The rat he was tracking stopped moving.
There was no telling whether it had stopped to rest because it was tired.
Or whether it had already reached home.
But Gu Qing was in no hurry.
He picked a random seat in the stands and sat down.
He would simply wait for the rat underground to move.
When the rat moved, he would move.
When the rat stayed still, he would stay still.
It was all about keeping it company.
Xia Shuran did the same, considerately sitting down beside Gu Qing to wait with him for the rat to move.
While they waited.
Xia Shuran gazed at the familiar sports field before her and couldn't help missing the days when they used to practice martial arts.
Back then, she had practiced martial arts with Gu Qing on the field almost every afternoon.
When she got tired, she would have Gu Qing massage her.
Those days had been full of enjoyment.
At that thought.
Xia Shuran turned to Gu Qing and asked:
"Since we're just sitting here with nothing to do, why don't we go down and practice Ancient Martial Arts together?"
"No, let's stay focused on the investigation."
Gu Qing said mildly, "Otherwise, we might get too absorbed in practicing and accidentally forget about that rat."
Xia Shuran was a little disappointed. "That's true."
While the two were chatting.
On the football pitch ahead.
Several members of the university football team were doing intensive drills to practice their tactical coordination.
A girl in jeans stood to the side, cheering on one of the players, a young man with a ponytail.
Her voice was affectedly sweet, and she kept calling out, "Brother Yu, you're amazing!" It made people frown just listening to her.
Gu Qing glanced at the people on the pitch