Girl, you form the head.

Chapter 66 Self-Funded Cohabitation
"Officer Bai, you mean, it was that nameless knight who rescued you from the terrorists in Gaoyang?"

"Yes."

Do you know that knight?

"do not know."

"Then why did he save you?"

"I guess I was just passing by."

"A nameless knight passing by? Well then, why would the terrorists in Gaoyang attack you?"

"They want to use us as human bombs to blow up the Han River Bridge in order to create social panic."

When Sano and Mitsuki rushed to the Hanguang District Police Station that night, they happened to witness this kind of questioning. One of the questioners was Inspector Shiraki, the victim in this case, whom they had seen in the police report, and the other was someone they knew better.

"Jin Chen? How could it be him?" Sano's expression immediately turned sour.

Jin Chen, the squad leader of the third special operations team, holds the rank of police inspector and is also Sano and Miyuki's superior.

"Captain Jin is here too?" Mi Yue was initially surprised, but after thinking for a moment, she felt it made sense. "The victim is a police inspector, and the terrorist is a special person from Gaoyang. This is definitely a major case, right? It's quite normal for Captain Jin to get involved."

Sano knew this was normal, but she had some issues with her boss, so much so that she really didn't want to run into him.

"Thank you for your cooperation, Inspector Bai." The questioning ended quickly. Jin Chen stood up and shook hands with Bai Chi. "We will soon investigate and bring that terrorist to justice. We may need your cooperation afterward."

After receiving Bai Chi's response, Jin Chen walked out of the interrogation room. Upon seeing Sano and Mi Yue outside the door, his brows immediately furrowed: "What are you doing here?"

Even though he really didn't want to come into contact with Jin Chen, he couldn't avoid him now that he was right in front of him, so Sano could only bite the bullet and say, "Reporting, squad leader, we're here to investigate a case too."

"Investigating a case?" Jin Chen thought for a moment. "Aren't you investigating those murder cases? Have you already found the killer?"

Sano knew that Jin Chen was asking a question he already knew the answer to, but he had no choice but to explain: "We believe that the murderer who attacked Inspector Bai is the same person who committed the eleven murders."

Jin Chen said coldly, "A foolish judgment. This is not a case at all."

"How can this not be?!" Sano exclaimed anxiously, disregarding the superior-subordinate relationship. "The perpetrators of those eleven murders are clearly special individuals from Gaoyang, and the terrorists who attacked Officer Bai are also from Gaoyang. Aren't they obviously the same group?!"

Sano's voice grew louder and louder, which startled Miyuki, who quickly grabbed her hand and whispered, "Sano-neechan, don't get so agitated."

Jin Chen remained coldly watching her, and only spoke slowly after she finished speaking: "Is this how you talk to your superiors, Superintendent Sano?"

His emphasis on the word "superintendent" instantly brought Sano to his senses.

"Yes, I'm sorry, squad leader." Sano could only apologize in a low voice. "I offended you, but I didn't mean any harm. I just didn't want to see more people killed."

"Then focus on investigating your own case and don't be overly ambitious," Jin Chen said calmly. "Those who lack ability but want to be heroes will only end up harming themselves and others."

After saying this, Jin Chen didn't bother to explain further to Sano and left with the other team members, leaving Sano and Miyue to be watched by a group of police officers from the Hanguang Precinct.

"Sano-nee-san?" Miyuki asked softly, looking at Sano, whose flat chest was now heaving with anger. "Should we go back?"

“Go back? How could that be?” Sano said coldly, watching Jin Chen’s departing figure. “The more he doesn’t want me to investigate, the more I will investigate.”

"But we don't have any more information."

Sano immediately turned around and looked at Shirachi, who was packing his things in the interrogation room, preparing to leave.

"Isn't this right here?"

She immediately entered the interrogation room and said to Bai Chi, "Hello, Inspector Bai Chi, I'm from the Special Affairs Division..."

“I’m sorry, I’ve already told the officer I knew everything.” Bai Chi glanced at Sano and said, “I don’t want to repeat myself.”

Sano hesitated for a moment, then quickly said, "But don't you want more protection? That thug has his eye on you, hasn't he? He didn't succeed this time, but next time he might... I'm not cursing you, but if you're willing to tell me, I can take responsibility for your safety!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Chi stopped what he was doing and looked at Sano thoughtfully.

