A perfect crime? To me, it's full of flaws!

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The harsh sound of chairs scraping against the floor echoed continuously in the conference room.

The serial murder case that had plagued the police in City A for so long finally has a clear direction for investigation.

The gloom and fatigue that had been hanging over everyone's faces were replaced by an almost frenzied fighting spirit.

The pent-up anger and frustration, suppressed for so long, now transformed into motivation. Everyone was as if they had been injected with adrenaline, their eyes sharp as they walked out, determined to bring those two heartless murderers to justice.

Amidst the surging crowd, Qi Feng leisurely lagged behind at the very back.

Because out of the corner of his eye, he saw his master, Liu Yuanshan, sitting in the main seat, subtly beckoning him with his finger, signaling him to stay.

Everyone in the meeting room had left.

No, not everyone has left.

Lin Haitang naturally stood still, waiting for her master and Qi Feng.

But unexpectedly, one person stayed behind: Xia Lan.

Xia Lan didn't leave, not for any other reason, but because she felt a little embarrassed.

Previously, she was convinced that Qi Feng was just a "connected person" who had come down to gain experience but lacked real skills, so she often gave him the cold shoulder.

But reality gave her a resounding slap in the face.

Far from being a fool, he was the key figure who saw through the mystery and pointed the way for the entire case.

With a relatively simple mind, all she wanted to do at that moment was apologize for her previous rudeness.

So she deliberately dawdled and walked at the very back.

Unexpectedly, this procrastination turned him into one of the last few.

Liu Yuanshan, Lin Haitang, and Qi Feng all turned their gazes to her, instantly making her already flushed cheeks turn red to the roots of her ears.

"Um... um, I'm sorry!"

Xia Lan didn't know what got into her head, but she suddenly bowed ninety degrees to Qi Feng, who looked completely bewildered, and then fled the conference room like a frightened rabbit without looking back.

"Uh... what's going on?" Qi Feng was completely dumbfounded. He scratched the back of his head, his face full of question marks.

"What's going on with you two?!"

A cold, dangerous voice rang in his ear.

Qi Feng turned his head and met Lin Haitang's slightly narrowed phoenix eyes.

Oh no, this woman is about to explode!

Qi Feng's heart skipped a beat.

I only left her for a few hours yesterday. Did she think I was out having an affair?

"Where's my tea?"

Just as tensions were about to rise, Liu Yuanshan suddenly stood up, holding his empty teacup, muttering to himself with a serious expression, and then strode leisurely out of the conference room, as if he really was going to find some tea.

Seeing his savior run away, Qi Feng also wanted to slip away, but his collar was suddenly tightened and Lin Haitang pulled him back.

"I really don't know what happened! I don't know anything!" Qi Feng felt like he was being wronged to death. If this happened in ancient times, it would be a huge disaster.

"She bowed to you and apologized!" Lin Haitang's eyes remained sharp.

In fact, she knew in her heart that if there were really something between the two of them, things would not be like this now.

But she still decided to seize this opportunity to give Qi Feng a good talking-to and teach him a lesson.

"She...she...oh right!" Qi Feng, in a moment of inspiration, slapped his thigh, "She was the one Captain Fan assigned me to find information, she bowed to me...could they have given me the wrong information?"

"What documents did you take by mistake?!" Lin Haitang laughed at his bizarre train of thought. "Didn't Captain Fan say anything at the meeting that you took the wrong documents? Let me tell you, Qi Feng, don't you dare flirt with other women, or I'll cripple your 'second brother' first, and then you!"

She made a fierce shooting gesture, but then she couldn't hold back anymore. A smile crept onto her lips as she turned and walked out of the conference room.

"I! I'm innocent!" Qi Feng shouted at her back, then slumped his shoulders like a defeated rooster and followed her listlessly.

"Where are you going?" Lin Haitang's voice came from the front as soon as I reached the top of the stairs.

"I...I'm going to the task force." Qi Feng was a little confused.

"What special task force are you going to! Everyone's out busy, where are you going to meet your little lover?" Lin Haitang walked back to Qi Fengping in a few steps, stretched out two fingers, and precisely pinched his ear. "Come with me, Captain Fan has arranged an office for Master, you can stay there."

"No, no, no! It's embarrassing... embarrassing..."

Qi Feng was dragged forward. Lin Haitang didn't exert much force at all, so it definitely didn't hurt, but it was just too embarrassing.

He's really embarrassed the provincial department today, bringing shame to the municipal bureau.

Soon, the two arrived at a smaller office.

Pushing open the door, Liu Yuanshan was leisurely sipping his freshly brewed hot tea. Only when he saw the two of them enter did he slowly raise his head.

"Master, have you found your tea?" Qi Feng looked at his master with a resentful expression. This old man actually came up with such a lame excuse to run away. He was so disloyal.

"Ahem! Found it, found it." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Liu Yuanshan's face.

"What do you want, Master?" Qi Feng knew the old man was incredibly stubborn, so he didn't intend to delve deeper.

"Oh, right." Liu Yuanshan put down his teacup, then remembered the important matter. "The specific investigation work will be handled by the Municipal Bureau. You don't need to get involved."

"Why?" Qi Feng immediately became anxious upon hearing this, his previous dejection vanishing instantly. "I want to get to the scene, I want to catch them! I haven't even used all my skills yet!"

"Stop showing off." Lin Haitang rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "You've already found the most crucial clue, that's enough. You can't get all the limelight by yourself, what are the officers in the A City Criminal Investigation Team supposed to do? Besides, investigating social backgrounds, conducting interviews, and staking out arrests are their specialties, so just stay put and don't cause any trouble."

Qi Feng still didn't quite understand, and looked reluctant.

But he saw that when his master, Liu Yuanshan, looked at Lin Haitang, his eyes were full of satisfaction and approval.

Although he still didn't quite understand, he knew that Haitang was right.

So he didn't insist anymore, but leaned back in his chair, picked up his master Liu Yuanshan's teacup, and poured himself a cup of hot, strong tea.