Even After My Death
Chapter 360 - 275: The Honest and Simple Qi Xingzhou

Chapter 360: Chapter 275: The Honest and Simple Qi Xingzhou

Seeing Qi Xingzhou silently massaging his shoulder, clearly feeling uncomfortable.

Jiang Ning walked over without a second thought and asked with concern, "What’s wrong with you? Did you get hurt somewhere?"

It was her oversight.

With her own foundation of more than ten years in kung fu, some physical tasks were simply not enough to trouble her.

But Qi Xingzhou was different.

Since he was young, he enjoyed staying in his room.

If Jiang Ning was a wild plant in the riverside wilderness that had withstood wind, rain, and snowstorms, then Qi Xingzhou was like a small flower carefully cultured in a greenhouse.

Now, this pampered little flower had followed her for over twenty years, not only living a rough life but also doing the tough work of police officers.

Jiang Ning stared intently at Qi Xingzhou’s shoulder.

When she drew near, Qi Xingzhou lowered the hand that had been massaging his shoulder.

He gazed back at Jiang Ning with a downcast head, his eyes deep, pure, and moist.

On his handsome face, Qi Xingzhou’s expression was somewhat impassive, devoid of much emotion.

He didn’t speak, merely shook his head with downturned brows and eyes, indicating he wasn’t injured.

To those unfamiliar with him, his demeanor would surely seem cold and unapproachable.

But after spending time together and getting to know him, Jiang Ning didn’t find his behavior cold at all; instead, she thought he seemed foolishly honest, particularly easy to bully, and susceptible to being taken advantage of.

At this moment, Jiang Ning had forgotten how at the beginning of the show, Qi Xingzhou had sent a little snake to scare Huo Ziheng, causing Huo Ziheng to wet his pants.

There was also the time in Q City when Qi Xingzhou summoned thousands of mosquitoes to surround Hao Manman, exclusively feasting on her blood until she had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Back then, Qi Xingzhou hadn’t become Jiang Ning’s mission partner, nor had he absorbed any Merit Apples.

Such actions hardly seemed fitting for someone who was naive and easy to bully.

However, it wasn’t Jiang Ning’s fault, as Qi Xingzhou had never shown any aggressiveness in front of her.

Even when they first met, Qi Xingzhou was just a boy afraid of the dark, so much so that during a claustrophobia attack, he would only hug his knees and shiver in a corner all alone.

Even though Qi Xingzhou stood at 1.88 meters, nearly two heads taller than Jiang Ning, he appeared to her as someone innocent of the world’s ways, as pure and well-behaved as a blank sheet, and as harmless as a soft, white dough—the Little Young Master Qi.

Jiang Ning watched Qi Xingzhou with worry.

She felt that Qi Xingzhou, with his eyes downcast and head shaking, seemed vulnerable and pitiable no matter how she looked at him.

Because Qi Xingzhou wasn’t talkative, Jiang Ning had chosen to have him wait in the room as bait, while she sat in the store to lure the criminals inside.

You could say that, among the criminals lying on the ground now, two-thirds had been subdued by Qi Xingzhou.

Among these criminals, there were men and women, old and young; it was entirely possible that Qi Xingzhou had been hurt by some who struggled violently while Jiang Ning wasn’t paying attention.

Qi Xingzhou was taller than Jiang Ning; she had to look up when speaking to him, and it wasn’t convenient to look at his shoulder while standing.

Jiang Ning grabbed Qi Xingzhou’s sleeve and pulled him aside, "Sit down, let me look at your shoulder."

Jiang Ning gently pinched the fabric of Qi Xingzhou’s clothes with just her thumb and index finger, applying very little force. It was less that she pulled him over, and more that he obligingly walked with her.

After Qi Xingzhou sat down on the stool, Jiang Ning stood beside him, lowered her head, and gently pulled back his clothing to take a closer look.

The Little Young Master, seldom seen in sunlight, had a pale complexion, and because of this, a patch of redness on the back of his shoulder under the clothes was especially noticeable.

"It’s a bit red."

Jiang Ning frowned slightly.

Such a minor injury, if on Jiang Ning herself, would have been of no concern to her.

But on Qi Xingzhou, it was different.

Qi Xingzhou was now her task partner, and since the injury was sustained while capturing a criminal, it was a work injury!

Jiang Ning sighed, "System ah..."

[Ding! Host, I’m here.]

The System hastily came out.

Ever since it discovered that Jiang Ning had pierced the task nest, the System had been secretly counting criminals in Jiang Ning’s mind, never resting for a moment.

The criminals that the Host caught were all its achievements in the end!

With the Host and her task partner working so diligently, the System also got a boost of energy, as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

Without waiting for Jiang Ning to speak, the System took the initiative, [Host, don’t worry. After scanning by the System, your little partner’s body doesn’t have any problems! It’s just a little bump, which will go away after a few days.]

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning’s face showed no happiness, but instead, she spoke somberly, "Injuries to muscles and bones take a hundred days to heal. Although Qi Xingzhou didn’t hurt his muscles or bones, there’s no guarantee that the subcutaneous tissues weren’t injured. It seems, for the following days, he can only rest and recuperate at home..."

System: [...???]

What’s wrong with the Host?

After just a few days of effort, she’s ready to rest?

This won’t do!

We must continue to work on the KPI!

To make the cow run, you have to let the cow graze.

For some reason, a sentence the System had seen while binge-watching dramas recently flashed through its mind.

The System touched its little purse and quickly exchanged a tube of ointment in the shop, eagerly seeking credit, [Host, I’ve got it!]

[I have an ointment here! It’s especially good for activating blood circulation and dispelling bruises!]

[Have him apply it after bathing at night; one application will show effect, and after two, it’ll be all better!]

The System, afraid that the Host really had the intention to strike, nearly broke its little throat shouting.

"Okay." Jiang Ning, having achieved her goal, said to the foolish little System in her mind, "Put the ointment in my crossbody bag."

The System, seeing Jiang Ning agree, hurriedly sent out the ointment.

[There, Host.]

When Jiang Ning opened her crossbody bag, she indeed found a new, unopened tube of ointment inside.

Jiang Ning, who had just been worried about Qi Xingzhou’s injury, felt a sense of relief upon seeing this tube of ointment.

She released the hand that was holding onto Qi Xingzhou’s collar and told him, "It’s a bit red, but not serious. Wait a moment, and I’ll give you a tube of ointment for activating blood circulation and dispelling bruises; apply it, and after two applications, it’ll fade away."

Actually, Jiang Ning could apply the ointment to Qi Xingzhou right now, but she had already heard the sound of alarms outside.

The sound of the alarms grew from distant to near, and soon several police cars stopped right outside the print shop.

Jiang Ning hurriedly stepped out.

Seeing the three police cars, Jiang Ning was slightly stunned.

She suddenly realized that she had forgotten something when she had called the police just now.

She had forgotten to inform the operator about the number of criminals at her location.

Nearly thirty criminals couldn’t fit into these three small police cars.

No matter how you looked at it, they needed a big truck...

Before Jiang Ning could ponder further, the officers from the police cars had already opened their doors, stepped out with a long stride, and walked out from the vehicles.