Peninsula: I'm being supported by a top idol.

The idea of ​​someone coming back from the dead is indeed easy to leave behind clues.

As soon as Cui Shi'an arrived at the school gate, he could see the question mark on the police officer's face.

"Are you Cui Shi'an?"

"Yes, it's me." Cui Shi'an's attitude was very proper.

The two officers exchanged a glance, both seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.

One of them looked him up and down, and asked suspiciously, "Were you the one who was in a car accident at the entrance to the cave not long ago?"

Cui Shi'an nodded again: "It's me."

"You're not injured?" Another policeman flipped through the file in his hand, somewhat incredulous, because it clearly recorded Cui Shi'an's emergency treatment process at the hospital.

"No? Maybe the hospital mixed up the records."

Cui Shi'an tried to bluff his way out, but this explanation did not dispel the police's suspicions. The slightly overweight officer opened the police car door:

"In that case, you'll come back with us to give a statement."

"Uh..." Cui Shi'an hesitated, seeing this, since he didn't know where the other party was taking him. What if they left the North City District...

Seeing that he didn't move, the police became even more suspicious.

According to eyewitnesses, Choi Si-an ran away directly from the hospital, so out of professional ethics, both of them felt that there was more to the story.

For example, Cui Shi'an might be secretly engaged in some illegal or criminal activities, and he doesn't dare to openly receive treatment at the hospital, so he wants to escape from the hospital.

Moreover, he is an international student, which makes him even more likely to take risks for living expenses.

Seeing the expressions on the two policemen's faces, Cui Shi'an knew he had been misunderstood, and quickly asked, "Excuse me, which police station are you going to?"

"Of course it's the local police station inside the cave. Is there a problem?" a policeman asked, pretending to inquire, but actually quietly approaching him from behind to prevent him from escaping.

Cui Shi'an finally breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem."

Then, under the watchful eyes of two police officers, he obediently got into the police car.

He had just left with the police when Tian Ming and Song Zhiya arrived, panting heavily.

The latter quickly waved down a taxi and followed behind the police car.

On the street, a policeman looked him over, noting his out-of-season attire, especially the long-handled black umbrella he was clutching tightly, and frowned as he asked:

"It's not raining outside, why are you carrying an umbrella?"

Cui Shi'an evaded the question by saying, "Officer, I have severe photodermatitis, and the doctor advised me not to be exposed to the sun for extended periods."

Upon hearing this, the fat policeman couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, but didn't say anything more.

When he arrived at the police station, the police routinely asked him what had happened, then asked him to take off his shirt and carefully checked his body for any injuries.

Cui Shi'an did as instructed, and there wasn't a single bruise on his skin.

This made the police even more suspicious, so they called the school to verify his information and attendance, trying to find any clues that might be related to illegal or criminal activities.

Just as the questioning reached a stalemate, Tian Ming arrived in a hurry with Song Zhiya.

Upon seeing the police treating Choi Si-an like a criminal, Song Ji-ah disregarded her previous grudges and immediately confronted them.

"Officer, what crime did Choi Si-an commit that warrants being treated like a criminal?"

The police officer frowned slightly: "Who are you?"

Song Zhiya was not afraid at all, fearing that Cui Shi'an would be at a disadvantage, and stepped forward, saying:

"I'm Song Zhiya, Shi An's guardian at school. I'm a senior majoring in Life Sciences at Korea University. Shi An's Korean isn't very good, so just ask me if you need anything!"

In a foreign land, Cui Shi'an felt both fortunate and moved to have such a beautiful and generous senior student willing to stand up for him.

If it weren't for the circumstances, I would have confessed my feelings to her immediately. So what if she's a foreign daughter-in-law? What's the big deal?

Even Tian Ming secretly gave him a thumbs up. "You little rascal, what kind of magic potion did you use on your senior? Teach me!"

Seeing Song Zhiya's firm attitude, the police could only laugh it off.

"Don't get agitated, Song. We're just asking routine questions about the traffic accident case. After all, there's a discrepancy between his actual physical condition and the injuries described in the documents."

"Routine questioning should also be based on facts and respect!" Song Zhiya had already heard about this from Tian Ming on her way here, so she didn't back down and continued to challenge the police:

"Officer, I understand your doubts, but cases of 'stress-induced potential bursts' and significant individual differences are not uncommon in medicine!"

The two police officers were stunned for a moment. Was their stress response kicking in? What was that?

But Song Zhiya didn't give them a chance to think at all, her words remaining sharp:

"My junior is under immense psychological and physical stress after the traffic accident. What he needs most right now is comfort and professional psychological counseling, not being repeatedly interrogated in this environment, which is tantamount to secondary trauma!"

Ultimately, after her relentless questioning, the police gave up, as long as she was alright.

As the three walked out of the police station, Cui Shi'an, urged on by Tian Ming's frantic gaze, mustered his courage and solemnly bowed to Song Zhiya in apology.

"Senior, I'm sorry. I overreacted in the sauna and embarrassed you."

Looking at his sincere yet somewhat disheveled appearance, Song Zhiya's anger had long since dissipated due to her earlier worry, and she simply sighed softly.

"Never mind... But why didn't you tell me you were in a car accident? Are you really okay? Did you go to the hospital for a checkup?"

"It's really just a minor injury, nothing serious, thank you for your concern, senior." Cui Shi'an quickly backed down the absurdity.

Seeing this, Tian Ming immediately tried to smooth things over with a grin:

"Oh dear, what a stroke of luck! To celebrate our safe return and the resolution of the misunderstanding, it's my treat! Let's go out for barbecue!"

"Hey, I'll treat you then." Cui Shi'an glanced at his senior, seemingly unintentionally. "After all, I'm the one who made you worry."

Song Zhiya smiled gently and nodded:

"How can we let the younger generation treat us? Let me treat you instead."

Although he successfully cleared up the misunderstanding with his senior, the barbecue restaurant was still a considerable problem for Cui Shi'an.

You can skip salt in the cafeteria, but at a barbecue restaurant…

In particular, the way Tian Ming was sprinkling salt onto the meat plate made his heart pound with fear.

Holy crap, was this guy a fish in his past life? Never eaten salt before, huh??

"Hmm? Shi An, why aren't you eating?" Song Zhiya noticed that he hadn't touched his chopsticks.

Just as Cui Shi'an was about to stuff a lettuce leaf into his mouth to make do, Tian Ming suddenly started acting up again: "So you'll only eat if Zhi Ya senior feeds you, right?"

Cui Shi'an's face stiffened, and he hurriedly looked at Song Zhiya. Seeing that she was not angry, he glared fiercely at the guy.

Why are you glaring at me? Maybe you're implying I should leave first? Well then, I'll...

As Tian Ming spoke, he pretended to get up, seemingly wanting to take the opportunity to create a chance for Cui Shi'an to be alone.

From Cui Shi'an's perspective, he was afraid of being alone with Song Zhiya, because if he were alone, his senior's attention would be completely on him, and his weaknesses would become more and more obvious.

"It's okay, let's eat together." Song Zhiya glanced at Cui Shi'an, who seemed hesitant to speak, and said with a reproachful smile.

Cui Shi'an felt relieved and quickly gestured for his roommate to sit down. However, before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he heard Song Zhiya casually ask:

"Is Shi An free this weekend?"

Cui Shi'an assumed she wanted to ask him to be her lab assistant again: "Yes."

Song Zhiya turned her head, a hint of anticipation in her eyes: "Want to go shopping in Hongdae together?"

Hongdae? Isn't that in Mapo-gu?