Swallowing the Seas

Chapter 23

"Hey, be careful, be careful not to fall...walk slowly!"

Mr. Chen was supported by the students on both sides, and suddenly turned around tremblingly, holding the trainee policeman's hand: "Thank you for your hard work, comrades in the public security department. We must solve the case as soon as possible and redress the grievances of the people..."

"I know, I know." The trainee policeman couldn't help but expressed relief: "We will work hard, please walk slowly!"

The gray-haired old expert was carefully supported by the students and got into the car. No one noticed that in the distance, on the 12th floor of the Express Hotel opposite the Nancheng Branch Criminal Investigation Building, the reflection of the mirror shone slightly from the gap in the curtains.

The room was small and dark, the sheets were in a mess, and there were a few black luggage bags randomly thrown in the corner. A man in his twenties, wearing a baseball cap and an anti-smog mask, stood in front of the window, staring at the direction of Mr. Chen's car leaving the Public Security Bureau, and gritted his teeth and cursed silently: "Fuck!"

What should we do now?

He frowned and turned to look at the backpack in the corner. After a while, he turned back and set up the telescope again, looking out aimlessly. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of something and his line of sight was fixed.

"...?"

Wu Yu walked out of the criminal investigation building with her head lowered. She was tall but sloppy. She lighted a cigarette as she quickly walked down the stairs. She took a long breath and walked straight through the front yard of the branch to the bus stop across the road.

The eyes behind the high-altitude telescope have been firmly locked on him, ranging from confusion, suspicion, uncertainty, to mixed with unbelievable astonishment - is this person clearly? !

...But how could this person appear here? !

The man remained silent for a long time and clenched his cheek muscles tightly. After a while, he gently put down the telescope. The hotel room was completely silent. Except for the faint sound of vehicle horns coming from the street outside, only his own suppressed breathing echoed. After a few minutes, he pulled off his mask, as if he had finally made up his mind, and took out the mask. The phone quickly dialed a number.

"Hello, Sister Yin?"

There was silence for a moment on the other side of the phone. The man seemed to realize something and shouted: "Don't hang up!"

"Don't ask me, I won't help you." A cold female voice sounded on the other end of the call: "The wind is too loud now, and your hands and feet are too unclean..."

"Do you want to meet an old friend?"

The voice on the other side stopped suddenly, and it took a long time before he uttered one word: "Who?"

The man laughed, raised his head and moved the back of his neck.

"I seemed to have seen a familiar face just now." He said leisurely: "Your... old rival in love."

"Sign here and contact us at any time if the situation is unstable..."

"Okay, got it."

Liu Li was sitting on the hospital bed when she suddenly heard something. When Mi Sheng turned around, she saw Wu Yu walking into the ward carrying a bag of fruit. She suddenly said in surprise: "Police Wu--"

Wu Yu raised his hand to stop her.

The city's No. 1 Hospital was short of beds, and being able to arrange an indoor bed for Liu Li was only for the sake of the Nancheng Branch. The family members of the nursing staff and others on the other beds in the ward looked at her curiously. In front of so many people, Wu Yu didn't say anything. He just wanted Liu Li to nod and say briefly: "The doctor said you can be discharged. Let's go."