After refusing to meet anyone, Liu Yanbo stayed in the office for a while to help clean up the dishes, smoked a cigarette then got up to leave.
After waving goodbye to Ji Ruyan, who had accompanied him to the staircase, Liu Yanbo slowly left the bustling Tianshui bar.
Numerous stars shined in the night sky, illuminating the way home.
The food tonight suited his taste very much, which made him inevitably drink a few more glasses than usual because he was happy. Although he wasn’t at all drunk, he was still full of alcohol.
As a veteran driver, he knew better than anyone not to violate the rule of Drinking and Driving.
Abandoning his old Chery which the thieves probably wouldn't even glance at anyways, Liu Yanbo slowly walked down the street. It was much quieter than the bar.
Liu Yanbo had a headache.
He thought that after eliminating the potential threat to him and his the people he cared, he would finally have a few days of peace and quiet. But he never expected to get extra trouble in return.
More and more people were looking into him, and whether they were malicious or not, all of them would cause him inconvenience one way or another.
Was there a quick fix to this?
Liu Yanbo helplessly shook his head, wiping out the unrealistic and cruel thoughts that had arisen in his mind.
What should he do now?
Before he had time to think about it, a Passat that had just pulled up to the side of the road suddenly turned on its headlights and honked its horn twice.
The lights were very bright, so bright that it was hard for Liu Yanbo to keep his eyes open. He shaded his eyes with his hand, and looked through his fingers toward the driver's seat, where the window was being lowered.
"What are you still standing there for" Pan Yuyi stuck her head out of the car and waved at Liu Yanbo, shouting: "Get in the car now!"
This woman really is like a lingering ghost!
Although reluctant, Liu Yanbo obediently got into the car and said with dissatisfaction, "Captain Pan, you're not following me, are you?"
"Do I look like such a boring person to you?" Pan Yu Yi rolled her eyes and casually turned off the car lights.
Pan Yuyi was dressed casually tonight, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t stylish.
She wore a pair of short jeans, a black crop top and an oversized white blouse on top, which emphasized her good figure.
With a fit body, perfect curves, and beautiful facial features, she was a hottie!
Liu Yanbo couldn't help but take a few more glances, before calmly saying, "Yes, you do."
"Don’t let your eyes wander." Pan Yuyi raised her fist and glared, "I'm not in a good mood tonight, if you annoy me, I'll beat you up."
Dang it.
Liu Yanbo lowered his neck and quickly pushed open the car door that hadn't been locked yet.
Pan Yuyi reached out and grabbed Liu Yanbo, who had already had one foot outside of the car. She squinted her eyes and asked, "Where are you going?"
Liu Yanbo turned to look at her, and sullenly complained, "Big sister, since I can't afford to provoke you, can’t I just avoid you?"
"Why don’t you try and see what happens?" Pan Yuyi let go of her grip, her expression impatient. "Sit down and close the door. I have something to ask you."
Captain Pan was already on fire, so who would want to disobey her?
Liu Yanbo didn’t dare.
As soon as the doors and the windows were closed, the car was immediately filled with an unpleasant stench. Pan Yuyi fanned the air in front of her nose with her hand and lowered the car window again: "How much did you drink? Did you finish an entire wine tank by yourself?"
Liu Yanbo didn't bother paying attention to Pan Yuyi's futile complaint and straightforwardly asked, "Captain Pan, if you have something to ask me, then ask. After that, let me go home to sleep, okay?"
“Hmph” Pan Yuyi paused for a moment to compose her thoughts, then began to interrogate, "What are you doing here?"
"Can’t you figure it out from the smell? What else can I do in a bar other than drink?" Liu Yanbo lowered his head and looked at Pan Yuyi like she was an idiot.
After meeting her quite a few times, Liu Yanbo had some understanding of Pan Yuyi’s work style.
Everyone knew that the police not only needed solid evidence to arrest a suspect but also needed to know how to use proper coercion to make the suspect or witness talk during an interrogation.
But this police officer with a strong sense of justice was truly a novice at interrogation. The only interrogation method she knew was intimidation.
In the beginning, some people had tried to correct her methods. But she was too confident in her own methods and not only was unwilling to change, but also got annoyed by anyone who tried.
Over time, she became more and more amature at it.
It was too dark inside the car for Pan Yuyi to have seen Liu Yanbo's expression, that would probably have made her go berserk. But she heard the slightly provocative words clearly.
She could’ve just tolerated it, but she wasn’t known as the violent police officer with a strong sense of justice for nothing.
‘Pa!’ Pan Yuyi smacked Liu Yanbo on the arm, the sound was deafening. She threatened, "If you dare disrespect me again, the next one will be on your face."
Then she said again: "Tell me already! What are you doing here? And who did you have drinks with?"
"I really just came to eat and drink." Liu Yanbo felt wronged, and rubbed his arm, pretending it hurt.
