"Ye Chen, get in the car quickly!" Qin Lan pulled over, her tone full of excitement, as if seeing Ye Chen made her extremely happy.

Ye Chen smiled, then got into the SUV, sitting in the passenger seat.

"Is this your car?" Ye Chen asked. This car didn't look like a government-issued vehicle because it was too luxurious!

Qin Lan's car, although not as expensive as Su Binglan's treasured Tiger God SUV, was still quite valuable!

"I just arrived in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and an uncle of mine, seeing that it was inconvenient for me to commute, gave me this car!" Qin Lan said.

"A luxury car worth over a million, given away just like that, it seems that your uncle is not an ordinary person!" Ye Chen thought to himself, suspecting that Qin Lan might come from a family of privilege. "You seemed to know a lot about me when you called, may I ask who exactly are you, Miss Qin?"

"I am neither a deity nor a saint, don't speculate wildly, you can't guess my identity!" Qin Lan said with a smile, clearly not willing to talk too much about herself.

"Oh!" Ye Chen nodded thoughtfully.

The details of Ye Chen's identity were highly confidential, and there were very few people with the authority to access his information, all of whom were military bigwigs. It would be difficult for outsiders to infiltrate and obtain this data!

Only someone of Chu Yanran's caliber would possibly have the means to uncover his background, but Chu Yanran was a business empress, a legend; her information couldn't be so conveniently duplicated.

"You won't blame me for prying into your affairs without your permission, will you?" Qin Lan stuck out her tongue, looking both playful and adorable. "Sorry, I was just too curious, but after reading those files, I got even more curious about you!"

"What's there to be curious about? I'm just such a person!" Ye Chen said with a smile.

"The crown of the military, the Huabei King!" Qin Lan blinked, her beautiful eyes sparkling. "How did you manage it? Someone named King among Martial Arts Masters, they have to be the pinnacle of the craft. Logically, even if you had started training in the womb, it still couldn't be possible for you to be so powerful!"

Qin Lan's face was extremely beautiful; even though Ye Chen had been around plenty of beauties in the entertainment circle, he still found Qin Lan attractive.

Especially since Qin Lan wasn't in her police uniform today, but rather in casual attire.

Jeans, a white shirt, canvas shoes—it was all very ordinary clothing, but on Qin Lan, it took on a distinctive charm, unusually alluring!

"It seems you know quite a lot. As for the cultivation, that's a matter of talent, which I can't explain to you!" Ye Chen waved his hand, trying to remain indifferent. "Now that you know so much about me, can you tell me about the Giant Crocodile?"

"You're not going to be that disappointing, are you? A great beauty like me asks you out, and all you can think about is catching bad guys?!" Qin Lan exclaimed, seeming surprised that Ye Chen wasn't interested in her, even though she was also quite an attractive woman!

"I am now a married man; don't get any other ideas about me!" Ye Chen stated plainly, indicating that he was already dedicated to another woman.

"Hahaha, such a narcissist!" Qin Lan laughed behind her hand, her beauty shining through. "Who said I had any other thoughts about you? I was just a bit curious, that's all!"

Qin Lan's words were light, but her heart felt a bit of disappointment. He had mentioned he was a married man; was he deliberately keeping his distance from her?

"That's good!" Ye Chen also smiled. "Can we talk business now?"

"No!" Qin Lan still refused.

"Don't be petty; the Giant Crocodile is very dangerous. He is a peerless master; if he causes chaos, there are very few in Huaxia who can stop him!" Ye Chen said seriously, his voice full of gravity.

"He is a peerless master, yet you made him flee for his life—aren't you even more formidable?" Qin Lan's eyes sparkled.

"It seems that the power behind you is immense, allowing you to know so much!" Ye Chen looked at Qin Lan intently, realizing that this woman's identity was no trivial matter.

"Stop that, don't look at me like that, I'll get shy!" Qin Lan teased, showing a different side of herself from the stern policewoman, now like a bright little demoness.

"The Giant Crocodile is very dangerous; if he sets his mind on spreading disaster, countless people will suffer!" Ye Chen said gravely. "Tell me, where is he?"

The Giant Crocodile was like a thorn in his throat, and until Ye Chen could remove it, he would not have peace of mind!

"But I really don't want to talk about him right now!" Qin Lan said, appearing distressed. Was there really nothing else they could talk about besides the Giant Crocodile?

Qin Lan didn't want to say because she knew that once she told Ye Chen where the Giant Crocodile was, this guy would definitely leave her behind and go after him immediately!

"You are a police officer; protecting the citizens of Huaxia is your duty!" Ye Chen cited a noble cause.

"Even though I am a police officer, I learned about the Giant Crocodile through private connections, and my superiors haven't tasked me with handling it, so I have the right to refuse cooperation!" Qin Lan was not swayed by that appeal.

"Stop joking; it's really dangerous!" Ye Chen insisted.

The Giant Crocodile was now severely weakened by Ye Chen's actions, and to go after him now would be as simple as visiting the restroom. However, if they allowed the Giant Crocodile to recover, the outcome of their confrontation would be uncertain.

