Chapter 16
That day, Pang Guang was still full of confusion but didn't dare to ask.
Because he knew his captain too well, whatever Lin Jiafan said was always binding and there was no room for maneuver.
Luo Jingyao wanted to ask, but then she thought that after all, she was not a member of the special case investigation team. It was understandable that the other party had concerns and did not want her to be too deeply involved in this case.
The three of them returned to the Public Security Bureau in silence.
After getting off the car, Luo Jingyao hesitated for a while, and finally went to the flower shop across the street. When she got to the store, she learned from the clerk that someone had actually come to the store earlier and asked to order some flowers for the wedding.
She hurriedly dialed the phone number left by the customer, and after a pleasant communication with the other party, she finally finalized a large order of 120,000 yuan.
As agreed in advance, Luo Jingyao readily gave a 15% discount.
Although it hurts, since Lin Jiafan is so trustworthy, she can't go back on her word.
After all, how much you earn is how much you earn!
Feeling in a good mood and with some rare free time, Luo Jingyao simply gave the store clerk half a day off and worked alone until late at night before closing the store.
After closing the electric rolling shutter outside the store, she turned around and prepared to wait for the online taxi she had just called on the roadside. Unexpectedly, when she looked up, she saw the brightly lit office building of the Jinshi Public Security Bureau.
She unconsciously counted from the first floor to the seventh floor, and unexpectedly saw a figure walking behind one of the windows. She thought about it and thought that the office should be that of the Special Case Investigation Team.
Beep, beep—
The sharp sound of the horn brought Luo Jingyao back to her senses quickly. She reached out, opened the door of the online car-hailing vehicle, and got in, while lowering her eyes to hide the thoughts in her eyes.
The next morning.
The Victoria's Secret slimming training camp starts at 8:30 every day, but the main entrance of the mall has not yet officially opened at this time.
Luo Jingyao followed Boss Jiang's instructions and went down to the underground floor through an employee passage on the north side of the mall. She heard the bustling shouting coming from inside.
"Coach Luo! Good morning!"
As soon as she entered the door, she felt the same enthusiasm as yesterday.
The person who came to greet her was her old acquaintance, Coach Xiao Haige. He was originally instructing two students with a large base to walk around the field to warm up, but unexpectedly, he came jogging to her in the blink of an eye.
"Sister Jiang has already contacted me. She said she'll let you get used to it for two days before arranging a fixed course for you. Let's see what you're good at."
When she heard the question, Luo Jingyao did not respond immediately, but instead looked around first.
Slimming exercises, spinning bikes, large cardio area...
After thinking it over, she raised her hand and pointed to the equipment area where she had stayed yesterday.
Coach Xiaohaige's reaction to this choice was indifferent. He turned around and sent her over there. After saying a few words to another coach, he went back to his work.
The coach just politely nodded to Luo Jingyao as a greeting, and then assigned two students to her. It seemed that he had no intention of building relationships with his new colleague.
Faced with such an attitude, she said she felt very comfortable and quickly got into work mode.
As time slowly passed, some students gradually reached their physical limits. Wailing sounds began to be heard one after another in the huge venue, coupled with the coaches' harsh scolding. This scene was really no more merciful than a slaughterhouse.
However, Luo Jingyao only sighed inwardly, and then continued to focus on her two students: "Bend your hips and sit back."
After all, similar scenes were not unfamiliar to her. She had seen many cases of tears, sweat and blood in the past.
Adhering to the professional attitude of being responsible for every student, beads of sweat slowly appeared on Luo Jingyao's forehead. Compared with other coaches who would slack off and play with their mobile phones whenever they had the chance, she really seemed a bit out of place.
Just as she was helping a student practice a standard bench press, two people suddenly came in from the door. Both of them were wearing the dark blue uniforms of shopping mall logistics staff.
"Brother Zhao, you're here so early today!" A coach waved casually at the newcomer.
After hearing the noise, Luo Jingyao used her hands to help the student hold the barbell, while distractedly looking over.
The man walking in front was the one she bumped into yesterday.
"Yes, I promised Boss Jiang that I would fix all your spotlights. Unfortunately, we used up all the tools yesterday. I have to let you see the light again today, right?" Brother Zhao smiled and replied cheerfully.
The coach who had spoken to him also smiled, then looked curiously at the person following him: "Who is this...?"
"Ah! Our new guy from the logistics department insisted on coming over to help me!"
"Okay, I finally got you a new guy. You won't have to work so hard anymore." The coach said with a smile, "But you said you were helping me, so you're not planning on stealing my skills, are you?"
Before he could finish, Brother Zhao quickly waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, what kind of skills do I have? The young people nowadays are much better than us!"
"Hahahaha..." The coach laughed a few more times awkwardly and then walked away.
