Chapter 2 (2/2)
“Come and sit beside me, Xiao Fan!” Perhaps the designation of ‘Lady officer’ does make an impression, a lady officer in her fifties friendlily beckoned to me.
“Sister, everyone, quit staring at me like that. I may be a good civilian but I can’t stand all of your scrutinizing gazes. Look, I’m already cover in sweats!” I swiftly ignored Liu Jian-jun then make my way to pull out the chair next to the lady officer and sit on it.
“Why are you afraid when you did nothing illegal? Come, whisper your secrets to me. Let’s see which offense you’ve committed.” She is indeed a real police officer, even trying to tease out something from such casual conversation.
“Listen to what you’ve just said, do I look like I’m a criminal?” I jokingly asked while I arrange the utensils in front of her.
“Criminal or not, it’s not something that can be judge from the appearance. Go ahead, try me. Let’s see what you’ve done? Secretly involved in the oldest profession? Or something out of line? If you tell me now, I’ll consider it as the case of voluntary surrender, rest a.s.sured.” A mere trace of glee flash through the lady officer’s eyes as she continues her ‘interrogation.’
“Now, now. Xu Hai-rong, you have to stop bluffing.” Seeing me being intimidated by the lady officer, Liu Jian-jun, sitting next to me, voiced out to save me from this predicament.
“Here, order some foods, our squad has missed out leisure for quite some time now. Today, let all of us relax and enjoy this opportunity.” Liu Jian-jun said as he placed the menu before me.
You are my little apple!… Liu Jian-jun’s mobile rang before I could flip the menu.
“What’s the matter?” He took a look at the familiar caller ID then pick up the call with a slight distressing look.
“Alright, no more orderings. We’ll take some on-the-go on our way!” Experienced officers know the situation as all of them stood up and ready to go.
“Xiao Fan, I am really sorry. We have case that need us to attend. Let’s call off today’s dinner, we’ll change it to another date!” As expected, Liu Jian-jun, much to his chagrin, apologized to me after the call. Embarra.s.sment is inevitable as he promised a treat but later had to cancel because of work, anyone would feel the same way.
“It’s alright, the case is important!” I understand why Liu Jian-jun had to cancel our dinner. As no case is ever easy when the Crime Investigation Department took over. We can have dinner anytime but delays on the case may risk losing critical clue that leads to crime-solving.
“Alright, another date then.” The case seems serious as Liu Jian-jun offers no further ceremony but only nods to end his conversation. He then followed his fellow colleagues that were already stood up and exit the room.
“Boss, one chicken slice noodle!” I settled at a random street food stall after I left the restaurant, ordered myself a bowl of noodle then watching the bustling streets with people coming and going. Perhaps dealing with spirits too often, I felt that I am not part of this world before my eyes.
Employ the swift Nunchakus, HO HO HAR HEE! After I finished my meal, I am strolling along the road. Soon after a few steps, my phone rang. The Nunchakus themed ringtone in Sichuan dialect had drawn attentions from a lady pa.s.ser-by.
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