CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 267 SIX MORE UPDATES

After breakfast, Qin Yu followed Qin Zhen with his little bundle on his back and got into the car.

Qin Zhen glanced at the person who sat silently in the passenger seat, "What’s the matter, can’t bear to leave home?"

Qin Yu didn’t speak.

Seeing him like this, Qin Zhen clicked his tongue.

"Weren’t you thirteen? When I was your age, I was already the king of the kids, never cried when I left home."

Unable to help himself, Qin Yu retorted, "That’s because you always had a home." Isn’t it all about playing when you’re neither starved nor lacking anything?

When Qin Zhen heard this, he wanted to immediately retort: Weren’t your elder brother and little sister your family before?

Somehow... when the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them back down.

Because he remembered that he and his siblings had a tough childhood and were bullied by others.

At least he had never worried about money or gone hungry.

After a silence, he changed the subject, "This time you’re going, you’ll be able to make a lot of friends."

Qin Yu wasn’t convinced; he was going there to train himself, not to make friends.

...

Madam Rong felt somewhat melancholy after sending the person off.

Suddenly without Qin Yu, she felt the home lacked its usual bustle.

Qin Ye’s gaze brushed past, "Mom, didn’t you say you were going to buy meat? I’ll go with you."

Madam Rong, hearing this, didn’t have time to wallow in her thoughts anymore.

"Right, I’m going to buy meat. If I’m late, there won’t be any left. You don’t need to come with me; I can manage on my own."

She decided to ride the tricycle her son-in-law had fixed for her.

It was also perfect for carrying a good amount of stuff.

"Qin, you don’t need to worry about these things. It’s still early; you can go back to sleep."

Qin Ye couldn’t go back to sleep after his mother-in-law left.

He swept the entire yard from the inside out.

And he needed to think about how to make money during the recent days.

He couldn’t spend all this time at home.

Besides, even when he would go to university, he had to find time to make money, he couldn’t just sit back and consume his resources.

His wife was working so hard; he definitely couldn’t suffice with doing nothing.

Of course, there was something that needed to be dealt with right now... Thinking of last night’s potted plant, his eyes narrowed dangerously.

Rong Yan woke up but didn’t find Qin Ye.

So she asked her dad, who was planting vegetables, "Dad, haven’t you seen Qin Ye?"

"I haven’t. He’s probably gone to buy groceries with your mom," Rong Wenming said without lifting his head, focused on his small vegetable patch.

The seeds were newly bought from outside.

Hearing this, Rong Yan didn’t think much of it.

She went straight to the kitchen and ate something casually.

Then she returned to her room, picked up the things she had prepared, and went to find Qin Mei because she was starting to teach Qin Mei how to paint today.

"Sister-in-law," Qin Mei’s eyes sparkled; she was already sitting there waiting.

"Look at this, what I brought you," Rong Yan placed the items on the table.

Qin Mei’s expression was excited, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Rong Yan enjoyed seeing her happy, "There’s no need to thank me. Take these things out first. In a moment, I’ll start with the basics."

She knew beforehand that Qin Mei was exceptionally sensitive to colors; hence, she decided to teach her traditional Chinese painting.

And she had also asked Qin Mei beforehand; she had shown interest.

To truly learn well, it began with what she liked and loved.

"Okay," Qin Mei replied obediently and softly.

***

"Qin Ye? What are you doing here?" Qi Yan was surprised to see Qin Ye so early at work.

He was here this early for a stakeout?

"Did the test results from yesterday come out yet?" Qin Ye asked directly.

Qi Yan shook his head, "Not yet, I haven’t even gone inside. Wait here, and I’ll ask someone to check. Are you going to wait a while or do you want to go back first?"

"I’ll wait here a while," Qin Ye had no intention of just going back.

"Alright then, come inside and wait!"

Just as the two entered the hallway, Xiao Wang, who was supposed to switch shifts last night, came over with an urgent look, "Captain Qi, not good, the sample we sent last night is missing."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan’s face immediately darkened, "How could it be missing?"

"I’ve asked around; I don’t know, it just disappeared from its place. The lab called just now."

Qi Yan’s expression turned grim, "Did they mention when it disappeared?"

"This morning at six, because they were quite busy last night and hadn’t run the tests immediately; by the time they intended to start this morning, the sample was gone. They even called to ask if we had taken it back."

Qi Yan felt the situation was troublesome, suddenly remembered something, "What about the potted plant from yesterday? Is it still here?"

If it was, there might still be a scent left in the soil.

"It’s here," Xiao Wang nodded.

That news relieved Qi Yan a bit.

"Go get that potted plant."

Xiao Wang nodded and went to fetch it.

Qi Yan, belatedly realizing Qin Ye was still present, turned to look at him, "Although the sample for inspection is lost, rest assured, this incident is enough to prove someone guilty is meddling. We will thoroughly investigate this matter."

Qin Ye remained silent because he was far from reassured.

He truly hadn’t expected things to disappear from the police station.

Did the other party have such extensive reach?

Especially when he saw the potted plant that Xiao Wang had brought back, he immediately said, "This isn’t the same one that arrived last night."

Qi Yan: ...?

"What did you say?"

Qin Ye’s expression was cold, "I mean... This isn’t the same plant from last night."

Now Qi Yan couldn’t pretend he hadn’t heard.

He asked Xiao Wang to put down the potted plant.

About to examine it himself, he suddenly remembered something and took out gloves from his uniform pocket and a magnifying glass.

After a meticulous examination...

With Xiao Wang watching the change in his complexion, he asked directly, "Captain Qi, is there a problem?"

Qi Yan’s expression grew a bit more stern, "Of course, there’s a problem because this pot is indeed not the same one from yesterday. Look, the soil has been dug differently, and on top of that, there is only one type of fingerprint. Do you think that’s normal?"

Xiao Wang: ...

That definitely wasn’t normal; only he had touched the outer pot just now. If there were only one person’s fingerprints, it meant the ones left on it were his own.

Qi Yan’s expression grew darker, "Investigate who came in and out of here last night in the latter half."

"Yes," Xiao Wang replied and promptly left.

Qi Yan turned his head to look at Qin Ye, "You just glanced at it twice, how did you know this wasn’t the same plant from yesterday?"