Lolis Should Be Paired With Sprite

"That damn brat thought I couldn't handle him!?" Liang Bo slammed his fist on the table, pacing for a moment before speaking again, "Little Zhao isn't heading to Zhaonan until the day after tomorrow, right?"

"Uh, Brother Zhao is supposed to report to the Zhaonan border the day after tomorrow. If I remember correctly, he's on the train today." Zhou Jiaxing scratched his head. "I just don't know what time. Are you saying..."

"Reporting the day after tomorrow but leaving today? Call him!"

"Got it!" Zhou Jiaxing immediately pulled out his mobile phone and dialed the police officer surnamed Zhao. The call was connected after a short while.

"Hello, Brother Zhao!"

"..."

After a brief exchange, Zhou Jiaxing turned to Liang Bo. "Captain Liang, Brother Zhao said he's on the train this afternoon and is about to head to the station."

"Damn it, they won't even pay for his plane ticket over there?" Liang Bo frowned. "Tell him to change his ticket to tomorrow and come over immediately. If there are no tickets, just get a refund, I'll find someone at the railway to get him on board!"

"Got it!" Zhou Jiaxing continued speaking into the mobile phone to the police officer surnamed Zhao, hung up after a few words.

"He's getting a taxi over here right away, Captain Liang."

"Good!"

Liang Bo finally sat down and drank some water. After a short while, he stood up and instructed Zhou Jiaxing, "Uh, go to the convenience store next door and buy some peanuts and dried fruit, and grab a case of canned beer. I'll go buy some cold dishes... We've worked together for so many years, and he's leaving now. No matter how busy we are, we have to have a symbolic drink."

"This office..."

"Don't worry about it!"

Zhou Jiaxing grinned. "Sure!"

"Oh, and bring some drinks. There are still a few female colleagues in the office, they're so fussy!"

"Okay!"

Zhou Jiaxing and Liang Bo walked out, one on each side.

Zhou Jiaxing, young, tall, and handsome, strode with purpose, exuding righteousness. Liang Bo, however, was middle-aged. Although sturdy, his spirit couldn't quite match that of a young man. After staying up for several nights, his steps were inevitably a bit unsteady. Yet, for some reason, he always seemed a bit slovenly.

By the time Cheng Yun and Heroine Yin finished their statements, the old computers in the police station had encountered some problems, causing a significant delay. Meanwhile, Zhou Jiaxing and Liang Bo had already returned with their purchases.

Not long after, a man of medium build, around thirty years old, also walked in.

"Captain Liang, Magou, Old Chen is here too."

"You're here?" Liang Bo glanced at him, pointed to the stool beside him, and said, "Sit down. Since you're not working here anymore, you don't have to call me Captain Liang."

Zhao Lin immediately noticed the bags of peanuts and dried fruit and the cans of beer on the table, falling silent for a moment.

Coming back to his senses, he said to Liang Bo and the others, "This is my fault. I saw how busy everyone has been lately, with no rest from morning to night, and I didn't want to bother you. I just thought... I'd just leave quietly!"

Zhou Jiaxing quickly waved his hand. "Don't say that."

Old Chen also nodded. "We've been working together for so many years, we all understand. No one blames you."

"Alright!" Liang Bo waved his hand. "We've indeed been busy these past couple of days and haven't had time for you. Magou was originally going to organize a farewell party or something, but it didn't happen. We called you here so hastily today, partly because we wanted to see you. Otherwise, after you go to Zhaonan, who knows when we'll meet again. And partly because we need your help with something..."

"What is it?" Zhao Lin asked, then paused and seemed to understand. "Did someone particularly troublesome show up?"

"It's about the case at Yida recently. It's dragged up a lot of things, and that idiot is still causing trouble inside." Liang Bo said, waving his hand. "Let's eat first. One can each, just to quench your thirst. No more drinking, no more talking!"

With that, he pulled the tab on his can first.

"Hiss!"

Zhao Lin remained silent, then pulled his tab. He looked around the office; most people were holding a can of beer. Those who couldn't drink due to their work or the women were holding Sprite.

"A toast to everyone!" Zhao Lin said, raising his can. "Thank you for the past few years."

The others also started to get lively.

"May you rise higher and higher!"

"Farewell!"

"Be safe over there!"

"Remember to go KTV together when you come back!"

Zhao Lin responded to each of them, a little somber.

The reason he wanted to leave quietly, besides the Criminal Police team being too busy these past few days, was also because he didn't want to face this scene. The Criminal Police team was completely different from a local police station; there wasn't as much social etiquette or complicated maneuvering. The duties of criminal police were much more direct and rougher, and also more strenuous and troublesome than those of ordinary police. Therefore, their relationships were actually more like comrades-in-arms.

Seeing this, Heroine Yin quietly whispered to Cheng Yun, "Oh, you've caught the farewell drinks for these officers!"

After finishing his can of beer and casually tossing some chicken and peanuts into his mouth, Zhao Lin picked up the extendable baton Liang Bo had placed on the table. "I'll go in and take care of things first, then come back to drink more!"

"Alright!" Liang Bo nodded. "With me here, don't worry, this matter won't follow you to Zhaonan!"

"I'm going to Zhaonan for anti-drug operations, I'm not afraid of these things!"

"Magou will show you the way."

"Sure!"

Cheng Yun and Heroine Yin finished their statements and were about to leave when Old Chen walked over. He insisted on handing Cheng Yun a can of beer and a can of Sprite, patting him on the shoulder and saying, "Thank you for what you did that night."

"It's what I should do," Cheng Yun said, adding, "What exactly did that guy do?"

"Smuggling and selling Arabian tea, and raping and murdering a Yida student," Old Chen said nonchalantly. "If it weren't for the rules, I'd love to go in and beat that bastard up!"

"A Yida student?" Cheng Yun blinked in surprise.

"You've heard of her?" Old Chen asked, then muttered to himself, "Well, I guess you're from around here."

"So he was the one!" Cheng Yun suddenly understood.

"Mm," Old Chen nodded and said, "That college student met him outside. They were probably in a relationship similar to boyfriend and girlfriend. Later, somehow she got pregnant. The student was foolish enough to insist on marrying him, but he refused, and they had a conflict. The student threatened to expose his Arabian tea smuggling, which probably triggered his rage. Before he strangled the girl, he also had sex with her, and finally made it look like a suicide by hanging. Hmph, he probably thought we were all incompetent."

"……" Cheng Yun didn't know what to say.

Walking out of the police station with the heroine, Cheng Yun still held the two cans in his hand. He looked up at the bright sun outside and asked the heroine, "Which one do you want to drink?"

"This one!" The heroine took the beer. "I saw those guys drinking this!"

"Alright."

"Okay, when we get back to the hotel, you need to start practicing your punches." The heroine opened the can, tilted her head back and took a big, domineering gulp, then paused and actually spat it out with a pfft!

"What the hell is this stuff!?"

The defense is tomorrow, and today they're saying the thesis format needs to be revised again. The leaders must have water in their heads!