"We already called the police, but there are still no leads." Qin Mu's mood grew heavy as he spoke. The other party had tampered with his car without alerting him at all, then cleanly erased every trace afterward. Both their methods and their influence made Qin Mu deeply wary.
"But don't worry. I'll protect you properly." Qin Mu looked at Cheng Lang and said seriously, "You saved my life. I won't let anyone hurt you."
Cheng Lang did not care. "You should worry about yourself."
Qin Mu asked, "Does this count as you caring about me?"
"Of course." Cheng Lang spoke as though it were only natural. "At least until I've had enough sleep with you, I don't want anything happening to you."
Qin Mu fell silent for a moment, then asked in a subtle tone, "Are you showing me your true nature now?"
Cheng Lang raised an eyebrow. "A little disappointed?" A man as nasty and cold as him probably was not very likable.
"No." Qin Mu leaned back in the passenger seat, sounding pleased. "I'm a little happy."
The man who grinned and joked with the whole world had let down his guard in front of him.
"I'm a very special presence to you," Qin Mu declared with absolute certainty.
Cheng Lang said nothing. The roads outside the city were difficult to navigate on a deep winter night. He needed to focus fully on driving.
Two hours later, Cheng Lang and Qin Mu arrived at the police station responsible for the processing plant's district. Luo Pu and Shen Huaiyu had already arrived. The construction crew and the captured thieves were inside giving statements. To Cheng Lang's surprise, the factory owner and his wife were there too.
"Uncle Jin, Auntie, why are you here too?" Cheng Lang faintly sensed