Chapter 1414 Doesn't that mean another major case has happened in Yongquan City?
After what happened just now, it was obvious that Guan Xia had aroused Xu Nian's interest. This was seen from Guan Xia's eyes when they added Xu Nian as friends.
Qi Bai took the opportunity to hold his phone in front of Pang Le and asked, "Shall we add one too?"
Pang Le readily agreed.
Because in the episode about the fugitive, it was already early morning when Qi Bai paid the bill and they walked out.
Qi Bai asked, "How did you get here? Did you take a taxi?"
Pang Le replied, "I came by car. I just called a designated driver and he should be here soon." Then he looked down at his phone.
Guan Xia looked at Qi Bai, "What about you guys? Did you drive here too?"
Qi Bai really loves to laugh, and his smile reveals his white teeth. "No, we took a taxi. We planned to have some drinks to relieve stress today, so we simply didn't drive."
Pang Le heard this and said, "How about taking you back? There's no traffic jam at this time, so it'll be quick no matter where you go."
Qi Bai had been happy all night, and for the first time, he couldn't help but reveal a speechless expression. "I know you're strong, but we're strong too, so we're sending you off. We asked you out, and of course we want to see you get home safely."
Pang Le knew that Qi Bai meant well, so he didn't insist and walked towards the parking lot together.
Qi Bai talked a lot. Originally, four people were walking side by side. As two of them were chatting, Guan Xia and Xu Nian fell behind without them noticing.
Fortunately, Xu Nian was very quiet the whole time, so Guan Xia didn't feel awkward not speaking. It was just that she felt awkward when choosing a seat on the bus.
Xu Nian was too tall, almost 1.9 meters, so Pang Le let him sit in the passenger seat. Qi Bai and Pang Le were also tall, so Guan Xia, who was only 1.65 meters tall, was forced to sit in the middle of the back row.
It wasn't uncomfortable, but in order not to block the view of each other while they were chatting, Guan Xia had to lean against the back of the chair all the way.
Finally arriving at the destination, Guan Xia couldn't wait to get off the car, feeling that the air was fresher under the moonlight.
Pang Le said goodbye to the two of them, "Then let's go upstairs? You should also pay attention to safety."
Qi Bai smiled and waved his hand, "Go quickly, we'll take a taxi back when the lights in your house are on."
Pang Le added good night and pulled Guan Xia into the corridor.
It wasn't until the elevator arrived that Guan Xia finally realized what was happening. "No, why am I going home with you again? I was supposed to be going back to my own house."
Pang Le touched Guan Xia's head lovingly and said, "It seems you can drink quite well. I thought you would remember it when you were going to sleep, but now that you're here, you can't take a taxi back now. Besides, haven't you been packing up these past two days? It's more comfortable to sleep here than in your messy place."
Guan Xia just said that, she definitely would not go back. After all, she had already stayed here for so many days, so one more night wouldn't make a difference.
After washing up and lying on the bed, Pang Le asked Guan Xia, "Have you decided when to move? I'll go and help you then."
Guan Xia calculated her progress and said, "Friday, most of my stuff is calligraphy and painting drafts, so it will be almost done in two days."
"That's fine," Pang Le turned over and looked at Guan Xia, "We'll move on Friday and go camping on Saturday. Nothing will be delayed."
This is what Guan Xia planned. Because of his experiences during this period, he had a vague idea about the new comic, but it would take a lot of time to form inspiration, so he decided to make a quick decision and get it all done this week.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Pang Le fell into a deep sleep, but Guan Xia couldn't sleep.
Because she had not received any follow-up messages from the system, according to the previous pattern, after the murderer was arrested, she would soon receive a prompt to help the police solve the murder case and receive a halo charging reward. However, this time, Guan Xia saw Qi Bai and Xu Nian handcuff the two people with her own eyes.
More than two hours had passed since the two men were handcuffed. Guan Xia suspected that the case was too small, or that the case was solved but the murderer was still at large, so it did not meet the reward mechanism.
After analyzing it this way, Guan Xia turned over and became more melancholy. She tried to hold it back, but still couldn't help cursing the system in her heart as a garbage.
For the next two days, Guan Xia was busy packing up her belongings. She finally finished packing everything on Thursday night and moved smoothly on Friday morning.
Although he said he was helping, Guan Xia had actually booked a moving company early in the morning. The only thing Pang Le did was to wait for the people from the moving company to leave, put Guan Xia's bag, which he had been carrying, on the sofa, and walked around the new house curiously.
"Although your location is remote, the environment is really nice." Pang Le looked at each room one by one, and finally stood on the balcony, unable to move.
Guan Xia took out a bottle of mineral water from her bag and handed it to Pang Le, then stood beside her and looked at the park opposite.
Guan Xia ran so many laps in order to buy a house that his legs became thinner. In the end, he decided on this house because of this park.
"Comfortable, right?" Guan Xia hummed complacently. "I decided on this floor after looking around many times. It's neither too high nor too low, but it offers a perfect view of the entire park and even half of the artificial lake."
The park opposite is called a park, but it covers a large area and is built on a whole hill. There are even a few swans in the artificial lake, which makes it feel like a small tourist attraction.
The first time Guan Xia saw it, she imagined how enjoyable it would be to paint such a scenery every day.
"It's indeed comfortable," Pang Le nodded sincerely. "It's so comfortable that I want to buy an apartment in this complex. However, it's still a bit far from the gym. I've seen that it takes more than 40 minutes to drive here even when there's no traffic jam, not during rush hour. If I had to go to work here every day, I'd have to get up an hour and a half earlier. So forget it. It's okay to stay at your place occasionally."
