Chapter 34 34 It seems that someone is now famous, and this is even being dug up...
For the rest of the trip, Guan Xia was fully prepared mentally and even on high alert, but unexpectedly everything was calm.
After having a delicious local hotpot, they went hiking and visited a temple. The temple looked very ancient and full of traces of time. It covered a very large area, with mottled red walls and delicate but faded eaves. Guan Xia and Pang Le walked slowly along with the flow of people and followed the crowd to worship the Buddha statues, but they were most pious when facing the God of Wealth.
In the evening, we went to the food street and visited the ancient city according to the guide. There were so many people that Guan Xia felt that it was worthy of being a tourist city. Even at normal sleeping times, there were still crowds of people.
Pang Le held Guan Xia's arm to prevent them from being separated by the crowd. They walked around for more than an hour until their stomachs, which were a little bloated, were no longer bloated. Then they strolled back to the hotel.
Pang Le chatted with Guan Xia the entire way, but his eyes kept darting around as if he couldn't help it. When he returned to the room, he muttered to Guan Xia, "Is this the end of the night? Why does it feel so weird?"
Guan Xia's feet ached from walking all night, and she collapsed on the small sofa. Hearing this, she found it somewhat amusing. "What? Still a little disappointed? What did you expect to happen?"
Pang Le also collapsed beside Guan Xia. "It's a tourist city with a lot of outsiders, so there must be a few wanted criminals, right? But I looked around last night and didn't find anyone suspicious."
Guan Xia was speechless. "Wanted criminals don't write on their faces. The most important thing is, do you usually read the wanted posters issued by the police?"
Pang Le was stunned by the question. He leaned his head back on the sofa and stopped talking. Guan Xia's ears, which had been noisy all night, finally had some peace and quiet. She lay there in a daze, cherishing the moment.
After resting for a while and taking a shower, Guan Xia came out of the bathroom and wiped her hair. She saw Pang Le staring at his phone with a frown on his face.
Guan Xia couldn't help but walk over and ask, "What's wrong?"
Pang Le said, "According to the rules, Song Yi should have updated her video tonight, but there's still no news at this time."
Guan Xia speculated, "Maybe we shot too much footage? Editing it was difficult, so it took time?"
Pang Le's brows furrowed even more. "Although she didn't specify which mountain she was climbing in her last video, she briefly mentioned that it was Xiaoye Mountain in the Cuiping Mountains. She said there was a very flat platform on the top of the mountain. It was perfect for camping on a sunny day. There were no higher peaks blocking the view. In addition to watching the stars and the sunrise, you can also see the lights of the city at night."
Pang Le flipped through her previously posted videos and added, "According to her routine, she usually sets out early in the morning and camps overnight, just like we did that time. Then, the next day, she watches the sunrise and has breakfast before heading back down the mountain. She's back to the hotel around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. She edits videos non-stop and posts them around 9 p.m. This habit has lasted for over a year. When she can't post normally, she'll also issue a notice in advance."
Guan Xia walked to the bed, picked up her cell phone and checked the time. It was almost 11 o'clock in the evening.
Thinking of the camping experience, Guan Xia looked at Pang Le hesitantly without saying anything, but Pang Le obviously thought of it too, and his expression became a little strange.
"No way?" Pang Le said, "Does she also have the same strange physique as you?"
Pang Le thought for a moment and said, "But last time we were camping, after you discovered a murderer first, she did find one too."
Although I didn't see the murderer face to face, it was still amazing that I accidentally captured it through video.
Guan Xia sat on the edge of the bed, mechanically wiping her hair. A guess couldn't help but arise in her mind. The system knew that she had traveled to a world where criminal investigation fiction was integrated. Since it was a criminal investigation fiction, there must be a protagonist. Song Yi, an outstanding woman who loved outdoor exploration, had excellent physical strength, and was very self-disciplined and hardworking, really fit the image of the heroines in some criminal investigation fictions she had read.
Guan Xia was lost in thought when her cell phone suddenly rang.
When the call came at this time, Guan Xia immediately realized something and hurriedly picked up the phone to see that it was indeed Shao Ying.
