"Hello, is this Liu Yutong's home?"

"Yes, may I ask who you are..."

Madam Liu opened the door and saw two men in jackets standing at the entrance.

"We're from the Hai City Bureau." One of them showed his badge and asked softly, "Is Liu Tongxue home?"

Madam Liu was taken aback and instinctively asked, "What's happened to my Yutong?"

"Don't worry, ma'am. We're just here to ask Liu Tongxue a few questions." The young man on the left nodded and smiled, "It's related to her classmate."

"Oh, oh, she's home!" Madam Liu quickly let the two men in and hurriedly pushed open Liu Yutong's bedroom door.

The two men exchanged glances and followed together.

"What's going on?"

Liu Yutong was playing on her computer. Hearing the door open, she turned around to see her mother in front and two men following behind.

"These two are police officers from the city bureau. They said they want to ask you some questions about a classmate."

Madam Liu couldn't believe her daughter would commit a crime of her own accord, but she worried her daughter might be inadvertently involved, so she anxiously said, "You must answer properly!"

"Police? Classmate?" Liu Yutong was confused, "Who? What do they want from me?"

Liu Yutong's expression was natural and unperturbed. The two men exchanged a look, and the man on the left smiled and said, "It's about Duan Haoran."

"Duan Haoran, what's up with him?" Liu Yutong frowned, "I've already broken up with him!"

Madam Liu had heard Liu Yutong complain before, "Is that the boy who kept pestering you even after the breakup? What's happened to him?"

"How would I know." Liu Yutong shook her head, unconcerned, "But he hasn't come to bother me in the last few days."

As Liu Yutong spoke, she followed her mother to the living room. They each sat down, and Madam Liu ignored the two men's refusals, insisting on pouring them tea before sitting beside Liu Yutong, looking worriedly at her daughter.

"Duan Haoran is missing." The man on the left spoke first, "He's been missing for five days."

"According to our investigation, he was continuously pestering you before the incident." The man on the right said.

Liu Yutong frowned and nodded, "He is my ex-boyfriend, but we've broken up. He did pester me for a while afterward."

"So, may I ask, have you seen him in these past few days?" The man on the left squinted his eyes and asked seriously.

"I haven't seen him; it's been over a week since I last saw him." Liu Yutong shook her head and said.

"A week?" The man on the right nodded, "Then, can you tell us when you saw him last and what happened?"

"The last time I saw him was about a week ago, maybe last Thursday?" Liu Yutong recalled, "He kept pestering me at the time, and was emotionally agitated; I was scared and told a police friend of mine. She came to help teach Duan Haoran a lesson, warning him not to pester me anymore, and Duan Haoran got scared. He apologized to me before leaving and hasn't appeared in front of me since."

"Police friend?" The man's eyes flashed with curiosity, "What's her name, where does she work?"

"Her name is Lin Wan, she's with Interpol!" Liu Yutong said proudly.

"Female? Interpol?" The man on the left was taken aback.

"Sister Wan?" The man on the right was also surprised and spoke up.

"Brother Liu?" The man on the left turned to look at the team leader.

If Lu Zheng and Lin Wan were present, they would surely recognize the man on the right as Liu Leng, who used to be the little brother beside Lin Wan.

Liu Leng nodded to the man on the left, didn't answer, but asked Liu Yutong, "Can you tell us about the situation then, and also how you know Sister...Officer Lin Wan?"

Liu Yutong then explained the situation that day and how she came to know Lin Wan.

"Understood, thank you for your cooperation." Liu Leng, having understood the situation, said to Liu Yutong.

"You're welcome." Liu Yutong waved her hand, curiously asking, "Duan Haoran really went missing?"

"Yes, he's been missing for four days. He didn't return home from the night five days ago. Because he was staying at school, his family didn't realize immediately. It wasn't until his phone couldn't be reached the day before yesterday, that they reported him missing yesterday. Our visits revealed that he had been missing since five days ago." Liu Leng said, which wasn't a secret.

Though Liu Yutong didn't continue speaking, Liu Leng could see the relief in her heart; it seemed unrelated to her.

...

Liu Leng and his apprentice Wang WenDa exited.

"Brother Liu, you know Lin Wan?" Wang WenDa asked.

"Call her Sister Wan." Liu Leng cast a glance at Wang WenDa.

"You know Sister Wan?" Wang WenDa immediately corrected himself.

Liu Leng nodded, "Sister Wan is a veteran at the bureau, a friend of Deputy Huang, highly skilled, transferred to Interpol a few years ago, broke several international cases, a figure who can move horizontally in gunfire." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"So formidable?" Wang WenDa exclaimed.

"This matter probably has nothing to do with Sister Wan." Liu Leng nodded, "But according to procedure, I still have to meet and ask her some questions. Wait, I'll call Sister Wan."

Liu Leng took out his phone, dialed out, and his usually serious expression instantly softened, "Hey, Sister Wan...right, there's a case I need to discuss with you. Are you...watching the Zodiac touring exhibition...okay, after lunch, right...okay...at the cafe by the city bureau entrance, no problem..."

...

Meanwhile, at the exhibition arena, Lin Wan hung up the phone, shook her head, and felt no waves in her heart.

Lu Zheng turned around, "Is it that Liu Yutong ex-boyfriend's case?"

He didn't even remember Duan Haoran's name.

Lin Wan nodded, "Since Duan Haoran and Liu Yutong used to be in a relationship, and I helped her once, they want to routinely question me."

"Do you know the officer in charge of this?" Shen Ying curiously asked.

"Liu Leng, a fellow from when I was in the Major Crimes Team Three." Lin Wan smiled, recalling the old days.

"I'll accompany you in the afternoon." Lu Zheng said.

"Sure!" Lin Wan didn't refuse.

So, after spending the morning at the touring exhibition and having lunch outside, Lu Zheng first sent Si Lingxi and the other women back to Tonglin County, then went along with Lin Wan to the vicinity of the Hai City Bureau.

"I haven't returned in a long time; it feels quite nostalgic." Lin Wan got out of the car and saw Liu Leng and another plainclothes officer waiting for her not far away.

"Sister Wan! Lu Zheng!"

"Lengzi!" Lin Wan greeted Liu Leng.

"This is a newcomer, my apprentice, Wang WenDa." Liu Leng introduced, then led everyone into the cafe behind them.