Breaking Through the Clouds - Chapter 4

 Translated by 231yolu :)

This street corner was only four to five hundred meters away from the Nightless Palace KTV. Yan Xuan simply found a place and parked his heavily damaged Cherokee. Then, he greeted the traffic police and returned to his original spot. It only took him ten minutes.

"What's wrong with you?" Yan Xuan stood in front of Jiang Ting and raised his chin. "Where's your girlfriend? Why did she let you run around alone?"

Jiang Ting's complexion was still not very good, but that was because he had been bedridden for a long time. Hearing this, he smiled. "The doctor told me to walk around more. Yang Mei went out, so I went out by myself."

Yan Xuan reached out to help him, but Jiang Ting signaled that he did not need to. So, he took back his hand and lit a cigarette. "You don't mind, do you?"

Jiang Ting asked, "Can you give me one?"

Yan Xuan was a little surprised. He had come into contact with very few men who did not smoke, but for some reason, he subconsciously felt that Jiang Ting was one of them. Perhaps he had been deceived by the other party's scholarly appearance.

"Thank you." Jiang Ting took the cigarette and lit it. He let out a long sigh. "It was all thanks to Officer Yan just now. I'm really sorry. About the repair fee … "

Yan Xuan said, "Forget it, that's a public car! I'll just go back and report the damage. "

Jiang Ting glanced at him through the white smoke of the cigarette, probably meaning that he did not expect the Jianning Public Security Bureau to have such a high-end car. Yan Xuan laughed under his gaze. He did not explain and said, "It just so happens that there are some suspicious points in the case. I'm going to investigate the scene, so I'll send you back while I'm at it. What happened just now, standing in the middle of the road without moving? Were you scared silly? "

Jiang Ting hesitated for a moment. "Just now … I was a little confused when I saw the accident. Maybe it's some post-traumatic stress reaction. "

"Yo, then you still dare to come out alone."

Jiang Ting said, "You have to learn how to walk alone, or else you'll become a cripple."

He walked very slowly, and Yan Xuan did not rush him. The two of them walked slowly down the sidewalk, the neon lights of the Nightless Palace's KYV flashing in front of them. Yan Xuan pointed at it with the cigarette that was about to burn out and said mockingly, "You have such an infatuated and rich girlfriend. That's much better than us, who only have a fixed salary. What are you afraid of becoming a cripple?"

Jiang Ting shook his head helplessly. Before he could reply, he heard Yan Xuan ask very naturally, "How did you guys meet?"

Vice Captain Yan wasn't lying when he tried to get information. He was actually waiting here.

"We came from the county to work together in the early years. After spending a few years in Gongzhou, I went back to my hometown after earning some money. She came from Gongzhou to Jianning and opened this KTV. Speaking of which, she was more daring than me, and the business of the shop was getting better and better. Three years ago, when she asked me to go to Jianning to help, I got into a car accident on the way. "

"How did you get into a car accident?"

"Speeding in the rain, I almost lost my life." Jiang Ting sighed. "She's my girlfriend, but in my current state, it's not good to implicate her, right?"

Yan Xuan actually agreed immediately. "That's right. What are you two going to do in the future? Just drag it out? "

"We'll break up after some time." Jiang Ting smiled. "I can't help much even if I stay here. I'll just go back to the county to live."

Due to the murder scene, the KTV was temporarily closed, and the door was empty. The two of them entered the door while talking. When they looked up, they saw Yang Mei in front of the bar counter. "Brother Jiang!"

Jiang Ting said, "Oh, I …"

Yang Mei's eyes were filled with joy. "Aiya, you scared me. Brother Jiang, where did you go? Why didn't you say hello? There were so many cars outside, how could you wander around alone? "

Jiang Ting was speechless.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Why didn't you pick up your phone? Where's Xiao Zhang? Why didn't Xiao Zhang go out with you? What if something happened? Quick, sit down. It's so late, have you eaten? What did you eat? Hey, head waiter, come here. Go and tell the kitchen to bring the egg soup that I asked you to steam just now! "

Jiang Ting was speechless.

Yan Xuan raised his eyebrows and smiled without saying a word.

Yang Mei was simply circling around him non-stop. Jiang Ting had no choice but to deal with her in a hurry. He told her about the encounter with Yan Xuan on the road just now. Yang Mei was immediately very grateful to Officer Yan. She pushed Jiang Ting to urge him to go upstairs for dinner, and insisted on personally treating Yan Xuan to dinner.

"No need, I'm just here to take a look at the scene. I still have to rush back to the Municipal Bureau later." Yan Xuan smiled and said, "You guys go ahead. Just call a waiter to take me to the kitchen."

Yang Mei immediately put down her bag and shoes. "What's there to be busy about? Come, come, I'll take you there. Yesterday, after this place was cordoned off, I had the kitchen cordoned off. Didn't I say that I wanted to cooperate with the police? I also repeatedly ordered the waiter not to speak outside, for fear that he would reveal the secrets of the police investigation. "

Yan Xuan put on his shoe covers and gloves. "No need, you don't know any secrets anyway."

Yang Mei stood at the door of the kitchen and smiled apologetically.

The heavy makeup made it impossible to tell her age, but her facial features and clothes were all beautiful. There was even a little perfume applied in between her delicate curly hair — Yan Xuan had never seen a woman who could dress up so meticulously downstairs. The only explanation was that she knew that Jiang Ting would come back.

Yan Xuan thought it was very interesting.

This woman was very flexible, could speak, and dealt with things with the slyness of someone who had been around for a long time. As for her fiancé, who was said to be born in a small county, not only did he know how to work, his body was weak, he had been bedridden for several years and had almost no labor force.

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