As she spoke, Ji Qian suddenly covered her face and burst into tears.
Sensing the strange looks from his colleagues, Director Liu immediately retorted loudly:
"Don't spread rumors! I didn't take the civil service exam, and we're not friends!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Qian cried even harder. The assistant director, who had been secretly eavesdropping on their conversation, couldn't bear it any longer and tried to dissuade her:
"Director Liu, Sister Qian is still a young woman in her early twenties. Isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?"
“Yes,” the assistant director couldn’t help but chime in when the assistant director jumped out, “Teacher Ji is still young, it’s normal for her to like making friends.”
"I……"
Before Director Liu could utter a rebuttal, the cameraman standing to the side also chimed in, "We should be more tolerant of young people. Who wasn't young once?"
"I don't……"
"Yes, yes!"
"Director Liu, you can't do this. No matter how fierce Ji Qian may seem, she's still just a little girl at heart."
Seeing that he was about to become the target of everyone's criticism, Director Liu had no choice but to grit his teeth and swallow Ji Qian's words:
"Ji Qian, don't cry. I was just joking with you. Of course we're friends."
"Really? Really?"
Ji Qian's voice was slightly choked up, as if she had not yet recovered from her grief.
"Of course it's true!"
Director Liu clearly saw the smile on Ji Qian's lips, but it was obviously not the right time to expose her, so he could only grit his teeth and respond.
"Then... friends should help each other, right?"
"The true colors are revealed!" Director Liu's pupils contracted, knowing that what he had been fearing was finally about to happen, but out of pride, he had no choice but to continue going along with the other party's rhythm and reply:
"Of course, Ms. Ji, please feel free to tell me what you need, and I will do my best to meet it."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want to know the specific information of all the unnatural deaths in this castle and the case files from that time."
At some point, Ji Qian's tone gradually returned to normal, and the hand that had been covering her eyes slid down, revealing her eyes that were gleaming with intelligence.
"Well... Teacher Ji, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that these materials are mostly confidential, and I can't get them!"
Director Liu wasn't lying. Because most of the cases were from a long time ago, the files were basically kept in the local police station's archives, and ordinary people couldn't find them at all.
“I know you can’t get it, but,” Ji Qian mimicked Director Liu’s gesture, pointing to the top of his head, “he should be able to get it.”
"this……"
Director Liu felt cold sweat pouring out of his head as if it were out of control. He now deeply regretted mentioning the higher-ups to Ji Qian earlier.
But it was too late to regret it. Seeing Ji Qian's determined expression, Director Liu gritted his teeth and agreed to her request.
"Okay, I'll talk to him in a bit, but I can't guarantee he'll agree."
"Can."
Ji Qian didn't press him further; she knew this was Director Liu's limit.
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