BUG

At half-past ten in the evening, the dorm lights were still on. Wu Ling, who had already finished washing up, was lying in bed holding a tablet, happily watching the latest romantic drama.

"Creak."

The dorm door was pushed open. Thinking it was her roommate returning from the washroom, Wu Ling, too lazy to get out of bed, immediately called out:

"Hey, super invincible gorgeous beauty coming through the door, could you do me a favor and hand me the heating pad on the desk?"

"Oh."

The person who opened the door gave a dry "oh" in response to Wu Ling's request.

Hearing this reply, Wu Ling vaguely felt that something was off.

When the heating pad was placed on her bed, she turned her head to look at the person standing below, and her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

"Tang Manman?"

"Why are you back?"

Tang Manman withdrew her hand without a word and went back to sit at her own desk.

Wu Ling completely lost interest in her romantic drama. She sat up abruptly and pressed Tang Manman with questions:

"Why didn't you go to the hotel with your boyfriend?"

Tang Manman didn't dare to meet Wu Ling's eyes. Sitting in her chair, she slowly took off her makeup in front of the small mirror on her desk and said in a tiny voice:

"We, we did go."

?

A huge question mark popped up in Wu Ling's head. She asked curiously:

"You did?"

"Then why are you back now?"

At this point, a certain answer seemed ready to burst out.

Thinking of this possibility, Wu Ling took a deep breath and subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand, looking utterly shocked.

After a moment, she lowered her hand and asked in a hushed voice:

"Manman."

"Does your boyfriend have... a problem in that department?"

Tang Manman paused for a second, then quickly shook her head and said:

"No."

"We went to the hotel this afternoon."

"I, I just left."

Hearing this, Wu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

So that was it.

If nothing had happened between the two of them on this outing, Wu Ling would seriously start doubting if Tang Manman's boyfriend was even a man!

With her doubts resolved, Wu Ling lay back down, picked up her tablet, and happily resumed watching her romantic web drama.

But Tang Manman felt a little unsettled.

After absentmindedly finishing her makeup removal and quickly washing up, Tang Manman climbed into her bed in the dorm. She didn't even play with her phone.

In the dark, her sparkling peach-blossom eyes were wide open.

Could Lin Yu really have a problem in that department...

...

Getting up in the morning, Lin Yu packed up a bit, preparing to return to S City.

After all, he couldn't keep guarding this place forever. There was no telling when that gang would be caught. Now that he was sure Tang Manman wouldn't do anything foolish, it was time for him to return to his normal life.

Putting on his jacket, Lin Yu picked up his phone to search for flights back to S City. Just as he was looking for a suitable ticket, a message popped up at the top of his screen.

Qing Mo: The people have been brought back.

Qing Mo: Should I hand them over to you, or directly to the police?

???

These two messages left Lin Yu stunned. For a moment, he even thought Qing Mo was playing a prank on him.

No way, sister.

Are you the Genie of the Lamp or something?

I said find them within three days, and you actually found them within three days?

They had fled abroad!

And you just effortlessly found them and even brought them back?

Thinking of this, Lin Yu suddenly felt a wave of relief.

Thank goodness Qing Mo's unique fetish meant she wasn't willing to use force on him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to escape her even if he ran to the ends of the earth!

If that happened, he'd be doomed to play out a basement romance with her.

Long Aotian: Where are they now?

Qing Mo: At the N City airport.

???

Lin Yu was slightly surprised, but he quickly realized that his whereabouts were hardly a secret to her.

Long Aotian: Don't hand them to the police just yet. I'll get someone to take them away shortly.

Qing Mo: Okay.

Long Aotian: By the way, how did you catch these people in such a short amount of time?

Qing Mo: My family holds shares in the airlines they flew with. By using the airlines to send them messages, it was easy to bait them.

...

...

Holding his phone, Lin Yu stroked his chin, sucking his teeth in distress.

Logically speaking.

Since Qing Mo had done him such a huge favor, shouldn't he thank her properly?

But how should he thank her?

Should he punish her?

No!

He wanted to express his gratitude to her!

But thanking her...

Punishing...

...

Lin Yu rubbed his forehead in agony.

Forget it.

This girl had a glitch in her operating system. It was better to just ignore her for now.

Calling Zhao She, Lin Yu told him to go and pick up the people.

This gang of scammers definitely had to be handed over to the police, but before that...

Remembering how Tang Manman had broken down and cried the first time he saw her, Lin Yu felt that they needed to pay just a little more of a price...

...

At the gate of A University, a massive crowd of students, teachers, and passersby formed a tight circle.

In the center of the crowd, over a dozen men in suits stood perfectly straight, their legs shoulder-width apart and their hands clasped in front of their lower abdomens.

In front of them, seven guys who had been beaten black and blue swayed on their feet as they stood in a row, taking turns bowing and apologizing to the scammed students and teachers of the university.

After the group finished their apologies, Lin Yu gave a look to the buzz-cut man leading the suit-wearing men.

The buzz-cut man understood implicitly. He took a step forward, smiling as he threw an arm around one of the scammers' necks, and said:

"Alright."

"Let's go."

"Your buddy here is gonna take you to turn yourselves in."

The seven men were escorted into the cars under the watchful eyes of the group, and the buzz-cut man got in as well.

After getting in, he rolled down the window, stuck his head out, and spoke to the few students and teachers who were still standing there in a daze:

"There's no room left in the cars. You guys figure out your own way to the municipal public security bureau."

"The money is all still there. The police will return your scammed money to you when the time comes."

After saying this, the buzz-cut man ducked back into the car. The low-profile yet expensive black sedans started up and gradually drove away from A University.

"Oh!"

"Right!"

Reminded of this, the several people snapped out of their daze. Anxiously, they began organizing carpools with each other, wanting to rush to the municipal public security bureau as quickly as possible.

Amidst her anxiety, Senior Sister Li didn't forget to bring Tang Manman along. However, when she saw that Tang Manman was standing with the blond guy who had brought this group of people over, she tactfully decided not to go over and disturb them.

After getting into a taxi with a few other scammed students, the taxi slowly drove off.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Senior Sister Li turned her face slightly and looked at the two people in the crowd through the rearview mirror.

A hint of unexplainable disappointment rose in her heart. Looking at Tang Manman's happy smile, she couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

How nice.