Lu Wenjing's gaze was deep. He stared at Lu An'an quietly for a moment, then raised his hand and gently rubbed Lu An'an's head, saying tenderly, "An'an, tell your big brother if anything happens, and your big brother will protect you."

Lu An'an felt a warmth in her heart, and smiled, making her voice sound lighter: "Thank you, brother. I'm fine. Let's go to the police station to make a statement first, and come back as soon as possible."

Lu Wenjing nodded and turned to get in the car.

Lu An'an stood there, her eyelids slightly lowered, her heart filled with complex emotions.

A moment later, she turned her head and looked back into the car, where she met Lu Yanhua's piercing gaze.

When Lu Yanhua saw Lu An'an looking over, she slowly gave a meaningful smile that looked somewhat eerie under the red and blue lights.

Lu An'an's heart tightened. She went around to the driver's seat and knocked on the car window.

The car window slowly rolled down, and the police officer in the driver's seat tilted his head slightly, his voice low: "What is it?"

Lu An'an glanced at the man, then at Lu Yanhua, who was sitting quietly with her eyes closed again, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, officer. I just wanted to remind you to drive slowly. The people in the back are a bit carsick, so don't throw up in the car."

Upon hearing this, the police officer in the driver's seat frowned, glanced at the two men in the rearview mirror, and replied in a low voice, "Understood, thank you."

Lu An'an smiled and waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's what I should do."

As the car window rolled up, Lu An'an slowly straightened up, a barely perceptible chill flashing across her clear eyes.

[Lu Yanhua...what is she hiding?]

"An'an!"

Lu An'an looked up at the sound and saw Qi Rang waving at her: "What are you standing there for? Get in the car, we're going back to the police station."

Lu An calmed himself down and walked towards the second police car.

At the same time, Lu Yanhua, inside the car, felt the scrutinizing gaze outside finally shift away. A subtle smile curved her lips, a smile tinged with sarcasm, but she quickly regained her composure.

After Lu An'an got into the second car, Qi Rang asked her curiously, "What do you want to tell me? Is it about some important evidence?"

Lu An'an's brows furrowed in deep thought as she fixed her gaze on the slowly moving police car ahead. After a moment of silence, she asked, "Is the policeman driving the first car your subordinate?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Rang glanced at the car in front, then turned to the police officer driving it and asked, "Who's driving that car in front?"

The officer in front thought for a moment and replied, "It should be Xiao Ji driving the car."

Qi Rang nodded, then turned to look at Lu An'an. "Yes, she's my subordinate. What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Lu An'an narrowed her eyes slightly: "How many routes are there to the police station?"

After a moment's thought, Qi Rang slowly said, "Two routes. We usually take the South Street route, but the other route is more circuitous."

A sharp glint flashed in Lu An'an's eyes. She tapped her knee lightly for a while before speaking again, her voice filled with an undeniable determination: "Captain Qi, let's take another route."

Qi Rang's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze instantly deepened: "Is there an ambush on South Street?"

Lu An'an shook her head slightly, a hint of worry in her eyes: "I'm not sure, but Lu Yanhua gave me a strange feeling just now. Just in case, I think we should take another route, okay, Captain Qi?"

Qi Rang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then picked up the walkie-talkie and notified the other police cars: "Attention everyone, return to the police station from Xuanwu Road."

Lu An'an felt a little relieved and turned to look at the deep and unpredictable night outside the car window, her face showing a complex and unreadable mix of emotions.

Hopefully, it's all just me overthinking.

Inside the car following closely behind, Lu Wenjing's brows were furrowed, and a hint of worry spread through his eyes.

Lu Yanli, in the passenger seat, noticed the change in route and his expression shifted slightly: "Why did you suddenly change routes?"

Lu Wenjing's voice carried a hint of seriousness as he asked Lu Yubai behind him, "Yubai, have there been any signs that our home security cameras have been hacked today?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yubai quickly checked the surveillance footage. After a moment, he gently shook his head: "Everything is normal. Neither the surveillance cameras in the main house nor those in the surrounding area have been hacked."

The atmosphere inside the car grew even more somber, and Lu Xunran's face appeared even more serious under the dim interior lights. "Could it be that there's a problem at the police station?"

Lu Wenjing was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Let's follow along for now."

As night deepened, the police car slowly turned through the first intersection.

Lu An'an carefully observed the surrounding intersections, and only after the car had steadily rounded the bend did her tense nerves quietly relax.

Maybe I was just too nervous.

However, before he could catch his breath, Qi Rang's phone rang abruptly, breaking the silence in the carriage.

He answered the phone, and upon hearing the words on the other end, his eyes involuntarily widened slightly, flashing with disbelief.

After hanging up the phone, Qi Rang asked Lu An'an with amusement, teasingly, "I thought there was an ambush, which is why you suggested changing routes, An'an. It turns out that our Lu the Half-Immortal calculated that there was a car accident on South Street and that there would be a traffic jam?"

Upon hearing this, Lu An'an's eyes narrowed instantly. "You mean there was a car accident on South Street?"

Upon seeing this, Qi Rang's playful expression vanished instantly, and he unconsciously became serious: "I just received the news that a chain-reaction car accident did indeed occur on South Street. It is said that a runaway delivery truck caused a chain of accidents, crashing into many vehicles while driving against traffic."

Lu An'an's heart clenched: "How is the driver of that delivery truck?"

Qi Rang replied in a deep voice, "After the car went out of control, it rushed onto the bridge, crashed through the guardrail, and fell into the river. The driver died on the spot."

Then, he asked Lu An'an, "An'an, why do you look so serious? What's wrong?"

The unease in Lu An'an's heart returned. She gently closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and steadied herself: "There is someone behind Lu Yanhua. I'm afraid he might kill her to shut her up."

Qi Rang's expression instantly turned serious: "So that's why you insisted on changing routes? Was that delivery truck driver sent by someone behind Lu Yanhua?"

Lu An'an's mind raced. She frowned, and spoke quickly but clearly: "I don't know. I just feel like it. How could it be such a coincidence? We just deviated from our planned route and turned at that intersection, and then there was a car accident on South Street. If we had taken that road normally, we might be the ones in the accident now."

Qi Rang realized the seriousness of the problem, his eyes filled with unprecedented solemnity. He suddenly recalled the subtle atmosphere when Lu An'an got into the car, and his expression changed drastically: "You suspect that Xiao Ji has a problem?"

Before Lu An'an could answer, she saw Qi Rang's expression suddenly turn turbulent: "An'an! Be careful!"

Before she could finish speaking, an emergency brake pulled Lu An'an's entire body forward, almost causing her to crash into the cold seat in front of her.

"boom--!"

Immediately afterwards, a deafening crash came from outside the window.

Lu An'an's heart tightened suddenly. She immediately looked out the window, and the scene before her eyes made her pupils dilate abruptly.