Su Qian lived on a bustling commercial street, but it wasn't modern. It looked more like an old residential neighborhood from the nineties.
The drizzle shattered the neon lights into colorful puddles on the ground. A car drove down the silent street, breaking their reflections. Then a pair of combat boots splashed through the puddles, rounded a corner, and entered the poorly guarded residential complex.
Su Qian stood in her pajamas, yawning, one leg casually bent. Dark circles shadowed her eyes. "What do you want with me in the middle of the night?"
Xie De hadn't brought an umbrella. He wore his jacket's hood over his head, a strand or two of long hair slipping out through the opening. His hands were in his pockets, and the thin mist rising from the drizzle blurred his features.
"How about you get changed and come somewhere with me?" he said.
Su Qian shrugged and teased, "Where? Asking a girl to go out with a guy in the middle of the night is pretty dangerous."
"The police station. There should still be officers on duty."
"..."
Su Qian's expression stiffened before she burst out laughing. "Wait, seriously? You're asking me to go to the police station? What are you planning? I haven't broken any laws."
Xie De spoke to her naturally, as though discussing something perfectly ordinary. "We need Wei Yanchi's records to prescribe his medication. I just got a call. Arkham was attacked, and a lot of records went missing. We need to stop by the police station."
"Oh, that..."
Su Qian scratched her hair irritably. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"
Before Xie De could make up an excuse,
Su Qian stepped outside, her hair a disheveled mess. "I can't be bothered to change. Let's just go. Seriously, why do I still