Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 555 - 549: Running for City Council? Dreaming of a World for Two

Chapter 555: Chapter 549: Running for City Council? Dreaming of a World for Two

Downtown, Southeast Walking Street.

Zhang Wei still remembered that his first "date" with Xia Qianyue seemed to have been right here.

And what happened?

It turned out that when misfortune struck, even drinking water could get stuck between his teeth.

Who would have known that across from the street in an apartment building, a woman’s body fell down and was tangled up in a counterfeit money case?

It was because of this case that Zhang Wei got injured, but it also turned out to be a blessing in disguise, making Xia Qianyue become dependent on him.

Zhang Wei felt very fortunate to have met this simple-minded girl, Xia Qianyue.

"Zhang Wei!"

Just as he was thinking of someone, the crisp sound of calling out echoed in his ears; it was Xia Qianyue’s voice.

"Simpleton, over here!"

Zhang Wei waved over to where not far away Xia Qianyue, dressed in a summer-appropriate white shirt and sports attire, excitedly jogged over.

Witnessing Xia Qianyue, who looked precisely like a young deer from the countryside, Zhang Wei couldn’t help but lament that being young was wonderful.

Just look at all that collagen, that fair and tender skin, and the youthful vigor.

Zhang Wei finally understood why those rich tycoons could be so faithful in their affections, forever infatuated with pretty girls in their early twenties.

It seemed like he had also prematurely joined the ranks of those men.

The two of them joined up.

Although Xia Qianyue was still a bit shy, Zhang Wei directly took the hand of the person beside him, and the distance between them grew closer and closer.

Xia Qianyue initially resisted a bit, but the struggle gradually became feebler.

This was promising!

Zhang Wei keenly picked up on the fact that the simpleton seemed to have accepted the girlfriend role and was not repulsed by him at all.

Hehehe...

Xia Qianyue, unaware of Zhang Wei’s inner thoughts, curiously asked, "Zhang Wei, where are we going to play today?"

"The city center is so big, we can just stroll around~"

"Mmm..."

Seeing that the person next to him agreed, Zhang Wei naturally wrapped his arm around Xia Qianyue’s waist, and the two of them, like lovebirds, started strolling down the street.

And just as they left the walking street, three heads popped out from the corner of a shop in an order.

Zhao Xiaoxiao, Mo Yuzhu, and Jessica.

"Well, well, they’re getting cozy already?"

"Hehehe, getting cozy now, maybe they’ll move on to kissing later, and who knows what might happen tonight..."

"That’s quite good, Little Sister Xiao Xia is finally taking that step!"

While the two girls were surprised, Mo Yuzhu wildly imagined scenarios, and Jessica was feeling nostalgic.

"Quick, quick, let’s catch up, otherwise, they’re going to turn the corner!"

In the end, the ever-eager Zhao Xiaoxiao urged her two companions to keep tailing.

The rest of the morning was spent with Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue enjoying their time together, while Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two women followed them around.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue played many entertainment activities, touring the amusement park in the city center not once but twice.

The carousel, the drop tower, the basketball arcade game, and so on; they couldn’t even remember how many activities they had done.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two girls followed them around all the way, unintentionally indulging in an excessive amount of public displays of affection.

"Look, look, they’re eating ice cream together again, it’s so hot, and they’re only sharing one cone, that’s too stingy!"

"Exactly, exactly, I heard Zhang Wei makes millions or even tens of millions in a month, and yet while visiting an amusement park, they only buy one ice cream. That’s just inhumane."

"Before you talk about others, could you take a look at yourselves first?"

Jessica looked at Zhao Xiaoxiao and Mo Yuzhu, seeing the appearance of each holding an ice cream cone in both hands, and was too lazy to retort.

"Aren’t you the same?" But Zhao Xiaoxiao and Mo Yuzhu immediately snorted in response.

It turned out Jessica was holding an ice cream cone in each hand as well.

"I haven’t tried this in ages, just reminiscing about the joys of childhood..."

The normally graceful Jessica, embarrassed by the words of the other two girls, blushed and had no choice but to lower her head and bury it in her amply endowed bosom.

Up ahead.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue were at that moment hand in hand, leisurely walking down a snack street.

"Speaking of which, they’ve been following us for so long, aren’t they tired?"

