Song Keren was fuming, silently cursing: Money, money, money, all this guy cares about is money.

Eh?!

Song Keren's eyes suddenly lit up, and she took out a hundred yuan from her wallet: "The beauty who left with you yesterday, do you know her?"

"What's it got to do with you…" Halfway through his sentence, Xiao Feng made a complete 180-degree change in attitude, beaming: "Sure, sure, I not only know that beauty, but you know her too."

"I know her too?" Song Keren exclaimed in surprise: "Who is it?"

Xiao Feng snatched the hundred yuan and put it in his pocket, yet didn't look like he intended to say more.

Song Keren was so angry that she gritted her teeth. What's shamelessness? This is shamelessness, but she really wanted to know who that beauty was, so she had no choice but to take out another hundred yuan.

"Too kind of you." Xiao Feng said, seeming a bit embarrassed, but his actions were anything but polite as he directly pocketed the money, only then saying: "It's Zhang Wan, I saw she drank too much, so I took her to a nearby hotel."

Hearing this, Song Keren sighed in relief. She knew about the relationship between Zhang Wan and Zhou Dong. If it was Zhang Wan, Xiao Feng probably wouldn't do anything like that.

At this moment, Xiao Feng's phone rang again, the name displayed on the screen was none other than Mu Shihan.

After the call connected, Mu Shihan's voice immediately came through: "Brother Xiao Feng, you didn't come back all last night, what were you doing?"

Standing nearby, Song Keren heard this and her face changed again. This guy didn't come home last night?

Xiao Feng glanced at Song Keren and walked aside, saying: "Busy investigating a case. If you're bored at home, you can go play with Qingyue and them at the company."

"No!" Mu Shihan refused: "I want to go with you to investigate the case."

Xiao Feng thought for a moment. If Mu Shihan were allowed to go with Du Qingyue to the company, who knows what chaos she might cause, and he'd have to deal with the mess later. It'd be better to keep the little girl by his side for easier supervision.

"Alright then, wait at home, I'll come pick you up shortly." Xiao Feng said, then hung up the phone.

Song Keren asked with a gloomy face: "Did you also stay at a hotel last night?"

Xiao Feng had no intention of answering, his eyes kept darting toward Song Keren's wallet, his hint could not have been more obvious.

"Who do you think you are, talking to you costs money?" Song Keren laughed angrily: "Do whatever you want, fine."

Just then, Shi Jiaxin walked over wearing a white lab coat, her gaze shifting between Xiao Feng and Song Keren: "What are you two arguing about?"

"Perfect timing." Xiao Feng suddenly said: "To speed up your training progress, I've decided to set up a system of rewards and penalties."

Shi Jiaxin was a bit confused: "What do you mean?"

"It's simple." Xiao Feng explained: "Through training over the past period, I've roughly gauged the limits your physical condition can withstand, so the training plan and intensity need to change. If you can't complete the plan I set, you'll face penalties, for every minute less, a thousand yuan fine!"

"A thousand a minute, are you extorting?" Song Keren said in disbelief, a hundred yuan a word was already unbelievable, but now, it seemed this guy's appetite was truly something else.

Shi Jiaxin frowned and asked: "Since it's a reward and penalty system, what's the reward if I complete the training plan?"

"As for the reward, you won't qualify for a while yet." Xiao Feng replied lazily: "But since you mentioned it, I'll think about what to reward you with."

After a moment, Xiao Feng slapped his thigh: "Got it! If you can complete the training plan, I'll reward you with a kiss, how about that? Feeling instantly motivated?"

Shi Jiaxin: "..."

Song Keren: "..."

Both were utterly speechless. In any case, this guy doesn't lose out; fail and you give him money, succeed and he kisses you. This ain't a reward and penalty system, it's clearly an unequal treaty!

"So, this is actually all just for making money?" Song Keren said with a dark face.

Xiao Feng disagreed: "How can you say that? You think I want to fine her? It's motivation, a way to encourage her to improve."

"Ha!" Song Keren scoffed coldly: "You make it sound nice, but in the end, the money still ends up in your wallet."

Saying this, she turned her head aside.

Shi Jiaxin, on the other hand, started feeling troubled. With this reward and penalty system, should she work hard to complete it? Or should she choose not to complete it even if she could?

Paying money wasn't a big deal, but just thinking about having to be kissed by Xiao Feng after completing the plan made Shi Jiaxin's cheeks instantly hot, spreading to her ears, like a cooked lobster.

"Pay up." Xiao Feng patted Song Keren's shoulder.

Song Keren retorted angrily: "Don't push it, am I your ATM?"

"I need to pick up Mu Shihan, you cover the taxi fare first, I'll get you the receipt later." Xiao Feng said self-righteously.

"I can reimburse you for work, but this is personal, you should pay yourself." Song Keren said angrily.

In fact, someone like Xiao Feng, who isn't on the official payroll, technically isn't entitled to public reimbursement.

Even for those on the payroll, reimbursing taxi fares for commuting does not apply, so Xiao Feng's current situation is indeed rather unique.

Seeing Song Keren was truly set on not giving money, Xiao Feng reluctantly walked away. After all, things shouldn't be overdone. Besides, Song Keren is also the highest leader in the bureau. If he truly offended her, could they still have fun in the future?

As he walked, Xiao Feng thought, this is like casting a long line to catch a big fish; he must not do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. One shouldn't let small things ruin big ones.

After bringing Mu Shihan to the bureau, Xiao Feng saw the little girl still standing quietly in the corner, looking uneasy about her surroundings.

The crowd had already half dispersed since everyone still had work to do; they couldn't leave everything aside just to stay with the little girl all day.

Several members of the psychological counseling team were still patiently talking with the little girl, including Wang Yanmin, who had left a psychological shadow on Fang Ji Qiang.

"Sister Wang, what are you all doing?" Xiao Feng greeted.

Wang Yanmin came over, somewhat helplessly saying: "This little girl is too guarded. We tried to persuade her to take a bath, but she refuses to move from her spot."

Xiao Feng chuckled. Too guarded?

If she were truly that guarded, would she have eaten so ravenously before, not fearing that the food might be poisoned?

But he didn't voice these thoughts. As for this little girl, Xiao Feng planned to observe her for a while.

At this moment, Mu Shihan stepped up to the little girl and asked: "Little sister, how old are you?"

"I'm… I'm ten." The little girl replied timidly.

What the —!

The members of the psychological team were shocked. Here they had tried everything to get the little girl to say a word, but as soon as Mu Shihan appeared, she spoke? Is this about who talks to her?

Though they were baffled, perhaps peers could communicate better than adults. Among those present, only Mu Shihan was closest to the little girl's age, maybe that's why she started talking.

"What's your name?" Mu Shihan asked with a smile.

"Lin Jiaxuan." The little girl tentatively raised her head, for the first time since entering the room.

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