Bai Wenrou made a call back to the police station, and soon, the police arrived.

A total of seven or eight police cars came, four of which were large police vehicles. There were more than twenty officers, led by Bai Wenrou's old colleague, the team leader of the Criminal Police Second Squad, Zhang Shangyong.

"Haha, worthy of being the King Yanhua of our police station, managing to handle a major case without any police assistance; truly remarkable! From now on, I, Old Zhang, won't admire anyone else but you."

Zhang Shangyong stepped down from the police car, full of admiration, and gave Bai Wenrou a thumbs up.

This made Bai Wenrou feel a bit embarrassed, her face turning red because she hadn't contributed much to this matter; it was all Ye Xuan's achievements.

She was just a bystander, receiving undue praise, so it was no wonder she felt awkward!

"Captain Zhang, actually, this case isn't my achievement; you've praised the wrong person. It was Ye Xuan who handled it alone. If you're going to compliment someone, it should be him."

Without merit, Bai Wenrou hesitated for a moment, then subtly smiled and pointed to Ye Xuan beside her.

While speaking, she noticed that Ye Xuan was happily chatting with Sun Xiaomeng, the two engaged in lively conversation, with frequent eye contact and flirtation, like a couple deeply in love.

Seeing this scene, Bai Wenrou's anger surged.

She didn't know why, but seeing Ye Xuan with another woman made her inexplicably jealous!

Simultaneously, she worried silently for Sun Xiaomeng.

"This flirtatious scoundrel, he can't seem to resist beautiful women! Clearly has strong capabilities, but acts frivolously and cynically, truly wolfish by nature, as the saying goes."

Bai Wenrou gritted her teeth in disdain, feeling Ye Xuan was a tremendous waste of resources.

If he could spend less time flirting and focus his capabilities and responsibilities on serious matters, it would be a great blessing to society!

But he used it for flirting, really squandering his abilities. Bai Wenrou deeply scorned this!

At this time, Zhang Shangyong directed his gaze towards Ye Xuan and laughed, saying, "Regardless of who contributed the most, the outcome is the same! Everyone is anticipating this outcome, hoping that as soon as the Qi family collapses, our old director can clear his name! So the credit is yours; it's a great contribution to East Sea City."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wenrou's face also showed a look of relief.

No matter how much external slander there was against Zheng Guofeng, his loyal subordinates believed in him. That was the greatest recognition!

Having such trustworthy subordinates made Zheng Guofeng's role as director worthwhile.

"Xiao Rou, why don't you come back to the station with us? As a participant in this case, we need you to make a statement."

Seeing Qi Feixiang and the others being taken into police cars, Zhang Shangyong turned and smiled at Bai Wenrou.

"No problem!" Bai Wenrou immediately nodded.

Zhang Shangyong smiled and walked over to Ye Xuan and the others, speaking loudly, "Brother Ye, if convenient, why not come back with us and make a statement? It won't take much of your time; you can leave once it's done."

Ye Xuan shook his head lightly and said, "I won't go to the police station; I really dislike that place."

"This..."

Zhang Shangyong paused, then turned his gaze to Wei Xiaosu.

"Since brother Xuan isn't going, I won't either! Just copy Wenrou's statement as mine, and I'll take responsibility," Wei Xiaosu declared.

"Huh?"

Zhang Shangyong was stunned; he'd never seen anyone record a statement this way! Using someone else's as their own; even as a seasoned detective, it was his first time seeing this.

Reluctantly, he turned a questioning look towards Bai Wenrou, who nodded. He could only smile wryly and say, "Alright, I'll copy Captain Bai's statement, send it to you, and you two can sign and print your fingerprints."

Zhang Shangyong knew that these two held special identities and contributed to the station, and since Bai Wenrou agreed, he couldn't insist!

Upon hearing they only needed to sign and print, Ye Xuan and Wei Xiaosu agreed readily.

Sun Xiaomeng thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the station with Bai Jie!"

After all, she and Bai Wenrou had planned and participated in this matter together; since Ye Xuan and Wei Xiaosu weren't going, she could go with Bai Wenrou to record their statement.

"Alright, you and Xiao Rou will come with us."

Zhang Shangyong nodded, having two people to record statements was sufficient.

Once the plan to return to the station was decided, the four split into two groups, Bai Wenrou and Sun Xiaomeng went with Zhang Shangyong to record their statements!

While Ye Xuan and Wei Xiaosu returned to Lu Miaochan's house.

...

In the blink of an eye, it was five o'clock in the afternoon.

After finishing work, Hu Liping stopped at the market to buy some groceries before heading along the sidewalk towards her home's community entrance.

Today, she was in a good mood because Bai Wenrou had given her good news; she had found the critical evidence to extradite the hidden criminals behind the scenes, thus allowing Zheng Guofeng to clear his name.

This was excellent news for her, so to celebrate the pending resolution of the case, Hu Liping planned to cook some good food and invite Bai Wenrou to her house for celebration.

Screech!

Suddenly, a silver-gray unmarked van screeched from the side, abruptly braking next to Hu Liping.

The car door opened, and a masked man with a black hood, eyes visible, quickly emerged from the vehicle.

Approaching Hu Liping from behind, he gagged her mouth and forcefully wrapped an arm around her waist, dragging her into the van.

"Quickly leave!"

Closing the door firmly, the masked man commanded crucially.

The driver had already taken action, stomping the accelerator hard, causing the van to speed away, merging into the traffic ahead, disappearing completely.

It was as if nothing had happened; a person's disappearance without a sound, without drawing anyone's attention!

When Bai Wenrou arrived at Hu Liping's home from the station, it was already six in the evening.

She unlocked the door to find the living room dark, with no lights on, eerily quiet.

She switched on the lights and found no one inside, feeling strange.

Weren't they supposed to meet for dinner? Why was there no sign of anyone?

"Aunt, are you home?"

Bai Wenrou instinctively called but received no response, indicating Hu Liping wasn't home! But if not at home, where could she be?

Thinking it over, Bai Wenrou quickly took out her phone and dialed Hu Liping's number, which rang for over ten seconds before answering.

"Aunt, where are you? I'm already at your house," said Bai Rou.

There was no voice on the other end, only an eerily silent atmosphere.

After five or six seconds, a sinister voice came through, deep and low: "Officer Bai, your aunt is with us!"

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