Swimming Pool Ghost Child

Huang Yaozu shook his head slightly, his brows always carrying a trace of helplessness.

"Lying takes skill too."

He exhaled a puff of smoke and let out a long breath. "Also, you can't just look at the surface of things."

Hearing that, Li Guoqiang grew even more irritated. This was the third time he had heard those words today, and it made him feel as though he was the only idiot.

"The surface, the surface—you all keep talking about the surface. What exactly is the surface?" He spread his hands and shouted at Huang Yaozu.

"If we don't take this case, how are our colleagues in the other divisions supposed to solve cases and catch criminals?"

"Don't you think our work is meaningful?"

Huang Yaozu countered, casually tossing his cigarette butt to the ground. He straightened up and walked toward the car outside the alley.

"Yeah!"

"Of course it's meaningful to an old fox like you!" Li Guoqiang shouted at Huang Yaozu's back.

"Whatever. Say whatever you want."

Huang Yaozu did not turn around. The two got into the car and drove toward the police station. Halfway there, he told Li Guoqiang to return to the station by himself while he went to a bar.

It was run by his ex-wife, whom he had been separated from for six years. Ever since he had taken this job, he had become a single man.

It had been his choice. After joining the Miscellaneous Affairs Division and learning the truth, he no longer dared to hope for a family or love.

Meanwhile, after finishing the report, Li Guoqiang was on his way back.

He walked silently, thinking about what Huang Yaozu had said regarding "The First Commandment," and about how everyone seemed determined to hide the matter.

He immediately punched the shutter