After the call was connected, Shao Ying's slightly hoarse voice came over, "Comrade Guan Xia, I'm sorry to bother you so late, but the rescue has just ended, and I thought you would want to know the results as soon as possible, so I contacted you so late."
Guan Xia had indeed been waiting for a call. She was a little worried when the call didn't come before, but now that she finally got it, she breathed a sigh of relief even though she didn't know the result yet.
"Thank you, Captain Shao," Guan Xia said. "My friend and I have been waiting for your call. We really want to know the result as soon as possible. That woman..."
Guan Xia was a little afraid to hear the bad news, but fortunately Shao Ying smiled and said, "The rescue was very successful. He is out of danger and has been transferred to a general ward. Although the attending doctor didn't say it explicitly, he said that as long as he receives good treatment and recovers, there shouldn't be any sequelae."
Guan Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, she was also a little dazed and scared. She just came out to play and saved another life?
After being distracted for a few seconds, Guan Xia came back to her senses and said hesitantly, "Captain Shao, can I know the ins and outs of this case?"
A woman was beaten and stuffed into a box. Guan Xia could instantly think of many possibilities.
Shao Ying agreed to it more readily than Guan Xia had expected. "Although it's not possible in principle, since you've provided important clues to our police force many times and helped us solve many cases, you're already a comrade-in-arms on the same front as us. We naturally have to be honest with our comrades-in-arms."
Shao Ying laughed heartily and spoke for a few words before his voice changed and he spoke seriously about the case. "Actually, this case is very simple. The suspect had divorced his wife due to a breakdown in their relationship and was traveling to Quchun City. When he returned to the hotel, he ran into the victim, who worked in the hotel's customer service department, cleaning the room. In a moment of lust, he wanted to commit rape. During the process of fierce resistance, the victim accidentally hit the back of the head and fainted. The suspect panicked and thought the victim was dead. He didn't dare to call the police or let the victim be discovered. He hastily stuffed the body into his suitcase and planned to rent a car to find a suitable place to dispose of the body on the way out of Quchun City."
Guan Xia thought of a lot of possible motives that might have caused the middle-aged man to do this, but she never expected that it was just a brutal desire.
Guan Xia's expression suddenly became filled with disgust, like someone who suddenly discovered a half-worm in an apple while eating it. He wanted to curse, but then he realized that the person in front of him was a police officer. He opened and closed his mouth and only managed to say, "Rubbish."
Shao Ying agreed and said, "He's truly a scumbag. Luckily you discovered him in time. When we sent the victim to the hospital, the doctor said if we had come half an hour later, it would have been hard to say what would have happened. Guan Xia, thank you so much for saving a life and preventing a tragedy from happening."
Guan Xia felt a little embarrassed by such direct thanks, so Shao Ying continued, "Logically speaking, you've been a great help to our police force, and you're also a friend of my old classmate Xu Nian. It's only natural that I should show some courtesy. However, a difficult case recently occurred in our city. Although it wasn't handled by our Third Squadron, we've been ordered to be on 24-hour standby and ready to provide support at any time. Regretfully, I can only schedule an appointment with you next time."
Guan Xia listened carefully, all her attention focused on the five words "tricky case". She wanted to ask something very much, but she knew she shouldn't ask, so she swallowed the words back and said politely, "It's okay. Our two cities are so close, maybe we'll meet again someday. We can make the same appointment next time."
Shao Ying laughed twice and suddenly said, "It may be a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but I still want to ask, have you ever considered living in our Quchun City? Although our Quchun City is small, it is a tourist city with beautiful scenery and fresh air. There is no haze all year round. Except for traffic jams during the peak tourist season, the traffic is smooth at other times. The most important thing is that our city has a lot of delicious food. Because it is a tourist city, people from all over the country come here to make a living. You can find an authentic restaurant for any kind of food you want."
Guan Xia never expected Shao Ying to do this and let out a confused cry.
