Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 178 - 172. Huo Feng Begins Investigation

Soon, it was time to go to school.

For caution, Pu Sangzhi wore a hat and a mask to discreetly cover her face.

Huo Feng accompanied her to school, thoroughly content in his role as the Protector.

Similarly, after arriving at school, Huo Feng left her side.

Watching Huo Feng hurry away, Pu Sangzhi curved her lips into a light smile.

...

This week had not been easy for Sangzhi.

She attended school while worrying about her home.

Occasionally distracted during class, she wondered if everything was okay at home, if her mother was alright alone.

Pu Sangzhi brought her entire tutoring salary of over two thousand to school.

Chen Huifen had told her that during sensitive times, it was best not to keep money at home.

In case, just in case, debt collectors came knocking, it was better they found not a penny.

Thus, Pu Sangzhi now carried a large sum with her.

Carrying such a large amount was inconvenient, so she gave Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao 500 each and had 500 accounted for in each of their Alipay to use later at their convenience.

Besides this, Pu Sangzhi also charged 800 into her meal card so that she now carried just over 400 with her.

After distributing the money, having just over 400 with her made Sangzhi feel quite relieved.

The week at school was peaceful with no particular incidents, and Sangzhi managed to get through it with difficulty.

On Friday after school, Huo Feng was waiting at her classroom door as usual.

Their class was delayed by ten minutes.

Finally, when the teacher finished, Pu Sangzhi grabbed her backpack and dashed out of the classroom, not the last one out as usual.

At that moment, she was eager to get home.

Huo Feng walked her home, and throughout the journey, Pu Sangzhi quickened her pace, Huo Feng matching her stride.

He knew that Sangzhi was worried about her mother.

So, Huo Feng also did not dare delay her, and the two walked quietly and quickly.

All the way to her house, Pu Sangzhi unlocked the door and upon hearing her knocking, Chen Huifen also used her keys to unlock the door from inside.

Once the door opened, mother and daughter saw each other and only then felt relieved that both were safe and sound.

Several alarm devices had arrived for Huo Feng, and he installed them in Pu Sangzhi’s home along with some anti-wolf spray in easily accessible spots.

He was very careful, treating the issues at Pu Sangzhi’s home as his own.

After Huo Feng finished, it was already late.

Pu Sangzhi walked him to the door of her house, and before leaving, Huo Feng patted her head, saying, "Call me if something happens at home. You remember my number, right?"

Pu Sangzhi nodded, "Go ahead."

Huo Feng, not convinced, pinched her face, "You don’t miss me at all, not even trying to keep me here."

Pu Sangzhi swatted his hand away, also saying, "Stop touching me. You’ve been touching me too much lately; I’m getting angry."

Ah, she noticed...

Lately, Huo Feng had silently begun executing his plan for more physical contact with her, but Sangzhi had warned him several times.

She was not letting him get closer at all, still stuck at the same stage as before, not changing at all...

Huo Feng felt rather unhappy about it.

"Alright, I’m really going home now."

Huo Feng waved, "Don’t forget to miss me, or I’ll come over early tomorrow to see you."

Pu Sangzhi looked at him speechlessly, "Just go."

Huo Feng, "You’re rushing me again, pushing me to the brink. You don’t feel any guilt at all."

Pu Sangzhi, "Hurry up, I’m waiting to lock the door!"

Huo Feng, "Alright, alright, not staying here to be disliked by you anymore. I’m going, ungrateful grandmother Pu."

Pu Sangzhi, "..."

After some arguing, Pu Sangzhi finally sent Huo Feng away.

The two locks of the house were fastened again, securing the room, imprisoning both mother and daughter, but also protecting them...

Walking out of Pu Sangzhi’s alley, Huo Feng kept looking around, observing the pedestrians meticulously.

Nothing suspicious so far...

Still uneasy, he walked back to the entrance of the alley, stopped at the grocery store’s door, bought a box of milk and some snacks, and started chatting with the chubby grocer.

Huo Feng asked the grocer, "Auntie, I heard that there have been suspicious people lurking around this alley lately. You’re here every day, do you know if this is true or not?"

The grocer looked surprised upon hearing this, "Really? What kind of people are you referring to? Thieves or murderers?"

Nibbling on his sandwich, Huo Feng replied, "I just heard about it. Apparently, someone has been watching this alley, targeting a specific house. Haven’t you heard anything?"

"Oh..."

After listening, the grocer nodded, thinking hard, "Now that you mention it, I do recall something."

Cautiously, Huo Feng asked, "What do you recall?"

Thinking aloud, the grocer said, "Just a while ago, there was a man who came here every day to buy cigarettes. After buying them, he’d stand over there and smoke, watching the alley. Are you talking about that man?"

"Oh?"

Huo Feng felt like he might be onto something, "What does this man look like? Does he look mean? Old? Any distinguishing features on his face?"

The grocer hit him and said, "Are you taking a census? Asking so many details. I don’t remember much, but he’s not young, and he hasn’t been around for a while."

Huo Feng, "Oh~"