Detective: I, Cao Jianjun, started by arresting my brother-in-law.

Is Yue Wei two kilometers away from me?

Two kilometers?

What concept?

In other words, Yue Wei's car is still parked on the side of the road. As long as he goes back to drive it, he will definitely find his pills.

100. Oh no, this girl's got me hooked! [3rd update, please subscribe]

Xia Jie's condition is not serious, but it is frightening.

The external injury on his waist was likely caused by a broken tree trunk in the cellar; the wound was about one centimeter deep.

The injury was the trigger; the extreme cold of Northeast China, coupled with the fear of the corpse in the cellar, caused Xia Jie to faint.

A series of thrilling and dangerous events caused the girl to collapse.

Two hours later.

The door to the emergency room opened, and Xia Jie, who was unconscious, was wheeled out.

"Doctor, how is she?"

Cao Jianjun quickly got up and went to greet him.

"It's nothing serious. It's probably just a high fever caused by excessive fright and a wound infection."

The doctor in charge of the emergency treatment took off his mask: "The fever has subsided now, let's observe for a few days."

"Okay! Thank you..."

With Xia Jie's problem resolved, Cao Jianjun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was nearly 5 a.m. Xia Jie was arranged to have a single room, which gave Cao Jianjun, who was accompanying her, a place to sleep.

feel good.

When I woke up, it was already close to noon.

There were some fruit baskets and nutritional supplements next to Xia Jie's hospital bed, indicating that the local police had come to visit her. Cao Jianjun was probably sleeping too soundly to notice.

no way.

Since leaving his hometown and arriving in Northeast China, Cao Jianjun has hardly had a proper night's sleep.

On the first night, I staked out the entrance to Yue Wei's village and stayed there all night.

The next night, they rescued Xia Jie from the cellar again, and the ordeal has continued until now.

It's been two days and two nights since I last slept.

call--

After waking up, Cao Jianjun rubbed his face, looked out the window, and saw that it was snowing heavily again.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, the snowfall in Northeast China is getting heavier.

He took out his phone and called the local police to inquire about the arrest.

Only after asking did I learn that Yue Wei had been shot dead in the woods, and the two policemen who were shot were also sent to the hospital. They were not seriously injured and only had abrasions.

Because it was the end of the year, everyone wanted to have good luck, so after being bandaged up at the hospital, they didn't want to stay and left in a hurry.

When I returned to the ward, Xia Jie was already awake.

Having just recovered from a serious illness and severe injuries, her once fair and pretty face now looked somewhat haggard.

"Brother Cao..."

Xia Jie smiled sweetly when she saw Cao Jianjun.

"woke up?"

Cao Jianjun stepped forward and touched Xia Jie's forehead. Finding no fever, he asked, "Are you hungry?"

"Ok!"

Xia Jie was a little embarrassed: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Cao."

"how do you feel?"

Cao Jianjun casually pulled out a bottle of milk from the nutritional supplements next to him, inserted a straw, and handed it to Xia Jie.

"Aside from the wound still hurting a little, I don't feel anything else."

"That's good."

Cao Jianjun glanced at the time on his watch: "Alright, hurry up and call your mom to let her know you're safe. I'll go buy you some food first."

"Ah."

Xia Jie's small head was stuck in the pillow of the hospital bed, and an IV drip was still attached to the back of her hand.

At this time of day, choosing what to eat is actually quite difficult.

Breakfast and lunch are both provided.

Cao Jianjun wandered around outside the hospital for a long time, buying some hot Northeastern-style steamed buns, tea eggs, boiled corn, and a large serving of wontons.

Back in the ward, the two set up a small table and ate together.

"Brother Cao, has Yue Wei been caught?"

Xia Jie ate while sitting on the hospital bed, with a pillow behind her back and her body slightly leaning forward.

"died."

Cao Jianjun took a bite of half a large steamed bun: "He was shot dead just before dawn. Yue Wei was only two kilometers away from us last night."

"So close?"

Xia Jie was immediately startled: "Then we..."

"Yes, we're lucky to be alive."

Cao Jianjun slurped up the wonton soup, feeling warm all over: "So, little girl, now you know how tough criminal investigation is, right?"

"Brother Cao, I'm sorry."

Xia Jie recalled her embarrassment and clumsiness from the previous night and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"If it weren't for me..."

"Hehe...hehe..."

Cao Jianjun sneered mercilessly, "You still know how to apologize? Last night, your brother Cao and I... carried you out of the cellar all by ourselves. Do you know how exhausted we were?"

puff-

Xia Jie had just taken a bite of the tea egg when she burst out laughing.

Unfortunately, the shattered egg yolk sprayed all over Cao Jianjun's face.

at once.

The air seemed to freeze. Cao Jianjun, holding a soup spoon for eating wontons in one hand, stood there with his head tilted back, frozen in place.

Xia Jie was stunned for a moment when she saw this scene. Then, she lowered her head, feeling ashamed, but she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Brother Cao, I'm sorry, Brother Cao..."

Apologizing, Xia Jie quickly grabbed a tissue and wiped the egg yolk residue off Cao Jianjun's face.

“Xia Jie…”

Cao Jianjun had already finished eating, so he put down his soup spoon, took a tissue, and wiped his face: "After we go back this time, you... just go back to being a household registration police officer, okay?"

"We'll only work together this once. I'm never going to include you, Brother Cao, again."

"I've discovered that you're my nemesis. With a case as big as Green Vine, things went incredibly smoothly for me and Li Dawei..."

"I almost lost my life over such a small case as Yue Wei."

Cao Jianjun was so irritable that he walked up to the mirror and used a tissue to wipe away the invisible bits of egg yolk.

"Brother Cao, that's not what you said last night."

Xia Jie objected: "Don't think I don't know. On the way to the hospital last night, you said you would take me to the provincial criminal investigation team."

"..."

Cao Jianjun was struck dumb, his face wiping motion freezing for a moment.

He turned around and stared at Xia Jie with the look of astonishment one would give an alien.

"Weren't you unconscious last night?"

"I just can't wake up."

Xia Jie glared defiantly with her almond-shaped eyes: "I knew it the moment you carried me out of the cellar."

"I heard what you said, but I can't wake up... I have no strength at all."

“I only fell asleep after I got to the hospital, so… Brother Cao, you can’t go back on your word.”

"..."

Cao Jianjun was speechless.