Chapter 28

“Are you hurt?” Li Teng’s voice came from close by, near and heavy, devoid of the usual indifference.

“…,” Ruan Nianchu shook her head, her eyes widened in shock, her voice trembling, “What happened just now…”

“Don’t speak.”

Li Teng interrupted, wrapping his arm around her and quickly returning to the room. With a swift movement, he closed the door, acting swiftly.

Ruan Nianchu squatted by the door, feeling scared and anxious, stuttering, “W-was it a robbery?”

There was no expression on Li Teng’s face, he just said, “Stay here and don’t move.” Then he backed against the door and moved to the left, squatting halfway down, pulling out the umbrella knife tied to his military boots. Looking out through the narrow crack in the door, his eyes were calm and sharp, full of killing intent.

Ruan Nianchu dared not move or speak. Her heart was beating rapidly, and a few seconds later, she muttered to herself in a volume only she could hear, “Damn it, why do I always encounter these troubles… So unlucky”

Li Teng didn’t even look at her, coldly uttered a few words, “Quiet.”

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“…,” Li Teng ignored her, just lowering his tone, “The person you want to arrest isn’t here.”

The woman’s voice sounded again, “I’ve already said, this place has been completely surrounded by us, you can’t escape. Don’t fight a losing battle.”

Li Teng coldly said, “I’ve also said, the person you want to arrest isn’t here.”

“Fine, if you won’t accept kindness, then you’ll face the consequences,” the woman said angrily, “Don’t blame me for being impolite.”

As soon as the words fell, there was a “bang”, a tear gas canister was thrown in from outside. It rolled on the ground for a few rounds and landed near Ruan Nianchu’s feet.

Intense CS gas dispersed, smoke filled the air. Ruan Nianchu immediately choked and coughed.

“…,” Li Teng’s eyes were cold, he gritted his teeth, grabbed the girl and pulled her into his arms, covering her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose tightly, kicking open the door.

“Bang bang,” several sounds, a whole row of guns outside simultaneously loaded, the special police fully armed, their guns aimed at them.

Ruan Nianchu’s face changed slightly. Beside her, Li Teng remained expressionless, not even blinking.

A tall female police officer took two steps forward. The smoke from the tear gas was thick, and she couldn’t see the two people opposite clearly, only vaguely seeing their silhouettes—one tall and one short. She raised her hand to remove her gas mask, revealing a face that was very pale, with cold and glamorous features.

Lei Lei said, “They are Duan Kun and Washa, arrest them.”

Several special police officers immediately approached cautiously.

Ruan Nianchu turned her head and coughed a few times, speaking seriously, “Police comrades, I think you’ve got it wrong. We really aren’t the people you’re looking for.”

The special police officers paused, simultaneously exchanging glances. One of them noticed something was amiss, turned to look at Lei Lei, and whispered, “Boss, Washa is Cambodian, but this girl has a local accent from Yuncheng?”

“…” Lei Lei frowned deeply, vigorously dispersing the smoke with her hand as she walked over, taking a closer look. She was immediately stunned and wide-eyed, “Who are you two? What are you doing here!”

The special police officers were dumbfounded, completely at a loss.

Well, they had gone to such lengths, but it turned out to be for nothing. Everyone started to put away their guns, chattering amongst themselves.

Ruan Nianchu wanted to roll her eyes at the policewoman, but she composed herself before saying, “I already told you that you got the wrong person. My name is Ruan Nianchu, I’m a singer and performer with the Yuncheng Military Performance Troupe. This gentleman is Li Teng,” she pointed with her hand, “a deputy regimental cadre from a certain Air Force unit. We don’t know anyone named Duan Kun or Washa.”

One of the special police officers massaged his temples, unable to understand, muttering to himself, “It’s impossible, how could the boss make such a mistake? We placed a micro-tracker on the target Washa, and besides, she had arranged to meet Duan Kun here…”

Suddenly, Li Teng interjected coldly, “The reason is simple.”

“…” Ruan Nianchu’s eyes flashed slightly, she glanced sideways, and the female police officer also looked at him with confusion.