Just when Sano felt hopeful, Bai Chi shook his head: "No, you're too weak."

Sano: "?"

What do you mean I'm too weak?

You, an ordinary person, are saying that I, a fourth-tier special being, am too weak?!

Sano took a deep breath, about to explode, but Bai Chi had already left while she was still in a daze.

boom!
Sano slammed his hand on the table, he was furious.

"Damn it, why!" Sano gritted his teeth and said, "All I wanted was to catch the murderer! Why isn't anyone willing to cooperate! What did I do wrong!"

At this moment, Miyue cautiously approached Sano and handed her a document: "Sano-nee, why don't you take a look at this?"

"Forget it, Miyuki." Sano was already exhausted from anger. She sighed, "I'm not in the mood to look at anything else right now."

"But this is Captain Jin Chen's interrogation record of Officer Bai Chi just now."

Sano was taken aback: "Interrogation records? Where did they come from? Did you steal them from Jin Chen?"

“No, the interrogation records are always in triplicate, and the Hanguang District also keeps a copy,” Miyue said. “I just asked, and the police here gave me one.”

Sano opened his mouth.

Yes, why didn't she think of something so simple?
Hmm... It's not her fault, it's Jin Chen's fault. It's all his fault for making her lose her mind.

"Thank you so much, Mitsuki!" Sano immediately took the inquiry record. "You've been a huge help."

This scene also made Miyue sigh.

Sano-nee is really something. She seems quite smart, but often she gives off the impression of not being very smart.

Sano had no idea what Miyuki was thinking. After skimming through the interrogation record, her brows furrowed deeply. The interrogation record made things very clear: first, the Gaoyang thugs' goal was to kidnap Bai Chi and use him as a human bomb to blow up the Hanjiang Bridge, causing social panic.

There were two reasons why they chose Bai Chi. First, they learned through special channels that Bai Chi had recently received a first-class merit award from the police force. In their eyes, he was a rising star in the police force, a "hero" in the eyes of the Nanluo people. Killing such a person would bring enough shock and panic to the Nanluo people. Second, special powers were scarce in Hanguang District, making it easier for them to take action.

So they attacked the police car, leaving another officer inside, Xia Tian, ​​seriously injured and unconscious. Fortunately, she is not in life-threatening condition and has now woken up in the hospital. According to Xia Tian's account, the attacker was an ominous supernatural being. Although she shot the attacker, she failed to kill him and then lost consciousness.

Then came Bai Chi's account. According to Bai Chi, after losing consciousness in the summer, he fired shots while simultaneously calling for help (the vehicle's emergency call system and the warning to the Han River Bridge both occurred at this time), but he was quickly subdued by this superhuman. After learning that the Han River Bridge had received the warning, this superhuman immediately changed his plans and decided to attack the bridge from the sea by speedboat.

So they took him directly to the beach to prepare, and it was at this moment that the nameless knight who was passing by appeared and single-handedly fought against two special beings, killing one and repelling the other.

The man carrying explosives returned to the new district by speedboat, while the body of the murdered man had been examined by the police and confirmed to be that of an ominous individual with special abilities.

After doing all this, the nameless knight left, allowing Bai Chi to be completely freed.

After watching it, Sano's first reaction was—strange.

Very strange.

Although at first glance there seems to be no problem, for example, Gaoyang people carrying out terrorist attacks in Nanluo, which was common in the past few decades, especially during the war years, and has only become less frequent in the last ten years (of course, Nanluo is no less so in this regard).

The method of the attack was indeed typical of the Gaoyang people, who frequently carried out one-on-one assassinations of war heroes from Huinanluo during the war. Now that there are no more war heroes, targeting a first-class merit police inspector is not unreasonable.

Then there's the Nameless Knight. This isn't the first time we've seen the Nameless Knight in Hanguang District. He's appeared in both Liang Rong's early days and the later vengeful ghost. He gives the impression of a vigilante, a righteous policeman who punishes evil, and is currently quite well-known throughout C City. It's entirely possible that he saved Bai Chi and once again stopped the thugs' violence.

