After sending off the gods of plague in Qinling, Wu Lichang's tightly knitted brows had never been lifted.
"Captain Wu?" With two soft knocks on the door, Wu Tingting carefully walked in."It's already been a day. Are we still waiting?”The violin case had basically been explained to them. Other than dealing with the aftermath, they had no right to provide any clues. Even if they could get the violin back, it was still Jiang Chu's business. It had been a whole day since the expansion meeting yesterday. What should they do?
"Where's Inspector Lee?"
"Ah?" Why did he ask this at this time? Wasn't it more important to continue the violin case? Wu Tingting was stunned.
"Where is he?" Wu Lichang was a little impatient. How could he not understand what was the most important thing in front of him? But didn't everything have to be done step by step? If he wanted to cross the river, he had to find a bridge first.
"Oh, that Inspector Lee is talking to them outside.”" Captain Wu, Captain Lee doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He's still walking around with a big teacup in his hand. When I first came in, I saw him talking to Tan Xiaoyuan and the others. They were talking and laughing. It didn't look like they were talking about work."”Wu Tingting held it in, but she couldn't hold it in any longer. She blurted out the thoughts in her heart.
"Alright, is he still there?" Was this the time to talk about this?
"Yes, it should still be there."
"Ask Inspector Lee to come back. I have something to discuss with him.”
No matter what, this case could not be closed just like that. Otherwise, the Forbidden City, the amusement park, and the long street would directly lead to the death of two comrades... Any one of these things could ruin his future and ruin his almost twenty years of police career. And he could not allow himself to end up like this!
"Captain Wu!"
Li Xianghua came back happily with a cup in his hand. He greeted him with a smile on his face.
"I say, Tan Xiaoyuan 'er is such a funny child. She's still thinking of making new contributions by interrogating Pan Xiaowei at a time like this.”He placed the cup of water in his hand on the table and spoke casually.
" Old Li, come." Wu Lichang stood up and pulled a chair for Li Xianghua, which was rare."What do you think about this?"
"What is it?" Li Xianghua was stunned for a moment before he understood."How do we deal with the aftermath?"
"No, I'm interrogating Pan Xiaowei to find new clues.”Wu Lichang gritted his teeth and enunciated each word.
When she woke up in Qin Ling's house again, the room was already filled with the morning sun when she opened her eyes. It was already past nine o'clock when she looked at her watch. The unique fresh smell in the morning air filled the bright bedroom. After waking up from her exhaustion, Yue Yue was full of energy and relaxed.
She pushed the blanket away and got out of bed to stretch in the morning sun. Ah, it was so comfortable!
" Oh, it's early in the morning. The sun is shining brightly. Oh, oh, oh!" She imitated Fan Xiaoxuan's bath song and started to compose a song.
Qin Ling, who had wanted to greet her outside the door, did not have the heart to disturb her. He leaned against the door frame and smiled for a while before going to prepare breakfast. How amusing. She was indeed a little girl who had yet to grow up.
After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Yue Yue's mood completely improved. The fresh breath and the bright sunshine gave him the feeling of a new life and a new beginning.
"Morning!" Qin Ling's big smiley face was already waiting outside when he walked out of the room."Did you sleep enough?"
" Good morning, Director. Thank you." Yue Yue smiled awkwardly. What was there to thank him for? Serve? Take care of him? But why did it feel a little awkward to say it out loud?
"That, that…" Aiya, why hasn't my brain recovered after sleeping for almost a day and night?"Thank you for your hospitality." He might as well just say that. He would just muddle through. Who would care about a word of thanks?
"Oh?" Qin Ling unexpectedly replied,""Then how do you plan to thank me?" The smile in his eyes was deep and profound.
"I"? No way, him?
"Then, how do you want me to thank you?”Biting her lip, Yue Yue blinked her eyes and looked at him hesitantly. Her eyes were filled with child-like questions.
"How can I thank you?" Seeing her clear and bright eyes staring at him, Qin Ling deliberately teased her to continue chatting. He wanted to look at her for a while longer so that she could stare at him for a while longer."I'll have to think about it carefully. Why don't I owe him for now and return it when I have the chance in the future?”
"Ah?" Could it still be like this? But why did she feel as if she was carrying a loan shark?"Alright then."
Qin Ling laughed again and patted her head.""Don't worry, I won't let you not be able to afford it. Let's go eat first.”It was better to eat breakfast first. If she didn't eat it, it could be changed to lunch.
"Oh!"
Li Xianghua, who had tried several times in the office but failed, could no longer pretend to be confused and not make a statement. He could only clearly state his position in front of the captain who had made up his mind not to give up."Captain Wu, since the higher-ups already have new clues and arrangements for Jean's matter, I don't agree to keep holding on to that Pan kid. We only have to deal with the aftermath now. We might as well do what we have to do according to the rules. I don't need to deal with a group of professional killers and play with the lives of my comrades.”His stance was clearly expressed, but his words were also unpleasant enough.
