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Chapter 561 The Captain Actually Has a Girlfriend! Everyone's Pushing Him When He's Down.
Before leaving, Li Chengxiao gave the four of them an address.

"Is this your residence here, Captain?"

“Next door. I’ll be staying here most of the time before the New Year. It’s fine to stay here for a few days, but it’s not suitable for long-term residence. You can move to this address when you have time. I’ll let the people there know in advance.”

"So you're saying we can stay?"

"Or should I let you investigate secretly behind my back?"

The four people, who had been seen through at a glance, exchanged a look, and one or two of them nervously touched their noses.

They did indeed plan to secretly investigate on their own if the captain disagreed with their participation.

They even figured out who to start with.

Bai Ze, the acting team leader ostensibly going to the no-man's-land to carry out the mission, was accompanied by three other team members.

We were teammates who risked our lives together on missions, and I felt a little uneasy if I couldn't see for myself whether they were as strange as the captain said.

"Okay, let's go."

Li Chengxiao turned and walked a few steps toward the elevator. Hummingbird watched his retreating figure, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help calling out to him, "Captain. So, Sen, are you still going to pay your respects to Uncle Sen?"

Li Chengxiao turned to look at the four team members and said, "Go if you want."

Although he had severed all ties with Duanmu Sen, he still owed these four team members a debt of gratitude for Duanmu Sen's mentorship.

Since you have received guidance and promotion from the other party, it is only natural to pay your respects at their funeral.

Watching the elevator carry the captain to the ground, Hummingbird turned to the three team members and asked, "Does the captain mean he's not going to pay his respects?"

The three of them thought the same thing and nodded in unison upon hearing this.

Ruoshui tossed her long hair. "The captain used to respect Uncle Sen the most, and Uncle Sen even saved the captain when he was a child. Now it has come to this point where they have severed all ties. It's really unpredictable how things turn out!"

Big Bear scratched his head: "I used to think that the captain would end up with Uncle Sen's daughter, but now it seems there's absolutely no chance for them."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ruoshui kicked him in the shin. "Fool, it's a good thing you didn't say that in front of the captain."

Big Bear, who had been kicked, didn't even flinch, but complained, "Didn't you overhear that Uncle Sen was planning to marry his precious daughter to the captain? And then you came back and shared it with us?"

The doctor, who had been silent until now, adjusted his frameless glasses and spoke, startling Big Bear: "The captain has a girlfriend."

"what?!"

Then, seeing that neither Ruoshui nor Hummingbird showed any surprise upon hearing this, they asked, "You both know, so why don't I?"

Ruoshui rolled her eyes at him. "Because you're stupid."

Seeing the bear's inquisitive expression, the hummingbird kindly explained, "The captain's lips are a little swollen."

"That could also be from eating spicy food."

“Who would eat spicy food first thing in the morning? Besides, the captain prefers mild flavors. Even if he does eat spicy food, it must be someone he eats breakfast with who likes spicy food.” Ruoshui said, pointing to her lips, which were painted with bright red lipstick. “And I also noticed that there was a tiny bit of lipstick residue around his mouth. You can’t say that the captain is wearing lipstick, can you?”

Big Bear imagined the captain applying lipstick and couldn't help but shudder.

The doctor added from the side, "Guess why the captain is wearing a turtleneck sweater?"

"Because it's cold?"

This earned him three eye rolls that said, "He's hopeless." "When the captain tilted his head back to drink water just now, I even caught a glimpse of a hickey on his Adam's apple, and it looked like there were teeth marks too."

The Adam's apple is one of the three major acupoints on the human body, especially for people in their profession. Anyone who dares to touch it is practically asking for death.

Only someone you absolutely trust can let another person bite and kiss your Adam's apple.

Moreover, they were well aware of their captain's character; he was definitely not the kind of womanizer or dissolute man.

Sometimes when they come back from a mission, they'll go to bars or similar places to relax, but I don't remember the captain ever going there.

Calling him a paragon of male virtue wouldn't be an exaggeration.

That could only be traces left by the captain's girlfriend.

Big Bear finally showed a look of realization, and then pointed to his three teammates one by one, "Have you guys used all the observation skills you've learned in your lives on your captain?"

"It's been so long since we last met the captain, what's wrong with being more observant?" Ruoshui replied, turning to Hummingbird, "Can you find out who the captain's girlfriend is?"

She was genuinely curious. In the past, whether during training or missions, many people had tried to curry favor with the captain or even confess their feelings directly, including those with Duanmu Long's looks and background. But they all ended up empty-handed, without even getting his contact information.

Now, because the captain has temporarily left the team to recuperate from his injury, and it's only been a short time since we last met, someone has already taken down the captain!
Which gay god is so amazing?
Hummingbird's hand trembled as it landed on the keyboard. Suppressing its excitement, it chuckled, "I don't want to die yet."

If the captain finds out that he used his authority to secretly investigate the captain's girlfriend, he'll be in big trouble.

The doctor flicked the note with the address on it. "I think we'll meet the captain's girlfriend, and it won't be too late."

The three of them turned to look at him again. "How do you know?"

"Look at this address, Silver Spring Courtyard A04. This place isn't cheap to rent or buy. Although our captain comes from a good family, he usually eats and lives just like us when he's on missions. Can you guess why he's being so particular this time?"

Ruoshui's eyes lit up as she was the first to raise her hand and answer: "Because we need to take care of another person."

"She's my girlfriend, isn't she?"

Big Bear: "Shall we move now?"

Hummingbird slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "Let's pack up and become the captain and his girlfriend's neighbors."

The four of them immediately got to work.

On his way back, Li Chengxiao made a phone call to Xiao Wu.

Although the house he bought next to another house wasn't a three-family house, it still had two courtyards, one in front and one behind, with plenty of rooms. It could accommodate four more people.

Upon hearing that the people coming to stay were members of the Second Young Master's team, Xiao Wu hung up the phone and immediately asked two people to prepare the room.

As soon as Li Chengxiao drove his car into his house, he received news that the neighbors had already tidied up.

He dragged his suitcase with one hand and held his phone in the other as he walked towards the front yard. "A day has passed. What's the reaction from Beijing?"

"When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down." Xiao Wu summarized with one sentence, and then explained in detail, "Duanmu Sen left suddenly, and now none of the collateral branches of the Duanmu family can take charge. The Gao family has been suppressed by the Duanmu family for many years, and now they are eager to rise to power, but they are also worried about the Feng family, which has always been at odds with the Duanmu family. The two families are constantly making small moves, and there are many others following behind them, trying to fish in troubled waters."

"What about your uncle's side?"

"The patriarch remains inactive."

"By the way," Xiao Wu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Second Brother, it seems that Gao Songchen from the Gao family has his eye on Miss Duanmu. Originally, he was worried about your relationship with Miss Duanmu, but now that he's found out you already have a girlfriend and have no intention of marrying Miss Duanmu at all, his concerns have lessened considerably. If he manages to marry Miss Duanmu successfully, the Gao family's chances of winning against the Feng family will be quite high. The key is that Gao Songchen, I've found out he's not a good person; his ex-wife died under mysterious circumstances."

"Tell this news to Madam Duanmu."