Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 69: Won't long socks and sneakers smell bad? (5K)

For the next five days, Bai Chi did not go out.

Although he wanted to investigate Doi Hiji immediately, he knew that now was not a good time. He should not use the power of the knights before Takayama Suguru was captured.

But staying indoors didn't mean he was doing nothing. For the past few days, he had been sitting by the living room window, even sleeping on the living room sofa, all to observe Doi Hiji. And he did make a discovery: in those five days, Doi Hiji only appeared three times, and all of them were at noon.

This led Bai Chi to speculate that Doi Hiji's apartment across the street wasn't his home, but merely a place for a midday rest; it could also be his mistress's residence. For the boss of a large corporation, keeping a mistress was quite common, but Bai Chi didn't know Doi Hiji's room number, and therefore didn't know who his mistress was.

Perhaps it would be appropriate to go out and investigate? As long as we don't go too far, it shouldn't be a problem.

Bai Chi was deep in thought when a cheerful "Yo-ho!" interrupted his thoughts.

"Good afternoon, Officer Deng, it's time for lunch!"

Bai Chi turned his head and saw that Yan Le had come to his side at some point, carrying two bags of takeout food, and was greeting him very warmly.

"Pizza and milk tea~ How about that?"

Bai Chi nodded: "Okay, I'm not a picky eater."

"That's fine then~" Yan Le pulled over a table and chairs, and then sat down next to Bai Chi quite naturally.

At that moment, an extremely pleasant fragrance entered Bai Chi's nose, but it did not come from food, but from Yan Le's body.

Bai Chi asked curiously, "You're wearing perfume?"

Yan Le stiffened for a moment, then chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, no, it's just the scent of the shower gel, not a perfume!"

"I see." Bai Chi nodded and looked out the window again.

Yan Le had just breathed a sigh of relief when she caught a glimpse of a figure moving nearby. She turned her head and met the peeking eyes of Ju Feng and Liu Li Hui. Caught red-handed, Ju Feng wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, she gave her a thumbs up, silently mouthing "Go for it!" before quickly pulling Liu Li Hui back into the room.

Yan Le's lips twitched slightly, and then she let out a heavy sigh.

What kind of situation is this?

After the three formed their alliance that day, they immediately began to take action.

The guiding principle of the action can be summed up in one word: "individual".

After that day, Yanle and Jufeng went to school as usual, leaving Liuli Hui with the time she spent alone with Baichi during the day. When they came over in the evening, they took turns coming over each day.

In practical terms, one person would eat and chat with Bai Chi in the living room, while the other would hide in a small room under the pretext of teaching Liu Li Hui, creating enough privacy for her. Around midnight, the two would go back to their respective homes, one to find her sister and the other to find her father, and then switch roles the next day.

Meanwhile, Jufeng was still vigorously implementing what she had previously called "personal characteristics," and added a character designation to everyone—she was the bust, Yanle was the legs, and Liuli was the eyes.

Therefore, when Ju Feng is with Bai Chi, she wears a top that makes her bust look bigger, as well as a specially made push-up bra.

Of course, this kind of bra is not comfortable to wear, and it's also very eye-catching. So Ju Feng doesn't dare to wear it at school. She can only secretly change into it in the bathroom of her apartment when she comes to school, and she needs Yan Le's help. Yan Le has seen Ju Feng's pretty face contorted with pain as she shouts, "Nana, my Nana hurts so much!" more than once. She is really suffering.

Yan Le's attire was much more relaxed, far less arduous than Ju Feng's. She usually wore a neatly tailored black jacket over a simple white undershirt, and that was it.

Yan Le quite likes this combination; it gives off a clean and carefree vibe.

But Yan Le couldn't quite understand what happened to her lower body. At Ju Feng's request, she wore black shorts, white cotton socks that went past her knees, and a pair of sneakers with hidden platform heels.

Wearing long cotton socks and sneakers, this was the first time Yan Le had dressed like this. According to Ju Feng, the outfit was all about the contrast, and the overall look was very cool.

Yan Le asked her about her lower body.

Ju Feng's answer was, "The feeling in my lower body is just very sexy."

To be honest, if it weren't for seeing Ju Feng setting an example by wearing that torturous bra, Yan Le would never have listened to her.

Moreover, Yan Le didn't dare wear this outfit to school. It wasn't that she felt ashamed or anything; after all, her outfit, while a little odd, was still quite normal. But the biggest problem was that Yan Le couldn't even imagine what it would smell like to wear these cotton socks all day inside her non-breathable sneakers.

If a pure and beautiful girl has smelly feet, then her life should be over.

With this in mind, Yan Le, like Ju Feng, only started changing her clothes after arriving at the apartment. Even so, she was still afraid of the smell, so even though Ju Feng kept saying, "Don't worry, your feet don't smell bad, they actually smell quite nice," she still had to spray some perfume before daring to enter the room.

So every time they went inside, one of them would change their underwear and the other would put on socks, it always felt like they were...

