It was already past nine o'clock when they left Zhang Meng's office. They had eaten lunch in the office that afternoon.

Zhang Meng sat alone in his office, carefully pondering the things the two of them had just discussed, until his secretary came to call him to attend the daily meeting.

After leaving the Municipal Bureau, Li Chu strolled slowly home along the roadside.

When it comes to solving cases, he knows absolutely nothing. The only reason he was able to talk so much with Zhang Meng was because he had watched a lot of those crime dramas in his later years.

He had absolutely no idea how to find and catch the criminal.

This person left no trace of fingerprints or bodily fluids.

Huh? Something's not right!

Have people in this era become so adept at counter-surveillance?

It's plausible that he wore gloves while committing the crime, but the fact that he even remembered to wear a small umbrella suggests he didn't want to leave any bodily fluids, which is a bit far-fetched.

There shouldn't be any cases of solving a case using bodily fluids yet, right?

Even if it were true, in today's world where information flow is so limited, it's not something that ordinary people could know.

As for the small umbrella? You don't need to buy those anymore; you can get them for free at the family planning station. He discovered that when he was looking at the case file earlier. The investigators have already investigated this aspect.

Ugh, I don't want to think about it anymore, it's giving me a headache.

This isn't my major, and sometimes even racking my brains doesn't help.

I strolled back home, and lo and behold, Ding Qiunan, Wenxuan, and Yueyue were playing cards in the living room. Each of them had little notes stuck to their faces, but it was obvious that Ding Qiunan had the most. When I looked up at him, I had to use my hands to separate the little notes.

"Oh, Daddy Chu is back! I'm done playing, Mommy Qiu Nan, I won't keep you from resting any longer."

As if seeing a savior, Wang Yueyue threw the cards in her hand onto the table, then pulled the small note off her face, put on her slippers, and ran out in one swift motion.

Seeing this, Li Wenxuan quickly dropped the cards in his hand and said, "Hey, Mom, Dad's back. You guys should get some rest. I'm going back." Then he ran off.

"Wang Yueyue, Li Wenxuan, come back here! I finally got a good hand of cards."

Before she could react, Ding Qiunan jumped up from the sofa without even putting on her slippers, ready to grab the two of them. She had only taken two steps when Li Chu grabbed her around the waist.

"Hey, let go of me! I'm not done with those two! How dare they sneak away? I had such a good hand, this was definitely going to be a windfall!"

Ding Qiunan, who was being held, shouted angrily, kicking her legs in the air.

"Alright, alright, I'll do it for you tomorrow, I promise I'll cover both their faces with it."

"Hmph, what's the point of you playing for me? Playing cards is only fun when you play it yourself."

Ding Qiunan is a typical example of someone who is both bad at playing cards and loves to play. He always loses, but the more he plays, the more courageous he becomes.

Li Chu carried her to the sofa and secured her to his lap.

"Hmph~ It's all your fault. It would have been so much better if you had come back a few minutes later." She rubbed her head against her man's chest a few times, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault. Next time I'll stand at the door and look around before coming in." As he spoke, he reached out and removed all the little notes stuck to his wife's face, then leaned over and kissed her.

"What were you doing at Meng Ge's place? Was it because of the case?"

"I was worried that he would ruin his health, so I went over and gave him an acupuncture. Luckily I got there, otherwise, given his physical condition, he would definitely be in the hospital by tomorrow at the latest."

Sword Comes

Ding Qiunan found a comfortable position in her man's arms, and then asked, "Are they still completely helpless with that case?"

"No, I don't have a clue at all. Sigh, have you seen how long it's been since Jiadong came home?"

“The police really work very hard. Luckily, Xiaojuan works in logistics. Otherwise, with both of them away from home, how would they manage?”

"There's nothing we can do. This is what we do for a living. Just like those firefighters, we know it's dangerous to rush forward, but what can we do?"

"Hey honey, under what circumstances would a man take the initiative to hold up an umbrella when he's with a woman?"

"Why did you suddenly ask that?" Ding Qiunan looked up at her man with suspicion.

"Answer me first, and I'll explain later."

"Because he's afraid the woman will get pregnant."

"What if we don't need to consider pregnancy?"

"Then there's something wrong with this guy."

“I’m serious.” Li Chu reached out and slapped her thigh.

"I'm serious, that guy's got issues," Ding Qiunan said, blinking her big, innocent eyes at her man.

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know what's wrong with me. I just heard it from someone else when I used to work at the pharmacy."

"Tell me about it in detail."

"Why are you asking this question when you can just tell me what's going on?"

"It's like this, it's that case... Now you know why I asked, right?"

Ding Qiunan nodded in sudden realization: "Oh, I see. Xiaoyu told me about this."

"Xiaoyu? You mean Qian Xiaoyu from the Chinese medicine pharmacy?"

"Yes, that's her. She had a close female friend. Everything was fine when they first got married, but then one day, by chance, she and her boyfriend shared an umbrella. After that, her boyfriend suddenly became completely unable to use an umbrella without it."

What's going on? Li Chu has never heard of such a thing in either his past or present life.

Um?

Why do you guys talk about things like this?

"Huh? Hehe...hehe, we're just chatting."

Ding Qiunan chuckled sheepishly, then quickly changed the subject, saying, "Let me tell you, Xiaoyu also told me that her friend's man has a really bad addiction. She heard from her friend that he needs it at least two or three times a day, and sometimes he doesn't even let her rest when she's on her period. It drives her crazy. If it weren't for the child, her friend might have divorced him long ago."

This surprised Li Chu; this was a bit too much.

Where does her friend live?

"How would I know? What's wrong? Why are you asking them?"

As she spoke, Ding Qiunan stared wide-eyed at her man: "You wouldn't suspect..."

Li Chu nodded: "I do have some doubts, because I really can't figure out why that criminal would be using an umbrella."

"Then...then I'll ask Xiaoyu for you tomorrow."

"Hmm, you can try to find out indirectly. Okay, let's talk about this tomorrow, let's go take a shower."

"Huh? Didn't we shower together last night?"

"You said it yourself, that was yesterday."

"But……"

"Honey, when are we going to try using an umbrella?"

"No way! How can that thing feel comfortable through a plastic bag?!"

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