"Are you sure there's one more person?"
"Based on the situation that day, there was definitely someone observing me from the shadows."
"Then it's up to Gao Liang to work hard."
"It's not hard work. Since they've schemed against me, I have to catch this person."
After everyone dispersed, Gao Liang secretly went to Ouyang Wen's house. Lü Qingqing was waiting for him there.
According to Lü Qingqing's analysis, Tong Hua and Tong Meng were definitely the moles. Tong Meng's behavior was too obvious, and Tong Hua had been suspected for a long time.
The day before yesterday, Tong Hua suddenly lost her temper and wanted to punish Lü Qingqing, leaving her to clean the dormitory. The purpose was to create an opportunity for her to go to the city police station.
As expected, Lü Qingqing was assigned to deliver documents. She clearly saw that the office was empty and wanted to leave, but at this moment, the phone rang, and it was an unanswered call.
The purpose of the phone ringing was to lure Lü Qingqing to answer it, so that she would discover the operation schedule.
"Tong brothers and sisters are not at the police station, so who made the call? And at such a precise time, it means someone has been watching my every move," Lü Qingqing said. They now had to find this person and break the wings that the Tong family had planted in the police station.
The reason they staged this play in the afternoon was to make the other party believe that they already suspected Gao Liang. "From now on, I will reduce your workload. Pay attention to suspicious individuals."
"Understood, Captain Wen!"
As the three were discussing countermeasures, someone suddenly knocked on the door. Ouyang Wen gestured for the other two to hide. The person who came was just an ordinary police officer. "Captain Ouyang, we've found Captain Hu Jia."
...
Looking at Hu Jia, who was fast asleep, Ouyang Wen gave an embarrassed smile. "Sister-in-law, you know this kid doesn't usually have these hobbies. This might just be a misunderstanding."
"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, the lipstick mark is very obvious." Lü Qingqing crossed her legs, her toes tapping. She had thought this kid had suffered a lot outside, but who knew he would come back with a bright red mouthprint.
"Heh heh." Ouyang Wen gave a dry laugh and glared at the little police officers beside him. These people were becoming less observant. Why didn't they help him wipe off the lipstick mark? Was it for celebrating the New Year?
Just as they were talking, Li Yang and Yu Yue also arrived. "The boss is found?"
"He's asleep, dreaming sweet dreams, I don't know what about." Lü Qingqing pouted, not even bothering to stand up.
Yu Yue, being more sensitive, immediately sensed that the atmosphere at the scene was not right. Only the idiot Li Yang said, "Ah. Boss still has a lipstick mark on his face."
Saying this, he glanced ambiguously at Lü Qingqing. "You didn't kiss him as soon as you saw him, did you? Look how deep this mark is, you must have kissed him very forcefully."
Lü Qingqing's face turned black. Yu Yue really wanted to kick Li Yang. Looking at Lü Qingqing's lightly made-up face, did she look like she would do that?
Li Yang was still chattering, "Tsk tsk, the boss must be overjoyed, he's still not awake."
The whole room was silent.
Li Yang patted Hu Jia's face and suddenly looked panicked. "Something's wrong. Boss doesn't look like he's asleep."
Saying this, he even tried to grab Ouyang Wen's arm. Lü Qingqing was utterly speechless at this idiot. "You're only realizing something is wrong now?"
Uh...
"He was given sleeping pills," Ouyang Wen explained.
"Sleeping pills?" Li Yang glanced at the lying Hu Jia. "Then Qingqing took advantage of his sleep to kiss him..."
Before he could finish, Yu Yue gave his arm a hard pinch. "Do you only grow flesh and not brains when you eat?"
Hu Jia was sent back to Jintang Street. The men were responsible for carrying him, and the women for complaining.
"Qingqing, you have to know that the boss isn't usually like this. He must have been framed. He's unconscious, so how could he go around kissing women he sees?" Yu Yue was still speaking well of Hu Jia.
"Do you think I don't know? Looking at how soundly he's sleeping, even if he wanted to, he wouldn't have the strength." Lü Qingqing wasn't stupid.
"Then why are you still looking so unhappy?"
"Why should I let someone else kiss the face that I haven't even kissed yet?"
Yu Yue almost choked. Fine, I was overthinking things. Goodbye!
"What do you think the boss did during the week he was missing?" Li Yang asked, having just recovered his breath after carrying Hu Jia all the way.
"I don't know. He didn't lose much weight and has no wounds, so he probably had a good time," Ouyang Wen said.
"More than not losing weight, he actually gained weight." Speaking of this, Li Yang glared at Ouyang Wen with dissatisfaction. "You promised we'd take turns carrying him back, but I ended up doing it all by myself."
"Hey, don't point the finger at me. Every time I wanted to switch with you, those two women wouldn't agree."
Upon hearing this, Li Yang was also frustrated. "I won't say anything about sister-in-law, she never pities me anyway. But even our Xiao Yue Yue is colluding with the wrongdoers."
"Mmm hmm." Yu Yue coughed twice, and Li Yang's expression instantly changed. He smiled like a cockscomb and dared not complain anymore.
Since Hu Jia's breathing was steady and his pulse was normal, everyone concluded that he had only taken a small dose of medication, and it was normal sleep. Thus, they all bid farewell.
Ouyang Wen had originally wanted to stay and help Lü Qingqing, but she sent him back.
The people left, and the room became quiet. Lü Qingqing boiled hot water, preparing to wipe Hu Jia's face. His clothes were too dirty, so Lü Qingqing had to take off his jacket.
Fortunately, it was winter, so there was no risk of exposure.
After wiping Hu Jia's right cheek with the washcloth, Lü Qingqing paused before wiping his left cheek.
Hmph, some evidence should not be erased so easily.
Lü Qingqing sat by the bed and quietly looked at the sleeping Hu Jia. She took Hu Jia's hand and could feel the warmth of his palm and the calluses on his fingertips.
It's good that you're back.
Hu Jia's hand was passively stroking Lü Qingqing's face. The familiar scent finally gave Lü Qingqing a sense of peace.
These days, she had searched almost every corner of Chongqing, from the mountaintops to the lowlands, from the city to the outskirts, and even by the banks of the two rivers several times.
No one knew how Lü Qingqing had endured it.
She was truly afraid, truly afraid that she would never see this person again.
Now, he was finally back. It was really good!
...
Chongqing's winters were almost always shrouded in white mist, but on the last day of 2018, Chongqing unexpectedly had sunshine. The golden sunlight fell on Hu Jia's face, his eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.
His head still felt a little uncomfortable. He tried to pat his head with his hand, but his right hand was being held tightly by another.
Who?
Hu Jia suddenly sat up. His movement directly startled Lü Qingqing awake.
"You're awake?"
"Who are you?"
Uh, Lü Qingqing didn't care if he recognized her or not. It was good that Hu Jia was awake. She smiled brightly, "How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable? Are you hungry? I'll make you breakfast."
After all, she had been too tired the past week, sleeping poorly every night. With Hu Jia's return last night, she had finally shed her anxiety and slept soundly.
Looking at the woman fussing around and talking to herself, Hu Jia uncertainly shook his head. Was he still dreaming?
Hmm?
That photo on the wall? It looks so familiar.
Isn't that the woman from just now?
Where am I?
Hu Jia turned his head and happened to see the small round mirror on the table.
Damn it!
This woman actually kissed me secretly!