He pressed her hard in his arms, kissed her more deeply with his lips and tongue, and lifted her shirt with his big hands, slowly reaching inside. Xu Xu reached out to pat him, but he let her resist, his big hands firmly holding the two soft breasts... Slowly, her breathing became a little rapid, and her small body trembled slightly in his arms... Ji Bai stroked her delicate neck inch by inch...

A soft "click" sound came from the door.

The criminal police had extremely sharp hearing. Ji Bai quickly raised his head from Xu Xu's chest and the two looked at each other.

"My brother!" Xu Xu pushed Ji Bai away and sat up, hurriedly tidying up his clothes. Ji Bai was not in a panic. He put his arm on her shoulder with a lingering look, and then looked towards the door with her.

As soon as Xu Jun entered the room, he saw his sister and a man sitting upright on the sofa. The tall man had a calm expression and a faint smile. My sister also looked calm and composed, except... her face was so red and her clothes were so messy! Had she forgotten how sensitive her skin was? There were a bunch of hickeys on the neck.

Ji Bai and Xu Jun had met before, so they stood up and greeted each other, and the three of them sat down on the sofa facing each other.

Xu Jun said politely: "Captain Ji, my sister is very much appreciated because of your care."

Ji Bai glanced at Xu Xu and said in a gentle tone, "That's not true. It's what I should do, both publicly and privately."

Xu Jun smiled. He didn't ask Ji Bai any more questions. He glanced at the clock on the wall, then at Xu Xu: "Do you have anything else to discuss?"

This is what it means to see someone off. Xu Jun is a man with complicated thoughts. Ji Bai and Xu Xu have only been together for a few days? How could this man be allowed to think that he could enter the house and meet the parents so quickly? It just happened that they met today. As the eldest brother, of course he had to be dignified and put some pressure on his future brother-in-law.

Xu Xu saw that it was already ten o'clock, which was quite late, so he said, "Third brother, it's getting late. I'll take you downstairs."

Ji Bai nodded, stood up and picked up his coat, but did not move. Instead, he looked at Xu Jun gently and said, "It may be a bit abrupt to say this, but you are Xu Xu's most respected brother, and I want to express my attitude to reassure you - I attach great importance to my relationship with Xu Xu, and I also plan to get married in the future. I know that her personality is very simple, and I will do my best to take care of her in the future. Okay, it's getting late, I'll leave."

——

After Ji Bai left, Xu Jun glanced at Xu Xu: "Third brother? Then which brother am I?"

Xu Xu felt slightly pleased by Ji Bai's words, and just smiled without answering.

When Xu Jun came out of the shower, he happened to see Xu Xu standing in front of the sofa, taking out a keychain from his trouser pocket.

"What?" Xu Jun frowned.

Xu Xu took off his house key and put it in his pocket.

Xu Jun was a little angry: "Girls are extroverts!"

Xu Xu answered calmly: "What if we are making love when you come over next time? Would you be embarrassed?"

Xu Jun was furious.

After a while, Xu Xu personally prepared a bowl of noodles for him as a midnight snack, and added two free-range eggs. Xu Jun ate everything cleanly and felt relieved. Looking at my sister sitting on the sofa texting with a smile on her face, my heart softened and I walked over to ruffle her hair.

My precious sister whom I have raised for many years, the flesh and blood of my heart that I never let anyone touch, is now about to become another man's woman.

Brother hopes that you will always be happy, and it would be best if you will never be sad for a man, never make any mistakes, and never be let down.

——

the next day.

Xu Xu will leave tomorrow, so he doesn't need to go to the bureau today. I went to the provincial department to attend a work meeting in the morning, and packed my luggage at home in the afternoon.

In the evening, Ji Bai came over. Xu Xu wanted to pack his luggage, so he was left to watch TV in the living room.

The sky gradually darkened, the sound of the news broadcast became clear in my ears, and outside the window were the quiet lights of thousands of homes. Ji Bai sat for a while, then glanced sideways and saw Xu Xu sitting on the bed and folding clothes into a box. There was a long white earphone cord hanging around his neck. He looked calm and was humming a tuneless song.

