Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 556 - 549: Running for City Council? Dreaming of a World for Two

Chapter 556: Chapter 549: Running for City Council? Dreaming of a World for Two

Downtown, Southeast Walking Street.

Zhang Wei still remembered that the first time he "dated" Xia Qianyue, it seemed it was right here.

And the result?

When bad luck strikes, even drinking water can get stuck in your teeth.

Who would have known that across the street, a woman’s body fell from an apartment building, which even involved a counterfeit currency case?

It was also because of this case that Zhang Wei got hurt, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as it made Xia Qianyue develop a sense of dependency on him.

Zhang Wei felt very fortunate to have met Xia Qianyue, this silly girl.

"Zhang Wei!"

Just as he was thinking of someone, a crisp call echoed in his ears—it was Xia Qianyue’s voice.

"Silly, over here!"

Zhang Wei waved his hand in the distance, and Xia Qianyue, dressed in a summer-appropriate white shirt and sportswear, excitedly jogged over.

Looking at Xia Qianyue, who was the spitting image of a small deer from the countryside, Zhang Wei couldn’t help but marvel at how great it was to be young.

Look at all that collagen, that soft, smooth, fair skin, that vibrant appearance.

Zhang Wei finally understood why those rich tycoons could be so emotionally devoted, always infatuated with pretty young girls in their early twenties.

It seemed like he had joined the ranks of these men a bit early.

The two met up.

Although Xia Qianyue was still somewhat shy, Zhang Wei directly took the hand of the person next to him, and their distance kept getting closer.

Xia Qianyue initially resisted, but her struggles grew weaker and weaker.

This was promising!

Zhang Wei keenly captured that the silly girl seemed to have accepted the role of girlfriend and didn’t reject him in the slightest.

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, just stroll around~"

"Hmm..."

Seeing the person next to him nod in agreement, Zhang Wei naturally wrapped his arm around Xia Qianyue’s waist, and the two started strolling down the street, all lovey-dovey.

And just after they walked past the pedestrian street, three heads poked out one after another from the corner of a shop.

Zhao Xiaoxiao, Mo Yuzhu, and Jessica.

"Wow, they’re holding hands already?"

"Hehehe, holding hands now, maybe later they’ll be kissing, and who knows what else by tonight..."

"That’s great, Little Sister Xiao Xia is finally going to take that step!"

The two girls were surprised, Mo Yuzhu’s imagination ran wild, and Jessica was feeling emotional.

"Quick, quick, follow them or they’re going to turn the corner!"

In the end, the busybody Zhao Xiaoxiao was the most eager, urging her two companions to follow suit.

The rest of the morning passed with Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue happily spending their time as a couple, while Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two girls followed them around.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue played many entertainment activities, visiting the amusement park in the city center twice.

Merry-go-round, drop tower, basketball hoop, and so on—they couldn’t remember how many activities they had tried.

And Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other two girls followed them the whole way, unknowingly eating so much dog food.

"Look, look, they’re eating ice cream together again. On such a hot day, to share one cone, how stingy!"

"Exactly, exactly, I heard Zhang Wei earns millions to tens of millions a month, and yet he only buys one ice cream at an amusement park, he’s too heartless."

"Before you talk about others, how about looking at yourselves first?"

Jessica looked at Zhao Xiaoxiao and Mo Yuzhu, watching them each holding a cone in both their left and right hands, too lazy to criticize any further.

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

It turned out Jessica was holding two cones in her hands as well.

"I haven’t tried this in so long, just reminiscing the joy of childhood..."

The usually bold and generous Jessica, shamed by the words of the other two girls, blushed and could only lower her head, burying it into her ample bosom.

Up ahead.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue were walking hand in hand, strolling down a snack street.

"By the way, aren’t they tired from following us for so long?"

Xia Qianyue, although looking forward, stealthily pointed behind her and whispered cautiously.

"They shouldn’t be tired, don’t underestimate those three, each of them is a strong woman."

Zhang Wei also smiled slightly, seemingly having everything that was happening behind him figured out.

There was no helping it, Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other girls were probably very talented in their respective fields.

The second daughter is a top-tier hacker, and the lost daughter is a professional forensic expert, while Jessica is even an expert in psychology.

But none of them has any expertise in criminal investigation, and they are absolute novices when it comes to surveillance and tracking.

So, in just a short while, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue noticed someone was following them.

When 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 carry on with their date plans for the day.

However, having someone constantly tailing them felt quite uncomfortable.

"How about we find an opportunity to shake them off?"

"Hmm?"

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

Zhang Wei was stunned for a moment, but then he nodded frantically.

If Silly wanted to spend some alone time together, who was he to disagree?

Zhang Wei scanned the surroundings and quickly locked onto their target location.

"Let’s go over there!"

"That’s... a hotel!"

Xia Qianyue took a closer look and was astounded to see it was the Four Seasons Hotel!

"Yeah, it’s easier to shake them off inside the hotel!"

Zhang Wei revealed a mischievous smile and then, pulling Xia Qianyue along, headed straight for the hotel.

Behind them.

Seeing Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue quicken their pace, Zhao Xiaoxiao started to panic.