Shao Ying smiled again, "You may have guessed it. I'm really curious about you, so I went to ask Xu Nian about it. I was wondering how Xu Nian could solve two major cases in a short period of time, just like he opened up his Ren and Du meridians. It turns out that it was because of your martial arts secret book. But don't get me wrong, I don't have any intentions towards you, nor do I want to use you to help our squadron improve its crime-solving rate. I just want to get in touch with you more and see if I can learn anything from you. Talent is talent, and ordinary people may not be able to reach the starting point of genius talent even if they spend their entire lives studying. But even a little progress will help us solve cases."
Shao Ying spoke very seriously and sincerely, fearing that Guan Xia would feel disgusted with her, so she explained very carefully.
But the more Shao Ying explained, the more guilty Guan Xia felt, because she was not a genius and had no talent. She was just a lucky time traveler who got a golden finger. Compared with Shao Ying and the others, she was just an ordinary person.
Guan Xia tried to speak calmly, "I'm sorry, Captain Shao, I also hope to have more contact with outstanding women like Captain Shao, but my home is in Yongquan City, and I just moved to a new house. I can come to Quchun City for tourism in the future, but I can't live here permanently."
Shao Ying was not disappointed. "Can I call you later? Don't worry, I won't bother you too much. I will only have some appropriate case discussions."
Hearing the words "case discussion" made Guan Xia's scalp tingle. She felt that Shao Ying thought too highly of her. After thinking it over, she said tactfully, "Captain Shao, the few times I've helped the police were purely coincidental. I'm truly a layman. I'd love to discuss this with Captain Shao, but to be honest, I'm afraid I can't be of much help."
Shao Ying continued to smile as she spoke, "Comrade Guan Xia, the reason talent is talent is that it always catches others off guard. To be a bit proud, when it comes to judging people, we criminal police are the most perceptive."
Guan Xia heard the hidden meaning in Shao Ying's words, thought for a moment, and then spoke again tactfully, "I'm willing to communicate with Captain Shao, but I don't know if I can help."
Shao Ying's voice suddenly rose a few notches, and she sounded very happy as she said, "I'm very honored to be friends with such an outstanding woman like Comrade Guan Xia. I look forward to meeting you next time."
After hanging up the phone, Guan Xia felt a little complicated. Although this test trip was very successful, there was an unexpected side quest, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Pang Le had been paying attention since Guan Xia answered the phone. Seeing this, he slowly walked over and said jokingly with a smile, "Oh, it seems that someone is famous now. There are people trying to poach him. I wonder how Xu Nian will react when he hears about it."
Guan Xia gave Pang Le a cold look, then found a hair dryer and started to blow dry her hair.
After I dried my hair and calmed down enough, I changed into pajamas and gave a brief account of the suitcase case that happened during the day.
Pang Le's expression suddenly turned regretful, and he said angrily: "Why is there so much trash in this world? When we saw him, we really should have pinned him down and even better, beat him up."
Guan Xia said helplessly: "If that were the case, we would not be in the hotel now, but in the police station."
Pang Le lay down next to Guan Xia. He didn't know what he was thinking about, but he suddenly turned over excitedly and looked at Guan Xia seriously and said, "Promise me, Guan Xia, if one day you really love your talent and want to use it well, please tell me, I want to be with you."
Guan Xia didn't say anything, just staring at the ceiling with a blank mind.
She didn't want to think, but her mind uncontrollably began to recall her previous experiences.
The scenes of running into Liu Jiahui and her son in the community several times before moving, the moment I made eye contact with the murderer in a panda doll costume in the mall, knowing that a little boy had been pushed down the mountain while camping, although we didn't know each other very well, everyone had the same worry on their faces as if they were copied and pasted, and the first time I followed the crowd to buy groceries, and the murderer I met who didn't look like a murderer at all.
Although Guan Xia has always been willing to let things take their course, her life has changed dramatically in just over half a month of being bound to the system.
Perhaps it was the nature of the world of criminal investigation literature, or perhaps it was Guan Xia's soul fluctuations that were very different from those of the people in this world, but Guan Xia always felt that her life seemed to be surrounded by various cases.
