Chapter 808 Sounds familiar

The next day, as soon as they arrived at the mall, Guan Xia dragged Pang Le around and walked around everywhere, but sure enough, they didn't see the panda doll.

"He's really gone." Pang Le's tense heart finally relaxed. "It seems like it's really a coincidence."

This shopping mall has four floors and is incredibly large. Guan Xia walked around and felt the soreness he had just gotten rid of.

Unable to resist stretching her legs, Guan Xia said, "Actually, I'm still quite curious why that guy named He Wei suddenly became malicious towards me, but now that he's gone, it doesn't matter."

"Do you really want to know?" Pang Le pretended to take out his cell phone, "Then let me ask for you?"

Guan Xia rolled her eyes and said, "That's all I said."

Pang Le knew Guan Xia so well that he naturally knew she wasn't genuinely curious. He smiled at Guan Xia's disgusted expression and came to help her. "You really should exercise. Your legs are sore after just walking such a short distance."

Guan Xia glanced at the number of steps in dissatisfaction, then put the phone in front of Pang Le and said, "What do you mean it's just a short distance? Look, it's already more than 12,000 steps."

Pang Le couldn't help wanting to laugh again. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a few children running over, playing and making noises. He pulled Guan Xia aside and gave her a perfunctory compliment, "Yes, yes, you're great today. You've walked so far this morning."

Guan Xia was so angry that she punched Pang Le and was about to say something back, but she caught a glimpse of a figure downstairs that looked familiar. But when she looked closely, the figure disappeared. She looked back at Pang Le and said, "Talk nicely. If you keep being sarcastic, don't blame me for stepping on your new shoes."

Pang Le subconsciously took a step back, looked down at the high heels he wore today and saw that they were still shiny and clean. Then he raised his hands in surrender to Guan Xia, "Okay, I won't say anything more."

Only then did Guan Xia turn around and walk towards the gym with satisfaction.

As soon as he arrived at the gym, Pang Le was about to give a few usual instructions when the message alert on his phone suddenly rang.

Pang Le took a quick glance and his expression suddenly became a little disgusted.

After a few simple replies, Pang Le looked at Guan Xia and said, "That He Wei is really not a good person. The floor manager just sent me a message saying that the police came to the mall early this morning as soon as it opened to question He Wei's situation."

Guan Xia's heart skipped a beat. "What did he do wrong?"

Pang Le simply showed his phone to Guan Xia.

Guan Xia took it and quickly browsed through the chat history.

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: Lele, you asked me about He Wei’s situation that day. Do you know anything?

Pang Le: What? I don’t know. What’s wrong, Sister Tan?

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: As soon as the mall opened this morning, the police found the logistics manager and asked him about his situation.

Pang Le: Huh? What did he do wrong?

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: The police didn’t say anything. They just asked a few simple questions and took away all of He Wei’s information.

Pang Le: Are the police and criminal police here?

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: I don’t know any of them. They were all in casual clothes. But I remember one of them. He seemed to be from the police station in the jurisdiction of our shopping mall.

Pang Le: That’s the policeman. It seems that He Wei did commit a crime, but it shouldn’t be serious.

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: I can’t believe that He Wei, who is such an honest man and always acts polite to everyone he meets, actually got into trouble.

Pang Le: You can’t judge a person by his appearance, Sister Tan. Luckily, he only worked for three days. Didn’t he lose anything in the mall?

Ms. Tan, the manager on the second floor: There shouldn’t be any. He’s wearing such a big doll costume without even a pocket. What could he steal?

Pang Le: That’s right.

After returning the phone to Pang Le, Guan Xia felt relieved.

Pang Le sneered, "I was wondering why a stranger would harbor ill will towards you for no reason. He's really not a normal person. He just left today and the police showed up. I guess they'll only hold him down for the next two days."

Guan Xia was in a good mood and opened the food delivery app. "I haven't had milk tea in a few days and I'm a little bit missing it. Want a cup?"

Pang Le immediately jumped over and sat down next to Guan Xia. "Drink, drink, drink. I want a Strawberry Bobo with 50% sugar and less ice."

In the next few days, Guan Xia gained two kilograms by eating and drinking with Pang Le.

That night, after the two of them watched a movie and were returning home, Pang Le had a sudden thought as soon as the car entered the basement. He looked at Guan Xia with sparkling eyes and said, "My dear, I suddenly want to eat hot pot."

Guan Xia was about to unbuckle her seatbelt when she glanced at the time. "It's half past nine. It's not considered staying up late if we finish eating and go home to sleep at this time. Let's go."

Pang Le was silent for three seconds, then said, "Forget it. The restaurant we often eat at has limited parking spaces. There's definitely no parking space at this time. We have to walk two kilometers to park nearby. I remember there's some hot pot base in the refrigerator that my friend sent me. Let's just go to the supermarket next door and buy some and cook it ourselves."

Guan Xia nodded, "Okay, let's go. Go quickly and come back soon."

When they went to the gate of the community to buy things, Pang Le didn't drive, and the two of them walked slowly.

It was not long before closing time, and there were not many people in the supermarket. The two of them quickly bought most of the things. When they went to pick out the dipping sauce together, they suddenly heard a bang not far away, as if something was broken.

Guan Xia turned around and saw that a girl had dropped the soy sauce bottle and it shattered to the ground because she didn't hold it firmly. The brown soy sauce flowed all over the floor and splashed onto the black leather shoes of a man next to her.

