Chapter 228 The Queen and Number 0.7 (Bonus Chapter 3)
It was a dark and windy night, and Lü Wang was still squatting behind a trash can in the alley.
During this time, she and her colleagues were investigating a case from more than ten years ago. This case was accidentally found by Lü Wang when she was sorting out files. One of her flaws is that she takes things too seriously. Since she saw that the case was still unsolved, she naturally wanted to find out the bottom of it.
But her colleagues, from an objective standpoint, told her that such old cases are not so easy to solve, especially since the suspect in this case had disappeared more than ten years ago. In addition, many technologies were not up to par back then, so finding the person now is not so simple.
However, just as Lü Wang was unwilling to give up, the police station suddenly received a tip that the suspect had recently returned and even provided information on the locations where he had been.
Although the people in the institute searched for a long time but couldn't find the source of the information, they still decided to stake out the place and try again.
While Lü Wang was concentrating intently, his phone received a new message.
Please be careful while on duty.
The message came from a contact whose name was labeled "Zero".
This person was an online friend that Lü Wang had added a few years ago. At that time, she was playing that gacha game and was unwilling to accept the reality that she was unlucky. So she posted on the game forum, asking people online if she was playing the game incorrectly.
At the time, only one person replied to her, and that was the person with the online name "Zero". Lü Wang assumed that this person was a die-hard fan of the game character "Zero" and that's why he chose that name. Later, for some reason, every time she posted for help, only this one person would reply to her. Over time, they became friends.
Several years have passed, and Lü Wang still doesn't know whether Ling is male or female. Of course, she doesn't care whether the other person is male or female.
How did Zero know she was on a mission?
Lu Wang couldn't help but wonder if he had revealed his mission to Zero during their previous conversation.
But the situation left Lü Wang no time to think, because two men walked out onto the road with their arms around each other's shoulders.
The streetlights were bright, and her eyesight was excellent. Although more than ten years had passed, and people's appearances would change to some extent, it was still not to the point that she couldn't recognize her.
As soon as the sound of starting the operation came through the wireless earpiece, the people lurking in the shadows rushed out in an instant.
Although her colleagues would deliberately arrange for Lü Wang to stand far away because she was a girl, Lü Wang didn't see herself as a girl who needed to be taken care of, and she quickly rushed towards the house of the two men.
One of the men was quickly subdued, but the other man was clearly quite skilled. He struggled to break free and ran off in a panicked direction.
"Stop!" Lü Wang happened to be on the outer edge, so she became the first person to chase after him. Just as she reached out her hand to the man, the man running in front suddenly pulled out a knife.
Relying on instinct, Lü Wang turned to the side, dodging the incoming blade.
The man only thought about escaping and had no intention of getting entangled. He turned and ran away, and Lü Wang decisively chased after him.
Just as the man was about to swing his knife in a fit of rage, suddenly a group of objects fell from the sky and slammed into him. He fell to the ground and was unable to move for a while.
Other police officers caught up and quickly handcuffed the man.
Upon seeing the pile of things on the ground, some people exclaimed in amazement, "Where did all these drones come from?!"
It seems like every drone that flies outside in the city has come here!
Lu Wang looked at the drone on the ground, completely baffled.
Later, the suspect was taken back to the police station, and the drones scattered all over the ground were also taken there. After that, a notice was issued, and they were just waiting for the owner to come and claim them.
Lu Wang was busy all night before returning home. Her back ached as she walked in and collapsed on the sofa, not wanting to move.
Zero: [Are you injured?]
Lu Wang glanced at the message on her phone, a hint of confusion in her eyes. She replied, "Why do you ask that?"
Zero: [Because you said you were going to work.]
Lu Wang scrolled through the previous chat history. Four hours ago, she did chat with Ling for a few minutes, and then she said that she had to work and did not reply to Ling's messages.
Lü Wang sat up from the sofa and typed: "Do you know what my job is?"
She has never revealed her profession.
Zero: [Your online hours are irregular, and your mealtimes are also very irregular. I've seen your WeChat Moments; you often stay up late and use coffee to stay awake. In the photos you took of your coffee, I noticed a pen and A4 paper on the table, but the writing on them was illegible. You mentioned that you often don't have time to eat and sometimes just eat bread.]
The person on the other end typed very quickly, and sent out such a long message in no time.
Zero: [You once complained that you had to read books to get your professional title. Considering all of the above, I can only think of two professions that fit your description: a journalist and a police officer. I'm guessing the latter.]
Lu Wang felt a chill run down her spine. In the living room, where only a small light was on, it felt as if an invisible gaze was watching her, making her feel uneasy.
But that's impossible. She's very good at investigations. If someone really entered her house, she couldn't possibly not have noticed.
But Lü Wang still subconsciously got up to draw the curtains and turn on the main light in the living room.
She sat back down on the sofa, her hair down, and texted, "You guessed right."
Zero could guess her identity based on this information, but she couldn't guess Zero's identity because Zero revealed too little information.
So she asked directly: "And what do you do?"
Zero: [Social Observer.]
Lü Wang was unfamiliar with this seemingly high-end profession. Suddenly, she received a message from a helpful colleague, who was again trying to introduce her to a potential partner.
My colleague said he's a tall man, 1.8 meters, highly educated, from a good family, has a good job, and is very caring—he's practically the best man in the world.
Colleague: [Xiao Lü, this guy's name is Ding Luren. He graduated from the same school as you, what a coincidence! And like you, he's devoted himself to his work all these years and hasn't dated anyone. You absolutely can't miss this opportunity!]
Lü Wang is a straightforward person, but she is really not good at dealing with this kind of thing. She racked her brains and tried to refuse out of habit, but she quickly thought of the bet she made with Gao Ling.
She typed in the chat box: "Okay, we can meet up first."
Before the message was even sent, a news item popped up in the notification bar on my phone.
The headline is in all capital letters: "A man surnamed Ding abused his position to have improper relationships with several female executives of companies on multiple occasions."
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