Apple had been feeling down these past two days.
Ever since she had gone to UV Bar to see Handsome Sheng that day, everything around her seemed to have changed.
Some people at the Police station who had once been quite friendly toward her had gradually begun distancing themselves. When they happened to meet, they only greeted her indifferently, or even pretended not to see her.
It was as though she had done something wrong.
But she had clearly solved two problems.
That only made her feel increasingly low over the past two days.
That evening, Apple had changed and was about to leave when her team leader, Chu Wah-biu, called out to her. "Apple!"
"Sir?" Apple stopped.
Chu Wah-biu walked over to her. "You didn't do anything wrong. You did very well!"
"Thank you, sir!" All the hurt Apple had been holding inside came flooding up.
"They've just misunderstood a few things, but misunderstandings always get cleared up. Don't overthink it. Go home and get a good night's sleep." Chu Wah-biu had seen everything that had happened over the past few days.
But there were many things he simply couldn't explain.
Was he supposed to go around telling everyone, "When Apple went to see Handsome Sheng that day, she only stayed at the bar all night. Handsome Sheng actually left at midnight"?
Apple had just walked out of the Police station when she saw a car pull up and two men in suits step out.
"Miss Apple, our boss would like you to come over for a chat!"
They hadn't said who their boss was, but one look at their clothes and bearing, followed by the word "chat," was enough to make Apple's anger flare.
Her team leader's reassurance had just lifted her spirits a little, but now she