"Old Li, you can't say that, right?" Wu Lichang slowly lit the cigarette in his hand toward the ashtray, and a small portion of the ash scattered down."No matter what, this case was accepted by our team. Old Ji and Old Liu sacrificed themselves for this case. Although the violin case is now taken over by the Bureau, the case must have been removed from us.”
"Captain Wu, let's not be picky at this time." How could this be called a clear instruction? Wasn't this clear? How clear was that?
"This case is all about the violin. Yesterday, Qin Chu already said that he would hand the violin over to Jiang Chu. After Jiang Chu agreed to take Yueyue back the violin, she didn't have any intention of asking for help. There was no reason for him to interfere even if he wanted to.”He couldn't be blamed for not helping Captain find a breakthrough. It wasn't just because he had too many grudges against Captain Wu, but also because other than dealing with the aftermath, there was really no room for them to intervene in this case.
"Old Li" Wu Lichang put out his cigarette."We've been comrades for many years, right?" He frowned and met Li Xianghua's eyes."Or if I ask you this, you, Old Li, still think of me as a comrade, a brother who risked his life on the battlefield, right?”It wasn't that he didn't know where Li Xianghua's knot in his heart came from, and it wasn't that he didn't know how heavy and difficult it was. However, for his own future and honor, he had to fight this time. He could only fight.
Hearing his question, Li Xianghua's expression changed and he fell silent.
"Old Li, I'll only ask you this. Do you still treat me, Wu Lichang, as your brother?" Seizing the opportunity, Wu Lichang's tone became more serious. If this case ends like this, I'll have to say goodbye to you." As he spoke, Wu Lichang laughed at himself."I don't think I can wear this police uniform anymore. Old Li, this is the end of our friendship for going through life and death together in the past.”Seeing that Li Xianghua had not moved, Wu Lichang simply gave him a strong medicine."Alright, brother, let's not talk about it anymore. I remember the kindness you showed me in the past. Since it's already like this, all the mistakes are mine. I won't implicate you and the other brothers. "No matter what, we're brothers. The boys have followed me before. In the future, you should take good care of them. Don't learn from me." The words "make such a mistake" were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say it out loud."Sigh!" After letting out a low sigh, she did not say anything else and lowered her head to pack up the things on the desk.
" Captain." Li Xianghua's eyes had already turned red. How could he not remember the friendship they had shared for so many years? Who in the criminal police department did not put their lives on the line at all times? Especially the two of them. He had been with Old Wu since he became a criminal police officer. Who saved who, who was saved by who. It was really too many times, so many that he couldn't remember clearly. No matter how much she shouldn't have done, things had already turned out this way. No one would be able to accept him admitting to this mess just like that. If it were him, he would probably have to work hard to earn more.
"Since you don't treat me as an outsider and tell me the truth, I won't hide it anymore." Li Xianghua stood up and stood by the table."The responsibility for the Forbidden City incident is not on you. It was purely unexpected. If we're talking about the responsibility, our entire team has it. No one is more or less responsible than anyone else. I didn't agree to the amusement park, but I've been fighting with you. However, as half the commander and executor of the protection operation, I also have responsibilities. Moreover, if we were to really talk about responsibility, it would not be any less than yours.”This was the truth. Li Xianghua felt that his responsibility for this matter was not any less than Wu Lichang's. If he really wanted to pursue this matter, he had done a lot of wrong."Fortunately, we know the whereabouts of the zither. So, Captain Wu, shouldn't we think of a way to fight for the verdict of this matter?”。
"What do you mean?" He had never thought about this.
"Captain, as long as we can get Jean back, this case will be solved. Although the process in the middle is a little complicated, isn't it all for the sake of the case? No one had any selfish motives. There were some things that no one wanted to happen.”This was also the reason why he didn't sleep for most of the night last night. It was also because he had figured this out that he was so relaxed today.
" Hiss." That's right. Wu Lichang's mind immediately cleared up. That's right! He didn't decide on the general direction of solving the case. It was hard to say if it wasn't a mess in all aspects and branches.
"Chief Jiang is about to retire. She will definitely be willing to have a good ending with all her beard and all her shadow. She only wants to add icing on the cake and will never be willing to have a bad ending in her later years.”
Li Xianghua's words finally woke Wu Lichang up. That was right, he was only thinking about fear. Why didn't he think that there would be people who were afraid of the higher-ups? Not only Old Jiang, but even Director Qin definitely didn't want such a good ending of "solving a big case, making new contributions, and recovering a national treasure" to become a big black spot of "improper command, poor communication, and two lives lost". Now that there was a 99% chance of getting the violin back, who wouldn't be willing to turn this case into a perfect case?!
"Yes, we have to make this case a model! He sorted out the files, summarized the details, and the process. Once the zither came back, he would immediately ask Old Ji and Old Liu for special merits, and ask everyone in the operation team for merits!”
"Alright, I'll arrange it now." This was the right thing to do. There was no need to continue tormenting him. If he was not careful, there might be another bloody storm. Li Xianghua received the order and happily went out to set up.
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