Xia Qianyue, though looking straight ahead, stealthily pointed behind them and cautiously asked.

"They shouldn’t be tired, don’t underestimate those three, each of them is a powerful woman in their own right."

Zhang Wei also slightly smiled, seemingly having full knowledge of the situation behind him.

There was no helping it—Zhao Xiaoxiao and the others, in their respective fields, were all exceptionally talented.

The second daughter is a top hacker, the bereaved daughter a professional forensic expert, and Jessica, even more so, a person of psychologist expert level.

But none of them had talents in criminal investigation, especially when it came to tracking and surveillance.

So it wasn’t long before Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue noticed someone was following them.

Once they realized it was Zhao Xiaoxiao and her group, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue had no choice but to pretend they hadn’t noticed and continue with their date plans for the day.

However, having someone on their tail like this was quite uncomfortable.

"How about we find a chance to shake them off?"

"Hmm?"

This time, it wasn’t Zhang Wei who suggested it, but Xia Qianyue.

Zhang Wei was startled for a moment but then nodded frantically.

Since the silly girl wanted some alone time with him, how could he disagree?

Zhang Wei’s gaze swept around and quickly fixed on a target location.

"Let’s go there!"

"That’s a hotel!"

Xia Qianyue took a careful look and saw that it was none other than the Four Seasons Hotel chain!

"Yep, it’s in the hotel that we can shake them off best!"

Zhang Wei revealed a slightly wicked smile and then pulled Xia Qianyue, heading straight for the hotel.

Behind them.

Seeing Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue quicken their pace, Zhao Xiaoxiao became a bit flustered.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, where are they going?"

"What’s wrong, they’ve sped up?"

Mo Yuzhu was also getting excited and hurried to look ahead.

Then they saw Zhang Wei pulling Xia Qianyue, directly entering the Four Seasons Hotel.

Zhao Xiaoxiao and Mo Yuzhu exchanged glances.

Simultaneously, they blurted out: "Holy shit!"

That was way too fast, wasn’t it? It was only noon!

Although they had just been strolling in the snack street, was the bit they ate enough to last the whole day?

Were they planning on fast-forwarding to the evening, straight to spending the night?

Fast!

Way too fast!

"So, should we keep following them?"

"Well... what if we really run into them doing the deed, and we barge in rashly, wouldn’t that be inappropriate? What if Zhang Wei loses control and we become collateral damage?"

Mo Yuzhu said, blushing and twisting awkwardly: "Despite how I might seem in our chat group, I’m actually still a virgin."

"It’s rare for us to be out, so why can’t we just enjoy ourselves like it’s the weekend?"

In the end, it was Jessica who stepped forward to speak.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue might be taking that step, why should they interfere?

"That’s true. Let’s go stroll around that snack street up ahead first. After we’ve eaten our fill, we can see who we want to meddle with in the afternoon?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao immediately perked up and began planning their target for the afternoon mischief.

"How about we go look for Xiao Baihe? I think she’s also busy downtown today, shall we go see her?"

"Yeah, okay."

Mo Yuzhu’s suggestion was met with Jessica’s approval.

As long as they didn’t disturb Zhang Wei, everything was negotiable.

...

On the other side.

The back door of the Four Seasons Hotel.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue finally sneaked out.

"Zhang Wei, why do the people around us give us such weird looks when they see us coming out?"

"They probably think we stayed in the hotel since last night and are curious why we only checked out at noon today."

Zhang Wei muttered, guessing the thoughts of the onlookers.

Heaven and earth be my witness, they had only used the hotel as a passage.

But in the eyes of others, they were the young couple who had checked into the hotel the previous night, no telling how many times they had done ’it’ since then. Surprisingly, they got frisky again in the early morning, kept at it until noon, and only then came out.

So Zhang Wei could hear some of the passing ladies whispering to their companions.

"This young guy doesn’t look all that robust, but he sure is impressive, keeping it up till midday."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that girl too, has no sense of restraint, only willing to let people go at noon."

"This young man, tossed and turned all night long, probably just got up and then was busy all morning, his legs must be soft by now?"

"That’s right, he must have used up several little balloons last night, and by this morning, he probably doesn’t have a drop left!"

