Chapter 800: There are always people who walk resolutely in the darkness.
"By the way, I think I saw someone just now."
Liu Rulan looked at Tong Junhui, hesitant to speak.
Tong Junhui looked back, somewhat puzzled: "Who?"
"The one who rushed into the fire with Xiao He to save people back then."
Liu Rulan spoke vaguely, but Tong Junhui immediately realized who she was referring to.
However, the shock on his face was genuine: "What? He's actually here? And he was almost recognized by your Film Crew's Weifeng?"
Then, without time to focus on anything else, Tong Junhui immediately asked about the Film Crew's solution: "How did you handle it?"
"I told President Bao it was all a misunderstanding. President Bao is so immersed in the Master's divination that he likely has no intention of pursuing the matter further."
Xiao He leaned back and spoke casually.
Tong Junhui visibly relaxed: "That's good."
Then the man sat up straight and thanked them solemnly: "Thank you so much for this. I will compensate you for the losses incurred this time."
"That's not necessary."
Liu Rulan waved her hand, and Xiao He nodded in agreement. "We already have the habit of occasionally treating the whole Film Crew to cold drinks or afternoon tea. This was just a normal expense for our team; Brother Tong, you don't need to worry about it at all."
Tong Junhui hesitated, "But Weifeng..."
"Ha, you don't need to worry about Weifeng even more." Liu Rulan glanced sideways at Xiao He. "Even if others don't give Weifeng snacks, this guy will. After all, he's one of many who feed him!"
Xiao He rubbed his nose and scratched his head: "I really just like Weifeng. As for the feeding, Lv Dun was the one who gave me the snacks."
"You just feed him whatever others give you; aren't you afraid someone might set you up?"
Liu Rulan crossed her arms and spoke sarcastically, while Xiao He promised confidently: "Don't worry, Sister Liu. Usually, I'm the one setting others up; no one has ever set me up."
Liu Rulan snorted with laughter.
Tong Junhui didn't say anything; he just watched the two interact, a faint hint of envy appearing in his eyes.
"But then again, Weifeng really does recognize that person, doesn't he?"
Xiao He seemed to notice Tong Junhui's mood and turned to pull him back into the conversation.
Tong Junhui was silent for a moment, then nodded and said subtly: "He used to be from Hong Kong, before he went to the mainland. Weifeng's former owner was a good partner of his. It's possible Weifeng caught his scent, which is why he got excited."
So it really was an old acquaintance.
Xiao He nodded in understanding: "No wonder Weifeng was so excited. Then his former owner..."
"He has already sacrificed his life."
Tong Junhui lowered his voice and spoke softly.
Suddenly, all three fell silent, and the room was filled with stillness.
After a while, Liu Rulan murmured: "No wonder Weifeng hasn't been adopted yet."
If his owner were still around, he certainly would have arranged for Weifeng's life after retirement.
Of course, it wasn't that the Police station wasn't taking good care of Weifeng now; it was just that if the person were still alive, Weifeng would surely be living a different kind of life.
Perhaps they wouldn't have even met at the Film Crew.
Xiao He sighed deeply, leaving his sentence unfinished: "So, they really are..."
Worthy of admiration and respect.
Narcotics Officers, people walking on the edge of a blade with an extremely high sacrifice rate, risking their lives and living under assumed names on the fringes of darkness, using their own flesh and blood to guard the peace of countless families.
Yet even more of them remain unknown.
Silently, just like that, they quietly sacrifice themselves...
"So is this why you suddenly came to Hong Kong?"
Liu Rulan looked directly at Tong Junhui. "What are you planning to do?"
Tong Junhui pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time before finally saying: "I heard that the Dong Family in Hong Kong used to be on good terms with the Chen Family. This cruise party was also first proposed by the Dong Family, with the Bao Family and He Family responding in turn. I'm really uneasy, so I want to attend the cruise party next month and go on board to see what's happening."
"But I never expected to run into Officer Cheng here first, or that you could even talk to the Ship King of the Bao Family..."
Tong Junhui had never thought of asking Liu Rulan and the others for help. Relying on his former glamorous status, he could also use his past connections in Hong Kong to successfully secure a spot on the guest list.
Note that this was just a spot on the list, not even a formal invitation; it meant the organizers hadn't invited him, but he could follow someone else on board.
However, Tong Junhui never imagined that while he was just stopping by to visit Liu Rulan and Xiao He, he would witness the Ship King, Bao Xingsheng, personally handing Xiao He an invitation and inviting him to the cruise party.
This was completely beyond Tong Junhui's expectations.
What kind of magic did Xiao He have to make Bao Xingsheng invite him personally?
Just how much background and power did he have?
It wasn't that Tong Junhui looked down on Xiao He; he truly couldn't understand it. It made no sense at all!
"Besides, I heard from Zhou Junhao before that you didn't plan on going on the ship. Why the sudden change of heart?"
He looked at Xiao He, his usually quiet eyes finally showing a hint of curiosity.
When he first learned that Xiao He and the others didn't plan to go on the ship, he had secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hoping they would stay far away from these troubles.
To his surprise, Xiao He changed his mind in the blink of an eye.
"Uh—"
Xiao He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.
"Then why do you want to go on the ship?"
Xiao He looked at Tong Junhui calmly and spoke bluntly, "Since you've already completed your mission, why do you still want to go on the ship?"
Since these troubles have nothing to do with you, why get involved?
Tong Junhui was momentarily speechless.
Naturally, it was because some people had already gone home.
But others... were still rushing toward the most dangerous and unknown "battlefields" for the safety of the people without a second thought.
"I just want to do something."
Tong Junhui said with some difficulty.
If before Tong Junhui wasn't certain what dangers might occur on the ship, now that he heard from Sister Liu and the others that Officer Cheng Bei had been seen in the Bao Family's group, he was determined to go on board and see for himself.
"The cruise party has its own security system, and the Police have no right to interfere. My identity can serve as cover. If anything happens on board, I might be able to help."
This two-day, one-night cruise party, jointly organized by several major business tycoons in Hong Kong, is fully controlled by a private security team specially hired by the organizers.
As a top-tier private party, it certainly wouldn't allow Police personnel to board and interfere at will. The undercover Officer Cheng Bei could only board by blending into the Bao Family's bodyguard team with a disguised identity.
But once the cruise ship enters the High Seas, it is outside the jurisdiction of law enforcement. Surrounded by isolation, if danger is encountered, there is simply no way to call for timely help.
Tong Junhui didn't think he could actually help with fighting or assist the Police in finding evidence and clues.
He just hoped that at the most dangerous moment, he could at least do something on the periphery.