I Alone Am Immortal: My Rebirth and Leisurely Cultivation

Chapter 8 Operation Eagle Eye
F Game Hall accompanied Jiang Yingzhu from the claw machine at the entrance, to the dance machine inside, and then to the arcade games in the middle.

The two played all the games in the arcade, and it was already evening.

"Hey, did you see those machines on the second floor?"

Li Yan glanced at the second floor. They had been up there before; it was full of slot machines, not any proper arcade games.

He was even mocked by several men and women.

"I saw it, so what?"

“Those are slot machines, gambling machines, the kind your dad used to play.”

Li Yan nodded. His father had been a gambler, playing slot machines, even before he started junior high school.

He often loses his entire month's salary in just a few losses.

If my mother hadn't been nagging me about getting a divorce, I probably wouldn't be able to quit now.

For him at the time, the two of them arguing every day was a disaster.

Therefore, Li Yan deeply despises this kind of gray and black industry.

Jiang Yingzhu glanced at his expression.

"Let's go. We're not playing anymore, and we're never coming back. When we went up there before, I saw there were small doors to private rooms inside, so I guess there's something even darker there. This isn't a respectable place."

"Row."

Li Yan smiled, and the two then walked out of the arcade.

When they were almost near the school, Li Yan found a small shop with a landline and, to Jiang Yingzhu's surprise, dialed 110.

Before leaving, he saw several people walking down another road who resembled those gambling addicts.

I reckon that place officially opened around this time.

"Hello, is this the police? I want to report someone anonymously, is this it?"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, those things are easy to recognize."

Li Yan discussed some details with him, then obtained the phone number for the anonymous tip-off reward and hung up.

He glanced at Jiang Yingzhu, who was staring in disbelief.

"What's the matter?"

"Aren't you afraid Uncle Li might be in there too? I heard from Auntie that he secretly saves money to play around."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan paused in his departing steps, glancing at the setting sun that had tinged the street with a dark yellow hue.

"At this point, it shouldn't be."

His father is a chef at a big restaurant, and it's lunchtime.

As he spoke, Li Yan turned his gaze and saw a fleeting look of regret on Jiang Yingzhu's face.

Seemingly realizing that her little scheme had been discovered, she simply showed it on her face.

"What a pity, I didn't scare you."

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Li Yan knew this person was getting bored again, so he said, "Do you think if we wait here, we'll see a police car in a bit?"

"Probably not, they're probably plainclothes officers. But that would be interesting anyway."

Jiang Yingzhu's eyes lit up; she loved experiencing these new things.

“Come on, I remember there’s a book cafe across the street. We can eat and chat at the same time. It’s on me.”

"Really? I didn't know that."

"How could I not know? There's no place around the school I don't know!"

Jiang Yingzhu said smugly, and then the two of them turned back.

To make the experience more immersive, Jiang Yingzhu suggested taking a detour and gave their duo a nickname—Eagle Eyes!
Li Yan said it was a bit naive, and not many people in the world would pay attention to them.

But Jiang Yingzhu convinced him with her fists, and in the end, the two sat down at Bole Book Cafe.

The book cafe is not much bigger than a regular milk tea shop, but it has a loft.

Sitting in the attic and looking out, you can see the arcade diagonally opposite at a glance.

Not long after, the staff brought over a chicken leg rice, a grilled meat rice, and two glasses of lemon water.

"How about it, isn't this a great vantage point?" Jiang Yingzhu raised an eyebrow and picked up a piece of grilled meat.

"It's good."

Li Yan looked out the window and saw two ordinary Santana cars suddenly stop not far away. Several people carrying batons and handcuffs concealed on their bodies rushed into the arcade.

The two of them involuntarily stopped eating and leaned towards the small glass window in the middle, looking at the arcade diagonally opposite.

Li Yan wasn't that excited, because of the angle, he didn't need to get too close.

Therefore, he could clearly feel the faint fragrance emanating from Jiang Yingzhu as the distance closed.

The laundry detergent on her clothes and the shampoo on her hair, combined with her own scent, created a faint fragrance reminiscent of summer grape leaves.

Li Yan's gaze shifted to her profile. Her sharply defined jawline was smooth and elegant. Her lips were neither too big nor too small, with a thicker upper lip and a thinner lower lip. Her nose was straight and prominent. Her skin was originally a light wheat color, but it appeared even whiter under the overhead light.

Her originally narrow, almond-shaped eyes widened with focus, and combined with her sword-like eyebrows, they added a touch of sharpness to her androgynous face.

She's the kind of person who's stunning at first glance!

If we put this in a few years, in an era where short videos are all the rage, a few casual selfies could define a new ceiling for short hair.

As Li Yan was thinking this, he suddenly noticed a faint blush on her earlobe.

"Hey, are you hot? I'll ask the staff to turn the air conditioning down a bit."

"What's all the noise about! Don't disturb my fun."

Jiang Yingzhu raised her hand and pressed it heavily on Li Yan's face, pushing him away without moving her gaze.

"Huh? What's the fun?"

