"So…"
Lin Fan understood now.
He understood everything now.
Clenching his teeth, he seethed. "So, I suddenly have a girlfriend who has cancer."
"As for me, I'm now a good man. Not only did I not abandon her, I even offer her my perpetual companionship, even working part-time and pulling out all my savings for her medical bills?"
On the other hand, Wang Dong was still utterly smug and did not notice the problem at all. "You knew? A little fake there, bruh. Why would you ask me if Old Chen told you?"
"Still, quite smart of me, right? The excuse really struck bullseye and would earn you lenient points from Old Chen, cutting down on trouble in the future."
Lin Fan: "…"
"I really have to thank you here. You're so smart!"
Those words were uttered entirely between Lin Fan's clenched teeth.
"Oh, you're welcome. Should we proceed as we agreed on before? That is, until you introduce me to a cute girl?"
"Dream on!"
Lin Fan rolled his eyes. "I'm already being nice not cutting ties with you."
"I'm still pure and innocent… and somehow I got a girlfriend, cursed with cancer…"
"Ahem. Are you falling out with me here?" Wang Dong muttered.
"Blah."
Not bothered to continue fooling around with that fool, Lin Fan said, "I'm off. Talk to you later…"
"Don't forget about my girlfriend~~~"
Wang Dong waved from afar.
"This bruh…"
Lin Fan could not decide if he wanted to laugh or cry.
***
To tell the truth, the excuse Wang Dong came up with was neither exceedingly good nor terrible, although it was a little…
"Well, I have myself to blame. I knew that fool is always up to no good most of the time."
Lin Fan held his hand over his forehead miserably.
He pondered once again on his way home.
"So, what's next?"
A choice!
Another one, that is.
Since he was caught in a back-and-forth transmigration that last three days each trip, Lin Fan had to choose well.
What should he focus on in this world, as well as in Qi Zixiao's world of immortals?
"The one thing I can be sure of is to focus on my own world. I could use what I learned at the world of immortals as support, by learning and gaining various abilities that assist everything I do in this modern world.'
"In other words, the most important thing right now is to decide on the key objectives in this modern world."
What should he pursue in the modern world now?
It appears that fame and fortune would be inevitable on this path.
That said, Lin Fan did not really care about fame.
Fortune, on the other hand, would need some careful planning.
Lin Fan began to ponder.
Everything in this world revolved around profits, and life in the modern world could never be separated from the word 'money'.
Of course, he could do what Qi Zixiao did when she first arrived—steal, although the outcome was too predictable.
Moreover, it was not just him who needed money. Lin Fan naturally wanted to give his parents a good life after they had labored at the farm for their entire lives.
And after that?
Lin Fan wanted to pursue longevity a little…
Why not, since he had the opportunity?
"So, my main goal is still to earn money."
"Even though I have over fifty thousand in my account balance, there is no telling what that tigress would do. I have to earn some more."
"That in turn begs the question: what earns money quick, but doesn't break the law?"
"And how did that tigress managed to procure so much money from the police captain?"
"Could I earn money in the same way too?"
It was a problem, and not a minor one.
Yes, Lin Fan was moved.
Who would not be, after getting your hands on fifty thousand bucks in less than three days?
However, he could not afford to ask about it, and that felt upsetting.
"Damn it, what actually happened?"
"I had to ask my questions in a roundabout manner when I was at the Sacred Violet Manor, and I have to do that again now?!"
"This is so miserable…'
And it really was.
Shaking his head, Lin Fan returned home and lay down on his sofa, before eventually deciding on a two-pronged preparation.
First, he would ask Qi Zixiao how she earned that money. While it was awkward for a man to ask a woman that, but he was basically tied to her with the same rope, and it was not unacceptable.
Next, he would have to come up with another way of earning quick bucks without exposing his abilities too much.
Be that as it may, he couldn't come up with anything even after thinking for a long time.
There were ways to make quick bucks, but they were all punishable offences, and Lin Fan did not want to get involved with such stuff…
Nonetheless, his musings lasted until the next morning when Wu Guodong called him on his own.
"A call from him?"
Lin Fan prepared himself for a bit before answering.
"He's not dead, but his death sentencing is assured, so you don't have to worry."
Lin Fan: "…"
????
I have no idea what's going on, alright?
He's not dead? Death sentencing? You're spooking me here!
"Got it."
Though confused, he had to reply—moreover, he could think about it later after he hung up and digest that piece of information.
"By the way," Wu Guodong added. "There's something else. Thanks to you apprehending such a ruthless criminal, it has been decided that you would be rewarded with another fifty thousand, promoting you as a role model to the new generation at the same time… You get what I'm saying?"
"Basically, you just have to show up and work with us for some publicity."
Lin Fan: "Uh…"
Okay!
He got it!
It seems that the tigress had caught a ruthless, wanted criminal, which was how she earned fifty thousand, and fifty thousand more on the way—although the condition for that is a collaboration with the police to show up on the news as a 'hero of justice' or something.
What the heck…
You really are a tigress, woman!
Using my body to catch a wanted criminal? What if you got killed?!
Oh, fine, it seems that I'm not so easily killed, but better safe than sorry, please!
What?
Are you going to become a bounty hunter!?
Huh?!
"That said, the idea seems… possible?"
Lin Fan stroked his chin in thought.
In the modern world, wouldn't he count as a lesser version of a superman? While the bounty hunter job seemed feasible, the condition for that was that he found wanted criminals with utmost precision.
If that worked, he could travel around the country, learning about the people and customs, earning money while going on food trips.
He could even check for places with Spirit Qi, and find information about the world of immortals…
Would that not be killing three birds with one stone?!
"It wouldn't be too difficult to find a technique for locating people at the Sacred Violet Manor, would it?"
As the thought crossed his mind and the image of Wu Guodong appeared in Lin Fan's head, he abruptly felt something…
It was as if a voice was constantly telling him where Wu Guodong was.
Lin Fan: "???!!!"