324: Chapter 324 Zhang Yu's Location Exposed, Qin Yi Steps In to Assist Again (Part 2)

As Li Bing and Huang Hansheng walked into the courtyard of the branch office, a Security Bureau official vehicle pulled up in front of them.

Li Bing opened the rear door for Huang Hansheng, patted him on the shoulder, and consoled him, "Old Huang, just take a good rest at home for a while. Don't carry any mental burden. Stay calm and wait for news from the General Bureau."

Huang Hansheng nodded and responded with a face full of gratitude, "Director Li, it's all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, I really would have fallen into that little girl Ye Qingcheng's hands. Don't worry, I, Huang Hansheng, will never forget your kindness!"

After saying that, Huang Hansheng patted his chest and further guaranteed, "If Director Li ever needs me for anything in the future, just say the word!"

Regarding Huang Hansheng's promise, Li Bing didn't say much. He just smiled and nodded before continuing, "We're all comrades; there's no need to talk about kindness. I help you this time, you help me next time—it's as simple as that. Get in the car; don't let your wife worry at home." With that, Li Bing gently pushed Huang Hansheng into the car.

The car door closed and the window rolled down. Huang Hansheng waved goodbye to Li Bing, casting a grateful gaze his way. Once the official vehicle drove out of the Modu Branch gates and the window rolled back up, the expression on Huang Hansheng's face instantly turned cold.

Li Bing watched the official vehicle leave the Modu Branch, the corners of his mouth curling up unconsciously. He looked left and right before walking toward his own car.

At the same time, Ye Qingcheng had already followed the plan previously established with Director Xu and driven to Modu International Airport.

Ye Qingcheng parked the car and opened the door. Just as she stepped one foot out of the driver's seat, a call from Han Hao interrupted her next move.

Ye Qingcheng immediately pulled her leg back in, closed the door, answered the phone, and asked, "Little Han, what's the situation with Li Bing?"

Han Hao reported immediately, "Reporting to Captain Ye, Li Bing went back to his car to make another call. Following instructions, I've monitored Li Bing's phone number and locked onto the mysterious person's general location."

Hearing this good news, Ye Qingcheng immediately became excited. "What's the location?"

"Based on current information, the mysterious person's signal was last located within a two-kilometer radius of the Modu East Suburb Port," Han Hao replied.

Modu East Suburb Port was an offshore cargo port located in the eastern part of Modu. A two-kilometer radius was simply too large; rashly sending people to search would likely alert the target.

Furthermore, according to Ye Qingcheng's deduction, there was a very high probability that this mysterious person frequently talking to Li Bing was Zhang Yu!

If she couldn't capture Zhang Yu this time, her elaborate plan would be all for naught.

As Ye Qingcheng calculated her next move in her head, Han Hao, seeing that she hadn't responded for a while, asked, "Captain Ye, how about I take the equipment and head to the East Suburb Port? If I'm closer, I might be able to narrow down the target range."

Ye Qingcheng snapped out of her thoughts and was about to respond when her gaze inadvertently swept across the left side-view mirror. Out of professional sensitivity, she happened to notice that in the passenger seat of a vehicle three spaces behind her, a person was holding a phone with the camera pointed in her direction.

"It seems the prey is also guarding against us!" Ye Qingcheng muttered to herself. Before Han Hao could respond, she continued her orders: "Little Han, contact Shen Jianan and have her bring Qin Yi along. The three of you head to the East Suburb Port. The mysterious person is very likely Zhang Yu. You all know Zhang Yu's strength—unless you are absolutely certain, do not alert the target!"

"Yes! Captain Ye, I'll contact Shen Jianan right now."

"Good! Stay safe!"

After the call ended, Ye Qingcheng hung up, pushed open the door, stepped out, and strode toward the airport terminal.

Not far away, the two people responsible for tailing Ye Qingcheng glanced at each other before getting out of their car and following her at a moderate distance.

At this moment, Qin Yi and the others were still in Uncle Jin's barbecue shop, drinking beer and eating skewers in a lively atmosphere.

Just then, Shen Jianan's phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID, immediately stood up, signaled to Qin Yi, answered the phone, and walked quickly out of the shop.

After learning the current situation and Ye Qingcheng's orders from Han Hao, she didn't dare delay for a second. After arranging a meeting point with Han Hao, she hurried back into the barbecue shop.

She went straight to Qin Yi's side, patted his shoulder to interrupt his conversation with Wang Tengfei and the others, leaned down, and whispered in his ear, "Qin Yi, Captain Ye has an assignment. You need to come with us. We have news of Zhang Yu."

Seeing Shen Jianan and Qin Yi so close and acting so intimately, the others immediately cast curious glances at her. Xu Qian and Zhao Ying, in particular, looked at Shen Jianan with a hint of wariness.

The joking smile on Qin Yi's face vanished instantly upon hearing the whisper. He stood up and gave everyone an apologetic smile. "Sorry, guys, I have to go handle something with Officer Shen."

Hearing this, Xu Qian immediately stood up, grabbed Qin Yi's arm, and said worriedly, "Young Master Qin, what happened? Is it dangerous?"

The others also stood up, looking at Qin Yi with either tension or confusion. Qin Yi patted the back of Xu Qian's hand and replied with a smile, "Don't worry. It's just a small matter, no danger. Besides, even if there is danger, isn't our Officer Shen here to take the lead?"

Since it wasn't convenient for Qin Yi to say more, Xu Qian didn't press further. She just nodded and urged, "Then you must be careful. Stay safe."

"Mhm, I will. Don't worry." After saying that, Qin Yi looked at Shen Jianan beside him. "Officer Shen, time is of the essence. Let's go."

"Okay!"

