"Calling all units, ninth floor. One partner possibly injured, one suspect shot dead. Requesting backup..."
Zhou Yusheng let out a long breath and watched Luo Qi enter... watched his every move.
"Maybe there's still hope." Luo Qi rose to his feet. Before this, he had already examined the injuries of the two fallen partners... At least they were still breathing.
Zhou Yusheng nodded instinctively.
He looked at Luo Qi, a man around his own age... A man whose eyes alone made one think of the word resolute.
"I chased this guy all the way here. I didn't expect to find you here." Luo Qi surveyed the surroundings and asked casually, "Old Zhou, did you hear the noise and come after them too?"
After so many collaborations, most people in the first and second teams knew each other. Besides, they worked in the same building every day and were always running into each other. In the end, they had all become acquainted.
Zhou Yusheng shook his head, then nodded. His thoughts were a mess—he still hadn't fully accepted everything that had happened before him.
Luo Qi said nothing. He merely patted Zhou Yusheng on the shoulder in silence.
The light in his eyes still shone brilliantly... It was dazzling. Zhou Yusheng lowered his head and looked at his fallen partners, perhaps to avoid that light, or perhaps because he also wanted to look at these two young men.
"They... did well!" Luo Qi gripped Zhou Yusheng's shoulder hard. Then he cupped Zhou Yusheng's cheeks in both hands and forcefully turned his face to look straight at him. "Don't forget who we are. When we're afraid, when we're terrified, no matter what happens, we have to stand at the very front—even if we fall... Now, take a deep breath!"
That dazzling light...