My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 350 - 0350: Lin Xue’s Personal Protection

Chapter 350: Chapter 0350: Lin Xue’s Personal Protection

"So you’re saying that you didn’t kill the person, but did you beat up Qin Haitao?" Lin Xue recorded what Tang Ming said while asking with confusion.

Although the Qin Family had already stated that they wouldn’t pursue the matter further, Lin Xue, as a police officer, still needed to uncover the truth.

"Well... if I say it was me who did it, would you arrest me?" Tang Ming hesitated for a moment and asked with apprehension.

Seeing Tang Ming like this, Lin Xue couldn’t help but smile, "Don’t worry, the Qin Family has already dropped their pursuit of the culprit on their own. I’m just looking into it myself, and I won’t arrest you."

"Oh, then it was me who did it." Tang Ming sighed with relief and said bitterly, "Just over a dog, he brought three martial masters to kill me. I would have let myself down if I hadn’t beaten him up. But I really don’t know who shot and killed the other three people. Otherwise, I would definitely have to thank that person."

"Alright, it seems that what you’re saying is probably the truth." Lin Xue put away her notebook while nodding.

"It’s really not easy for you to believe me for once," Tang Ming said with a face full of wistfulness.

Lin Xue shot Tang Ming a glare and warned in a grave tone, "You must be careful tonight. I heard from Qin Aotian that he’s planning to deal with you this evening."

"Who is Qin Aotian?" Tang Ming was briefly stunned before hurriedly asking in a fluster, "Since you know he’s planning to take revenge on me, can the police provide me with protection?"

"I have already applied for personal protection for you, but the higher-ups said that this is a matter between martial artists and it’s inappropriate for the officials to intervene, as it is beyond the scope of police authority." Lin Xue said, clearly annoyed, "The higher-ups are being so irresponsible. This is pure cronyism. Martial artists are also citizens. Why should they be above the law?"

"Exactly, they can’t be allowed to do whatever they want." Tang Ming nodded repeatedly, but inside, he found it somewhat amusing: Lin Xue’s sense of justice was too strong, her ideas too naive. She was bound to suffer for it sooner or later.

"Don’t worry, though the higher-ups won’t provide you with personal protection, I will definitely ensure your safety," Lin Xue promised earnestly.

"What do you mean?" Tang Ming looked at Lin Xue, puzzled.

"I’ll stay here tonight. If that Qin Aotian dares to cause trouble, I’ll arrest him." Lin Xue patted the handgun at her waist and declared righteously, "Everyone is equal before the law. Even martial artists must not be coddled."

Hearing this, Tang Ming opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.

Damn, a regular police officer actually wanting to arrest a martial master, your handgun is like a toy in the eyes of a martial master, posing no threat at all. Isn’t this courting death?

"Cough cough, I appreciate your kindness, but it might not be convenient for you to stay here!" After regaining his composure, Tang Ming said with some difficulty, "I’m just a bodyguard for the Liu Family. I don’t have the authority to let you stay in the house to protect me!"

"Don’t worry, I’ll stay in the car outside the villa gate, I won’t be staying in your room," Lin Xue said with an unconcerned smile, ready to go all out to protect Tang Ming.

"It’s no trouble at all." Just then, a small head popped out from the top of the stairs on the second floor. The child called out excitedly, "Auntie Policewoman should stay inside the villa to protect us."

"Xiaoli, what are you doing? Why did you let that female cop stay in our house?" Liu Mengting quickly pulled Li Xiaoli back upstairs and asked dissatisfiedly.

In fact, the moment Lin Xue entered, the two girls upstairs were secretly eavesdropping. As women, they both felt that Lin Xue’s concern for Tang Ming was a bit excessive.

"Meng Meng sister, you’re so silly." Li Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Liu Mengting and said slyly, "That policewoman obviously has a thing for Brother Tang Ming. If we don’t let her stay in the villa and she really stays in her car outside, do you think Brother Tang Ming would have the heart to leave her there?"

"So what?" Liu Mengting still didn’t understand Li Xiaoli’s point.

"Then, Brother Tang Ming will definitely go out to check on the female cop. You say, a man and a woman, all alone in a car in the middle of the night—it’s easy for something to happen," Li Xiaoli warned with a concerned face. "It’s safer for us to keep her inside the villa, under our watchful eyes."

"Oh, oh, oh, you make a lot of sense. I didn’t expect your little head to be so smart?" Liu Mengting nodded repeatedly and then walked downstairs with Li Xiaoli.

"You two young ladies, what do you mean by this?" Tang Ming looked at Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli with a headache and thought miserably, "The person coming is a martial master, and here I am trying to find a way to get rid of Lin Xue, but these two ladies come down to mess things up. Can’t a person catch a break?"

"Xiaoli and I just came out for some fresh air and happened to overhear your conversation," Liu Mengting said with a straight face, expressionless. "Even though I don’t know who this Qin Aotian you spoke of is, since he’s coming after you, we should prepare in advance."

"Exactly, exactly. The police auntie is so keen to help catch the bad guys; how can we let her stay outside in the car?" Li Xiaoli, full of enthusiasm, sat down next to Lin Xue and excitedly said, "Police auntie, why not stay with us? You could teach us a few anti-wolf skills so that when Brother Tang Ming plots something against us in the future, we can use them."

Hearing this, Tang Ming’s mouth twitched. Lin Xue’s skills can’t hurt me at all, what’s the point of learning from her?

"I’m not sure that’s appropriate. The higher-ups at the police haven’t approved my actions, and entering a civilian’s home to set up defenses without permission isn’t proper," Lin Xue said uncertainly, facing the eager Li Xiaoli.

"It doesn’t matter; this isn’t an official police action. Just think of it as staying at a friend’s house. No one will question it." Afraid that Lin Xue wouldn’t stay at the villa, Liu Mengting quickly responded.

"Stay, please. The weather’s getting colder; it’s too cold to stay outside," Li Xiaoli also chimed in, urging her to stay.

"This..." Lin Xue looked troubledly at Tang Ming.

"Ahem, I’m going to step out for some air. You decide for yourselves," seeing the situation, Tang Ming immediately got up and excused himself from the room.

Once he was in the yard, Tang Ming’s face fell into a frown. While surveying his surroundings, he talked to himself helplessly, "I was actually looking forward to testing myself against a martial master from the Qin Family to see how much I’ve improved. Now it’s all ruined. With Lin Xue staying here, having a proper fight is out of the question!"

This was the Liu Family’s villa, and besides the two young ladies, there were also servants of the Liu Family. If a fight with a martial master took place here, it could easily harm the innocent or cause serious damage to the surroundings, which was not something Tang Ming wanted to see happen.

After contemplating for a while, Tang Ming shook his head, looked up into the distance, and said with regret, "I have to give up this fight today. To send Qin Aotian away without alarming the others, I need to make preparations in advance."