The Dogs Are Still Their Dogs

35,000 was indeed a reasonable price in Xia Chujian's mind.

The place might be desolate for a while, but Xia Chujian felt it would still be beneficial for her aunt's business.

So she and the landlord immediately voided the previous contract and signed a new one.

The new contract was only for 35,000, and it specified that the landlord would pay all the transfer fees. Her deposit was 10,000, and she only needed to pay another 25,000 to own the property rights of a 200-square-meter commercial space.

Although this place was no longer the central business district of Mulan City, it wasn't a prime location.

There was, of course, a reason why it was so cheap.

But Xia Chujian didn't care. As long as she had a roof over her head, it was a good place.

After the video call ended, Xia Chujian calmly took the still-sleeping child from Meng Guanghui's arms and said very naturally, "Thank you, Colonel Meng. I'll treat you to tea sometime."

Meng Guanghui: "… Oh."

He turned and lightly boarded the Bat-style Fighter Jet, going directly to Huo Yushen's office.

Kang Shanxing was there, discussing the matter of finding the child's parents with Huo Yushen.

Meng Guanghui forgot to knock and barged in.

Huo Yushen looked up, staring at him coldly.

Meng Guanghui was so startled that he quickly went out to close the door, knocked again, and even reported at the door before Huo Yushen let him in.

"What is it?"

Meng Guanghui thought for a moment and directly turned on his Duty Vehicle recorder.

This was a device that could record action videos at any time.

A virtual screen unfolded in Huo Yushen's office, and the three of them watched Xia Chujian's antics on the screen.

After watching her pull Meng Guanghui as a "tiger's skin," forcibly cutting the price in half from the landlord, Kang Shanxing, like Meng Guanghui, began to doubt his life.

They had seen people who were particularly concerned about money.

But someone who could remain calm after a great battle, after so many deaths, and even enlist external help to negotiate a price, they had never seen before.

Only Huo Yushen wasn't surprised at all.

His expression was blank, and his voice was still cold and indifferent: "… This kind of emotional composure is what we need most. Xiao Meng, take good care of her in the future. She will be your greatest help."

Meng Guanghui: "… Aye."

Anyway, he believed whatever Huo Yushen said.

Besides, someone with a big heart like Xia Chujian was really suitable for participating in the bizarre and puzzling operations that the Special Security Bureau often faced.

...

Xia Chujian carried the child to the Plaza and found that the lockdown had been lifted. Media vans, helicopters, Flying Vehicles, and drones were rushing in from all directions to broadcast the news.

Soon, all of Mulan City, even the entire Beichen Empire, would know what had happened here.

Of course, the extent to which these media could understand depended on how much truth the Special Security Bureau wanted them to know.

The truest truth had long been smoothed over by the Special Security Bureau.

As Xia Chujian walked past a Special Security Bureau staff member, she heard the person, dressed in civilian clothes, excitedly telling a group of reporters: "… I saw a dragon! Do you know? A real dragon! With big wings, and it could breathe dragon breath! The people here were all killed by dragon breath!"

Another person said loudly, "What dragon?! His eyesight is bad, he saw it wrong! It was clearly a Griffon Sea Eagle unique to the Exotic Beast Forest!"

"You know the Griffon Sea Eagle, right? One claw and the Duty Vehicle over there crashed!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense! It was clearly a necromancer from the Southern Cross Star Kingdom! I saw it! They chanted a spell, and everyone in the Plaza died!"

Xia Chujian: "…"

Thinking about the "Passerby A" that Quan Yuxun had made up for her, how could it compare to the Special Security Bureau? The Special Security Bureau was still the dog, she was ashamed to admit her inferiority.

Once the media broadcast these false information as news, they would directly pollute the real information.

The truth was thus buried.

But does the truth, or even a lie, matter in information warfare?

Xia Chujian shook her head and quickly found Ping Qiong, wanting to leave this increasingly bizarre place.

Ping Qiong was in much better spirits and was helping the Punishment Department maintain order.

With her cheerful and outgoing personality, she quickly became familiar with everyone and blended right in.

Xia Chujian said, "Let's go back. We agreed to go look at houses tomorrow."

Ping Qiong said with emotion, "We really do have the same thick skin. After such a tragedy, we can still go look at houses."

Xia Chujian thought, it's more than just looking at houses, I've already negotiated the price once...

She said nonchalantly, "What else can we do? We've already avenged them."

Ping Qiong nodded, looking at the child Xia Chujian was holding, and asked, "What are you going to do with this child?"

"I'll take him back and raise him for a few days. He's too small and too thin." Xia Chujian wasn't a saint, but this child seemed to have latched onto her, and she couldn't bring herself to ignore such a small child.

Ping Qiong said, "It's a pity I have too many younger siblings at home, otherwise I could help take care of him for a few days. He really does look too small. Do you think he has any relatives?"

Xia Chujian said, "The Special Security Bureau is helping to look for his family. If the Special Security Bureau can't find them, chances are, he's an orphan."

"...But he's only two years old, right? How did he survive?" Ping Qiong was very surprised.

Xia Chujian thought for a moment, "Could it be that his family passed away recently? Think about it, those people from the Punishment Department today all said his vital signs were very weak. If it weren't for us, he would probably be dead by now."

