During the second half of the journey back, Dick focused on driving and did not start any more conversations.

Gu Shanna thought that he might be thinking about the case and needed some quiet time, so she flipped through the notes and continued to study.

She realized that after the renovation of the restaurant was completed, her relatively idle days would be over. Every battle that she would have to fight in the future would be a tough one.

In the restaurant management strategy summarized by a certain guru on the forum, the guru strongly recommended that every restaurant owner thoroughly clean all the kitchen equipment before opening for business and test it multiple times to discover any problems in time.

The guru also thoughtfully listed the cleaning and debugging methods of the relevant equipment. Gu Shanna had a headache reading the numerous professional terms. She had thought that she was a good amateur chef, but now she realized that she was still far from being a professional.

Fortunately, all the large electrical appliances had not been delivered yet, so she still had time to make up for it.

Sigh, if only she could hire a professional restaurant manager … What was the professional term again? A store manager or a manager?

Anyway, it would be great if she could have a professional to help her.

However, Gu Shanna counted the balance in her account and looked at the standard remuneration for a professional store manager. She was so sad that tears were rushing out of her eyes.

She was so poor that she could not afford it!

Gu Shanna wanted to cry but had no tears. The anti-poverty system was really determined to implement the great concept of supporting the mind first and helping the mind first. It was training her to become a business powerhouse from an otaku.

The melodious ringtone kept ringing. Gu Shanna's phone vibrated in her hand, but she ignored it.

Dick could not help but tilt his head and remind her, "Your … your phone is ringing."

"Hmm?" Gu Shanna quickly lowered her head. When she saw the flashing words on the screen, her face turned even paler.

Dick accurately captured the change in her expression. His whole body trembled. Was it a debt collector?

During this period, Gu Shanna was one of the hottest topics in the police station. Even his partner paid special attention to her and often mentioned her to him.

Therefore, Dick often heard rumors about Gu Shanna. He knew that she came to Gotham to save her family business after her parents' failed investment and both suffered a stroke.

Out of politeness, Dick did not ask. He secretly observed Gu Shanna's expression. She took a deep breath and picked up the phone.

The other party spoke in Chinese. Judging from her voice, she was a middle-aged woman. Her tone was rather calm.

Gu Shanna only said one sentence from beginning to end and then hung up the phone.

There were no quarrels or screams, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Dick was relieved.

But what Dick didn't see was that Gu Shanna's hand, which was hidden under her wide sleeves, was gripping her phone so tightly that her veins were bulging and her knuckles were slightly white.

She tried her best to remain calm as she said to Dick, "I'll get off at the apartment. Thank you."

"Sure," Dick said as he parked the car by the roadside. "See you later."

Gu Shanna forced a smile. "See you later."

She ran all the way until she closed the door and gulped down a can of Happy Otaku Water. Only then did the restlessness in her heart gradually calm down.

"Make time to go home soon. Aunt wants to introduce you to someone. You have to meet him."

What a joke. Her own marriage was a mess, and now she was forcing her to go on a blind date.

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What are you doing?

So, she retorted stiffly, "I don't have time to participate in your loveless breeding program."

The other party didn't say anything, and she didn't call back after hanging up.

*

After watching Gu Shanna leave, Dick wasn't in a hurry to leave. He adjusted his unnatural emotions and dialed Volly's number.

The call was picked up immediately. Volly spoke quickly. "Dick, you finally remembered me!"

"You make it sound like I don't usually ask you out." Dick smiled. "Are you still in New York?

I need your help. "

Volly cheered excitedly. "Tell me what it is. I'll help you even if I have to climb a mountain of swords or dive into a sea of fire."

"Don't make it sound so heroic. I'm just investigating a person."

Dick took out the iPad next to the passenger seat and opened a file. "His name is Parker, Peter Parker."

Volly said, "Okay, 24 hours at most. I'll get everything done for you."

Dick started the engine. "Thanks, bro."

"Stop the car!"

Through the bulletproof glass, Dick could vaguely hear a few screams. Volly heard them on the other end of the phone too. He immediately said, "Are you on a mission?

Okay, I'm hanging up. "

Dick answered casually and hung up the phone. Puzzled, he looked at the source of the sound. A tall and strong mummy was moving its short legs and slowly running toward him.

Dick was shocked. "What's that?"

The mummy struggled to the car and knocked on the window. "Damn it, I'm exhausted. I miss my big wings."

Dick was dumbfounded. "Lucifer?"

"Yes, that's me." Lucifer was breathing heavily. "Open the door for me. My hand can't move."

Of course, how could he move his fingers when he was wrapped up like this?

Annoyed, Dick opened the backseat door for him. "Sit in the backseat. Don't you think it's obvious enough?"

Lucifer groaned and grumbled as he struggled to climb into the car. "Humph, you're smiling so brightly at Shanna, but you're acting like a bully when you see me!"

Dick pulled a long face. "What are you talking about?

Why … Why are you like this?

