The next day, Shi Nian met Wang Chengbing for the first time.
He looked so young and kind of refreshing. His hair was cut short and neat unlike uncle detective who liked to comb his hair up until it showed his forehead. The chubby man smiled so bright that he showed his row of pearly white teeth. Shi Nian had the notion that this was what was called a sunshine boy.
"H—Hello!" His greeting was especially loud and energetic which made Shi Nian flinch in shock.
Xu Binchen slapped him on the back of his head lightly. "Speak properly."
As if realizing that he was indeed too loud, he laughed sheepishly and scratched his head. His demeanor was shy and courteous. Shi Nian wondered internally. Did all detectives in this city look nothing like a detective? First it was Xu Binchen who looked like a debt collector, meanwhile here was Wang Chengbing who looked like a young master from a wealthy household who went out to get some real experience of how society worked…
