Before Lu Tingyan could get angry, Yodel and his assistant tactfully pulled Bai Xue aside.
Lu Tingyan's sharp gaze swept over everyone present.
The people present were all villagers, and even the investigators had never seen such a high-ranking official. Everyone uncontrollably lowered their heads, not daring to speak another word.
Bai Su's mouth twitched as she followed Lu Tingyan away.
She knew what Lu Tingyan wanted to do.
'If he wants to round them all up at once, he can't alert the enemy.'
'That's why he deliberately put on an act of protecting his little lover, letting the matter drop.'
'The local criminals hiding in the shadows would surely let their guard down.'
With a dark expression, Bai Su felt a headache coming on as she endured Bai Xue's furious glare from behind.
Just as she expected.
Bai Su returned to the orphanage without incident, and that very day, rumors spread like wildfire at the foot of the mountain.
