After leaving Quanjude, the two parted ways. As Li Jia was driving to Tianxiang Garden, she received a call from Anna: "We're going to stay in City B for three days. I'll be staying at the clubhouse for those three days. If you have time, come and keep me company."
Li Jia naturally wouldn't refuse such an offer. After agreeing to meet later, Li Jia drove to Tianxiang Garden.
At Li Xiaoqing's house, Li Jia spoke to Hai Mingyue for the first time in days. Although it was just a brief "You've come," it warmed Li Jia's heart. In order not to disturb Hai Mingyue's tutoring of Li Xiaotong, Li Jia decided to go to Jiang Ling'er's house first to see what this policewoman, who had been forced to take a vacation, had been busy with these days.
She knocked on the door and was answered in less than a minute. Sitting in Jiang Ling's house, Li Jia looked at Jiang Ling's slightly red and swollen eyes and smiled faintly, "Have you been busy lately? I haven't even had time to ask you out for a meal."
"Let's get through this busy period. The last fraud case suddenly ran out of leads. Several suspects were cleared of suspicion in a very short time, and the case, which was progressing smoothly, has now reached a stalemate. Now there's only one informant left who can help with the case, so everyone has been working very hard these past few days. Hehe, why am I telling you all this? You wouldn't understand anyway! Never mind! Have some water!" As soon as Jiang Ling saw Li Jia, she started talking about the case at length. It seems that Jiang Ling really has the makings of a good police officer.
"Why not take this opportunity to get some rest?" Li Jia asked the exhausted Jiang Ling calmly.
"I can't rest. Before I was involved in solving cases, it wasn't a big deal. But after becoming an elite member of the team and participating in cases big and small, I suddenly realized my value. When a case gets stuck, I always try my best to find a clue, otherwise I can't rest easy, and my mind is full of things about the case." Jiang Ling smiled, leaned back on the sofa, and stretched, looking tired but languid. A slender, fair waist was playfully revealed as she stretched.
"Hehe, it seems you were born to be a policeman. You've been so busy lately, what's bothering you? Tell me. Since I don't have time to treat you to a meal, how about I be your loyal fan and help you out?" Li Jia looked at Jiang Ling's tired face and the slight furrow between her brows, which made Li Jia want to ease Jiang Ling's worries, not for any other reason than because of the help she had given him all along.
"Hehe. Thank you. Police matters are troublesome, but if you want to hear about them, I can talk to you about them. Anyway, there are no leads in the case right now, and the only breakthrough hasn't yielded any useful evidence. If I tell you, maybe you can offer some advice from an outsider's perspective." Jiang Ling picked up the water glass on the coffee table, drank it, hugged it to her chest, and looked at Li Jia with her head turned to the side.
"Hmm. Tell me about it." Li Jia nodded, smiling at Jiang Ling. "The three bad guys who were initially the prime suspects suddenly became completely cleared of suspicion, completely and utterly. I just can't understand it. Those three guys even claimed to be police officers investigating that case, and even Interpol agents! It's infuriating! If their identification hadn't been correct, I would have suspected they were crying wolf." Jiang Ling couldn't stop talking about her profession; it seemed she had completely embraced the role of a police officer. Li Jia looked at Jiang Ling, who was deep in thought with furrowed brows. She calmly reached out and gently smoothed Jiang Ling's furrowed brows. "Hehe, isn't there anything interesting happening in B City lately?"
Li Jia's sudden movement startled Jiang Ling. Looking at Li Jia's composed expression, Jiang Ling gently shook her head. "What fun things are there in City B? It's either gang warfare or a gang leader's birthday celebration. We've heard there's a huge gathering of City B gangsters at the Panlong Hotel within the next two weeks. Apparently, it's the famous 'Master Hong's' birthday. The team is discussing whether to put that fraud case aside for now and take this opportunity to wipe out those bastards in one fell swoop."
"Hehe, the police have been really busy lately, but my advice is, it's best not to get involved with the triads at this time. Because I believe the Hong Kong police wouldn't agree to it either. As for why, I'm sure you know better than I do. So, you should rest well these few days. Let your colleagues handle the case. You're on vacation at home anyway, aren't you?" Li Jia couldn't help but offer some words of advice, seeing how bright Jiang Ling's eyes lit up whenever the case was mentioned.
"Yes, I'm on vacation..." Jiang Ling's face darkened. She put her water glass on the coffee table, adjusted her posture, and curled up on the sofa. Exhaustion returned to her face, and she murmured to herself.
“Well, a vacation should look like a vacation…” Li Jia was about to say something more when she realized that Jiang Ling had already fallen asleep. Her tired face had a slightly furrowed brow, indicating that even in her sleep she was still thinking about the case.
In fact, the reason why Jiang Ling is like this is probably not only because she has truly integrated into the role of a police officer, but also because she is influenced by Liang Feng. Ever since it was confirmed that Liang Feng had returned to City B, Jiang Ling'er's emotions have been very unstable. Her feelings for Liang Feng make her restless all day long. Only by working frantically can she temporarily stop thinking about Liang Feng's face. This may be the reason why she still participates even though she was excluded from the task force.
Seeing Jiang Ling still frowning in her sleep, Li Jia shook her head, took off her coat and covered her with it. She gently smoothed Jiang Ling's furrowed brows, carefully examined the sleeping Jiang Ling, her beautiful face, delicate nose, and full, sensual lips. Such a beautiful face, yet now carried a faint sadness. Li Jia slowly stretched Jiang Ling's legs out on the sofa, got up, and slowly walked out of Jiang Ling's house.
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