Black Book

Chapter 275 Brother
On the other side, looking at the two little guys fighting each other, Zhu Haomiao laughed and shook his head, then put his attention back on the martial arts.

They ate leisurely, and the two men and the mink quickly emptied the four-layer food box. Finally, Zhao Nuo, with his round belly, couldn't help burping.

"Hiccup~"

Realizing that he had lost his composure like that, Zhao Nuo quickly covered his mouth with a red face and looked at Zhu Haomiao guiltily.

If this happened in the palace, she would definitely be taught a lesson by the etiquette officer!
However, to her surprise, such inappropriate behavior did not lead to any reprimand. The boy did not even raise his eyelids, but calmly folded the food box and put it back into the leather bag.

A hint of pink appeared on his cheeks in embarrassment, and Zhao Nuo asked for the sake of conversation.

"Li Qing, is that your Qiankun bag?"

Zhu Haomiao nodded calmly, not caring at all.

"Well, it is."

"But... can't the Qiankun bag hold living things? Why did Diaochan crawl out of your bag?"

"........."

After hesitating for a moment, looking at the little girl's big watery eyes full of curiosity, Zhu Haomiao said helplessly.

"Just think of it as a special kind of Qiankun bag, and don't let anyone know."

Hearing this, Zhao Nuo's face straightened and he patted his chest solemnly.

"I understand. I won't let anyone know!"

Looking at the serious look of the little kid, Zhu Haomiao smiled, pursed his lips and stretched out his little finger.

"Hook."

Seeing this, Zhao Nuo looked disgusted: "Li Qing, you are too childish."

"........."

However, although he expressed disgust, Zhao Nuo still stretched out his silkworm-like white and tender fingers and hooked them together with Zhu Haomiao.

"Don't worry, Li Qing. I will never break my promise!"

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Zhu Haomiao couldn't help but rub the little girl's head angrily.

"I told you to stop acting like a princess and call me brother!"

"Woo~"

The little girl whimpered cutely when being pinched, and glared at Zhu Haomiao timidly and fiercely. She smoothed her messy hair bit by bit and muttered indignantly.

"I am a princess with a title!"

"Do you still want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs in the future?"

"miss you!"

"Call me brother."

"elder brother!"

The sweet little baby voice immediately satisfied all of Zhu Haomiao's fantasies about his sister. He couldn't help but gently rub her head and chuckle in doting.

"good!"

"grumble!"

However, this action made Diao Chan dissatisfied, and he rubbed his head against Zhu Haomiao with a humming sound.

"You whimpering freak...Okay, I'll touch you too..."

Unable to resist laughing and scolding, Zhu Haomiao treated Diao Chan equally and pinched his head hard.

Only after he had made Diao Chan smile from ear to ear did Zhu Haomiao slowly stand up.

"gone."

Passing by Zhao Nuo, the boy patted her on the head.

"Go to class and don't run around."

"Li Qing, where are you going?"

"But I have a public office and I have to sit in court."

Zhu Haomiao waved his hand with his back to Zhao Nuo and left without looking back, disappearing outside the door in a blink of an eye.

Watching his back disappear without a trace of regret, Zhao Nuo felt an unprecedented complex of emotions in his heart. Relief, relaxation, loss, unwillingness...

She hates it when people approach her with a purpose, but when she really meets someone who doesn't care about her at all, she hopes that the other person will take her seriously.

On the other side, Zhu Haomiao strode out of the [Royal Martial Academy] and went straight to the [Lechangfang] Anti-Theft Department.

"Inspector Li!"

This time, the guard at the door saluted respectfully from a distance, without any disrespect.

Releasing a little of the original sin of [arrogance], Zhu Haomiao chuckled politely and gently and nodded.

"Ah."

His friendly smile and his awe-inspiring temperament blend perfectly together to form a unique personal charm that makes people fall in love with him.

Arriving at the lobby of the Anti-Theft Bureau, Yan Yunsheng, who was processing official documents, saw Zhu Haomiao coming in and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Inspector Li!"

Looking around at his subordinates who were standing solemnly with respect in their eyes, Zhu Haomiao nodded with satisfaction.

"No need to be polite, just keep busy, I'm just here to take a look."

He just came to show his head and make a name for himself, but his main purpose was still to target the prisoners in the prison.

Seeing the young man turning around and about to leave, Yan Yunsheng hurriedly stopped him.

"Your Excellency, I have something to report."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"I compared the three prison breakers yesterday and found that they are all on the list of criminals. Their combined bounty is 1300 taels!"

When he heard that there was money, Zhu Haomiao stopped and his eyes lit up.

"However, my humble position has little influence. If I go to the headquarters to claim the reward, I will be lucky if I can get half of it..."

Listening to Yan Yunsheng's hesitant words, Zhu Haomiao immediately understood the implication and nodded calmly.

"Prepare it and give it to me along with the posthumous documents for the brothers who died in the line of duty. I will go to the headquarters in person to ask for the reward."

Hearing this, Yan Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief and felt the joy of having a good boss.

You know, when Li Lin was "playing dumb", their Lechangfang Anti-theft Division had no strong leader at the headquarters and was bullied everywhere.

This was also the reason why the members of the Anti-Theft Bureau were so resentful towards Li Lin.

A cowardly boss will cause the entire unit to be bullied!
Others will unscrupulously encroach on your interests!
On the other side, seeing Yan Yunsheng's touched expression, Zhu Haomiao vaguely understood his emotions. He patted his shoulder comfortingly and changed the subject.

"I'm going to go around the jail, you guys continue working."

"Yes, my lord."

After leaving the lobby, Zhu Haomiao went all the way to the prison. This time, the staff on duty knew what happened yesterday and no longer dared to be negligent. They bowed and greeted him respectfully.

"Inspector Li."

"Ah."

Nodding gently, the young man went straight down to the depths of the earth and found [Overlord Sword] Huo Hong.

From a distance, Zhu Haomiao saw the pale-faced young man.

The handsome appearance of yesterday had long disappeared, replaced by messy hair like a madman, a disheveled and weak face, and dull and lifeless eyes.

In just one day, the other person seemed like a different person, ten years older!

However, the moment Huo Hong saw Zhu Haomiao, he jumped up as if he had been electrocuted, screaming and curled up in the corner of the cell.

“Don’t come over here! Don’t come over here, ahhhhhhhhh!!!”

Zhu Haomiao: “…………”

I am not a devil!
You're reacting as if I'm the bad guy!
Zhu Haomiao pursed his lips in an indescribable manner, ignoring Huo Hong's distorted and desperate expression, and observed him carefully.

After a while, Zhu Haomiao hugged his chest and supported his chin, nodding thoughtfully.

It seems... forcibly extracting the essence from a living creature will cause huge damage to the target!

With Huo Hong's spiritual and physical strength, he would probably die if he was hit a few more times.

(End of this chapter)