Lu Ao nodded. "No problem."
"Alright. I'll have someone take you to the guesthouse next door to rest. Get up early tomorrow, and we'll try to find that computer as soon as possible."
"Okay."
Old Zhang stood, walked to the corridor, and shouted toward the offices inside, "Little Du!"
"Yeah—" A young male voice answered as a tall, skinny man hurried out from inside. "Captain, what is it?"
"Lu Ao is here. Take him to the guesthouse next door to rest. You can get off work and go home to rest afterward too."
"Sure." Little Du poked his head out into the corridor and called to Lu Ao, "Wait a second. I'm going to grab some things."
After saying that, Little Du rushed back into the office without waiting for a response. A moment later, he came out carrying a large lunchbox in his left hand and a phone in his right.
He walked up to Lu Ao. "Let's go. I'll take you to rest."
Lu Ao nodded to Old Zhang and Old Xu, then followed Little Du out.
Outside the Public Security Bureau's lobby was an open-air parking lot packed with cars.
Little Du pressed his key, quickly found his car, and called to Lu Ao, "Get in. I'll take you to the guesthouse."
Lu Ao shoved his suitcase into the trunk, then opened the front passenger door and got in.
As Little Du drove out of the garage, he kept his eyes on the road and asked, "You brought your ID, right?"
"I did."
"Alright, then."
Lu Ao could tell that Little Du was not particularly enthusiastic, so he could not be bothered to say anything else.
While driving, Little Du secretly glanced at Lu Ao's face and muttered to himself, *I'd believe it if someone said he