Xia Zheng's fate was taken for granted.

Ji Shuyun didn't look kind to anyone except his sister: "I refuse."

“This screening method is too inefficient.

Xia Zheng frowned. "I wonder what advice you, a police officer seconded from a township police station, have?"

Xia Qingqing was following Xia Zheng, pretending to help, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Ji Shuyun from the corner of her eye, and her whole body froze. How could this poor brother who had scrimped and saved to send her to college appear in such an occasion?

She subconsciously clenched the notebook in her hand, her nails practically digging into the pages. Could it be that Ji Shuyun was here to settle accounts with her under the guise of investigating a case? He had worked part-time to pay for her tuition and living expenses all those years, and now he was coming to collect the debt?

However, Ji Shuyun didn't even give her a glance since he entered the door.

His eyes were always fixed on Xia Zhining, so focused that it seemed as if nothing else around him existed.

Xia Qingqing followed his gaze, and when she found Xia Zhining standing there unharmed, the corners of her mouth drooped uncontrollably.

His whole face contorted for a moment.

When Ning Tiancheng saw Xia Zhining coming back so early, his face suddenly turned pale, and the hope in his eyes dimmed visibly.

"A so-called expert, a specially hired consultant..." His voice was filled with disappointment. "It seems I can't count on them anymore..."

Old Master Gu took a leisurely sip of tea, glanced at Xia Zhining sarcastically, and said, "Wow, it's been less than two hours, and our highly paid consultant has already backed out?"

He waved his hand and said, "Go back and rest quickly, don't embarrass yourself here."

Xia Zhining calmly straightened her sleeves and said calmly, "Grandpa Ning, your grandson has been found, and the murderer has been apprehended."

"What?!"

These thunderous words exploded in the hall.

Xia Zheng's face turned pale instantly. Old Man Gu choked on the tea and coughed repeatedly, almost dropping his cane.

Ning Tiancheng stood up suddenly: "Seriously?! You...you didn't lie to me?"

Gu Huaiye's deep voice echoed in the hall: "Mr. Ning, Keke has been found." He glanced at his phone and said, "The family doctor just finished the examination, and the child is normal."

As soon as he finished speaking, the family doctor walked in with the sleepy Coco.

The little guy rubbed his eyes and mumbled in a baby voice: "Grandpa... the doctor woke me up..."

Ning Tiancheng stumbled forward, hugged his grandson in his arms, tears streaming down his face: "My dear grandson..."

He looked at Gu Huaiye with trembling eyes, "Huaiye, this kindness..."

"You're thanking the wrong person." Gu Huaiye turned sideways, motioning to Xia Zhining and her brother behind him. "It was Miss Xia who located the murderer through animal communication, and this officer personally apprehended him."

Xia Qingqing's pupils suddenly shrank, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

How is that possible?

Ji Shuyun, a small township policeman, actually caught the murderer before Xia Zheng?

She stared at Ji Shuyun, her chest heaving violently. How could Ji Shuyun be as powerful as Xia Zheng?

Ji Shuyun remained calm and didn't take credit for it: "I just cleaned up the mess at the end. It was Mr. Gu who actually rescued the child."

When Gu Huaiye saw that Ji Shuyun was not greedy for credit, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Miss Xia is the one who deserves the most credit."

"If she hadn't tracked the clues through animals, we wouldn't have even touched the shadow of the murderer."

He turned to Ning Tiancheng and said, "Keke was frightened this time because of the Gu family's security. Now that we've found the child safely, it can be considered an explanation to you."

Xia Zhining glanced suspiciously between the two of them and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow - the two people who were just arguing with each other were now performing the "three consecutive acts of humility" here?

The style of painting changed too quickly.

Ning Tiancheng's face was filled with a grateful smile, and he bowed to Xia Zhining solemnly: "Advisor Xia, this time it's all thanks to you!"