Chapter 507: Passing A Message

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“…”

This was probably the difference between Bai Muchuan and Cheng Zheng.

Before Xiang Wan could reply, Mei Xin sent another message.

“Captain Cheng said that this might help you with your analysis report.”

Nowadays, Cheng Zheng had very little direct contact with Xiang Wan.

Even if they saw each other, they would only greet each other in a friendly manner and that was all.

Now, he had resorted to asking Mei Xin to help pass a message…

Although he had done this to avoid any misunderstanding… it seemed like he had overdone it a little?

Xiang Wan gave it a thought and looked at the time at the bottom right corner of her laptop, then at the pile of documents on her desk. “I still have some work to finish. Do you think you can send some pictures to me instead?”

Mei Xin took a while to respond. She must have asked Cheng Zheng about it.

“Captain Cheng said no problem.”

What a frank girl.

She said what Cheng Zheng had said without missing anything out.

Xiang Wan could guarantee that Cheng Zheng had not expected Mei Xin to add “Captain Cheng said” in her sentences. This was because, by doing so, it would appear to be weirder than when he had said it himself directly. Mei Xin was too forthright and honest that she really didn’t think of that.

“Mei Xin, you’re really adorable.”

After receiving a bunch of pictures as well as the autopsy records, Xiang Wan smiled and replied something.

Hence, under the bunch of “not so friendly” pictures, there was a sentence that said, “You are adorable.” It seemed rather out of place which made Mei Xin confused and bewildered at what Xiang Wan had meant—

“Are you saying that I’m… as adorable as the pictures I sent?”

“…” Xiang Wan was defeated by her.

…

It was the wee hours.

Xiang Wan sent her analysis report to Bai Muchuan.

In her report, she highlighted a sentence. “This did not seem like it was Feng Min’s first offense. This man might have a perverted addiction to inflicting abuse. It was highly possible that he might have committed other similar cases besides this one. What Feng Min had done to the female victims had far exceeded what a normal person would do…

After sending the report, she packed up her things and waited.

But she didn’t receive any reply from Bai Muchuan.

This was strange!

Xiang Wan deliberated for a moment, carried her laptop bag and left her office.

She went to Bai Muchuan’s office and met Tang Yuanchu.

“Captain Bai and Captain Quan are out on a mission!”

He has gone out? she thought.

“Oh, when did he leave?”

“He just left,” replied Tang Yuanchu, “about slightly more than 10 minutes ago? He didn’t tell you about it?”

“…”

Well, he didn’t.

Two men going out late in the night for a mission. Why did she have a feeling that they were up to some sneaky business?

Tang Yuanchu could see that she was not too happy about this and immediately knew that he shouldn’t have said that. “Captain Bai told me that my mission tonight is to send you back safely!” he quickly tried to salvage the situation.

Xiang Wan shrugged her shoulders. “Alright, thank you then!”

“Heheh!”

Tang Yuanchu grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth.

“Don’t thank me, Captain Bai is the one who wanted me to do so. If he knows that I got the credit for it, I’m gonna have a hard time later!”

Tang Yuanchu suddenly thought of something when he said this and took something out from his drawer and gave it to Xiang Wan. It was a new mobile phone with its box.

“I bought this under Captain Bai’s instructions!”

“…” It was the latest iPhone.

Throughout that day, she was in work mode. Therefore, she was in a “no mobile phone” situation. However, she actually felt quite good without it, it felt like she was normal again. Otherwise, she would want to look at her mobile phone from time to time. Hence, she had almost forgotten about this matter.

By getting her a new mobile phone, Bai Muchuan had reminded her that her mobile phone had been snatched away.

The thought of it made Xiang Wan felt bitter.

There was too much personal stuff inside her phone. It was not something that a new mobile phone could make up for it…

“Thank you! I wonder if the snatch thief will get caught?”

“This type of petty crimes are difficult to solve!” Tang Yuanchu directly told her the truth. “They are unlike the major cases. The probability of solving them is higher when many people pay attention to the case.”

“Aye, alright!”

…

On the way back, Tang Yuanchu beat around the bush to ask Xiang Wan if a certain famous celebrity had fixed a date and time with her for the dinner appointment.

Xiang Wan sighed inside her head as she looked at this poor smitten fellow.

“Not yet. I think she’s rather busy. How ’bout this? I’ll ask her tomorrow when she will be back at the Capital.”

“Yeah!” Tang Yuanchu was so elated that his eyes took the shape of a crescent. “But, don’t mention me please. You must never mention me… Otherwise, she might not show up.”

Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow and burst out laughing. “I know. I’m not that stupid!”

“Heheh,” laughed Tang Yuanchu, “I do know that. I just wanted to play safe.”

Xiang Wan shook her head as she smiled. “You’re beyond redemption now!”

All his happiness and sadness, or rather, his emotions were written on his face. A pure and simple guy like him, could he really become a couple with Xie Wanwan and stay blissful forever?

Xiang Wan suddenly had a headache.

…

That night, Bai Muchuan still didn’t come back to the house.

Xiang Wan woke up in the middle of the night and reached out to touch the icy cold pillow beside her. The scenes of her dream seemed to be still playing inside her groggy head.

She felt that she was clear-headed but in fact, she was inside her dream.

When she woke up in the morning and thought of the dream she had, she felt that the plot seemed kinda good and took out her new mobile phone, wanting to record it down for her story. In the end, she was reminded of her lost old phone…

There were many notes and thoughts inside her old phone.

Being snatched away just like this felt as if her darling had been snatched away from her.

“I feel terrible! This is so frustrating!”

“…”

Fang Yuanyuan shuffled with her slippers and took her mobile phone away.

“Give that to me then. Give all your troubles to me so you won’t feel so frustrated.”

“…”

Xiang Wan snatched her phone back and puffed a sigh. “I feel that I should bring Blackie over to the Capital as well,” she muttered, “so I could ease the pain of losing my beloved mobile phone…”

Fang Yuanyuan rolled her eyes at Xiang Wan. “But I’m not there to help you arrange for Blackie’s transportation.”

Xiang Wan shot a serious glance over. “So when will you be going back?”

Fang Yuanyuan’s eyes immediately went wide-open. “D*rn! Xiang Wan, I only stayed here for a few days and you’re already thinking of sending me back home?”

As she said so, she pressed Xiang Wan down on the sofa, clenched her teeth and tickled her over and over again.

“Hahahah… Stop, stop already.”

“Who’s the one who started it? Say it, will you be chasing me away?”

“… Am I someone who would give in so easily to threats? I won’t chase you back. Hahah, I won’t!”

Xiang Wan couldn’t take the tickling and fell on the sofa, cackling in laughter.

When the two of them played around, they were like kids. This lasted for quite a while.

During breakfast, Fang Yuanyuan seemed to have thought of something as she suddenly let out a sigh and looked at Xiang Wan piteously. “I’m reluctant to leave not because of you, neither is it because the environment here is good… It’s because I know that… he’s still here in the Capital.”

Fang Yuanyuan had told Xiang Wan about her encounter with Huang He at the restaurant the previous day.

Xiang Wan could empathize with her.

The thought of the scene was indeed heartbreaking.

Seeing that Fang Yuanyuan might start to sob, Xiang Wan sat next to her and patted her back. “Okay, okay, let’s not be sad. I guarantee to you that I’ll never chase you away! How ’bout this? You’ll continue to stay here and live with me for as long as you want…”

“Are you kidding me? How can I be staying here indefinitely?”

“I’ve no problem with that! Or, do you want to stay till Huang He comes back to you?”

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