The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

When Captain Chen turned around again, Zhou Anran had already disappeared.

He looked around and asked the people around him, "Where's An Ran? Has anyone seen her?"

"Captain, she didn't say anything just now, she ran out of the alley," a young policeman standing behind replied.

"What?!" Captain Chen's face changed drastically. "What are you all doing? Why didn't you stop them?"

"Captain, you know Comrade Zhou's temper. How could we possibly stop him?" the young policeman said, looking aggrieved. "Besides, it's just chasing a petty thief. What could possibly happen?"

"A petty thief?" Captain Chen was so angry he laughed, pointing at the high wall:

"Open your eyes and look! Is this the kind of skill a petty thief should have? What if the other person had a gun? If he caught up with them all by himself, he might not even be able to save his own life!"

With that, he turned around and shouted to those behind him, "Zhao Gang, Sun Lei, let's go!"

The young policeman realized what was happening and felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly followed.

.......

Meanwhile, Li Kaixin had already climbed out of the courtyard house and reached the street next door.

He turned back and took a deep look in the direction of Zhao Zhengping's courtyard, and couldn't help but sigh.

Today was truly an incredibly unlucky day. Not only did Hu Laoliu's place get shut down, but Zhao Zhengping's place was also taken down by the higher-ups.

Thinking of this, Li Kaixin didn't dare to stay any longer and turned around to disappear into another alley.

After walking around for about ten minutes, winding and turning, we gradually slowed down as we approached Pigeon City.

But they hadn't walked far when a clear, cold female voice suddenly rang out from behind them:

"Stop right there, police! Move again and I'll shoot!"

"I won't move, I won't move, officer, please don't shoot!" Li Kaixin slowly raised his hands, but his heart was already numb.

Even though I ran so far, the police still managed to catch up with me.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Anran emerged from the shadows, gun in hand, his chest heaving slightly, clearly having chased after them all the way.

She stared at Li Kaixin's retreating figure, a cold smile playing on her lips: "Running away, why aren't you running anymore? Brother Zhou, huh? I've finally caught you."

"Officer, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?"

Li Kaixin immediately put on an act, her voice even sounding like she was about to cry: "I... I just went to Pigeon Market to buy some things, it's not like they're pointing a gun at me, is it?"

It was pitch black when he ran, and he was sure the police officers hadn't seen his disguise clearly.

"Pigeon City?"

Zhou Anran frowned, looked around again, and confirmed that they had indeed arrived near Pigeon City.

Hearing the questioning tone behind him, Li Kaixin was secretly delighted and continued to feign pitifulness:

"Yes! Officer, I just came from Pigeon City. Not only did I fail to buy any food, but you also pointed a gun at me. I... I'm really having such a miserable life."

After saying that, she began to sob softly.

"Hey, don't cry!"

Zhou Anran put down her gun, quickly walked a few steps around to Li Kaixin, and looked apologetic.

"Comrade, we were also chasing a fugitive, and we just happened to run into you coming out of the alley, which led to the misunderstanding."

"Fugitive!" Li Kaixin took a step back, looking around nervously. "Where is he? Where is he? Officer, I'm scared!"

"Comrade, don't be afraid, I'm not talking about this place."

Zhou Anran tucked the gun back into his waistband, his tone softening: "The fugitive ran towards the west of the city; I just took the wrong turn."

Li Kaixin almost couldn't hold back her laughter, but she still looked frightened.

"Officer, it's still too dangerous here. I want to go home as soon as possible. Can you let me go?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Zhou Anran waved her hand. "Hurry up and go home. Don't wander around outside in the middle of the night."

Although the pigeon market was against the rules, everyone had their difficulties these days, and the local people went there to buy and sell things, so no one really made a big deal out of it.

"Thank you, officers! Thank you, officers!" Li Kaixin said, then turned and walked towards the alley entrance.

But after taking only a few steps, Zhou Anran's voice came from behind.

"etc!"

Li Kaixin abruptly stopped and turned around to ask, "Officer, is there anything else?"

"Take off your mask."

"Officer, this..." Li Kaixin looked embarrassed, and unconsciously reached out to cover his face with the mask.

Zhou Anran took two steps forward, her tone still gentle: "Don't worry, it's just a registration, I won't make things difficult for you."

"Okay, okay." Li Kaixin nodded, slowly reaching his hand towards his mask.

The moment his fingertips touched the edge of the mask, he moved.

With his left hand, he grabbed the pistol at Zhou Anran's waist and pulled it upwards, while his right hand simultaneously blocked her arm that she instinctively swung out, twisting it and pinning her against the wall.

The entire action was completed in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Anran's face was pressed against the cold wall, both shocked and furious: "You!!"

"Officer, please forgive me." Li Kaixin supported her, his earlier fear gone.

Zhou Anran struggled a couple of times, but Li Kaixin's hand was like an iron clamp, and she couldn't move it at all.

She immediately realized what was happening and said, word by word, "You're that Brother Zhou."

"That's right." Li Kaixin pulled out a rope from somewhere and started tying it up. "I didn't expect you to be so good at pursuing girls, but you're a little slow on the uptake."

"You bastard, I..."

Zhou Anran was so angry that he was about to die, but he calmed down when he felt a tightening on his wrist.

"What are you doing?"

"Of course I'm tying you up, so we can get things done later!" Li Kaixin chuckled twice on purpose.

Hearing these words and hearing his laughter, Zhou Anran felt a chill run down her spine: "You, you better not do anything reckless. I'm a police officer. If you mess with me, the country won't let you off the hook."

"What are you thinking about!"

Li Kaixin had already tied her hands and turned her around to look her up and down.

"Someone like you isn't that desperate."

Zhou Anran looked at the contemptuous gaze under the mask, her face turning pale and then flushed.

He was about to curse, but then he remembered that he was still in their hands, so he swallowed his words back.

Li Kaixin ignored her, disassembled the pistol he had just seized, removed the bullets one by one, and then placed them all on the ground.

Zhou Anran leaned against the wall, watching his every move, the fire in her heart burning brighter and brighter, yet she couldn't vent it.

"Alright."

Li Kaixin dusted off his hands and continued teasingly:

"Beautiful policewoman, I apologize for any offense tonight. If you ever want to get married in the future, I know a few reliable brothers who can help you find someone."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Anran could no longer control her temper: "Kid, if you've got the guts, take off your mask and let me see what you really look like!"

"That won't do," Li Kaixin said, stepping back into the shadows at the alley entrance. "Beautiful policewoman, it seems we'll never meet again."

After saying that, he turned around, waved his hand, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.