Shen Jianan agreed and started walking out. As Qin Yi passed the kitchen door, he lifted the curtain and shouted to the busy Uncle Jin, "Uncle Jin, keep at it! I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll be heading out first."

"Ah~ Alright! Come back whenever you have time!"

The others also followed them out of the barbecue shop, watching as Qin Yi and Shen Jianan walked quickly toward the campus parking lot.

The main character had left, and he had left with a beautiful police officer. The atmosphere among the remaining people became somewhat strangely awkward.

Wang Tengfei checked the time, cleared his throat, and said, "Eh, I think it's about time. I reckon there are quite a few people over at the teaching building now. How about we head out too?"

After looking at each other, everyone turned their gaze collectively toward Xu Qian, waiting for the person in charge to respond.

Xu Qian composed herself and replied with a smile, "Sure. I'll go settle the bill. Those of you with things to do can go ahead; don't let it delay the interview work this afternoon."

Wang Tengfei hurried back into the barbecue shop first, blocking Xu Qian. He smiled and waved his hand. "Eh, no need, no need. I'll handle it. You guys head back first." With that, Wang Tengfei reached the counter in a few steps.

Seeing that Wang Tengfei was already chatting with Uncle Jin, Xu Qian didn't say anything more and led the group back toward the campus.

On the way back to the teaching building, the group was unusually synchronized, as if they had agreed beforehand—no one spoke up first.

Xu Zilin looked at Xu Qian and saw his sister walking silently with a furrowed brow, looking quite unsettled. He wanted to say something but didn't know what would be appropriate.

At that moment, Yoyo, who had been following beside him, seemed to read Xu Zilin's mind. She quietly reached out and tugged at his sleeve. Xu Zilin looked at Yoyo in confusion, his pace slowing down.

Yoyo stood on her tiptoes and whispered in his ear, "Little junior, I know what you want to say. However, at a time like this, it's better not to speak."

"Uh, why?" Xu Zilin stole a glance at his sister. Seeing that they had already put some distance between themselves and the group, he asked.

Yoyo facepalmed with a helpless expression and pointed to the gazebo behind the teaching building. "They're going to the interviews, and we can't help anyway. Let's go sit in that gazebo, and this senior sister will clear up your confusion~" After saying that, regardless of whether Xu Zilin agreed, she pulled his hand and walked toward the gazebo.

Coincidentally, Qin Xiaoyue's gaze shifted between the faces of Xu Qian and Zhao Ying as she secretly speculated, "Something's wrong! This is so wrong! This Zhao Ying definitely likes my brother too. And that police officer named Shen Jianan actually dared to whisper in my brother's ear in front of so many people, especially while Sister Qianqian was right there..."

As Qin Xiaoyue thought this, her expression was a mix of anger and awkwardness. In any case, she looked quite unusual, which completely baffled Xin Mingyuan beside her.

Xin Mingyuan leaned in eagerly toward Qin Xiaoyue and asked softly, "Xiao Yue, are you feeling unwell?"

Her train of thought interrupted, a sudden surge of nameless anger rose in Qin Xiaoyue's heart. She glanced at Xin Mingyuan and snapped, "You're the one who's unwell! Your whole family is unwell!" After saying that, Qin Xiaoyue ran a few steps ahead, distancing herself from Xin Mingyuan.

Xin Mingyuan was even more confused. Had he said something wrong? Everything seemed fine while they were eating just now; he even thought their relationship was heating up. How could her face change so suddenly...

"Sigh, a woman's mind is truly hard to guess..." Xin Mingyuan could only shake his head with a helpless, bitter smile. But he still remembered the 'Three Strategies for Chasing Girls' that Fatty Wang had taught him: 'Be shameless! Be frequently shameless! Persist in being shameless!'

Thinking of this, Xin Mingyuan immediately scurried after her, shouting to Qin Xiaoyue as he ran, "Xiao Yue... don't run so fast, slow down... be careful not to trip..."

At that moment, Wang Tengfei, having settled the bill, caught up from behind. "Hey, why didn't you guys wait for me? I had to run quite a bit to catch up..."

Hearing the commotion, Xu Qian's thoughts were pulled back. She realized that they had unknowingly reached the front of the teaching building, and besides Li Xitong and Zhao Ying, the others had somehow drifted away from the group.

Xu Qian gave an embarrassed smile and then said to the others, "We've reached the teaching building. Let's go see how many interviewees are left. We shouldn't keep them waiting too long." With that, Xu Qian walked straight toward the steps.

"Mhm~" Li Xitong responded softly. Her gaze, however, turned to Zhao Ying. Seeing her dazed look, she gently patted her shoulder and invited with a smile, "Shall we go in and take a look?"

"Oh, okay, okay." Zhao Ying nodded subconsciously. By the time she reacted, her body was already following Li Xitong into the teaching building.

Meanwhile, Qin Yi was driving at lightning speed toward the East Suburb Port.

In the back seat, Shen Jianan took out a set of civilian clothes from her bag. She glanced at Qin Yi, who was driving, and a blush unconsciously crept onto her face.

"Uh... Qin Yi, um... I need to change clothes... You... you..." Before Shen Jianan could finish, Qin Yi had already silently reached up with one hand and flipped the rearview mirror up without looking away from the road. He then said solemnly, "Don't worry, go ahead and change. Am I, Qin Yi, the kind of person who would peek?!"

"Hmph~" Shen Jianan rolled her eyes at Qin Yi, yet for some reason, she felt a slight sense of disappointment in her heart...

"Oh, Shen Jianan, what is wrong with you! You're on a mission right now! How can your head be filled with these random thoughts!" Shen Jianan mentally scolded herself, and her movements quickened.

Before long, the rustling sounds of clothes being taken off and put on reached Qin Yi's ears...