Chapter 2

That morning, Chen Pu was inexplicably restless. With still a few minutes before work, he was watching videos on his phone. Big data seemed to understand him and pushed Chinese medicine health tips to him. A Chinese medicine practitioner with a rosy face and wearing a Tang suit said like chanting: Spring is here, liver qi is rising, and you are irritable and easily angered. It is advisable to soothe the liver and nourish the blood, cultivate your body and mind, don't lose your temper, and drink more warm chrysanthemum, wolfberry, and honeysuckle... Chen Pu threw his phone away, turned around, went to the refrigerator in the tea room, and took out the can of coffee that he had put there yesterday. He drank it in one gulp, and his stomach felt cold. Only then did he feel better.

When he came back from the conference room after the summary meeting on the previous homicide case, his calm temperament spread from the tips of his hair to the soles of his feet, and he had become the calm captain of the Second Squadron again.

As soon as Chen Pu sat down, he saw Yan Yong winking at him, his eyes sparkling. Chen Pu followed his gaze and saw that there was an extra person at the empty table in the left front corner.

She was about 1.65 meters tall, wearing a light green top and white pants, with short hair that reached her ears, black and shiny. She had a thin waist and long legs, and was tidying up the table with her head down, revealing a small part of her neck.

Zhou Yangxin, who was beside Chen Pu, slid over on his chair, put his arm around Chen Pu's shoulders, and whispered, "Why is there a woman here? She's pretty. Did you ask the bureau for her?"

Before Chen Pu could speak, the girl opposite turned around and looked at him. Zhou Yangxin immediately let go of Chen Pu's shoulders, sat up straight, and smiled calmly. Chen Pu glanced at Zhou Yangxin coldly, and the girl had put down her things and walked to his table.

Zhou Yangxin made a "whoosh" sound and the chair slid back. But Chen Pu knew that the dog must be listening with his ears erect. Not only him, but all the dogs in the room were eavesdropping excitedly and maliciously.

Li Qingyao's face is also thin and pale, but her skin is in good condition, shiny and moist. Her eyebrows are long and her mouth is small. At first glance, she looks fresh and clean. If you look more carefully, you can taste a bit of calmness and coolness from her gentle temperament.

However, Li Qingyao smiled when she looked at Chen Pu, her eyes instantly warmed up, and she stretched out her hand: "Hello, Captain Chen, I'm Li Qingyao, and I'm here to report today." Her voice was as soft and pleasant as Huang Ying's.

Chen Pu shook her hand. His hands were dry and warm, with calluses of varying thickness. Her hands were smooth and cool. They shook hands and then released each other.

Chen Pu: "Just call me Chen Pu. Have you completed all the formalities?"

Li Qingyao nodded with a smile, her expression gentle and beautiful. Not to mention others, even Chen Pu felt that this girl looked generous, decent and easy to get along with.

Chen Pu clapped his hands and asked everyone in the team to come over, including Li Qingyao, a total of 8 people. According to the procedure, Li Qingyao briefly introduced himself, and then each person introduced their name. The welcome ceremony for Li Qingyao was completed. However, Chen Pu saw that Li Qingyao could chat with everyone and made everyone smile. He knew that Li Qingyao had already met everyone before he returned to the office.

Chen Pu thought that she and her brother were similar, but not quite. Although Li Jincheng was also a gentle and considerate person, he was not like her, giving people the feeling that everything was perfect and flawless.

Finally, Chen Pu thought for a moment and said, "Li Qingyao will get familiar with the place in the next few days. If there are no cases on the weekend, we can have a dinner together."

As soon as the words fell, everyone cheered. Li Qingyao asked Yan Yong beside him curiously: "So happy?" Yan Yong laughed: "Who wouldn't be happy to eat at a rich man's house? It's okay. Some people come and go over the years, and when a big case is solved, the boss will treat us. He is a rich man. He has no money to spend these years. He relies on us to make money from the interest. Eat as much as you want on the weekends!"

Li Qingyao smiled slightly and looked up. Chen Pu had already sat down. The whole office was noisy, but he didn't smile at all. Even when he was just staring at the files, his eyes seemed to be as cold as a knife. Li Qingyao suddenly remembered that after he entered this office, he easily received smiles from all his colleagues, but this person never smiled from beginning to end.

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In the evening, Chen Pu got off work on time.

As soon as he walked out of the police station compound, he noticed someone was following him. He didn't look back, as usual, with his hands in his trouser pockets and brisk steps, he walked around the police station wall and turned into an alley that could only accommodate one car. Not far ahead was the urban village where he lived - Chaoyang Home, which is also the largest and oldest resettlement housing community in the city. The spring breeze blew on Chen Pu's face with a hint of coolness. He felt an itch in his nose, stood in the corner, sneezed loudly, and glanced back from the corner of his eye. The figure stopped at the door of a milk tea shop. Chen Pu sneered in his heart. Even the young man who had just graduated in his team couldn't match such tracking skills. He was indeed a top student who was used to sitting in the office.

Chen Pu continued to walk forward, and so did the man. Her steps were neither hurried nor slow, brisk and even, and she seemed to be as patient as he was.

Chaoyang Home consists of four or five old residential areas. Although they have been demolished, renovated and expanded over the years, most of them still retain their original appearance from decades ago. Most of them are old buildings with five to eleven floors. The whole area is well-connected, with narrow roads and a mixed crowd.

Criminal policeman Li Jincheng disappeared in Chaoyang Home seven years ago. Not long after that, Chen Pu moved in, like a nail, nailed here.

Chen Pu's home is in a six-story gray-white residential building. He stood at the door of his unit, hooked his finger on the key chain, swung it a few times, and then turned around and looked at Li Qingyao, who was only a dozen meters away from him.

Li Qingyao, wearing green clothes and white pants with thin eyebrows and eyes, stood in the afterglow of the sunset, looking like a fresh and harmless lily. She held a cup of milk tea in her hand, biting the straw in her mouth, and looked at him.

Chen Pu put the keychain into his pocket, tapped the ground with one toe, and said, "What are you doing with me? Just say what you want to say, don't try to play tricks on me."

Li Qingyao took a loud sip of the milk tea, and finally released his lips from the straw, looking at him intently.

It seemed that the sunset took away not only his shell in the office, but also hers. She exuded a laziness and indifference that she didn't have during the day. She didn't smile, raised a finger, pointed at the building next to her, and said, "I have nothing to say to you."

After saying that, Li Qingyao went upstairs.

Chen Pu turned and left. When he reached the corner of the stairs, he pulled one hand out of his trouser pocket, rubbed his burning earlobe, and cursed softly.

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