Spiritual Recovery: Gamification of Reality

Chapter 143 - 143: Chen Shan’s Love Story

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Feng City Times: “The tax bureau’s spokesperson has confirmed that an investigation will be launched into the tax problems involved in Tianming Military Industry Chairman Dong Tianming.”

Federation Daily: “Feng City’s Tianming Military Industry is in a Tax Storm”

First Report: “Who is the mysterious informant?”

Xu Bai sat in his seat and drank his first cup of coffee in the morning. Then, he took advantage of his break from work to browse the latest news.

A mysterious person threw a stack of evidence related to Tianming’s military work being suspected of taxation, as well as Dong Tianming’s bribery of the municipal council to obtain the project, into the tax bureau under the watch of many media outlets.

In an instant.

This news completely blew up the public opinion circle in Feng City.

As for how the media reporters learned of this news in advance, according to a few of them, they had received an unknown call the night before, so they had waited at the entrance of the tax bureau in advance.

In the end…

They had caught the big news.

Since yesterday, news about Tianming Military and Dong Tianming had dominated the headlines in Feng City and even the Federation for the past two days.

Under such large-scale attention, the tax bureau had no choice but to respond just now. As soon as they got to work, they held a press conference and expressed that they would investigate Tianming Military and Dong Tianming thoroughly.

Dong Tianming was finished.

Xu Bai looked at the real-time report of Feng City Times. It was like a repeater. He sipped the coffee in his hand and nodded involuntarily, agreeing with the repeaters.

In the Federation, there was a classic saying.

Only death and taxes will not be exempted.

In the Federation, no matter who you offended, you couldn’t offend the tax.

Even the various bosses in Feng City didn’t dare to not pay the tax. At most, the Feng City Police Department would cause trouble for you. If you didn’t pay the tax, the tax bureau would open the door for you in a friendly tank.

At this moment.

The comments below began to refresh.

The first thing he saw was…

He happened to refresh a photo of two tax enforcement officers taking Dong Tianming away from the villa behind him. Then, his gaze landed on a certain onlooker in the background of the photo.

Zhu Nianvan.

‘Indeed.’

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows.

Sure enough, it was this girl who did it.

Xu Bai recalled that the day before yesterday, he had followed the rules and sent Dong Tianming’s information to Zhu Nianyan after he went to work. When he asked Zhu Nianyan what she planned to do, the latter had replied with an emoji asking him to take care of her before going offline.

He indeed didn’t want to interfere, but considering that Tianming Military Industry’s jurisdiction was in his 38th Precinct, he still kindly reminded Zhu Nianyan about this matter after sending the information.

It was still the same thing.

Xu Bai had always distinguished between public and private matters.

Unexpectedly, this girl went straight to the Tax Bureau. Even the Tax Bureau was alarmed. Naturally, the 38th Precinct would not snatch the case from the Tax Bureau.

After all, they were also afraid of being targeted by the tax bureau.

Just as Xu Bai was refreshing the news, Su Meng, who was wearing a purple down jacket, pushed open the door. As she greeted him, she walked to Xu Bai’s seat, who was browsing the computer.

“Good morning, Master.”

“Good morning.”

Xu Bai replied and looked up at Su Meng. “Not bad.”

He was still at Level 30 when he first entered the Dao.

Only three days had passed.

Su Meng was already Level 36.

He had reached the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Xu Bai smiled and said, “Looks like your talent is not bad.”

Su Meng raised her chin proudly. “Of course. Don’t you know whose disciple I am?”

Xu Bai laughed out loud. “I’ll listen to that too.”

Chen Shan, who was sitting at the side, looked confused. “What talent? What the hell? Speaking of which, are you two so spendthrift?”

Xu Bai ignored Chen Shan.

Su Meng, on the other hand, looked at Chen Shan with a smile. Just as she was about to speak, she could not help but tremble.

There was a cold war.

Chen Shan noticed it too. He glanced at the room temperature that had been turned on. “It’s already twenty-two degrees inside. Is it still cold?”

Su Meng shook her body and shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe it was snowing outside today and the temperature difference was too great, so I shivered.”

Chen Shan: “Is that so? I feel that it’s quite comfortable to come to our place from the outside. Oh right, I just saw that the hot spring hotel in the suburbs has a discount. Do you want to take a hot spring bath sometime?”

Chen Shan said this to Xu Bai.

Xu Bai looked at Chen Shan but did not nod or shake his head. Instead, he asked, “Which day?”

In the past, during winter, his parents would bring him and his sister, Xu Wei, out of the city to soak in the hot springs.

However, ever since his parents passed away and his sister was hospitalized, Xu Bai rarely went.

‘But…

Xu Bai had been touring the entire Feng City in the past few days, trying to activate the radar of the Soul Restoration Pill, but to no avail.

Perhaps they should go further away.

Xu Bai was already wondering if he should not limit himself to Feng City. Now that he heard Chen Shan’s suggestion, he remembered that December was the peak tourist season for the hot springs around Feng City.

