Seeing Crime Scenes in My Sleep

"Mr. Lu, it really is just milk tea inside," Tang Wen said, handing him the appraisal report.

Lu Xingye took a look and saw that it was indeed milk tea.

A look of confusion flashed across Tan Qing’s face before she straightened her back. "I told you it was milk tea! How could you bully people like this!"

Red-eyed, Tan Qing turned her head, went to her seat, and lay on her desk crying.

Lu Xingye frowned at the milk tea in his hand. If it was just milk tea, why was Tan Qing so nervous earlier?

Jiang Li glanced in the direction Tang Wen had just come from. She wondered if the person Tan Qing met last night was someone from the bureau.

"Jiang Li, you’re here too," Zhang Hongzhi said, walking in from outside with some people.

"Good day, Mayor."

Zhang Hongzhi waved his hand. "Ah, we’re all so familiar with each other now. There’s no need to be so polite."

Hearing Zhang Hongzhi’s voice, Tan Qing’s back instantly stiffened. She kept her head down on her desk, not even daring to look up.

"I’m here today to share some good news with you. Kun Sha might be in B City right now.

"Based on the clues you provided, a relative of mine saw someone resembling the sketch at a vegetable market in B City."

"Then let’s have Brother Huo go check it out right away!" Lu Xingye said, reaching for his phone to message Huo Qing.

"Here’s what I was thinking. Xingye, you and Jiang Li know the most about this case. Would you two like to head over directly to meet up with Huo Qing and the others to discuss it together?" Zhang Hongzhi looked at the two of them, maintaining a gentle smile on his face.

"Mayor Zhang, do you have a photo?" Jiang Li asked, feeling this news had come a little too opportunely.

"I do," Zhang Hongzhi said, glancing at the assistant beside him. The assistant immediately handed over a printed screenshot of the surveillance footage.

Lu Xingye took it and compared it with the sketch on the table. Although he couldn’t be entirely certain, the resemblance was definitely striking.

"Alright," Lu Xingye said, placing the photo together with his compiled files.

"By the way, Jiang Li, since you’re here today—the medals and silk banners from before haven’t been given to you yet. You can take them back with you now."

"I don’t think that’s necessary," Jiang Li said, her mouth twitching slightly. Those things didn’t seem of any use to her.

"Ah, you’ve made such great contributions to us, it’s only right. As for the banners, they were sent by other police stations. They aren’t heavy, and it’s all about the sentiment."

Hearing this, Jiang Li found it hard to refuse again. "Well, alright then." She figured there wouldn’t be that many anyway.

Jiang Li followed Zhang Hongzhi to a room. "I brought people to deliver these a few times before, but you were never around, so I left them here."

The moment she walked in, Jiang Li suspected she had stepped into a storage room. She looked around, but aside from a room full of boxes, she didn’t see any banners or medals.

"Mayor, where are they?"

"These are all of them. There are also some for your friends. They’re all right inside."

"Huh? All of them?" Jiang Li stared dumbfounded at the dozen or so large boxes in front of her. Why were there so many?

"There are also some sent by the victims’ families and enthusiastic citizens."

"Maybe it’s better to just leave them piled up here. I didn’t drive today, so I can’t take them back." Jiang Li forced a laugh. She had thought it would just be a single banner and a few medals.

"That works too. They are all symbols of honor, after all. You have no idea how envious everyone else is." As he spoke, Zhang Hongzhi took a small box from a nearby carton and picked out a medal from it. "If you can’t take them all, at least take one back with you."

"Sure." Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief. She quickly took it and glanced at the words inscribed on it.

"F-First-class?" She wondered if it was really for her.

Zhang Hongzhi looked at her in surprise. "The bonus has already been transferred to your card, and there was a message notification. I thought you knew."

Jiang Li leaned forward to look inside the box. There were several first-class awards, including some from other cities, not to mention the second and third-class ones.

She hadn’t checked her bank account in a long time, and as for her text messages, the notification badge was a bright red "99+," which she couldn’t be bothered to open.

"Haha, I’ve been too busy to notice. I’ll just take one, then. I’ll head back now. Thank you, Mayor Zhang."

Jiang Li walked outside with the medal in hand.

After stepping out, Zhang Hongzhi went to find Ji Qinghe to discuss some matters.

"Jiang Li, are you going to B City with me?" Lu Xingye walked up and looked at her.

"I won’t go. You have a more comprehensive grasp of Kun Sha’s information than I do. Stay safe." Jiang Li shook her head in refusal. There were still no leads on Zhu Yan and the others’ situation.

"Alright." Lu Xingye felt a rare sense of relief in his heart. If this trip to B City went smoothly, the case would finally be closed.

"I’ll head back first, then." Jiang Li bid Lu Xingye farewell. As she turned around, she glanced at Tan Qing nearby, surprised that she was so quiet today.

Only when Jiang Li walked out of the police station did Tan Qing slowly straighten up. To think Jiang Li actually had such a good relationship with the mayor!

Noticing Lu Xingye’s observant gaze fixed on her, Tan Qing quickly collected her emotions and got to work.

Jiang Li headed home after leaving the police station.

Opening the door, she came in and sat on the sofa. Remembering Kun Sha’s words, she picked up her phone to check her current assets.

?

Jiang Li quickly rubbed her eyes and looked closer. Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...

Five million??

Where did she get five million?

Jiang Li took a rough look. Aside from the incoming bonuses, there were also dividends from the Huang Family. They were actually being paid out monthly? There were also a few deposits of one or two hundred thousand transferred by Yu Zhenguo.

Jiang Li instantly felt embarrassed. Once all this was over, she would have to take Yu Huannian over for a visit.

She tried to do a rough calculation but couldn’t make the numbers add up perfectly. While the income was high, her expenses weren’t small either, considering she had been admitted to the hospital several times.

The sound of the door opening rang out. Yu Huannian returned from outside. Seeing Jiang Li sitting on the sofa, he froze for a moment before tightening his grip on the bag in his hand.

"Sister."

"Mm. I probably won’t be eating at home tonight, so you don’t need to cook for me."

A while later, Miao Anji also returned. Opening the door and seeing Jiang Li inside, he happily walked over.

"Sister, you’re back."

Miao Anji sported a black mullet, dressed in a highly stylized white suit adorned with a silver chain brooch. His entire appearance had completely transformed into that of a proper wealthy young master.

Jiang Li looked at his outfit. "Are you... in a relationship?" She was surprised he actually knew how to dress himself up now.

"No. I saw on the internet that a man needs to know how to make money, so I went out and found a job. They said I needed to look presentable, so I had to adapt to local customs."

Miao Anji looked at her with a harmless expression. Jiang Li looked at his unfamiliar attire, figuring that as long as he was okay with it, that was fine.

She gave him a thumbs-up and praised, "Very handsome."

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of red banknotes peeking out of the bag by Yu Huannian’s feet. Her brain instantly short-circuited.

Was that money?

"Xiao Nian, what’s this?"

Yu Huannian handed the bag to her. "I took on a job as a bodyguard. This is the payment they settled."

Jiang Li looked at Yu Huannian. With his physique, he was indeed suited to be a bodyguard. But was being a bodyguard really this lucrative nowadays?

"For a month’s work?" After asking, Jiang Li thought about it. That couldn’t be right; there hadn’t been enough time.

"For a day’s work."

The bag in Jiang Li’s hand instantly dropped to the floor. She stared at him in shock. "What! Is this a legitimate job?"