[Ding! Hidden quest completed. Congratulations, player, you have received: 1 Health Point]

Suddenly, the system's voice rang in her mind, and Wu Yue immediately realized that Cuihua had successfully delivered Lei Hengshan to Captain Liu.

Sure enough, the moment the name Liu Qinghou crossed her mind, his phone rang.

Wu Yue gestured to Lu Shu to move Cheng Pingxi to the sofa, while pressing the answer button: "Hello, Captain Liu, did you receive this?"

"You're such a good girl, doing good deeds without leaving your name. Where are you? I haven't even seen a trace of you." The voice on the other end carried a hint of laughter.

Lei Hengshan was their bureau's top priority, so it goes without saying that Liu Qinghou was overjoyed to have him brought back.

Lei Hengshan's arrest means less harm is being done outside, and the safety of people's lives and property is being protected. And with their workload reduced, they have more time to spend with their families.

This is a wonderful thing that can loop endlessly.

"It's not something to brag about for a high school student like me to show up at the police station in the middle of the night. Captain Liu, it's my duty to serve the country, and it's my honor!"

Liu Qinghou loves hearing such nice words from the future pillars of the nation. It's truly gratifying that these upright and promising children have such understanding.

However, the smile on his face froze after less than three seconds.

"But is there a reward? I risked my life to help you, so it's not too much to ask for a reward, is it?"

Liu Qinghou: ...

Slap slap slap, my face hurts!

All those random thoughts I just had don't count. We haven't done enough ideological work with kids these days! They still need more education!

Team Leader Liu flipped through the documents on the table a couple of times, then said to Wu Yue, "The 50,000 yuan bonus will be delivered to your home tomorrow."

"Talking about money can hurt feelings, so let's not talk about money this time."

The girl sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, her clear black and white eyes looking through the glass window at the crescent moon hanging high in the sky.

What do you want?

Dealing with smart people is simple and straightforward.

"Just one convenient document."

"?"

"I promise not to do anything that harms the country or society..."

Captain Liu took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

After a long pause, he said in a deep, resonant voice, "Granted."

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The next day, Cheng Pingxi woke up.

He sat motionless for a full ten minutes in the unfamiliar room, on the unfamiliar bed, before he could process everything that had happened the night before.

Cheng Pingxi looked down at his hands, which had been cold and stiff all night.

Then he touched his chest. There was a huge gash there last night, a wound that surgery couldn't repair.

But now, there isn't a single scratch.

Cheng Pingxi looked around at the surroundings. The interior design and decoration were classical, exuding elegance and grandeur.

He remembered that he was in Bai Lianhua's room before he fainted last night...

The boy threw off the covers and got out of bed.

He walked to the door, opened it, and wanted to go out and take a look.

As soon as it was opened, it met a pair of eyes staring expectantly at it.

"..."

"Xiao Xi, you're awake?"

To be fair, his mother is very well-preserved.

Like those veteran aunties (sisters) in the entertainment industry, although they are already in their forties or fifties, they look no different from women in their thirties.

“My dear Yueyue said you were coming back to stay for two or three days. Your mom and dad came home late last night and thought you were all asleep, so we didn’t dare disturb you. That’s why we came over early this morning to ask you what you wanted for breakfast so I could make it for you.”

Mother Wu was wearing a plain white cheongsam embroidered with auspicious clouds and gold thread. She was tall and slender, and must have been a very self-disciplined person.

In fact, before Cheng Pingxi came, Wu Mama's clothes were mostly the kind of clothes worn by strong, independent women.

To let her son feel his mother's gentleness these two days and leave him with the impression of a beautiful mother, she instructed someone to quickly send over several sets of haute couture cheongsams on her way home last night.