“Your boss is too dumb,” he said indifferently.

The group of armed special police officers: “…”

Ruan Nianchu thought seriously for a moment, suddenly realizing something, and exclaimed, “Could it be possible that the target realized she was being tracked, so she preemptively placed the tracker in this room?”

“Figure it out yourselves,” Li Teng leaned against the door, making way, his expression blank, “The stuff must be inside.”

The female police officer’s face alternated between red and white, gritted her teeth, and stepped into the room.

Several special police officers also followed in to search.

A few minutes later, someone shouted loudly, “Report to Deputy Captain, we found the tracker!”

Ruan Nianchu turned her head at the sound and saw a special police officer picking up a round chip-like object from under the bed, handing it to the female police officer. The female police officer’s face instantly turned black as a pot.

They came out.

Lei Lei remained silent, Li Teng and Ruan Nianchu also remained silent. The atmosphere was particularly awkward.

After a while, Lei Lei furrowed her brows and said to Li Teng, “Indeed, I made a mistake, I’m sorry. The situation is urgent, we have to go and continue the arrest. Let’s go.” After speaking, she gestured to the special police officers behind her, her tone neither cold nor warm, “Let’s regroup.”

Everyone felt embarrassed and quickly ran downstairs with their equipment.

The female police officer also prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, just as she took two steps forward, a man’s voice came from behind her, deep and cold: “Stop.”

“…,” Lei Lei pursed her lips, turned around, her tone a little impatient, “What else?”

Li Teng’s voice was cold, “Who fired the first shot?”

“…,” the group of young men looked at each other, scratching their heads, no one dared to make a sound. Lei Lei’s expression noticeably changed.

After a few seconds, he lifted his eyelids, “I f*cking asked you who fired the first shot.”

Lei Lei was shaken by his imposing aura, took a deep breath, exhaled, and then said, “I did.”

Li Teng’s gaze swept towards her, his lips hooked, revealing a smile devoid of any warmth, his voice chilling, “Come here and apologize.”

The female police officer frowned, “Didn’t I already apologize to you?”

“Not to me. To her.”

“…,” Ruan Nianchu’s eyes suddenly widened.

Lei Lei, a proud woman, had never been scolded like this before. She bit her lip, glanced at Ruan Nianchu with a hint of amusement, “I thought you were criminals, so I fired the shot. Of course, I should apologize. But since the young lady herself didn’t say anything, Mr. here, why bother.” She looked at Li Teng, raised her eyebrows, “Who are you to her?”

Li Teng said, “Her ex.”

Ruan Nianchu: “…”

Finally, the female police officer sincerely apologized to Ruan Nianchu. The members of the special police team felt very embarrassed about this reckless mistaken arrest operation and took the initiative to dispose of the tear gas in the room.

The group left afterwards.

The landlady of the hotel had never seen such a commotion in her life. After the special police officers left, she dared to peek out from the corner of the stairs, then hurriedly ran back to her room in panic and locked the door.

The misunderstanding and chaos of the night finally passed.

Ruan Nianchu’s throat was still a little sore as she stood in the corridor coughing. Turning her head, she saw Li Teng inspecting the room. Under the bed, in the cupboard, in the bathroom… every corner was thoroughly checked.

She was puzzled, “What are you looking for?”

“Nothing,” Li Teng replied indifferently, then turned his head to look at her, furrowing his brows, “How’s your throat?”

Ruan Nianchu shook her head, “It’s nothing.” The gas inside the tear gas was toxic, and inhaling too much could be severely harmful, but he had covered her eyes, mouth, and nose just now, so she hadn’t breathed in much. It shouldn’t be a big problem.

Li Teng nodded, “You’re sleeping in the next room tonight.”

“…Why?”

“The smell in this room hasn’t dissipated yet. It’s not safe to stay for too long.”

Ruan Nianchu frowned slightly, “If you want me to sleep in your room, then where will you sleep?”

“I’ll sleep here.”

“But didn’t you say the smell of tear gas hasn’t dissipated yet?”

