After a long while—
Su Li released Xia Ke.
"Delicious!" Su Li exclaimed.
His exclamation made Xia Ke's already rosy face turn even redder. She smacked Su Li and scolded him, "You're so naughty!"
"Then the one you love is a bad guy!" Su Li said with a grin.
"I don't love you anymore!"
"No."
"How can you be like this?"
"How am I being?"
"You're so bad..."
Su Li held Xia Ke and chatted with her for a while before saying, "Xia Ke, eat that piece of roast meat. It'll get cold if you don't eat it soon!"
"You're really giving it to me?" Xia Ke asked.
"Mm!"
"But... you need it too!"
"Then I'll eat it with you, all right?" To put Xia Ke at ease, Su Li had no choice but to sacrifice himself and eat some of the F+ beast's meat.
After thinking it over, Xia Ke finally nodded lightly. "Mm!"
After eating the roast meat, the two of them cultivated with the Breathing Technique for a while longer. A long time had already passed.
By then, the sky was almost completely dark!
"Why haven't Secretary Wang and Director Ye come back yet?" Xia Ke gazed at the darkening sky outside, feeling somewhat depressed.
Unfortunately, all she could do now was feel depressed.
After joining the Detective Bureau, she had even lost her freedom!
"Let's wait a little longer!" Su Li was not in a hurry. Ever since he and Xia Ke had taken that step a few hours ago, their relationship had grown much more intimate.
He had a beautiful girlfriend to fool around with here, so he was not bored at all!
"By the way, Su Li!" Xia Ke suddenly said.
"Mm?"
"That is, that piece of roast meat—did you buy it somewhere?" Xia Ke asked.
"Guess."
"Stop teasing me and tell me quickly. I'll bring some for you next time too!" Xia Ke said, patting Su Li on the arm.
"Hmph, this thing isn't for sale!" Su Li said indifferently. "A relative gave it to me!"
"A relative? Gave it to you?" Xia Ke blinked. She had a strange feeling, but she could not quite put her finger on what it was.
"Hehe, come closer and listen!" Su Li waved Xia Ke over.
"Mm?"
Xia Ke brought her ear over, somewhat puzzled.
Su Li's voice tickled her ear... Xia Ke could not help imagining it.
A moment later, Su Li asked, "Did you hear me clearly?"
"Huh? What? You're done?" Xia Ke looked completely blank. She had been focused on the sensation of Su Li speaking beside her and had not heard a word.
"Then I'll say it again..." Su Li lowered his voice once more. "The relative I mentioned is actually my maternal uncle. He's in charge of a national laboratory. Like the Energy Potion, this roast meat is also a laboratory product. So, you understand now, right?"
"Oh, so that's how it is!"
Xia Ke nodded as if she understood, but only after a moment did she ask, "But this meat looks like it was just roasted?"
"Ahem..."
Su Li had not expected Xia Ke's attention to be so sharp, but that really was a problem.
"This isn't actually roast meat. It only looks like it!" Su Li continued to make things up. "Don't dwell on these details. Anyway, this is against the rules, so you absolutely mustn't tell anyone. Not even Uncle Xia!"
"I can't tell my dad either? I wanted to tell him how good you've been to me!" Xia Ke said, somewhat crestfallen.
"Good girl, we're both adults now. There's nothing to brag about with this kind of thing! Besides, if Uncle Xia heard about it, he might get so angry he'd die!"
"Huh? Would he be angry?"
Xia Ke thought about it, then understood what Su Li meant. She silently nodded.
After a moment, she said, "Su Li, don't worry. You know, I know, your uncle knows, and absolutely no fourth person will ever find out!"
"Mm, good girl!"
"Stop saying that! It's annoying!"
"Then what should I call you?"
"You should..."
Time slowly passed as Su Li and Xia Ke flirted with each other.
At eight o'clock that evening, a black Audi stopped outside the Detective Bureau.
