Sun Jingjing let Lu Fenglin lean against her chest. Lu Fenglin's eyes were tightly closed, and the hair hanging over his forehead covered his eyes, giving him a somewhat melancholy and delicate beauty.
Sun Jingjing hugged Lu Fenglin tightly, brushed all the hair on his forehead upwards, and then turned to look at her stepmother. "Aunt Lu, what should we do next?"
"Send Fenglin abroad. Wait until the storm has passed, and then let him come back." The stepmother had a good plan.
"Okay, I'll go with Fenglin." A glint of excitement flashed in Sun Jingjing's eyes. She took out her phone and booked plane tickets.
"This can be regarded as our trip to confirm our love."
After making arrangements for Lu Fenglin, the stepmother looked up at her watch. It was already half - past four. The Taobao Grand Race was about to end.
The stepmother said in a hurry, "Jingjing, I'll leave Fenglin in your care."
Lu's father was about to come back. She had to hurry back to deal with him.
"Okay, Aunt Lu. You can go. I'll take Fenglin onto the plane myself."
After getting Sun Jingjing's assurance, the stepmother left in a hurry.
On the way back, Xu Qingqing didn't take Lu's father's car but Wang Lide's.
Xu Qingqing got inspiration from the ancient city ruins and thought of how to write the speech about the bird - headed sphinx, so she wanted to discuss it with Wang Lide.
As soon as the car started, Wang Lide received a call from Xiao He.
Xiao He's tone was flat, neither sad nor happy, showing no emotion. "Teacher Wang, there's a good news and a bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Haha, when getting a call from the police, even good news can be scary."
Wang Lide chuckled. "Let's hear the good news first."
"The good news is that we've found the origin of the lotus tattoos on Liu Tianjing and Dazhuang."
"The White Lotus Sect is an overseas antique - trading organization. Its members like to get lotus tattoos on their bodies as a symbol."
"Dazhuang is a task - executor of the White Lotus Sect. He was specifically sent to help Liu Tianjing cheat in the competition."
"Does that mean he was in the same group as Li Zhengyi before?" Xu Qingqing, who was sitting on the side listening, couldn't help asking.
The things dug out from Li Zhengyi's tomb were sold through the White Lotus Sect.
"Wow! Sister Qingqing, you're there too!"
Xiao He greeted warmly, and then his tone returned to flatness.
"According to Dazhuang, although they're from the same organization, their jobs are different. Dazhuang is just a simple task - executor, transporting stolen goods between home and abroad. This was his first mission."
"Li Zhengyi was a tomb - robber. The White Lotus Sect would provide information about the tombs, and Li Zhengyi would go and rob them after receiving the information."
"However, he could dispose of the stolen items by himself but had to share 30% of the profits with the organization as information fees."
"I see." Xu Qingqing nodded.
"Did Dazhuang say how many members the White Lotus Sect has?"
Xu Qingqing continued to ask.
Xiao He said, "Dazhuang's rank is not high enough. He doesn't know these things. We've also used a lie detector on him and confirmed that he's not lying."
"Okay, I got it."
Xu Qingqing nodded, sat up straight, and started to think.
The White Lotus Sect has a strict hierarchical system. Fang Qing should be a newbie who just joined, so she knows nothing about the sect.
Dazhuang is a member with a slightly higher rank than Fang Qing, but he's still an off - roster member, and the information he knows is not very useful.
It seems that the White Lotus Sect is a large - scale, well - organized illegal antique - trading organization!
"What's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that Lu Fenglin's lawyer found a loophole in the law and wrote an exemption application for him, allowing Lu Fenglin to escape successfully."
When mentioning this, the police officer's tone was tinged with anger. She had only been out for a while, and the Lu family had managed to get him out!
"Lu Fenglin..."
Xu Qingqing was stunned and pursed her lips.
No way... Lu Fenglin had promised her before that he would reflect on his mistakes and accept the punishment.
Moreover, Lu's father's attitude towards this matter was very strict. He insisted that Lu Fenglin deserved what he got and wouldn't interfere. How could Lu Fenglin be rescued?
"Okay, I got it." Wang Lide glanced at Xu Qingqing. "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao He."
After hanging up the phone, Wang Lide focused on driving. "Lu Fenglin is the second son of the Lu family, right? Do you know him?"
Although Xu Qingqing was a bit disappointed in Lu Fenglin, she still nodded. "I know him. I didn't expect him to still show no remorse."
"This is what the rich can do. They can do whatever they want." Wang Lide sighed. "I thought your father - in - law was a man of principle. I didn't expect his son to do such a thing."
Xu Qingqing was stunned. When she heard the words "father - in - law", her face flushed instantly. She waved her hands repeatedly and explained, "Teacher Wang, he's not my father - in - law. He's just an ordinary uncle of mine."
Wang Lide showed an understanding expression. "Okay, okay, I know."
She just hasn't married into the family yet. It's really too early to call him father - in - law directly.
"By the way, what's the inspiration you mentioned? Tell me about it."
Seeing that Wang Lide had changed the topic, Xu Qingqing felt embarrassed to keep dwelling on it. It would seem that she cared too much.
Xu Qingqing told Wang Lide her inspiration.
"I want to introduce the bird - headed sphinx from the ancient city ruins. Teacher Wang, let's give the bird - headed sphinx a name first."
"Otherwise, it's too cumbersome to keep calling it the bird - headed sphinx without a representative name."
"Sure. How about naming it Weishan Island Ruins?" Wang Lide suggested.
Wang Lide imitated the name of the ancient city ruins.
Xu Qingqing shook her head, feeling that it lacked a highlight.
This is a civilization that subverts human imagination. How can we just give it a random name? We should at least give it a name that can be amazing.
"An amazing name..." Wang Lide thought so too and suggested another name.
"How about Huaxia Stack? Many foreign friends will come to the place where you're going to give the speech. Mentioning Huaxia Stack can also represent our country."
"Great!" Xu Qingqing was quite satisfied with this name. "I'll just refer to the bird - headed sphinx as Huaxia Stack in my speech."
Wang Lide drove Xu Qingqing home. To record her inspiration, Xu Qingqing immediately started to work busily. She didn't stop until her whole body ached. Then she smelled the aroma of the food and looked up.
Xu Qingqing looked out of the window. It was already dark, and the clouds had gathered, looking like it was going to rain.
Xu Qingqing stretched and walked out of the room. She saw Lu Chuanbai serving the rice.
Xu Qingqing said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I was too busy with work today and forgot to cook."
"It doesn't matter. Cooking isn't just your job. Go and wash your hands." Lu Chuanbai smiled and told the two of them to go and wash their hands too.
Xu Qingqing walked past the dinner table. Looking at the delicious - looking food, she asked in surprise, "Did you cook all these?"
No way. Has his cooking skills improved so much in such a short time?
"I..."
"No, Uncle Lu just fried an egg, and he even burned it. We ordered all these takeaways."