Lingling never expected that the boomerang would hit her. She was furious but couldn't utter a single word. If her senior brothers hadn't been busy with their missions, would she, Leng Lingling, have endured this humiliation?
Xu Fang remained smiling as he watched Yu Dazhuang's figure disappear at the street corner.
He took on this task not because he was bored, nor because he was short of money. Although Xu Fang could be said to be uninterested in money, he had long since achieved financial freedom.
The reason he spoke up was because he smelled a scent on Yu Dazhuang.
A peculiar, foul odor mixed with the fishy smell.
"Black Beast Demon..."
Xu Fang's smile was somewhat cold. There was no mistake; only such disgusting creatures in the world could produce such a nauseating smell.
It seems that this group of lunatics is the instigator of this whole thing.
Having experienced the bloodshed in Bo City, Xu Fang witnessed the tragic deaths of countless civilians. Despite his desperate rescue efforts, he could only save a portion of their lives.
All of this was for the sake of an "experiment".
How ridiculous, and how cruel.
These beasts don't deserve to be born into this world!
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The operation was scheduled for the evening.
Lingling spent the entire afternoon typing on the keyboard, with a progress bar flashing on the screen from time to time.
"Dinner's ready," Xu Fang called out as he untied his apron. Seeing Lingling didn't respond, he walked over and looked at the screen: "Who's this?"
“Chen Ying, a judge of the Shanghai Tribunal, a mid-level earth mage, is in charge of Yu Dazhuang’s case,” Lingling said.
The woman in the photo, Chen Ying, has a kind face and is probably in her early thirties or no more than forty.
Why are you investigating her?
"What do you know, you newbie? Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." Lingling was a little proud: "Chen Ying is our competitor now. I don't want her to complete the mission and lower my hunter record!"
Xu Fang: "Yes, yes, so, Miss Hunter Master Lingling, may you now enjoy your dinner?"
Lingling gave a soft snort, jumped down from her little high chair, and ran to the dining table. When she saw the food on the table, her little face immediately fell.
"That's it?"
"What's wrong with this?" Xu Fang looked at the tomato sauce and cold noodles on the table. "Isn't this fine? Or do you want a clove of garlic?"
Lingling was very unhappy: "I want to eat shrimp!"
A few days ago, when my sister Leng Qing came over, Xu Fang made a dish of orange blossom shrimp balls. It tasted sweet and sour with a fresh shrimp flavor, and Lingling loved it after just one bite.
But after that, no matter how much she pleaded and begged, Xu Fang never made it again. Today he was especially perfunctory, only serving noodles with gravy!
"It's just the two of us today, we're lucky we can even start a fire. When I was your age..."
"Stop, stop, stop reading! You're only eight years older than me!" Lingling's pigtails swayed rapidly as she puffed out her cheeks and started eating.
To be honest, the tomato and egg noodle soup was pretty good, much better than what Old Man Bao made, and way better than what my older sister and fellow students made.
But as Lu Xun said, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After eating delicious food, noodles become a bit bland and watery.
After finishing her meal, Lingling climbed onto a small stool to wash the dishes, and then prepared to leave.
We hailed a taxi, and just as Lingling and I got in, we saw several beautiful women carrying bags and dressed in flamboyant attire walking towards us.
The taxi driver clearly took it upon himself to carpool, driving up to the other person and rolling down the window.
Whether you give one ride or multiple rides, it's all the same. If it's on the way, wouldn't it be great to earn several times the fare for the same amount of gas?
"Master, are you going to Hengsha Fish Market?" the beautiful woman asked.
"What a coincidence, this young man is going there too." The driver smiled, revealing two rows of yellow teeth.
At this moment, the girls noticed Xu Fang and Lingling, and their eyes lit up!
Chapter 101 The Aggressive Judge
The setting sun slanted through the car window, casting its light on the young man's profile and eyes, creating an oil painting-like effect.
The person sitting next to him must be his younger sister. She has a chubby face and looks as delicate as a porcelain doll.
Seeing this, the girls' eyes sparkled with pink bubbles.
"Hi~ handsome, can I sit here?" a girl asked tentatively.
Before Xu Fang could answer, the taxi driver in front quickly said, "Sure, sure, ladies, let's get in the car quickly, don't block the road behind us!"
The girls got on the bus laughing and joking, pushing and twisting each other, leaving Lingling speechless.
What a childish person! Can't you be as mature as me?
After chatting for a bit, Xu Fang learned that these girls were tourists from out of town visiting Shanghai. They had found the travel guide online and were going to buy fresh seafood at the fishing port and then have it cooked on the spot at a small bar.
The girls invited Xu Fang and Lingling to join them, but were quite disappointed after being rejected.