Ping Qiong thought that made sense and clicked her tongue, saying, "This child is lucky and blessed."

"Yeah, I'm planning to call him Wu Fu," Xia Chujian quickly came up with a name.

Ping Qiong: "..."

"San Zong, Si Xi, Wu Fu, your names are really random."

The two talked and walked, soon arriving at the Inner City Maglev Train station.

They lived in different districts, so the Suspension Train lines they needed to take were also different.

Xia Chujian's train arrived first, and she boarded with the child.

Ping Qiong waved to her from below, saying, "I'll come find you tomorrow!"

Xia Chujian withdrew her gaze, thinking that it was fortunate Ping Qiong was unconscious when she went on her killing spree today, otherwise she would have had to remind her not to talk about what she did.

She was indeed annoyed by this state of affairs.

Huo Yushen's suggestion was just right. Knowing there were definitely pitfalls, she still jumped in without hesitation.

Because if she didn't jump, she would definitely be struck by lightning.

...

Xia Chujian returned home, and as soon as she rang the doorbell, the child woke up with a start.

He opened his eyes a little dazed, as if he didn't know where he was.

After a while, when he looked up and saw Xia Chujian's face, his hazy eyes lit up.

He even leaned in front of Xia Chujian, wanting to kiss her.

Xia Chujian looked at his dirty smiling face and really couldn't bring herself to kiss him, leaning back and saying, "I'll give you a bath later, then we can kiss as much as you want, okay?"

"Okay...!" The child's milky voice was really nice to hear.

Xia Chujian gave him a big smile.

Xia Yuanfang opened the door and saw her niece, whom she hadn't seen for only two hours, holding a very small child, smiling like a flower.

She looked especially like an unwed mother...

Xia Yuanfang clutched her heart, almost having a heart attack.

Xia Chujian looked up, smiling, "Aunt, don't you think Wu Fu is cute?! I picked him up on the street!"

Xia Yuanfang: "..."

What a troublemaker, such a troublemaker.

Xia Yuanfang wished she could hit her a few more times.

But when her gaze swept over the child in Xia Chujian's arms, at those pure eyes, black and white, without a trace of impurity, her heart softened immediately.

She couldn't help reaching out to him, "Whose child is this? So adorable..."

Xia Chujian, remembering how the child had rejected Quan Yuxun and Ping Qiong in the plaza, said with a smile, "He's a bit shy with strangers, doesn't like to be held by just anyone..."

Then, she saw the child break into a smile, unhesitatingly throwing himself into Xia Yuanfang's arms, who caught him in a warm embrace.

Xia Yuanfang held the child comfortably, looking at Xia Chujian with a half-smile, "Shy with strangers? If I'm being honest, I've only ever seen one truly shy child in my life..."

She sized up Xia Chujian with a knowing look that said, "You know who I'm talking about."

Xia Chujian said sheepishly, "If Wu Fu doesn't behave, I'll spank him later!"

"This child is called Wu Fu? What an auspicious name." Xia Yuanfang said, turning to go inside.

Xia Chujian followed, closing the door behind her.

Once inside, she couldn't keep her coat on.

Only then did Xia Yuanfang notice the clothes the child was wrapped in, and said with distaste, "What is this? Did someone just cut up a tattered quilt and wrap it around the child? Where are this child's parents?"

As she spoke, she took off the dirty clothes and wrapped him in a fleece blanket from the sofa, carrying him into the bathroom.

Xia Chujian followed her into the bathroom, watching Xia Yuanfang turn on the water heater, running water while washing Wu Fu's face and hair.

Most children don't like having their hair washed, but Wu Fu was well-behaved, sitting still in the tub without a peep.

Xia Chujian said, "This child probably doesn't have any relatives. I've asked a friend to look for his family. For the next few days, we'll take care of him temporarily."

Xia Yuanfang sighed deeply and said, "How old is he? Wouldn't it be better to send him to an orphanage?"

"Well, let's get him healthy first before sending him to an orphanage." Xia Chujian said, looking at the child's clean face.

His skin was fair and delicate, like the finest soft tofu.

His eyes were bright, his small nose slightly upturned, and because he was thin, his large eyes took up almost half of his face, making him look like one of those animated characters on the Star Network.

Xia Chujian poked his cheek and said, "We have to fatten you up before you can meet anyone, right, Wu Fu?"

Xia Yuanfang, annoyed by her presence, said, "Go back to your room and change. Didn't you say you were going to shop until dark? Why are you back after only two hours?"

At that moment, Xia Chujian was certain that Xia Yuanfang hadn't seen the news and didn't know what had happened where she went "shopping."

She stood up calmly and placed the house purchase contract in front of Xia Yuanfang, saying, "Aunt, I went to see that house. It's very good and very cheap. I thought it would be more cost-effective to buy it than to rent, so I bought it."

Xia Yuanfang: "..."

Actually, she hadn't decided whether to rent it or not! This brat, she asked her to take a look at the address, and she bought it!

She looked at the contract, only thirty-five thousand! That was too good to be true! The rent she had been discussing with people was five hundred a month!

Thirty-five thousand was only five years' rent.

But if she bought it, she would own the property.

That meant no more rent after five years...

Xia Yuanfang looked at the number again and again, afraid she was seeing things, and after a while, she said, "How could it be so cheap? Were you scammed?"

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