Eldest Senior Brother took Xiao Tuanzi by the hand, wanting to go find someone.
“Qingyu, lead the way.”
Qingyu circled a few times overhead, then flew in the direction of the company.
But Eldest Senior Brother made a hand seal and didn’t move.
“Stupid Qingyu, it’s not in that direction.”
Qingyu chirped noisily, 【They were over there yesterday.】
Xiao Tuanzi also nodded. “They were over there yesterday.”
Eldest Senior Brother gently rubbed Xiao Tuanzi’s head.
He said softly, “Qingqing, you didn’t even enter their home yesterday. Now that it’s getting late, they’ve already gone home.”
Xiao Tuanzi had never left the temple since birth.
Feeling a bit puzzled, she asked, “Why did they change where they live? Are they also going down the mountain for training?”
Eldest Senior Brother smiled. “Yes, they also have to go down the mountain for training.”
Then, holding Xiao Tuanzi’s hand, he arrived at a villa area.
They were stopped.
By the security guard at the entrance.
“Excuse me, who are you looking for?”
Eldest Senior Brother stopped and calmly replied, “We’re looking for Shen Zhentian.”
“President Shen?”
The security guard was taken aback, looking them up and down.
This Taoist priest did seem quite extraordinary in demeanor—rich people loved inviting such folks.
Then he looked at the little child beside him. Although her clothes were a bit old,
her little face was indeed like finely carved jade, looking very blessed.
His doubts faded somewhat.
“Do you have an appointment?”
Eldest Senior Brother shook his head. “No, and we don’t need one.”
The security guard was completely baffled.
“You’re here to see someone. How can you enter without an appointment from the homeowner?”
Eldest Senior Brother pointed at Xiao Tuanzi.
“Because she is the homeowner. Does the homeowner need an appointment to return home?”
The security guard was both angry and amused.
As a security guard for a high-end community, he had memorized the faces of all the residents on his first day.
And the President Shen they mentioned did have a daughter, but she definitely didn’t look like this.
Besides, earlier, President Shen and his wife had clearly returned home with their daughter.
It seemed like yet another case of someone trying to claim kinship from who-knows-where.
The security guard picked up his walkie-talkie.
“Hey, Captain, there are two suspicious individuals at the entrance.”
The captain was a bit more cautious. This community was full of important people; he couldn’t afford to offend anyone.
So he hurried over.
Seeing a Taoist priest in robes with a child, claiming she was President Shen’s daughter,
he too was both angry and amused.
Where did these scammers come from?
“I think you’re just here to claim some distant relation, trying to extort money.
If you’re going to scam people, at least do your homework properly.
I, Wang Biao, have worked here for so many years. I’ve watched President Shen’s daughter grow up.
How could I not recognize her? Get lost, get lost.”
Eldest Senior Brother grew somewhat angry.
“This humble priest never deceives people. If you refuse to listen to reason, this humble priest also knows a thing or two about fist principles.”
The captain directly shoved his face forward.
“Oh, what’s this? Scammers these days dare to hit people too? Come on, hit me, hit me right here.”
Eldest Senior Brother didn’t hold back, throwing a punch straight at the spot the captain pointed to.
The captain staggered from the blow.
He took two steps back.
“Damn, you actually hit me!”
He stepped forward, wanting to fight back.
Eldest Senior Brother threw another punch.
Perfect. Now it was symmetrical, left and right.
The captain still wanted to charge forward but was held back by the security guard behind him.
“Captain, Captain, you’re no match for him. Let’s call the police.”
Eldest Senior Brother, however, wasn’t bothered. He calmly sat down with Xiao Tuanzi to the side.
“You should have done that earlier.”
【Wait, isn’t this guy trying to get someone to arrest Eldest Senior Brother?】
Xiaobai, who often followed Xiao Tuanzi into fights, was already thinking of making a quick escape.
【Right, we’re not leaving, are we just going to sit here waiting for them to report us and have our master come?】
Among the three little ones, even the cleverest Lingfeng was somewhat baffled.
Soon, the police car took them back to the station.
The security captain, holding his face, sat on a chair and accused, “This person tried to force his way in without an appointment. I just asked a few questions, and he started hitting me.”
