126 Hugging Her Tightly (2/2)
”I'll get someone to perform a ritual tomorrow, be it real or not.”
Amongst the few people in the police car, Ma Jianguo was the one who had the most to say.
”Xiaoning, give me one of those amulets you've given old Mrs. Shi,” he requested.
”You weren't involved in the bribery of Wang Fangfang's case, she won't come for you,” said An Xiaoning as she glanced towards him.
”I know, but I'd like to have one just in case.”
”I'll give you one tomorrow.”
”Xiaoning, can I have one too?” Pan Zhenghui hurriedly asked.
”Me too, Sis Xiaoning,” Gong Le added.
”Count me in,” said Zu Dong, in fear of missing out.
”Alright, I'll give them to you guys tomorrow.” An Xiaoning looked out from the window and said, ”Chief Pan, do you think we should continue meddling with the matters concerning the Shi family? It's not that I want to poke my nose into their business, but I just think we'll lose our leads, if we let this go on.”
”How are we supposed to continue doing so? Haven't you seen how adamant Shi Shaochuan was? We should've just sentenced him to death back then. That would have saved us from this hassle,” Ma Jianguo said in annoyance as his blood began to boil at the thought of Shi Shaochuan.
”Xiaoning has a point. It's up to him to say whatever he wants, we still have to carry out the necessary actions. It's just, I'm not sure how we should go ahead with it. I don't think we can defeat those spirits.” Pan Zhenghui then shifted his gaze onto An Xiaoning and continued, ”We're counting on you.”
”It's not enough to count on me. It may still not be enough, even with Shi Shaochuan's apology and remorse. Besides, he's so obstinate and strongly against it, I doubt we can do anything. We have to think of a way to convince him,” An Xiaoning answered.
”Didn't you see his attitude earlier? Is it even possible to convince him? We don't have a valid reason to arrest him for detention, either.”
”…”
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An Xiaoning arrived home to see that the living room was still brightly lit. Upon noticing her arrival, Auntie Chen quickly stood up and greeted her, ”You're home, Young Madam.”
”Has Young Sir gone to bed?”
”He's gone upstairs for a long while. I suppose he has already fallen asleep.”
With a nod, An Xiaoning said, ”It's getting late, you should turn in soon, Auntie Chen.”
”I'll go right away,” Auntie Chen answered smilingly.
An Xiaoning headed upstairs quietly, taking light and small footsteps. She stood outside the bedroom and opened the door gently, making sure not to make a single sound. She then quickly entered and guided herself to the bed with the flashlight on her phone, only to realize that the bed was empty.
All of a sudden, she felt a hand picking her up by her waist from behind, shocking her out of her senses. ”Ahh! You scared me!” she gasped in astonishment.
Jin Qingyan then lowered her onto the bed and removed her home slippers from her feet. ”It would have been more than just a scare if you'd come back any later,” he said in a clear and alluring voice.
She turned over and retorted with a humph, ”You wouldn't have scared me if it weren't for the fact that I had visited a graveyard this evening.”