"Secretary Du, I was wrong, please spare me," Zhu Jiujie pleaded repeatedly.

"Don't ask me, ask Mr. Lin," Du Shancheng said coldly.

Zhu Jiujie then turned to Lin Hai, "Mr. Lin, I was wrong, please let me go this time."

"Heh, why did you do it in the first place if you knew this day would come?" Lin Hai asked mockingly.

Zhu Jiujie really wanted to slap himself twice; he used to look down on others, but now thinking about it, he is really the dumbest.

"Principal Qian, why are you silent?" Lin Hai asked.

Principal Qian quickly spoke, "I think Mr. Lin is right. I was confused for a moment and deceived by Director Zhu. Now I have finally come to my senses and deeply regret it."

"Principal Qian, you can save those words for when you're in the cell. Oh right, the inmates there like to make you pick up soap; you and Director Zhu can deeply experience what it's like to be toyed with by soap."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhu and Principal Qian's faces turned the color of liver and looked terribly unsightly.

Isn't this just another way of having their behinds wrecked?

"Mr. Du, thank you for your help this time," Lin Hai said, nodding modestly. He deliberately didn't call him Secretary Du because he didn't want the other party to feel any sense of sycophancy.

"My benefactor, here is my contact information. If you need any help, please give me a call." Secretary Du handed his business card to Lin Hai.

The people present were once again surprised.

Secretary Du proactively giving his contact information to Lin Hai meant he intended to forge a deeper relationship.

Gratitude and a deep relationship are completely different concepts.

For a moment, the way people looked at Lin Hai changed; they started looking at him with reverence.

"Hehe, then I will be pretentious. We should have a drink sometime, Mr. Du," Lin Hai said with a smile and then left with big strides.

Du Shancheng watched Lin Hai's departing figure, murmuring to himself, "This man has no desire for vanity in his eyes, he doesn't even care what my status could bring him."

"This is truly a man of high caliber, merely disguised by an ordinary facade, invisible to others."

As someone who could reach the level of a top boss in a province, he naturally had a keen and unique vision. He felt Lin Hai was no ordinary person, just very low-key.

Thinking it over, he realized with just a few needles, Lin Hai pulled him back from death's door; even such medical skills could rival the Imperial Physicians caring for chiefs and top bosses in Zhongnanhe.

...

The next day

In Huadu, inside an ordinary milk tea shop, Wang Jingjing looked at Lin Hai with gratitude.

"Mr. Lin, thank you."

"Haha, Teacher Wang, oh no, you should now be called Principal Wang, right?" Lin Hai winked.

Just now, when he contacted Jingjing, Lin Hai unexpectedly learned she had been promoted.

As for Xiao Selang, he received a criticism notice and was instructed to devote all efforts to investigating the cause of the fire.

Xiao Selang was actually quite happy, managing not to offend anyone while keeping his position; taking some criticism was nothing, he could still enjoy life as usual.

This was naturally arranged by Du Shancheng.

"Thanks to you, I am now the acting principal; next, well, it depends on my performance."

Jingjing felt deeply grateful to Lin Hai and also felt a peculiar attraction, the kind a woman feels when drawn to a man unconsciously.

"By the way, what happened to that Zhu something and Principal Qian in the end?"

It had been a day since Lin Hai had left and he hadn't kept track; however, he guessed their outcomes weren't very good.

"Zhu Jiujie is expected to be sentenced to at least fifteen years of imprisonment."

"What? That harsh?" Lin Hai was also puzzled.

"Exactly, Secretary Du is an honest official. The general atmosphere in Huaxia has been improving, so such extremely rare cases must be severely punished."

Wang Jingjing nodded.

"What about Principal Qian?"

"Principal Qian is finished too, the school's atmosphere has been cleansed too," Wang Jingjing sighed with relief.

"That's good news," Lin Hai nodded.

"Brother Lin, I owe you big time. Thank you," Wang Jingjing expressed her gratitude.

"Don't mention it, girl, I want to discuss something with you."

"What is it?"

"Don't get mad at me when I tell you," Lin Hai said.

"I won't get mad," Wang Jingjing's face showed a hint of shyness, feeling anxious and guessing, could it be Brother Lin is going to confess his feelings to me?

"Ah, Brother Lin is indeed handsome, although not very particular about his appearance, but that makes him look even more mature, responsible, and he sings so well, he's just the perfect man..."

Lin Hai was puzzled, why did Wang Jingjing suddenly blush? Could it be that he's that impressive now? That a simple word from him could make a girl's heart race?

"Ahem." Lin Hai coughed.

Wang Jingjing, feeling embarrassed, lowered her head and didn't dare to make a sound, quietly waiting for Lin Hai to speak.

"Here's the thing, Jingjing, I know that you are not actually surnamed Wang, but Bai, right?" Lin Hai said as tactfully as he could.

Wang Jingjing's pretty face turned pale instantly, her gaze complex.

"Don't get agitated, let me finish speaking,"

Lin Hai hurried to soothe her.

"Brother Lin, how do you know my surname is Bai..." Wang Jingjing had thought her identity was very well concealed. After so many years without any contact with Brother Lin, it shouldn't be possible for people to know.

"The actual situation is like this, take a look at my identification first."

Lin Hai took out the Yanhuang Soul's SS-level secret agent badge.

He felt even more impressed internally; Long Si really did give him something good. This kind of identity, if used well, is a very convenient condition.

"Yanhuang Soul!"

Wang Jingjing, now ought to be called Bai Jie, although she hadn't had any dealings with Bai Gu for many years, having a powerful brother naturally meant she had access to more information than ordinary people.

The name Yanhuang Soul took her by complete surprise.

She hadn't expected Brother Lin to be a member of such a formidable organization!

"Some people want to disrupt Huadu's peace, so I went to find your brother, hoping he could help. He made a condition that if I can cure your illness and let him see you once, he'd agree to cooperate," Lin Hai knew he couldn't hide anything and took the initiative to reveal the reason.

Wang Jingjing's expression was complex; she bit her lip as if talking to herself: "I haven't had anything to do with him for many years, why won't he let me go."

"He's your brother, and I can tell he really cares about you and is concerned about you. I too hope to see you siblings reunite," Lin Hai spoke.

Wang Jingjing shook her head: "Impossible, I will never forgive him in this lifetime."

"Why? You both share the same blood, you're siblings, isn't there any misunderstanding that cannot be resolved?"

"Brother Lin, do you know what he did to me?"

Speaking, Wang Jingjing's eyes welled up with a tear, much to Lin Hai's surprise.

"He, he personally killed my boyfriend..."

After Wang Jingjing finished speaking, her eyes were already red, recalling a heartbreaking past.

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