"Damn, damn, damn, where are they going?"

"What’s up, they sped up?"

Mo Yuzhu became excited as well and hurriedly looked ahead.

Then they saw Zhang Wei pulling Xia Qianyue straight into the Four Seasons Hotel.

Zhao Xiaoxiao and Mo Yuzhu exchanged glances.

In unison, they exclaimed, "Damn!"

Isn’t this too fast, it’s only noon, right?

Even though they were just strolling through the snack street, could a little food sustain them for a whole day’s worth of energy?

Are they planning to fast-forward to the evening, to spending the night?

Too fast!

Way too fast!

"So, are we still going to follow them up there?"

"This... what if we really barge in on them doing ’the deed?’ It wouldn’t be nice to just rush in, and what if Zhang Wei loses control and we get harmed too?"

Mo Yuzhu, blushing with embarrassment, said coyly, "Don’t think that just because I’m often driving in the discussion group, I’m not still a virgin."

"We finally get a day out, can’t we just spend it like a weekend?"

In the end, it was Jessica who stepped forward.

Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue might be getting to that step; why bother them?

"Right, let’s first go explore that snack street up ahead, fill ourselves up, and then see who we can prank in the afternoon?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao immediately perked up and began making plans for their afternoon mischief.

"How about we go find Xiao Baihe? She seems to be occupied downtown today as well. Shall we check on her?"

"Yeah, sure."

Mo Yuzhu’s suggestion had Jessica’s full support.

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

...

Meanwhile.

At the back entrance 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 as we come out?"

"It could be that they think we stayed in the hotel since last night and are curious why we only checked out at noon today?"

Zhang Wei muttered a guess, figuring out what the people around them might be thinking.

On my honor, they had actually just used the hotel as a shortcut.

But to outsiders, it appeared as if they were a young couple who had checked in last night, gotten carried away in their excitement, and unable to contain themselves until dawn, then, in a bout of morning passion, had continued their exercise well into noon before emerging.

So, Zhang Wei could hear some of the passing ladies secretly whisper to their companions.

"This young man doesn’t look very strong, but he sure is impressive, only coming out in the late noon."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that girl too, I don’t know why she can’t show some restraint, only willing to let people go at noon."

"This young man, having been tossed and turned all night, his legs must be soft today, right?"

"That’s right, he probably used several small balloons throughout the night, and by this morning, he wouldn’t have a single drop of water left!"

Under the pointing and murmuring of the surrounding pedestrians, Zhang Wei and Xia Qianyue couldn’t find a way to explain and could only slink away in defeat.

It wasn’t until they had walked past two streets that the strange looks from around them finally disappeared.

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

"Hmm, how about we head to the city center for a stroll?"

"Sure, sure. Oh right, we went to the amusement park this morning, how about we go see how Xiao Baihe is doing in the afternoon? She seems to be in the city center too!"

Upon hearing Xia Qianyue’s suggestion, Zhang Wei was a bit speechless.

They had agreed to have a day for just the two of them, so why were they going to see Xiao Baihe now?

The three of them definitely couldn’t have the day for two they were hoping for.

But seeing the look of anticipation on Xia Qianyue’s face, he found it hard to refuse outright.

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

In the end, Zhang Wei had to compromise but also left a bit of room for him and Xia Qianyue.

Zhang Wei said this, praying silently in his heart.

Please let Xiao Baihe be very busy today, so busy she doesn’t know which way is up, so we won’t have to bother her.

Please, dear heavens, keep Xiao Baihe too busy!

...

In the afternoon, at the city center.

Dongfang Capital City Civic Square.

Xiao Baihe was very busy, extremely busy!

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

She could only alternate between answering calls and handling the tasks at hand.

The result was, of course, that she couldn’t concentrate on either task, and the busier she got, the more chaotic it became, making continuous mistakes.

Finally managing to hang up the phone, she could now focus on the task she had been working on.

And her job was to hand out flyers.

"Please support Ding Fengtian, the former Procuratorate Chief of Dongfang Capital, who is now running for city council member."

"Please take a look, and if possible, I hope that everyone can cast their votes for Mr. Ding."

"Ding Fengtian is a respected elder in the inspection system. Once he becomes a city council member, he will focus on issues of discipline and conduct. I believe with his help, Dongfang Capital will become even more beautiful."

"So please support Ding Fengtian, your support will be greatly appreciated..."

In the bustling Civic Center, 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 back anymore and went up to Xiao Baihe to complain.

Although it was October, the autumn breeze hadn’t arrived yet, and the remnants of the summer heat were still present. To have them distribute flyers at the Civic Center in such scorching weather was truly torturous.

"Why did this task of distributing flyers fall on us?"

While saying this, Tan Yingying felt the urge to throw the flyers in her hand into a trash bin.

"Hehe, who told our supervisor to want to curry favor so badly!" Xiao Baihe, seeing this, also showed a scornful sneer on her face.

It was all Zhao Chunming’s fault. He had taken on this task upon himself.

And of course, it was because Ding Fengtian was Zhao Chunming’s old boss.

