Chapter 58: Fighting Crime Anytime, Anywhere

The girl was dressed simply: a black T-shirt, shorts, and a black baseball cap. Her legs were slender and pale as she sat in a chair playing a game. When Captain Long and Captain Jiang arrived, this was the scene that greeted them.

Captain Long had met Shen Qing before, so he wasn’t surprised. Captain Jiang, on the other hand, was visibly unsettled.

“Li Ye, is this Miss Shen Qing?” Captain Jiang eyed the young woman absorbed in her game—her thighs were thinner than his arms. Did she even weigh eighty pounds?

A scrawny girl and a gentle-looking young policeman—how had they managed to subdue the man on the floor, who looked as lifeless as a dead pig, in such a short time?

It was baffling, truly baffling.

Li Ye, seeing his superiors, immediately saluted. “Captain Long, Captain Jiang, this is Miss Shen.”

At the mention of her name, Shen Qing set her phone aside and stood up, her face expressionless. “Hello.”

Captain Jiang’s mouth twitched; the girl’s tone sounded like a leader conducting an inspection.

He glanced at the suspect sprawled on the floor, his face ghostly pale. “Miss Shen, what’s wrong with him?”

Was he possessed?

Shen Qing cast a casual glance at the man. “Oh, he’s just badly frightened. He won’t go mad.”

Li Ye shivered at her words. Who knew which pressure point Miss Shen had targeted with her needle to leave the man in such a state?

Director Lan was indeed wise! One should never provoke a true expert!

Captain Long and Captain Jiang both paused, exchanging subtle glances as they looked at Shen Qing.

“You, take him away,” Captain Jiang ordered, signaling two officers forward.

“Miss Shen, we’ll need you to come with us as well,” Captain Long said cautiously. He realized now why Director Lan treated her with such respect.

Shen Qing met his gaze with indifference, displaying no surprise at his changed attitude. “Alright.”

“Miss Shen, your phone is heavy—let me carry it for you.” Li Ye smiled broadly, holding her phone with both hands as if it were a treasure.

Captain Long shot Li Ye a glare. The kid had never been this attentive, even to his own mentor!

Captain Jiang was drawn to the phone. Was it a brick? Why did Miss Shen carry a brick with her every day—was it to strike down criminals at any moment?

It was neither light nor attractive.

Shen Qing nodded and walked out of the room first.

Captain Long stopped Li Ye. “She’s the one who subdued him?”

Li Ye blushed and nodded, a bit embarrassed as a grown man.

Captain Jiang gave him a flick on the head. “What a disgrace!”

Li Ye looked aggrieved. “Miss Shen is naturally strong. I can’t beat her.”

Captain Jiang laughed. “That remarkable?”

Captain Long’s eyes narrowed. “She could take on ten at once. Of course she’s remarkable.”

*

After finishing her statement, Shen Qing was pulled aside by the technical department for questions. When she came out, she saw Li Ye waiting in the hall.

“Miss Shen, you’re out?” Li Ye greeted her with a beaming smile.

Shen Qing glanced down at the foolish young man still cradling her phone as if it were a precious relic. “I’m going to the restroom. Thank you.”

Li Ye was momentarily stunned, then quickly nodded. “Go ahead, don’t worry.”

Before Shen Qing had gone far, a WeChat video call came through. The sudden glow of the phone startled Li Ye, and he nearly dropped it.

“Miss Shen, you have a video call!” Li Ye hurried after her.

Shen Qing glanced at the screen, narrowing her eyes. “Hang up for me.”

“Oh, alright!” Li Ye, fumbling with the phone, accidentally slid his finger and a strikingly handsome face appeared on the screen.

Li Ye’s face turned beet red. “Miss Shen, I—I answered it by mistake…”

He quickly turned the screen away and rushed over to Shen Qing, phone in hand.

Shen Qing’s face darkened as she reached out and ended the call.

Li Ye gave an awkward chuckle. “Miss Shen, your phone is too advanced for me. I don’t know how to use it.”

“You have good taste.”

“…”

**

In the capital, at the Xi Pavilion.

Gu Ting sat alone in a corner of the banquet hall, his expression dark.

He had just placed a video call, only for a man to answer.

“Second Young Master Gu, would you do me the honor of sharing a drink?” A woman in a strappy evening gown approached gracefully, exuding charm.

Gu Ting looked up and smiled. “Director Lan.”

Lan Xinqiao settled herself beside him, her gaze flickering to the phone on the table. The pinned WeChat profile picture looked familiar.

Gu Ting covered the screen with his hand, turning it black, then elegantly lifted his glass. “Director Lan, please.”

He downed it in one gulp.

Lan Xinqiao smiled, taking a delicate sip.

“I heard you’ve been in Fancheng for some time, Second Young Master. Why didn’t you let me know? I could have hosted you.”

“I’d intended to pay my respects, Director Lan, but you know my nature. I’m a wanderer at heart.”

Lan Xinqiao’s eyes narrowed with a smile. Rumor had it Gu Ting was an idler and a gambler. Yet someone who could win seven days straight at the Golden Gate Casino and walk away unscathed—should one credit the Gu family’s influence, or Gu Ting’s own skills?

For such a distinguished young man to linger in Fancheng, he must have a hidden agenda.