Chapter 5: Heartbeat Game Every word he spoke was full of emotion...

Gu Yifeng slowly raised his head and his gaze fell on the business card on the table again. His fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the business card, as if touching a promise deep in time.

That business card was from fifteen years ago when he was still working at the Yunhu City Public Security Bureau.

The two words on the back of the business card——

【wait for me】

The brush strokes are vigorous and powerful, even the upward stroke at the end is exactly the same.

Yes, it was he who wrote this business card.

Fragments of memory came flooding back, and that message traveled through time and returned to him with the promise of that year.

Fifteen years ago, at the foot of Qingluan Mountain.

He once accidentally saved a little girl in distress, but her face was already blurred in his memory.

Before leaving, he did give her this business card with a message on it.

But this message is not for the little girl, but for someone who has not yet appeared.

He didn't expect the business card to return to him in this form.

What a headache! Should I include this in the report? He really dug a hole for himself.

Just don’t mention it, it’s better to have less trouble than more.

After a long while, he slowly said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to see this policeman now."

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Wen Yi's heart suddenly trembled. Could it be...that he really had an accident?

She lowered her eyes slightly, with disappointment hard to hide in her eyes.

After a moment, Wen Yi raised her head again, her tone returning to calm: "In that case, I guess we have nothing more to talk about."

She tried to keep her voice steady. "It's not surprising you can't find my file—after all, it's not within your jurisdiction."

"Oh, so arrogant." Ni Qianfan raised his eyebrows with interest, "Then tell me, who has such authority?"

"Of course, he's someone with authority." She glanced across at the other side, "There are some things you shouldn't know."

After saying this, she couldn't help but feel her heart beating faster. But she remained calm and composed, as if she really possessed some kind of privilege.

"I wonder if the National Security Bureau has the authority to inquire about Miss Wen's file?" Gu Yifeng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

?

Why didn't this guy play by the rules? Before she even finished speaking, he revealed her trump card!

Wen Yi smoothed her hair and said with a stiff face, "Then... he has to be a high-ranking officer."

She didn't understand the official title hierarchy and felt a little uneasy, but she didn't believe that she would be able to meet the senior officials of the bureau today.

Gu Yifeng chuckled softly: "I wonder if being a director is enough?"

Wen Yi couldn't help but take a few more glances. It turned out he could smile. When he wasn't smiling, he looked so distant, but this smile was like the first melting of ice and snow, revealing a rare gentleness.

She wanted to continue to be stubborn, but suddenly noticed that Ni Qianfan and Gao Yiyuan could hardly hold back their laughter.

"That's about right." Wen Yi snorted lightly, her eyes a little vague.

The next second, a black certificate with gold lettering flashed before her.

There was a hint of indulgence in Gu Yifeng's voice: "The head of the Investigation Bureau that Miss Wen is looking for is sitting in front of you now."

Wen Yi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Aren't you a policeman?"

"puff--"

Ni Qianfan finally couldn't hold back his laughter and burst out laughing, while Gao Yiyuan even covered his mouth exaggeratedly.

Gu Yifeng slowly put away his ID and the business card, looking directly at her with a deep gaze: "Director of the Special Case Investigation Division, Seventh Branch of the National Security Investigation Bureau."

He leaned forward slightly, lowering his voice a bit, "You already know my identity. Now, it's your turn. Can you tell me who you are?"

The door to the interrogation room closed softly.

Wen Yi looked up at the sky speechlessly. She just wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, or... or let time go back five minutes. She would definitely not say those stupid things!

Gu Yifeng pushed a cup of hot coffee in front of Wen Yi and asked tentatively, "Sugar or milk?"

She automatically responded, "Just sugar, thank you."

He paused holding the candy bag, his eyes flickering. He had heard that person say that before.

He calmly tore open the candy bag for her, and said in a softer tone: "Don't worry, it's quiet here, you can talk slowly."

"What?" she asked casually, taking the coffee.

Gu Yifeng placed a preliminary case report in front of her: "I just came back from the forensic department. The cell structure in the deceased's body was distorted by some force."

Wen Yi lowered her head to stir the coffee, her eyes wandering a little, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Wow, it's like a plot from a science fiction movie."

"You know something, right?" he asked softly, his eyes gentle.

"Some things, it's not that I don't want to talk about them." Wen Yi's tone was calm, but her eyes remained on the swaying coffee in the cup. "Just like some doors, they are open for certain people. If you can't walk through, it means you don't belong to this world."

Gu Yifeng smiled slightly, with a hint of imperceptible tenderness: "You are sitting here and telling me this because you allow me to see part of the truth. So," he paused, "should I understand that you acquiesce that I have the qualifications?"

Wen Yi raised her handcuffed wrist with a mocking smile, and shook it. "Agree? Do you think I'm sitting here voluntarily? Didn't you handcuff me back here? Do you think this will make me open my heart to you?"

Gu Yifeng patiently explained: "If I remember correctly, the situation at that time would have made anyone think your behavior was suspicious. I was just following the procedures."

"Yes, yes, yes." Wen Yi sneered, "You are all right. Then my answer is no comment. If you think I did it," she looked directly into his eyes, "then produce evidence to prove it."

Gu Yifeng was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly, his tone more sincere: "I know this method makes you uncomfortable, but I have my duty. I hope you can understand that I do this to get closer to the truth faster and to protect you."

Wen Yi snorted lightly, the hostility in her eyes slightly reduced, and she deliberately asked: "Is it to get closer to the truth, or to get closer to me?"

Gu Yifeng was slightly startled, then smiled helplessly: "Maybe both. After all, you are the only survivor so far, and the only one who can possibly tell me the answer."

Wen Yi lowered her head and took a sip of coffee: "Are you sure you really want to know those answers? Once you know them, you may never be able to go back to the way things were before."

