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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nNobody answered Tian Xiaoya’s question.

nWho was the murderer? Was it greed? Bottomless desires? Human nature?

n“Ah lala, ah lala! Ali that baba—”

nNot sure whose alarm alert rang, the few of them in the interrogation room were suddenly awakened from their thoughts.

n“Take her away!”

nBai Muchuan’s cold voice ended the interrogation.

nTwo detectives went over to pull Tian Xiaoya up. She sat unmoving and was drooping her head at her seat. She was like a dead person, at the mercy of others.

nSuch a scene…

nXiang Wan felt a tingling sensation in her nose. Her heart felt heavy as she came out from the interrogation room.

nThe office was much warmer and a little stuffy, which was a big difference from the interrogation room.

nXiang Wan felt that the reason for the freezing cold air conditioning inside the interrogation room must have been intentional so as to let the suspect let their guard down…

nWith that in mind, she picked up her mobile phone and wrote that thought in “Notes”.

nAfter she started to write novels, her memory started to become poor. She needs to record down everything, or she would forget the moment she turned her head away.

n“Why is it that when it comes to love, it’s always the women who suffer? What is love like in a man’s heart?”

nZhan Se’s mood seemed a little low.

nThrough the current evidence, as well as Wang Tongsheng, Xiao Cheng, and Tian Xiaoya’s statements, they could basically restore the truth behind the case.

nWomen are sentimental beings.

nTheir moods were affected by the depressing sad story.

nXiang Wan’s gaze swept across Bai Muchuan, Quan Shaoteng, and Huang He. “Guess you have to ask them.”

nBai Muchuan flattened his lips slightly and remained quiet. He was obviously not interested in the topic. Huang He was scratching his head and pretended that he had not heard anything. On the contrary, Quan Shaoteng, who had been a bachelor for many years, jokingly shared a notion about love.

n“This is easy. For men, love is when you’re wearing clothes, but he still sees you as not wearing any. When there’s no love, even if you’re not wearing anything, he still sees you as dressed.”

n“You sound so experienced!” teased Zhan Se, “has our Laowu fallen in love?”

n“Tch!” Quan Shaoteng laughed in a steady and calm manner while touching his earlobes. “You still need experience in such matters?”

n“How do you know so much then?”

n“I know by just looking at you and my brother…”

n“You little scoundrel, you…”

n“Everyone!” Bai Muchuan’s cold voice as well as his hand that raised in mid-air, stopped their conversation. “That’s all for tonight. Laowu, Teacher Zhan, both of you can return to the hotel first. Huang He, you and Tang Yuanchu make a trip to Mrs. Zhao’s former home, which is the Xu Family, first thing in the morning…”

nAfter he finished issuing orders, Xiang Wan gave a laugh.

n“So it’s none of my business now? Captain Bai, I’ll get going first then.”

n“Hm,” acknowledged Bai Muchuan who did not even lift up his head. Only when Xiang Wan took her bag did he seem to think of something and suddenly stood up with a cold face.

n“I’ll drive you back first!”

nThe detectives still needed to work overnight.

nXiang Wan saw that his original clear eyes were filled with tiny red blood vessels. Upholding the good tradition of taking care of handsome guys, she was a bit reluctant to accept the offer.

n“It’s alright, Captain Bai, I’ll take a cab back to my cousin’s place, it’s very convenient…”

nBai Muchuan did not take her answer as he went ahead to pick up the car keys on the table.

n“We’ll get a laptop on the way!”

nWith that, Xiang Wan stopped talking.

nThe compensation was her entitlement, so she should not refuse it. Moreover, she had been using Fang Yuanyuan’s laptop for the past few days, and she was about to explode with frustration.

nSince Detective Bai had time to compensate her, she should accept it with grace.

n“Thank you!”

nShe smiled pleasantly and politely, then she held her bag and lowered her head, looking for something.

nXiang Wan had a weaker body constitution and was afraid of cold. She would feel unbearable if she stayed in an air-conditioned room for a long time, so she had specially brought a cardigan with her. Earlier on, she had felt stuffy, so she took it off and left it on a stool. It disappeared when she turned around and she thought it was weird.

n“Where’s the clothes 1 I placed here earlier? Anyone saw it?”

nBai Muchuan stopped walking and frowned at her. “You were wearing clothes?”

nXiang Wan: “…”

nIn actual fact, she understood that he had actually meant he did not know that she had been wearing or brought additional clothing.

nHowever, his words when coupled with Quan Shaoteng’s earlier joke about love, it was somehow a bit… a little bit ambiguous.

nThe people in the office all raised their heads to look at Bai Muchuan. After being stunned for half a second, all of them laughed out loud simultaneously.

n“Little Bai, so Teacher Xiang is the type that’s not wearing anything in your eyes?”

nInside the office, only Quan Shaoteng dared to casually joke around with him and behaved like his buddy.

nBai Muchuan’s face instantly turned as cold as a glacier.

n“Shut up!”

nThe next second, his gaze fell under the table.

n“Isn’t that your clothes?”

nSomehow unknowingly, Xiang Wan’s cardigan could have been pushed by someone and fell under the table.