Halloween passed a long time ago. "

Lucifer wanted to blink, but the eyes of this body were so small that they were barely visible under the layers of bandages. He couldn't accurately convey his feelings.

He had to give up on eye contact and said aggrievedly, "You were the one who told me to pay attention to my disguise."

The veins on Dick's forehead throbbed. "The disguise I was talking about was a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a scarf, not a Ramses the Second!"

"I see!" Lucifer said in realization. "You should have said so earlier. Damien and I were pestering each other all morning."

"…" Dick was speechless and quickly started the car. "Everyone passing by is looking at you!"

"Let them. They can't see my face anyway." Lucifer was smug. "I'm here to say goodbye."

Dick was speechless.

Lucifer asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Dick held back his anger. "Why don't you just leave a note? Why make such a big fuss …"

"Making a big fuss is my style."

Lucifer didn't think much of it. "I've already handed Daisy over to Tim and Jason. They'll have a 'talk' with her vicious stepsister."

Daisy was the cute blonde girl. After Lucifer's divine light left her body, she had come back to life.

Lucifer was worried that she would remember what had happened, but after checking, he found that Daisy didn't even remember falling from the 18th floor. She didn't have any psychological trauma at all.

Dick nodded. "Then why aren't you leaving?"

"You're so heartless." Lucifer covered his chest with one hand. "Do you think going back to hell is as easy as calling an Uber?"

Dick said impatiently, "What else do you want?

Kill chickens and cows and hold a grand ceremony to send the king of hell home? "

"If you dare sacrifice a live chicken covered in salmonella, I'll cut ties with you."

Lucifer struggled to fasten his seatbelt. "Let's go to the bar. I need to have a drink and watch a dance before I go."

Dick was speechless.

*

In the next few days, Gu Shanna was busy studying the restaurant's management strategy. The equipment she had ordered was still on the way, and it would take another three days for it to arrive.

There wasn't much to do in the restaurant, so she gave the employees a few days off and went back to their jobs.

During the break, Gu Shanna went out for a walk to find inspiration, but she didn't dare go too far. She usually wandered around the police station, but strangely, she ran into Dick every time.

After a while, Gu Shanna felt a little embarrassed. Even though she didn't go out regularly, and they did run into each other by chance, she still felt awkward.

One day, the two of them met again around the corner.

After exchanging greetings as usual, Dick said, "Actually, there are a few good gyms in the city center. If you want to exercise, why don't you find a professional trainer?"

Tsk, they had run into each other so many times that even Dick was suspicious. Did he think that she wanted to hit on him, so he was tactfully rejecting her?

In all honesty, she just wanted to go for a walk!

Gu Shanna was a little depressed, but she couldn't explain it, so she said, "Let's ask Peter to accompany me some other day."

Peter should know a lot about fitness, and most importantly, he was an expert at bargaining.

Dick's eyes flickered, and he smiled. "Are you free now?

I'm just about to deliver the materials. "

Gu Shanna was stunned. "Huh?"

Dick smiled brightly. "And I know a lot about fitness. I can give you advice for free and come up with a scientific fitness plan."

Gu Shanna didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I … I'm not good at sports."

This was beyond Dick's understanding. Looking at Gu Shanna's figure, he had thought that she was an athlete.

But no matter what, he had to create an opportunity to be alone with Gu Shanna. Even if it was only for ten minutes, he had to talk about Peter Parker.

At first glance, there was nothing wrong with the file that Volly had sent over. Peter Parker was a typical good student with a perfect life experience and a clean life.

But Dick felt that something was wrong, so he asked Volly to conduct an in-depth investigation. In the end, he found that Peter Parker had once been an intern at Tony Stark's company, and had even received a special scholarship established by Stark.

However, Parker hadn't written this down in any of his files or resumes, nor had he mentioned it to anyone else.

What the entire United States knew was that Tony Stark was Iron Man.

Parker had deliberately hidden this experience because he wanted to distance himself from Stark, but what kind of relationship could they have?

Based on what he felt during the tug-of-war competition, Dick didn't think that Peter was an ordinary person. An ordinary person couldn't possibly have the strength and reflexes that shocked him.

Dick thought of all kinds of possibilities, but they were all overturned by Volly's investigation.

He thought about it and couldn't help but feel uneasy about the person who had a relationship with the scourge Iron Man, so he decided to investigate it himself.

Gu Shanna, as Peter's boss, was naturally one of the targets of the investigation.

However, from the previous probe, it seemed that she didn't know some of Peter's secrets, and the two of them were purely in an employer-employee relationship.

But if that was the case, he had to remind Gu Shanna to be on guard against Peter. Who knew Peter's real identity and the real purpose of coming to Gotham?

But at this critical moment, he received a text message from Steel Bone. "Found traces of nuclear family!

They're in the state of being on drugs! "

Dick cursed and turned to run to the parking lot. After running a few steps, he turned back and said seriously, "Gotham is very dangerous. Don't run around alone.

If there's anything strange around you, come to the police station and find me immediately. "