.

Lin Yan mentally called out to Chu Chu, "Check the security footage, who delivered it?"

"Brother, the security cameras on this floor were jammed five minutes ago, and they didn't capture anything."

"Why don't we send that old woman? Brother, let's go back first and talk about it."

Chu Chu really wanted to sell Saya.

Lin Yan shook his head and summoned a frog balloon, holding it in his hand.

He opened the door, quickly hooked the black package in with his toe, and closed the door in one smooth motion.

There was nothing unusual outside the door; the only problem now was this package.

The package was very light.

He found gloves, took scissors, and carefully cut open the tape, afraid that something strange and grotesque might pop out at any moment.

A strong smell of blood wafted over.

Lin Yan held her breath and opened the dust bag inside.

A set of girls' school uniforms lay quietly in a cardboard box.

The style was outdated: a white shirt and a blue pleated skirt, but... this school uniform was stained with large patches of blood.

Lin Yan's pupils contracted slightly.

This school uniform is exactly the same as the one in the file that Su Qinghan showed him that day!

Thirty years ago, at Jiangcheng Women's University, the sixth victim in that serial murder case, and also the only victim whose body was never found!

"Senior..." Lin Yan murmured to herself.

Lin Yan picked up his shirt, and a note fell out of his pocket.

The characters were dark red and almost black, as if written in blood.

"Little brother, did you receive the gift your sister gave you?"

"Your neck smells so good, I can smell it every night."

"Come find me in the music room at midnight tonight."

"If you don't come, I'll have to keep looking for you in my dreams."