It didn't matter that he left, but he completely exposed the figures of the two people. The face of the man who was said to be the newcomer in the logistics department suddenly appeared in Luo Jingyao's sight without any warning.
Gulp.
She clearly heard the sound of herself swallowing, and her hands shook, almost dropping the barbell.
To be honest, when Luo Jingyao saw Lin Jiafan appear here, she was surprised but not that surprised.
She shook her head in annoyance. She should have thought of it earlier. The man should have already made a plan when he rejected her proposal yesterday and did not agree to Pang Guang's interrogation of the training camp coaches.
Suddenly, Lin Jiafan, who was wearing a dark blue work suit, looked over from the side as if he had sensed something!
Luo Jingyao's scalp suddenly tightened and she turned her back as if to escape.
It was a pity that God seemed unable to hear her extremely pious prayers. After noticing that extremely burning gaze lingering in this direction for a long time, she resigned herself to her fate and lowered her shoulders.
She spent the whole morning in anxiety, and when it was finally lunchtime, at the invitation of the little brother, Luo Jingyao followed him to the restaurant without even looking back.
But what is meant to come will always come.
After frowning and reluctantly finishing the tasteless, so-called healthy diet meal in the training camp, she stood up and prepared to go to the bathroom first, but when she passed a security door, a long arm stretched out from the side and pulled her into the dark stairwell.
Reflexively, Luo Jingyao swung her elbow straight at the opponent's face.
The man's reaction was quite quick. He slightly bent his legs to avoid the attack. He wanted to retreat, but he didn't expect that the next second she would grab his arm and twist it behind his back.
"hiss……"
In the darkness, the man gasped.
At the same time, Luo Jingyao, whose eyes had finally adapted to the darkness, also saw the dark blue sleeve in her hand.
With a gritted teeth, Luo Jingyao loosened her grip on the arm and took two stiff steps back, trying to increase the distance between them within the limited space.
"Officer Lin, you didn't even say hello in advance, it's easy for misunderstandings to occur..." She rubbed her hands together and spoke first in a dry voice.
Pressing his shoulder blade, which was pulled so hard, Lin Jiafan asked angrily, "I think what I said yesterday was clear enough. So, Coach Luo, can't you explain why you're here?"
explain?
Luo Jingyao was not right but still said: "I told you, I work part-time!"
The contract signed with the Public Security Bureau didn't say that she was not allowed to do other jobs outside. So this can't be considered a breach of contract, right?
Perhaps sensing her dissatisfaction, Lin Jiafan silently raised his hand and pinched his brow. He then spoke patiently, "Coach Luo, first of all, thank you very much for your outstanding contribution to the police investigation of these two murders. Secondly, the police absolutely have no intention of discarding you. It's just that there are too many unstable factors in this training camp. If you are not careful, your personal safety may be threatened."
He let women get involved twice before because he was absolutely sure.
Although people often questioned his way of handling cases and attacked him for using any means necessary to solve the case, he still couldn't put an unrelated person in danger...even if it was for the sake of solving the case.
Lin Jiafan did have a premonition that Coach Luo would not be obedient, which was one of the reasons why he came here in person today. He didn't expect that he would be caught red-handed.
Despite his rare earnest words, Luo Jingyao felt no wavering. She glanced questioningly at the man, who was still moving his shoulder blades. "Are you sure this place poses a threat to my safety, and not yours?"
She originally thought that as the team leader, Lin Jiafan would be much stronger than the other three, but now it seems that his strengths are very limited.
“…”
All that responded to her was Lin Jiafan's endless silence. She could only vaguely tell from his suddenly rapid breathing that he must be very angry but didn't know how to refute.
"Must I stay here?"
After a long while, Lin Jiafan asked again.
"I promise not to cause trouble or take risks. If you rely solely on your current identity as a logistics officer to investigate the coaches in the training camp, it will take you forever." Hearing the softening in his words, Luo Jingyao hurriedly raised her hand to swear.
"Two days. Even if there is no progress after two days, you have to leave." Lin Jiafan sighed silently, resignedly took out a communicator from his trouser pocket and handed it over.
"I understand." Luo Jingyao nodded obediently. After putting on the communicator with ease, she stretched out her hand towards the security door and raised her eyebrows to signal the person opposite to go first.
Since the decision had been made, Lin Jiafan naturally would not stay here and complain any longer. He stretched out his long legs and left.
Luo Jingyao waited in the stairwell for a while before opening the emergency door and walking out.
She had intended to go to the bathroom as planned, but just as she turned around and was about to leave, a questioning voice suddenly sounded behind her.
"Ms. Luo."
With a start in her heart, Luo Jingyao turned around, trying to appear calm.
What caught his eye was Boss Jiang, whose expression was a little unclear. "What were you doing there just now?"
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