Sun Xingchao walked around the desk, stood in front of Xu Moran, raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Xiao Xu, because among the people in our criminal investigation team, you are the only one who has not exposed your identity."
That day, Mr. Xiao's funeral was seen as the best opportunity to catch the Xiao family doing illegal business and thus completely destroy them, so the entire criminal investigation team was mobilized.
Indeed, she was the only one sitting in the car eavesdropping on the conversations at the funeral.
Sun Xingchao has already said all that, especially since he just praised Xu Moran with such high praise as clever and promising. How could Xu Moran possibly refuse?
Besides, although the police are different from the military, they must take obedience to orders as their primary duty and are also a disciplined organization.
Even if Sun Xingchao didn't say much to Xu Moran, Xu Moran still had to obey his arrangements.
S City, I'm not afraid to admit it, but Xu Moran has never been there even once in his life.
Although B City is also an international metropolis, it cannot be compared with the capital. When Xu Moran left Sun Xingchao's office after receiving the order, he felt like Grandma Liu was about to enter the Grand View Garden.
Although her tension eased slightly, she was still nervous. In addition, she imagined herself as Granny Liu from Dream of the Red Chamber. She didn't even realize that when she left Sun Xingchao's office, she was moving her feet and hands in unison.
His walking posture looked comical, and anyone else would have burst into laughter, but Sun Xingchao didn't laugh. The smile that had been on his face just moments before vanished the instant Xu Moran turned around, replaced by his usual icy indifference.
After Xu Moran left the house with both feet and hands, he even remembered to close the door behind him with both feet and hands.
The person sitting in the closed office is like someone trapped in a cage, a psychological cage he himself has woven.
Sun Xingchao's eyes were fixed on a certain spot, as if he was looking, but not really looking. A red dot slowly appeared in his mind, then a pool of red, and finally a vast expanse of red, an overwhelming crimson that enveloped his entire being.
His pupils contracted violently, as if he saw time reverse, and he was back at that scene again. So much blood, so much blood, but he was powerless and could only watch as the bright red, hot blood kept flowing out.
He reached out to try and stop it, but he couldn't. His fingers became like a rockery, and blood flowed from between them like a gushing spring, never stopping.
It hurts, it hurts so much! Not only do his eyes hurt, but his heart hurts too!
His hands, already bulging with veins, clenched into fists and slammed down on the desk.
The intense pain stimulated his nerves, finally freeing him from the nightmare-like memories from which he could not extricate himself.
"Lanlan!" Two clear words escaped from his mouth. Although he was on the verge of a breakdown and madness, he spoke these two words with infinite tenderness.
If you listen more closely, you'll hear a hint of guilt hidden deep within his soul, beneath the gentleness.
Xu Moran was almost back in the office when someone pointed out that she was moving her arms and legs in unison. She gave the kind colleague who pointed it out a grateful smile.
Being kind to others is a principle that Xu Moran learned to follow from a young age.
As soon as she arrived at the office, Officer Chen, who was in charge of taking statements, came to see her and specifically asked if she was busy.
Xu Moran is now just waiting for Sun Xingchao to tell her the specific time before she sets off for S City, so she's not busy right now.
When Officer Chen saw that she wasn't busy, he begged her to do him a favor.
Xiao Chen joined the police station later than Xu Moran and is currently rotating through different departments. Xu Moran is happy to help the newcomer, provided that she can actually help.
Xiao Chen knew what Xu Moran was hesitating about, and said repeatedly, "Sister Xu, my master said that you are very good at taking statements."
To get Xu Moran's help, he gave Xu Moran a thumbs-up after he finished speaking, to show that Xu Moran was really amazing.
When Xu Moran went to the interrogation room with him, she couldn't help but ask him, "Who is your master?"
“My master is Zhou Qiang from the Changning District Police Station,” Xiao Chen replied.
No wonder, Xu Moran had just gone to the Changning District Police Station yesterday afternoon to identify a habitual thief, and the person she dealt with was Zhou Qiang.
Xu Moran really wanted to say that his master had exaggerated, that he was not powerful at all, and that the truly powerful person yesterday was Xu Ye.
Since explaining wouldn't have made a difference, I simply didn't explain.
Xu Moran had also done the job of taking statements before, so he pulled out a chair and sat down with ease. There was a table across from him, and the person being taken a statement was sitting on the other side.
Seeing Xu Moran sit down, Xiao Chen, as if trying to please him, quickly placed a pen and paper in front of Xu Moran.
Xu Moran quickly found the feeling he had when he was working in the interrogation room. After picking up his pen, he habitually looked up at the person at the table and asked, "What's your name? How old are you? What's your gender? Are you married? What's your occupation? Where do you live? Are you a local resident or a migrant worker? How many people are in your family? What do your parents do? What's your spouse's occupation?"
After saying all that in one breath, Xu Moran suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Something's not right. Why does the person across from her look so familiar? It's like I've seen him somewhere before.
"You...are...Xu Moran?" Just as Xu Moran was sizing up the person on the other side of the table, the person on that side was also sizing him up.
Not only did he look her over, but he also called out her name. Although his pronunciation was unclear, Xu Moran could still accurately recognize her own name.
Xu Moran looked at Xiao Chen, who was sitting next to her and earnestly learning from her experience. Her eyes were full of surprise. She was surprised that this person, whose head was swollen like a pig's head and whose original appearance was unrecognizable, could call out her name.
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