Compared to others, Ruri-e had the easiest time. Because she always stayed by Bai Chi's side, she couldn't dress up every day, and besides, she wasn't very good at dressing up.

Fortunately, she was exceptionally beautiful, with a pair of very pretty eyes. So, taking advantage of her features, Ju Feng gave her a bottle of eye drops, which she would use from time to time, and then make eye contact with Bai Chi after using them.

A prominent eye is the window to the soul, and hers is the biggest.

In short, Ju Feng meticulously planned a three-pronged attack, relentlessly striking Bai Chi over the next five days.

As for how effective it will be...

Yan Le turned her head and looked at Bai Chi beside her, who was holding a pizza in one hand and playing with his phone in the other. She sighed silently in her heart.

It seems to have had little effect; Bai Chi doesn't seem to have noticed their careful preparations.

Honestly, it was only in front of Bai Chi that Yan Le would doubt whether she was really that average-looking.

Fortunately, all of this was within Ju Feng's expectations. She believed that if Bai Chi's current condition were described as an illness, it would be at least a very late stage. In the hospital, doctors would be advising him to either eat something good, go pray to Buddha, or take some traditional Chinese medicine.

So they were essentially giving Bai Chi traditional Chinese medicine, emphasizing slow and steady simmering, like water dripping on a stone, until a miracle occurred.

However, what the three did not know was that Bai Chi had not given up on treatment. On the contrary, after realizing that there was a problem with his body, he was actively trying to save himself.

These past few days, besides monitoring Doi Hiji, he's been looking at his phone, researching, and reading various documents, trying to figure out what's wrong with his body.

Besides reading academic literature, Bai Chi also tries less academic "folk remedies".

For example, online novels.

Yes, Bai Chi felt that his illness stemmed from focusing on investigating cases for twenty years, which had disconnected him from society for too long. To recover, he naturally needed to return to society.

How can I reintegrate into society?
Naturally, it's essential to understand the public's preferences. For example, you could try out the "no clothes" karaoke place mentioned by those two passersby to see what's exciting and what's thrilling.

It's a pity that it's inconvenient now, and it's really hard to go out, so I can only choose a more convenient way, such as reading novels.

In the past two days, he found a highly-rated harem novel on the website's ranking list and has been reading it for dozens of hours.

Having read this far, he still doesn't find the novel particularly interesting. Is it really that interesting for a man to have sex with a bunch of women and then get married?

Marrying so many wives, could he even fit them all in bed? What's so appealing about it? I just can't understand it.

Even so, we must continue watching, for good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease, and Bai Chi understands this principle well.

So he flipped to the latest chapter and saw that the protagonist "could not hold back any longer".

This short sentence deeply shocked Bai Chi. Could these two words really be combined?
Thinking of this, Bai Chi subconsciously turned his head and looked at Yan Le's legs, which were hidden under the table and clad in white cotton socks.

Bai Chi didn't understand, but he didn't intend to try. After all, trying now would only mean knowing what happened but not why, just like when he pinched Liu Li Hui before, he didn't have any other thoughts in his mind.

Perhaps only when he fully understands the meaning behind this will he be able to return to normal and become stronger.

Bai Chi sighed softly, then put down the pizza and rummaged in his pocket. This sigh startled Yan Le. She had naturally noticed that Bai Chi was staring at her legs. Well, it was better than not paying any attention at all.

But what does it mean to sigh after reading it?
Are my legs ugly?

No way, Jufeng said her legs were beautiful, straight and long, and had no odor. Could Jufeng be lying to her?

A short sigh made Yan Le lose her senses. She didn't know whether she should immediately run to the bathroom to spray more perfume or just take off her socks and wash her feet.

Bai Chi remained silent, and she dared not move. Only when she noticed that Bai Chi was eating something did she muster up the courage to ask, "Um, Officer Deng, what are you eating?"

"Miracle Oil and Power Pills," Bai Chi replied.

Yan Le: "?"

What kind of weird drug is this?
Miracle oil and super pills?
If she remembered correctly, wasn't that the previous... aphrodisiac?
Yan Le panicked.

What do you mean?
Could it be that Officer Deng wasn't disgusted with her, but rather couldn't contain himself and was ready to take care of her right there and then?

Isn't this way too fast?!
She wasn't ready at all!

Besides, it's not appropriate to do it in the living room!

Bai Chi had no idea what Yan Le was thinking. He simply wanted to test whether the medicine could cure him, a treatment that addressed both his physical and psychological needs. So, instead of taking the medicine before the actual procedure, Bai Chi opted to take it three times a day, morning, noon, and night, to observe its effects.

If this doesn't work, we can try something else. Who knows, it might just cure it by some twist of fate?
Moreover, after taking the medicine for a while, his body went from having no reaction at first to feeling a slight fever two hours later. He didn't know if this was a positive development, but any change was better than no change.

So after taking the medicine, Bai Chi recorded the time, intending to observe the effect again in two hours.

Just then, a sharp siren broke the silence of the night.

Bai Chi turned his head and saw a police car speeding past on the road in front of the apartment.

