Night Spirit City, Sixth Mental Hospital.
The smell of hot pot filled the office.
Meng Chengfei and Zheng Chengdong had just finished their hot pot. The pot of broth still sat on the desk as the two leaned back comfortably in their chairs.
"You got divorced?"
Meng Chengfei took a sip of tea and looked helplessly at his old partner, who looked haggard and had several scratches on his face.
Old Zheng sipped his liquor and smacked his lips. "In our line of work, what choice do we have? I'm always going on missions behind her back. You know that woman's temper. Once she gets going, my head starts hurting."
"I can't be home all the time, either. What if I die someday? She'd be cursing at my grave every day. Forget it. We're divorced, and that's that. She's still young, anyway. Plenty of men want her. As long as she treats my daughter well, that's enough."
"From now on..."
"Don't even think about coming to my place to mooch meals," Meng Chengfei refused outright.
Old Zheng chuckled awkwardly.
Suddenly, someone pushed open the office door.
Li Yunyao ran straight in. "Captain, Xu Ye's in trouble! He just sent an emergency distress signal. His phone won't connect, and we can't locate him, but there was an explosion at the Grand Bell Tower in the Slum East District just now."
Meng Chengfei paused. "Understood. Go back outside. I'll handle the arrangements."
Li Yunyao nodded.
She asked no further questions and wasted no words. Clearly, she trusted her captain to handle it.
"What's going on?" Old Zheng sprang to his feet.
Meng Chengfei pressed a hand over his left eye and said gravely, "The badge signal's been blocked. Someone probably set a trap for him. This is no simple matter. I'll have