I just wanted a sweet romance, I never imagined becoming a super-rich person!

Chapter 96 Cutting Off the Fire at the Bottom of the Blade

Zhang Ziyang's colleague was repeatedly defeated by an ordinary person, leaving him feeling both frustrated and helpless.

He was actually being very serious just now, he was just afraid of making a fool of himself.

But to my surprise, I was still defeated despite giving it my all.

He could tell that Lu Ran's movements were slightly clumsy, but very fluid, like a martial arts genius in a wuxia drama who could remember everything he saw and used a newly learned move to defeat an old master in one go.

"Officer, I'm so sorry, I wasn't paying attention."

The police officer saluted Lu Ran: "It's a shame you didn't join the army."

After saying that, the police officer jogged back to his post.

Lu Ran returned the salute.

He had just realized why he was able to successfully execute the over-the-shoulder throw.

Hand-eye coordination combined with shorthand skills is definitely a cheat code in a fight!

He simply recalled the moves he had seen before, and then he was able to use them with ease. What else could this be but a cheat code?

"This guy is awesome."

"Learned how to assemble a gun in one go, and subdued a well-trained uncle in one move—is this some kind of elite soldier returning to the city to show off?"

"You've been reading too many novels. Didn't you see how clean and white this guy's hands are? He's obviously someone who's never practiced martial arts. You can only say he's a genius."

Zhang Ziyang looked at Wang Xiaoyan.

"Xiaoyan, how about introducing your friend to our department?"

Wang Xiaoyan shook her head: "Forget it. Although Lu Ran is indeed a rare talent, his identity is special. He is a businessman and is currently under investigation, so it won't work."

"Yeah, what a pity."

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On the way back to the hotel.

Cheng Ning, carrying a bag of souvenir figurines, glanced admiringly at Lu Ran, who had his hands in his pockets.

"Did you hear what Xiaoyan and her colleague were saying just now?"

"What did you say?"

"We just want to recruit you as a police officer!"

"Oh, that? I heard that."

"Are you trying to ask me if I want to be a police officer?"

Cheng Ning nodded.

Lu Ran laughed and said, "I know my own limitations. I may be good at fighting, but I certainly can't reach the level of the police officers in terms of thinking."

"To be honest, I'm just a lazy person. I don't want to do any ordinary nine-to-five job, let alone be a policeman."

"In short, I just don't like the feeling of having a fixed schedule; I want to arrange my own time."

Based on Cheng Ning's understanding of Lu Ran, this answer was within her expectations.

"And you?"

"Huh? What's wrong with me?" Cheng Ning was a little confused by Lu Ran's question.

"Being a policeman? Wasn't that your childhood dream?"

"Haven't you noticed that you've been getting healthier lately? You might not be as strong as me, but when it comes to girls, I doubt many could beat you in a fight."

Although Cheng Ning didn't train except for running with him every morning and evening, unlike him who would do a few sets of push-ups and squats from time to time.

But there should have been a lot of progress.

After all, he was cheating.

Cheng Ning looked at him: "Do you want me to go?"

Lu Ran shook his head: "I don't want to, it's too tiring and too dangerous."

Cheng Ning replied, "Then I won't go."

Lu Ran was happy to hear this, but he still hoped that Cheng Ning could choose what she liked.

"You don't need to consider what I say; you need to ask yourself if you want to."

"You are you, do whatever you want, you don't need to care too much about me. I hope you can live the life you want and choose the life you want."

After hearing this, Cheng Ning actually began to think about it seriously.

Looking back on my childhood dreams, and reflecting on the changes in my heart over the years.

A few minutes later.

Cheng Ning looked up at Lu Ran: "I'm not going."

Lu Ran asked in confusion, "Why? Isn't this your dream?"

"Because my dream has changed!"

"Changed? What is that?"

I won't tell you.

They had arrived at the hotel entrance. Cheng Ning blushed and said something before running into the hotel with the plush toy in her hand.

Lu Ran scratched his head in place.

