CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: COOPERATION, LITTLE YELLOW BOOK

By the time they returned from the "graveyard," it was already well past midnight and the group was somewhat exhausted. Moreover, apart from a few elders, hardly anyone dared to speak to Sui Yi. However, as they walked back toward the apartment building, they saw a car parked horizontally in front of the gate.

Everyone’s nerves tightened immediately.

Damn it, could it be that Boss Tian had come to evict them?

"Didn’t we agree on two days?"

"Bullshit!"

"I’m going to fight him!"

The crowd was both angry and fearful. Sui Yi glanced over, hmm, a Volkswagen? This license plate...

"It’s a police car,"

With a whoosh, the car door opened and a tall, thin man jumped out. As he approached, his features became clearer.

"What are you doing? Trying to assault an officer?"

Zhang Xiao, seeing these people clutching hoes and such, had a wary expression and was immediately startled.

Damn, what a mess!

Just knew that the people living here were troublemakers!

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A little later, Li Jingyan and the others had gone down to the apartment building where a group huddled together, watching Zhang Xiao and Sui Yi standing about a hundred meters away.

Why were the police looking for Sui Yi again?

"Are they here to arrest me again?" Sui Yi opened with this question, causing Zhang Xiao to choke slightly, clear his throat, and give her a glare.

"As if we policemen have nothing better to do, waiting around to arrest you all day, right~!"

"I’d actually hope you would arrest me and lock me up for a day or two," Sui Yi chuckled lightly, shocking Zhang Xiao, then she added softly, "So was it really for me to identify a body?"

"Um.... I see you’re young, can’t you think more healthily... Well, actually it is to have you look at a body,"

Zhang Xiao said somewhat awkwardly, truthfully, he felt sorry for her, as not many young ladies would want to see a body, especially one that had been murdered.

"Just a fugitive, his death is just a death, yet your police station still holds onto it, it seems there are many behind it, things are a bit complicated, I don’t want to get involved, so please leave..."

Zhang Xiao did not expect Sui Yi to explain so calmly and reject him so decisively, making him suddenly feel somewhat at fault.

"I know your identity is quite special and you don’t want to get involved in such matters, but think about it, the guy might be watching you right now... After all, you’ve had contact with Hei Pi... Cooperate with us in the police, we can ensure your safety," Zhang Xiao relayed Captain Lin’s words verbatim.

Sui Yi glanced at him, her gaze dropping without a trace, casting a shadow, she smiled, "I have never needed anyone’s protection, if he wants to come, then let him come..."

With that, she turned to walk away...

"Captain also said, if you agree to cooperate, our police can help you once,"

"Help me?" Sui Yi paused in her steps.

Zhang Xiao’s phone rang.

"Yes, it’s Captain Lin, Sui Yi, take it!"

Sui Yi fell silent for a moment before reaching out to take the phone.

"Sui Yi, I know your grandmother has been gravely ill, she’s still in the countryside isn’t she? Our police station happens to have some contacts with experts in this field..."

So they really did their homework, knew where to strike, huh?

Sui Yi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, her fingers clutching the phone tensed a little, she quieted down for a moment, her voice indifferent yet softly moderated, gently spoke, "So, what do you need me to do for you?"

"We need you to identify a body, see if you can remember anything, after all, you were the only one who noticed that assassin before,"

"There were many of your policemen present before,"

"Cough cough, unfortunately, none of us noticed...We urgently need some clues from you,"

"Clues? Heh... if nothing unexpected happens, the news of my cooperation with your police will easily reach him, considering all aspects, he will think I am the real target, so... luring the snake out of the hole? Is this appropriate for a lawful citizen, Captain Lin?"

Zhang Xiao, listening, felt his heart clench, staring fixedly at Sui Yi’s pallid, indifferent face.

Captain Lin also fell silent.

He hadn’t expected Sui Yi to think of that aspect.

"You can consider not accepting."

He had a premonition that this matter was going to fall through.

A moment later, he heard a voice as soft as willow catkins on the other end.

"Thank you for taking care of my grandmother’s affairs, and could you also help me eliminate some unfavorable records? After this... I want to study in peace."

With that special ability, her future indeed didn’t require too much risk.

"Hm?...." Lin Quan, who was smoking, was momentarily stunned, then nodded after a while, "Okay, I agree."

After hanging up the phone, Sui Yi turned to Zhang Xiao, who was standing there dumbfounded, and said lightly, "Wait here, I’ll go upstairs and pack some things, then I’ll be right back."

"Um, oh, okay..."

Once Sui Yi left, Zhang Xiao finally realized that he had been led around by this female student.

Under the watchful eyes of many residents in the apartment building, Sui Yi quickly reached the seventh floor, hastily stuffed some clothes into her backpack, and glanced at the iron box on the table. She hesitated, then picked up a stack of books from inside...

The touch of her fingertips was electrifying!

She paused, turned her palm over, and pulled out a small book from the bottom. The yellowed pages, spotted with yellowish-brown stains, were connected by silk threads, and seemed as though they would crumble upon the slightest touch.

Under the influence of Magnetic Sensation, it held a decent scholarly aura.

"Is this an antique artifact?"

Old Lady Wang’s things were fairly old, but the textbooks were all normal; only this little book of fewer than eight pages had such a magnetic field.

Sui Yi’s eyes flickered slightly as she carefully inserted the small book into another book, then packed them together into her backpack.

As she walked out the door, Li Jingyan was standing there, blocking her way.

"Are you going with that cop? Are they going to catch you again?"

Li Jingyan seemed anxious, and his expression was also fierce—a stark contrast to the frivolous appearance he had the other night, perhaps due to being drunk.

Sui Yi felt his change was somewhat drastic.

"It’s just helping out, nothing serious. As for you all... take care."

"Really?... Forget it, I guess you wouldn’t suffer a loss... Take care."

Li Jingyan then fell silent, watching Sui Yi head downstairs without looking back, and finally saw her enter a car and leave the place.

He had a premonition, her departure was utterly different from the departure of these people.

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In the car, Zhang Xiao used the corner of his eye to glance at Sui Yi, who was attentively flipping through a book. She was a diligent student...

A diligent girl is beautiful~~~

Zhang Xiao’s expression softened for a moment, but upon closer inspection, damn it, the cover of the book read "Elementary Chinese, Grade Five!"

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In silence, Zhang Xiao felt it necessary to find a topic. "So, Sui Yi, did the captain call you to identify a body?"

"Um..."

"Actually, you don’t need to worry. A body is just that... By the way, how did you come down the mountain with that group of people, carrying hoes? What were you digging up there?"

Zhang Xiao said with a low laugh.

"Digging graves"

"Digging graves, huh, digging... what?!! Cough, cough!" Zhang Xiao choked, almost losing his grip on the steering wheel.

"An elder passed away last night, we were burying her," Sui Yi closed the book containing the small yellow book and looked out the window, her tone somewhat chilly.

Zhang Xiao fell silent, realizing he had touched on a sensitive subject. Ah, what to do now?

Little did he know, Sui Yi was at that moment pondering which dynasty the small yellow book was a relic from...