Chapter 102: Looking for Qin An
“Hoo…”
After taking a deep breath, Lu Zhiyin looked at Xie Ping in front of her.
“I want to ask you something.”
She placed her hands on the armrests of her wheelchair, trying to appear as serious as possible.
The more she acted like this, the more disdainful Xie Ping appeared.
“What is it, spit it out.”
Unable to break free from Leng Qing Qiu’s hold, Xie Ping was in a hurry to take care of her own business and didn’t bother haggling with the person in front of her.
“…You, you usually hang out with Qin An, right?”
Fingers gripping the armrests of the wheelchair, her hand unconsciously tightened when she mentioned Qin An’s name, and her eyes trembled.
She was extremely afraid of that person.
“Tsk… What, you want to find the big sister? I say, you haven’t gotten tired of being beaten by her, have you?”
Scanning Lu Zhiyin from head to toe with a contemptuous gaze, Xie Ping flicked her hair.
“…You just need to tell me yes or no.”
Her heart ached a little from Xie Ping’s words, and Lu Zhiyin glanced at Leng Qing Qiu from the corner of her eye.
It was this guy’s fault that her already non-existent reputation had become negative.
Leng Qing Qiu noticed Lu Zhiyin’s gaze and merely shrugged indifferently.
“Why should I tell you? Do you think you can order me around? You pervert. You should be more polite when asking questions.”
Although she knew she couldn’t leave without answering the question, Xie Ping was still annoyed by Lu Zhiyin’s words just now.
The tone made her feel inferior or something. What a joke. She had seen this person beaten like a dead dog by her big sister, so how could she tolerate her stomping all over her?
“…Hoo… Please tell me the answer. After I’m done asking, I’ll give you a reward, one hundred yuan, how about it? That’s enough for you to buy many packs of cigarettes, or two bottles of alcohol, or even eat two meals of barbecue.”
Taking another deep breath, Lu Zhiyin tried her best to be more polite.
Across from her, Xie Ping’s eyes lit up unconsciously when she heard that there was something to gain.
Although she didn’t take any of the protection money her big sister received, she gave it all to her followers.
But with more than a dozen people splitting that little protection money, there wasn’t much left in hand.
One hundred yuan was a huge sum for her.
Her previous tough attitude completely disappeared, and she no longer intended to keep any so-called secrets for her big sister. Anyway, their big sister probably wouldn’t tell her the really important things.
“Yes, I definitely follow the big sister. By the way, do you have a bad memory? I haven’t beaten you less after following her. Why are you asking such a stupid question?”
Although she had decided to answer all the questions she knew the answers to, due to her long habit of being a thug, her demeanor was not polite.
“…Yeah, next question, do you know what’s been happening with Qin An recently?”
Ignoring Xie Ping’s unfriendly remarks, Lu Zhiyin continued to ask the next question.
“? What kind of question is that? You’re so concerned about the big sister. Did she develop Stockholm Syndrome from being beaten?”
As she instinctively retorted, Xie Ping suddenly remembered that she still had to get paid from the disabled person in front of her.
“Cough cough, speaking of which, although I don’t know what the big sister has been through recently, she did seem a bit listless today and didn’t take us out to beat anyone.”
She coughed twice and answered what she knew.
“…”
Silently, Lu Zhiyin touched her chin.
Seemed listless? Combined with what she had told her today, Lu Zhiyin thought that something had probably happened in Qin An’s family.
“Then, do you know her home address? Where does she usually go after school?”
After a moment of silence, Lu Zhiyin continued to ask.
“Ah, ah, you don’t really have a crush on the big sister, do you?”
Scratching her hair, Xie Ping seemed a bit irritable. She felt that Lu Zhiyin was asking too much, although she had actually only asked a few questions. Xie Ping’s patience was really not good.
“I don’t know the big sister’s home address, or rather, no one knows. All we know is that the big sister’s family seems to be very powerful. As long as you follow her, no one will stop you from doing anything. And even if you beat the other party into the hospital during fights, the police won’t cause trouble.”
“As for where the big sister usually goes, I’m not too sure either, but she treated everyone to drinks at a bar near the school today.”
Fortunately, Xie Ping remained patient and answered all of Lu Zhiyin’s questions properly.
“…”
Squinting her eyes, Lu Zhiyin realized that the information she had obtained so far was not enough. She felt that she needed to go to that bar to take a look.
“Take me there.”
As soon as she spoke, Lu Zhiyin noticed that Xie Ping’s gaze towards her was a little strange, and even Leng Qing Qiu’s gaze towards her had changed.
Lu Zhiyin felt a bit awkward and confused, not knowing what was going on with the two of them.
“Cough cough, yes, but…”
Xie Ping in front of her coughed twice, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
“Give me the money first.”
She extended her hand towards Lu Zhiyin.
“Okay.”
Nodding, Lu Zhiyin touched her pocket, and then she froze.
No…? She just realized that she seemed to have forgotten to bring money out, or maybe she had dropped it somewhere?
In short, her pockets were empty of even a single cent.
She looked at Leng Qing Qiu for help.
Leng Qing Qiu noticed Lu Zhiyin’s predicament. She pouted, not really wanting Lu Zhiyin to go find Qin An.
However, seeing the girl’s pleading red eyes, she finally took out some money.
She felt that if she didn’t pay, her childhood friend would cry again.
Although she looked beautiful when she cried, crying often could get tiring.
Shaking her head, Leng Qing Qiu took a banknote from her pocket, handed the money to Xie Ping, and then let go of the Taimei.
“Hoo…”
Seeing Leng Qing Qiu pay, Lu Zhiyin breathed a sigh of relief.
“Thank you.”
She thanked Leng Qing Qiu softly. Leng Qing Qiu did not reply, but turned her head away, not looking at Lu Zhiyin.
“Alright, I’ll take you there.”
Xie Ping ignored the interaction between Lu Zhiyin and Leng Qing Qiu, untied the school uniform jacket around her waist, put it on, and then contentedly stuffed the money into her pocket.
Looking at Lu Zhiyin’s wheelchair, Xie Ping did not go downstairs via the stairs but walked towards the teaching building’s elevator.
Leng Qing Qiu reluctantly pushed Lu Zhiyin’s wheelchair to follow Xie Ping.
“…”
Sitting in her wheelchair, Lu Zhiyin stared blankly at Xie Ping’s back. She wasn’t sure if looking for Qin An was a good choice.
She could only pray in her heart, hoping that this time she could smoothly obtain the information she needed and not anger Qin An and get beaten.
“Hey, I say, looking for Qin An was not part of our agreement before.”
Patting Lu Zhiyin’s shoulder, Leng Qing Qiu seemed a little displeased.
“Sorry…”
Coming back to her senses, Lu Zhiyin turned her head and apologized to Leng Qing Qiu behind her.
“Apologies are useless; the reward needs to be increased.”
Shaking her head, Leng Qing Qiu continued to push Lu Zhiyin.
She didn’t specify what kind of reward she wanted; she would decide later based on her mood.
Thinking this, Leng Qing Qiu still felt a bit unhappy.
