Chapter 370: Entrusted by Others

Zhao Chenghu seemed to have said nothing, but also seemed to have said everything.

But regardless of whether this incident was pollution or not, since the 057 Bureau intervened, it proved that this matter was not something that ordinary people could handle.

Liu Cheng was not very clear about the severity of the suspected pollution this time, but pollution was mysterious. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance that it was the highest level of pollution, he had to take Li Qi away.

This was his duty as a subordinate.

That was why he rushed back immediately after get off work, wanting Li Qi to pack up and leave the city for the time being.

"I see."

Li Qi, who understood the cause and effect of the matter, nodded slightly when he heard this.

If this matter was taken over by the 057 Bureau, then it was very likely that it was pollution, but Li Qi did not accept Liu Cheng's persuasion to leave the city.

"I already know what happened. It is very likely that what you said was caused by pollution, but there is no need to say that leaving here is absolutely safe. In the current situation, no place in the world is absolutely safe."

Li Qi picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea: "If there is pollution here, there is also a high possibility of pollution in other places. Compared with unfamiliar places, at least here... you still have certain connections and relationships, which can protect us from pollution."

"But... will it be too dangerous to continue staying here? This pollution seems to be related to people living alone. I am not at home usually, and you are the only one in the safe house..."

Liu Cheng expressed his concerns.

In the murder cases received in the past few days, all the victims were alone at home, without exception. It is obvious that this pollution is aimed at single people.

And Li Qi is just a person who is usually alone at home. Even though Liu Cheng knows that he is very powerful, pollution is unreasonable, and Li Qi may also be affected.

"It doesn't matter." Li Qi explained: "I have hidden my real body, and what is here now is my puppet body."

Li Qi said calmly.

Liu Cheng was surprised when he heard this and asked, "When did it happen?!"

He remembered that the last doll body Li Qi made was taken to the United States by Sun Xiaoqing and has not been brought here yet, and he has not seen Li Qi making a new doll in the past few days.

Why did Li Qi suddenly change to a new body?

"Just these few days, after all, this world is too dangerous, and I don't think it's safe for the main body to act outside."

Li Qi answered casually.

In fact, since he came back, Li Qi has been working on making a second doll body. In this way, whether Sun Xiaoqing brings back his previous doll body or not, Li Qi will have a "body" to use next.

As soon as the doll body was made in the past few days, Li Qi immediately transferred his consciousness, and the main body entered the town and automatically practiced the Immortal Heart Sutra.

That's why Li Qi's attitude is so calm.

Because no matter what the pollution is, and no matter whether the pollution can pose a threat to him, at the critical moment, Li Qi only needs to abandon the doll body, cancel the account, and return his own consciousness to the main body.

There is no need to worry about safety at all.

On the contrary, the person who needs to worry is Liu Cheng, who has been working on the front line and is easily infected by pollution.

After explaining to Liu Cheng, Li Qi said to him:

"You can find out the type of pollution in the next few days. Also, if you can, it's okay to join the 057 Bureau."

"?"

Liu Cheng was stunned, and his expression was a little confused.

Li Qi explained:

"If you want to live better after the doomsday, official help is indispensable, at least in the early stage, so if you can get in touch with the official line, try to get in touch with the official line. At least at that time, as your family member, I can still receive some preferential treatment in some aspects."

Li Qi laughed again and said: "And the person who joined the 057 Bureau is not me, but you. As long as you can't find any problems, I won't be targeted by the official people."

This is the reason why Li Qi asked Liu Cheng to join the official.

Compared with the official departments supported by the national government, the two of them are still too weak. If Liu Cheng borrows the power of the official in the future, they will be much better after the doomsday.

After hearing the reasons listed by Li Qi, Liu Cheng did not continue to refute.

After a long silence, he suddenly said:

"... Even if I want to join the 057 Bureau, I may not be able to pass the political review."

"?" This time it was Li Qi who asked the question. He asked in surprise: "You are already the captain of the criminal police team. How could you not pass the political review?"

"Don't forget, you asked me to buy the house with Wang He's money before. Now this house... is under my name."

"..."

After a little analysis and calm thinking, Li Qi fell silent.

Wang He's money was earned by Li Qi and Wang He in the casino in Macau City, but because Li Qi has not reached the legal age to open a bank card, the money is temporarily kept by Wang He.

When Wang He came back, Zhang Fengyun had an accident. After Li Qi's custody was transferred to Liu Cheng, Wang He also handed over the bank card to Liu Cheng.

Liu Cheng used the money in this card to buy the current safe house, so now this safe house belongs to Liu Cheng.

Originally this was not a big deal, at least compared to the impending doomsday, it was not a big deal at all.

The higher-ups didn’t have the time to conduct a special investigation on a not-so-important criminal police captain at this time to find out the source of this unknown fund.