We're leaving tomorrow at noon, and the little guy really has no regrets.

As if noticing his gaze, Xu Xu suddenly turned around, looked at him intently, then stood up and walked over.

Ji Bai sat on the sofa with a relaxed posture and pulled her hand. She stood between his legs but refused to sit down. She took out her cell phone from her pocket and pointed it at him. The camera flashed white light continuously, she glanced at him and said calmly: "Take a few pictures, you can see them over there."

The helplessness and depression in Ji Bai's heart immediately disappeared. After she took the photo, she sat obediently on his lap and looked down at the photo.

Because she was at home, she wore a loose and simple T-shirt. The plain white color makes the whole person look particularly thin. Her arms were very slender and white, and they looked soft and fragile in his wheat-colored palms. Ji Bai lowered his head and gently kissed her arm, then raised his dark eyes to look at her: "Do you want to stay at my house overnight?"

Xu Xu seemed to be frozen in place. He slowly turned his head to look at him and said, "Do you think it's possible?" Then he jumped off him, his face becoming a little stern, but very red.

Ji Bai stretched out his long arm, pulled her back, and looked down into her eyes: "What are you thinking about? My self-control is not that bad. You will leave tomorrow and accompany the third brother for one night, okay?"

——

Ji Bai's home is not far from the police station. It is a quiet and spacious community with large green gardens and only a few residential buildings. He lived in a spacious two-bedroom apartment, and the decoration and furnishings reflected the style characteristics of a man living alone: ​​black, white and grey tones, simple, cold and tidy. The kitchen sink was as clean as new, without any trace of worldly affairs.

Xu Xu brought his luggage directly here and will report to the provincial department's special task force early tomorrow morning.

But the decision to come to his house was obviously the right one. Xu Xu saw some of the gun models he collected, which were quite delicate and high-quality, and they were also her favorites; there were also some scattered photos he had taken over the years since he joined the police station. Most of them are commendation photos and meeting photos. Ji Bai is in his early twenties, with a short flat head, a fair and handsome face, and arrogance in his eyes. Unlike now, his skin was tanned a lot, and his slender and clean hands were covered with calluses and scars. When faced with a big thing, there was only cold calmness in his dark and deep eyes.

——

Later, the two of them curled up on the sofa and watched a movie together. It was a comfortable and exciting night. As the night deepened, Xu Xu yawned. Ji Bai glanced at her calmly, let go of her shoulders and stood up: "Go to bed if you're sleepy. There are clean sheets and bedding in the closet. I'm taking a shower."

Xu Xu watched him enter the bathroom, and soon the sound of dripping water was heard. She turned her head and looked at two rooms: a study and a bedroom with only a large bed.

Xu Xu threw the quilt and pillow on the bed onto the sofa in the living room and arranged them neatly for him. Then he took out new sheets and quilt from the closet and lay down on the bed.

The bedroom has a large floor-to-ceiling window and dark grey curtains. The night starlight shines through the glass, making everything pitch black and hazy, revealing a kind of empty quietness. Xu Xu buried his head in the pillow. His bed was very clean and had no smell at all.

like.

The bathroom door opened and Xu Xu jumped off the bed and stood up. The footsteps approached and Ji Bai appeared at the door.

The light in the bedroom was soft, and when he stood there, he seemed to block most of the light. He was wearing a gray T-shirt and black house shorts. The muscular lines of the shoulders and back are faintly visible, making him look tall, slender and taut. The boxer briefs came to just above the knees, revealing long, strong, dark-colored legs. His hair was not dry yet, sticking wetly to his forehead. There seemed to be moisture in his angular face, and his black eyes were looking at her intently.

Xu Xu's face suddenly felt a little hot, and he stared at him intently.

Then he walked back to the living room with a calm face, brought in his pillow, threw it together with hers, and looked up at her: "Go to sleep."

Xu Xu: "You... don't want to sleep on the sofa?"

Ji Bai sat on the bed and looked at her with a smile: "I won't do anything. Come, go to sleep."

