Villa No. 3 on Dragon Lake Ring Island was still under lockdown, with police officers occasionally coming and going.
On the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, an elderly man wearing a sun hat arrived outside the villa. His brim was pulled low, obscuring his face, and the man accompanying him was none other than Zhou Changlin.
The police guarding the entrance did not stop them. The two walked straight inside.
They went all the way up to the third floor. Zhou Changlin, walking beside him, was full of questions. Why had the old chief come here?
But the moment they opened the study door, Zhou Changlin froze.
Two people were sitting inside. One was Li Xiao, while the other was someone who should never have been there: Shen Bing.
Hadn't this guy been kidnapped?
"You..."
"Director Zhou, I'm sorry! I've caused you all a lot of trouble," Shen Bing said with complete sincerity.
Zhou Changlin looked at the elderly man, who was watching Shen Bing, only to find no trace of surprise on his face. He was no fool. Naturally, he realized that he had probably been kept in the dark about something.
"Commander Gao, wh... what's going on?"
Commander Gao smiled helplessly. "Don't look at me. This was all Shen Bing's idea. To make the act more convincing, we had to put you through some trouble first."
Li Xiao gave Commander Gao a sympathetic look, but said nothing.
If anyone deserved sympathy, surely it was him. Little Doudou had knocked him unconscious with one swipe of a paw, and the worst part was that he had known absolutely nothing at the time.
Shen Bing smiled apologetically. "Director Zhou, this has kept the officers in your bureau from enjoying the Spring Festival. Once it's over,