Chapter 76.2: “Do you have painkillers, stomach medicine, and heart medication at home?”

Ginger gets spicier with age. Bai DuanDuan admired Ji Lin in his heart while silently memorizing all this. Regardless of when, don’t subjectively judge that certain evidence is not useful to oneself. Being able to dig into the details is often the difference between a good lawyer and an ordinary one.

“So all we need to do later is to retrieve the surveillance footage?”

“Yes, generally speaking, the video storage period for commercial surveillance is about a month. The time this photo was taken was just about ten days after we obtained evidence from Tang Li’s bank account, so there must be some clues in the surveillance footage. Even if we couldn’t capture them dining together, we can at least see the three of them entering and leaving together at the entrance or cashier.” Ji Lin smiled calmly. “That’s enough.”

It was only then that Bai DuanDuan realized why Ji Lin could remain calm and composed in the previous stage. It turned out that he had already thought of a countermeasure but didn’t reveal it, giving himself time to think independently. Unfortunately…Bai DuanDuan was still a little careless.

Ji Lin noticed that Bai DuanDuan suddenly became a bit down and quickly realized what she was thinking. He leaned over and kissed her cheek. “You’re still young. When you reach my age, you’ll be even better than me.”

Obviously, a kiss on the cheek was not enough for Ji Lin. He kissed her and then kissed her cherry lips.

With one kiss, Bai DuanDuan started to feel a slight palpitation again. However, just as she was beginning to respond to the kiss, feeling reluctant to part with it, Ji Lin urgently stopped this fragrant and thick kiss.

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Jyk Pwydewyd oyp y ckv wdbyrru, cwv pbl eked’v jdso bso vs lmralpp kv ekalnvzu, ps pbl nswze sdzu pyu kdektdydvzu, “Kk Nkd, es usw dsv zkjl xl?”

Tyzqoyu vbaswtb vbl jkpp, bl pvsrrle yde oldv vs vyzj ycswv vbl nypl. Ebyv jkde sq rlapsd oyp bl!

“Ps usw oydv xl vs jllr jkppkdt usw?” Kk Nkd ypjle nyzxzu.

“R esd’v oydv vs!” Jyk Pwydewyd oyp qwakswp.

Ebyv y vaypbu pvayktbv xyd, awkdkdt xu uswvb.

Tsolhla, Kk Nkd nzlyazu eked’v nyal ycswv bla ydpola yde nbydtle vbl pwcflnv, ypjkdt nyzxzu, “Ps usw oydv vs tlv raltdydv?”

Ebyv eslp vbkp byhl vs es okvb yduvbkdt?

“R esd’v oydv vs!” Jyk Pwydewyd oyp lhld xsal ydtau. Fbl oyp pvkzz ps uswdt, yde bla nyalla oyp fwpv cltkddkdt. Mblpl ulyap olal vbl clpv srrsavwdkvu vs xyjl y calyjvbaswtb. Ebs oswze oydv vs byhl y cycu aktbv yoyu!

Ji Lin didn’t seem surprised by Bai Duanduan’s answer. He looked at her and said, “So I can only kiss you halfway.”

???

What kind of devil’s logic was this???

Bai Duanduan frowned and looked at Ji Lin in confusion.

Ji Lin looked back at her calmly and said in a tone colder than his expression, “Because I won’t be able to control myself.”

Bai Duanduan still didn’t understand.

Ji Lin pursed his lips. “I don’t have it.” He averted his gaze and added, “I didn’t buy it, but next time, I won’t stop after kissing halfway. I’ll be prepared, so you don’t have to worry about getting pregnant.”

It took a second for Bai Duan Duan to understand what he meant, but in that moment, her face turned red.

Ji Lin then explained, as if not satisfied with his answer, “Stopping after kissing halfway doesn’t mean I don’t like you. It’s because I like you too much that I have to stop.”

He looked a bit frustrated, as if he were also aggrieved, but for Bai DuanDuan’s sake, he was also helpless.

Bai DuanDuan finally learned the reason why Ji Lin stopped kissing halfway, but now she was so embarrassed that she wished she knew nothing. She blamed herself for asking such a question, and she also blamed Ji Lin for speaking so seriously and calmly about such a topic.