Xu Xu still believed Ji Bai's assurance, and got on the bed a little nervously. As soon as she lay down beside him, he stretched out his long arms, hugged her in his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her.

After all, they were on the bed, and Xu Xu's whole body was tense. After a while, Ji Bai's lips moved away, but he still held her in his arms, his handsome face close at hand, his eyes as black as stars: "Good night."

Xu Xu was also wearing a comfortable home T-shirt and trousers. It's just that he was wearing too little, and the man's slightly hot, firm skin pressed against her whole body, making her feel very uncomfortable. So she said, "It's uncomfortable to sleep like this, let go."

Ji Bai compromised and pulled out his arm that was originally resting under her head, but his other hand was still around her waist. He said lightly: "Just consider it as getting used to it in advance."

——

The night was very quiet, with only the rustling sound of the wind blowing the trees in the community. They both closed their eyes and hugged each other quietly without saying a word. Xu Xu's mental strength was strong enough that he calmed down quickly. In fact, his embrace was quite comfortable. Sleepiness slowly came over me... Suddenly, my lips felt warm, and Ji Bai lowered his head and kissed her again.

After cuddling for most of the night, Ji Bai finally gave in, hugged her waist from behind, and fell asleep together.

——

Ji Bai had always woken up early in recent years, opening his eyes at daybreak. When he saw this, he couldn't help laughing - Xu Xu was like a little sloth, hanging on him. With her arms around his waist, her legs wrapped around his, and her face buried in his chest, she slept peacefully.

Are you treating him as a pillow? But Ji Bai couldn't let her hold him any longer. His self-control had been challenged all night and was at its weakest. He gently put her hands and feet down, then stood up and took a cold shower.

When I went back to the bedroom, she was still sleeping. Ji Bai sat down beside the bed, took her soft little hand, kissed it, and looked up at the morning light outside the window.

After a while, he walked to the balcony, closed the partition door, and called Beijing: "Minister Xue, it's me, Xiao Ji, I'm sorry to bother you so early... Yes, our director didn't agree to this matter, I volunteered to join... It's a bit anxious, I'm really sorry... My grandfather will definitely agree to this, my mother and others are overly worried..."

——

Lin City is adjacent to the southwestern border and has several direct flights to Yangon, Myanmar every week. Task forces from all over the country gathered here and flew to Myanmar on a special plane.

The afternoon sun was scorching, and the spacious waiting hall was filled with dappled light and shadow. Xu Xu sat in a row of empty chairs, looking down at the case files. The other members of the task force were older than her and were all well-known figures in the national police force, and they all knew each other. Seeing that she was a dull and quiet little girl, she didn't say much after greeting her. The men stood aside and smoked and chatted.

After a while, the head of the task force, a deputy-department-level official from the Ministry of Public Security, called everyone to a meeting.

The plane has pulled into the apron, the boarding gate has been opened, and the flight attendant is standing at the entrance waiting with a smile.

The team leader said seriously: "Everyone, we are about to board a plane, leave our country, and go to a foreign country to capture the wanted criminal. Here, on behalf of the task force, I would like to make a request and also make a statement: we will do our best to overcome all difficulties and vow to capture the wanted criminal."

Everyone applauded enthusiastically. The team leader smiled and said, "There is another good news. I just received a notice from my superiors that a new member of the task force has been temporarily added. He took the initiative to ask to join. With him, we can be said to be even more powerful..."

Hearing this, Xu Xu's heart was slightly moved.

The team leader continued, "He is the captain of the criminal police team of Lin City Police Department, Ji Bai! I believe everyone knows him. He should be here soon." Everyone showed joy on their faces, and Xu Xu's eyes immediately drifted to the entrance of the terminal in front. Not long after, a familiar and tall figure appeared, carrying a suitcase in his hand, and walked towards this side slowly.

——

As Ji Bai walked over, several familiar criminal police captains greeted him with laughter. Ji Bai shook hands and hugged everyone one by one, and then went to say hello to the team leader. Someone handed him a cigarette, he smiled and waved his hand, saying he quit, then his eyes drifted towards Xu Xu.

Xu Xu had been standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, looking at his calm and handsome profile and his warm and smiling eyes, and couldn't help but smile.

