Not long ago Xiaowen apologized to him, and now Song Luping was also apologizing, which made Lin Li feel a little embarrassed.
What virtues or abilities do I have to deserve such great favor?
It’s who should apologize to you.
But Lin Li chose not to reply for the mont. He didn’t know what to say, so he pretended to still be at the station, waiting for his parents to pick him up.
Lin Li, like Bai Bufan, had sothing urgent to deal with.
He decided to have a remote ranking match with Bai Bufan.
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[Get up diligently before 5:00 AM for a month to practice the Body Refining Eighth Rank Technique for at least half an hour before 7:00 AM (2/30).]
Lin Li didn’t go downstairs today. Since it was the weekend, he practiced in his pajamas at ho, took a shower, and went back to sleep—it was more convenient that way.
When he got up again, it was almost noon.
His phone was full of incense ssages from Song Luping, which he had intermittently sent until three or four in the morning, hoping to see him alive or his corpse if dead.
Thinking it was about ti, he didn’t want to run into Song Luping by chance when he went out for a al—eting Song Luping frequently proved they shared a special fate.
That would make it hard to explain why he hadn’t replied to his ssages.
So Lin Li composed a ssage and sent it:
"Lin Li: Brother Ping, I just got out of the station. h, because it’s the second ti I was caught, I was symbolically detained for a night and couldn’t reply in ti, sorry."
"Lin Li: Brother Ping, you have nothing to apologize for. This has nothing to do with you. It’s just that my luck was too bad, happened to collide with misfortune. The heavens are toying with , sigh, why am I treated so unfairly by the boundless heavens?"
Song Luping didn’t reply imdiately; perhaps he was asleep.
By the ti he replied, Lin Li had already finished his dinner.
"Song Luping: Just woke up, you scared to death. I thought you were going to be detained for fifteen days. If that were true, I couldn’t bear the guilt. Can you take a call?"
"Song Luping initiated a voice call."
Lin Li answered it.
"Hey, Brother Ping."
"Ah, Bufan, hearing your voice makes my heart settle a lot. I was so worried and guilty last night, thinking about you all the ti, even during the act."
Lin Li: "?"
Don’t think of during those tis!
"Thanks for your concern, Brother..." Lin Li said with so fear.
"Now that you’re out, I am not worried anymore."
"But, Bufan, I’m really curious and puzzled about how those cops managed to find us. Didn’t the informants we set up internally and on the street work at all? Bufan, as soone who experienced it firsthand, do you have any clue?
Although everyone from Tianhong is in, I asked our informant. He said even when Tianhong was all taken down, he didn’t notice anything unusual. That useless insider only realized Tianhong had been swept up when he saw his forr subordinates reunite with him one by one."
Song Luping truly couldn’t figure this out.
So, Lin Li didn’t think there was an issue with informants still being able to contact the outside—no penalties or interviews were made to maintain the confidentiality of the source of this information, and the informants still had the sa movent restrictions as before. Naturally, they could still maintain normal contact.
"I really don’t have any idea how they did it." Lin Li lied through his teeth.
"Magic rises a foot, the Dao rises ten lengths, alas, the damage is done now, pondering this further is useless. Are you okay, Bufan?" Song Luping asked concernedly.
"I’m already ho, what could possibly go wrong?" Lin Li shrugged.
"No, no, I’m not talking about physical issues, but your mindset about this bugging incident.
To be honest, your level of misfortune is unprecedented in my life. Out twice and caught twice, with less than a week’s gap between them. I’ve been caught twice in my life, and you’ve already caught up with at such a young age. You’re indeed a promising candidate to beco the King of Solicitation, outstanding in every aspect.
I’m afraid this event might greatly impact your Dao heart."
Song Luping marveled sincerely.
The definition of a promising candidate can sotis be rather wide.
Lin Li imdiately laughed and said, "Don’t worry, Brother Ping, small setbacks can’t defeat .
As the saying goes, things never happen more than three tis, and people won’t always be unlucky. I’m not losing my heart of seeking the Dao because of this. On the contrary, I think these two catches actually provided with very rich and valuable reference experience.
I will learn from them, correct my mistakes, and be better prepared before the next action. What doesn’t kill will only make stronger!
My Dao heart has beco even stronger because of this!"
The task wasn’t completed yet, so how could he lose his heart of seeking the Dao?
"Good, very spirited, that’s the spirit and attitude a promising candidate I set my sights on should have!" Song Luping excitedly slapped his thigh.
His judgnt was right; he had not picked the wrong person.
Bai Bufan was even better than he imagined, the more he interacted with him, the more he could truly feel it.
Recognizing and deciding to pass his knowledge onto Bai Bufan was undoubtedly the most correct decision he ever made in this life, so Song Luping extended an invitation to Lin Li:
"Bufan, how about going to Jiangnan Stories with later for so entertainnt?"
Lin Li liked one of his lines:
"Huh?"
Anything ntioned from Song Luping’s mouth couldn’t be good, and this so-called Jiangnan Stories was just another brothel.
What shocked Lin Li was that Song Luping even chose to visit there at this ti?
"Brother, what did you say?"
As if he couldn’t believe his ears, Lin Li asked.
"After eating, I’ll go to Jiangnan Stories for a small expense. Do you want to join? If yes, tell your address, and I’ll co to pick you up. Together, we brothers can conquer anything." Song Luping repeated.
Then hesitated for a mont and added, "This ti I’ll reimburse you two hundred. Don’t find it too little, Brother can only scrape this much from al money, I’ve done my best."
It was evident that Song Luping truly felt guilty about his arrest. He was indeed a very responsible and committed man.
But Lin Li still slowly tapped out a question mark, feeling puzzled from the bottom of his heart.
"But Brother Ping, Tianhong was just busted yesterday, you dare to go today? Aren’t you afraid of being caught?"
"This is the experience gap between you and ." Song Luping modestly shook his head, "Precisely because it has been investigated, now is the best ti to go."
"First, if you check past data, with your own database, you will find that large anti-prostitution operations are like thunderstorms, eliminating multiple brothels in a short ti, while smaller operations target only one.
After an operation, there will be a gap before the next. Why? Simply because once other owners hear the news, they will imdiately mind their own business.
They also know that after news spreads, there will be no harvest outside for a while, and they will relax so ’vigilance’.
But this period is indefinite, and today is just the second day after Tianhong’s sweep, barely 24 hours.
Even if they stay alert, their people inside are busy handling Tianhong’s employees’ trials, leaving no ti to spare for other brothels?
They are in a blind spot at the mont! As loyal patrons trusted by the brothels, when should we take action if not now? This is the safest ti, I have verified this theory several tis successfully, with satisfactory endings. I also went last Saturday and Sunday."
Indeed, Song Luping could justify anything he said with seemingly reasonable logic.
"Besides, Bufan, these consecutive two-week anti-prostitution operations have indeed plunged Xiling into an abyss, making this perhaps the darkest September for the brothels.
They no longer dare to receive new clients.
But precisely because of this, we, aspirational and ambitious patrons, should step up! Commissioned during crisis, appointed amid dire straits, this is what we should do!
A gambling dad, a disabled mom, a schooling younger brother, a shattered her.
If neither you nor I patronize, what will happen to them? This is a responsibility we should bear, and if we cower now, how are we different from those useless ones!?"
"So, Bufan, co along. I pledge with all my lifelong integrity and ’reputation’ that the cops will not act today. If you co with , it will definitely be safe!"
"Co on, Bufan, co on!"
Though they were on a call, Lin Li felt like he could see Song Luping bathed in pure golden divine light, reaching out a big hand toward him.
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