"Boss, I'm afraid that won't work."

Yang Lianhai shook his head. "The strange cases we handled recently have already attracted the attention of the higher-ups."

The boss said, "We're criminal investigators, not paranormal investigators, and we're not charlatans. We're not allowed to get involved in this."

“Yeah, boss, you’re going to be evaluated for promotion later, so to be on the safe side, let’s not get involved in this.” Wang Yaobei thought for a moment and suggested, “Let me secretly contact Wu Yue, hehe… I’ll follow up on this.”

Wang Yaobei always talks about the supremacy of science and the atheism and non-ghost theory, but after participating in these two bizarre cases, his heart is itching to get involved.

Yang Lianhai looked at Wang Yaobei and said irritably, "Brother Bei, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to see what's going on, right? Let me tell you, the higher-ups have made it clear that none of us in the criminal investigation team are allowed to go. Otherwise, we'll be punished."

Wang Yaobei glanced hesitantly at Chu Xiao, who was deep in thought, and after hearing Yang Lianhai's words, he could only nod helplessly, look away, and continue with his work.

Chu Xiao's peach blossom eyes were half-closed, and he casually twirled a keychain on his finger.

After a moment, he replied, "I understand." Then he returned to his seat, as if he really no longer cared about the matter.

Yang Lianhai secretly glanced at him several times, but didn't see Chu Xiao take out his phone to send a message to Wu Yue or anything like that.

It seems they've really given up.

-

Cheng Pingxi was stunned when he opened the door.

His sister brought that scoundrel Yan Chiyu back with her, and the two of them were also holding the hands of a seven or eight-year-old boy.

"..."

"..."

What's with this strong feeling of a family of three?!

Cheng Pingxi was stunned for two seconds before he came to his senses. He turned slightly to let them in.

"Brother, don't you have work today?" Wu Yue asked casually.

Her brother-in-law is so busy; she hasn't seen him for almost two weeks.

Ah, although I wasn't very excited to see them again this time, I just felt... a little happy?

"Little sister, am I not allowed to move around at home?" Cheng Pingxi became a little irritable as soon as he saw Yan Chiyu. His words couldn't help but be barbed.

That's not what I meant.

Wu Yue rushed up and hugged Cheng Pingxi's arm, finally acting like a little sister and acting coquettishly towards her brother, smiling sweetly, "How about we have hot pot for a late-night snack together later? I asked Lu Shu and the others to prepare it on the way back."

"Um……"

Cheng Pingxi's stern face softened slightly because of Wu Yue's action. His gaze fell on the little boy who had been uneasy and had a stern face ever since he entered the room.

Cheng Pingxi's mind stirred slightly.

She's a bit like herself back then.

The black-clad boy's eyes softened. He crouched down and looked at the little boy. The absurd thought that had flashed through his mind when he opened the door—"Could this be my sister's illegitimate child with Gou Yan?"—had vanished.

"Little friend, what's your name?"

The boy blinked, tightened his grip on Yan Chiyu's hand, and spoke softly and nervously: "You... Guangluan. You as in swimming, Guang as in light, and Luan as in imperial carriage."

“My name is Cheng Pingxi, and I’m the older brother of the woman who brought you back. You can come in, but you need to let go of the hand of the man next to you, because I…”

Before Cheng Pingxi could finish speaking, Yan Chiyu suddenly kicked him, sending him flying onto the sofa. Although the force wasn't strong, the distance he traveled... was quite a distance.

In Wu Yue's eyes, this was clearly a cute interaction between two childish kids in a chibi style.