Although he didn't want Cheng Ning to suffer or do dangerous things.

But if Cheng Ning wants to do it, Lu Ran will definitely support her.

He just didn't understand what the girl meant by those words! What did she mean by "dreams have changed," and why she wouldn't tell him?

Seriously, I thought jokes were just jokes, but now it seems that girls really do like playing guessing games.

Lu Ran caught up with Cheng Ning and tried to get an answer several times, but still couldn't get it out.

Lu Ran then gave up.

The two returned to the private room and found that only Wu Meimei and her daughter Wu Xiaomeng were left inside.

At this moment, Wu Meimei was sitting next to her father, thoughtfully serving him his favorite dishes and personally feeding him juice.

"Meimei, we have guests. Quickly, go and pour some tea."

Wu Xuhe seems to have forgotten about Lu Ran and Cheng Ning.

Wu Meimei took a tissue and wiped her father's mouth: "Dad, those are Ning'er and Xiao Lu."

"Ning'er, who is Ning'er?"

"Ning'er is my daughter."

"Ah, Meimei, you got married? Yes, yes, I remember now, my Meimei got married, and her husband is a handsome scholar. Great, great."

"I remember, wasn't Ning'er's eye injured? Oh, poor child, she must have suffered a lot. Come, come to Grandpa."

Without her second aunt's family, Cheng Ning relaxed a lot and quickly went to her grandfather's side, sweetly calling out, "Grandpa, happy birthday!"

"This is a gift from Lu Ran to you."

Wu Xuhe's eyes lit up when he saw the police doll that Cheng Ning took out.

"These are special souvenirs that can only be obtained from the police. Ning'er, how did you get so many?"

Cheng Ning pointed to Lu Ran: "Grandpa, it's an award that Lu Ran received for participating in an event organized by the police officers."

Wu Xuhe then looked at Lu Ran.

Lu Ran greeted him with a smile, "Hello, Grandpa."

Calling him "Grandpa" felt a bit off, while calling him "Great-Grandpa" felt a bit awkward, so Lu Ran simply decided to call him "Grandpa" along with Cheng Ning, since they would have to do it sooner or later anyway.

Wu Xuhe suddenly realized and said, "Oh, it's you. Hey, young man, we're all family. Let's sit down and talk things over peacefully."

"But the second son is the same. Even though you and Ning'er are married, he still likes to talk about this and that, just like he used to talk about Meimei."

"Xiao Lu, right? Please forgive him!"

Lu Ran smiled and nodded: "Okay, Grandpa, I'll remember."

"Yes, good boy."

"I really like this gift. It's much more interesting than these supplements or anything like that. It's so thoughtful of you. You're a very thoughtful child."

"By the way, Ning'er, didn't you have a child? Where is the child?"

Cheng Ning blushed deeply, completely at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Wu Meimei came to feed him with a bowl, which put an end to the fatal question.

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a few days later.

Lu Ran thought that since he had tricked Wang Jiachao and then made no further moves, the other party would tacitly agree to temporarily set aside their grudges.

But he didn't expect that just a few days later, actions would be taken against him.

The core members of Qianhai Hotel have been leaving the company one after another in the past few days, some even going so far as to violate their contracts in order to leave the hotel within this period.

Apart from Tan Baolong, the newly arrived manager, almost all the other leaders and middle-level key personnel had left.

This forced the hotel to temporarily close.

Lu Ran was initially at a loss, but later he deduced from the information Tan Baolong gave him that the person behind him was plotting against him.

That's Wang Jiachao's uncle, Wang Dongnian.

Wang Dongnian and the former owner of Qianhai Hotel were close friends. Based on this alone, Lu Ran was certain that it was Wang Dongnian who did it.

This drastic measure might not actually cost him the hotel, but closing down and rehiring would certainly cost him a lot more money and effort. It's not fatal, but it's disgusting.

Lu Ran sat in front of the computer and thought for a long time before taking out his phone and making a WeChat voice call.

"Hey, Xiao Mo, I need you to do something for me. The price is negotiable."