45: I give in. I won't run away.

He was regretting it now. He should have just let himself be caught; it would have saved him from running so far.

It was the first time he had felt so exhausted from running.

He wanted to give up countless times, but then he'd glance back two meters and see Ye Lin still waving at him, and he couldn't take it anymore.

Run!

Finally, after half an hour of this back-and-forth chase, Wang Jun could no longer run. He barely managed two more steps before collapsing to the ground.

He curled into a ball and started violently vomiting.

"Ugh—"

Seeing Wang Jun vomit, Ye Lin felt a wave of nausea himself and walked a few steps away.

He waited until Wang Jun finished vomiting before walking over.

He squatted down and said with a grin,

"I'll help you up, let's continue."

Wang Jun's pupils constricted sharply. He recoiled frantically as if he had seen a devil.

"No, no, Big Brother, please don't help me up. I give up, I give up."

Ye Lin gave a cold smile, "You give up?"

"I give up, I really give up. Big Brother, just arrest me, arrest me, I can't take it anymore," Wang Jun cried as he spoke.

"Alright then. Tell me, who sent you to kill me?" Ye Lin asked.

"My Big Brother, Sang Rong."

"He said you ruined our business and arrested Brother Yong, so Big Brother wants to kill you."

Wang Jun said, panting heavily.

Heh heh, so that's how it is.

Ye Lin finally understood why that damned Zhang Yongqiang had said goodbye to him. It turned out people had been arranged outside long ago, intending to kill him.

"Where is your Big Brother Sang Rong? Where can I find him?"

"You don't need to bother. My Big Brother is extremely cautious. Forget you, even I can't find him. It's easy for him whenever he wants to find me," Wang Jun said.

"What do you mean? Are you saying your Big Brother, a gangster, has a strong anti-reconnaissance mind?"

"I don't know about anti-reconnaissance, but he's genuinely hard to find. The police have been trying to catch him for so many years, and haven't they failed?"

"No, buddy, you're not new here, are you? Sang Rong, he's so famous, and you haven't heard of him?" Wang Jun looked at Ye Lin with disdain.

Ye Lin grinned, "Sorry, I only reported for duty a week or so ago."

"Pervert!" Wang Jun turned his head away, too tired to speak.

Actually, it wasn't that he didn't want to speak, he was just too tired to move.

Even if he were given a bicycle now, he probably couldn't pedal it.

Ye Lin's handcuffs were gone. Looking at Wang Jun, a heap of mud, he didn't need handcuffs anymore.

Not long after, a police car drove along the Riverside.

"Here!!!" Ye Lin stood up and shouted loudly.

Wang Jun on the ground couldn't help but look up as well.

Seeing the guy look up again, Ye Lin asked kindly, "They haven't arrived yet. How about you try running again? Maybe I won't be able to catch you this time?"

"Tch!" Wang Jun rolled his eyes at Ye Lin. Who would believe that?

He shifted his body, finding a more comfortable position to lie in.

Comfortable.

Lying down was indeed good.

The car quickly stopped. Yu Haifeng was the first to jump out, looking at Ye Lin sitting on the ground, and asked anxiously,

"Are you alright?"

"Team Leader, I'm fine. He should be the one in trouble."

Zhou Tiansheng followed him out, took a look, and exclaimed, "Is that Wang Jun?"

"What? Does Team Leader Zhou know him?" Yu Haifeng asked curiously.

"Know him? Of course, I know him. This guy is so hard to catch. He's cunning, always plans his escape routes. He can drive, run, and swim. We can never catch him at the scene, and by the time we gather evidence, it's gone."

"This is the first time we've caught him at the scene."

Wang Jun turned his head, proudly raising an eyebrow at Ye Lin, as if to say, 'See? I'm tough.'

Ye Lin flicked him on the head, "What are you showing off for? Why don't you get up and run again?"

Wang Jun's face darkened, and he immediately fell silent, turning his head to continue lying down.

Zhou Tiansheng looked at Ye Lin, who appeared unperturbed, "You caught Wang Jun?"

"Yep, he couldn't outrun me."

"..."

Zhou Tiansheng took a sharp breath, gave Ye Lin a thumbs-up, "You're amazing, Comrade."

Then he said enviously to Yu Haifeng, "Team Leader Yu, you have so many talented people under you."

Yu Haifeng gave an awkward smile, "Comrade Ye Lin is temporarily seconded. He's still a police officer at the Police Station. Director Gao asked him to temporarily help me."

Hearing that he was still from the Police Station, a shrewd glint appeared in Zhou Tiansheng's eyes. He stepped forward and warmly greeted Ye Lin, "Xiao Ye, if you're interested, you can come to our Criminal Investigation Brigade. I guarantee you'll have no problem earning merits, getting promoted, and getting a raise."

"Zhou Tiansheng, you son of a bitch, poaching in front of us! Be careful, or I'll complain to Director Gao."

"Heh heh, just getting acquainted, just getting acquainted."

"Come on, handcuff Wang Jun."

Several Comrades from Xingqiao District rushed forward, held Wang Jun down, and lifted him from the ground.

The system's voice also sounded in his mind at the opportune moment:

"Congratulations to the host for successfully apprehending the hit-and-run driver. The system has returned to normal. Reward skill [Night Vision]: Vision is unaffected in the dark."

The system returns to normal, so no double reward?

Damn it, this dog system is truly unpredictable.

Ye Lin waited for the two team leaders to finish talking before interjecting, "Team Leader Yu, I just asked Wang Jun, and he confessed that his boss, Sang Rong, told him to do it. But he said Sang Rong is very difficult to catch?"

Ye Lin looked at Yu Haifeng with a question, wanting to confirm if Sang Rong was indeed that hard to catch.

Yu Haifeng and Zhou Tiansheng exchanged glances and gave a wry smile, "This Sang Rong is indeed very difficult to catch. He's too cautious and generally doesn't show his face. Even his subordinates rarely see him."

"Yes, our Xingqiao Branch Bureau has been trying to catch him for a long time. It's a headache," Zhou Tiansheng added.

Ye Lin nodded. It seemed Wang Jun hadn't lied to him. He just didn't know what was so exceptional about this Sang Rong.

After a brief thank you, Zhou Tiansheng dispatched a car to send Ye Lin and the others back to the Xishan Branch Bureau.

Since the matter was not under the Criminal Investigation Brigade's jurisdiction, it was assigned to them. Ye Lin obediently went back to retrieve his belongings.

Yu Haifeng and the others continued to investigate Wu Shuangyuan, whom Zhang Yongqiang had mentioned, and track Ti Cai's whereabouts... By the time Ye Lin returned to the Police Station, it was already evening. Lin Xianfeng was nowhere to be found, and Ye Lin immediately collapsed into bed and fell asleep.

The next morning, as soon as Ye Lin arrived at the station after breakfast, he was immediately surrounded.

"Holy cow, our big star is back."

"How was it? I heard the Inspector Brigade couldn't do anything to you. You're amazing, kid," He Xinmin said cheerfully.

"I didn't do anything, why would the Inspector be afraid?" Ye Lin replied.

"I heard Director Gao even asked you to stay and help the Criminal Investigation Brigade. You're on the fast track to promotion, kid," Zhang Degen said enviously from the side.

"Team Leader Zhang, I still prefer the atmosphere here at our station."

"That's right, our station is so harmonious!" Sister He Wenyan exclaimed happily.

This year, the Baiyun Police Station's bonus was guaranteed, so everyone was happy.