As the saying goes, "a monk can run, but the temple won’t run with him," but his temple is too vast, so vast that ordinary people can’t use it to threaten him. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

And in the Metropolis, he is like a drifter with no roots; threats are the least effective against him.

"By the way, where is Li Qingsheng?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Qingsheng is receiving treatment."

The fur-clad man hesitated for a moment but eventually replied.

"This school’s crappy doctor can’t treat anything. I’m going to call the Bai Family to send someone over."

He said without room for doubt.

"You mean the Bai Group that runs in the pharmaceutical industry?"

The fur-clad man’s expression changed slightly.

"That’s right. If you don’t let me call them, then I can only suspect that this poisoning incident was orchestrated by you all."

Liu Zheng stared at him and said.

"How could that be? With my son’s grades, there’s no need to do such a foolish thing."

The fur-clad man said without hesitation.

"Alright then."

He called Bai San.

"Brother Bai San, I’ve run into some trouble here and need your help. A younger relative of mine is studying at Meide Private School and encountered such a thing..."

The call connected, and Liu Zheng explained the situation to Bai San.

He described it in great detail, even considering the possibility that it was Feng Mo who did it in the future, which made the fur-clad man’s expression relax a little.

"No problem, I’ll immediately send over the best expert from our family who specializes in this."

Bai San immediately said.

He was worrying about how to repay Liu Zheng, and this request hit the nail on the head.

"Now can you release the person?"

Liu Zheng hung up the phone and asked the fur-clad man.

"Releasing is impossible."

The fur-clad man shook his head and said.

"But as long as you can cure my son, whether or not Feng Mo did it, I can let bygones be bygones."

He continued before Liu Zheng could get angry.

"Now that sounds reasonable. You don’t need to let bygones be bygones; we’re not unreasonable parents. If she really did it, pay the compensation, and if physical punishment is needed, physical punishment it is, as long as it doesn’t delay the children’s college entrance exams."

"What do you think?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Yeah, that makes sense."

The fur-clad man nodded.

The principal saw that the two parties seemed to have reached an understanding and didn’t know whether to be grateful or regretful.

The issue is, the fur-clad man’s side didn’t suffer any losses, but the school certainly had actual casualties.

If this is how it ends, he wouldn’t be able to save face, let alone face the board of trustees.

"Parents of Feng Mo, the loss you’ve caused the school should be compensated according to regulations."

He ventured to say.

"Compensate your grandpa, tui!"

Liu Zheng spat thickly on the ground.

"If you had let me in from the start and calmly talked it over, would there have been so many casualties?"

"And are only your people injured? If it weren’t for my tough life, I’d have died ten times already. Look at my cheek, I still can’t speak without air escaping."

He stuck his tongue through the hole in his cheek, performing a tongue trick, and received a bunch of disgusted looks in return, as expected.

Liu Zheng was indifferent to this, as there were already many who found him disgusting. What were these people to him?

"However, I can’t say there’s no room for appropriate compensation."

He shifted his tone.

"But how to compensate specifically depends on the school’s attitude."

When he said it depended on the school’s attitude, it actually meant the principal’s attitude.

"This..."

The principal’s expression changed several times before he finally made a decision.

"Director Li, bring out my best tea leaves and make tea for the two parents."

He instructed.

"Ah? Oh, okay."

Although Director Li was a bit doubtful, he didn’t dare to argue at this moment; otherwise, he’d be the next one dead.

"Also, tidy up the hall and corridor."

The principal calmly said.

"...Yes."

Director Li left the principal’s office.

"So is there nothing left for me to do?"

A cold voice echoed in everyone’s mind.

Everyone looked at the Heart Stealer, just in time to see its tentacles wriggling.

"No rush, stick around for a while, and I’ll pay you overtime."

Liu Zheng waved his tentacle.

There might still be use for the Heart Stealer’s abilities later, and even if not now, they might be useful in the future, so better to establish a connection first.

