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"You mean... that wooden snake statue wasn't actually made by Nangong Shengshou, but for some reason, he gritted his teeth and accepted it in the end?"

After leaving the Donghe Sculpture, Yu Anqi finally couldn't help but look at Ye Bai and ask.

“Yes. I don’t know if you noticed, but when you asked the question, Nangong Shengshou’s hand trembled slightly, and his expression changed for a moment…”

Ye Bai nodded.

“I saw it too… but is it too hasty to judge that Nangong Shengshou is lying based solely on this?”

Yu Anqi said hesitantly.

She still leaned towards the idea that the wooden snake statue was the work of Master Nangong, not only because he had admitted it, but also because in the entire Jingzhou, apart from Master Nangong, no one else could carve something so exquisite and lifelike.

“I can say with 100% certainty that the wooden snake statue is someone else’s work. Here’s a suggestion: you can start by looking into Nangong Shengshou’s interpersonal relationships.”

"For example, his children, wife, lover, relatives, apprentices, etc. In short, the closer the relationship, the better. See who among these people is good at wood carving."

Ye Bai shook his head and said with great certainty.

He wasn't a police officer, so there was no need for him to worry about evidence; he could simply trust his intuition.

A master sculptor who is also a top expert in internal energy cultivation is clearly no ordinary person.

Although the world is vast and full of hidden talents, beings of Nangong Shengshou's caliber are extremely rare.

Even within the Xuanmen sect, there are not many who possess such strength.

But the fact that this Master Nangong doesn't seem to be a member of the Xuanmen sect makes it even more unusual.

"...Alright, I'll trust you this once, since you're our consultant."

After a moment's thought, Yu Anqi chose Ye Bai over Nangong Shengshou.

It has nothing to do with friendship; it's just that since she met Ye Bai, although this guy is very annoying, he has indeed helped her a lot.

Whether it was the assassins from Nanhuo Town or those scoundrels from the Xuanmen sect, Ye Bai was basically the one who helped capture them, but the credit ultimately went to her.

From this perspective, Ye Bai was undoubtedly a benefactor to her and the police force.

"...What kind of consultant?"

Ye Bai was a little confused, having no idea when Yu Anqi had assigned him this role.

"It's alright, it's alright, don't worry about such trivial matters. Let's leave it at that for now, I'll go back and send someone to investigate immediately."

Yu Anqi waved her hand guiltily, hailed a taxi, and made her escape.

In her mind, Ye Bai was always considered a consultant to the police force, the kind who helped without any remuneration.

But it's okay to do this kind of thing secretly, but it's not good to let the other party know.

"These women are becoming less and less like good people..."

Watching the taxi disappear quickly from sight, Ye Bai smacked his lips but didn't think much of it.

He doesn't mind helping the Jingzhou police if he can.

They are, after all, self-proclaimed "guardians of the people," so they should at least have this much awareness.

"Donghe Street...it looks like it's related to Donghetang no matter how you look at it..."

Ye Bai wasn't in a hurry to leave. After looking around the street for a while, he decided to take a stroll.

He has always been the type to do things his own way, so since he felt there was something wrong with this street, he naturally wanted to find out.

Of course, the main reason is that he was too idle.

It's too early to go home for dinner, so let's wander around here and see if there's anything good to eat. We can bring Qin Bapi and Sha Lulu to eat there later.

It's strange, but although Ye Bai was an orphan, he could be considered a native of Jingzhou.

But he had never actually heard of this street before, and had never been here even once.

So either this street appeared in the last ten years, or it's an old street that has been renamed.

Ye Bai preferred the former because the shops and buildings on this street looked relatively new, unlike those from twenty or thirty years ago.

After walking for about ten minutes and looking at a string of "Donghe" prefixes, Ye Bai felt his eyes were getting blurry.

He genuinely couldn't appreciate this kind of "neatness" aesthetic.

"Young master, young master..."

Just as Ye Bai was pondering whether or not to continue, a familiar voice suddenly entered his ears.

Along with this came the sound of car horns.

Ye Bai turned his head and saw Shen Lu driving Qin Wanqing's black Bentley, waving excitedly at him.

"How did you get here?"

Ye Bai walked over quickly and couldn't help but laugh.

Although we see each other every day and spend most of our time together, having a chance encounter on the street in this vast city of Jingzhou still feels magical and mysterious.

It's important to know that the chances of two people meeting are actually quite low.

Even if some couples break up and live in the same city, they may never meet again in the rest of their lives unless they make a special effort to meet.

"You even asked us, 'Why don't you go home after get off work? What are you doing here?'"

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Qin Wanqing's stunningly beautiful face to Ye Bai, her eyes filled with a hint of doubt.

It's clearly not normal for a man to be home late.

The medical school and Donghe Street are not adjacent; the distance is not very far, but it is definitely not close either.

Why did Ye Bai suddenly appear here? Could it be that he's secretly meeting with a little vixen?

I just didn't see anyone else with this scumbag, and there didn't seem to be any hotels or guesthouses nearby.

As Qin Wanqing speculated, she also felt an urge to pinch Shen Lu.

It's all that silly girl's fault for being too anxious. She started calling for help as soon as she saw Ye Bai. Otherwise, if the two of them had secretly followed him in their car, they might have caught this scumbag red-handed!

"I accompanied Officer Yu to visit Master Nangong..."

Ye Bai didn't think much of it, nor did he hide anything from Qin Wanqing and Shen Lu, and simply recounted what had happened.

"Young master, young master, are you sure that Master Nangong is a martial arts master? Can I beat him?"

Shen Lu immediately became excited; this girl's focus was always different from that of normal people.

They either eat or they're aggressive and violent.

"Hmm, let's go for a 30/70 split."

Ye Bai thought for a moment and then said.

"Am I Seven?"

The little girl became even more excited.

"Correct."

Ye Bai smiled and nodded, but before Shen Lu could cheer, he added another sentence.

"The kind that can kill you seven times in three seconds."

"Waaah, the young master is bullying me..." The little girl pouted sadly, her eyes red.

"All you ever do is bully Lulu!"

Qin Wanqing glared at Ye Bai, then opened the car door and said, "Alright, get in the car and come with me somewhere."

"...Where are you going? I still left my car in front of the Donghe Sculpture!"

Ye Bai got into the car with a puzzled look on his face.

"Don't worry, no one will steal your beat-up car!"

Qin Wanqing curled her lip in disdain, making Ye Bai roll his eyes repeatedly, once again experiencing just how awful this woman's words were.

But they actually have the qualifications and the confidence to do so.

For a female CEO with a net worth of hundreds of billions, a car worth a million or so is almost no different from a bicycle.

"Young master, young master, Miss and I will take you to a nice place..."

Shen Lu started the car and said mysteriously.