Shen Qinghe held the pen, her eyes on her nose, her nose on the paper, not looking at the man opposite her.

There was a kind of hostility in that man, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not someone to be trifled with.

With a "bang", Cai Li suddenly slammed the table hard, scaring Shen Qinghe so much that she trembled.

Cai Li, "..."

Did Comrade Xiao Shen get scared?

Cai Li cleared his throat and looked sternly at the man opposite him, "Now that you are here, what are you still hiding? If you don't tell the truth, no one can protect you!"

The man's hands were cuffed, he leaned back on the chair, legs apart, and said lazily, "I've said everything I need to say. If you don't believe me, I can't do anything about it."

"Okay, then describe to me the faces of your accomplices," said Cai Li.

The man was stunned and looked at Shen Qinghe. Her face was covered, but she looked young.

The man instantly understood what Shen Qinghe did.

He just thought she was from the police station, but now it seems she is a portrait artist.

Such a young portrait artist, playing with him...

The man chuckled, "Long face, wheat-colored skin, phoenix eyes..."

As the man spoke, Shen Qinghe drew quickly with a pen, with a serious expression, as if she didn't even look at the man opposite her from beginning to end.

Looking at Shen Qinghe's tender white hands painting non-stop, the man was even more disdainful.

Faced with Cai Li's serious expression, he honestly told the faces of his accomplices.

There's no point in saying it anyway.

Cai Li was afraid that the man would cheat, so he asked him to describe each person's appearance three times.

Shen Qinghe pursed her lips and said nothing, listening to the movement of her hands.

As I was painting, daybreak came.

Jiang Chunlin was waiting outside anxiously. He was not afraid that anything might happen to Shen Qinghe, but he felt distressed.

After the portrait was finished, Shen Qinghe's clothes on the back were soaked with sweat.

Cai Li showed the portrait to the man. The man glanced at it indifferently, and then he was shocked!

Staring at Shen Qinghe viciously.

This woman was painted so realistically, almost like a real person.

"Be quiet, what are you looking at?" Cai Li kicked the man hard.

The man then moved the video away.

"Tell me, are they these four people?" Cai Li asked.

The man nodded weakly.

Cai Li raised his eyebrows, very satisfied. He took Shen Qinghe out and asked his colleagues to take the man away.

"Comrade Xiao Shen, thank you for your hard work."

Cai Li reached into his pocket and took out two dollars and handed them to Shen Qinghe, "There are four portraits in total, fifty cents each."

"Thank you, Deputy Director Cai." Shen Qinghe reached out to take it, pulled the handkerchief off her face, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

"Can we leave now?" Jiang Chunlin asked sternly.

Cai Li saw dissatisfaction in Jiang Chunlin's eyes. He didn't have that look when he came. Was he feeling sorry for his lover?

Cai Li laughed and said, "Thank you for your hard work. How about having breakfast before leaving?"

"No need!" Jiang Chunlin said.

"Okay." Shen Qinghe replied. She was really hungry.

Jiang Chunlin and Shen Qinghe said in unison. He turned his head to look at Shen Qinghe, and finally decided to stay and have breakfast before leaving.

Cai Li asked people to go to the canteen to get the best breakfast, which included fried dough sticks, steamed buns, soy milk, porridge, and a few side dishes.

Shen Qinghe was hungry and tired, and she felt even sleepier after eating a full meal.

Jiang Chunlin grabbed Shen Qinghe's wrist, checked the time, and whispered to her, "Wait here for a while, I'll go back to get my luggage."

"Okay." Shen Qinghe nodded. She really didn't want to move at this moment.

Jiang Chunlin looked at Cai Li and said, "Deputy Director Cai, my wife has been busy with your work all night. Can you find a room for her to rest?

I'll pick her up in a minute."

It took him about an hour to go back and forth, which allowed Shen Qinghe to sleep for a while.

Cai Li nodded, "Of course!"

Then he personally took Shen Qinghe to the duty room.

He said embarrassedly, "Comrade Xiao Shen, the station is full of rough men, and the hygiene is a bit poor, please don't be disgusted."

Shen Qinghe took a look around and found it was indeed not very clean.

The quilt was folded neatly, but it looked... like it hadn't been changed for a long time.

She smiled faintly, "It's okay."

Cai Li nodded, went out and closed the door.

Shen Qinghe took a look at the iron bunk bed and knew she couldn't lie down on it, so she lay on the table and fell asleep.

She didn't know how long she slept before she was woken up by someone.

He looked up and squinted to see that it was Jiang Chunlin. He rubbed his eyes and tried to make himself more awake.

"Wait until we get on the train before sleeping." Jiang Chunlin said in a low voice.

Shen Qinghe nodded, stood up and stretched, now feeling more awake.

When the two left the police station, Jiang Chunlin parked his bicycle in the yard and walked towards the train station with Shen Qinghe.

Cai Li glanced at the bicycle and jokingly said, "You're quite good at finding a place."

When they arrived at the train station, Shen Qinghe realized that Jiang Chunlin was carrying a lot of things.

Confused, he asked, "Are you packing again?"

"No, my mother made some food for us to eat on the way." Jiang Chunlin replied.

Shen Qinghe felt warm in her heart. Her own mother was just like this.

After fastening their tickets, the two walked into the station, where there were quite a few people coming and going.

Shen Qinghe was looking around when she saw Cai Li in casual clothes.

Cai Li didn't expect to see Shen Qinghe and Jiang Chunlin at the train station. Thinking that Jiang Chunlin had just asked him to find a rest room for his wife and parked his bicycle at the police station, he thought it was a coincidence.

Cai Li's gaze stayed on Shen Qinghe and Jiang Chunlin's faces for only one second, and then he glanced past them as if he was looking at strangers.

Shen Qinghe guessed that Deputy Director Cai was probably handling a case, so she followed the crowd and squeezed onto the train, treating him like a stranger.

Fortunately, Deputy Director Tang bought sleeper tickets for them. It would take more than 30 hours to get to Beijing from here, and getting a hard seat would depend on luck.

There are no seats for train tickets in this era. Whoever grabs one first gets it.

Jiang Chunlin carried the things in one hand and held Shen Qinghe's hand with the other. Afraid that she would be squeezed away by the crowd, he took her across the carriage towards the sleeper car.

After finding the carriage number, both of them breathed a sigh of relief and were covered in sweat.

The sleeper berth can accommodate four people, and the other two berths are empty. I don’t know if there is no one there or if the person has not arrived yet.

Jiang Chunlin put his things away and said to Shen Qinghe, "When the train starts, there will be water. I'll wet the towel for you and wipe your face so it won't be so hot."

"Yeah." Shen Qinghe sat on the lower bunk, watching Jiang Chunlin busying around and placing all the food that He Xiuyun brought for them on the small table.

There are pancakes, boiled eggs, and washed cucumbers and tomatoes.

Shen Qinghe was thirsty, so she licked her lips and picked up a cucumber to eat.

General Jiang Chunlin unscrewed the lid of the green kettle and handed it to Shen Qinghe, "Mom wanted to put sugar in it, but I didn't let her. The more sugar water you drink, the thirstier you get. Plain water is the best way to quench your thirst."

As soon as Shen Qinghe took it, she saw a man in his forties, wearing a half-worn white shirt, walking in.

She paused and continued to eat the cucumber.