Chapter 340: Chapter 347 Discussion Discussion
Li Yifei wasn’t a stranger to such preposterous behavior, having indulged in it years before to distract himself from the urge to kill, also because life was so uncertain—no one knew if they would still be alive the next day. So, his actions were unrestrained, but back then it involved won of easy virtue or those picked up in bars, so he never gave it much thought.
But now, the ones here were Chu Xiaoyao and Xu Yingying. Moreover, the main reason he had brought Chu Xiaoyao back was precisely to avoid being with Xu Yingying, so how could he possibly agree to such a ludicrous suggestion?
After so persuasion, Chu Xiaoyao finally agreed to share a bed with Xu Yingying, and Li Yifei ended up sleeping on the sofa.
That night, Xu Yingying slept poorly. Though Chu Xiaoyao did fall asleep, her body would occasionally jerk violently or she would suddenly cry out.
Xu Yingying knew Chu Xiaoyao was scared, so it was no surprise she was having such reactions. Xu Yingying felt sorry for her. Despite being worn out from the night, she bore no grudges. Besides, she suddenly understood how hard raising children could be; worrying incessantly if it were her own child.
You don’t know the cost of living until you run a household, nor the love of parents until you raise a child. Xu Yingying had never thought having a baby was all that complicated, but now she had gotten a glimpse of understanding. Maybe giving birth might be easy, but raising a child was the real challenge.
The next day, Li Yifei accompanied Chu Xiaoyao to the Public Security Bureau. They were not received by Lin Qiong, but by the criminal police team. Although Lin Qiong’s police station had cracked the case, it had beco a criminal matter and so had been transferred here.
Chu Xiaoyao recounted the previous day’s events, only she described Li Yifei as so stranger. After all, the man didn’t recognize Li Yifei either, so it seed plausible.
The police also interrogated the man, whose account matched Chu Xiaoyao’s closely. Li Yifei actually wanted to get so different information from the police, but since they didn’t recognize him, naturally they didn’t share anything.
Li Yifei was with Chu Xiaoyao the whole ti, listening to everything she recounted clearly.
In Chu Xiaoyao’s case, he didn’t get any useful information. In front of Chu Xiaoyao, the female assassin just seed like any ordinary woman, revealing nothing unusual about herself.
After completing Chu Xiaoyao’s statent, Li Yifei took her to school. Chu Xiaoyao originally didn’t want to go, but Li Yifei hoped she would interact more with classmates to recover from the trauma of being kidnapped.
This ti Chu Xiaoyao didn’t insist. It seed that the experience had subdued her mischief and she was sowhat more willing to listen to Li Yifei.
Li Yifei imdiately went to Lin Qiong’s police station, and before long Lin Qiong ca out and got into his car.
"You give this credit to , and now I feel really awkward," Lin Qiong complained as soon as she got in the car.
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Aren’t you a police officer? With such credit, if I don’t give it to you, who should I give it to?"
Lin Qiong glared at him and said, "Don’t think that just because we had a relationship, and you give
so benefits, I’ll let you off easy. Let
tell you, there is no chance between us, I have soone in my heart."
"You have soone in your heart?" Li Yifei was sowhat startled at that ti. He had known Lin Qiong for a while, and it seed like she hadn’t been close with anyone else; if anyone, it would be him.
"Exactly, that mysterious person. He is the real hero in my heart. If I were to marry, it would be him." Speaking of the mysterious person, Lin Qiong’s eyes revealed a hint of infatuation, which she never showed when she was with Li Yifei.
Li Yifei suddenly felt like banging his head against the wall and said, "So you say you want to marry him, but you still slept with ?"
Lin Qiong turned to look at Li Yifei and said, "I know saying this makes you uncomfortable. You n are so chauvinistic, wanting to take advantage of won without marrying them. But then if a woman has soone else in her heart, you guys feel bad."
"You haven’t answered my question yet."
"Well... it’s simple, I had water on the brain those days."
Lin Qiong’s response left Li Yifei speechless, but he wasn’t angry. Firstly, the mysterious person was none other than himself, and secondly, he could tell that a large part of why Lin Qiong spoke this way was due to her nature; she didn’t want Li Yifei to think that their relationship changed because they had been intimate.
Li Yifei didn’t want to dwell on the matter and asked, "Lin Qiong, do you know the specifics of the case interrogation?"
"What are you planning to do?" Lin Qiong imdiately beca wary, eyeing Li Yifei.
