My Life with Narration-Chapter 225 - 224: Forgot Something

It was obvious that Su Qing had gotten into a feud with the never-before-seen man in the mask.

Soon, the surrounding police officers started following the tracker to find them. Of course, Lin Chengcai, Li Zijun, and Wang Xing couldn't help but feel a certain amusement when they saw the two of them.

"Pfft... Hahaha, Qingzi, did you fall into a ditch? Your appearance is quite unique. Is it the latest style?" Wang Xing laughed heartily.

Even Lin Chengcai and Li Zijun couldn't hold back their laughter.

At this moment, Su Qing and Du Qiang were covered in mud from head to toe, with muddy water hanging on their faces, looking quite disheveled.

The rain had started as a drizzle and had now turned into moderate rain, with streams of water accumulating on the ground.

Of course, the main reason was that the man was too familiar with the terrain and was finally caught in the wilderness on the outskirts.

In the wilderness, once it rains, it naturally turns into a muddy mess. The three of them staged a grand chase, rolling and crawling in the mud, so naturally, they weren't clean.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing gave a sideways glance at the grinning Du Qiang and said, "You should ask our expert here."

Du Qiang: ...

If only Du Qiang had been more cautious the first time, they wouldn't have ended up so embarrassed.

"Nice job!" Lin Chengcai said with a smile to Du Qiang. He wanted to pat him on the shoulder but couldn't bring himself to, so he just gave an awkward chuckle and then looked at him, saying, "Xiao Su, I've heard about it. It's all thanks to you. Indeed, bringing you on board was a wise decision."

Li Zijun, standing nearby, relaxed immediately upon seeing that he was unharmed. "Showing off, are we? Got yourself into trouble, didn't you!"

"Also, what made you suddenly think of coming over here? Spill the beans!"

Indeed, once everything was settled, Li Zijun asked the question that had been on his mind.

Su Qing's place was not close to here, so why would he rush over?

He already had an excuse ready: "Well, I knew the east suburb has been unsettled lately, and it just so happened that my company party ended late today. Plus, a female colleague of mine just happened to live around here, so I thought I'd drop her off. I didn't expect it to happen for real, what a coincidence. But thinking about it, it's quite scary. If I hadn't come, I dare not imagine the consequences!"

Walking the path of others so that they have nowhere to go, come on, I've already said it was a coincidence, are you still going to dig into it?

Hearing this, Li Zijun wiped the mineral water for him to wash his hands and face while laughing, "Alright, alright, Su the gentleman, escorting a female colleague home deserves recognition!"

Wang Xing, on the side, was not pleased, "Hey, what about me, am I just chopped liver? The two boldest men from Experimental High School are both here, alright!"

Seeing Su Qing not mentioning him, he took the initiative to make his presence known.

Everyone: ...

"So, can I ask, Mr. Boldest of Men, how is Lin Miaomiao?" Su Qing asked.

In response, Wang Xing pointed to the ambulance in the distance, "With me around, are you worried? The doctor said she's fine, just a little shocked!"

Su Qing nodded, glad that she was okay.

"By the way, Captain Lin, is this the guy you're looking for?"

Lin Chengcai replied with a smile on his face, "Hard to say, but according to your description, it very well could be. In any case, we'll know after interrogation, won't we?"

The man had long been taken into a police car by the other officers, and the rest were doing the finishing work.

"I think it's pretty close. This man's modus operandi is very similar to the recent ones, all using inhaled anesthetics to commit crimes. Here's the evidence," Li Zijun concluded, though everything awaited the interrogation results.

"So what should we do now?" Su Qing asked, spreading his hands, as he was covered in mud except for his hands and face.

"Let's head back to the station!"

"Alright, in that case, Old A doesn't need to go. I called him here; let him check on my colleague."

Li Zijun and Lin Chengcai exchanged a glance and then nodded.

