Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

Bai Xi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Little friend, this Ultraman's leg is broken, there's no treasure inside."

"Oh, I see." Shen Ji pouted, somewhat disappointed. "Mom lied to me again!"

Bai Xi stood up from the sofa, walked to the display case, took down the Ultraman with the broken leg, handed it to Shen Ji, and asked, "Do you like this Ultraman?"

Shen Ji nodded eagerly, "Mmm, I like it so much."

Bai Xi smiled and said, "Then your uncle will give this to you."

Shen Ji's eyes widened in surprise, then she turned to Shen Jiyuan, "Dad, can I accept Uncle's gift?"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

He glared at the brat without saying a word, "Stop pretending!"

If I say no, what can you do if I say no?

"Dad not saying anything means he agrees!" Shen Ji excitedly snatched the Ultraman from Bai Xi's hand and then frantically made heart shapes with his hands towards Shen Jiyuan, "Dad, I love you, I love you~"

Although he often received heart gestures from this brat, Shen Jiyuan still blushed with embarrassment in front of so many people.

He walked over irritably, took the person from Zhu Rong's arms, and said, "Stop nagging, aren't you going to thank your uncle?"

Shen Ji readily complied and made a heart shape with his hands towards Bai Xi, saying, "Uncle, I love you, I love you~"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

Love you, sister!

With a dark expression, he glared at Bai Xi, then turned and left with Shen Ji in his arms.

Bai Xi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhu Rong in confusion. Zhu Rong shrugged, patted him on the shoulder, and followed his boss out.

Zhao Tong sighed and said earnestly, "Don't mind it." He gestured towards Shen Jiyuan's back with his lip, "His dad's jealous."

Bai Xi's eyes widened in sudden realization, then she scratched her head. "Oh, I see."

Zhao Tong said, "Then we'll be going now."

"Yes, police officer... goodbye, brother."

Zhao Tong felt a chill run down his spine when he was called "brother," and his lips twitched. "...You should just call me uncle."

Bai Xi: "..."

-

After the group left Bai Xi's house, Zhao Tong called Mo Yang and asked him to have someone keep an eye on Bai Xi.

He didn't go with Shen Jiyuan, but took a taxi to Yunxiang Residence. The survey there was probably not over yet, so Shen Jiyuan didn't let him follow.

Zhu Rong, driving, asked, "Boss, are we going straight home?"

Shen Jiyuan hummed in agreement.

Zhu Rong then stepped on the gas and drove the car away.

Shen Ji, who was usually very talkative, had been silent since getting into the car. Shen Jiyuan looked down at him fiddling with the Ultraman toy in his hand, frowned, and asked, "Why do you want this Ultraman?"

Shen Ji ripped Ultraman's other leg off with a snap, searched it thoroughly for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "It really is it!"

Shen Jiyuan looked at him in confusion, "What is it?"

Shen Ji handed him the Ultraman thigh in his hand, "Dad, look, the number on the inside of this thigh is exactly the same as the number the shopkeeper auntie gave us when we went to the toy wholesale market last time."

Shen Jiyuan was taken aback, then picked up the Ultraman thigh in his hand and looked at it: LD-251201-W1

The number was printed in very small font and hidden in the inner gap; it would be impossible to find unless you specifically looked for it.

Shen Jiyuan had checked the toy before, but he hadn't found this inexplicable serial number, and he didn't know if this serial number was exactly the same as that one.

He just didn't expect the brat to be so illiterate... well, not really.

This brat actually knows how to read.

Even so, her memory and insight are just too good!

How could you remember all of this so clearly?

Gee tut.

As expected of Shen Jiyuan's son, he's really smart.

"It really is!" Shen Jiyuan exclaimed, feigning surprise.

He didn't want to look like a fool in front of his son.

Shen Ji glanced at him sideways, "Old Deng, your acting is too fake."

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

He ruffled Shen Ji's hair in an annoyed tone. "You think you're so smart? Fine, then tell me, so what if these numbers are the same?"

Shen Ji looked at him like he was an idiot, and he slapped his thigh repeatedly, "How could I have such a stupid father? You've made me lose all face!"

"Hey hey hey!"

"You didn't inherit a single one of my genes!"

Shen Jiyuan punched him hard, and said in a sinister tone, "I advise you to watch your words!"

Shen Ji crossed his arms and hummed, "Think about it, the toy that the shopkeeper auntie gave us last time was supposed to be from Lingdu, but that Ultraman wasn't expensive. I mean... compared to the same product sold at those Lingdu dealer stores near Shaoyao School, it wasn't that expensive."

"We also opened the Ultraman one from the boss's aunt, and there was no 'Spicy Pepper' inside."

"In other words..." He glanced sideways, "Lingdu's products definitely have more than one series, and not all products have 'Spicy Pepper'."

"This serial number is almost identical to the one the boss's aunt gave us, except for the middle digits!"

"So..." he sighed, "there's definitely nothing we want in this Ultraman series."

Shen Jiyuan glanced at the Ultraman's thigh again, "If there really was something, people wouldn't be so generous as to give it to you."

"No, no, no!" Shen Ji raised his index finger and shook it. "Anything that exists cannot be without a trace."

"If there were really any spicy peppers in here and they were taken away, Bai Xi wouldn't dare to give them to me."

"As long as the technical investigation is thorough, we will definitely be able to find clues."

"When a person feels guilty, that's when they're least likely to take risks," Shen Ji grinned. "He wouldn't dare."

Shen Jiyuan's deep gaze unconsciously fell on the little one. "Did your mother teach you this too?"

"Dad, you're so smart!" Shen Ji said with a smile. "My mom is amazing! She taught me so many things, enough for you to learn for half a lifetime!"

Shen Jiyuan sneered, "Really? Then tell me what the first lesson your mother taught you was, so I can learn it too?"

Shen Ji put on a serious face, displaying the demeanor of a grandmaster, and said, "My mother said, 'If you have no woman in your heart, your sword will naturally be divine when you draw it!'"

"A good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown; he should never be blinded by love!"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

Who the hell are you implying?!

Shen Ji hissed, glanced at him sideways, then lowered his eyes. After a while, he raised his eyes again to glance at him sideways, then lowered his eyes again, and after a long while, he raised his eyes to glance at him again.

Shen Jiyuan shook his fist. "Speak your mind, or shut up!"

Shen Ji frowned in confusion, then sighed and said in a deep voice, "Old Deng, you can't take men too seriously."

Shen Jiyuan: "..."

He scoffed, "Really? So you want me to forget about you?"

Shen Ji snorted, "How can that be?"

Shen Jiyuan said irritably, "Didn't you say you shouldn't keep men in your heart?"

Shen Ji said matter-of-factly, "My little bird tells me I can't be considered a man yet~"

Shen Jiyuan: "..."