Chapter 63: Chapter 57: Plainclothes? Chapter 63: Chapter 57: Plainclothes? Ever since Jiang Ning shouted from the balcony that night, the neighbors haven’t made any noise in the middle of the night.
Of course, this didn’t necessarily mean that Ruan Jiahua hadn’t committed domestic abuse against Qin Taoran. It was possible he used more clandestine methods that didn’t cause Qin Taoran to cry out.
Jiang Ning had only moved into this community a short while ago, and during that period, she had also spent a few days away in other districts because of her missions.
The number of times Jiang Ning had slept in the community could be counted on one hand, yet even these few times, she had encountered such vexing situations.
Impeded by the mission hanging on the system interface, Jiang Ning would also pay a bit more attention each time she went in or out.
After a few days, she really did run into Qin Taoran’s husband, Ruan Jiahua.
Because the start of the TV program was imminent, Jiang Ning had recently been going to the Martial Arts Gym more frequently.
After another sweaty climb up the stairs to the thirteenth floor, Jiang Ning arrived at the stairwell entrance and saw a tall middle-aged man in front of Qin Taoran’s door, bending down to unlock it.
The man was dressed in a black suit, wearing black-framed glasses. Although his face wasn’t visible, his side profile faintly revealed that he was rather handsome, with good features.
In his hand, he carried a briefcase, his feet shod in shiny black leather shoes, the very image of a successful individual.
After the door opened, the man quickly entered, and Jiang Ning withdrew her gaze.
Since Qin Taoran left Jiang Ning’s place last time, she hadn’t contacted Jiang Ning, who wasn’t in any rush either.
Even though the system had issued this random mission, whether to divorce or not ultimately depended on Qin Taoran herself.
If Qin Taoran didn’t want a divorce, and Jiang Ning kept urging her to get one, then Jiang Ning would end up looking like the villain.
It was fine to have a desire to help, but only under the condition that the person urgently needed assistance.
Returning home, Jiang Ning comfortably took a hot bath, and after coming out from the bathroom, she picked up her phone and found two missed calls, both from Zhang Lang according to the caller ID.
Jiang Ning: “…” It seemed that recently Zhang Lang’s calls had become more frequent.
Jiang Ning had no close friends; her best friends were in the deep mountains, with no phones and no way to connect.
With virtually zero social interactions, the number of people who contacted Jiang Ning after she left the Huo Family became even fewer.
In fact, over the past couple of days since the program’s guest list had been announced, Mother Huo and Huo Ziheng had called Jiang Ning, only to find they’d been blocked by her. Their faces darkened on the spot, and they didn’t want to contact Jiang Ning anymore.
Jiang Ning wasn’t aware that the Huo family had tried reaching out to her. Of course, even if she knew, she probably wouldn’t care.
The moment she blocked all members of the Huo Family and stepped out of the Huo Family Villa, Jiang Ning had already drawn a clear boundary between herself and the Huo family members in her heart.
She just didn’t know why Zhang Lang had called her twice in a row. Could there be a reason?
All the criminals she had previously apprehended had confessed, and she hadn’t sent any new criminals to the police recently. There seemed to be no unresolved issues in the last couple of days.
Jiang Ning thought as she lifted her hand to return the call.
Zhang Lang seemed to be right by the phone. No sooner had she dialed than he answered in the next second.
Zhang Lang shouted, “Finally, I’ve been waiting for your call!”
Even through the screen, Jiang Ning could hear the intensity in Zhang Lang’s voice.
Jiang Ning responded indifferently, “Hmm?”
Zhang Lang spoke urgently, “Tell me honestly, do you remember the time I called you recently, asking you to come to the police station because the family of a theft case wanted to thank you in person, and then you said you were at the high-speed train station, about to leave Capital City?”
Jiang Ning responded, “Remember, what about it?”
Zhang Lang pressed urgently, “Did you go to Fuhua or not!”
Hearing the word ‘Fuhua,’ Jiang Ning’s eyebrows lifted, as if she realized something.
She seemed to know what it was about.
Last time, to complete the human trafficker assignment, she had run to Fuhua Town to catch He Hui, but instead of catching He Hui, she ended up capturing He Hui’s two accomplices: Liu Guobin and Kuang Tun.
Without answering, Jiang Ning countered, “Did the Fuhua Public Security call you?”
Although Jiang Ning sometimes was offline, she still paid attention to hot topics on the internet, including the human trafficker incident from last time.
At that time, in order not to occupy space, she tied Kuang Tun and Liu Guobin to the roof of a small van, never expecting to be filmed by a blogger live streaming at the moment, and she was even mistaken by the blogger and the netizens for some perverted serial killer.
It was only after seeing the ins and outs of the incident online that Jiang Ning understood why that blogger named Qi Cheng, after rushing to the scene on his motorcycle, was so concerned about Kuang Tun and Liu Guobin… it turned out he mistook the two traffickers for victims.
Whether it was because he was cursed out by netizens or because the police station had given him a special briefing, Qi Cheng had not been live streaming recently.
Many netizens flocked to Qi Cheng’s live stream room and Fuhua Public Security’s official Weibo to stand guard, just waiting for those two to explain the truth about the incident that day, yet Qi Cheng remained silent about the matter until his broadcast stopped.
As one of the parties involved in the case, Jiang Ning had some speculations about the Fuhua Public Security’s silence and non-response.
If He Hui and Liu Guobin had been able to develop the kidnapping and selling of young girls and children into an industry chain that lasted more than a decade, certainly there were not just the three of them involved; there had to be other accomplices and hidden masterminds.
The Fuhua Public Security probably wanted to continue to follow this lead, so they did not issue a clarification announcement, preferring to be misunderstood by netizens as a kidnapping case rather than risk alerting the criminals.
Although Jiang Ning did not admit it, the question she posed was essentially the same as an admission.
Zhang Lang had this suspicion in his mind even before making the call, but upon receiving a real and certain response, he still couldn’t suppress the shock in his heart.
“It really was you!”
Zhang Lang opened his mouth, simply not knowing what to say.
How long has it been!
Not even a month!
Jiang Ning had actually caught several criminals in succession, more than those of them with official positions!
Moreover, according to the colleagues from Fuhua Public Security, she was also kidnapped by the traffickers, then fought back alone in a desperate situation!
Zhang Lang didn’t know whether to lament Jiang Ning’s bad luck or to admire her overwhelming strength.
Zhang Lang suppressed the excited emotion in his heart and quietly asked, “Be honest with me, are you my colleague?”
Jiang Ning did not understand, “Huh?”
Zhang Lang spoke more plainly, even with a hint of admiration in his tone, “An undercover cop from a special department?”
Although their department didn’t have one, he had seen them on TikTok!
It’s entirely possible that Jiang Ning was one of the undercover elites secretly dispatched among the public by other departments!
Jiang Ning was silent for two seconds: “…”
“No.”