Loss.

If she had known he would go with her, she would not have slept with him yesterday.

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The sultry sun was scorching the earth. In the endless wilderness, the trees and grass swayed gently in the wind. There seemed to be only two colors between heaven and earth, the washed blue above our heads, and the lush green beneath our feet.

A train came rushing from behind the distant mountains, and its dull roar broke the silence of the wilderness.

This was the second day since the task force entered Myanmar.

After arriving in Yangon, the capital of Myanmar yesterday, officials from China and Myanmar held a meeting.

China's goal is not to arrest Lu Ge alone, but to eliminate the entire cross-border criminal group headed by her. So today the task force took a special train to Kachin State, where the Lu Ge criminal group may be based.

Kachin State is equivalent to a province of China. The local army implements armed independent autonomy. Therefore, in addition to two police officers, the Myanmar accompanying personnel also included a senior military officer from Kachin State, who brought two battalions of soldiers to escort the task force along the way.

The train departs at noon and is expected to arrive at the early morning of the next day.

It was a smooth journey.

——

Night slowly fell, and the only sound was the sound of the train whizzing through the fields. Sporadic lights began to appear ahead, reaching the villages around Kachin State.

The task force consists of eight men and two women, as well as a female official from the Ministry of Public Security, who is about 35 or 36 years old, named Chen Yalin, who is mainly responsible for field liaison with the Myanmar side.

The two ladies stayed in a soft sleeper compartment. As soon as it got dark, Chen Yalin washed up and went to bed early. Xu Xu read a book for a while, then picked up his towel and toothbrush, left the box, and headed for the bathroom.

The door of the private room next door was not closed, the lights were bright inside, and the men were chatting animatedly. Xu Xu looked up when he heard the voice and happened to see Ji Bai sitting on the lower bunk, facing the door. Hearing the noise, he glanced up at her and continued chatting with others.

There was no one in the bathroom. Xu Xu had just finished brushing his teeth when he heard footsteps. When I looked up, Ji Bai appeared in the mirror, holding toiletries in his hand and a faint smile on his handsome face.

Since getting on the plane, the two have not had a chance to be alone, and they haven't talked much. After staring at each other for a while, Xu Xu continued to wash his face, saying as he washed: "Third brother, don't you need someone to accompany you tonight?"

Her tone was very casual, but it made Ji Bai's mouth slightly raise. His deep and mellow voice contained a smile: "Xu Xu, I didn't do anything yesterday."

Xu Xu was slightly embarrassed.

She could talk to her brother about making love all the time and leave him speechless; but Ji Bai's implicit words made her feel uncomfortable.

My brother is right, she is really a bit of a girly extrovert.

"Why did you decide to come again?" She changed the subject, saying that the director announced that he indeed had no intention of coming that day.

Ji Bai didn't answer. He closed the bathroom door, put down the toiletries, pulled her into his arms, and gave her a solid kiss.

Need I ask? Whether he goes on this trip or not will not affect the overall situation. It's not just to accompany her.

——

Ji Bai only tasted it briefly, and soon let her go back to the box.

The train was bumpy and Xu Xu didn't sleep well. Suddenly, I felt the car stop suddenly. I could hear dense footsteps outside the window and someone shouting something in Burmese.

She and Chen Yalin immediately sat up alertly, drew aside the curtain and saw that the car was parked on a small platform. There was a very bright light outside, which was a military searchlight. There were many soldiers walking around the platform with guns, at least dozens of them.

All the members of the task force walked out of the box and stood in the dark aisle, watching the movements outside the car vigilantly. Xu Xu and Ji Bai looked at each other from a distance, separated by several people, but neither said a word.

More and more soldiers gathered outside the car, with a sentry almost every three steps, and they surrounded the car.

A few minutes later, Myanmar officials arrived.

The situation was soon clarified. It turns out that although Kachin State is under the unified jurisdiction of the commander of the independence army, the various armies under it are a mixed bag and often fight with each other. There was a conflict between two brigades in the town ahead, and there was a high possibility of firing.