"I feel like there’s sothing fishy about this case. The woman who escaped doesn’t seem like she would kidnap for just a few hundred thousand yuan. It feels like she has another purpose." Li Yifei didn’t reveal that the woman might be targeting him—it would be hard to explain if Lin Qiong started asking questions.
Lin Qiong rolled her eyes and said, "That’s the police’s business. Why are you so concerned?"
Li Yifei glared at Lin Qiong and replied, "I did contribute to solving the case, didn’t I? Can’t I know a bit about the situation?"
Lin Qiong snorted before continuing, "I was also involved in the interrogation yesterday. That guy spilled everything as soon as we asked. He’s known the woman for just over two months. More than ten days ago, she cozied up to Chu Xiaoyao’s father, and then the two of them thought they could get so money from Chu Xiaoyao’s father, so they ca up with the idea of kidnapping and extortion."
"What about the woman’s identity?"
Lin Qiong went on to say, "That guy isn’t very clear about the woman’s identity either. He said they t in a nightclub and then got together."
Li Yifei frowned. Although what Lin Qiong said didn’t seem particularly noteworthy, to Li Yifei, it was almost enough. This woman wasn’t a local, aning her arrival here had a purpose, and being with that man served as cover for her identity. Kidnapping Chu Xiaoyao was a trap ant to kill him.
If Li Yifei had been a bit careless at that ti, he would’ve indeed fallen into that woman’s trap.
"What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?" Lin Qiong poked Li Yifei when he fell silent.
Li Yifei shook his head and said, "Nothing. I just think that woman is quite suspicious."
"We’re in the process of apprehending this woman, but based on the man’s testimony, we can’t confirm her identity. It’s really not easy to catch her right now."
Li Yifei was aware that with the woman’s skills, the police wouldn’t stand a chance of capturing her. Furthermore, if this woman wanted to kill him, it was very likely she had been instructed or hired by soone, aning she probably had so significant backing. How then were the police supposed to find her identity?
"Alright, if there’s nothing else, I won’t keep you from your work."
Lin Qiong imdiately pushed open the car door. If it hadn’t been for Li Yifei coming to find her, she wouldn’t have co out during work hours. But just as she was about to get out of the car, she turned back, closed the door, and said, "The money from last ti hasn’t co through yet. Are you short on cash right now? I’ve got so spare."
Li Yifei let out a chuckle and said, "No need, I have enough."
Lin Qiong nodded and remarked, "Okay, good. Oh, and let
remind you, don’t get any ideas about Michelle. She’s my classmate. It would be so awkward if we t up later."
Li Yifei asked with a teasing smile, "What would be awkward between you two?"
Lin Qiong glared at him and retorted, "What a stupid question. If you get her into bed, wouldn’t it be awkward when we et? Are we supposed to discuss how it was to sleep with you?"
Li Yifei laughed heartily and replied, "That’s not a bad idea."
"Get lost!" Lin Qiong roared and then pushed the door open to get out. She knew that it was Michelle who liked Li Yifei, while he hadn’t really done anything to Michelle. Her words were a warning to Li Yifei. After all, any man would be tempted by a girl like Michelle with such tender feelings.
Li Yifei’s return to Mile City was for the sake of leading a quiet, ordinary life, but the appearance of the assassin made it clear to him that this tranquil life was likely to be disrupted.
Dealing with this unknown enemy was also a headache for Li Yifei. There’s an old saying, ’A thief can’t be vigilant a thousand days, but a hoowner needs to be vigilant every day.’ The best approach would be to find this hidden enemy and take care of them. However, now that he was no longer a mber of the Flying Hawk Squad, he couldn’t make use of their reconnaissance systems to quickly ascertain the enemy’s identity and motivations.
It seed he could only wait and watch, hoping they would co after him again. Then he could capture one alive and extract the information about who was targeting him, allowing for a targeted resolution of the problem.
"Sigh..." Li Yifei heaved a light sigh. It wasn’t that he feared enemies coming after him. No matter how formidable the enemy, he was confident he could handle them. But he had co to like this peaceful, ordinary life, and it was a real displeasure to have to return to those days of constant tension.
Just then, Xu Shanshan made a phone call. As Li Yifei saw Xu Shanshan’s na on his phone screen, he suddenly thought of soone—the foreigner he had seen at Qiao Ya’s place. Although he still hadn’t figured out who that foreigner was, could it be possible that the female assassin was related to him?
Regardless of any connection, Li Yifei felt it was necessary to investigate that foreigner. After all, the man had exuded a dangerous aura that Li Yifei sensed. Besides, the very presence of such a person in Mile City was abnormal in itself.
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