Chapter 341 An unexpected event occurred while visiting a store
The sun was shining brightly and the wind was gentle, but she felt that the "first lesson" just now made her heart beat more disorderly than any previous training.
After class.
Xia Lili rode her slightly old electric scooter, through the traffic, and stopped at the intersection of the busy and slightly old snack street outside Yangcheng No. 2 Middle School.
People on the Internet say that this "Zhou Ji Fried Noodles", which has been open for more than ten years, is a local specialty.
She parked the car and walked towards the small shop with a little anticipation. The stove was slightly blackened by smoke, but the fragrance was particularly tempting.
"Boss, a plate of our signature shredded pork fried noodles, please."
"Okay! Wait a few minutes!"
The boss spoke in a loud voice, and the wok in his hand crackled, flames leaped up, and bean sprouts and rice noodles rolled happily in the wok.
It was just after school, and students in blue and white school uniforms came in groups of three or four, quickly forming a small crowd in front of the shop.
Xia Lili subconsciously moved aside, her eyes inadvertently sweeping across the crowd and meeting the gaze of a junior high school girl coming out of the school gate.
The girl looked about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a simple ponytail, a little baby fat on her cheeks, and clear eyes.
The moment their eyes met——
Xia Lili's eyes suddenly blurred.
Girls in blue and white school uniforms squeezed out of the campus with the surging crowd, and the surroundings were filled with the noisy laughter of teenagers and their eagerness to return home.
She stopped at the familiar kebab stall at the school gate, bought a handful of sizzling skewers, took a contented bite, and walked along the sidewalk towards home while eating.
Just as she passed an intersection, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a white-haired old lady staggering forward in front of her, with the zipper of the cloth bag on her arm not fastened.
A pair of reading glasses with a rose-red frame slipped silently from the opening of the bag and fell to the ground with a light "pop".
People were coming and going around, but no one seemed to notice this little accident.
Seeing this, the girl walked forward without hesitation, bent down to pick up the pair of reading glasses, and took two quick steps to catch up with the old lady.
"Grandma, you dropped your things." She smiled and handed over the glasses.
The old lady was stunned at first, but after taking the glasses, a grateful smile spread across her face. She said repeatedly, "Thank you, good child! Look at my memory... Thank you, little girl, you are so kind. Good things will surely be rewarded!"
The girl felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, smiled, shook her head, and turned around to continue enjoying her skewers.
However, just as she finished her last bite, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and prepared to start her journey home again—
A figure suddenly blocked her way.
He was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a slightly anxious yet somewhat embarrassed smile on his face.
"Excuse me, classmate," he asked, his voice sounding quite normal, "which direction should I go to get to Mingde Building?"
The girl was about to raise her hand to point in the direction of Mingde Building, but the man suddenly made an extremely slight and quick downward gesture, stopping her obvious movement.
He glanced warily at the noisy crowd around him, leaned forward slightly, and quickly and covertly showed his ID from his arms in a way that no one else could possibly notice.
On the inside page of the black cover, the outline of the police badge flashed in the sunlight.
"Don't make a sound. I'm a police officer." The man lowered his voice to a very low level, speaking quickly and clearly with undeniable seriousness. "I'm on a tracking mission. There may be a suspect's informant nearby. To avoid alerting the suspect, I need you to cooperate with me immediately and help provide cover."
The girl's eyes widened instantly, her face filled with shock and disbelief, but a mixture of nervousness and curiosity quickly replaced the initial confusion.
She subconsciously lowered her voice, even trembling with excitement: "Ah? Then... then I still have evening self-study later..."
"You don't need to ask for leave. We will handle the matter properly afterwards and will never cause any misunderstanding or worry to your parents or teachers."
The man's tone was firm and decisive, quickly dispelling her concerns.
When the girl heard that the police would be responsible for the aftermath, her expression immediately became serious, and she felt a sense of mission to participate in a major operation.
She nodded solemnly and asked quietly but firmly, "Okay! So what should I do now?"
"Now, pretend I'm your dad, here to pick you up from school."
The man quickly gave orders, his eyes still vigilantly observing his surroundings.
"Be natural. Walk beside me, just like you're going home. Just take me this way."
Before he finished speaking, he put his arm around the girl's shoulders in an unquestionable yet deliberately intimate manner, and half-carried her towards a very ordinary-looking black car on the side of the road.
When she walked to the car, the girl looked at the unfamiliar vehicle and subconsciously hesitated.
The man immediately noticed her hesitation, opened the car door, and hurriedly whispered, "Get in the car! Otherwise, they'll get suspicious!"
This urging instantly shattered her last bit of hesitation. The girl didn't dare to think any more and immediately bent down and got into the passenger seat.
The interior of the car wasn't particularly tidy, with items scattered about haphazardly. Her eyes were quickly drawn to a few items placed next to the seat.
A pair of shiny metal handcuffs, a black telescopic baton, and several scattered file bags with the words "Case Summary" printed on them.
All of this looked exactly like the police handling cases she had seen in movies and TV shows. The last bit of doubt in her heart disappeared, and she even felt a bit nervous and excited as if she were in a real crime drama.
The man got in the driver's seat and started the car.
He took out an unopened bottle of mineral water and a small pack of compressed biscuits from the storage compartment and handed them to the girl. His tone softened a little: "If you're hungry, you can eat some first."
Then, while keeping an eye on the road, he spoke in a tone that bordered on promise: "You've helped us a lot this time. I'll report this to my superiors and apply for a 'brave act' award for you. This will also be a great addition to your academic record."
After hearing this, the girl lowered her head and smiled a little embarrassedly, pinching the bottle of water between her fingers and whispering, "It's okay, it's my duty to help the police uncle."
The next scene of the hallucination.
The sky outside the car window had completely darkened, and the city lights in the distance were quickly pulled into blurred bands of light.
The vehicle had long since left the familiar streets and was now speeding along the dark and monotonous highway.
The girl held the torn package of compressed biscuits in her hand, took a sip of mineral water, and looked out the window at the unfamiliar wilderness rapidly receding. A trace of uneasiness finally overwhelmed her initial excitement.
She whispered, "Uncle...how long will it take us to complete our cover mission? It's getting dark."
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