Looking at the evidence she left behind untouched and in place, Secretary Liu immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she carefully set the small hole right before stepping out of the bedroom and heading towards the bathroom.

Soon after, the sound of running water came from the bathroom.

Evidently, Secretary Liu was taking a bath. That's just how women are; once they return home, their first order of business is to bathe.

At this moment, Zhu Bufan was lying outside the window, a faint smile on his lips. Then, he directly opened the window and climbed into the bedroom, heading for the spot where Secretary Liu had opened the small hole.

"These photographs actually look pretty good!"

…

Having obtained the evidence, Zhu Bufan once again arrived at the entrance of the upscale neighborhood. From afar, he spotted Wang Damao.

Wang Damao also saw Zhu Bufan from a distance and quickly approached him with an expression full of eagerness to know the outcome, directly asking, "Brother, what's up?"

"Ah! It seems our loser's fate can only be trampled by reality..." Zhu Bufan hung his head, appearing rather dejected.

"Brother, take it easy! After all, aren't we just losers?" Wang Damao patted Zhu Bufan's shoulder in consolation.

"Big brother, thank you. When I get my paycheck, I'll definitely find you for a drink..." said Zhu Bufan.

"Brother, if it weren't for my shift today, I'd be down for a drink with you right now, and my treat..." Wang Damao replied, his face showing a mixture of helplessness and sadness as well.

Looking at Wang Damao, Zhu Bufan could actually guess that he was troubled. Zhu Bufan actually quite liked Wang Damao; although at first he behaved arrogantly, Zhu Bufan could feel that it was just a façade, and deep down, he didn't want to be like that!

So, Zhu Bufan decided to properly ask Wang Damao.

"Big brother, I've never asked your name! After all this time, I'm really sorry!"

"It's okay, my name is Wang Damao. Brother, what's yours?" Wang Damao said.

"I'm Zhu Bufan, Brother Wang..." Zhu Bufan said, "Brother Wang, I see you're also quite down. Did you perhaps experience something memorable in the past?"

"Ah..." Wang Damao sighed!

"Big brother, you seem to be my kind of person, why not share and let your little brother here give you some analysis!" Zhu Bufan proposed.

"Ah..." Wang Damao sighed again.

Zhu Bufan then took out his pack of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes that cost about ten yuan.

However, this time, Wang Damao took out his own cigarettes.

They were also cigarettes that cost about ten yuan. Zhu Bufan was somewhat surprised; it seemed his intuition had been correct.

"Brother, have one of mine..." Wang Damao quickly pulled out a cigarette and handed it to Zhu Bufan.

Zhu Bufan didn't stand on ceremony and took it to light up for himself.

Wang Damao also lit a cigarette for himself and took a deep drag, then slowly exhaled the smoke before beginning to slowly reveal the sad secrets he'd hidden in his heart to Zhu Bufan.

After hearing Wang Damao's story, Zhu Bufan furrowed his brows.

"Brother Wang, I want to ask you something, and I hope you can answer me truthfully..." Zhu Bufan spoke.

Wang Damao was taken aback: "Brother Zhu, ask away!"

"Wang Bro, before you came out, did you do that thing with your girlfriend? How many times?" Zhu Bufan asked.

Wang Damao was taken aback again.

"Wang Bro, I hope you can answer my question truthfully!"

"Um, I did it with my girlfriend!" Wang Damao said.

"Then did you use protection?"

"Protection? Zhu Brother is joking, right? Our village was so poor, back then who knew about these things!" Wang Damao said with a bitter smile.

"Haha, Wang Bro, I think you have wronged your girlfriend. Maybe the kid is actually yours!" Zhu Bufan suddenly burst into laughter.

"What are you talking about, Brother?" At first, Wang Damao was stunned, then his brows furrowed, and displeasure appeared on his face.

"Wang Bro, don't get angry, just listen to me slowly explain," Zhu Bufan said. "Wang Bro, have you ever thought that your mother-in-law, because you and her daughter had that kind of relationship, couldn't face the village, and that's why she set up this obstacle for you! In fact, she has already tacitly agreed to the relationship between you and her daughter in her heart."

Wang Damao was stunned.

"Wang Bro, look, after you went back to the village, you didn't go to ask your girlfriend for clarification, but just left in anger after hearing that she had a child. Did you ask who the child's father is? And the person who told you, did they say who the father of your girlfriend's child was? I've heard you talk about how much you love your girlfriend, and she doesn't despise you, she's wholeheartedly waiting for you, even doing some foolish things for you. I don't think it's possible that she married someone else as you claimed, so I'm convinced that the child is yours, Wang Bro..." Zhu Bufan spoke calmly and steadily.

"Wang Bro, I advise you to go back right now, and ask your girlfriend face to face what really happened back then, and who the child really belongs to. Otherwise, you will truly regret it for the rest of your life..." Zhu Bufan said again.

Upon hearing this, Wang Damao was dumbfounded, going through the events carefully from beginning to end in his head.

He didn't snap back to reality for a long time, and Zhu Bufan didn't speak again.

"Snap..." It's not clear how much time had passed, but Wang Damao slapped his head, a look of enlightenment on his face: "Brother, you're right, I should ask her in person. Even if the kid isn't mine in the end, at least I won't be so unable to let go of this!"

Zhu Bufan nodded, seeing that Wang Damao was not dumb.

"Zhu Brother, I really appreciate you. Well then, I won't say much more to you, I'm going to ask my captain for leave and borrow a car, and rush back overnight..." Wang Damao said excitedly while grabbing Zhu Bufan's hand.

Then he couldn't wait to run off.

However, he stopped after running just a few steps, then ran back again:

"Zhu Brother, leave me your phone number. I must treat you to a drink when I come back."

Zhu Bufan wasn't fussy, and directly told Wang Damao his phone number.

Having received Zhu Bufan's phone number, Wang Damao sprinted off to find his captain.

Zhu Bufan watched Wang Damao's retreating figure with a smile on his lips and then left the upscale neighborhood.

Sheraton Hotel, Zhu Bufan had returned once more. It was already past midnight.

"Wife... wife... Thump thump..." Zhu Bufan knocked directly on the door of Mi Cai's room.

It took a while before the door of Mi Cai's room was creakedly opened.

"Zhu Bufan, are you sick... Why aren't you sleeping at this late hour?" Mi Cai stood in the doorway with sleepy eyes, speaking quite displeased.

Zhu Bufan, seeing Mi Cai's appearance, touched his nose awkwardly: "Well, I have something very important to tell you!"

"Whatever it is, can't it wait until tomorrow..."

"It's about evidence related to that recent cargo incident..." Zhu Bufan interrupted before she could finish.

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