The girl's every move had already stunned Leng Ruo behind her. Hearing her say such a thing, he seemed to think of something unbelievable.

This prisoner is from the International Security Bureau, so could Qi Jiu be one too...?

Over here, Dero didn't say anything. His mask and baseball cap had long been pulled off by Qi Jiu and he was lying on the ground looking pitiful.

Mask and baseball cap: "..." Thank you.

Dero, lying on the ground, remained silent. He looked at Qi Jiu with wariness and even some resentment. If looks could kill, Qi Jiu would probably be dead countless times by now.

Qi Jiu looked at him now, her smile both eerie and relaxed.

"Since you're unwilling to talk about it, I don't mind using other methods to get you to open up."

People from those kinds of places are experts at interrogating criminals.

As soon as he finished speaking, Dero's eyes showed visibly panic, but for some reason, he closed his eyes and began to play dead.

"bite!"

Suddenly, her phone started ringing in her pocket. She glanced at Dero, who was lying on the ground unable to get up, and naturally took out her phone.

It was a barrage of WeChat messages from Gong Rui.

"Qiqi, where are you? Why haven't you come back yet? The meat's already served. By the way, have you seen Leng Ruo? I just messaged her but she hasn't replied."

"If you hadn't come back soon, we probably would have eaten all of this meat."

'Qiqi~'

Qi Jiu looked up at Xi Xi, then turned to look at the person behind her who was standing there like a wooden statue, looking at her with a strange coldness in their eyes.

Where is your phone?

When the phone was mentioned, Leng Ruo's expression wasn't good. "It broke when I was fighting with him just now."

Oh, no wonder I can't see WeChat.

Getting into a fight and ruining a phone is really not worth it.

The girl glanced at Dero on the ground, her expression unreadable.

This guy has already come to us, so we can't let him go now, but we haven't been notified by the International Security Bureau yet...

This thing will probably stay with her until those people arrive.

"Are you alright? How badly are you injured? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

She looked at Leng Ruo, her gaze drifting almost imperceptibly towards Leng Ruo's calves and shoulders.

Leng Ruo looked at her and shook her head. "It's okay, just apply some ointment when you get home, and you shouldn't have any problems with normal activities."

Hearing her say that, Qi Jiu felt a little relieved.

"Then you should go back first. It's been a while, and Gong Rui and the others are urging us. The dishes are all served, so you should go back and eat. If they ask you about it when you get back, you know what to say, right?"

To be honest, Leng Ruo is not usually a talkative person, but now that she has encountered this situation, she really has some doubts about Leng Ruo's language skills.

Leng Ruo: "..." She doesn't like to talk, but she's not brainless.

"Don't worry, I understand."

Just as Leng Ruo was about to turn and leave, she saw Qi Jiu standing motionless in place and was stunned.

"And what about you?"

Actually, thinking about it, I feel quite ashamed.

She was the one who chased after them first; she overestimated herself. Later, with the intention of protecting others, she ended up being the one who cleaned up their mess and protected them.

Qi Jiu pointed to the person on the ground, "I'll go back after I've settled him in. It'll be quick. You can go back now."

Leng Ruo glanced at De Luo and nodded.

He said "thank you" and left quietly.

Watching her departing figure, and confirming that Leng Ruo's current walking posture and appearance revealed nothing, he then turned his attention to De Luo.

"It's okay if you don't say anything. There are plenty of ways to get you to talk eventually."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Leng Ruo stood at the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, trying to adjust her state so that she looked like nothing had happened. She even patted the dust off her clothes from the fight.

Only when she felt there were no major problems did she slowly begin to walk inside.

"Leng Ruo, why did it take you so long to buy candy? Yue Qiu and I have already eaten so much. If you don't come back soon, we won't have any left. Oh, by the way, didn't you see Qi Qi? Qi Qi went out to buy candy too."

The moment Gong Rui saw Leng Ruo's figure, she subconsciously looked behind her, as if searching for something.

But after looking at it for a while, I didn't see anything.

Leng Ruo was taken aback for a moment, but quickly regained her previous expressionless look and shook her head.

"I didn't see her. The candy I wanted wasn't available at the nearby stores, and I went a bit far, so I didn't run into her."

Gong Rui nodded knowingly, then seemed to remember something, "What about your candy?"

After being gone for so long, how come you came back empty-handed?

Looking at the grilled meat slices in the bowl, Leng Ruo felt a warm current flowing through her heart, and seemed to understand why her brother had encouraged her to socialize more.

Making more friends doesn't seem like a bad thing these days.

"I couldn't buy it, and I didn't expect that even the store that was so far away didn't have it either, so I came back."

Gong Rui looked at her, startled. "What kind of candy is so hard to find? It's okay, it's okay, you eat it first, then we'll help you find some. If all else fails, we can try looking online. Let me tell you, dip it in this sauce, then wrap it in lettuce..."

The person opposite her was talking incessantly, but strangely, she, who had previously disliked socializing, didn't seem to find Gong Rui annoying at all, and even subconsciously listened attentively to her.

Actually, having someone like that in your life is pretty good.

When Qi Silin and Chong Yu arrived at this alley, they saw De Luo on the ground and fell into deep thought.

The man looked at the person lying on the ground and quickly recognized him by his face. Almost instinctively, he looked at Qi Jiu, who was completely unharmed beside him.

Those dark eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief.

"That heavy-hitting killer that the International Security Bureau lost?"

The girl nodded.

Chongyu and Liuyun's souls seemed to have drifted away. They looked at the people on the ground with complicated expressions on their faces.

Why is it always so explosive every time I go out with Qi Jiu?

Are we now encountering criminals internationally as easily as we see cabbages?

"Qiqi, where did you run into this guy?" We just talked about the murderer not long ago, and you've already run into him so soon.

What a coincidence, it's almost unbelievable.

Qi Jiu pointed to the other side, "I saw it while eating barbecue."

Chongyu: "..."

You're really unlucky, kid. You finally managed to escape from prison, and then you got caught just for letting someone have some barbecue. What kind of luck is that?

Dero: "..."

DeRozan had been crawling on the ground for quite some time, and now he was having some difficulty getting up.

The girl narrowed her eyes as she looked at him.

In fact, she doesn't want to hand over such a person to others easily, because she's afraid that others might not be able to control the danger.