The Heart Stealer nodded, voluntarily sitting in the corner.

At this time, Liu Zheng’s phone rang.

"Brother Zheng, the person you wanted to investigate has been found. I’ll read it to you now."

Once the call connected, Ace said.

Although getting help from the Security Department to look up information was common, leaving a written trace was still not ideal, so he didn’t send a text.

"No need for now, I’ll contact you when I need it later."

Liu Zheng glanced at the fur-clad man and said.

"Alright."

Ace hung up without further comment.

For him, not having to use it was even better.

Liu Zheng and the fur-clad man exchanged looks, both silently agreeing not to discuss this matter further.

After half an hour, Bai San called.

"Mr. Liu, we have arrived."

"Good, I’ll come meet you now."

Liu Zheng said.

"Together?"

He put down his phone, his gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"Then let’s go."

The fur-clad man placed his hand under Feng Mo’s armpit and lifted her up.

"Hey, my child is at least a girl; isn’t carrying her like that too unseemly?"

Liu Zheng complained.

"Then what do you suggest? Anyway, there’s no way I’m letting her out of my control."

The fur-clad man preemptively blocked any rebuttal.

"Hmm... got it, place her on a chair, then you carry the chair."

He quickly came up with an idea.

"...Why don’t you just let me carry her on my back?"

The fur-clad man asked, speechless.

"No way, my Feng Mo is a virgin maiden, can’t let you, this Old Deng, take advantage."

Liu Zheng resolutely refused.

"..."

The fur-clad man placed Feng Mo onto the principal’s chair, then lifted both the person and chair with one hand.

"Is this fine?"

He asked begrudgingly.

"Okay, let’s go."

The fur-clad man carried Feng Mo at the front, while the others followed with peculiar expressions.

As they reached the hall, they saw a group of security guards surrounding Panda.

Panda’s fur was somewhat messy, stained with quite a bit of blood, though it probably wasn’t its own.

"Ah Bao, let’s go."

Liu Zheng gestured with a tentacle.

"Let it go."

The principal said as well.

"Hmph!"

The security guards reluctantly made way.

Though this bear didn’t kill anyone, its attacks were quite vicious, giving the guards a hard time.

At the school gate, Bai San was waiting beside a luxury car.

Seeing Liu Zheng approaching, he hurriedly opened the car door and said something to the person inside.

Soon, a young man emerged from the car.

His features bore some resemblance to Bai San’s, but he was much more handsome overall.

Since coming to the Metropolis, Liu Zheng had seen many handsome men and beautiful women, but this young man’s looks could rank in the top ten among both humans and non-humans alike.

Though his appearance was excellent, and his skin delicate, his complexion was a bit dark and gloomy, greatly detracting from his beauty.

"Mr. Liu, this is the head of our Bai Family, Bai Yutang."

As Liu Zheng approached, Bai San introduced proactively.

"Master Bai himself came, how embarrassing."

Learning the young man’s identity, he was quite surprised.

"It’s only natural for a doctor to treat patients and save lives; Mr. Liu needn’t be embarrassed."

The Bai family head shook his head.

His words were half truthful; if it were just for treating, he certainly wouldn’t come in person, but if it weren’t for treating, he also wouldn’t personally step in.

"A benevolent heart for a healer; the Bai family truly lives up to being a family of great doctors."

Liu Zheng praised with his grand tentacle.

Praise begets praise; since the Bai family was so generous, he didn’t mind returning the favor by lauding them.

"You two must be the principal and the patient’s family. The condition is critical, could you swiftly take me to the patient?"

The Bai family head addressed the principal and the fur-clad man.

An excellent doctor must have excellent observation skills, and as one of the top doctors in the Metropolis, his observatory skills are indeed extraordinary.

"Mr. Li, what do you say?"

The principal gave the decision to the fur-clad man.

"Alright."

The fur-clad man glanced at the Bai family head, then at the medical kit on his waist, and nodded.