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When Qin Siyang returned to the principal's office, it was already seven in the evening.
On his way back from the hospital, he had packed three dishes from a restaurant for dinner.
However, when he pushed open the door, he found that Li Tianming was still sitting in the office.
Li Tianming was holding a cigarette in his hand, coldly glancing at Qin Siyang before continuing to stare blankly into space.
The ashtray on the desk was already filled with cigarette butts.
Qin Siyang placed the food on the coffee table beside the sofa, sat down himself, and picked up a pair of chopsticks.
"Old Li, want to eat something together?"
"You eat. No appetite."
Seeing that Li Tianming was not in a good state, Qin Siyang put down his chopsticks again.
"Old Li, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, just remembered things from the past."
"Things with Chen Fenghe?"
"Mm."
Qin Siyang was a bit curious, "Speaking of Chen Fenghe, I find it strange. She seems to have such great options, why does it feel like she's particularly fond of you?"
Li Tianming didn't even bother to look at him, "None of your business."
Qin Siyang shrugged, "Fine, since you're not eating, I'll eat by myself."
He opened the meal box, and as the fragrant aroma of roasted four-legged black chicken wafted out, his mouth nearly watered.
"By the way, I got a call from the police station this afternoon. It should have been for you."
With his mouth stuffed with chicken leg, Qin Siyang mumbled, "Calling me for what?"
"Not sure. It was a female voice. She said some random stuff, something about a sudden murder case at the hospital, so she couldn't attend the banquet. Then she just hung up."
"I called back and found that the number was from the police station's reception office. I haven't been to the hospital, so if the call came, it was probably meant to remind you of something."
Qin Siyang furrowed his brows, thinking about the caller's intent.
'A murder at the hospital… isn't that just about killing Zhou Yang's dad? It's not like Zhou Yang himself was killed, so what's the big deal?'
As he thought about it, Qin Siyang suddenly understood.
'I get it now. It's probably a warning for me not to provoke Zhou Yang anymore. Most likely, Zhou Yang is already being watched by the police,' Understanding the purpose of the call, Qin Siyang also figured out who the woman calling Li Tianming was.
Among the female officers he knew at the police station, there was only one.
Roylena.
Her call was meant to make him give up the idea of killing Zhou Yang.
Qin Siyang chuckled, "She's overthinking it. Zhou Yang hasn't even graduated high school yet. If I kill him now, it'll just cause trouble for myself. Even if I want to eliminate the problem at its root, I'd wait until after the college entrance exam."
Li Tianming blew out a smoke ring, "You really plan to kill Zhou Yang?"
"Of course. What if he awakens sequence abilities one day, or keeps holding a grudge and tries to harm me? Not killing him is just asking for trouble."
Li Tianming shook his head helplessly, "You, at your young age, thinking about killing all the time, who the hell did you learn this from?"
Qin Siyang gave him a teasing look, "From our school's education, obviously."
"I definitely didn't teach you this."
At that moment, Qin Siyang's phone buzzed.
It was a message from Chen Fenghe.
The content was very brief.
["Surgery went smoothly. Tomorrow at 5:30 PM, Hongyun Restaurant."]
Qin Siyang said to Li Tianming, "Old Li, tomorrow at 5:30 PM, go to Hongyun Restaurant to meet Chen Fenghe."
"Got it. As we agreed before, you owe me ten bottles of sequence potion."
"Ten bottles?", Qin Siyang snorted, "Why don't you just rob me?"
Li Tianming put out his cigarette. "And if I do rob you, what can you do?"
"Old Li, jokes are jokes, but I'm not someone who laughs off everything. Zhou Xing gave me a special admission spot, and that was only worth five bottles of sequence potion. You being my 'Insurer' was only worth eight bottles of sequence potion."
"Now I'm letting you have dinner with a great beauty like Chen Fenghe. Not only do you expect me to pay, but you also want ten bottles of sequence potion? That's just too much."
"Having dinner with her is a huge pain. If it weren't for the favor you owe her, I wouldn't meet her again in my life."
"You damn playboy, stop pretending to be some tragic romantic," Qin Siyang was getting impatient, "No potions for you, just my life. Take it or leave it."
Li Tianming said, "Qin Siyang, if you don't give me the sequence potion, how do you plan to deal with them?"
"After all, I noticed you've never actually drunk one yourself."
Qin Siyang suddenly froze.
He narrowed his eyes at Li Tianming.
"What do you mean?"
"Your sequence potions are stored in my office. I can see at a glance whether any are missing. It's been so many days, and you haven't taken even one. Doesn't that mean you don't actually need them?"
Qin Siyang's gaze grew colder.
He had specially bought a box to lock up his sequence potions, but Li Tianming had secretly checked them.
Li Tianming might just be too smart for his own good, making Qin Siyang feel incredibly uneasy.
"Principal Li, don't you know not to touch other people's things without permission?"
Li Tianming remained calm and waved his hand, "No need to be so tense. I'm not that curious about your secret. The awakening of sequence abilities is still full of unexplained mysteries, and the order of things hasn't fully settled. I estimate that out of every ten sequence users, at least one hides a secret."
"If you don't drink them, why not give them to me? After all, if you want to achieve good results in the special admission test, you still need to keep hunting Gods, and you still need me as your 'Insurer.'"
"Asking for just a few bottles of sequence potion isn't unreasonable."
"Besides, I didn't originally plan to ask for any. But you dragged me into this mess with Chen Fenghe. Giving me something for my troubles is only fair."
Qin Siyang's fists clenched slightly.
Troubles.
His relationship with Li Tianming was too complicated. Killing him wouldn't necessarily solve all problems.
Ten bottles of sequence potion, if it could keep this greasy middle-aged man stable, it was an acceptable price.
But he worried that when he went to hunt Gods in the future, Li Tianming would push for even more sequence potions.
So, to be safe, Qin Siyang had to set things straight now.
"When I go hunt Gods again, and you act as my 'Insurer,' how do you want to split things?"
"Same as before, just give me half the money, that's enough."
That answer surprised Qin Siyang.
He had thought Li Tianming would go overboard, at least demanding half of the sequence potions.
But he was still only asking for money.
Qin Siyang asked skeptically, "You serious?"
"Why would I lie? I already said it, the reason I'm demanding ten bottles of sequence potion for this dinner with Chen Fenghe is to make you understand that you've dragged me into a huge mess. Do you think I'm joking?", Li Tianming's cold and indifferent attitude made Qin Siyang a little uncomfortable.
It seemed like Li Tianming was truly reluctant to have dinner with Chen Fenghe.
Qin Siyang couldn't help but ask, "Is Chen Fenghe's background… really that complicated?"
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