"Years since we last met, and your kung fu has greatly improved, you're now a martial arts master!" Ye Chen laughed.

Qin Lan moved with the grace of a swallow and the strength of an elephant, easily knocking the thief unconscious—a clear sign of a martial arts master's attainment.

"All credit goes to you; I advanced to martial arts master after taking the medicine you gave my grandfather," Qin Lan said.

Before leaving for Egypt, Ye Chen had met Qin Lan's grandfather, Qin WuMing, and given him some benefits.

"You're not married now, are you?" Ye Chen asked.

"Why?" Qin Lan's face remained calm, but her heart was in turmoil. What did Ye Chen mean by that? Could he still be thinking about her?

"I gave your grandfather so many benefits just to make sure he wouldn't marry you off," Ye Chen said. "If you were married, it would mean your grandfather broke his word, and I'd have to beat him up!"

"Then go ahead and beat him up, I'm already married!" Qin Lan said, rolling her eyes.

Naturally, Qin Lan wasn't married. She said this purposely to see Ye Chen's reaction, to find out if he cared about her.

"You're really funny, lying to me!" Ye Chen started laughing.

"..."

"I'm not lying to you, I have a boyfriend now!" Qin Lan said, feeling guilty.

She deliberately lied to Ye Chen as a test, but Ye Chen's shamelessness left her with nothing to discern.

"You're still lying to me." Ye Chen looked at Qin Lan with disdain, not believing for a second that she had a boyfriend.

"..." Qin Lan hung her head low, not daring to meet Ye Chen's gaze.

"Qin Lan, after so many years, have you missed me?" Ye Chen stepped closer to her and spoke with deep affection.

"Ye Chen, remember your place!" Qin Lan said.

"What's wrong with my status?" Ye Chen asked.

"You are a civilian, and I'm a police officer; you need to keep your distance from me!" Qin Lan pointed at her uniform, reminding Ye Chen to maintain distance.

"You were a police officer before too, but we were pretty close then!" Ye Chen said.

"That was then, this is now!" Qin Lan said, her expression cooling.

"Did you take gunpowder or something?" Ye Chen said, puzzled. "We just met a few days ago, and you weren't like this then!"

When Ye Chen and Su Binglan got engaged, he encountered Qin Lan at the reception. They had an enjoyable conversation and even seemed to rekindle old flames. Why was Qin Lan acting so distant now, deliberately keeping him at arm's length?

"You already have a fiancée; it's better we don't get too close!" Qin Lan said.

Ye Chen's engagement to Su Binglan was well-known throughout the city; it was no secret to anyone. Qin Lan felt it wouldn't be right to flirt with him.

"It's okay, I don't mind!" Ye Chen said thick-skinned.

"I do mind!" Qin Lan declared.

"What do you mind? Do you think I'm trying to chase you?" Ye Chen laughed inexplicably.

"..." Qin Lan blushed, caught between embarrassment and anger. She felt like clawing Ye Chen's face.

"Qin Lan, do you have time? Let me treat you to a meal; we can share some feelings!" Ye Chen took the initiative.

"Working hours, please don't disturb!" Qin Lan didn't want to bother with Ye Chen anymore.

When Qin Lan first saw Ye Chen, she was very happy inside because she had never forgotten about him.

But, after interacting for a while, Qin Lan grew tired of him because Ye Chen was just too shameless, which made her itch with frustration.

"Captain Qin!" Just as Ye Chen was flirting with Qin Lan, a young man dressed in a police uniform approached.

"Pan, Niu Dadan has committed another crime, stealing an old lady's vegetable basket, but I knocked him out. Take him back to the station," Qin Lan ordered.

"Yes!" The young officer accepted the order but didn't execute it immediately.

"Pan, what's wrong?" Qin Lan asked.

"Captain Qin, who is this person? Is he an accomplice of Niu Dadan?" Pan asked with a dubious glance at Ye Chen.

Pan was anything but 'little,' but because he was of lower ranking, Qin Lan addressed him as Pan.

Pan was quite handsome with an average family background, but he was lucky, passing the exam right after graduation and securing a job at the police station, earning himself a stable "iron rice bowl."

Qin Lan was the big captain at the police station, with authority only below that of the chief and deputy chief, and she was also Pan's immediate superior.

However, Pan was someone who was not content with mediocrity; he had designs on his goddess-like superior.

Moreover, Pan had observed that his goddess-like superior had a significant background, possibly a hidden rich and beautiful woman, so he, always looking to get ahead, wanted to climb the social ladder through her.

Pan felt he was devastatingly handsome and definitely had the qualifications to be seduced by his goddess-like superior.

But to Pan's frustration, he had been waiting for a long time without any inappropriate advances from his superior.

Today, Qin Lan had called Pan to come here and bring a prisoner back to the station, and Pan was eager to perform well, hoping to be seduced by his superior sooner.

But upon his arrival, he saw Ye Chen and Qin Lan engaging in a romantic conversation, which made Pan insanely jealous.

So, Pan targeted Ye Chen, ready to trip him up!

"This is my friend, not an accomplice of Niu Dadan." Qin Lan was unaware of Pan's intentions, so she did not cooperate with his actions.

"Captain Qin, this guy is no good. A few days ago, I saw him drugging a female student at a bar!" Pan blurted out, hoping to ruin Ye Chen.

"..." Qin Lan looked at Pan, then at Ye Chen. She didn't believe Pan's words, but what was going on? Why was Pan framing Ye Chen?

"Bang!"

Qin Lan saw a blur of movement, and Pan was on the ground, knocked out by a punch from Ye Chen.

"You dare assault an officer!" Qin Lan said to Ye Chen, glaring at him.

"Hmm!" Ye Chen replied calmly, "He slandered me, so I punched him!"

"..."

In the end, the haughty Ye Chen was taken back to the police station. Assaulting an officer could be a serious charge, and Qin Lan decided to give him a good talking-to.

East Police Station, the interrogation room.

Captain Qin was interrogating a prisoner, but this one was quite arrogant, causing her a headache.

"Name."

Qin Lan questioned while taking notes.

"We've known each other for so many years, and you don't know my name?" Ye Chen said in surprise.

"Be serious!" Qin Lan stopped writing and looked at Ye Chen.

"Alright," Ye Chen said.

"Gender." Qin Lan said.

"See for yourself," Ye Chen replied.

"..."

"Age." Qin Lan said.

"Why are you asking me my age? Are you still carrying a torch for me after all these years?" Ye Chen was surprised once again.

"Ye Chen, can you please speak properly!" Qin Lan was getting angry.

"Okay," Ye Chen nodded, indicating his willingness to cooperate.

Qin Lan: "Occupation."

Ye Chen: "The number one fighter in the world."

"..."

Ye Chen's uncooperative attitude was enough to drive Qin Lan mad.

But she didn't take it too seriously, as she had no way to handle Ye Chen, and bringing him to the police station was just a formality.

Having thought through these things, Qin Lan took a deep breath, then put down her pen, sat there watching Ye Chen, with a cold light flickering in her eyes.

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