At the Detective Bureau

After a long while—

Su Li released Xia Ke.

"So delicious!" Su Li exclaimed.

Su Li's exclamation made Xia Ke's already flushed face turn even redder. She playfully hit Su Li and chided, "You're so bad!"

"Then you love a bad guy!" Su Li said with a chuckle.

"I don't love you anymore!"

"No."

"Why are you like this?"

"How am I?"

"You're so bad..."

Su Li held Xia Ke and talked for a while, then said, "Xia Ke, that piece of grilled meat, you should eat it. It'll get cold if you don't!"

"Is it really for me to eat?" Xia Ke asked.

"Mm!"

"But... you need it too!"

"Then I'll eat it with you, okay?" To put Xia Ke at ease, Su Li had to sacrifice a bit and eat the meat from the F+ beast.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Ke finally nodded gently. "Mm!"

After the two finished the grilled meat and cultivated their Breathing Technique for a while, a lot of time had passed.

By now, the sky was completely darkening!

"Why aren't Secretary Wang and Director Ye back yet?" Xia Ke asked, looking at the darkening sky, feeling a bit dejected.

Unfortunately, all she could do was feel dejected right now.

After joining the Detective Bureau, she didn't even have her freedom anymore!

"Let's wait a bit longer!" Su Li wasn't in a hurry. Since they had broken through that barrier a few hours ago, their relationship had become much more intimate.

With his beautiful girlfriend to dote on here, he wasn't bored at all!

"Oh, right, Su Li!" Xia Ke suddenly said.

"Mm?"

"That, that piece of grilled meat, where did you buy it?" Xia Ke asked.

"Guess?"

"Oh, stop it, tell me quickly! I'll bring you some next time too!" Xia Ke said, patting Su Li's arm.

"Hmph, this stuff is not for sale!" Su Li said lightly. "A relative gave it to me!"

"Relative? Gave it to you?" Xia Ke blinked her eyes. She had a strange feeling, but couldn't quite place what it was.

"Hehe, come closer!" Su Li beckoned to Xia Ke.

"Mm?"

Xia Ke, feeling a bit puzzled, leaned her ear closer.

Su Li's words tickled her... Xia Ke couldn't help but get lost in the moment.

A moment later, Su Li asked, "Did you hear clearly?"

"Huh? What, you're done?" Xia Ke looked completely bewildered. She had been too busy enjoying the sensation of Su Li speaking to actually hear anything.

"Then I'll say it again..." Su Li whispered again. "The relative I mentioned is actually my uncle. He's the head of a national laboratory. Just like the Energy Potion, this grilled meat is also a product from the lab, so, you understand, right?"

"Oh, I see!"

Nodding as if she understood, after a moment, Xia Ke asked, "But this meat looks like it was just cooked?"

"Ahem..."

Su Li hadn't expected Xia Ke's focus to be so sharp, but this was indeed a problem.

"This isn't real grilled meat, it just looks like it!" Su Li continued to fabricate. "Don't dwell on these details. In short, this is a violation of regulations, so you absolutely cannot mention it to anyone, not even Uncle Xia!"

"I can't even tell my dad? I wanted to tell him how good you are to me!" Xia Ke said, sounding a little disheartened.

"Be good, we're adults now. There's nothing to brag about with this kind of thing! Besides, if Uncle Xia heard about this, he might get so angry he dies!"

"Ah? He'd get angry?"

Xia Ke thought about it and then understood what Su Li meant, so she nodded silently.

A moment later, she said, "Su Li, don't worry. You know, I know, and your uncle knows. Absolutely no fourth person will ever find out!"

"Mm, good girl!"

"Ugh, don't talk about me like that!"

"Then how should I talk about you?"

"You should..."

Time slowly slipped away as Su Li and Xia Ke chatted intimately.

At eight o'clock in the evening, a black Audi stopped outside the Detective Bureau.

Secretary Wang got out of the car and opened the door for Ye Mohan.

Ye Mohan got out of the car without a word, and then the two of them walked into the Detective Bureau together.

At this moment, Su Li and Xia Ke also noticed the situation outside.

"Director Ye is back!" Xia Ke said.

"En!" Su Li nodded, then said, "Let's go down. We've joined the Detective Bureau, so we should at least make ourselves known to the boss, right?"

"Oh!"

Seeing Su Li say this, Xia Ke nodded, though she was a little reluctant in her heart.

The reason, perhaps, was that Ye Mohan was 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've joined the Detective Bureau?" Ye Mohan asked calmly.

"Yes, inspired by Secretary Wang, Xia Ke and I have decided to join the Detective Bureau!" Su Li said with a smile.

Secretary Wang: "..."

"Oh?" Ye Mohan looked at Su Li, seemingly a little surprised.

Xia Ke leaned closer to Su Li nervously.

Even though Ye Mohan wasn't looking at her, she still felt a bit nervous.

After watching for a while, Ye Mohan nodded and said, "Good!"

"Xiao Wang—" Ye Mohan turned her head.

"Yes!"

"You continue to train them. I'm heading up!" Ye Mohan finished speaking and strode directly up to the second floor.

"Yes!"

Secretary Wang agreed and stood in place, watching Ye Mohan leave. Only when Ye Mohan had completely disappeared from her sight did she relax.

[Syco-phan-t!]

Su Li silently gave Secretary Wang such an evaluation.

Of course, this sycophant referred to a subordinate flattering a superior, not a sycophant between men and women!

As Su Li was silently evaluating Secretary Wang, Secretary Wang was also looking at Su Li with some surprise.

"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, and you didn't flinch?"

"And then?"

"And then?" Secretary Wang smiled and said, "There's no 'and then.' You're completely fearless because you're ignorant. As for me, I know just how strong the Director is, and I absolutely wouldn't dare to meet her gaze!"

"Director Ye has a terrifying aura!" Xia Ke agreed with a nod. She had felt quite uncomfortable when Ye Mohan had been staring at her earlier.

"Heh, that's just your psychology," Su Li said speechlessly. Even though he was still not as strong as Ye Mohan, he was E-, and he was an E- who could advance to E-level tonight. Why was Xia Ke completely fine looking at him?

It was because he didn't have that so-called sense of danger on him at all. Even if he did, Xia Ke wouldn't be able to feel it.

Just like him, Xia Ke definitely couldn't feel the danger emanating from Ye Mohan.

Therefore, it was all psychological!

"Tsk tsk, Su Li, I hope one day you'll get to see the Director make a move herself."

"There will be a day for that!" Su Li said, then added, "Secretary Wang, what does Director Ye mean by having you train us?"

"That..."

Secretary Wang touched her head, saying speechlessly, "Don't new recruits have to undergo professional training for a period of time? That's also my responsibility!"

"You?"

"Yes, it's me. There's no helping it. The Detective Bureau is short-handed right now, so I have to do everything!" Secretary Wang said with a look of frustration.

"This isn't just a shortage of people, there's no one here at all!" Su Li stated the Detective Bureau's current situation without any pretense.

"It's fine, in a couple of days I'll hire two cleaning ladies and a receptionist, then we'll have people!" Secretary Wang said calmly.

"I was too busy the last few days, I didn't have time to do these things."

"Then our training isn't needed?" Xia Ke asked.

"You wish!" Secretary Wang said, then started walking upstairs.

As she walked, she continued, "You two wait for me here, I'll go get something!"

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