Pan Yuyi ignored Liu Yanbo's actions and asked again, "Who did you eat and drink with?"
Liu Yanbo thought for a while before honestly saying, "Ji Ruyan."
This answer wasn’t surprising to Pan Yuyi, she had already guessed it.
According to Liu Yanbo’s data of the past three years, he was someone who rarely went to places like bars and clubs.
However, recently, he had frequently appeared at the Tianshui Bar, initially to look after his sister Lin Xue, which was understandable.
But from what Pan Yuyi knew, Lin Xue had resigned.
Jiu Ye had died last night. At this critical moment, Liu Yanbo came to Tianshui Bar to eat and drink with someone. Who else could it be other than Ji Ruyan?
After all, the night Liu Yanbo was brought to the police station for violently beating up Xue Long, Ji Ruyan was there trying to bail him out. And more, she even sent some of her men to Pan Yuyi to take the blame.
To say that there wasn't even a bit of shady business between the two, Pan Yuyi couldn't believe it.
The answer wasn’t surprising, but Pan Yuyi still frowned, "Don’t you think you’re already suspicious enough? Or do you think that the people who suspect you are very few? Do you have any idea how many secret agents wearing normal clothes were in the Tianshui bar tonight?"
Because Jiu Ye had never married, when he died, the many things he had control over became ownerless. Which made these properties become all big, tempting “pieces of cake” that many people wanted to take for themselves.
Anyone who used to be jealous of Jiu Ye was a suspect.
As Jiu Ye's biggest rival in recent years, Ji Ruyan was certainly one of them.
She was the number one investigation target of the police, that would keep an eye on her every move until there was solid evidence.
Liu Yanbo, having met with her at this time, undoubtedly put himself in the police's attention much sooner.
It wouldn’t be surprising if the police summoned him tomorrow.
Pan Yuyi tightened her eyebrows and asked again, "What did you all talk about?"
Liu Yanbo also realized that he might have made a bad move, but he still didn't believe that the police would be able to charge him with anything without any evidence. He playfully said: "She said that she thinks I'm handsome and that she wants to be my mistress."
Facts were facts.
But wasn’t it too much to say it like that, so shamelessly? And even with a yawning look on his face.
Pan Yuyi suppressed the urge to punch him and snorted: "Have you ever seen yourself in the mirror? Do you have any idea what you look like?"
Liu Yanbo was furious.
This world was just too frustrating. Even though he was telling the truth, no one would believe him.
Besides, what someone looks like wasn’t something they could decide on.
Although I'm not handsome, I'm not ugly either!
It's outrageous for you, as a good cop with a righteous image, to keep attacking people personally and destroying them mentally!
"Fine, believe it or not." Liu Yanbo didn't bother to say more to this cruel woman.
"Should I give you a mirror someday?" Pan Yuyi showed no regret and proceeded to continue stomping on Liu Yanbo's self-esteem. "Or should I buy you a plane ticket to Korea? Who knows, maybe they’ll be able to fix it."
"Captain Pan, I can’t talk with you anymore. Whatever you wanted to question me before, just forget it!" Liu Yanbo no longer hesitated and resolutely opened the door to get off.
"Do you think I came just to investigate?" This time Pan Yuyi didn't block Liu Yanbo’s path but followed him out of the car. "Do you think I needed to investigate Ji Ruyan through you? If I wanted to bother her, I could’ve just arrested her and put her on trial."
This woman was as brainless as ever.
Liu Yanbo smiled teasingly, "Do you have any evidence?"
"No." Pan Yu Yi said disapprovingly: "Do you think I need evidence to question her? As long as I suspect her, I have the right to hold her for twenty-four hours.”
You cow!
You're the most unreasonable policewoman in the world.
Liu Yanbo shook his head repeatedly, gave up the discussion, turned around, and left.
"Why are you going?" Pan Yuyi called out to Liu Yanbo. "Did I say you could go?"
"What do you want from me, elder sister?" Liu Yanbo turned back and asked.
Pan Yuyi walked up to Liu Diabo and raised her eyebrows: "I said I was in a bad mood, remember? Let's go, come drink with me!"
Having said that, she walked straight towards Tianshui Bar. After taking just a few steps, she noticed Liu Yanbo standing motionless and said: "Why are you still standing there like a log? Hurry up and keep up!"
"I'm not going with you." Liu Yanbo shook his head like a rattle instead of advancing.
"Really?" Pan Yu Yi walked back and said with an evil grin, "If you don't go, I'll call your wife right now and tell her that you were out flirting with women behind her back. I’ll say that I caught you on the spot, and I’ll tell her exactly where you are so that she can come to pick you up."
This woman-! Liu Yanbo felt goosebumps.
This woman was a predator...
He has already shown that being threatened by his wife was his weakness and yet he keeps letting her use it
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