Under the pointing and commenting of the passersby, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue were unable to explain and could only sheepishly make their escape.

Only after passing two streets did those strange looks finally disappear.

"Zhang Wei, where are we going this afternoon?"

"Hmm, how about we go for a stroll downtown?"

"Sure, that sounds great. Oh right, we went to the amusement park this morning, how about we check on Xiao Baihe in the afternoon? She seems to be downtown too!"

Hearing Xia Qianyue’s suggestion, Zhang Wei was somewhat speechless.

Today was supposed to be a day for just the two of them, how did it turn into meeting Xiao Baihe?

With the three of them, there’s no chance of having a world for just two.

But seeing the look of anticipation on Xia Qianyue’s face, it was difficult to refuse the suggestion once it reached his lips.

"Alright, but if she’s busy when we get there, we can’t disturb her, okay?"

In the end, Zhang Wei had to compromise, but he still left a little room for just the two of them.

Zhang Wei said this while secretly praying in his heart.

Please, Xiao Baihe, be extremely busy today, so busy that you can’t even find your way out, so we won’t have to disturb you.

Please, dear God, keep Xiao Baihe so busy she forgets herself!

...

In the afternoon, downtown.

Dongfang Capital City Civic Square.

Xiao Baihe was very busy, incredibly busy!

She didn’t know why, but suddenly in the afternoon, she received several phone calls, all tasks from headquarters.

She could only answer calls while hurriedly dealing with the tasks at hand.

The result was a natural mess, as she was too busy to take care of both matters, mistakes kept happening.

Finally managing to hang up the phone, she could at last focus on the task at hand.

And her job was to hand out flyers.

"Please support Ding Fengtian, our former Procuratorate chief at Dongfang Capital and now a candidate for city councilor."

"Please take a look, and if possible, we hope you can vote for Ding."

"Ding is a respected senior in the procuratorial system. Once elected as a city councilor, he will focus on disciplinary and style issues. We believe with his help, Dongfang Capital will become even better."

"Please give your support to Ding Fengtian. We ask for everyone’s..."

In the bustling Civic Square, Xiao Baihe and several other young prosecutors from the Procuratorate Headquarters were handing out flyers.

"Sister Baihe, I’m so tired!"

Finally, Tan Yingying couldn’t hold it in anymore and went over to Xiao Baihe to complain.

Though it was October now, the autumn breeze had not yet arrived, and the remnants of summer heat were still present. It was such a hot day, and for them to distribute flyers in the Civic Square was just torturous.

"Why did we get stuck with handing out these flyers?"

Tan Yingying said, feeling the urge to toss the flyers in her hands into a trash can.

"Hehe, isn’t it just because our supervisor had to arrange these favors!" Xiao Baihe saw her state and a scornful smile appeared on her lips.

All because of Zhao Chunming, who took it upon himself to manage this task.

The reason, of course, was that Ding Fengtian was Zhao Chunming’s old boss.

As a former subordinate that Ding personally promoted, Zhao Chunming believed that when his old boss was running for city council, their procuratorial system had to chip in.

Of course, this so-called ’chipping in’ wasn’t about utilizing the powers of the Procuratorate Headquarters, as that would be illegal; they definitely couldn’t do that.

What they meant by ’chipping in’ was literally just putting in physical effort.

Zhao Chunming had the young people in the Offices of Serious and Minor Crimes hand out flyers.

Therefore, there was this scene where, despite it being a weekend off, Xiao Baihe and her follower Tan Yingying couldn’t rest.

"On such a hot day, the supervisor gives us this thick stack of flyers and then disappears without a trace, not even bringing us a bottle of water... it’s like dying from the heat!"

Tan Yingying used the flyers as a makeshift fan to cool herself, but alas, the wind was far too feeble.

"If someone could give me a bottle of cold water right now, I would consider her my savior!"

"Water’s here~"

Just as Tan Yingying finished her complaint, a familiar voice came from not too far away.

They saw a guy, holding a few bottles of cold water, walking towards them.

"Zhang Wei!"

Seeing the guy, Xiao Baihe’s face showed displeasure.

"Water, water, I need water!"

Seeing the ice water in Zhang Wei’s hand, Tan Yingying had forgotten all about her fear and was overcome with excitement.

