Volume 3, 3: Existence’s Bane, Part 3—The Society

Translator: lucathia (proofread by Taffygirl13 & Trespasserby)

After walking out of the building, Lu Yang indicated to the two policemen standing on guard outside the building that they were done, letting them know they could call support to come and process the homicide scene.

Lu Yang briefly said, “The female student’s name is Li Yao, a math major. Her identity should be easy to look up, but there’s no way to find out who the murderer is. However, it should be a practitioner. My dad will support your investigation. When he’s not around and you need to be in this building, you must have at least three people present.”

Even if Qing Wei Gong had the ability to discover the identity of the practitioner, they could not bring the practitioner to justice. They still needed the police to find evidence. Only then could the practitioner be sentenced.

“Got it.” Hu Lican suddenly thought of something and said in embarrassment, “Xiao Yang, I don’t think I’ll be able to apply for a subsidy for you this time. This case is too big. I can’t go under the radar and get a subsidy using some other reason.”

Lu Yang rolled his eyes at him and said reluctantly, “You owe me hotpot next time!”

Hu Lican immediately agreed. He understood the price of practitioners very well. Hotpot was nothing. Even treating him to a buffet of king crabs would be well worth it!

Fang Da was already looking at them as if they were great masters.

Jiang Ziya rubbed his nose and avoided that gaze. This time, he really felt very guilty. If he hadn’t called out, things probably wouldn’t have become so complicated.

After that, the two of them walked straight to the building where they had classes. It wasn’t time for class yet, so they were the only ones in the classroom. Lu Yang pulled out the bag of breakfast from his backpack.

“Let’s eat.”

Jiang Ziya expressed difficulty in complying. Even though there hadn’t been a nauseous stench like the day before, it was someone they knew this time. The heaviness in his heart was no easier to accept than the stench, leaving him with no appetite at all.

Lu Yang took out a box and placed it on the table. With no room for refusal, he said, “Soft-boiled egg, salad, and boiled chicken. My dad knows exactly how to cook food so that we’d be able to stomach it after taking care of a case. After taking two bites, your appetite will return. You slept late last night and got up early today, and you still have classes later. You had best eat well.”

As a newbie, Jiang Ziya could only obediently follow orders. He picked up the box and began to eat. It was just like Lu Yang claimed; after taking two bites, he discovered that he really was hungry, and so he began to take larger bites.

Lu Yang then took out an insulated bottle and said, “Chicken soup. My grandma made it. Drink it later.”

Jiang Ziya gave it a glance. “Is this how you get by?”