Guan Xia had a hunch that even if she didn't care much about it, because of this system, she would eventually embark on the path of constantly helping the police solve cases. Now she was passive, but maybe she would become active in the future.
Perhaps because Guan Xia had been in a daze for too long, Pang Le couldn't help but pat her. "What's with that melancholy expression on your face? What are you thinking about?"
Guan Xia remained lying flat, silent for a long time before she asked, "Pang Le, have you ever been forced to make a choice? What were you thinking at the time?"
Pang Le looked at Guan Xia strangely, thought for a while and said, "Of course there are. As long as you are a human being, you will inevitably be forced. In fact, I have been forced since I was a child. For example, my mother is the eldest daughter, and I am her eldest daughter. I am forced to inherit the martial arts school. Although I am only three years older than my brother, I have to work harder and sweat more than him, because our ancestors have the tradition of passing on the skills to the eldest and not the young. In fact, I have no objection to this and I don't resist it. I always think that learning martial arts is cool and can uphold justice. You don't have to be afraid when encountering things, just use your fists. But my grandfather is too old-fashioned. In order to focus on learning martial arts, I have to give up other hobbies. You know I like beautiful things the most, beautiful clothes, beautiful jewelry, beautiful people, I also like beautiful pens, beautiful notebooks, beautiful school bags, all beautiful things, but in my grandfather's eyes, they are not doing their job properly and are a waste of will."
Pang Le sighed and lay down. "I was forced to cut my long hair when I was three years old and started to lay foundation. I never saw a skirt again. The beautiful hairbands and hairpins I secretly bought were all thrown away by him. My mother actually understands me because she is also a woman, but she was suppressed by my grandfather all her life. The result of her not having the heart to speak up for me was that he disciplined me more harshly, and my mother was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall."
Guan Xia couldn't help but ask, "What about your dad?"
Pang Le laughed. "He's a high school teacher. He's the only thing my mom managed to do against my grandpa. My grandpa originally wanted my mom to choose one of his apprentices to marry, but my mom chose my dad. Luckily, my dad looks frail but he's not weak. They struggled for years before they were together. My grandpa was even hospitalized because of his anger. Plus, he's old, so she didn't dare to go too far."
Pang Le couldn't help but sigh as he spoke, "You don't know how stubborn my grandfather is. My brother's talent isn't bad either, but he just clings to the old rule of passing the throne to the eldest and not the youngest. Later, when I reached puberty, I exploded after being oppressed for too long, and in a fit of rage, I changed my career path. I want to compete and win glory for my country. He can't force me anymore, right? Actually, for me, I don't reject martial arts. I love it and I enjoy it. I love every exciting moment of knocking down an opponent, and I enjoy every moment of achievement of lifting my foot to help someone. It's just that in my opinion, martial arts and liking beautiful things don't conflict. Why should I choose one? I can have both."
"So, Guan Xia," Pang Le said, holding his chin and looking at Guan Xia, "I am very happy every day now. I still practice martial arts, but I am also free to like all beautiful things. I can also seek excitement whenever I want, and no one can control me anymore."
Guan Xia looked at Pang Le and laughed too.
Pang Le suddenly asked, "Guan Xia, what about you? How do you feel about your talent?"
The smile on Guan Xia's face froze. After a moment of confusion, she slowly said, "I don't feel anything too much. Well... not really. At least when I knew I saved a life, I was still very excited and felt a sense of accomplishment."
"Then you are on the road of passion," Pang Le said leisurely, "Just like when I had been learning martial arts for less than two years, I accidentally discovered that a new disciple in the martial arts hall was being bullied. I was furious and rushed to help. Those people hated me for meddling in their business, but no one could beat me. In the end, they dared not say anything and left in disgrace. I still remember that feeling. Strength is the right to speak. They didn't want to listen to me, but because they couldn't beat me, they had no choice but to listen to me. That's when I truly fell in love with martial arts."
Guan Xia listened with fascination and a sense of daze. Was she already on the path she loved? She wasn't sure, but she could definitely feel the excitement she felt when she thought about saving a life. She could almost hear the pounding of her own heart.
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