After dinner, Su Tian, worried about the factory, hurriedly said goodbye to the children and quickly rode her bicycle towards the factory.
When Su Tian arrived at the factory, it was already 8 p.m.
The workers finished get off work at six o'clock, and at that time, the whole factory was quiet.
Su Tian parked her bicycle and was about to take out her keys to open the door when she noticed a dark figure in the corner in the distance.
She immediately put the keys in her pocket and silently approached the dark figure.
A gentle night breeze blew by, bringing a touch of coolness.
Su Tian had no time to appreciate the coolness; her mind was filled with wariness of the dark figure.
When Su Tian was still a few steps away from the shadowy figure, she reached out to grab its shoulder.
The shadowy figure grabbed her arm forcefully and pulled her into his arms.
Gu Bai smelled the familiar scent and asked softly, "Su Tian?"
Upon hearing Gu Bai's voice, Su Tian released her grip on the ropes. "Gu Bai? What are you doing here? Have you discovered something in this dark corner?"
Gu Bai quickly released Su Tian, calmed himself down, and then said regretfully, "Um, did I hurt you just now? I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you."
I saw a few people circling the factory building again and again. I wonder what they were trying to do?
Su Tian smiled. "I'm fine. How are you now? Are you still there?"
“We haven’t found them yet, but I still have a bad feeling about it, so I’ve been keeping watch here.” Gu Bai frowned, his eyes fixed on the dark factory building.
Su Tian also looked serious. "Thank you for your hard work. We need to be careful. The factory's business has been doing better and better lately. Maybe some people are jealous and want to sabotage or steal the prescription."
As the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard a light footstep.
They glanced at each other and tacitly hid in a corner nearby.
Several furtive figures slowly approached the factory gate, one of them carrying a crowbar, seemingly intending to break down the door.
When Gu Bai tried to rush out, Su Tian quickly grabbed him.
"Why are these people always trying to pick locks? The last group did the same thing."
"We can't even break this lock, let alone pry it open. Let them use their strength first, then we'll beat them up later."
After hearing this, Gu Bai's eyes lit up as if he had seen stars.
He admired Su Tian a bit, finding her intelligent, beautiful, and with a touch of girlish quirkiness.
Su Tian noticed that Gu Bai's eyes were shining brightly in the darkness, and only then did she realize that Gu Bai had been watching her the whole time.
"Gu Bai, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Su Tian thought to herself, "That shouldn't be the case. It's dark, he can't see anything."
Gu Bai quickly looked away, his heart pounding, and then whispered, "There's nothing there."
Just then, the lock-pickers at the factory gate became furious, cursing and kicking the door from time to time.
Su Tian frowned as she listened, and whispered to Gu Bai, "That's about enough, we can move out now." Gu Bai nodded, and the two quietly circled around to the back of the group.
Su Tian's eerie voice drifted over: "What are you doing!"
The group of people were startled, thinking they had encountered a ghost, and turned to run away in fright.
Su Tian was prepared. She kicked the crowbar out of the man's hand and then grabbed his wrist.
Gu Bai quickly subdued the other two people as well. Su Tian said sternly, "Tell me, who sent you here?"
"Xinghe Pharmaceuticals?" Gu Bai suddenly asked.
"No, no," the man stammered.
"Oh, that's it. Gu Bai, gag them, tie them to the door with a rope, and send them to the police station first thing tomorrow morning."
Anyway, this is what happens to those who are stubborn, hmph…
Even after Su Tian had said all that, those people remained stubborn and refused to utter a single word.
Gu Bai searched their bodies and found only some simple tools for committing the crime.
He threw the tools aside, took the prepared rope from the corner, tied the three of them to the doorpost, and then gagged them with a few pieces of rags.
These people stared at Su Tian and her companions with terrified eyes, but Su Tian remained unmoved.
"Let's go back. We'll arrest as many people as they come next time."
Despite the long distance and difficult terrain, their businesses are located in a small country.
"Do they really have that much energy to steal? They'd be better off spending that time developing new drugs."
These three people couldn't figure out how they were exposed. They hadn't stolen the prescription, nor destroyed the raw materials in the factory, yet they were caught. They felt incredibly wronged.
"Are the people you arranged for patrols watching them? Send them over first thing tomorrow morning."
You've worked hard tonight. Is there anything you'd like? You can tell me.
Su Tian thought for a moment, then took out a bottle of fitness pills she had developed in the past from her bag and handed it to him.
She only gave these pills to her own family; she dared not manufacture them for public release because their effects were too astonishing.
"This is good for your health. Take one a day. You should take it during the day, because you might not be able to sleep if you take it at night."
If you're worried about any problems, then give it back to me.
"Don't be afraid, I want it." Gu Bai quickly took it, afraid that Su Tian would change her mind and take it back.
"Okay, I'll head back now." Su Tian smiled and left.
Gu Bai held the small porcelain bottle tightly, watching Su Tian leave with reluctance.
He murmured softly, "Su Tian... Sister..."
He put the bottle in his pocket and walked over to the staff member on duty.
"Brother Gu, why are you out so late?"
"I've been outside the whole time. While you're on patrol, keep an eye out for any suspicious individuals."
"Okay, received."
"Thank you for your hard work, I'm going back now."
After giving instructions to the staff on duty, Gu Bai stood there for a long time, gazing in the direction Su Tian had gone back.
He stood tall and straight, his steps firm and powerful; even after leaving the military, his gait still bore the marks of a soldier.
After arriving at the dormitory, I took my clothes into the bathroom and looked at the faint scars left on my arm where a bullet had grazed it.
He felt a pang of attachment; this was the mark left by the way he had saved her.
Every time he thought of her, Gu Bai would feel... He hated himself for this, hated himself for his desecration of her.
After quickly taking a shower, Gu Bai sat on the bed, Su Tian's smile constantly appearing in his mind.
Every night, when all is quiet, her image always comes to mind.
Frustrated, Gu Bai tried to erase Su Tian's image from his mind, so he quickly covered his face with the blanket and forced himself to fall asleep.
The next morning, when Su Tian arrived at the office, she received a call from her teacher.
"Good morning, teacher. How have you been lately? Did you call me to ask what's up?" Su Tian asked happily.
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