"But I really don't want to say!" Qin Lan shook her head.

"Terms!" Ye Chen uttered two words, thinking that Qin Lan's behavior meant she wanted something in return.

"Can we really do this?" Qin Lan was somewhat surprised; she hadn't even spoken yet, and Ye Chen had already brought it up.

"As long as it's not too excessive, I'll try to accommodate you, since the information about the Giant Crocodile is very useful to me!" Ye Chen said.

"Okay then, I want you to teach me how to practice!" Qin Lan demanded directly.

"Practicing martial arts?" Ye Chen asked in surprise. "Your skills are already considered top-notch by ordinary people!"

Qin Lan had collaborated with Ye Chen in the bank robbery incident in Longcheng, and this delicate beauty was actually recognized as a master!

"No, I must improve. I want to become a master who can fight ten, even a hundred people!" Qin Lan declared ambitiously.

"What!" Ye Chen was stunned.

Qin Lan, the outwardly pure and charming beauty, had such a fierce side to her inside!

However, Ye Chen still did not expect Qin Lan's condition to be so simple and straightforward, and even a bit odd!

With her noble background, one that even surpassed that of the average wealthy family, why would such a favored lady want to practice martial arts? What kind of master couldn't she have?

Even if she wished to become a disciple of a Martial Arts Grandmaster, that might not be impossible, so why did she want to learn martial arts from him?

"Your background must be incredibly extraordinary. Finding a formidable master to train in martial arts should be as easy as eating and drinking tea for you, so why insist on me teaching you?" Ye Chen asked.

"What? I'm offering you the benefit of guiding me in martial arts practice and you're refusing?" Qin Lan seemed slightly flustered. "Naturally, there are many people who want to take me as their disciple, but they're all old folks. I have a generational gap with them, so of course I don't want to learn martial arts from them!"

"Alright then, I'll agree to teach you some martial arts, but I can only provide you with casual instruction!" Ye Chen said.

"Mhm, as long as you can help me break through to the level of a martial arts master, that's enough!" Qin Lan said with a smile bright as a flower. "Also, I don't want to suffer too much while practicing. Heaven blessed me with such a good appearance and body, and I need to take good care of it!"

"You must teach me the most powerful techniques, like those where you meditate for a night and rise several levels!" Qin Lan swung her little fist.

Qin Lan's words nearly made Ye Chen spit out a mouthful of old blood. Is there even such a cultivation technique in the world?

If there were, Ye Chen himself would have ascended to the heavens long ago and would not still be entangled with mortals down here.

"Alright, when there's a chance I'll show you a few moves, but shouldn't we talk about something else now?" Ye Chen suggested.

"Fine, then you accompany me shopping now!" Qin Lan said.

"No!" Ye Chen said firmly. "One must be true to one's word. I agreed to your condition, so you have to keep your promise!"

"But about that giant crocodile, I only heard it through the grapevine. However, I do know who is aware of this matter, and I can take you to them!" Qin Lan said innocently.

"Accompany me on a shopping trip, carry the bags for me, and then I'll take you to the person who knows about the giant crocodile!" Qin Lan started the car and zoomed off.

"But, I don't have money!"

"I do!"

For some reason, Ye Chen felt like he had been tricked.

...

Ye Chen walked down the pedestrian street, hands carrying three to five shopping bags, all of which were Qin Lan's spoils from shopping.

One of his hands was firmly grasped by Qin Lan, as she lead him non-stop through various major stores. Miss Qin was in high shopping spirits today, having started at nine in the morning and continuing until now, three-thirty in the afternoon!

They skipped lunch. Since Miss Qin loved kebabs, Ye Chen had no choice but to settle for some too.

However, Ye Chen's appetite was quite astonishing. Under the awestruck gaze of Qin Lan and the kebab vendor, Ye Chen single-handedly finished all the vendor's kebabs—a total of one thousand and one skewers, helping the vendor set a new sales record!

Ultimately, the kebab vendor even gave them a 20% discount on the condition of taking a photo with Ye Chen for a keepsake.

"Qin Lan, don't keep stopping like this, just buy whatever you want to buy!" Ye Chen complained miserably.

"Women, they just like to look, not necessarily to buy!" Qin Lan retorted.

"..." Ye Chen was speechless; this was not the first time Qin Lan had given him this response.

"Big hand holding little hand, let's walk together!"

Humming a tune, Qin Lan's delicate hand clasped Ye Chen's larger one, her face radiating happiness that she couldn't hide. To the uninformed, it looked as if she'd won five hundred million in the lottery and was now playfully enjoying time with her boyfriend!

Ye Chen and Miss Qin had physical contact, but he was far from happy, his expression even somewhat gloomy, for it amounted to nothing less than torture!

"Hahaha, finally here!" Qin Lan stopped in front of a store, her laughter ringing like silver bells. "Ye Chen, accompany me into the lingerie store, will you?"

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