Soon, we arrived at Hengsha Port.
Having already contacted them beforehand, Yu Dazhuang waited early at the factory gate, greeting the two from afar.
"Master Zhang, please come quickly..."
The three entered the processing plant, and as soon as they entered, the familiar stench wafted into Xu Fang's nose again.
Even Lingling smelled it this time. She exchanged a glance with Xu Fang and whispered, "Black Beast Demon?"
Xu Fang nodded.
Lingling's expression suddenly turned serious. She walked up to Yu Dazhuang and said, "Please leave here immediately. We suspect that the Black Vatican is the mastermind behind this."
Yu Dazhuang was startled, and the blue dragon tattooed on his body trembled as well: "The Black Vatican?"
Previously, for ordinary people, the Black Vatican was just an evil organization far away, less important than the pork downstairs that was five cents more expensive.
But since the bloodbath in Bo City a few months ago, when the authorities announced that the perpetrator was a member of the Black Vatican, the name has truly been given a terrifying connotation, and the childhood trauma of children has changed from "Officer, arrest you" to "The Black Vatican is arresting you."
"Leave now if you don't want to die, and we'll deal with this later..."
Before Lingling could finish speaking, Yu Dazhuang had already fled as if he were running away.
After seeing Yu Dazhuang off, Lingling took out her computer and started typing away, hacking into the factory's network system.
Seeing her skillful demeanor made Xu Fang's lips twitch. No wonder there were so many "home surveillance" videos on the website; it was all because there were too many hackers like Lingling!
—He didn't need to go through all that trouble. A barely perceptible flash of starlight appeared, and a cluster of small will-o'-the-wisps emerged beside him.
It paused briefly in mid-air, then pierced directly into the ground.
He was also familiar with the magical energy emanating from the little ghost fire, which originated from the black beast demon that was hated by both humans and dogs!
Its level isn't high either; it's just a servant level.
Besides the Black Beast Demon, there was also a human's magical energy fluctuation, not far from the Black Beast Demon, presumably a member of the Black Church.
Catching a turtle in a jar is as easy as catching a turtle in a jar.
With such a trashy Black Vatican, Xu Fang only needs to fire a Scorching Sun at the ground to collect hundreds of thousands in commission fees and go home.
Just then, a commotion broke out at the door.
Yu Dazhuang's voice could be heard. The door was pushed open with a "bang," and an old woman with gray hair rushed in.
"Who are you? Who allowed you to come in!"
"We are the authorities..." Lingling's words were cut off by the other party before she could finish: "This is not a place for children to play. Get out of here right now!"
Xu Fang pulled the disgruntled little girl behind him: "And who are you?"
"I am Chen Ying, a judge from the Shanghai Tribunal. Please leave immediately. This is my right!" Chen Ying's attitude was very hostile, but Xu Fang and Lingling didn't care.
They were both stunned.
This is Chen Ying!?
In the afternoon, they saw Chen Ying's photo on the court's intranet. She was clearly a beautiful and mature woman who still had a charming appearance. Even in a formal photo, her eyes were smiling.
And what about the woman in front of me?
Half of his hair had turned white, mixing with the black hair to create a dirty gray hue. His face was covered in wrinkles, and his eyes were puffy and dark-skinned.
No one would doubt that the two are mother and daughter!
"The photos on the trial's official website are changed every six months, how is this possible..." Lingling said in a low voice, full of disbelief.
What could possibly cause a person to age twenty years in just six months?
Seeing that the two did not move, Chen Ying became even more aggressive: "Leave now! Otherwise I will take coercive measures!"
“We are hunters from the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds, and we have no affiliation with your Tribunal. You have no right to expel us,” Lingling said coldly.
Although she was curious about why Chen Ying had become like this, it was insignificant compared to the hundreds of thousands of yuan in commission fees.
Moreover, traces of the Black Vatican have been discovered here.
Chen Ying is acting so flustered, there's probably something fishy going on!
"A judge can have two wrongful convictions in their lifetime. Should I give that spot to the two of you?"
Chen Ying stepped forward, her magical energy surging.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. To be honest, anyone could tell that there was a problem with Chen Ying's volatile emotions!
Xu Fang remained motionless. The little ghost fire had ascertained Chen Ying's cultivation level and posed no threat to him whatsoever.
Just when the atmosphere was at its most tense, Lingling suddenly tugged at Xu Fang's sleeve: "Let's go."
Xu Fang glanced at her but didn't ask any more questions. The two left the processing plant.
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outside.
“There’s definitely something wrong with Chen Ying!” Lingling said as she found a number in her phone’s contacts and dialed it.
"du~du~"
The phone rang twice before being answered, and a cool, clear voice came through: "Lingling?"
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