Seeing that her serious expression seemed genuine, Sheng Yi walked out, turning back every few steps, and carefully closed the door of the private room before leaving.
With Sheng Yi gone, Zhu Qinghao had nothing to do, so she simply took off her shoes and prepared to go up to her bunk.
When they were halfway up the stairs, there was a sudden knock on the door of the private room.
Zhu Qinghao paused for a moment, but then heard the knocking on the door again. She had no choice but to get down, put on her shoes, and open the door.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw a somewhat familiar-looking person standing outside. It took me two seconds to remember him.
"Officer Lu? What brings you here on official business?"
When Lu Zheng heard Zhu Qinghao call out his name, the cold expression on his face softened considerably.
Yes, that's good, she still recognizes me.
Then, he suddenly realized that the fleeting joy in his heart tightened and his expression returned to its previous coldness.
"Yes, it's just a routine patrol. If you need anything, please feel free to ask us for help. Are you alone in this private room?"
In fact, Lu Zheng could tell at a glance that there was no one else in the private room except her, but for some reason, he just wanted to ask one more question, as if that would increase the chances of the two of them starting a conversation.
Zhu Qinghao didn't think much of it, nodded in agreement, and didn't respond to the question of whether she was the only one in the private room.
Just when she thought the other person was about to leave, Lu Zheng spoke again, catching her off guard.
"You're going back to Anshi now? How are things at home going?"
When she was questioned last time, she did explain her identity and the purpose of her return to the capital, but she never expected that Lu Zheng would remember.
Her original purpose for returning to Beijing was just a fabrication, so what does Lu Zheng mean by asking this now? Could it be that he investigated her, found something amiss, and became suspicious?
Zhu Qinghao was startled when she thought of this, but then she relaxed.
Even if he investigated, he could only find out about the Zhu family's situation at most; he couldn't find out anything else.
Besides, she wasn't part of those human traffickers, so there was nothing for her to be afraid of him asking about.
Having sorted out her thoughts, Zhu Qing nodded with a smile.
"Yes, everything went smoothly. It's kind of Officer Lu to remember such a small thing."
Lu Zheng forced a smile, not saying that he thought it was no small matter, and even less daring to say that he had only come looking for her because he accidentally discovered that she had bought a ticket for this train.
As for Zhu Qinghao's belief that Lu Zheng investigated her, she was really overthinking it.
Lu Zheng remembered these things purely because he felt he had lost face in front of Zhu Qinghao that day, and he had also failed to apologize, so he had been holding a grudge ever since.
He knew that Zhu Qinghao had taken leave to come back on business and guessed that she wouldn't stay in Kyoto for long, so he had been keeping a close eye on her recently.
Unexpectedly, he actually discovered that Zhu Qinghao's identity information had been used to purchase a ticket for this train, and it was even a soft sleeper ticket.
So after the train started moving, he used the pretext of patrolling to find them with a clear purpose.
When I actually stood in front of them, I realized that I had been a bit hasty. I hadn't even thought about what to say or how to start a conversation.
The main reason was that he hadn't expected Zhu Qinghao to not, like other women her age, actively pull him aside and chatter about everyday matters.
Does she really dislike me that much?
This realization made Lu Zheng feel quite frustrated, but even so, he did not leave easily. He was fortunate to meet him this time, and if he missed it, he didn't know when he would meet him again.
"It's nothing. Maybe I have a good memory. I still owe you an apology for what happened last time."
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