Chapter 83 I Still Have a Lot of Things to Do

Faced with Zhou Yi's somewhat baffling question, Lu Xiaoshuang answered without hesitation, "Of course."

"I want to go hiking and watch the sunrise there. They say the sunrise there is especially beautiful. I grew up on the Loess Plateau. There are no mountains there, just sand and earth. When the sun rises, it's all yellow and earthy. So I really want to watch the sunrise in the mountains."

"I want to eat pizza and steak. When I was little, I used to envy foreigners eating pizza and steak in English class. After coming to Hongcheng, I finally saw pictures of real pizza and steak on the signs at the entrances of Western restaurants, because the ones in textbooks were all pictures."

Lu Xiaoshuang smiled sheepishly and said, "But those must be very expensive, because you can tell just by looking at the high-end facade of the western restaurant."

"I also want to be a volunteer at an orphanage, helping the children read, write, and play games. They are so pitiful because they don't have parents. Although my family is very poor, my parents have been very kind to me since I was a child. They love me very much."

"But it's so embarrassing. I don't have time. I have to work to earn a living. I don't want my parents to send their meager salary to me anymore. I can earn my own money. The school cafeteria is quite good. White steamed buns are only 1.5 cents each."

"Then I also want to graduate early so I can work and earn money. I want my parents to come visit Hongcheng. My dad hasn't been home for years, and my mom hasn't been to Hongcheng since she married him. When I was admitted to Hongda last year, my dad said he would come, but then he decided not to. I know they couldn't bear to spend the money on the train tickets."

"Once I have a job, I can move out and live on my own. Even if it's just a small rented house, as long as it's warm. But... I can't bear to leave my grandma. She's very kind to me and would secretly give me boiled eggs to eat. But my aunt is too fierce and always says I'm a jinx..."

"Anyway, if I died today, I would be very sad."

“Because I still have so many things I want to do.”

Lu Xiaoshuang talked incessantly, as if she had opened a chatterbox.

Suddenly, she seemed to realize that she had said too much, so she stopped talking and smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I couldn't help it, because I usually keep these words in my heart and don't have many opportunities to tell others."

As Lu Xiaoshuang spoke, she looked up at Zhou Yi and suddenly froze.

"Officer Zhou, are you... okay?"

Zhou Yi, who was in a daze, was stunned when he heard this.

"Why are you...crying?"

After hearing Lu Xiaoshuang's words, Zhou Yi reached out and touched his face with his uninjured hand, only then did he realize that tears had appeared on his face without him noticing.

Every word Lu Xiaoshuang said was like a sharp arrow piercing Zhou Yi's heart.

The girl in front of me is a living person, not a cold name in a file or a yellowed photo.

This guy is such a lively person who is full of enthusiasm and yearning for life!

She suffered so much and made so much effort.

Her life has just begun.

But more than a month later, a perverted murderer brutally cut her into countless pieces, put them in black plastic bags, and dumped them in the cold river and the dirty garbage dump.

Her life, her ideals, her smile, all vanished into thin air.

The most ridiculous thing is that this perverted and cunning murderer has not been caught in 27 years, and there is a high possibility that he will never be caught.

He killed people, he cut them into pieces like animals, yet he still lived on as if nothing had happened.

The damned are on the loose.

People who shouldn't die die with their eyes open.

He would never allow such a thing to happen again.

Even if it costs his own life, he will keep her safe!

"Lu Xiaoshuang, you won't die." Zhou Yi said with a determined look in his eyes, "From today on, no one can hurt you again. I promise."

Lu Xiaoshuang was stunned for a moment, her eyes turned red, and she looked aggrieved and about to cry.

She cried and said, "Police officers are all good people."

The next second, she burst into tears.

The originally solemn atmosphere was broken in an instant, and Zhou Yi immediately laughed.

Yes, I have become the police uncle that children used to talk about.

Lu Xiaoshuang was originally crying, but as she was crying, a snot bubble suddenly popped up in her nose. She couldn't help laughing and suddenly became in a state of being both amused and helpless.

Zhou Yi quickly found a napkin and handed it to her.

Lu Xiaoshuang wiped her snot bubbles while saying, "Oh, I'm sorry, Officer Zhou. It's so embarrassing."

Zhou Yi smiled without saying anything. He didn't expect that this girl had such a hard life but had such a lively and lovely personality.

"You don't have to call me Officer Zhou, just call me Zhou Yi."

"No, you're my savior, and I just saw the news. You're a hero now."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said, "I'm not a hero. In a situation like that, anyone with a conscience would stand up. Besides, I'm a police officer, and this is my duty. Didn't you see that many people came to your aid at that time?"

When she said this, Lu Xiaoshuang's eyes turned red again and she nodded repeatedly.

"Well, everyone is a good person."

"So just call me by my name, and maybe we'll see each other more often in the future."

For Zhou Yi, he had been thinking about how to get in touch with Lu Xiaoshuang naturally. Only by being with her could he investigate her interpersonal relationships, investigate the murderer, and protect her.

This time it was a coincidence, so he naturally would not let go of this opportunity.

"Then I...will call you Brother Zhou."

Zhou Yi nodded: "Okay, I'm twenty-three this year, so it's almost the same as being your big brother."

Lu Xiaoshuang looked at Zhou Yi in surprise: "So you are so young?"

"Um... do I look old?"

Lu Xiaoshuang waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, that's not what I meant. I heard Officer Qiao, who just took my statement, say that Brother Zhou was her colleague, both from the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Detachment, so she thought you looked younger..."

Lu Xiaoshuang's voice became smaller and smaller, but Zhou Yi laughed.

"You didn't expect that I would be a detective in the Municipal Police Department at such a young age."

"Then Brother Zhou must be a top student."

"That's not true. I only graduated from a junior college, which is far from your academic level. So you know how outstanding you are. Of course, we have top students there, but unfortunately, I'm not one of them."

Lu Xiaoshuang was smart and didn't continue the topic.

She pointed at Zhou Yi's wound and asked, "Brother Zhou, does your wound still hurt?"

"They're all minor injuries. I'm used to it."

Zhou Yi pointed at the wound on her neck and asked, "How about you? Is the wound okay?"

Lu Xiaoshuang quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay. The doctor didn't even give me stitches. He just disinfected it and bandaged it. The doctor also told me to keep the wound dry until it heals, disinfect it with alcohol, avoid spicy food, and eat less soy sauce, so it won't leave scars."

The girl began to talk incessantly again.

Zhou Yi suddenly asked softly, "Lu Xiaoshuang, do you rarely chat with people?"