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Li Xiaoyao didn’t tease Zhu Xiaoyue anymore, as she sat against the bed, not even looking at him, clearly still angry inside.

Li Xiaoyao, on the other hand, lay down beside her and fell asleep, utterly exhausted from the day.

Healing Zhu Xiaoyue had consumed a good deal of Li Xiaoyao’s spiritual power, and since she was in the room, he couldn’t cultivate, so he could only recover slowly by sleeping.

Zhu Xiaoyue was quite angry initially, but seeing Li Xiaoyao’s weary sleeping form, the fire in her heart gradually extinguished.

Zhu Xiaoyue pulled back the blanket and covered Li Xiaoyao, but murmured softly, "Hmph, stinky jerk."

Li Xiaoyao was asleep, but Zhu Xiaoyue didn’t feel sleepy at all.

She took out her phone and fiddled with it out of boredom. She intended to text Captain Zhang to alert him about the mole in the police force, but recalling what Li Xiaoyao had said earlier, she suddenly dropped the idea.

She turned her head to look at Li Xiaoyao, who was deep in sleep, and a strange feeling suddenly filled her heart.

This man, when he wasn’t speaking, was actually quite pleasant to look at.

Even Zhu Xiaoyue herself hadn’t realized that, without her noticing, Li Xiaoyao had already walked into her heart.

They slept until it was dark, and it was not until late at night that Li Xiaoyao groggily opened his eyes.

After a good sleep, Li Xiaoyao also felt energized from head to toe.

Li Xiaoyao turned his head to see Zhu Xiaoyue curled up on the bed, lying on her side asleep, softly snoring.

Li Xiaoyao glanced at the time; it was already past eight in the evening. He reached out and gently shook Zhu Xiaoyue’s shoulder, saying, "Xiaoyue, wake up, wake up."

"Mmh, what is it, stop bothering me, I want to sleep," Zhu Xiaoyue said weakly, pushing Li Xiaoyao’s hand away and mumbling.

This woman could really sleep, but Li Xiaoyao couldn’t let her continue to do so.

Firstly, in the small county town, there was basically nothing to eat after nine o’clock at night.

Secondly, it was best to investigate certain matters only at night.

Li Xiaoyao continued to shake her, and Zhu Xiaoyue’s foggy head became clearer and clearer until finally, she sat up from the bed, her beautiful eyes glaring at Li Xiaoyao, and said, "What are you doing? Can’t a person sleep anymore?"

Li Xiaoyao looked at her speechlessly and said, "Miss Zhu, do you know what time it is?"

Zhu Xiaoyue frowned, took out her phone to check the time, and said, "Eight ten, so what?"

Li Xiaoyao said, "May I ask what you are here in this small county town for? Is it to sleep? If so, then continue sleeping."

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Zhu Xiaoyue, though annoyed at being woken up by Li Xiaoyao all of a sudden, knew that her visit indeed wasn’t for sleeping, and she asked, "Then what do we do now?"

Li Xiaoyao said, "First, we need to eat something. By my count, I’ve only had one meal today, and in this kind of small town, later there won’t even be places selling food. In other words, you might not even find an open supermarket to buy instant noodles."

Zhu Xiaoyue, who had never considered these things, now felt reassured instead of embarrassed listening to Li Xiaoyao’s meticulous explanation. It seemed that with Li Xiaoyao around, she didn’t have to manage or worry about anything.

The two of them washed up simply and then left the house.

At a little past eight o’clock in Zhangshan County, there were not many people on the streets. Li Xiaoyao and his companion walked down the narrow streets, found a small shop still open, ordered a few stir-fries, and had a simple meal.

After dinner, the two continued walking, and Zhu Xiaoyue asked, "What do we do now?"

Li Xiaoyao asked, "Do you know where that group of people is?"

Zhu Xiaoyue replied, "Zhang Shan Village under the county town."

Li Xiaoyao thought for a moment and said, "Rushing to the village so late at night will arouse suspicion, we’ll go tomorrow."

Zhu Xiaoyue naturally knew that heading to a small county town in a Mercedes Benz late at night would easily raise suspicions, so she had no objections to Li Xiaoyao’s plan.

After returning to their room, Li Xiaoyao said, "I’m going out for a bit."

Zhu Xiaoyue asked, "Where are you going?"

Li Xiaoyao replied, "To look for someone."

Zhu Xiaoyue grew even more puzzled and asked, "Who are you looking for in the middle of the night? And do you know anyone in Zhangshan County?"

"I actually came here to look for someone," Li Xiaoyao said, feeling rather frustrated inside.

The car had run out of fuel halfway, and then he encountered Zhu Xiaoyue, who was investigating a case; no one could have imagined that the criminals she was investigating were so brazen, even resorting to sniper rifles.

Okay, Li Xiaoyao had only come to check on Zhang Meng, but now, instead of seeing Zhang Meng, he had to clean up the mess for Zhu Xiaoyue.

Zhu Xiaoyue uttered an "Oh" and suddenly said, "Let me come with you."

"You come with me?" Everything about this felt awkward to Li Xiaoyao, who said, "What for? You just rest here honestly."

Zhu Xiaoyue felt a little disappointed but quickly asked again, "The person you’re meeting... is it a man or a woman?"

"A woman." Li Xiaoyao pulled open the door, and before leaving, he told her, "Rest well, tomorrow might be tiring."

"Got it."

"Bang!"

The door closed, and Zhu Xiaoyue immediately got up from the bed, put on her shoes, stood by the door for about a dozen seconds, then cautiously opened the door, peeked out her head towards the staircase to make sure there was no one around, and quickly left the room, running towards the stairwell.

After Li Xiaoyao went downstairs, he called Zhang Meng, but it was the same old disconnected status. However, that didn’t bother Li Xiaoyao, especially not in this small county town, where finding someone wasn’t a challenge for him.

Li Xiaoyao released his thoughts, instantly covering a ten-mile radius; he sensed carefully, quickly identifying Zhang Meng’s presence.

He was very familiar with Zhang Meng’s aura, so locating her was quite convenient.

A few seconds later, Li Xiaoyao opened his eyes and looked in one direction.

Zhang Meng was living in a residential building on the eastern side of the county town, and he could clearly see that she was standing in front of the window in her room, gazing at the moon in the night sky with a sorrowful expression.

Li Xiaoyao let out a heavy sigh, guessing that something must have happened at Zhang Meng’s home, or else she would never have taken such abnormal actions.

No matter what trouble she faced, Li Xiaoyao was going to help her resolve it because she was his woman.

Zhang Meng’s home wasn’t very far, just about five kilometers; Li Xiaoyao walked quickly, his mind preoccupied with thoughts of Zhang Meng, so much so that he didn’t even notice Zhu Xiaoyue following behind him.

Gazing at the moon outside her window, Zhang Meng sighed softly, feeling pity and self-loathing as she said, "Tomorrow, I will be marrying a man I don’t like. Xiaoyao brother, I miss you so much. If possible, I really want to see you one more time."

[Here comes the third update, the fourth will be written later. For those who haven’t voted yet, cast your votes. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival; I wish everyone a happy family! Coincidentally, this is the 100th chapter of the book, a round and beautiful omen.]