"Captain, this is so blatant. What if the murderer finds out and runs away?"
"You need a letter of introduction wherever you go now. He can't escape from there. Now we just need to find out the identity of the deceased and then investigate. Don't worry, the criminal won't jump out and confess so easily." He took out a pack of cigarettes from the table, lit it with a lighter, and the smoke filled his stern face.
His handsome face looks so ethereal that he doesn't seem like a real person.
When Lu Xiangxiang put her things away and entered the office, she saw Zhou Ziheng like this. She couldn't help but hold her heart. Oh my God, this was simply killing her.
While puffing away at the cigarette, his eyes accidentally met the frowning man standing beside him. When he came to his senses, his hand automatically extinguished the cigarette.
Zhang Mingwei took the portrait downstairs to make a copy and came back about an hour later.
He was holding a thick stack of photocopies in his hand. He distributed them to everyone. Lu Xiangxiang also got a small copy, which was the part she was going to post today.
After finishing this series of things, another day has passed.
In the evening, Lu Xiangxiang did not go out to eat after get off work. After hesitating for a moment, she said to Zhou Ziheng who was still busy, "Captain Zhou, I have something to go out for. Can I borrow your bicycle?" She asked Zhou Ziheng in a low voice.
"Take it if you want to use it." He picked up a bunch of keys from the table and threw them to her.
"Thank you, Captain Zhou." She said to Zhou Ziheng with a smile, then she took the key and went out. The straw mat she had ordered earlier should arrive today.
She rode her bike to get the straw mat and returned to the courtyard. The courtyard was still the same as before. She spread out the straw mat and took a worn-out towel she had used to wipe the mat.
Because it dried up soon after being scrubbed, she ran back into the space.
Grandma contacted her yesterday and said she would come by train tomorrow.
There were already a lot of things piled up in the space that she had sorted out at home, and she spread out quilts and other things on top of it.
Grandma had already washed and dried the quilt before putting it into the space, and it still had a strong smell of being dried in the sun.
After laying the floor, she put the pots, pans, and other items in place, and placed all the things she had bought that day in their proper places.
After finishing, she nodded with satisfaction and wiped the sweat from her forehead due to the hard work.
Now she just needed someone to build her a stove and a shed, but where could she find the craftsman? She didn't know anyone who could do this.
On the way back, she passed by a state-owned restaurant and bought a few buns to have as dinner for tonight.
Zhou Ziheng from next door seemed to be already in the dormitory, and the smell of food came from his room.
He seems to be cooking?
She was about to return the key but stopped, thinking, well, it’s not nice to have someone come to the house at dinner time.
Smelling the aroma of food coming from every household in the air, she couldn't help but open the buns she had just bought.
With a "ah-wu" sound, he bit it.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, "Knock knock."
She went to open the door with some confusion and found that it was Zhou Ziheng standing at the door.
What Zhou Ziheng didn't expect to see was this scene. Lu Xiangxiang was standing at the door, biting a bun. Her red lips were biting the white bun, and the exposed beads of her lips looked like she was kissing the bun. Her big watery eyes were staring at him, as if a cat was looking at him.
My throat rolled and an inexplicable feeling surged into my heart.
"What's wrong, Captain Zhou?"
A hoarse voice sounded: "I cooked too much today, do you want to come over and eat with me?"
"Isn't this bad?" She shook her head slightly.
"Are you afraid of what others will gossip about?"
"That would be the case." What was there to be afraid of? There was nothing between her and him.
Now that things had come to this, Lu Xiangxiang didn't bother to be polite with him and picked up the buns he had just bought and walked over.
The door of the room was still open, and Zhou Ziheng and she were sitting inside. Zhou Ziheng's house was bigger than hers, with a one-bedroom and one-living room layout.
It looked to be around 20 square meters, and since he was the only one living there, the space was quite spacious.
There was actually nothing in his living room, just a desk where he would usually look at cases and think after get off work. As for the dining table, it was folded aside when not in use and pulled out when needed. The table was not big and was originally reserved for him alone, so it was enough for occasional dining.
Now that Lu Xiangxiang is here, the place doesn't feel crowded anymore. Lu Xiangxiang took out her own buns and put them on the dining table.
"Captain Zhou, I've put the key on the table for you. Let's eat the buns together, and here are these fruits." She took out the fruits and put them on the ground.
She was always so polite, and she never came empty-handed when she came to his place for dinner, as if she didn't want to owe anyone anything.
Zhou Ziheng prepared something a bit rich today, including an egg and seaweed soup, stir-fried pork belly with beans and a pot of green vegetables. The two dishes and the soup were enough for two people.
"Wow, what day is it today? Captain Zhou actually bought some meat. I'm in for a treat."
The dishes Zhou Ziheng cooked looked and smelled delicious, and her stomach had already started to rumble.
"Eat." The man didn't say much, just asked her to eat first.
She couldn't wait to start eating. She picked up a piece of meat and put it into her mouth. The meat had been stir-fried and was oily. The salt and the aroma of the meat combined together, making it very delicious. Her eyes lit up after just one bite.
"Captain Zhou, this is your craftsmanship." She gave Zhou Ziheng a thumbs up, clenched her small fist, and bent her cute white thumb, which was particularly adorable.
Facing the girl's compliments, he silently pushed the dishes in front of her, but his ears turned red.
It’s a pity that she didn’t see it and was eating happily.
They ate pure white rice, drank some soup and stuffed a bun or something into their stomachs. As expected, she was full again.
After eating and drinking, she took the initiative to wash the dishes, "Just leave it there, I'll take care of the rest."
"How can I do that? It's already embarrassing to eat the food you cook without bringing any food. If you don't let me do something, I'll be really ashamed."
This time he finally didn't stop her. Lu Xiangxiang washed the dishes seriously and also scrubbed the cooking pots and the rice pots.
After finishing these, she walked out and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. Thank you, Captain Zhou, for your hospitality. I will definitely treat you to a meal when I have time."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left without waiting for the man to speak. Looking at her back as she left, he actually felt a sense of emptiness.
The next second, the disappeared person came back again. He stuck his head over with an embarrassed smile on his face.
"Um, Captain Zhou, I have a favor to ask of you."
He came back to his senses, "What?"
"I just want to buy some bricks. Where can I buy them? And where can I hire cement and a mason?"
"What is it used for?"
"Build a kitchen. My grandma will be arriving in Kyoto in a few days. I've been so busy that I forgot to do it."
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