The Kachin officer who accompanied the task force was called Tisa, a young man of about 27 or 28 years old, with dark skin and handsome features. He reassured everyone through an interpreter: "Please rest assured, there is a flag representing the commander-in-chief on our car, and they dare not offend. They are surrounding the car now, just hoping that we will not interfere in what happened ahead. You all go back to sleep." After saying that, he added in awkward Chinese: "Okay." Meaning that the situation was okay.

But even as he spoke, the other two Burmese officials looked nervous. This made the task force members feel uneasy. Chen Yalin frowned and said in Burmese: "I'll go with you to the front to take a look." An old criminal police officer said: "I'll go with you."

Chen Yalin nodded, turned to Xu Xu and said, "You stay in the carriage and lock the door." After that, the two followed the Burmese officials and Tisa and walked to the front of the carriage.

Xu Xu was not nervous. She had read information about Myanmar before coming here. The Kachin Commander-in-Chief was very prestigious. Moreover, no Myanmar army had ever dared to touch Chinese officials. Who would want to anger a powerful neighbor? And there's no point in being nervous; it's a pointless waste of energy.

She turned and went into the box, locked the door, and lay back on the bed. The baton he carried with him was kept at hand, just in case.

Ji Bai watched her go in, and returned to the box with the others.

The car has been parked quietly at the platform, and the light outside the window is still bright. The men looked out the window at first, but could not see anything moving. After a while, someone suggested that each carriage be assigned one person to stand guard at night and take turns sleeping. Everyone agreed that if anything really happened, maintaining physical strength was the most important thing.

At this time, someone remembered and said, "Xu Xu is the only one next door."

Ji Bai stood up: "I'll go."

——

Ji Bai walked to the door of Xu Xu's carriage and listened carefully. It was quiet inside. He laughed slightly - fell asleep? The little guy is always so calm, which makes it really useless for him as her boyfriend.

In fact, Xu Xu was not asleep either. He was dozing off lightly and would observe the situation outside the car after a while.

But Ji Bai didn't want to disturb her, so he lit a cigarette, leaned against her car door, looked at the dark sky and the swaying light and shadows outside the window, and stayed there motionless.

Finally, there were sparse or dense gunshots at night, and the red light faintly illuminated the sky. Ji Bai heard that the carriage behind him was still quiet, and his mood seemed to calm down as well. He handed a pack of cigarettes to a young soldier with a childish face standing on the platform outside the carriage. The soldier grinned and gestured to him. After a long time he understood. The soldier said they would retreat at daybreak and told him not to worry.

——

The next day, when Xu Xu woke up, it was just daybreak. The train was already speeding along the smooth railway. Farmhouses and villagers leading cows appeared sparsely on both sides. Chen Yalin had already returned and was sleeping soundly on the bed opposite. It seems that the crisis has been completely resolved.

Xu Xu got out of bed and washed up. When passing by Ji Bai's carriage, she subconsciously looked up and saw Ji Bai and a colleague sitting on the bed eating instant noodles. When he saw her, he smiled faintly.

——

The train soon arrived at its destination, Muba Town.

The Lugo people have not appeared in Muba Town before. The reason why the task force came here first is a bit complicated.

Because they are in a foreign country, the Chinese police do not have the power to enforce the law. They can only carry out operations with the Myanmar side as "observers" and are not allowed to carry guns. But Myanmar's attitude is actually a bit subtle. They said that most of the criminals are Chinese and they do not have any knowledge of the crimes committed by these people. So they are willing to cooperate in the arrest, but the prerequisite is that there is evidence of these people's crimes.

Therefore, at this stage, the most important task of the task force is to collect criminal evidence and submit it to the Myanmar side, which will carry out the arrest operation.

The crime that the Lugo Group is most notorious for in China is human trafficking. According to evidence provided by the Guangdong Police Department, a considerable number of the Burmese women they trafficked came from the Muba Town area. Therefore, the task force hopes to visit the victim's family and obtain direct evidence. This will also give the Myanmar side greater motivation - because the victims are all Burmese.

