Feng Ling had only said it casually, never expecting Ye Zheng to react.
At that moment, Xu Yiming and Cao Hongyi spotted the barbecue grill in the distance and called out, "Feng Ling! Are we having barbecue for lunch?"
Feng Ling turned and replied, "I didn't buy any ingredients. Let's find a restaurant instead—I'll treat!"
Cao Hongyi seemed more interested in outdoor barbecue. Smiling, he said, "If we don't have ingredients, we'll go buy some. Grilling our own meat is more satisfying than eating at a restaurant."
Xu Yiming chimed in as well, "There's such a huge lake here. We can catch a few fish and grill them too."
Feng Ling wanted to ask: With your fishing skills, can you even catch anything?
But seeing how excited they both were, she did not want to spoil the mood. "If I'd known you wanted barbecue, I would've bought the biggest grill available."
"This one's enough!" Cao Hongyi rubbed his hands together eagerly, asked Feng Ling for the Small Truck's keys, and left with Xu Yiming to buy ingredients.
After the two drove away, Feng Ling looked at Ye Zheng and asked curiously, "You know Bai Lu?"
"You could say she was my student." Ye Zheng replied calmly, "I was among the first batch of Inspectors to be trained. When the Supervision Bureau had just been established, it lacked not only Inspectors but also Instructors capable of training them. So for a time, I was transferred to the training camp and took part in training work. Both Bai Lu and Bai Shuang attended my tactical classes."
Feng Ling seemed to catch a faint, almost imperceptible trace of bragging in Ye Zheng's words.
Ye Zheng went on eloquently, "Bai Lu and Bai Shuang were extremely outstanding. Not only were their reactions quick, but