After the moment of elation, Xu Qingqing came to her senses and looked at Tang Li.
"By the way, Gu Anrou. Have you kept an eye on her?"
Gu Anrou was the mastermind behind all this. She mustn't be allowed to get away!
Only then did Tang Li realize that he had been so focused on guarding the door that he'd completely forgotten about Gu Anrou.
Just then, the serious - faced police captain walked over to report, "We've arrested all those involved in this illegal auction. We found a tunnel leading down the mountain in the backyard."
"The organizer probably escaped through the tunnel."
"What shall we do then?" Professor Zhou asked worriedly.
If they didn't catch these criminals, there was no telling if they'd continue to smuggle cultural relics in the future.
The police captain assured them, "We've arrested so many people. We're sure to find out the truth. I'll go back and interrogate them right away."
"No need, Officer." Xu Qingqing refused with a smile. "I can provide evidence right now."
With that, she took out her phone and showed the police the photo of Gu Anrou looking smug on the stage.
"This is a photo of the mastermind."
After seeing the photo, Professor Zhou recognized the person as Gu Anrou and asked in surprise, "Isn't this Miss Gu from the Gu family? How could she be the mastermind!"
Professor Zhou had once bought something at a Gu - family auction, so he knew Gu Anrou.
Xu Qingqing nodded. "Yes, she's the mastermind behind this."
"Okay!" With the evidence in hand, the police immediately issued an arrest warrant and set off to capture Gu Anrou!
After the police captain left, Professor Zhou looked at Xu Qingqing gratefully. "Qingqing, if it weren't for you this time, we definitely wouldn't have found the criminal so quickly! What's your decision about what I said last time, joining the police in the search for cultural relics?"
After today's incident, he was even more convinced that Xu Qingqing was a rare talent who truly cared about cultural relics. He must recruit her into the investigation team.
Xu Qingqing smiled. She was just about to tell Professor Zhou her answer.
"Thank you for your invitation. I'd like to join the Special Cultural Relics Action Team."
"Great. On behalf of the Special Cultural Relics Action Team, I welcome you. If you're available tomorrow, you can come to this address to report."
Professor Zhou sincerely reached out his hand to Xu Qingqing.
"Okay." Xu Qingqing shook hands with Professor Zhou and took the business card he offered. It only had a phone number and an address on it.
Xu Qingqing glanced at her watch. It was getting late.
"Professor Zhou, I'll leave the rest to you. My kids are at home. I need to go back and check on them."
"Sure. I'll handle the rest. Go home quickly."
Back in the car, Xu Qingqing looked at Tang Li, who was smiling, and asked curiously, "What are you smiling about?"
Tang Li's eyes curved as he twirled a lock of Xu Qingqing's long hair. "Little Qingqing, not bad. You've made quite a name for yourself just a few days after returning to China."
Xu Qingqing snatched back her hair and tucked it behind her ear. "Where are you staying tonight? Have you booked a hotel?"
Tang Li spread his hands and pretended to be troubled. "I came in such a hurry that I forgot to book a hotel. It's so late. I don't know if the hotels will still take guests..."
Tang Li had deliberately told his assistant not to book a hotel for him.
"Maybe I can stay at your place!" Tang Li changed the subject. "I haven't seen An An and Yi Yi for so long. I miss them so much, and they must miss me too."
When they were abroad, Tang Li was Xu Qingqing's assistant. The two kids had a lot of contact with Tang Li. You could say that Tang Li watched them grow up.
Not long ago, Xu An An even wanted to call Tang Li.
Xu Qingqing thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay."
When they got home, the kindergarten had already let out. The two cute kids were playing a game they'd learned in kindergarten at home.
"Grandma, kindergarten is so much fun. I want to go to kindergarten again tomorrow."
"Me too."
"But it's the weekend tomorrow. You'll have a holiday." Grandma Xu stroked the two kids' fluffy heads.
"Ah!"
The two kids frowned like little adults, looking disappointed.
Grandma Xu couldn't bear to see Xu Yi Yi and Xu An An so sad. "How about Grandma takes you out to play tomorrow?"
"Okay."
Just then, Xu Qingqing brought Tang Li home. "Yi Yi, An An, look who's here?"
The two kids turned their heads and saw Tang Li. They rushed over one after another.
"Uncle Tang, I miss you so much!"
"Uncle Tang, An An misses you so much. Did you come to see An An?"
"Uncle came specifically to see An An and Yi Yi." Tang Li picked up the two kids, one in each arm. The two kids wrapped their arms around Tang Li's neck like cute koalas.
"You two little rascals. You didn't even tell Uncle you were going back to China with Mom. Uncle is so sad." Tang Li pretended to be sad.
"Uncle, don't be angry. Brother and I were in a hurry." Xu An An wriggled her little body and kissed Tang Li on the face. Tang Li immediately beamed.
Xu Yi Yi also shook Tang Li's arm. "Uncle, don't be angry. I'll teach you the game I learned in kindergarten."
On the side, Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu didn't just find the scene heart - warming. They pulled Xu Qingqing aside and whispered, "Who's this young man?"
There had been Lu Chuanbai and Lu Fenglin before, and now there was another young man who was so close to Xu Yi Yi and Xu An An.
As if thinking of something, Xu Yan frowned and said seriously, "Xu Qingqing, he's not..." the father of Xu Yi Yi and Xu An An, was he?
Xu Qingqing naturally understood what her elder brother meant and quickly shook her head. "Brother, what are you thinking? He's my friend. He was my assistant when we were abroad."
"Now he wants to come here for a visit but has nowhere to stay, so I brought him here."
Xu Qingqing was afraid that if she told her parents about tonight's incident, they'd worry, so she deliberately said that Tang Li was here for a trip.
"I see." Only then did Xu Yan relax his clenched fist.
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Lu Chuanbai looked up at the calendar.
It would be Sunday tomorrow. The two kids definitely wouldn't be in school.
Thinking of Xu Yi Yi and Xu An An, Lu Chuanbai's eyes softened. He called Xu An An.
Xu An An, who was playing with Tang Li, answered the phone with a smile. "Uncle Lu..."
Hearing Xu An An's voice, the pain from Lu Chuanbai's wound instantly disappeared. He asked with a smile, "An An, will you and your brother come to see Uncle tomorrow? Uncle misses you so much."
Hearing a man's voice on the phone, Tang Li immediately became alert and raised his voice. "An An, who are you talking to?"
Hearing a strange man's voice on Xu An An's end, Lu Chuanbai also became alert. "An An, who's the person beside you?"
"Uncle Lu, Brother and I can't go to see you tomorrow because we're going out to play with Uncle Tang." Xu An An said in a childish voice, words that hurt Lu Chuanbai.
Lu Chuanbai was instantly stunned. A sense of crisis welled up in his heart.