"Xiao Tan, Old Xiao, you guys are really working hard; I never expected to find you handing out flyers here!"

Zhang Wei handed the ice water to the two women. Xiao Baihe, though appearing disdainful, still took the water.

As for Tan Yingying, she couldn’t wait and immediately opened the bottle to drink deeply on the spot.

Glug, glug, glug, glug...

"Ah—That’s so refreshing!"

On such a hot day, with the heat being unbearable, what could be more satisfying than chugging a bottle of ice water?

If there was anything better, it would be two bottles.

After finishing one bottle of water, Tan Yingying’s eyes never left the second bottle in Xiao Baihe’s hands.

"Speaking of which, what are you two doing? Giving up good prosecutor jobs to volunteer?"

"Who said we’re not prosecutors anymore? Today, we were just drafted by Director Zhao. It’s all because the boss wanted to save face, and it’s turned out to be a disaster for us."

With one bottle down, Tan Yingying had already been successfully turned against by Zhang Wei and started to complain about the leadership’s faults.

"Yingying, you’re really laying it on thick there!"

"Sister Baihe, what are you talking about? Look at this scorching heat. The boss left us here to fend for ourselves; how ruthless can he be? And in the end, he’s the one who ends up with the credit, but what do we get? Nothing at all!"

Tan Yingying became increasingly agitated as she spoke, as if wishing she could drag Zhao Chunming out and lash him for three days and nights.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, it does seem quite miserable!"

Zhang Wei couldn’t help but nod in agreement and then gestured to Xia Qianyue, who wasn’t far away.

Xia Qianyue, carrying iced drinks, also ran over excitedly.

"Here, I bought a few more bottles in case you didn’t have enough."

"Thank you so much, you two are my saviors!"

Tan Yingying cried. In her eyes, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue were dearer than her own parents at that moment.

"By the way, is your former leader really running for city council as a candidate?"

Zhang Wei also held a flyer, examining it closely.

Ding Fengtian, identified as a former chief prosecutor, promised to focus on discipline issues once elected.

Zhang Wei glanced at the content on the flyer and understood the purpose behind it.

A prosecutor entering the electoral race indeed has some advantages, like their work history and the integrity their profession conveys—these are strengths.

The flyer listed numerous honors Ding Fengtian had received during his years as a prosecutor.

However, Zhang Wei also noticed a clear disadvantage.

"I think, this senior Ding Fengtian of yours is unlikely to be elected as a city council member!"

"Why!"

Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying exclaimed in unison.

"It’s simple, he’s too old!"

Zhang Wei pointed at Ding Fengtian’s photo on the flyer.

Although it had been photoshopped by the photographer to reduce wrinkles and signs of aging, one could still discern that this was a man in his 70s.

"Times have changed now; it’s the era of the young. We don’t want to see someone who might suffer from dementia at any moment become a city council member. We hope to see more young people enter the decision-making layer and change systems that were once obstinate and could even be described as somewhat decadent."

As he spoke, Zhang Wei pulled out another flyer from his pocket.

"Look, this is Hawkins’ flyer. He has clearly stated one piece of information here—Hawkins is only 43, he represents the youth in the city council!"

Zhang Wei pointed to a line of information on the flyer, emphasizing, "Look here, his campaign slogan, specifically highlighted content!"

"Young Man!"

Looking at the two prominent words on the flyer, together they meant "young person."

"See, even Hawkins knows that Senior Ding’s age is a major issue, which is why he’s emphasizing his youth in his campaign. In my opinion, your senior Ding really doesn’t stand much of a chance!"

"How can this be..."

Seeing Zhang Wei’s brutal honesty, Tan Yingying looked dejected, and even Xiao Baihe sighed deeply.

So, they had been busy for nothing today.

"Oh, right, Silly and I are going to continue shopping, so you guys keep busy..."

"Zhang Wei, since Xiao Baihe and the others have it so bad, why don’t we give them some advice?"

Just as Zhang Wei was ready to leave, Xia Qianyue suddenly felt a surge of compassion.

"This..."

Zhang Wei was at a loss for words. What happened to their alone time?

Hadn’t they agreed that if Xiao Baihe was busy, they should make a quick exit?

I want to have our alone time!