nHearing this, she picked it up like a thief, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She bid goodbye to Zhan Se and walked out of the office with her face flushed red.

n…

nXiang Wan was a sensitive young woman.

nShe was paired up as a couple with Bai Muchuan without rhyme or reason, so it was inevitable that her heart was in a disarray.

nThis had nothing to do with her feelings toward him. It was purely the basic ambiguities of modern men and women.

nAs a result, she followed Bai Muchuan to the parking lot with a “lively” heart, only to realize that he had not a change of expression from beginning till end.

nThis is so awkward!

nWhy am I getting so shy for?

nToo inexperienced! Silly idiot!

nXiang Wan chided herself in her head before quickly jumping out from the impractical thoughts and regained her composure. She opened the door expressionlessly and got onto the car nimbly.

nHer facial expression changed so much that Bai Muchuan seemed to notice it.

nBefore starting the car, he turned around and squinted at her face.

n“What kind of laptop do you want?”

nWhat kind of laptop? Why does this sound as if a parent is asking their children what they want?

nXiang Wan rolled her eyes and wore a faint smile. “That will depend on what kind of laptop Detective Bai is intending to compensate me.”

nBai Muchuan closed his thin lips tightly. He did not say anything more and stepped on the accelerator.

nSwish! The car shot out like an arrow from the bow, forming a light flash that raced through the dark parking lot.

nThere were a lot of cars in the car park at night, and they were parked rather irregularly. Bai Muchuan maneuvered around the big “U” shaped curve to exit the car park.

nPoor Xiang Wan had not even fastened her seat belt and she was being flung left to right with every turn of the car.

n“Hey! Slow down, it’s dangerous—”

nShe was shouting when suddenly, her whole body swung toward the left…

n“Ah!” Xiang Wan screamed out of reflex and reached to grab something to stabilize herself.

nHowever, something happened with this “grab”.

nHer hand had grabbed a firm, strong thigh.

nIn the summer season, it was hot and humid inside the car. The normal human temperature had made her felt like her hand had touched something scorching. Her heart pounded frantically, and she wanted to move away. However, the car had not passed the curve, and the tilting force flung her body toward the driver’s seat. She could only continue to hold onto Bai Muchuan’s thigh, and there was nowhere she could move to.

nGeez! Xiang Wan felt like cussing.

nThe thigh of the hunk maybe good to hold, but that was not as important as her pride!

n“Please, stop bending!”

nShe cried in a low voice!

n“I won’t bend 2 !” Bai Muchuan glanced at her from the corner of his eye as he looked in front. “Sit tight!”

nHuff! Maybe she was in such haste and too ashamed for grabbing his thigh. She had wanted to tell him to slow down, but in the end, the words came out like this and she didn’t know why she felt embarrassed.

nThat was not all. When the car finally got out of the car park, she was still holding onto his thigh. It got even more embarrassing as the road no longer “bends”.

n“I’m sorry!”

nHer fingers felt a little numb. She was blushing as she moved her hands away swiftly.

nBai Muchuan was controlling the steering wheel, sitting upright as if he had not heard anything.

nWell, that’s good actually. That saved her from explaining.

nXiang Wan actually admired him for being able to make use of his indifference to resolve any ambiguous situation, leaving only awkwardness to the other party.

n“At this hour, the shopping mall should have been closed,” he suddenly remarked.

nOh right! Xiang Wan felt that she must have been too affected by Tian Xiaoya’s story that her brain “crashed” and resulted in being “controlled” by Bai Muchuan. Why did she fail to realize that where in the world could she get a laptop at this hour?

nHowever, Bai Muchuan should have known there was nowhere they could get a laptop at this time, so why did he still do this?

nXiang Wan turned her head, furrowed her brows, and pouted her lips. “Then JD.com, Taobao.com or Suning.com? They’re all very fast!”

nBai Muchuan raised an eyebrow; there was a faint smile at the end of his eyes.

n“We’ll go tomorrow.”

nThat smile is from a heartthrob! Xiang Wan was dazed for a while and felt that this guy was basically trouble. He did not have to do anything, and yet she could feel a strong sense of seduction…

nI can’t be alone with him anymore. If not, I’m the one who’s going to suffer.

nWith regards to matters of the heart, Xiang Wan was snail-like. She was not much of a proactive person. If she felt somewhat stirred, she would take the initiative to eliminate any budding thoughts.

n“Hm, will Detective Bai please send me to my cousin’s place? Or, I can get down at the main entrance of the Criminal Investigation Unit and take a cab back myself…”

n“No!” Bai Muchuan’s expression seemed a little stiff. The way he flatly refused her request was domineering, willful, and aloof. Xiang Wan had an innate fear of the police; her heart missed a beat and she felt chilly all over.

n“What should we do? It’s already so late.”

nCould it be that I’m going to stay at his house again?

nXiang Wan looked at his dashing side profile, a little lost.

nBai Muchuan’s car stopped gradually at this time.

nAnother car was coming in, and it stopped when it passed by them.

nThe car window wound down, and a woman’s face was revealed.

n” Chuanzi 3 , where are you going?”

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