"This is the responsibility of the Seventh Bureau." Gu Yifeng looked directly into her eyes and said firmly, "No matter what the result is, I will not escape."

Wen Yi looked up at him, a hint of wariness in her eyes.

Gu Yifeng was silent for a moment, then leaned back in his chair. "There's no one around here right now, no surveillance cameras, and no one from the Investigation Bureau listening in. This is my sincerity for you."

His tone was serious, "It's also the biggest compromise I can make for you."

"Sincerity?" Wen Yi met his gaze. "I didn't see that. We've been talking for so long, why didn't you tell me your identity earlier? Are you happy to laugh at me?"

"Doesn't Miss Wen also have some reservations?" Gu Yifeng tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, hinting at something.

"I didn't lie to you," she shook her head. "My name is really Wen Yi. It's you who didn't believe me."

He stared at her for a moment, then suddenly asked, "How do you write it?"

"As I smell, as I smell. As I smell, as I smell." She raised her eyebrows at him. "What about you?"

"Don't you have my business card?"

Wen Yi was stunned for a moment, her pupils shrank slightly, and then her eyes widened: "You...? You are Gu Yifeng? Are you a police officer or the director of the National Security Investigation Bureau?!"

"I used to be a policeman," he said calmly, "and now I work in the Bureau of Investigation."

"You knew I was looking for you, so why didn't you tell me earlier?" She asked with grievance in her voice, "Is it work-related? Or do you have another purpose?"

A complex emotion flashed across Gu Yifeng's eyes: "Like you, everyone has their own past and secrets."

He paused for a moment and added, "And once I tell you, you won't be able to pretend you don't know me. This might lead to more suspicion and even doubts about your motives."

Wen Yi was stunned. She didn't expect him to say that.

After a moment, her expression softened. "I understand. I didn't expect we'd met so early. We're destined to meet." A hint of smile crossed her eyes. "Even the names are meant to be together. 'Yi' refers to the majestic mountains, and 'Yi' to the gentle ripples of water. Mountains surround the water, and the wind creates ripples."

After saying that, Wen Yi smiled, lowered her head and stirred the coffee quickly, as if to cover up her rapid heartbeat.

Her words made Gu Yifeng feel as if he could actually see the wind blowing across the water, rippling the surface. His heart, calm and tranquil, could never return to its original state. He knew what she was saying, and what she wanted to hear. But he didn't dare respond easily. There was too much between them.

He pursed his lips, avoided her gaze, and abruptly changed the subject: "Does the damage to the ice cream truck have anything to do with you?"

Wen Yi didn't answer but asked, "Director Gu, do you believe that there are unexplainable forces in the world?"

Gu Yifeng's pupils shrank slightly. In an instant, Dai Yiming's question echoed in his mind, overlapping every word with Wen Yi's words.

"I believe that every phenomenon in the world can be explained scientifically," he replied calmly.

“Science can only explain what is known, but it cannot reveal what is unknown, right?”

"It's just that it can't be explained yet, not that it can't be explained."

Wen Yi nodded: "That's right, humans' understanding of our world is superficial."

Gu Yifeng leaned back silently, perhaps thinking, and the fine lines between his eyebrows became deeper.

Wen Yi looked at him silently. This man's every move was serious and cold yet elegant, which was very different from the police or agent she had imagined. He did not have a murderous aura, but instead exuded the bookish air of a scholar, more like a professor from a university.

Wen Yi raised her eyes, wanting to say something but stopping herself, her eyelashes casting tiny shadows under the light.

"Back then... was it really you who saved me?" Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of awakening a long-forgotten dream.

Her voice fell softly, interrupting his recollection. Gu Yifeng slowly raised his head and looked into her eyes again.

He didn't answer immediately, but just looked at her quietly.

Wen Yi's breathing paused slightly.

"Who are the words you wrote for?" She finally asked the question that had been hidden for many years, and her fingertips tightened unconsciously.

The two words on the back of the business card surfaced in Gu Yifeng's mind. The ink had faded, but the weight of the promise could still be seen in the strokes.

He was silent for a moment. "I can't explain it either." His tone was as if he was talking to her, but also as if he was confirming it to himself. "Maybe it's for someone waiting for me in the future."

"So, have you waited for that person?" After asking this, her voice was a little weak.

"I don't know," Gu Yifeng looked at her. The bright woman in front of him and the vague little girl in his memory slowly overlapped. "I think so." There was a hint of imperceptible tenderness in his voice.

"Boss! Something happened!"

Gao Yiyuan practically slammed the door open, sweat still beading on his forehead. The tablet screen in his hand was flashing red warning lights. He lowered his voice, his fingers quickly pulling up a series of encrypted logs on the tablet. "I just tried to access the SSS-level database to check Wen Yi's file, and it triggered the National Security Bureau's highest-level anti-tracking protocol—the Deputy Minister's office has been alerted!"

Gu Yifeng's eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up. Before leaving, he turned around and gave Wen Yi a deep look.

She still sat quietly in the interrogation room, as if still immersed in that long-ago dream, unaware of the coming storm.

Gu Yifeng's phone vibrated, and the screen displayed [Deputy Minister - Encrypted Line]. He pressed the answer button, and a low, cold voice came from the other end:

"Gu Yifeng, why did your technicians touch the 'SSS-level archives'? Explain!"

Gu Yifeng's expression remained unchanged: "As a key witness involved in a serial murder case, I have the obligation to conduct a complete background check."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds.

Gu Yifeng walked into an empty office alone and closed the door heavily behind him, blocking out all sounds from the outside world.

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Thank you friends who have read this far, you will definitely become rich and powerful!

It's really not a development series. Gu and Wen's story will be explained in the future, so please follow the development of the story!

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