Jiang Ling, bored, scrolled through his phone. Seeing the pitch-black world outside, he missed his friends. He tried calling them, but the calls wouldn't connect. He started to worry. He called the police station, but they hadn't returned.
"What's wrong, Officer Jiang?"
He Rongfa noticed that he was pacing back and forth in a somewhat agitated manner.
“I can’t get through to my colleagues on the phone right now, and I’m worried that something might have happened to them.”
"I guess they haven't arrived yet. It's a six-hour drive from here to the city."
"That's impossible. According to the schedule, it should have arrived already."
"Mr. He, is there anything unusual along the way?"
"Yes, there is a section called Ghost Immortal Ridge. It's strange there; electronic devices have no signal. Could they be there?"
"That won't do. I have to call the bureau chief and ask him to send someone to find us."
After Jiangling called the bureau chief to report the matter, the bureau chief sent someone to look for him.
Sui Yi and her group finally made it back to the police station in the early hours of the morning, thanks to the officers who successfully located them.
"Tell me what you've done!" the bureau chief slammed his fist on the desk, his voice sharp and menacing.
"They've all gotten so capable! Driving police cars at high speeds, and instead of immediately arresting the murderer, they plan to spend the night in the wilderness with their group."
"We didn't do it voluntarily," Chenchen suddenly muttered to herself.
Standing outside the door, Shang Zhihang thought to himself, "What an idiot."
“I was the one who sped, I was the one who brought the people there. I was the one who damaged the car. You can scold me or fine me as you please,” Sui Yi stepped forward and said rudely to the bureau chief.
Leng Tianyi quietly tugged at her hand from behind, but she shook him off.
"You have this terrible temper of yours, how much have you worried your parents about? You've been in the police station for months, haven't you changed at all?"
That's really something! It turns out Xiaobai knows the bureau chief, and they seem to have a pretty good relationship.
"A 10,000-word self-criticism, Leng Tianyi, and you too. Everyone else, go back and rest." The bureau chief directly ordered everyone to leave.
The group went out together, and Shang Zhihang, who was at the door, grabbed Chenchen's hand, looking her up and down as if afraid she might be hurt somewhere.
"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have worried you," Chenchen said softly, her eyes softening.
"It's good that you're alright. Captain Leng, you can take your time writing your self-criticism. I have plans with Chenchen, so I'll say goodbye now." With that, he waved and left with Chenchen in his arms.
"That kid deserves a beating," Li Hao muttered angrily, clenching his fist behind his back.
"You guys go back and rest. Xiaobai and I will go and reflect on our mistakes," Leng Tianyi said with a hint of helplessness.
Inside the office, two figures were engrossed in writing, exchanging no words yet displaying perfect understanding. Soft moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating them with a hazy, ethereal glow.
The man wrote very quickly, producing five thousand words in an hour, while Sui Yi, thanks to the system—a cheat code—only needed to copy. Moreover, her typing speed wasn't slow either; she had already written six thousand words. However, even with her fast typing speed, her hands couldn't withstand the intense writing.
Sui Yi put down her pen and shook her slightly cramped hand. She glanced at the person still frantically writing, and gave a wry smile.
"Leng Tianyi!"
"Hmm?" The man raised his head, and his bright eyes were filled with tenderness and affection, softening the cold and hard features on his face.
Do you believe me?
"You're my teammate, of course I trust you." But someone would probably never be able to say "you're the one I love" out loud, even if they were beaten to death.
"I'm hungry, shall we go out for breakfast?"
"It's still very early, I doubt anyone will be open." The man glanced at the sky. He then checked his watch; it was five in the morning, the time when most people are sound asleep. He figured the shops wouldn't be up yet.
"I'll make you some instant noodles, so you can try my cooking."
The man actually made a packet of instant noodles and brought it over. He placed it in front of Suiyi and said, "Eat."
"Mmm!" Suiyi lowered her head, holding a fork, her cherry-like mouth open, and ate in small bites. Her face moved as she chewed, as cute and obedient as a hamster.
After finishing her meal, Suiyi threw away the trash, looked at the man who was still writing, and then lay down on the table to sleep. Exhausted, she quickly fell asleep. The man stopped writing, took off his coat, and draped it over Suiyi.
He quickly finished writing his self-criticism, gently picked up Sui Yi's next to him, glanced at it, and then imitated her handwriting style on a piece of white paper. After finding that the handwriting resembled hers, he began to write his own self-criticism after hers.
After finishing writing, he put away the paper and pen, stood up, took the two self-criticisms, and went to the director's office.
"Has the director arrived, Zeng?"
"He didn't come. Is something wrong, Captain Leng?"
"Could you please give these two self-criticisms to the bureau chief?" He handed the self-criticisms in his hand to Xiao Zeng.
"OK!"
"This is troublesome."
Leng Tianyi returned to his office and saw the girl sleeping on her desk. He went over, picked her up, and carried her to the soft couch in the break room. After closing the door, he went to the bathroom and splashed ice water on his face to clear his head.
Three days later, He Yue returned and turned herself in, thus closing the case.
That evening, a rare moment of leisure, it was Chenchen and Shang Zhihang's anniversary, and Suiyi and a few others went!
"Congratulations! I didn't expect you two to have been dating for a year already. When are you getting married?" Li Hao jumped up, put his hands on Shang Zhihang's shoulders, and smiled broadly.
"That depends on Chenchen!" Shang Zhihang's eyes were full of tenderness.
"Don't worry about my affairs. You should worry about your captain, that taciturn guy! He's been pursuing that beautiful Bai for ages and still hasn't made any progress."
Suddenly being called out and exposed, the white paper was torn off, and Leng Tianyi was stunned for a moment.
He turned to look at Suiyi, his heart pounding with anxiety, anticipating her reaction.
"Haha! Captain Shang is really funny. Our captain is really boring."
"It's just that you're too proud to admit it and suffer for it. But I think you two have feelings for each other, so why not be open about being together? Is sneaking around really that fun?" Shang Zhihang's words woke them up.
Sui Yi suddenly felt embarrassed, as this was the first person she had ever truly fallen for in all these years.
"Um, I'm going to the balcony to get some fresh air!" Sui Yi stood up, went outside, and stood on the balcony. Looking down at the bright lights and neon signs everywhere, she felt that life was so much better.
After taking a sip of her drink, Sui Yi suddenly saw a couple arguing and even coming to blows. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and the young woman clutched her stomach and collapsed. Startled, Sui Yi immediately jumped off the building. Leng Tianyi, who happened to be passing by, saw this and was filled with rage, shouting "Youyou!"
He ran to the balcony and watched her land safely before his heart finally settled. "Leng Tianyi, he killed someone!" Sui Yi shouted at the man, then ran to the woman lying in a pool of blood and pressed on her body a few times to control her blood flow.
Upon hearing the shout, the group's expressions changed. They saw Leng Tianyi running out as if his life depended on it, and the others quickly followed.
"Quick, get the injured to the hospital. I'm going to chase the killer." As soon as Sui Yi finished speaking, she ran off after the killer, with Leng Tianyi and Shang Zhihang following behind. The others were left to take care of the injured.
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