Gene Fusion System: Crime Hunter

Luo Fei couldn't explain it clearly, so he reluctantly agreed.

Then Wu Yan went to the kitchen to cook while he went to take a shower.

In the bathroom, he took a moment to access the system.

By now, the victims of the kidnapping case were likely rescued, so he guessed the system rewards should have arrived.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the system, a notification popped up.

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for cracking the major kidnapping gang case and rescuing the kidnapped victims, receiving a thousand Gold Coins!"

Seeing this reward, Luo Fei couldn't help but feel satisfied.

His hard work wasn't in vain, after all, it finally paid off.

Then he checked his data.

Gene Fusion System

Host: Luo Fei

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Gene Fusion: Police Dog Olfactory Gene, Gorilla Strength Gene, Chimpanzee Memory Gene, Knife Mantis Reflex Gene, Cheetah Speed Gene, Eagle Eyesight Gene, Leaf-tailed Gecko Camouflage Gene

Gold Coins: 1100

Gene Shop: Puff Adder Resistance Gene (2000 Gold Coins), Turtle Defense Gene (2000 Gold Coins), Water Buffalo Swimming Gene (2000 Gold Coins), Ant Strength Gene (5000 Gold Coins), Elephant Memory Gene (5000 Gold Coins)...

Satisfied, Luo Fei exited the system.

He now had over a thousand Gold Coins. Just solving two more cases and he'd be able to redeem another gene.

...

"Sigh, wonder when I'll save up to five thousand..."

He was sighing silently when a sudden inspiration struck, "Right, there's still Chen Chahua's disappearance case, can't forget about that..."

He immediately decided in his mind to go to Wenshui Town again for investigation early the next morning.

After coming out, he casually picked up his phone and found two messages from Yang Mei sent eight minutes ago.

"I'm home."

"I'm leaving like this; Aunt isn't mad, right?"

"Don't worry, my mom isn't that petty."

"She just found out you send me home every day after work and was upset why I didn't bring you home earlier."

About a minute later, Yang Mei replied.

"Are you okay then? Could you explain to Auntie, just say I'm still a bit shy..."

"No problem, my mom just nags a bit, that's all."

Thinking about the task Wu Yan gave him, Luo Fei typed another line.

"By the way, Yang Mei, what do you like usually?"

"Why ask all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, just asking casually, hehe, want to know more about you."

"Oh, I like a lot of things."

"I like reading, listening to music, occasionally playing chess with my dad, drinking tea."

Seeing her message, Luo Fei felt a bit dumbfounded.

He had meant to ask what items she liked, not interests and hobbies...

He hesitated whether to correct it, but decided against it.

Since Wu Yan had asked him to find out, it was clearly meant to be a surprise. If he asked directly, given her intelligence, she would definitely guess something.

If he messed it up, Wu Yan might nag him for a long time.

No rush, he'll find out next time slowly...

Just then, Yang Mei sent another message.

"By the way Luo Fei, what hobbies do you have usually?"

"My hobbies, huh..."

Soon they were chatting about hobbies.

Around 5:20, Luo Xiaoxiao got home from school.

Seeing Luo Fei sitting in the living room, she was a bit incredulous, "Wow bro, am I seeing things? You're actually home today!"

She hadn't seen him at home at this time for over a month!

"What do you mean, if I'm not home, where would I be?" Luo Fei put down his phone, smiling wryly at her.

"But it's been ages since I saw you at home."

"I've been working overtime to investigate cases, right?"

"So are you not busy now?"

"Yeah, not busy at the moment."

"Really, that's great, bro, could you do me a favor?"

Luo Xiaoxiao looked all excited, then tugged on Luo Fei's arm pitifully.

Whenever she used this expression, it usually meant she'd caused trouble again and hoped he'd help fix it.

Luo Fei knew her too well; his face immediately turned serious, "What do you need help with? Did you get into trouble again?"

"Shh shh shh... Bro, keep your voice down, don't let mom hear."

Luo Xiaoxiao was scared and quickly covered his mouth, sneaking a glance at the kitchen to make sure Wu Yan hadn't heard. She then dragged Luo Fei to her room.

Seeing her sneaky appearance, Luo Fei was sure something was up, and it definitely wasn't small.

He kept a serious face, "Hurry up and tell me, what did you do now?"

"Bro, I didn't cause trouble, it's just... it's just..."

"Stop stammering and spit it out."

"It's just... the homeroom teacher wants you to go to school."

Luo Xiaoxiao twisted her fingers, speaking in a low voice.

Actually, it wasn't just Luo Hao who was afraid of this big brother, she was too.

But compared to the hot-tempered Wu Yan, she'd rather choose Luo Fei; at least after he disciplined them, the matter was done, unlike Wu Yan who would nag endlessly.

"Parent meeting? Did you get into trouble at school?"

If it were just a simple parent meeting, she wouldn't need to act like this.

Sure enough, under his stern gaze, Luo Xiaoxiao spoke even softer, "I, I didn't do too well in this midterm exam..."

Luo Xiaoxiao's grades weren't top-notch, but she was among the top of her class.

She was always a focus for the homeroom teacher, yet this time the midterm results weren't ideal, far below her usual performance.

So her homeroom teacher wanted her to inform her parents to come in. Luo Xiaoxiao thought she wouldn't escape Wu Yan's nagging, but didn't expect Luo Fei to be home.

After explaining, she quickly added, "Bro, it's really not my fault. I had a cold and the medicine made me drowsy, so I didn't perform well."

Luo Fei was about to scold her but remembered something upon hearing this.

A while ago when he came back from working overtime, Wu Yan mentioned once that Luo Xiaoxiao had a severe cold and might need to go to the hospital for an IV if it didn't improve.

"Since there was a reason, I won't criticize you this time. But Xiaoxiao, grades concern your future; you need to keep that in mind, okay?"

"I know, I know, bro, don't worry, I'll definitely study hard and not let you and mom down."

Luo Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously, then looked at him expectantly, "Bro, about the parent meeting..."

"I'll see if I have time around noon tomorrow to go."

"I knew you're the best, bro. But... could you not tell mom? If she knows I did poorly and got called in, she'd definitely scold me..."

Luo Fei softened, "I won't tell her, but if she finds out on her own, it's not my problem!"

"As long as you don't say, and I don't say, no one will know!"

With the matter resolved, Luo Xiaoxiao happily hugged Luo Fei's arm, bouncing around.

Luo Fei gave her a few more earnest words of advice and went out, while Luo Xiaoxiao stayed in her room to do her homework.

Then around six, Luo Hao got home, and Wu Yan called them to wash hands for dinner.

At the dinner table, the family ate while chatting and laughing.

Suddenly Wu Yan asked, "By the way, Luo Hao and Xiaoxiao, your midterm results should be out soon, right? How did you do?"

Exactly what they were afraid of happened!

Luo Xiaoxiao was so nervous she could barely hold her chopsticks, exchanging a guilty glance with Luo Hao.

Initially, Wu Yan just asked casually, but seeing them both silent, her face quickly sank.

She set down her chopsticks, looking at them seriously, "Why so quiet, Xiaoxiao, you first, what score did you get?"

Luo Xiaoxiao's grades were typically better than Luo Hao's, so she cared more about her daughter's results first.

Luo Hao let out a sigh of relief and gleefully watched Luo Xiaoxiao.

The latter felt uneasy, instinctively casting a pleading look at Luo Fei.

Luo Fei, while eating, gave her a helpless look.