But Sano still felt that something was wrong, and that the whole incident had an inexplicable strangeness about it.

"What's wrong?" Miyuki couldn't help but ask when she saw that Sano hadn't spoken for a while. "Is there a problem?"

“I don’t know how to say it either.” Sano handed the interrogation record to Miyuki. “Take a look and see if there’s anything strange about it.”

Miyue took it, quickly read it, and then tilted her head slightly: "I don't see anything strange about it."

"No?" Sano said. "Don't you think this incandescent bulb is strange?"

"Is Inspector Bai Chi strange?" Mi Yue asked, puzzled. "Isn't he a victim? What's so strange about him?"

“I always feel like he’s lying.” Sano frowned deeply. “Of course, it’s not a complete lie, but part of it feels strange, like it’s not the truth.”

"No way," Miyue said, bewildered. "Why would Inspector Bai lie? Wasn't it already confirmed that the deceased special agent was an ominous special agent sent by Gao Yang?"

“I know that’s fine, but what about the others?” Sano said. “He said the Gaoyang people want to blow up the bridge, so what about the bombs?”

"Didn't I say that he was taken away by his accomplices on the speedboat?"

"In that situation, could his accomplices have so leisurely taken all the bombs and sailed away without leaving a trace?"

“The coast guard is already investigating this.” Miyue thought for a moment. “It seems they have seized a large number of smuggling ships and are checking them one by one. They should have results soon.”

“Really? But I still feel something’s not right,” Sano said. “Who exactly is that nameless knight? How did they find him in a place like that? And why wasn’t that police officer named Natsume silenced? Do thugs have any humanity?”

Seeing Sano muttering to herself for a while, Miyuki couldn't help but say, "Sano-neechan, aren't you targeting the wrong person? Shouldn't our target be that thug? Why are you keeping an eye on our own people?"

"What do you mean I'm only keeping an eye on my own people? I'm clearly just... okay, okay." Sano didn't want to explain anymore. Anyway, he already had the interrogation records, and he could just check any questions he had. "But no matter what, Bai Chi is our breakthrough point. Let's start investigating him. I won't go back tonight. I'll rest here and ask him again when he goes to work tomorrow morning."

"Uh, but the people here say that Inspector Bai Chi won't be at work tomorrow."

Sano was taken aback: "Why, did you take leave?"

"Yes, it seems to be a month-long administrative leave."

"A month?!"

……

"A month?" Ruri was very surprised. "How could you take a month off?"

“Administrative holidays are different from regular holidays,” Bai Chi said. “You can think of them as rest and recuperation leave.”

"I see." Ruri nodded slightly, as if she understood something. "So you're planning to hide from Takayama Jie this way? As long as you don't go to work and stay at home, he won't be able to find you. When the Special Science Department gets too anxious, he'll naturally go back?"

“No, it’s impossible for him to stay at home all the time.” Bai Chi shook his head. “My home address is on record. If he wanted to, there are too many ways to find this place.”

Ruri thought about it and it seemed to make sense: "So what do you plan to do?"

"Go to the new district."

Liuli Hui was taken aback, thinking she had misheard: "The First New District?! But isn't Gao Shanjie in the First New District?"

“But the new district also has the most special agent police officers,” Bai Chi said. “Even if he does find us, he won’t dare to act rashly. And as long as I don’t use my identity, he might not be able to find us, at least not so easily.”

Is this what they mean by the most dangerous place being the safest place?

Ruri pursed her lips. Although she was very reluctant to get so close to Takayama, since Bai Chi had already made up his mind, she couldn't say anything and could only nod: "Then I'll listen to you."

So, Bai Chi took out his phone and dialed Yan Le's number: "Yan Le? Please ask Ju Feng to come with me to XX Community tomorrow."

The reason he was called Yan Le is because the card with the most money in his account is still in Yan Le's hands.

“Yes, I need to rent a place… You asked who I’ll be living with?” Bai Chi said. “Of course, with you. Remember to bring your money.”

……

Yan Lejia.

Yan Le stared blankly at the phone after it was hung up.

What does that mean? Is she going to live with Officer Deng too?

Or... paid for it yourself?!
(End of this chapter)