The girl apologized awkwardly and took out a tissue to hand to the man. Fortunately, the man seemed to be in a good mood and not angry. He took the tissue and wiped it carefully, and asked the girl with concern if she was okay.

The man's voice was not loud, but Guan Xia could just hear it, and it sounded familiar.

Pang Le glanced at it twice, then withdrew his gaze without interest. He picked up a dipping sauce and showed it to Guan Xia, "Is this it? I remember we bought this dipping sauce when we cooked hot pot last time."

Guan Xia took a closer look and nodded affirmatively, "This is it. Then let's buy everything and go."

Pang Le threw it into the cart and asked Guan Xia to go ahead and pay at the cashier.

After paying, the two stood at the counter at the end of the cashier counter and quickly packed the items into bags. Guan Xia heard that familiar voice again, "No bags, thank you."

Guan Xia subconsciously looked up and saw an unfamiliar face with a square face, big eyes, thick eyebrows, a low nose bridge, and lips that were not only thin but also very light in color, as if the person was not in good health.

He only glanced at Guan Xia and then looked away.

Pang Le packed the things into two bags and handed the lighter one to Guan Xia. "Take this. Let's go. I remember there are a few bottles of drinks left over from the hot pot last time. I just happened to drink them this time."

Guan Xia asked, "When was the last time you cooked hot pot at home with your friends?"

Pang Le calculated, "It seems to be... half a year ago?"

Guan Xia: ...She must remember to check the production date before drinking it later.

After returning home, cutting everything, arranging them on a plate and starting to cook, Guan Xia immediately picked up the drink that Pang Le had placed on the table and looked at the production date, only to discover that it was still a week away from expiration.

Pang Le came over to Guan Xia and took a look, "It's not expired. I drank it all today."

As he spoke, Pang Le divided the drinks equally, opened one of the bottles and handed it to Guan Xia, and they clinked glasses before eating.

"Happy weekend," Pang Le drank half a bottle in one go, sat down happily on the chair, and prepared the dipping sauce for the two of them.

Guan Xia was waiting for the pot to boil. When she looked away, she accidentally glanced at the mobile phone on the table and suddenly felt a little melancholy.

During these days of eating and drinking, she not only received a reply from the policeman, but even chatted with him for a few minutes. However, to her surprise, the system still did not respond.

Even though she carefully guided the policeman to ask her questions, she achieved the necessary conditions she analyzed when binding the system.

As one of the time travelers, Guan Xia felt that her system was probably the most difficult one to deal with.

After quickly filling her stomach to about 70% full, Guan Xia couldn't help but ask Pang Le, "Have you heard any news about the case upstairs?"

Pang Le fished out the nearly overcooked tripe and placed it in Guan Xia's bowl, casually replying, "Yes, there are, but they're all insignificant. My ex-boyfriend only told me that the police seem to have made significant progress, but he doesn't know what it is. He inferred this from hearing that the task force has increased the number of police officers mobilized several times."

Guan Xia didn't quite understand the twists and turns within the public security system and looked at Pang Le in confusion.

Pang Le met her gaze and couldn't help laughing. "You don't understand, and neither do I. But I guess the sudden increase in police force after so many days means they've at least determined the direction of the investigation. Otherwise, with so many police officers mobilized, every minute and every second costs money. Without a good reason, the higher-ups wouldn't easily agree."

Guan Xia understood after hearing this, and once again sincerely prayed that the police could arrest the murderer as soon as possible.

They didn't leave the table until 11 o'clock. They were both too lazy to move, so they each occupied a corner of the sofa and chatted.

Pang Le's phone rang a few times, and he suddenly asked Guan Xia, "Are you free next weekend? Shi Lu wants us to go camping."

"We?" Guan Xia looked unconvinced. "He's asking you out, right? Don't take me with you."

Pang Le said sincerely, "It's really us. If you don't believe me, just look." Then he handed over the phone.

Guan Xia was so comfortable in her current position that she didn't want to move at all. After a moment's thought, she replied, "We'll see. If the police can catch the murderer in the next few days, I'll go back and pack up and move. My birthday is coming up soon, so spending it in a new house would bring good luck."

Pang Le also remembered and asked her, "I remember that your house is rented on an annual basis. Have you made an agreement with the landlord? If she dares to cheat you, I will take Shi Lu with me."

Guan Xia smiled. "It's agreed. My landlord is quite easy to talk to. Not only did she agree to refund the overpaid rent after I moved out, she also said that if I don't move the things I bought in the past two years, she can convert them into cash and give it to me. It's not much, but it's better than nothing."

Pang Le was a little surprised. "So your landlord is really a nice person, but you are moving to a new house, how can I not be here?"

Pang Le started tapping on his phone again, "Then I'll make an appointment with Shi Lu for another time and help you move first."

Guan Xia didn't appreciate it and sneered, "I see you still want to drag me along. Let me make it clear in advance, if it's the kind of agreement where he brings a friend and you bring a friend, I won't go even if you want to break up with me."

Pang Le rolled his eyes at Guan Xia. "Who do you think I am? Would I, Pang Le, do such an unrighteous thing? Don't worry, it's not just us, there are many people like us. Shi Lu is a hiking enthusiast and has a special group. From time to time, they will invite a few people to go to the mountains to relax. I will definitely not let you get bored or embarrassed."

Guan Xia finally felt relieved and changed to a more comfortable position and lay down.