Secretary Wang got out and opened the car door for Ye Mohan.
Ye Mohan stepped out of the car without a word, and the two of them entered the Detective Bureau together.
At that moment, Su Li and Xia Ke also noticed what was happening outside.
"Director Ye is back!" Xia Ke said.
"Mm!" Su Li nodded, then said, "Let's go downstairs. Since we've joined the Detective Bureau, we should at least make ourselves familiar to the boss, right?"
"Oh!"
Seeing Su Li put it that way, Xia Ke nodded, though she was somewhat unwilling inside.
As for the reason, it was probably because Ye Mohan was simply too outstanding in her eyes.
A moment later, the four of them met on the first floor.
"Director Ye!"
Xia Ke and Su Li greeted her in unison.
"You joined the Detective Bureau?" Ye Mohan asked indifferently.
"Yes. Under Secretary Wang's inspiration, Xia Ke and I decided to join the Detective Bureau!" Su Li said with a smile.
Secretary Wang: "..."
"Oh?" Ye Mohan looked at Su Li, seemingly surprised.
Xia Ke nervously moved closer to Su Li.
Although Ye Mohan was not looking at her, she still felt somewhat tense.
After looking at him for a while, Ye Mohan nodded and said, "Not bad!"
"Xiao Wang—" Ye Mohan turned her head.
"Here!"
"Continue training them. I'll go upstairs first!" Ye Mohan said, then strode directly up to the second floor.
"Yes!"
Secretary Wang answered and stood where she was, watching Ye Mohan walk away. Only after Ye Mohan had completely disappeared from her sight did she relax.
Such a sycophant!
Su Li silently gave Secretary Wang that evaluation.
Of course, this kind of sycophant referred to a subordinate fawning over a superior, not the kind between men and women!
While Su Li was silently judging Secretary Wang, Secretary Wang also began examining him curiously.
"Secretary Wang, is there something strange about me?" Su Li asked.
"There is something strange!" Secretary Wang nodded, then said, "You're really calm. The director stared at you for so long just now, yet you didn't show any fear?"
"And then?"
"And then?" Secretary Wang smiled. "There is no 'then.' You're simply ignorant and fearless. Unlike me—I know exactly how strong the director is. I absolutely wouldn't have the nerve to meet her gaze!"
"Director Ye gives off a frightening feeling!" Xia Ke nodded in agreement. She had felt extremely uncomfortable when Ye Mohan stared at her just now.
"Hehe, that's entirely psychological!" Su Li said helplessly. Even if he was still weaker than Ye Mohan, he was already an E-, and he would advance to E-Class tonight. So why was Xia Ke completely fine when looking at him?
Wasn't it because he did not have that so-called dangerous feeling about him? Even if he did, Xia Ke could not sense it.
Likewise, Xia Ke definitely could not sense the danger emanating from Ye Mohan.
So it was all psychological!
"Tsk tsk, Su Li, I hope you get to see the director take action personally someday."
"That day will come!" After saying that, Su Li asked, "Secretary Wang, what did Director Ye mean by asking you to train us?"
"That..."
Secretary Wang rubbed her head and said somewhat helplessly, "Aren't new recruits like you supposed to undergo a period of professional training? I'm in charge of that too!"
"You?"
"Yes, me. I can't help it. The Detective Bureau is short-staffed right now, so I have to do everything!" Secretary Wang said with a depressed look.
"This isn't just short-staffed. There's practically no one here at all, is there?" Su Li bluntly pointed out the Detective Bureau's current situation.
"It's fine. In a couple of days, I'll hire two aunties to clean and a receptionist. Then we'll have people!" Secretary Wang said indifferently.
"I've been too busy these past few days and haven't had time to do those things."
"Then do we still need training?" Xia Ke asked.
"Dream on!" Secretary Wang said as she started walking upstairs.
As she walked, she said, "Wait here, you two. I'll go get something and come back!"
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