As someone who was mentored by him, Zhao Chunming was certain that if his old boss was running for city council, their inspection system needed to lend a hand.

Of course, the so-called lending a hand didn’t mean abusing the power of the Procuratorate Headquarters; that would be illegal and certainly out of the question.

This lending a hand was literally just that.

Zhao Chunming had asked the young members of the Office of Major Crimes and the Office of Minor Crimes to help out with distributing flyers.

So, this was why such a scene unfolded: it was their weekend off, but Xiao Baihe and her assistant Tan Yingying couldn’t rest.

"On such a hot day, the supervisor gives us such a thick stack of flyers, and then disappears without a trace, not even bringing us a bottle of water. We’re dying of the heat here!"

Tan Yingying used the flyers in her hand to fan herself, hoping to cool down, but alas, the breeze was hardly sufficient.

"If someone gave me a bottle of ice-cold water right now, I would consider her my great benefactor!"

"Water coming up~"

Just as Tan Yingying finished complaining, from not far away came a voice familiar to both Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying.

They saw a young man, holding several bottles of ice water, walking towards them.

"Zhang Wei!"

Seeing the young man, Xiao Baihe’s expression showed displeasure.

"Water, water, I need water!"

Seeing the ice water in Zhang Wei’s hand, Tan Yingying couldn’t care less about her fears, her whole being thrumming with excitement.

"Xiao Tan, Old Xiao, you two really have it tough. I had no idea you were out here handing out flyers!"

Zhang Wei handed the ice water to the two women. Although Xiao Baihe showed disdain, she still took the water.

As for Tan Yingying, she couldn’t wait a moment longer and immediately opened the lid to guzzle down the water on the spot.

Glug glug glug glug glug...

"Ah—That’s so refreshing!"

In the blistering heat of summer, what could be more refreshing than downing a bottle of ice-cold water?

If there was anything, it would be two bottles.

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

"Speaking of which, what are you two doing here? You were good prosecutors, so why become volunteers?"

"Who said we stopped being prosecutors? Today we were just drafted by Director Zhao, all because he had to show off. And it’s put us in a terrible bind."

One bottle down, Tan Yingying had successfully been converted by Zhang Wei and began to rail against their leader’s faults.

"Yingying, you’re being a bit too harsh with your words!"

"What are you talking about, Xiao Baihe sis? Just look at this scorching day. The director left us here to fend for ourselves; how heartless can he be? And in the end, he’s the one who gained the most credit, while we gained nothing at all!"

Tan Yingying grew more agitated as she spoke, wishing she could drag Zhao Chunming out to be flogged for three days and nights.

"Well, when you put it that way, it does sound pretty awful!"

Zhang Wei couldn’t help but nod in agreement, then gestured to Xia Qianyue not too far away.

Xia Qianyue, carrying chilled beverages, also enthusiastically ran over.

"Here, worried you didn’t have enough, I bought a few extra bottles."

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

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

"By the way, I heard your former boss is going to run for city council as a representative?"

Zhang Wei was also holding a flyer, inspecting it carefully.

Ding Fengtian, former Chief Procurator, promised to focus on disciplinary issues upon being elected to the city council.

Zhang Wei just glanced at the content on the flyer and understood the opponent’s purpose.

Those from the procuratorate system indeed have some advantages in elections; their work records and the prestige from their profession are all positives.

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

But Zhang Wei also noticed a glaring flaw.

"I think it’s going to be quite difficult for your predecessor, Ding Fengtian, to be elected to the city council!"

"Why’s that!"

Xiao Baihe and Tan Yingying exclaimed in unison.

"Simple, he’s too old!"

Zhang Wei pointed to the photo of Ding Fengtian on the flyer.

Despite the photographer’s Photoshop efforts to soften wrinkles and signs of aging, it was still clear that this was a person well into his 70s.

"Times have changed, and it’s the era of the young. We don’t want to see someone who could be senile at any moment elected to the city council. We hope to see more young people entering the decision-making level to change the old and, you could say, somewhat corrupt system."

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

"Look, this is Hawkins’s flyer. He explicitly included one piece of information here—Hawkins is just 43 years old and represents the youth in the city council!"

Zhang Wei indicated a specific message on the flyer, emphasizing, "Look here; his campaign slogan, it’s highlighted content!"

"Young Man!"

Looking at the prominent two words on the flyer, which together meant ’young man.’

"You see, even Hawkins knows that old Ding’s age is a big problem, so he made a point of branding himself as a young man for the election. In my opinion, I think your predecessor Ding doesn’t really stand much of a chance!"

"How could this be..."

Seeing Zhang Wei speak so starkly, Tan Yingying looked utterly disheartened, and even Xiao Baihe sighed deeply.

So it turned out they had been busy for nothing today.

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

"Zhang Wei, seeing how miserable Xiao Baihe and the others are, shouldn’t we give them some advice?"

Just as Zhang Wei was poised to take his leave, Xia Qianyue suddenly felt moved by compassion.

"This..."

Zhang Wei was left speechless, what happened to their world of two?

Wasn’t it agreed that if Xiao Baihe was busy, we’d take the chance to slip away?

I long for our world of two!