Leng Chuanjin quickly reached out to support Xia Sanghuan, preventing her from falling headfirst onto the floor.
Without further hesitation, he directly picked her up.
Before leaving, he glanced at the hypocritical police chief. His eyes seemed to be brewing a storm.
The chief didn't show any reaction and still stood there straight.
However, he avoided Leng Chuanjin's gaze.
It wasn't until the man and everyone else left that he heaved a heavy sigh.
The imposing manner he had when confronting Leng Chuanjin just now vanished completely. He could even feel that the fabric on his back was already soaked with sweat.
Different from the previous chief, he had a closer relationship with the Xie and Shen families than with the Leng family.
Moreover, the old master of the Xie family was his superior when he served in the military.
This was also the reason why he had been able to thrive in the officialdom for many years.
The Xie family provided him with connections and a background, and he worked for the Xie family.
It was a very cost - effective deal.
The only drawback was that once a more powerful and interested party came to investigate, he would only be the one to take the blame.
But in this world, how many forces could compare with the Xie family?
Even the other three major families would have concerns before conducting an investigation.
However, when he just locked eyes with Leng Chuanjin, he unconsciously said to himself in his heart.
If this continued, this man would not hesitate to take action.
He was like a wolf getting ready to hunt. His sharp teeth were always ready to pierce into the throat of the prey.
Actually, he had already mentally prepared himself before being summoned by the Xie family.
Although he had never been on the battlefield during his early military service, he could at least be called a soldier. Among the people he had come into contact with, few could overpower him in terms of momentum.
But this time, he was completely suppressed by Leng Chuanjin.
After a while, the policewoman who had slapped Xia Sanghuan just now walked over.
"Chief, what's our next move?"
Chief Lin turned his head and glanced at her.
This policewoman was an assistant he had personally promoted after taking over from the previous chief.
She had no background, so she was easier to control than other police officers.
Therefore, she would also be the first target of Leng Chuanjin's revenge.
If she had just obediently followed his orders instead of making those extra moves, the young master might not have targeted her.
But who asked her to slap that girl?
Fortunately, the value of this policewoman had already been exploited.
"That's enough."
"The next stage of work will be handled by another team."
When Xia Sanghuan was first picked up by Leng Chuanjin, she tried to struggle a bit.
But the man held her tightly and didn't give her any chance to walk on her own.
Unable to resist his strength and being extremely tired, she simply gave up and nestled in his arms, closing her eyes.
She only intended to rest for a while, but sleep soon overwhelmed her, and she fell asleep directly.
When she woke up again, it was already the middle of the night.
She opened her eyes groggily and found herself lying in bed.
The clothes on her body had been changed into comfortable pajamas. It should be that her second brother had asked the maid to change them for her.
She rubbed her dizzy head. After thinking for a long time, she still chose to get out of bed.
As soon as she got out of the quilt, a burst of cold air swept over her body, making her shiver involuntarily.
She found a coat from the closet and put it on, then pushed open the door and walked out.
She walked downstairs slowly and, as expected, found that the light was still on in the study. The light leaked out from the slightly ajar door.
She walked over and quietly pushed the door open.
Her second brother was sitting on the chair with his back to her, whispering on the phone.
Her slight footsteps caught Leng Chuanjin's attention. The next second, he hung up the phone and then suddenly turned his head.
After seeing who it was, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"Are you awake?"
He stood up and walked over.
"Don't you want to sleep a bit more?"
Looking at his concerned expression, she shook her head.
"Second brother, my phone and wallet are still in their hands.
"Although they're not valuable things, I'm afraid they'll use the personal information in my phone..."
"I've already retrieved them for you."
Knowing her concerns, he had already taken care of the aftermath after settling the girl down.
He took out the things the girl wanted from the drawer of the desk and put them in her hands.
She opened her wallet and phone and checked them repeatedly. After finding nothing abnormal, she heaved a sigh of relief.
"However, these things can't be used anymore."
"I'm afraid the other party might have installed some monitors on them."
Although she also thought her concerns were a bit excessive, so many things had happened during this period that she had to be so cautious.
"I've also considered that."
"I originally planned to buy you a new one directly."
"But I was afraid you had something important in them, so I still retrieved them."
She took a last pitying look at her phone and wallet, then put them back into Leng Chuanjin's hands.
"So, have you found out anything?"
"Or is this something you can't tell me?"
Seeing his slightly embarrassed expression, she added another question.
"No, there's nothing I can't tell you."
"However..."
He remembered the report Yun Ye had sent him tonight.
"However?"
"...... However, this matter was actually resolved so easily."
"Did they go to so much trouble to arrest you and detain you for an afternoon?"
Xia Sanghuan recalled what had happened this afternoon. It seemed that was really the case.
Except for the slap from that policewoman, she hadn't suffered much.
"There must be something fishy about it, right?"
"Yes."
"What about that father - son pair this afternoon?"
"Father - son pair?"
The man was stunned for a moment and then immediately reacted.
"I've already sent someone to investigate."
"They're not a father - son pair at all."
He handed her two identity reports.
Looking at these two reports, her face darkened.
Sure enough, it was about the same as her speculation.
So the accident this afternoon was completely a bait to lure her into the trap.
It was probably that the other side didn't expect her to be so hard - hearted. They resorted to brute force, which led to many loopholes in this operation.
"How did you know I was arrested?"
"Ling Shi's subordinates told me."
"They didn't wait for you at the school gate."
"They originally thought you were so busy in the research lab that you forgot the time. But after asking He Jianyu, he said you had gone to the hospital at noon.
"And they knew very well that you hadn't gone to see Ling Shi.
Speaking of this, he sighed weakly.
"We've already done so much, but we were still stabbed in the back by those people."