Li Yan stopped teasing Qingmei and turned his gaze to the window. He saw plainclothes officers escorting a pair of people who were handcuffed out.

There were also several tall men in suits, who looked like bodyguards for the inner area.

"Tsk tsk, there's even a big fish. Look at that sand sculpture with a small island tattooed on it in the Mediterranean Sea. That's one of Jiang Laodeng's business partners."

Jiang Yingzhu pointed to several people who came out from behind, one of whom had a receding hairline and a tattoo in the center of his head.

However, due to the distance, Li Yan could not see what the tattoo was.

In short, based on the color and the first impression it gives, it is definitely not hair.

"Li Yan, you've struck it rich! That guy works in supply chain management; several hotels work for him. This casino must involve a huge amount of money."

Jiang Yingzhu seemed even more excited than when she herself successfully reported the crime and received the reward money, exclaiming excitedly:

"When we have money, I'll ask Old Jiang to make some gold coins, and we'll go out and have some fun during the summer vacation."

"We'll see when the time comes. I'll call and ask later if I can get the bonus. It's still uncertain."

Li Yan paused, glanced at her, and said, "Have your dad send someone to pick it up later."

"Don't give him face, just call him Old Deng!"

Jiang Yingzhu emphasized this point, then nodded, "That's a good idea. Write down the number for me, and I'll say it was me, and have him send someone to negotiate."

With a mouthful of soft rice stuffed into his mouth, Li Yan squinted comfortably, nodded slightly, and didn't talk much about Jiang's father's matter.

This is impossible to discuss. The relationship between Xiao Jiang and Lao Jiang remained unresolved until his rebirth.

Jiang's mother passed away when Jiang Yingzhu graduated from elementary school.

At that time, the Jiang family was not wealthy.

Later, after the house was demolished and sold, Jiang's father made a fortune in business and began to consider remarrying.

But Jiang Yingzhu resisted, saying, "No other woman should dream of the blessings my mother didn't enjoy!"

"This chicken leg tastes good, you should try it."

"Really? Ah—"

Li Yan rolled his eyes, tore off a piece of chicken leg meat, and fed it into her mouth.

"Yeah, it's alright."

As Jiang Yingzhu spoke, she also put a few pieces of roasted meat from her bowl into Li Yan's bowl.

"Let me tell you, this barbecue is absolutely amazing. It's crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursts with juice. It's especially delicious with a bowl of rice!"

Looking at her beaming face, Li Yan suddenly realized that she must have eaten here many times before, so how could she not know the taste of the chicken leg rice?

She knew she had to feed him herself?!
Before that, the two talked about his father.

Is it
She wants me to be her father?
"What's that look in your eyes?"

"Ahem, it's nothing."

Jiang Yingzhu looked at him suspiciously, but couldn't see anything, so she raised her hand and hit him.

"Hmph! We're done eating, let's go."

Li Yan didn't react, showing no curiosity about why he had been hit. The two got up and went downstairs.

Just then, I saw Shao Ming standing at the counter paying his bill, holding a drink in his hand, which he handed to Jiang Yan next to him.

He was visibly pleased to see Jiang Yingzhu. "Jiang Yingzhu, are you here to read too?"

"I had dinner with Li Yan."

Jiang Yingzhu asked the shop assistant:

"Madam, how much?"

"Two rice bowls cost 24 yuan, and two glasses of lemonade cost 8 yuan, totaling 32 yuan."

After paying the bill, the two left.

Shao Ming was left to look at the milk tea in his hand and felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Everyone else brought girls out, so why was Li Yan the one who got to pay for the meal?

Time often flies by the busiest times.

Two weeks isn't a long time; you only realize it when the countdown on the blackboard reaches single digits.

Oh, so much time has passed, how fast!
Just like spring in Huangcheng, you only realize it's gone when you've completely stopped wearing long sleeves.

"The results of the diagnostic test from the past two days will not be released!"

In the afternoon, during the last class meeting, Wang Fugui stood on the podium, slammed the folder on the table, and said expressionlessly:

"Everyone knows in their hearts how many points they got, whether they worked hard, and whether their efforts were effective!"

“Some students are still engaging in some underhanded tactics at this time. What good is it if they get a high score?”
I won't go into too much detail. I have a five-day stabilization class for the last week after the exams, covering both physics and math. Interested students can contact me after the exams.

"Of course, if some students have figured it out, they can come in for a crash course."

The classroom fell silent; everyone was a little nervous.

Li Yan rolled his eyes; his performance during this period had been observed by all his teachers.

Opinions differ, but in Wang Fugui's eyes, it was damaging his reputation.

If you really succeed, then he'll be gone!

He was actually quite curious about the rankings in Wang Fugui's folder.

He scanned the system panel with his mind, and after the names of the four cultivation versions corresponding to mathematics to chemistry, there were all superb proficiency levels.

According to his self-test, there is a chance of getting a perfect score at this stage, depending on the difficulty of the test paper.

Even if points are lost, it won't exceed five percent.

On the podium, where spittle flew everywhere, the first name on the folder that Wang Fugui was holding was none other than Li Yan's.

(End of this chapter)