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Chapter 782 Borrowing the forge, but ultimately failing to fool anyone.
When Li Chengxiao went upstairs to get the script he had left on the coffee table in the living room and came downstairs again, he saw Jiang Hanying sitting in the passenger seat, looking deep in thought.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I think I forgot to tell Guan Shan something."

Jiang Hanying snapped out of her daze upon hearing her cheap master's voice. She hadn't been able to remember anything to begin with, and being interrupted only made it harder for her to recall.

Waving his hand, "Never mind, it's probably nothing important. Let's not think about it. Drive home!"

Passing by a convenience store outside the residential area, Li Chengxiao parked his car on the side of the road and prepared to get out to buy some water.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Hanying immediately pulled out a mask and put it on, saying, "I'll go too."

Li Chengxiao: Then it shouldn't just be about buying water!
Sure enough, Li Chengxiao could have bought the water and returned to his car in less than ten minutes by himself.

Including Jiang Hanying, it took almost half an hour to get to the cashier.

In addition to the water I originally wanted to buy, my shopping cart now contains a lot more colorful snacks.

When it was time to pay, Li Chengxiao glanced at the colorful little boxes next to the cash register, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out and grabbed one of them, throwing it into the row of colorful boxes.

Jiang Hanying followed the movement of his hand and looked over. "What are you holding, chewing gum?"

"Ah."

"I want one too! What flavor did you just get?"

"Did not notice."

"Then I'll have a peach flavor."

The convenience store cashier responsible for scanning the QR code couldn't help but glance up at the customer in front of her.

Should she pretend not to hear, or should she correct the young lady who was being fooled?

Li Chengxiao met her gaze without changing his expression.

The cashier quickly looked away, thinking, "Never mind, I'll just pretend I don't know anything."

After paying the bill, Li Chengxiao carried two water bottles and Jiang Hanying carried a large bag of snacks back to the car, and then drove the car into the underground parking lot.

I packed the water and snacks I bought, along with a large suitcase, and prepared to take the elevator, but the elevator was slow to come down and showed that it was stuck on the first floor.

Jiang Hanying sat on her suitcase, staring at the tightly closed elevator doors. "Is the elevator broken?"

"It shouldn't be. I'll go down the stairs to the first floor and check."

"Okay, go ahead."

Li Chengxiao arrived about ten minutes later and then took the elevator down.

Jiang Hanying had already finished a bag of potato chips when she saw her cheap owner coming out of the elevator. "What's going on upstairs?"

"Someone was moving and had too much stuff, so they blocked the elevator door to prevent it from closing."

"Moving so late at night," Jiang Hanying paused, "is it because the people who originally lived in this building are moving out? Could it be because of what happened on the fourteenth floor?"

"Yes, they live on the fifteenth floor, and said they dare not stay there any longer."

Jiang Hanying: "..."

Now there are no residents on the two floors above them, and no one lives next door either, so it's much quieter!

This time, the elevator didn't stop on the first floor to let people on; it went straight up to the thirteenth floor.

After moving everything inside and closing the door, it was indeed very quiet all around.

After packing all the clothes in my suitcase and putting away the water and snacks I had just bought, I looked at the time and it was already almost 10 o'clock.

"Go take a shower and get ready for bed."

Before Jiang Hanying could speak, Li Chengxiao took out his phone and said, "I'll talk to Xu Can first about borrowing his forging workshop."

Since it was indeed a serious matter, Jiang Hanying had no choice but to take a bath towel and go into the bathroom herself.

Hearing the sound of water coming from the bathroom, Li Chengxiao first sent a message to Xu Can. While waiting for a reply, he picked up the script on the coffee table and started reading.

I had only turned a few pages when my phone on the coffee table vibrated.

When I picked up the phone and the call connected, a tired-looking face appeared on the screen.

Looking at the background, "Just got off work?"

"Yes, I just finished working on the case you sent me. I was so busy all day that I didn't even have time to drink water."

"Would you mind telling me?"

"The deceased was a habitual domestic abuser. Neighbors in the same building and the pharmacy clerk at the entrance of the community can all testify to this. The preliminary investigation result is that the death was caused by excessive self-defense, but I still feel that there are some doubts. Let's take another look. The suspect is quite cooperative. I even feel that even if you hadn't reported the case, she would have turned herself in after disposing of the body. She has remained calm throughout, which is something that I find a bit unusual."

"Well, hard work."

"Serving the people isn't hard work. By the way, you called me to say you had something to discuss, it couldn't just be about the progress of this case, could it?"

"Just asking casually. I was wondering if I could use your forge."

"The forging room?" Xu Can sat up straight instantly. "Why are you lending me your precious forging room?"

“I took on a job making props for cold weapons, and that’s when I thought of your place.”

"I thank you for remembering me so much, thinking of me twice in just one day. My forging workshop is my most precious treasure, I wouldn't lend it to just anyone, only you."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. I'll send you the door code later. I haven't had much vacation time lately and I'm not home much, so you'll have to use it yourself."

"Would you mind if I brought someone along occasionally?"

"Who? Your celebrity girlfriend? Wait, could this prop be for her?"

"Ah."

"Tsk tsk," Xu Can's smile held a hint of mockery, "These people who have fallen in love! As long as you don't damage my treasures, I'll let you two go."

"Don't worry, she wouldn't even look at your precious things."

He assured that this was the absolute truth.

But Xu Can didn't believe it, "What if you accidentally break one..."

"I'll compensate you with ten items."

“My calls are automatically recorded, and that’s all evidence.”

After Jiang Hanying finished showering, she heard her cheap owner making a video call in the living room. She stopped herself from calling for help, went back to the bedroom to dry off, changed into a set of pajamas she had just brought, and lay down on the bed. In a few quick moves, she messed up the sheets and blankets that Li Chengxiao had neatly arranged that morning, and only then did she find them pleasing to the eye.

He rolled to the edge of the bed again, picked up his phone and pressed a button, but there was no response. He shouted outside, "Instructor, where's my phone charger?"

"The drawer on the left side of the bed."

Jiang Hanying opened the drawer, took out the charger from the corner to charge her phone, and was about to close it when she noticed the small purple box at the very back of the drawer. "Isn't this the chewing gum I just bought?"

He reached out and took it out, quickly unpacked it, and poured it into his palm.

Just then, Li Chengxiao remembered what was in the left drawer by the bed and hurried over: "..."

Jiang Hanying grabbed a handful of small packaging bags scattered on the bed, squeezed them, looked up at the figure who had abruptly stopped at the door, and raised an eyebrow, "Chewing gum? Here, try some and see if it's good."

Li Chengxiao: I've finally tasted the bitter fruit of lifting a stone only to drop it on my own foot!

"Well, I managed to borrow the forging workshop."

"You changed the subject way too abruptly!"

"I'm going to take a shower."

Jiang Hanying watched him turn and run towards the bathroom, then smiled and opened the whole box.

If you dare to secretly buy this thing, then give her the courage to use it all up in one go!