Chapter 174 — Sister-in-Law and Sister-in-Law
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As a former special forces instructor, Qiu Lingshan had nothing to fear. At worst, she could always get herself out of trouble. As for Wei Zhao... well, if you bring trouble upon yourself, you have no one to blame but yourself.
In Qiu Lingshan's eyes, Wei Zhao might move well enough, but he could never have undergone professional training or fought battles where life and death hung in the balance. There was still a considerable gap between them. If even Wei Zhao dared go, what did she have to be afraid of?
"Heh, then let's get moving." Wei Zhao paid no attention to Qiu Lingshan's heated reaction.
Qiu Lingshan felt like she was playing music to a cow. She had just delivered a rousing declaration of her bold intentions, and surely he ought to say something in return -- even a compliment about her courage would do. Yet Wei Zhao had said absolutely nothing.
"Based on the urban surveillance footage we pulled from the city management bureau, as well as traffic camera recordings from the major roads, we've determined that the suspect is hiding somewhere in these woods ahead," Qiu Lingshan said, forcing down her irritation as she explained to Wei Zhao. "We also found the kidnappers' vehicle nearby. And in a warehouse at that abandoned factory over there, we discovered the bodies of Baldy and Ma Laoliu..."
"The kidnappers are sitting on a huge amount of cash. If they tried to leave the area carrying that money, they'd certainly attract attention at the nearby checkpoints. So our judgment is: if those kidnappers care about the money, they must still be somewhere around here."
"I see. So if they ditched the cash, they could have slipped away?" Wei Zhao nodded and asked.
"You could put it that way," Qiu Lingshan said. "But if we can recover the stolen cash, then the case is more or less half-solved, and I'll have something to report back."
"If it's people you need to find, I can help. Cash? You expect me to dig that up? What do you think I am, a police dog?" Wei Zhao rolled his eyes. "Oh right, doesn't your captain call himself a Bloodhound? You could let him have a go..."
"Screech --" A piercing screech of brakes rang out as the Liebao slammed to a halt by the roadside. Both Qiu Lingshan and Wei Zhao lurched forward from the momentum.
"Are you out of your mind?" Wei Zhao frowned, unable to understand what had provoked such an extreme reaction from Qiu Lingshan.
"How dare you insult Captain Yang! If you insult him again, get out of my car!" Qiu Lingshan glared at Wei Zhao with blazing eyes, as if she wanted to devour him. She bore more than a passing resemblance to the lioness Wei Zhao had described.
So that was the reason? Wei Zhao was momentarily struck dumb. Qiu Lingshan actually defended Yang Huaijun this fiercely -- could it be that this woman had feelings for Yang Huaijun?
"Do you have a thing for Yang Huaijun?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Please don't tarnish the pure bond of brotherhood and sisterhood between Captain Yang and me!" Qiu Lingshan corrected Wei Zhao's improper assumptions with solemn, unyielding conviction. "Don't you dare use your filthy mind to think about my relationship with Captain Yang! I defend him because I respect him, I revere him. He's been like a teacher to me -- from the day I first walked into the bureau, he taught me step by step, encouraged me, and watched me grow..."
"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled faintly. "Then tell me -- if Yang Huaijun called you a police dog, would you get angry?"
"Huh? Me?" Qiu Lingshan blinked, momentarily taken aback at Wei Zhao's sudden question. Still, she shook her head and answered honestly. "How could I? Captain Yang is like a master to me. Joking around with him -- isn't that perfectly normal?"