Just like that, the group split into two teams. Wang Xing got on the ambulance to go to the hospital because there was a girl there who needed a familiar face, while the rest returned to the police station. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"You two, you better pay for my car wash, remember? 200!" On the car, Lin Chengcai said, gritting his teeth at the two muddy fools in the back seat.

"Captain Lin, come on, have some scope. We're heroes here, and you want to squeeze us for a mere 200 bucks?" Su Qing said.

"This is a new car, my personal car, not a patrol car. What do you say to that?" Lin Chengcai spat.

Hearing this, Su Qing gave a crooked smile, embodying the crooked-smile battle god: "No money!"

Du Qiang: "No life either!"

"Brother Qiang, do you have any money?"

"I don't, do you?"

"I don't either. Compared to the boss, my salary is peanuts!"

"Exactly, can you even call someone who asks their subordinates for car wash money a boss?"

"Despicable!"*2

Lin Chengcai: ...

The two little brats, riding high on the successful case, dared to needle him from the back seat, outrageous!

Li Zijun, sitting in the front passenger seat, covered his mouth with a hand to suppress his laughter. After all, it was his mentor, so he didn't dare to laugh too loudly and had to hold it in.

The case at this side had been cracked, and the usually calm police station became lively, especially the criminal investigation department. Many who had already left work were called back.

Interrogating prisoners and taking statements, while Su Qing and Du Qiang went to the bathroom to clean up.

Though they couldn't shower, at least they could wash the mud off their clothes, since it was summer anyway.

Then they wrote up a report of the incident together. As for how the interrogation of the captured person was progressing, that wasn't their concern.

Anyway, at half-past twelve, Li Zijun drove him back.

At the entrance of Qingshui Garden

"Captain Lin wants you to come over tomorrow!" Li Zijun said.

Su Qing didn't even have to think before refusing, "No can do, I have plans tomorrow, Su He's graduation celebration!"

"Oh yeah, almost forgot about that. Alright, I'll let Captain Lin know. I can't make it in the afternoon, but I'll come back later in the evening," Li Zijun remembered as well.

With that, Su Qing waved a hand, "That's it then, I'm heading home!"

As Li Zijun drove away, a narration played out in his mind.

[The east suburbs serial kidnapping and murder suspect Lian Yong has been successfully caught. He will confess his crimes under intense interrogation in two days!

You will be personally commended by the police leadership, bringing you one step closer to becoming a full-fledged officer.]

Su Qing: ???

That's it? That's all?

What about the rewards, the accolades, the bonus?

All you've got is a verbal commendation, how cheap can you get? Who needs your verbal praise?

Last time when I helped catch someone, there were certificates, bonuses. How come now that I'm with the police, not even a mention of money?

Evidently, Su's sense of civic duty wasn't very high, certainly not to that level yet.

To this day, he still didn't understand what kind of system the police used to reward societal contributors like them.

Perhaps it was because there wasn't any prize since the police hadn't officially announced a bounty.

This realization left Su Qing a bit disappointed.

Dragging his extraordinarily fatigued body home, he opened the door, and there was Shen Yi, sleepily rising from the couch, rubbing her eyes and saying:

"Why are you just getting back? I called your phone, but it was off. Wait, what's that smell?" Shen Yi began to say, only to be interrupted by a strange odor.

"Why do you smell so bad!"

Su Qing sniffed himself: "No way, I already washed up!"

"Hurry up and take a shower, go!"

Su Qing: ...

Pushed into the bathroom, he tossed his clothes into the washer, finally getting a proper bath.

Only after changing did he relay his earlier experiences to Shen Yi.

"You encountered a murderer? How's Lin Miaomiao, is she alright?" Hearing his tale, Shen Yi felt a pang of fear and urgently inquired.

"Since I was there, of course everything's fine, it was really lucky. Had I not received word at the police station that things were unsettled in the east suburb, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"Really, did you get hurt?"

"No!"

"That's good, then."

As they talked, Su Qing felt he'd forgotten something.

Hospital

"Qingzi, pick up the phone, pick it up fast, this woman won't let me leave!"

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