She felt like disappearing on the spot, or finding a tree hole to crawl into…

She couldn’t help but change the subject. “Then… let’s go get evidence tomorrow and quickly expose Xie Miao’s fraud…”

Unfortunately, her efforts did not receive Ji Lin’s respect. He mercilessly pointed out, “Bai DuanDuan, it’s not Xie Miao who’s committing fraud, it’s Tian Mu.”

“…”

What kind of trashy straight man doesn’t know when to shut up?!

…

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However, despite all the love talk, they couldn’t delay the matter of obtaining evidence.

The next morning, Bai DuanDuan followed Ji Lin straight to the door of the restaurant to investigate and obtain evidence, presenting relevant documents and investigation letters.

“Could you please help us retrieve the relevant video surveillance footage?”

Unfortunately, neither Bai DuanDuan nor Ji Lin expected that such a popular internet-famous hotpot restaurant would not even have any surveillance cameras. The staff shrugged, “Sorry, we don’t have any surveillance cameras. We’re a store that trusts our customers, so we don’t have any surveillance cameras at all.”

The staff looked righteous, but often, restaurants without surveillance cameras are not only irresponsible to their own storefronts, but also to their customers. After all, even if there are no surveillance cameras at the entrance, the back kitchen and preparation room, which are responsible for controlling the quality of the food and ensuring food safety and hygiene, should have them. After all, many stores have had hygiene issues that were only discovered when the food safety supervision department inspected and retrieved surveillance footage. Moreover, as the store owner, they should also have checks and balances on what is happening in their back kitchen. Surveillance cameras not only monitor customers but also monitor whether employees are following the rules.

It’s only 9 o’clock in the morning, and the hot pot restaurant hasn’t officially opened yet. Bai DuanDuan looked around and saw the oil stains on the floor leading to the kitchen and the lazy staff. She felt a lump in her heart. Is this a marketing gimmick or is it truly high-quality? She couldn’t even see the necessary fire extinguishing equipment, and she began to doubt whether this popular restaurant had truly passed the fire safety inspection.

But being angry wouldn’t solve anything. On the way back, Bai DuanDuan felt a bit down because the lead that Ji Lin had worked hard to dig up had been lost again.

Ji Lin, on the other hand, remained calm and even had the energy to comfort Bai DuanDuan: “If investigation and evidence collection were that simple, the parties involved wouldn’t need to hire lawyers. Besides, since Tian Mu found Lin Hui, and given Lin Hui’s ability and experience, it’s unlikely that he would be caught so easily. It seems that he chose this restaurant because he was already sure that they didn’t have any surveillance equipment, and that’s why he was so confident.”

Ji Lin rubbed Bai DuanDuan’s head. “It’s okay. We still have time to think of other ideas.”

However, it’s easier said than done. They’ve walked into the same dead end again, and the “evidence” that Tian Mu provided didn’t provide any breakthroughs.

“Let’s organize all the details and see if there’s anything we’ve overlooked in the old evidence.”

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Although they were facing another bottleneck in obtaining evidence, life still had to go on, especially since they had made promises that needed to be kept, such as…

“Oh, by the way, we’re having Rong Sheng over for dinner tonight,” Bai DuanDuan said.

“Why invite that big third wheel?” Ji Lin furrowed his brow.

“Remember how he helped me gather information about you? He begged me to let me repay him by cooking three meals for him, and I reluctantly agreed,” Bai DuanDuan explained.

“…” Ji Lin paused for a moment and asked, “Do you need my help with cooking?”

“No, thanks. I don’t want to break my promise to Rong Sheng, especially since he’s been looking forward to my cooking and won’t stop talking about it. I’ll handle it myself,” Bai DuanDuan replied.

“…”

Ji Lin fell silent for a moment before his conscience caught up with him. “Do you have painkillers, stomach medicine, and heart medication at home?”

“…”

Remembering the taste of the feces-flavored roast chicken, White rolled her eyes at Ji Lin.

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[Small Theatre]

Rong Sheng: I feel like my death is near 🙂

@ Reader Yan Temple’s:

Bai DuanDuan asked Ji Lin

“Today’s Christmas Eve, what is my gift?”

Ji Lin held DuanDuan’s hand and put it on his belt and said,

“You can unwrap this gift yourself.”