Chapter 79: Superman Is Right Beside Me |
Seeing Liu Rui's reaction, Guan Shan realized he had said too much. "Great, so it wasn't that... I spilled the beans."
Guan Shan was speechless and quickly whispered, "I didn't agree to it, just pretend I never said anything—since it hasn't spread, what's gotten into you today, and why are the others acting strange too... even Uncle Zhou from the storage room started calling me 'brother.' People might think my name is 'Guan Ge.'"
Coming in early this morning, he almost thought he had traveled to another dimension.
However, Liu Rui's focus was completely off; he exclaimed, "You even refused it, as expected of Brother Guan, a role model for us all."
He gave a thumbs-up, his mind even more convinced. Only someone about to return to manage a family business would be so magnanimous, refusing a deputy director position so casually! So impressive!
Guan Shan, annoyed, said, "Stop exaggerating and tell me what's going on?"
Liu Rui sneakily looked around, then quietly recounted seeing Guan Shan chatting with Xia Lei and asked, "Brother Guan, do you have some kind of powerful background?"
"Not at all!"
Guan Shan looked at him with a pitying gaze, smiling kindly, "I think you should try writing novels; they might sell well."
Using this to bluff would be foolish.
Guan Shan explained, "I've been doing well at work lately, and the editor-in-chief wants to promote me. Officer Xia also wants my help."
Hearing this, Liu Rui curiously asked, "You haven't been to the office recently, did the editor assign you a new task?"
He quickly shook his head, afraid of being silenced, waving his hands, "No, no, if it's inconvenient to reveal, don't tell me. I'm just asking casually."
Guan Shan laughed at his exaggerated gestures and told the truth, "I'm managing the official blog now, and I did the interviews and write-ups for the recent news. Genuine work."
He thought, "Now you should calm down."
Liu Rui's eyes widened, and he whispered, "Whoa, the anonymous reporter who cracked the Zhao Hong case was you!"
In an instant, he thought of many things: Batman? Spiderman?
Gasp—
A regular reporter by day, secretly managing a family business as a Dragon King, and at night, transforming into a vigilante.
Liu Rui could only think, "Superman is right beside me."
Guan Shan: "..."
Why did this guy's gaze become even stranger?
The more Guan Shan denied it, the less Liu Rui believed him and became more convinced of his theory.
Liu Rui put down the tea, sighed, and nodded, "I understand, keeping a low profile, I get it, same old routine."
Guan Shan felt exhausted and sighed, "No, you don't get it."
Liu Rui made an "okay" gesture, with an implying look, "I really understand. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
If you could evaporate the seawater in your mouth, it would indeed be very "salty."
Guan Shan silently complained and waved his hand, giving up on explaining.
Liu Rui seemed to have understood something profound, turning back to work, pretending to be serious.
But a glance showed that he was clearly chatting.
"Forget it... the matter has already passed, knowing is knowing. At least it shouldn't get any more ridiculous."
Guan Shan shook his head and resignedly buried himself in his work.
So he missed seeing Liu Rui typing furiously in the [Gossip News Group (21)].
[Useless at Everything, Number One Gossip]: Guys, he admitted it!!! Don't spread this around!!! On that day, the rumor that "Guan Shan was not only a Dragon King but also a soldier capable of single-handedly killing criminals" spread through the newspaper's offices...
Consequently, Guan Shan was repeatedly called "brother" and saw several muscular men in various offices eyeing him and flexing their muscles, seemingly comparing something.
Guan Shan felt a chill and couldn't help but lean back.
Moderate fitness attracts the opposite sex, excessive fitness attracts the same sex... don't go down the wrong path!
In this bizarre atmosphere, Guan Shan sought comfort from Xiao Shen, but even Shen Dinghua just smiled without a word.
Trying to get to the bottom of it during their evening video chat, Shen Dinghua remembered something funny and laughed until she rolled on the bed.
Laughing until she was tired, she lay on her stomach, hugging her pillow, her hair messy, and her flushed face buried in it, muffled laughter, "This thing, hahaha... It's better if Xiao Shan doesn't know, hahaha... he would die, hahaha..."
Guan Shan: "???"
Who would die? How?
Guan Shan was utterly baffled and pursued the matter, but Shen Dinghua turned serious, putting a finger to her lips, "Shh, it's a secret."
So you guys are keeping secrets from the person involved?
Guan Shan could only sigh, remaining in the dark.
He immersed himself in work, grinding for three days until, with Peng Fei's assistance, he finished the fire safety article. After three rounds of reviews, it was ready for printing, completing the task.
"Phew..."
Guan Shan exhaled deeply. Due to the recent spate of large fires, the promotion of fire safety was given extra attention, with two full pages dedicated to it, along with an electronic version and a series of posts on VB, thanks to Director Peng's help.
Now, it was just waiting for the final approval to send it to the printing press.
After being busy for several days, Guan Shan remembered the issue with Han Ying and was surprised that there was still no news.
At first, he thought, "Could I have missed the news because I was too busy?"
If the police had any updates, the media would be the first to know, so he opened his newspaper's archive but found only two related entries.
"After receiving the report, JN District police immediately organized a search. Han Ying and her daughter's whereabouts remain unknown."
Guan Shan stared at the screen and continued to read.
"The informant claimed the suspect was in BJ District, a tenant of an apartment, but the police stated that cross-district law enforcement requires cooperation between the two districts. The suspect refused to cooperate, and the evidence provided by the informant was insufficient, requiring further investigation."
These two pieces of news were on the 22nd and 24th, then nothing.
Guan Shan frowned, had the investigation really made no progress after three days?
It was clear that Qin Deguang was highly suspicious and uncooperative. Why hadn't the police just broken in?
A sinister thought crossed Guan Shan's mind—this explanation seemed like a delay tactic.
He didn't know why they would delay, but he knew something was wrong.
Seeing the weary faces of Han Liangjun and his wife in the archive.
Guan Shan felt he needed to visit the apartment again.