Li Teng glanced at her, raised an eyebrow, “Miss, with your physique, do you think you can handle being a soldier like me?”

“…,” Well, she was stumped for a moment, unable to respond.

He withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and spoke lightly, “Go back. I’m going to sleep.”

“…” Ruan Nianchu wanted to say something, but in the end, she remained silent, biting her lip, turning to walk outside the room. When she reached the door, she turned back to help him close it, unconsciously lifting the curtain with her hand.

Li Teng took off his shirt and casually threw it aside, then stood up.

He was shirtless, his skin no different from what she remembered, beautifully bronzed, with a layer of sweat gleaming on it. His body was covered with various old and new scars, his back muscles bulging, his waistline defined and powerful, exuding strength.

A shoulder-length dragon crawled on his shoulder and arm, fierce and menacing, its tail coiled around his left arm, extremely lifelike with its smooth movements.

Ruan Nianchu stared at him, mesmerized, her mouth dry, her heart skipping a beat.

Then, he suddenly turned around.

She saw the scar on his waist and abdomen again. The bloody wound from seven years ago had turned into an old scar, long and uneven, gruesome and terrifying.

Li Teng began to take off his pants.

“Have you seen enough?” Before undoing his belt, he suddenly spoke, his tone casual, “Do you want me to bring a chair in for you to sit and watch?”

“…” Ruan Nianchu snapped out of her trance, her face flushed, trembling hands closed the door and ran out in a panic. She blew in the night wind, shaking her head vigorously, frowning.

Always taking off his clothes at every turn, what kind of aloof soldier, he’s just a lunatic rogue! Ugh.

*

Just as she entered the adjacent room, Ruan Nianchu received a call from her mother. The voice on the other end sounded a bit displeased, “It’s so late, have you grown wings? You didn’t come home and didn’t even bother to let us know. Where are you roaming around?”

Ruan Nianchu sat down on the bed, bent over, and thought for a moment. Then, she made up a story to her mother, “I’m at Qiao Yufei’s house.”

Her mother was skeptical, “Weren’t you out with Li Teng? Why are you suddenly at Qiao Yufei’s?”

“Oh,” she rolled her eyes, “Qiao Yufei was feeling upset today, so she asked me to stay at her place. Keep her company and chat with her.”

Her mother was a bit incredulous, “Then let me talk to Qiao Yufei.”

“Okay.” Ruan Nianchu responded, holding the phone away from her ear, shouting, “Qiao Yufei! My mom wants to talk to you!” Then, she immediately stood far away, pinching her nose, “Oh! I have diarrhea! Can’t talk right now!”

Then, she brought the phone back to her ear and said, “Did you hear that? She has diarrhea, can’t talk right now.”

Ruan’s mother was left bewildered, “…Why does Qiao Yufei’s voice sound so strange today?”

Ruan Nianchu remained calm and composed, “Oh, she’s a bit sick… Alright mom, a friend is calling me, I’ll talk to you later, bye.”

The call ended. Ruan Nianchu let out a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

That was close.

Suddenly, there were two knocks on the wall near the side of the bed.

“…” Ruan Nianchu was suspicious. She leaned in close to the wall, her brows furrowing, “What’s going on?”

Through the wall, his voice was surprisingly clear, low and husky, with a hint of laziness. Li Teng said, “Miss, why didn’t you go to the Central Academy of Drama for college?”

Ruan Nianchu was taken aback for a moment, then clenched her fists angrily, “…You, a high-ranking officer of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, eavesdropping on other people’s phone calls?”

Li Teng replied casually, “The sound insulation here is poor, didn’t I tell you beforehand?”

“…” Ruan Nianchu was speechless. He did seem to have mentioned it.

On the other end, Li Teng stubbed out his cigarette, turned over, rested his head on his arm, closed his eyes, and smirked slightly, “Just sleep properly. If you kick off the covers again, there won’t be anyone to cover you.”

Ruan Nianchu pouted, “You never covered me anyway.”

“Who said that?”

“…” She was stunned, not believing, “Really? When?”

But he just smiled faintly, “Go to sleep.”

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