Xiao Tuanzi asked in confusion, “But you were the one who told my senior brother to hit you. My senior brother was just following your instructions.”
The security captain stood up angrily, “When did I ever tell him to hit me!”
Xiao Tuanzi stood up and imitated the captain’s earlier posture.
She stuck out her bottom cheekily, stretched her neck, and pointed at her face with her finger.
In a childish voice, she said, “Come on, hit me. If you have the guts, come hit me.”
For a moment, all the police officers in the station clenched their teeth tightly.
Don’t laugh, must hold it in, absolutely must not laugh.
The captain was so angry he wanted to step forward.
But he was stopped by the officer beside him, “Think carefully, this is a police station.”
Children don’t lie.
Looking at the captain’s demeanor, it was likely the truth.
The police officer turned to Eldest Senior Brother, “He’s accusing you of assault. Do you admit it?”
Eldest Senior Brother remained seated upright, showing no sign of guilt, “I admit it.”
The officer recorded the statement and asked the two to sit down and negotiate.
“Do you two want to settle this privately or publicly?”
The captain was still thinking about how much money he should extort when Eldest Senior Brother spoke up, “Publicly. We want to request bail.”
He specifically named Shen Zhentian of the Shen Group to provide bail.
For a moment, the room fell so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Under his repeated insistence, the police station tentatively made a call to Mr. Shen’s secretary.
Naturally, there was no response at first.
Just as they were regretting having trusted this person’s words, a luxury car screeched to a halt outside.
Before the assistant could even get out to open the door, Mother Shen, Lin Wanrong, rushed out.
“Daughter, is that you, daughter?”
When she saw Xiao Tuanzi with her hair tied in two little buns, tears nearly fell from her eyes.
She rushed over and hugged her tightly, “It’s Mom’s fault. You’ve suffered all these years.”
Wiping her eyes, she carefully examined her. She had been alone outside—had she eaten enough? Was she warm?
She had expected to see a disheveled, dirty little Tuanzi.
But instead, there were plump cheeks, dark and bright big eyes, neatly tied buns, even the stray hairs carefully tucked away.
This… seemed like?
She was actually well taken care of?
“What?” Eldest Senior Brother turned around, not sparing the woman any face, “Disappointed that our Qingqing is so well cared for?”
Mother Shen felt somewhat awkward.
Father Shen followed behind, speaking calmly, “How could that be? Thank you for taking care of our daughter all these years. Just name your price.”
Eldest Senior Brother glanced at him dismissively.
Father Shen realized this man was a Taoist priest and handed over a business card.
“Our daughter went missing due to our negligence as parents. If you have any requests, Master, please speak freely. We will do whatever we can.”
Eldest Senior Brother casually took it and handed it to Xiao Tuanzi behind him.
“No need for the trouble. Please remember, I, Chen, can be rather petty. If the Shen Family treats Qingqing poorly, I will come to take her back to the mountain.”
He paused, then added, “And I will return the favor twofold.”
With that, he flicked his sleeve and prepared to leave.
The police at the station tried to stop him.
Mr. Shen’s assistant hurried forward, “Officer, we’re here for bail. I’ll go with you.”
Eldest Senior Brother left without looking back, hands behind his back, his right pinky slightly extended.
This was the secret hand signal he shared with Xiao Tuanzi.
Eldest Senior Brother will protect Qingqing for a lifetime, handling everything for her.
Pinky promise, a hundred years, no changing.
The security guard and the security captain nearby witnessed the entire scene.
They were stunned, mouths agape.
Oh my god, we’ve kicked an iron plate.
The captain hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, “Mr. Shen, I’m sorry, we really didn’t know she was your daughter.”
They had expected Mr. Shen to be furious.
Unexpectedly, Father Shen didn’t even glance at him.
He took Mother Shen and Xiao Tuanzi and left.
In the car.
Father Shen was driving himself.
Mother Shen noticed the direction was wrong and spoke up to remind him.
“Husband, this isn’t the way home.”
The car didn’t slow down, continuing straight ahead.
“We’re going for a paternity test. Let’s first see if she is our daughter.”