Early in the morning, Song Keren on the hospital bed opened her eyes.

The nurse pushed the door open and came in with a smile, saying, "You're awake! Your boyfriend is really good to you; he stayed by your side the whole night."

Song Keren's face flushed slightly. She glanced at Xiao Feng, who was lying next to her, but didn't explain anything to the nurse, instead she asked, "Can I get up and walk?"

"Intense exercise is definitely out of the question. You can move around a bit, but I still suggest you wait a couple of days before getting discharged," the nurse said.

"No, I have things to do. I need to be discharged today," Song Keren refused.

Ever since Xiao Feng said last night that he wanted to form a task force, Song Keren had felt that something big was about to happen, and that it would happen in these few days. She didn't want to miss any part of it.

Besides, for young people, twisting an ankle is really not a big injury.

"Alright then, I'll write you a prescription later. You can go to any hospital to change your bandages," the nurse nodded in agreement.

"Thank you!" Song Keren thanked her and watched the nurse step out.

Just as the door closed, the nurse popped her head back in, "Uh, let me remind you, even though there are only you two in the ward, it's still a public place, so don't do anything inappropriate."

After saying that, she winked at Song Keren, displaying a mischievous smile.

Song Keren couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. Is this a proper hospital?

Even so, her pretty face still blushed uncontrollably.

She lay back slowly, looking at Xiao Feng's side profile, and suddenly felt an unspeakable sense of peace. The morning sun outside the window shone on his profile, making him look incredibly attractive.

There was a moment when Song Keren even thought about wishing time would stop right there—it'd be nice just to look at him like this.

"If only you didn't keep making me angry..." Song Keren murmured softly. One hand slowly reached out, touching Xiao Feng's cheek, her lips curling up into a delightful arc.

She didn't notice that when she touched Xiao Feng's side profile, his fingers twitched imperceptibly.

Moments later, Xiao Feng opened his eyes, stretched lazily, and frowned, "What time is it?"

Song Keren quickly checked her phone, "Seven-thirty."

"Oh, can you manage to take a cab home by yourself?" Xiao Feng asked.

"I should be able to," Song Keren replied, a bit guilty. As she spoke, she cast a sneaky glance at Xiao Feng. Seeing nothing unusual in his expression, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll go handle your discharge paperwork first, and then head directly to the detective team. You can decide whether to take a cab home or go back to the bureau," Xiao Feng said and walked out of the ward.

Inside the ward, Song Keren was left dumbfounded. She suddenly thought of a question: How did Xiao Feng know she wanted to be discharged?

Could it be... Oh my god!

Song Keren covered her face with both hands, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into. She realized that Xiao Feng probably wasn't asleep at all just now!

Just thinking about how the fact that she secretly touched his face was known to him made Song Keren feel utterly embarrassed.

But soon another question emerged; since Xiao Feng knew what she was doing to him, why didn't he react?

Was he afraid of mutual embarrassment, or did he have other thoughts?

In an instant, all kinds of possibilities came rushing in, leaving Song Keren with an unprecedented headache, one more serious than the pain in her ankle.

...

At eight o'clock, Xiao Feng got off the taxi with the receipt and walked straight to the detective squad.

Just as he took two steps, the driver got out of the car and ran after him, "Hey buddy, wait a sec!"

Xiao Feng turned around, puzzled, "What's up?"

"Hehe!" The driver seemed a bit embarrassed, scratching his head, "Honestly, I've heard about you before, but I didn't expect to meet you today. If you need a car in the future, remember to look for me. Just a little token, hope you don't mind."

Saying that, he stuffed something into Xiao Feng's pocket.

Xiao Feng was shocked at the moment. What was up with this industry that people would just randomly put stuff in your pocket?

Having been tricked once before, Xiao Feng quickly took out what was in his pocket, only to find a pack of Yuxi cigarettes and a business card, not anything inappropriate as he had imagined.

"Alright, I'll be sure to call you if I need a ride in the future," Xiao Feng said with a smile.

The driver nodded repeatedly, "Thanks a lot, please do remember me."

Xiao Feng shook his head, chuckled, and thought it was funny how instead of having those big shots in Haijiang City know him, it was the taxi drivers who recognized him first.

Xiao Feng walked into the detective squad, where many people greeted him with smiles.

Xiao Feng didn't hesitate to return the smiles and greeted them politely, as if they were old acquaintances.

Of course, in reality, most of them were just familiar faces at most, and Xiao Feng hadn't really met them before.

Seeing Xiao Feng headed straight to Miao Yueqian's office, someone who didn't know the situation asked, "Who is that?"

"That's the detective I told you about last time. He only took one look at the scene and analyzed many things that required instruments to detect," replied someone who had earlier greeted Xiao Feng.

"Is he really that amazing?" someone questioned, "What is someone so skilled doing at our detective squad?"

At this moment, a shifty-looking person called everyone over, whispering, "Don't spread this, but it's very likely that our captain has taken a liking to him. During the drone explosion and the repair shop murder, I was there with them, and our captain looked at him differently."

After saying that, he added, "But that guy really has some skills. You didn't see it; at the repair shop, he reprimanded the forensic expert from Xinwen City like he was nothing, and Dai Ziqiang didn't dare to say a word on the side."

"That's incredible!"

"That old guy, Dai Zhiqiang, is usually quite cocky, it's rare for him to be humbled. I really regret not being on the scene."

For a while, the stories about Xiao Feng spread like legends, and the relationship between him and Miao Yueqian became the subject of more and more gossip.

If Xiao Feng knew what people were saying, he would definitely wonder why rumors followed him wherever he went.

"You're here!" Miao Yueqian stood up excitedly upon seeing Xiao Feng.

But before she could continue, Xiao Feng slapped the receipt onto the table, "Get this cab fare reimbursed first."

Miao Yueqian picked up the receipt, her eyebrows furrowing slightly. From the public security bureau to the detective squad, the cab fare shouldn't exceed thirty, but the receipt said a hundred.

However, Miao Yueqian didn't say anything, pulled out two hundred yuan bills, and said with a smile, "I'll cover the return trip as well."

"Captain Miao is so generous!" Xiao Feng accepted with a grin.

"Am I better than Song Keren?" Miao Yueqian asked eagerly, "Why don't you just come over here? I guarantee the treatment won't be worse than at Song Keren's side."

Xiao Feng laughed and shook his head, "Better not. If I told you what my benefits were over there, you definitely wouldn't dare to say that."

"Perhaps not!" Miao Yueqian smiled meaningfully, "Tell me about your benefits at Song Keren's."

Seeing that Miao Yueqian wasn't joking, Xiao Feng didn't hesitate and said directly, "Firstly, in terms of money, if you add it all up, it's about three hundred thousand a month."

This was clearly an exaggeration. Shi Jiaxin's fifty thousand tuition combined with Song Keren's one hundred fifty thousand only made two hundred thousand. Even if he earned some money from taking cabs, he still wouldn't make a hundred thousand.

However, Miao Yueqian wasn't intimidated, instead, she smiled and asked, "What else?"

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