——

It's another two hours' drive from the station to the town. Tissa dispatched a military truck to take everyone over. The soldiers ran forward. The mountain road was muddy and bumpy. Everyone sat in the dark back of the car, no one spoke, and some people closed their eyes and took a nap.

Ji Bai sat next to Xu Xu and rubbed his tired brows with his hand. Xu Xu asked quietly: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Ji Bai glanced at her and asked instead of answering, "What about you?"

"I'm still okay."

"That's fine." He said without thinking, leaned his head against the car wall, closed his eyes and stopped talking. After a while, he tilted his head and rested it on Xu Xu's shoulder. Xu Xu looked up and saw that no one was paying attention to this side, so he adjusted his sitting posture and sat up straighter so that he could lean against him more comfortably.

Ji Bai lowered his head, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: Wife, I spent the whole night with you again yesterday.

——

Muba Town is adjacent to the river. There are several large boats parked on the river bank, which are drawing water to pan for gold. Many simple work sheds stand along the river. The villages are gathered behind the river bank, scattered and dense. In the hot air, there is a faint smell of water and the sweetness of sugarcane.

According to information obtained by the task force, at least twenty young women from this village were trafficked to China. Because this group of rescued Burmese women are still being handed over to the Myanmar side. The task force members visited several of the families with paper documents.

The discovery was soon made.

Although several families hesitantly said that their daughters were just working outside and knew nothing and refused to talk any more, four families burst into tears when they saw the photos of their daughters in China. It was identified that they were two young men from the same town who had introduced a job to my daughter and then never returned.

There are both witnesses and evidence, and it seems that God is helping the task force. Soon, based on the clues provided by the villagers, Tisa led a platoon of soldiers to raid a restaurant by the river and successfully captured the two human traffickers. Two Chinese were also arrested. A villager identified these two men as having appeared in the village before, and once they had taken a Burmese girl directly to China.

The people from Tissa were not like the Chinese police who enforced the law in a civilized manner. They grabbed the four people and made them kneel in front of the restaurant, beat them up, and then brought them back to the task force for inspection. This achievement made everyone in the task force extremely excited. The project leader is a deputy-department-level official named Sun Pu. He happily told everyone: We have had a good start on the first day. We must maintain this momentum and strike hard at the Lu Ge Group.

——

As it was already evening, the task force decided to stay in Muba Town for one night and continue visiting the surrounding villages early the next morning. At the same time, the criminals were interrogated overnight in an effort to obtain more clues about Lu Ge's criminal group.

As the night deepened, the distant village was silent, with only the sound of Tissa's soldiers sitting in the open space in front of the village houses, drinking and talking loudly.

In the narrow and simple farmhouse, the dim light made the prisoner's face look extremely tense. Ji Bai and several other senior criminal police officers interrogated them separately. But these people were extremely stubborn and didn't say a word.

However, all the members of the task force are veterans who have been through many battles and are very patient. Let’s continue to fight with them!

——

At three o'clock in the morning, the soldiers outside the house fell down and fell asleep directly on the grass. From time to time, someone would reach out to slap a mosquito off his face and curse under his breath in Burmese.

Ji Bai and Chen Yalin were interrogating a Chinese youth. Although he didn't reveal anything, he seemed to be running out of energy. His fat face was shaking slightly and sweat was oozing from his forehead. Ji Bai and Chen Yalin looked at each other and both understood almost everything.

Just as he was about to be conquered, suddenly a series of messy and loud footsteps were heard outside the house. Ji Bai and the other man were startled and looked up.

The door was pushed open with a "bang". It was a platoon leader under Tisa, who spoke a long string of Burmese words with an angry look on his face.

Ji Bai stared at him, and Chen Yalin's expression changed drastically: "Ji Bai, he said that the villagers who provided clues today were all beaten up, and now they are all kneeling outside, and they want us to change our testimony."

——

The sky was as dark as a fog, and the wind made the trees around the village rustle. When Ji Bai and others rushed outside the house, many soldiers had already woken up and surrounded the dozen villagers who were kneeling in the middle of the open space.

