When it was time to get off work, Feng Yonglin looked at Li Xiang, who seemed to have nothing to do, and told him to leave first.

He wanted to help, but there really wasn't anything he could do right now, so he just went with the flow and headed home.

His mindset was great; he knew that being in the task force meant listening, observing, and learning a lot. He didn't have any arrogant idea that he'd solve cases just because he had some "cheat codes."

Professional tasks should be entrusted to professionals.

Fighting, now that's his forte.

Just as he was about to take a cab at the entrance of the police station, Li Xiang saw a red Panamera pull up in front of him. The window rolled down to reveal Lin Feifei's delicate face: "Off work? Get in."

"Is this your car?"

Li Xiang looked the car up and down; he had to admit, it was indeed beautiful and matched Lin Feifei's vibe perfectly.

The most expensive car he had ever ridden in before was Sun Zhidong's BMW, but compared to this one, the BMW suddenly seemed less appealing.

"Come on, let's grab dinner tonight!"

"Oh."

Li Xiang opened the door and sat in the passenger seat, which had a light scent of gardenia.

"Did you ask the unit to put me in the task force today?"

Seeing Lin Feifei again, Li Xiang couldn't help his curiosity and asked.

"Yes, I don't trust the others."

"Do you trust me that much?"

"Mm, because you trust me too."

Lin Feifei tilted her head with a cute smile.

"Anyway, I have to thank you. This is an opportunity—an opportunity for me to go permanent. Rest assured, I will clear your name."

Today's clues, while not clear enough yet to prove that agent Wu Jie and He Qian'er conspired to murder Yue Zheng, at least pointed in a direction, bringing them one step closer to the truth.

"If you want to thank me, make it real and treat me to dinner. I've been waiting so long I'm starving."

"Okay, what do you want to eat?"

Li Xiang had an assignment, and although he couldn't reveal case details to Lin Feifei, he could ask her about Yue Zheng's wife and his agent, potentially uncovering some insiders' information.

"How about frogs? It's been a while since I last had them."

They found a popular Frog Store.

"This place looks nice, pretty crowded; the food should be decent. Let's go here."

"Okay."

As soon as they entered the store, Li Xiang heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw Sun Zhidong dining with his girlfriend, Xiaomei, while waiting for their food to arrive.

"Sun Zhidong, you're here too!"

"Damn, Xiang, when did you get a girlfriend?"

Sun Zhidong was like he'd discovered a new continent. Usually teasing Li Xiang for being single, this tactic seemed obsolete now.

His girlfriend, Xiaomei, was so excited upon seeing Lin Feifei that she stood up in a hurry, practically pointing at her, exclaiming, "Lin..."

Quick as a whip, Li Xiang rushed forward to cover Xiaomei's mouth.

The Frog Store was crowded; if Lin Feifei's name got out, they would never finish their meal today. After all, Lin Feifei had been trending recently, and almost everyone in the country knew her name.

"Hey, let go, Xiaomei is my girlfriend."

Sun Zhidong, clueless as ever, hadn't realized Lin Feifei's identity. Or maybe from his angle, Lin Feifei was just perfectly blocked by Li Xiang.

Seeing Li Xiang "laying hands" on his girlfriend, Sun Zhidong couldn't help but feel a bit jealous.

"Fine, then you come over and cover her mouth, make her quiet down a bit."

"Why cover her mouth?"

Though he didn't get why, Sun Zhidong earnestly prepared to cover his girlfriend's mouth.

Xiaomei gave him an eye-roll and swatted his hand away.

By now, she had calmed down and realized her actions were a bit off.

But she couldn't contain her shock.

Who was Li Xiang?

A lowly auxiliary cop, no house, no car, monthly salary of just 2,800 yuan. Though she joked about setting him up, when push comes to shove, what girl would really go for him?

Yet today, Li Xiang was out dining with her idol singer. How could this not shock her?

"Those two concert tickets, you asked Li Xiang for them, right?"

Xiaomei finally figured it out. That day at the concert, when she noticed how amazing their seats were, she realized these weren't just any tickets. It seemed quite likely that Li Xiang had helped them get them.

"How did you know?"

Sun Zhidong asked instinctively; he had never mentioned the ticket source, maintaining an air of mystery.

"I'm not blind."

Sun Zhidong looked puzzled but at that moment saw Lin Feifei behind Li Xiang and suddenly understood: "What's going on between you guys?"

Throughout, Lin Feifei watched them with a smile, presenting herself graciously. Hearing Xiaomei's words, she finally understood that those two at the concert had come to see her performance.

She felt both disappointed and pleased.

Disappointed that the concert tickets she gave him, he didn't attend and gave them to someone else. Pleased he still hadn't found a girlfriend.

"Everyone, sit down, everyone's watching; it's not good for image purposes."

Li Xiang quickly got them to sit down before explaining: "Nothing much, Feifei doesn't have many friends in Jinghai, so we just planned to grab a meal together."

With Lin Feifei around, Xiaomei appeared overly excited: "Feifei, you're my idol. I'm your biggest fan, Feibao. Rest assured, this time, all of us Feibaos stand by you. We believe you."

"Thank you, with you saying that, I'm not as scared."

Lin Feifei smiled gently, maintaining her composure exceptionally well.

With outsiders present, she couldn't brush off her celebrity persona, unlike when she freely ate hot pot the day before.

"Hey, when do you have a shift? I want to switch shifts with you. I'm thinking of visiting Xiaomei's house on the third day."

Sun Zhidong needed to work on the third day, and now wanted to swap shifts with Li Xiang.

"Afraid not, Zhao called me earlier, putting me on the task force. Now, I'm working every day."

"Task force? Which task force?"

"What else is there, the Yue Zheng one."

"Damn, you're like a phoenix landing atop a branch."

Sun Zhidong showed surprise; they agreed to laze around together, but there he was, catching thieves one minute, chasing fugitives the next, and now joining a task force. In time, his epaulets were sure to change.

The group chatted over dinner, keeping the atmosphere lively.

Li Xiang and Sun Zhidong, the lively pair, cracked jokes and lifted the mood, delighting the two girls.

With Sun Zhidong and Xiaomei present, Li Xiang couldn't conveniently inquire about Wu Jie and He Qian'er's affairs, so he'd have to wait until the meal was done to chat on the way back.

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