Guan Xia smiled and said, "Sure, you're welcome. But you'll have to stay in the same room with me. I've converted the second bedroom into a studio."
"Just stay in one room," Pang Le didn't care. "Isn't that how you sleep at my place? Anyway, we've been honest with each other for a long time, and neither of us despises the other."
Guan Xia suddenly felt a little choked and couldn't help but curl her lips.
The two of them felt the morning breeze, looked at the vibrant scenery opposite, and chatted idly until the sun rose to the zenith and it became a little hot, then they sat back on the sofa.
"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Guan Xia took out her phone and searched for nearby food. "Hot pot or Western food? I just moved in today and haven't even opened the pots and pans yet. I'm too lazy to cook, so let's just eat out and warm up the house when I'm free next week."
Pang Le pondered for a few seconds, "Let's have Western food. I have to go to the gym this afternoon, and after eating hot pot I have to go home and change clothes."
"Okay." Guan Xia changed the search terms and began to frantically look at the ratings and reviews of each store.
It took almost half an hour to decide on one. Just as they were about to go out, Pang Le's phone rang.
After taking it out and taking a look at it, Pang Le raised his eyebrows, mouthed "Qi Bai" to Guan Xia, and then answered the call.
A few seconds later, Pang Le hung up the phone and looked at Guan Xia and said, "Just as I expected, Qi Bai broke the appointment. He said he received a temporary notice to stop his vacation and has already returned to the bureau."
Guan Xia's heart tightened. "Doesn't that mean another major crime has occurred in Yongquan City? I remember they were both from the district bureau. Does that mean a major crime has occurred in Pingjiang District?"
"Isn't it normal for major crimes to happen?" Pang Le said casually, "People die every minute in this world. I was a little scared when I was a kid, but now I'm used to it."
"When you were little?" Guan Xia pressed, "Have you ever been around many murders?"
Pang Le nodded. "Yes, when I was in elementary school, two children went missing from the neighborhood. I heard from the adults that they must have been abducted, and they haven't been found yet. When I was in junior high school, a boy died in an abandoned classroom at school. He was a grade younger than me and was missing for two days before he was found. The murderer has not been found yet. When I was in sports school, an elderly couple died in the neighborhood nearby. The case was solved six months later. The murderers were several fifteen or sixteen-year-old children. I heard that their parents helped them clean up the crime scene, which is why it took so long to solve the case. Not to mention the various cases I heard about after I retired and moved to Yongquan City. Although I don't have any police friends or boyfriends, I know of quite a few cases."
Guan Xia was shocked. She had known Pang Le for so long, but she had never heard her mention her. She always thought that she grew up safely and smoothly just like herself.
However, after hearing what Pang Le said, Guan Xia finally felt a little bit of the horror of the world that was a fusion of criminal investigation and literature. Thinking that she, an orphan, could grow up safely, the contribution of that halo was indeed indelible. No wonder it was a must-have item in this kind of world.
"Come to think of it, I almost died when I was a teenager." Pang Le recalled and suddenly spoke out.
Guan Xia was startled. "Did a murderer attack you?"
Pang Le thought for a moment, "If you think about it seriously, they should be human traffickers. When I was twelve or thirteen, one day after school, my brother and I saw a little boy of six or seven on the way home. He was crying miserably. When I asked, he said he ran out to play and couldn't find his home. You know I started practicing martial arts at the age of three, and my brother was there too, so I boasted of my great strength. I didn't think of calling the police, so I dragged the boy to help him find his home. It took more than an hour to find him. I still remember that alley was so shabby and old. I had originally planned to send him to the door and hand him over to my parents and leave, but who knew that two grown men rushed out with a towel in their hands when I knocked on the door, and they were about to cover my brother and my nose. Fortunately, we reacted quickly and dodged a few times before being knocked down. Then we looked up and found more people rushing out. We ran quickly, and when we led the police back, the building was empty."
Pang Le lost himself in memories, his expression becoming increasingly complex. "We ran incredibly fast, going there and back in less than half an hour. But within that time, everyone had already run away. A month later, the boy's body was found in the woods beside a provincial road. I don't know if it was because we saw his face or if it was for some other reason, but the child died. Later, I went to a sports school, and then joined the national team. Even after I won the world championship and retired, the gang that killed that boy hadn't been caught."
Pang Le said with a look of regret, "Sometimes I regret that I should have gone to sports school instead of becoming a police officer since I was such a good fighter. But then I thought about it and felt that with my personality, I would definitely be a troublemaker if I became a police officer. I would be expelled sooner or later, so I didn't regret it so much. Maybe it was because I was too strictly controlled when I was a child. When I was in my teens and started to understand things, I was particularly rebellious. Even now, I won't listen to other people's advice, so my brother is so worried."
Pang Le rarely talked about his own affairs. After he suddenly said so much, Guan Xia didn't know how to react. After thinking about it, she could only pat Pang Le on the back stiffly.
Pang Le was a little sad at first, but seeing Guan Xia's reaction, he couldn't help but laugh. He reached out and pinched Guan Xia's cheek, "You are such a sweetheart. From your reaction, I know that your life experience since childhood must not be as rich as mine."
Guan Xia nodded honestly. Compared to them, she was indeed ordinary.
"No," Pang Le thought for a moment and frowned again, "According to what you said, you must have been very lucky since you were a child, otherwise you wouldn't have never heard of a case. Then what happened recently? In the past ten days, you have not only been targeted by the murderer, but you also met a wanted criminal while eating. Is it the beginning of your bad luck, or have you been infected by me?"
Guan Xia didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a while, she finally said, "Life is always full of ups and downs. After going uphill for too long, it's probably time to go downhill."
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