C128 (1/2)

”Jiangbei, you've returned from a business trip?” After he answered the phone, An Hao laughed and joked: ”Why did you suddenly call me?”

”Yes, I just returned yesterday.” It was unknown if it was just her imagination, but Jiang Bei's voice did not sound as cheerful as it did in the past: ”I suddenly thought of you, so I called you. Unlike you, you don't seem to have a friend like me.”

”Of course not.” An Hao retorted, ”I even sent you a WeChat a few days ago. It was you who didn't reply to me, okay?”

”If I didn't answer you, then you wouldn't have called me. It still means that you don't miss me.” As Jiangbei spoke, his tone became a bit more cheerful. ”I'm not joking. Are you free tonight? Why don't you come out for a meal?”

”Sure, where do you want to go? Just the two of us? ”

”Yeah, just the two of us.” Jiang Bei then hesitated for a moment, ”Let's go eat western cuisine. I have something that I need your help with.”

Due to his identity as Jiangbei, An Hao had begged him more than once. After knowing each other for so many years, he had never begged her to do anything.

Upon hearing her request for help, An Hao was a little surprised. ”What is it that you can find me for?”

”Let's talk about it tonight. Relax, it's not a big deal. It's very easy for you.”

Was it easy for her? An Hao hung up the phone suspiciously. Just as he was about to go get a cup of water, the colleague at the desk next door handed her a piece of cake: ”Here, try it. I took a detour yesterday to get some flowers.

”Thank you.” An Hao took the cake. She had woken up too late in the morning to eat breakfast, so she was a little hungry.

She opened the cake wrapper and just as she was about to open her mouth and bite onto it, her colleague's voice came through once again, ”Hey, An Hao, that seems to be durian cake. Do you like the taste of durian food?”

”Don't worry, I like it.” An Hao laughed, and once again bit down, and the taste was in his mouth. Bari spread, causing An Hao to suddenly feel uncomfortable, his stomach kept on rolling, as though he was about to vomit.

An Hao put down the cake and hastily ran to the washroom. Lying on the sink, she started to retch, but after spitting out two mouthfuls of sour water, the feeling of vomiting disappeared, though her chest still felt a bit uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and patted her chest. Dry the air.

Seeing that she was in a bad state, her colleague Wu Na also followed in: ”An Hao, are you alright?”

An Hao shook her head, the feeling of wanting to vomit was back. She covered her lips and rested for a while.

Seeing her like this, Wu Na found it unbelievable. ”You can't be …” Is it from the smell of durian? ”

The durian cake was clearly very delicious, but the taste was not particularly unpleasant.

”I don't know why either.” An Hao took a deep breath: ”It's just that I suddenly feel like vomiting, it shouldn't be about the durian cake, it's not like this is my first time eating it.”

”Then you …”

”I'm fine.” An Hao felt a little better. He turned around and washed his hands with the tap, then walked out of the washroom with Wu Na.

After eating lunch, An Hao received a call from Prosecutor Liu, telling her to come to the Public Prosecutor's Office after work in the afternoon.

When they arrived at Prosecutor Liu's office, Prosecutor Liu went straight to the point and told her that Shen Jianmin's inspection results were out. Accepting bribes and embezzlement of state property were the two counts. If he wanted to escape, there was no way he could.