But if Liu Cheng joined the 057 Bureau, it would be different.

This matter will definitely be investigated, and it may not be so easy to explain it at that time.

Li Qi was holding a cup of tea and was speechless for a while. He leaned on the sofa and thought about how to solve this matter. In the end, he didn’t think of any good way, so he decided to let Liu Cheng continue to work and not consider joining the official for the time being.

But at this moment, the doorbell of the safe house rang.

Liu Cheng got up and took a look at the surveillance screen at the door, showing a surprised expression:

"It’s Zhao Chenghu."

"Huh?"

Hearing Liu Cheng say this, Li Qi was also very surprised: "Zhao Chenghu, what is he doing here?"

"I don’t know, should I let him in?"

"…Let him in."

Although he didn’t know Zhao Chenghu’s intention, there was no conflict of interest between Li Qi and the official. As long as he didn’t come with malicious intent, Li Qi would welcome him.

With Li Qi’s permission, Liu Cheng opened the door.

Not long after, Zhao Chenghu, wearing a black coat and with a scar on his forehead, appeared in Li Qi's safe house.

As soon as he came in, he looked at the safe house under Liu Cheng's name, and turned to Liu Cheng and said:

"Captain Liu, your house is well renovated. It must have cost a lot of money."

"Fortunately, it didn't cost much... I wonder why Captain Zhao came to visit this time?"

Liu Cheng ambiguously skipped the topic about the house and asked Zhao Chenghu why he came to visit this time.

Zhao Chenghu didn't keep it a secret. He smiled at Liu Cheng, turned his head and looked at Li Qi, who was playing mobile games like an ordinary child on the other side of the sofa, and said:

"I came for Meng An."

For me?

Li Qi on the side frowned and looked up at Zhao Chenghu, and happened to meet the pair of brown eyes.

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere in the room became tense for some reason.

Neither Li Qi nor Zhao Chenghu spoke. Liu Cheng's eyes moved slightly, and his right hand subconsciously placed on his waist.

His pistol was right there.

The atmosphere became more and more tense. Just when Liu Cheng was about to take action against Zhao Chenghu, he suddenly heard Li Qi laugh:

"Haha, interesting, Uncle Liu, pour tea for Captain Zhao."

Li Qi no longer pretended to be a child. His mature look made Zhao Chenghu's eyebrows jump.

He looked at Li Qi more seriously. He didn't say anything, but just looked at him deeply, as if he wanted to see something from Li Qi.

Seeing that Zhao Chenghu had no intention of speaking, Li Qi asked first:

"Captain Zhao came to me for what? Was it about the last incident in Aoshi, or my grandmother Zhang Fengyun, or... something else?"

"... You know a lot."

After listening to Li Qi's enumeration, Zhao Chenghu said faintly.

Li Qi smiled and said, "I may know a little more than you think."

"You are not an ordinary child... I was fooled by you last time."

"But you can only fool Captain Zhao once, right? To be honest, I am very curious. You should have given up paying attention to me. Why did you come to visit me again this time?"

Li Qi asked doubtfully.

It stands to reason that with the current world situation, the 057th Bureau should not have the energy to continue paying attention to him.

But Zhao Chenghu came to Li Qi again this time, which made Li Qi very strange.

Zhao Chenghu took a deep breath, reached into his windbreaker, took out a packed envelope, and said:

"I was entrusted to give you this, and by the way, I also investigated whether you have any strange things on you, but I didn't expect... you to give me such a big...surprise."

In fact, it is more appropriate to use the word "shock".

Zhao Chenghu has never seen a nine-year-old child who speaks and talks like an adult.

Li Qi didn't care about Zhao Chenghu's mood. He looked at the envelope he took out and asked:

"Entrusted by someone? Whose?"

"I don't know who it is, but according to the higher-ups, that person had received help from Zhang Fengyun, so after knowing that Zhang Fengyun had passed away, he used his connections to want you to be protected by us...

"This envelope contains all your living expenses from elementary school to university, as well as a property certificate in Beijing. As long as we are sure that there is no problem with you, we will hand it over to you and protect you until you reach adulthood.

"Originally... my job is just this."

Zhao Chenghu sighed.

"So, I exposed myself?"

Li Qi asked back with a little amusement.

He didn't believe that Zhao Chenghu's purpose today was just this. If that was the case, he wouldn't have stared at him for so long at the beginning.

"Okay, I admit that I have doubts about you, but I haven't been sure before."

Zhao Chenghu exhaled and told the truth.

Because he couldn't find anything on Wang He, Zhao Chenghu began to suspect Li Qi.

He came here this time with the intention of testing Li Qi, but who knew that he didn't even try him, and Li Qi just laid his cards straight in front of him.