The villagers who used to wear old but clean clothes during the day were now all bruised and torn in clothes. Some even had blood all over their heads, which they had wrapped up with cloth; some even had bloody eye sockets, looking extremely hideous.

Everyone was crying out in fear in Burmese. Their voices were the only ones heard in the open space. All the Chinese personnel and Burmese soldiers were silent.

Chen Yalin and the Myanmar officials tried to appease them for a long time before they finally got two things out of them:

1. Tonight, five or six gangsters came to their home, beat them up, and threatened them that if they continued to testify, they would be killed once the task force and soldiers left. Even if their daughter is rescued, she will be sold to Southeast Asia*, which will be even more miserable than it is now.

2. The group asked them to tell the task force: Chinese people do not fight against Chinese people. The public security in Myanmar is not very good. If the task force continues the investigation, it is inevitable that some personal accidents will occur.

After hearing this, team leader Sun Pu cursed: "Fuck you! Chinese people don't fight Chinese people!" The other criminal police were also furious: "Fuck, how arrogant!" "These bastards!"

The soldiers sent by Tissa to chase them came back soon and said that when they arrived at the village entrance, their car had gone far away and disappeared.

Ji Bai pondered for a while and said to Sun Pu, "Director Sun, I suggest that you leave two people behind to appease the witnesses and obtain portraits of the criminals from them. Then, we will escort the criminals to Yangon to continue interrogation. The rest of us will immediately follow the highway to track and arrest them. And please ask Major Tisa to leave a team behind to temporarily protect the witnesses."

Sun Pu thought for a moment and nodded: "Do as you say, no time to lose, get in the car immediately." He glanced around and was about to assign people when he heard Ji Bai said indifferently: "Xu Xu, follow me." Xu Xu replied: "Yes, Master."

——

The situation was urgent, so most of Tissa's men stayed behind, and other Burmese officials also escorted the prisoners back to Yangon. Tissa personally brought a dozen people to follow the task force.

Originally, Tisa had doubts about the task force's tracking - because the criminal had been gone for several hours. But when he saw Ji Bai and others accurately locate the target based on wheel marks, footprints and maps, he couldn't help but admire China's criminal investigation capabilities.

The truck drove on the mountain road for half the night. At dawn, Tisa found a few small cars.

Ji Bai did not rest at all. He drove the car himself, while Xu Xu and two soldiers sat in the back seat. After a few hours, he exchanged hands with a middle-aged soldier and sat next to Xu Xu.

Ji Bai held her hand and asked, "What do you think?"

Xu Xu smiled slightly: "It's an opportunity."

Ji Bai also laughed.

Xu Xu said: "This group of people are very arrogant and their words are a bit unrealistic. It is very likely that they are new young members recruited after Lu Ge's criminal forces were cracked down in China, so they acted so impulsively and boldly. Lu Ge has always been cautious in her actions, and we know nothing about the members of her criminal gang in Myanmar. This group of people has caused such a mess, but it has given us the opportunity to follow the clues to find out."

Ji Bai smiled faintly: "Director Sun is right, today is a real good start."

After a while, Xu Xu asked softly, "Did you wait outside my box all night last night? Actually, it was not necessary."

There was no movement beside me. I turned around and saw that Ji Bai was so tired that he fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair.

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The task force tracked the case for two days.

At noon on the third day, we arrived at the city of Maiza. According to existing clues, this is also a place where the Lu Ge Group often appears. Therefore, the task force became more certain of the identity of this group of people.

Myza is one of the most prosperous cities in northern Myanmar, but it looks no different from an urban-rural fringe area in China. The newly built large buildings are adjacent to woods and farmland. There are BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes as well as farm tractors on the road.

In the middle of the town, several streets are crowded with casinos and nightclubs. Neon lights are flashing in broad daylight, the music is loud and noisy, and there are all kinds of people walking on the streets. The group drove a van and settled in an inconspicuous building behind the casino.

The task force did not carry out the arrest immediately, but as Xu Xu said, prepared to play the long game and catch the big fish. Team leader Director Sun arranged two criminal police officers to stay near the casino to keep watch, while the others found a place to stay first.

