Lanqi Fights for His Pride, Not the Buns

The night was deep, yet the streets of the Flower Capital remained lively and bustling. Only in the heart of the city was the police station a different scene altogether.

The Flower Capital Pariel Police Station, formally known as Pariel Police Headquarters, was a historic institution responsible for maintaining public safety and order in Pariel and its surrounding areas.

As one of the Bosen Kingdom's most important police institutions, it was directly subordinate to the Bosen Kingdom Ministry of Internal Affairs and was also supervised by the Pariel municipal government.

The police station building, constructed several centuries ago, was covered in the marks of time.

Deep inside the police station, Lanqi and Talia were trapped in a cold cell, mercilessly separated from freedom by an iron door. Dim yellow light from the gray stone walls cast their shadows into view.

The lock on the iron door was firmly shut.

Silence continued for a long time.

"Lanqi, I want to ask you something."

Talia sat on her knees on the cell floor, her back straight and poised.

Although the surroundings would have made ordinary people panic, her eyes remained completely unmoved.

She gently looked toward Lanqi.

Lanqi, on the other hand, looked dejected. He leaned against the corner with one hand resting on his knee.

"Go ahead."

Lanqi tilted his head and looked at her.

"Why are we both here?"

Talia looked at Lanqi as she asked.

"Do you want to hear yourself?"

Lanqi immediately straightened his head and looked at her.

All his thoughts were written in his eyes.

Strictly speaking, they should have held another trial and reviewed why the two of them had been locked up at the police station, but he no longer dared to.

He didn't want to be caught five times.

To be honest, Lanqi