Perhaps there would be an unexpected surprise if he went to the hot spring.

“Uh…

When Chen Shan heard this, he turned to look at the computer screen. After taking a look at Old Fu, he looked at Xu Bai. “The 12th is just right. It’s Friday next week. Take a day off and you can play for three days. How about it? Are you interested?”

‘Number twelve?’

Xu Bai took out his phone and glanced at the calendar. He did not see any plans for the day. He smiled and said, “Sure, we can go out and play.”

Chen Shan’s eyes lit up and he looked at Su Meng.

“Mengmeng, what about you?”

“Of course I’m going.”

Su Meng smiled and said, “I’ll go wherever my Master goes.”

Chen Shan chuckled and said, “That’s great. I’ll book the tickets now. By the way, Mengmeng, that Xia Ziwei in the archive room is your classmate, right?”

Xu Bai caught the keyword and looked at Chen Shan calmly.

“Xia Ziwei?”

“Yes, from the archives. He was transferred from the Eighth Precinct yesterday.

I heard he graduated at the same time as you.”

“I know. I even specially treated her to a meal yesterday. Why?”

“Hehe.”

Chen Shanshan smiled and rubbed her hands, revealing her true motive. She smiled obsequiously at Su Meng. “Um, why don’t you help me invite her?”

Su Meng was stunned.

Xu Bai smiled.

Su Meng came back to her senses and looked at Chen Shan suspiciously. “Brother Chen, aren’t you a celibate? Besides, don’t you always say that you can only devote your hobbies to gossip by staying single?”

Chen Shan’s expression was solemn. “Yes, but that was before I met Xia Ziwei. When I first saw her, I even thought of the names of our five children in the future.’

Su Meng’s jaw dropped. “Five?”

Xu Bai looked at Chen Shan speechlessly. “I don’t remember you looking at her in the elevator yesterday.”

Chen Shan looked at Xu Bai and defended himself. “That glance lasted for ten thousand years.”

Xu Bai silently gave Chen Shan a thumbs up.

It was not scary to be single.

A single dog in heat was the scariest.

Su Meng looked conflicted.

This was not to say that she was unwilling to help. Although Chen Shan liked to gossip and often occupied the police station’s server to download some nonsense, considering that he was single, it was normal for him to just look at those things.

After all, Chen Shan only watched. It was more ethical to do it himself than those who spent money.

Chen Shan looked at Su Meng’s expression and hurriedly put his palms together with a pious expression. “Please, Mengmeng. As long as you help me, I’ll cover your entire year of coffee next year.”

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows. “A whole year?”

Su Meng bit her lip and thought for a moment. Then, under Chen Shan’s expectant gaze, she extended two fingers.

Chen Shan was stunned.

“Two years?” “No, it’s two of them and my Master’s.”

“Why should I?!”

Chen Shan was instantly unhappy. If he didn’t know that Xia Ziwei would definitely not agree if he invited her alone, he wouldn’t even invite Xu Bai.

However, they could only rely on Su Meng to invite Xia Ziwei. If they wanted to pull Su Meng away, they had to pull Xu Bai away.

Chen Shan immediately shook his head, unwillingness written all over his face.

Su Meng shrugged and said, “Then forget it. I heard from Zi Wei yesterday that her last relationship had just ended. She’s currently single, but how long can it last? I’ll…

Before he could finish his sentence.

Chen Shan looked at Su Meng, who had turned around, and hurriedly stood up. He grabbed Su Meng’s sleeve and bowed, afraid that Su Meng would really regret it. “Hero, I agree.”

Xu Bai watched silently from the side.

It was not until a call came from the police station and Xu Bai drove Su Meng to the scene that he asked curiously, “Does Xia Ziwei like Chen Shan?”

This was not Xu Bai belittling Chen Shan.

Definitely not.

He knew Chen Shan very well. Although he had always teased him for being vulgar, in reality, this was just a joke between brothers.

But he didn’t understand that Xia Ziwei.

She might have become friends with Su Meng. How was it? Her family background might be worse than Su Meng’s, but she was definitely much better than Chen Shan’s family.

“I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, Master.”

Su Meng, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, opened her right hand and gestured for Xu Bai to look at the three copper coins in her palm. “When Chen Shan mentioned it just now, I went to the River of Fate to take a look.”

Xu Bai looked at Su Meng. “What’s the result?”

Su Meng lowered her voice and looked mysterious. “Two kids.”

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows. “It’s that powerful?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s good.”

Xu Bai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Su Meng’s words.

An hour later.

After Xu Bai brought Su Meng out of the car, he glanced at the police cars parked downstairs and the onlookers nearby. After pulling open the police cordon, he walked into the building.

On the third floor of the residential building, the room near the stairs was open.

Two trainee police officers were standing guard at the door. When they saw Xu Bai and Su Meng’s documents, they quickly made way.

Xu Bai and Su Meng walked to the bedroom where the crime was committed.

The first thing he saw was…

On the 1.5-meter-tall bed.

Lying naked was a charred corpse.