The local gangs were a mixed bag, so in order to avoid alerting the criminals, Director Sun asked Tisa to find a hotel in a remote location. It was actually a farmhouse hotel, a three-story wooden building, simple and quiet. There was a large rice field at the door, but it was very close to the highway.

Director Sun called everyone to a short meeting to discuss and arrange the next work plan and division of labor, and then simply waved his hand and said, "You've been tired for a few days, everyone go to bed, and everyone will be back in their positions tomorrow morning."

——

Ji Bai returned to his room, took a shower, and fell asleep. When I woke up again, the sun was already setting. Texted Xu Xu: "Have you eaten yet?"

The reply was quick: "Just arrived at the restaurant."

Ji Bai smiled and replied: "Wait for me, I'll be down soon."

The restaurant is on the first floor and there are a few tables outdoors. As soon as Ji Bai went downstairs, he saw Xu Xu sitting at a white plastic table not far away with his back to him. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and just as he was about to walk over, Chen Yalin and another criminal policeman at the table next to him called him: "Ji Bai, sit here." They pulled him to sit down without saying anything.

Xu Xu obediently picked an empty table to wait for him. When he heard the noise, he turned around to take a look and continued to eat with his head down.

Tissa had booked the entire hotel. A dozen soldiers were sitting or squatting in the corridor outside the building, eating with plates in their hands. A few of them had built a stove and were grilling their own food.

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Xu Xu had just taken a few bites when she suddenly felt someone standing opposite her. She looked up and saw a dark-skinned young soldier who put a fat and brown grilled fish on her plate.

Xu Xu: "Uh... no thanks."

But the soldier didn't understand, so he grinned at her and walked away. After taking a few steps, he waved to the soldiers in the corridor and made a victory gesture. The soldiers all started to cheer and smiled at Xu Xu.

An ordinary girl might feel embarrassed and shy in such a situation, but Xu Xu usually doesn't have such emotional ups and downs. She raised her eyes and looked at them, was silent for a moment, put down her chopsticks, clasped her hands together, nodded and smiled at them politely to express her gratitude.

The soldiers smiled even more brightly. Xu Xu continued to eat with his head down. He tasted a little fish and it tasted okay.

After a while, another soldier came over with a large piece of melon in his hand, which the soldiers picked from the field next door. Xu Xu felt a little guilty now, and stood up to refuse. The soldier stopped her hand forcefully, put the fruit down, and then walked back to the group of soldiers with a smile on his face, striding as if he had done something great.

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While eating, Ji Bai looked up at the soldiers who were frequently approaching Xu Xu's table. An old criminal policeman from Yunnan nearby said with a smile: "Boys in Southeast Asia like girls with fair skin. Xu Xu will be very popular here."

Chen Yalin smiled and said: "At noon, a soldier said to me: 'Sir, you Chinese police are very good at catching criminals, but how can you let a little girl solve cases? She looks younger than my sister.'"

When she said this, the detectives next to her laughed.

Chen Yalin added, "I also heard them say 'rabbit' in private. It's probably a nickname for Xu Xu." She said with a slight sigh, "These soldiers are all grown-up rural children. They were involved in the war too early and didn't have a normal growth environment. In fact, most of them are simple and kind by nature, without any malice."

The old detective laughed loudly. Ji Bai listened carefully and found that the soldiers' Burmese and laughter were mixed with some Chinese words such as "rabbit" and "little rabbit".

At this time, the assembly call sounded, and all the soldiers stood up and gathered at Tissa. The corridor outside was suddenly empty. Xu Xu was still sitting there, concentrating on eating.

After a while, Ji Bai received a text message from her: "Is there a place to dump it if you can't finish it?"

Ji Bai replied: "Go to the back of the house and wait for me."

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There is also a spacious corridor behind the house, paved with yellowish-brown wood, which squeaks when you step on it. Facing the house is a small hill with dense forests and gorgeous sunset. Xu Xu sat for a while, and then he saw Ji Bai appear from the corner.

She used a large iron plate to eat. The soldiers were very generous and stuffed food directly into her plate. Fish, beef, sweet potatoes, vegetables, fruits... She almost