Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 109 Old acquaintance

"There are no seats available. Are you planning to eat standing up?"

Xia Qiyuan tucked the tablet under his arm and took the packed lunch.

"Anyway, I don't plan to eat in the car." Gao Bin held his braised pork rice set meal and looked around.

He quickly turned his attention to Ai Liang, who was eating alone.

Gao Bin was stunned when he saw Ai Liang's appearance.

He blinked hard, slowly walked to the table, and after confirming several times, asked in a low voice, "Ai Liang?"

"..."

Looking at the former criminal police officer with his unconventional attire, Ai Liang pouted and said, "...Officer Gao?"

Ai Liang's expression was not good. How could he run into an old acquaintance even though he had already arrived in Qianhua City?
"It really is you! What are you doing in Qianhua City? Are you on vacation?"

After confirming that the person in front of him was Ai Liang, and not a stranger who looked similar, Gao Bin sat down opposite him without any hesitation.

It's always better to sit with someone you've met a few times than with complete strangers.

"Isn't Officer Gao a criminal investigator from Nevada City? What are you doing here? And what's with your outfit...?"

Ai Liang asked very politely.

However, Ai Liang, who was well aware of Gao Bin's inner world, knew very well that the position of a criminal police officer was just a cover for his identity. Gao Bin's arrival in Qianhua City must be because something strange had appeared there.

"Well, it's a long story. In short, I left the criminal investigation team because of an injury and transferred to the information investigation department. This outfit makes it easier to conduct investigations in certain places."

Gao Bin retorted without batting an eye.

This was clearly a silent protest against being treated as a tool by his superiors, but he insisted on calling it a professional necessity.

He took out his chopsticks and stirred the juicy, reddish-brown braised pork a few times, instantly filling the air with its aroma.

"Then who is this?"

Ai Liang turned to look at Xia Qiyuan, who had followed her.

Xia Qiyuan is currently using He Jun's body, and from the outside, there is absolutely no problem.

So Ai Liang had no idea that this person was actually an old acquaintance of hers.

"Didn't you say you were going back to the car? Why did you follow me?"

Gao Bin moved over irritably, making room for him: "This guy's name is He Jun, he's my current colleague."

"Hello, are you the student who helped the police catch Xu Zhihai?"

After Xia Qiyuan sat down, the first thing he did was to inquire about a case from more than a month ago.

Hearing Xia Qiyuan's words, Gao Bin finally found a point of rebuttal: "Hey, we're eating. You keep telling me not to talk about cases while eating, but you can't even do it yourself, yet you have the nerve to ask me to."

"This is a rare opportunity. If we miss it, we may never see each other again."

Xia Qiyuan opened the box of spring rolls and pushed it towards Ai Liang: "Want to try some?"

"Thank you."

Ai Liang symbolically picked up one spring roll, then pushed the rest back.

"how is the taste?"

Xia Qiyuan asked with a smile.

"pretty good."

Ai Liang answered honestly.

"Unfortunately, the taste is still not as good as that in Nevada. After all, Thousand Flower City is a tourist city, and in order to meet the huge flow of people, many foods are made in large quantities."

Xia Qiyuan seemed to be saying with a sigh, "I still think the spring rolls in Nevada are better, like the one on Jinyang Avenue."

"Is that so?" Ai Liang replied calmly.

Xia Qiyuan picked up a spring roll and stuffed it into his mouth, his voice sounding a little muffled: "I love food the most, do you have any recommendations for restaurants?"

"I usually cook for myself at home."

Ai Liang looked at the man named He Jun with some wariness.

He clearly remembered that when he had his first meal with Xia Qiyuan, the other party first asked him what he wanted to eat, and then almost tricked him into revealing his address while discussing the food.

From then on, Ai Liang developed the habit of not casually discussing things around her.

"Really? You cook for yourself? Do you live alone?"

Xia Qiyuan asked questions as he ate, but Ai Liang noticed that his right hand had been under the table ever since he sat down.

This strange behavior immediately put Ai Liang on high alert.

“I said, we’re here to eat, not to interrogate prisoners.”

Gao Bin, who had been silently eating, looked up from his bowl and glanced at Xia Qiyuan: "Stop prying into other people's privacy all the time, you're like a busybody."

"Even food can't shut you up?"

"I've finished eating, but the portion was too small, I'm still a little hungry."

As he spoke, Gao Bin showed his empty bowl.

In just two minutes, a bowl of braised pork rice was completely gone from his stomach.

Xia Qiyuan pushed another box of spring rolls in front of him and said irritably, "If you're not full, keep eating."

After Gao Bin interrupted, Ai Liang took advantage of the lull in their conversation to quickly finish her hamburger and then got up to leave.

"Is that enough? Would you like some more proper food? It's on me."

When Xia Qiyuan saw that Ai Liang was about to leave, he immediately tried to stop her.

He knew he couldn't persuade this seemingly aloof young man, but there was no harm in giving it a try.

What if they suddenly decide to stay?
The results are obvious.

"I'm sorry, I have other things to do. Thank you for your kindness."

Ai Liang bowed slightly to the two of them, then quickly walked out of the fast food restaurant and disappeared around a corner.

drop.

"Hmm? What's the sound?"

Gao Bin, who was eating spring rolls, looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Xia Qiyuan was holding a device that looked like a walkie-talkie.

Gao Bin's hand trembled, and the half-eaten spring roll fell directly onto the table: "Holy crap? What are you trying to do with this thing?"

"Let's talk in the car."

Xia Qiyuan silently put away the instrument, then casually pulled out the straw from the Ai Liang drink and carefully held it in his hand.

Seeing this, Gao Bin stopped eating his spring rolls and hurriedly chased after them.

Xia Qiyuan didn't rush to get into the car, but instead took out a large suitcase from the trunk.

He opened the car door and folded down all the back seats of the modified car, turning it into a large bed.

Then place the suitcase on top and open it.

Despite being described as a briefcase, this is actually a portable biochemical separation and analysis instrument disguised as a briefcase.

Xia Qiyuan used a blood collection tube to collect the remaining saliva on the straw, and then put it into the instrument for testing.

"I'm saying, you're not suspecting Ai Liang, are you?"

Gao Bin opened the car door and immediately asked.

"Yes."

Xia Qiyuan was busy with his work and said without looking up.

When Gao Bin turned around and saw the setup in the back seat, he was startled again: "Holy crap? How come you even used this kind of thing?"

Xia Qiyuan synchronized the data from the portable eerie detector with the vehicle's computer and checked the information that had just been detected: "I suspect he has some connection with the mask."

"You're being too sensitive," Gao Bin said, puzzled by Xia Qiyuan's behavior.

"It's just a chance encounter at a fast food restaurant. They got there before us, so it's not like they were following us. What if they were just tourists?"

“His eyes.” Xia Qiyuan stared intently at the car’s computer. “His eyes look familiar.”

"No way, just because of a look..."

"I didn't suspect Ai Liang simply because of that look in his eyes. I've been suspicious of him ever since the Xu Zhihai incident, but I haven't had time to do a detailed investigation because of the disciples."

"Why?" Gao Bin was even more puzzled: "If he hadn't exposed Xu Zhihai and found out the mastermind behind the campus murder, I wouldn't have been able to follow the clues and take down a group of masked people."

"Don't forget that you've lost a part of your memory. Who can guarantee that this isn't a trap he deliberately set to lure you in?"

"Uh, I don't think so..."

Gao Bin was speechless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)