Chapter 36 Officer Xu Has a Wife
Seeing the three of them freeze in shock, Su Xiaonuan blinked, her tone becoming more natural and matter-of-fact, even with a hint of pride: "He's my adoptive father. When I was little, I often came to the bureau with him to play, and I even got free chicken legs from the cafeteria."
Xu Zhixian, Zhao Liming, and Lu Zheng: "..."
An extremely eerie silence fell over the room.
The three experienced police officers all showed varying degrees of embarrassment and realization.
They never imagined that the petite and adorable girl in front of them, who made a living by setting up a stall and was always involved in various cases, was actually the adopted daughter of Senior Su Guangming!
No wonder she was so calm in the police station environment! No wonder she always possesses an extraordinary calmness and courage!
Because they respected privacy and procedures, they did not conduct a thorough background check on Su Xiaonuan, which led to this huge blunder.
"Ahem." Xu Zhixian was the first to react, coughing lightly to cover up his embarrassment, and pushing up his glasses in an attempt to salvage the awkward atmosphere.
Zhao Liming also looked away somewhat awkwardly, a rare hint of embarrassment appearing on his tough-guy face.
Lu Zheng lowered his eyes, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously. He felt a mix of emotions, including respect for his senior and a sense of relief and helplessness that he couldn't quite put his finger on.
It was her...
Su Xiaonuan blinked, puzzled, as she watched the three of them suddenly fall silent and cough inexplicably.
The air conditioner was blowing cold air directly at her, and she couldn't help but shiver slightly, hugging her arms tightly.
Lu Zheng noticed this and silently turned up the temperature.
Xu Zhixian smiled helplessly, took a bag of candy and snacks and a carton of milk that he had prepared in advance from the side, and his voice became even softer: "So it's Junior Sister, oh, I'm really... sorry. Here, take these, don't be nervous."
He paused, then got back to the point: "Regarding that call, our technical department has investigated it. It's a virtual number that has undergone multiple redirects and spoofing, making it very difficult to trace its source. So, we might need your cooperation. Try to stay at the station today so we can observe whether the other party will contact you again."
Su Xiaonuan felt a little depressed when she heard that she would have to stay in the police station all day.
She furrowed her delicate eyebrows and shook her head: "Officer Xu, I'm sorry, I probably can't stay at the station forever."
"Hmm? Why?" Xu Zhixian asked gently.
“I…” Su Xiaonuan pointed to the window a little embarrassedly, “My stall is outside… I set a goal for today to sell 1,000 skewers of barbecue in front of the police station… I have to go out and set up a stall.”
Selling barbecue? In front of the police station? And they want to sell 1000 skewers?
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his gaze towards Su Xiaonuan filled with speechlessness.
This girl... she never forgets her street vending business!
Xu Zhixian was stunned for several seconds, then couldn't help but laugh out loud, shaking his head: "Senior Su's daughter... is indeed extraordinary."
Since she is Su Guangming's adopted daughter, and the case does require her cooperation, they cannot forcibly detain her in the station.
“Alright,” Xu Zhixian conceded, “then set up your stall as planned, but try not to go too far from the bureau entrance. We’ll have someone nearby to keep an eye on things. It’s hot, so take precautions against heatstroke.”
"Yes, yes! Thank you, Officer Xu! You're so kind!" Su Xiaonuan immediately beamed with joy, thoroughly appreciating Xu Zhixian's gentleness and understanding. Her big eyes sparkled as she looked at him, full of gratitude, almost ignoring Lu Zheng and Zhao Liming beside her.
Looking at her, whose heart and eyes were filled with Xu Zhixian, Lu Zheng's indifferent brows furrowed involuntarily, and a subtle, inexplicable feeling welled up in his heart that he himself could not explain.
This feeling was unfamiliar, leaving him feeling somewhat depressed, yet unable to find a way to relieve it. He could only keep a straight face and silently suppress this strange feeling in his heart.
After Xu Zhixian and Zhao Liming finished explaining the precautions, they left the room first.
Lu Zheng looked at Su Xiaonuan, who was still smiling and seemed to be savoring Xu Zhixian's gentle instructions, pursed his lips, and said in a cool tone, seemingly unintentionally, "Officer Xu and his wife have a very good relationship, and their daughter is eight years old this year."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaonuan turned to look at Lu Zheng, a look of sudden realization dawning on her face. She nodded naturally and exclaimed, "No wonder! I always thought Officer Xu was such a gentle and considerate man; he must be a great father! He radiates the glow of fatherly love!"
Lu Zheng: "..."
Su Xiaonuan emerged from the somewhat oppressive meeting room and returned to her gleaming, homey gourmet RV, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Although Officer Xu is very gentle, there is always some invisible pressure in a place like a police station.
She opened the side window and rear door of her stall and began preparing for business.
First, take out the food storage containers filled with various small skewers from the refrigerator and neatly arrange them in the transparent display freezer.
Beef, lamb, chicken, pork belly, squid tentacles, chicken feet, ham sausage... the meat skewers are dazzling and brightly colored; potato slices, chives, enoki mushrooms, green and red peppers, mushrooms, steamed bread slices... the vegetarian skewers are fresh and clean. She even thoughtfully placed several large stainless steel selection trays and a stack of disposable gloves next to them for customers to choose from.
Lu Zheng followed her out and stood by the car for a while.
He watched Su Xiaonuan busily working, her small figure moving around in the spacious RV, everything in perfect order, as if this were her most familiar battlefield.
The sunlight shone on her earnest profile, casting a soft golden glow.
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, such as "Be careful" or "Call me if you need anything," but in the end he just pursed his lips and said nothing.
Just then, his phone rang urgently. After answering the call and listening for only a few words, his brows furrowed tightly.
"A vicious robbery has occurred in the west of the city... Okay, I understand, I'll be right there." He hung up the phone, glanced at Su Xiaonuan who was almost ready, and said in a deep voice, "I have a mission from the station, I have to go. You... take care of yourself."
"Okay, Officer Lu, you can go ahead and get back to work!" Su Xiaonuan looked up and gave him a reassuring smile.
Lu Zheng nodded, said no more, turned around and strode towards the police station parking lot. Soon, a black SUV sped away.
Perhaps because the stall was set up directly in front of the solemn and dignified Municipal Public Security Bureau, passersby and vehicles were attracted by the beautiful RV and the wide variety of food inside, but most of them just looked at it curiously and smelled the faint aroma of the pickled ingredients in the air, but few people actually dared to come up and buy anything.
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