He was somewhat surprised because he recognized two familiar faces among the police officers who had been chasing him five days earlier. They were the two female officers from the Special Abilities Department who had been investigating him.

What are those two going to do? Are they looking for him?
No, that's not right. There's no need to sound the alarm if we're looking for him.

Could it be that they've found Gao Shanjie?
Bai Chi felt this was more likely. The Special Science Division wasn't just sitting idly by; five days had passed, they should have some clues by now. In that case, should he go and check it out? If the Special Science Division could capture Gao Shanjie, that would be ideal; if not, at least they should see what kind of strength Gao Shanjie really possessed.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt he should go and take a look.

But who should he take with him? Although he didn't intend to fight, he couldn't be completely defenseless; he needed a transformation option.

According to Liuli Hui, the Shadow Mist Knights would be completely suppressed by Gaoshan Jie, while the Northern Wind Knights were too noisy and were not suitable for a bustling city like the new district.

Therefore, there is only one choice left.

Bai Chi turned his head, looked at Yan Le who was looking uneasy, and said, "Let's go out."

Yan Le was taken aback.

Oh, going out? Where to?

Wild, field battle?
……

"Has the location been confirmed?"

"Yes, squad leader. In room 502."

At a hotel on the border of the new district and Linchuan district, Jin Chen, the squad leader of the third detachment of the Special Forces, strode into the hotel while asking, "How dare that guy stay here? What identity did he use to register?"

“It wasn’t him who registered. The occupants of room 502 were a couple.” The team member quickly explained the situation. “However, that couple hasn’t left that room for two days. We have reason to suspect that they have been murdered or kidnapped.”

"Really?" Jin Chen's expression darkened. "Then have the hotel guests been evacuated?"

"We evacuated a portion of them," the team member replied. "Because we were afraid of alerting him and causing panic, we didn't evacuate everyone. We only evacuated a few of his neighboring houses to facilitate our operation."

"Very good." Jin Chen nodded, then added, "We absolutely cannot let an accident like the one at Han Guang Cinema happen again, understand?"

"Understood!" the team members answered in unison.

"Alright, let's proceed according to the original plan and finish this quickly." After checking the time, Jin Chen finished preparing and strode towards the stairs leading to the top floor. "After the mission is completed, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."

"Yes, Captain!"

The team members sprang into action.

……

Room 502.

A young man was sitting lazily on the edge of the bed, while next to him was a middle-aged man who looked like a puppet, holding his phone to his ear like a human-shaped stand.

"Five days have passed, and you still haven't found that guy's whereabouts?" Gao Shanjie said lazily to the person on the other end of the phone. "Are you testing my patience?"

At his feet, a woman was kneeling on the ground, her trembling hands struggling to hold up a plate of grapes. Her eyes were brimming with tears, but she bit her lip tightly, not daring to let out a single sob.

Zhong Shan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I've been trying my best to find him, but he's already applied for administrative leave and hasn't shown up at the police station at all. I've also sent people to look for his registered address, but it's not there either. I think he's hiding from you, and it's very likely that he's no longer in Hanguang District. I'm currently using my connections at the police station to investigate his whereabouts, but it's not easy and it will take some time."

Gao Shanjie laughed: "Is it that it's not easy or that you're afraid? You're afraid that if I find and kill him based on the information you provided, the police will suspect you, right?"

Zhong Shan was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm not lying to you, this is indeed something I need to consider. After all, I can't leave Nanluo like you, please understand."

"Heh, why should I understand you? You're afraid of the police, but aren't you afraid of me?" Gao Shanjie looked at the woman at his feet, slowly reached out, and pinched her chin. "Don't be afraid, your husband is still here with you."

The woman looked at her husband, Gao Shanjie, who was completely lifeless and like a puppet beside her, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Zhong Shan, sensing Gao Shanjie's threat, could only say, "Give me another week."

“Three days.” Gao Shanjie turned to look at the middle-aged man beside him. “In three days, my newly hired male servant will be rotting. If you still can’t produce any information by then, I’ll have no choice but to let you take his place.”

Zhong Shan remained silent for a full ten seconds before whispering, "I understand. I will contact you at this time three days from now."

"Very good." Gao Shanjie nodded in satisfaction, but just as Zhong Shan was about to hang up, he suddenly said, "You haven't already handed my information over to the police in Nanluo, have you?"

"How could that be?" Zhong Shan said. "If that were the case, why would I be contacting you now?"

"Hmm, that's true." Gao Shanjie laughed. "So, the police in the next room have nothing to do with you?"

The police in the next room?
Zhong Shan was stunned. Before he could react, Gao Shanjie had already controlled his servant to hang up the phone.

"The Special Sciences Department of Nanluo?" Gao Shanjie didn't move, but just chuckled, "Then let me see just how far your special powers have developed."

After saying that, Gao Shanjie gently stroked the woman's head again. He could clearly sense the mixture of surprise and panic in the woman when she heard the word "police".

Your dream is about to come true.

Gao Shanjie said with a smile.

"Your dream of reuniting with your husband."

(End of this chapter)