Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

"Mingcheng, why aren't you leaving?"

Wu Mingcheng glanced at the office building and said with a smile,

"You go first, I'll wait a bit longer, no rush,"

Li Dawei then said...

"Okay, I'll head out now. I'm too tired today, I need to take a taxi home."

Chapter 290 Rushing to Pay the Bill

Wu Mingcheng suddenly thought of something and spoke up.

"Go back and get some rest. You must be tired today. I'll treat you to a meal another day."

Upon hearing this, Li Dawei immediately said...

"That's great! I've been waiting for your meal. You should have told me beforehand so I could make sure I had an empty stomach."

Upon hearing Li Dawei's words, Wu Mingcheng chuckled.

"Hahaha, okay!"

Just then, Xia Jie came out of the office building, and Li Dawei happened to see her. He immediately realized what was going on.

He quickly spoke up.

"Okay, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow."

Wu Mingcheng turned around and saw Xia Jie walking out of the office building.

He smiled slightly at Xia Jie, and Xia Jie walked towards him.

Xia Jie came to Wu Mingcheng's side and said with a smile,

Why haven't you left yet?

Wu Mingcheng replied verbally,

"I was just thinking that someone lives a bit far from home, and I wanted to take her home."

Hearing Wu Mingcheng's words, Xia Jie felt a surge of sweetness in her heart, and then she said with concern,

"Your hand is injured, does it still hurt? If it's inconvenient, you can go home and rest, or I can take a taxi home."

Wu Mingcheng shook his head and said,

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. You don't need to worry about me,"

Then he added,

"By the way, are you in a hurry to get home tonight? I saw a hot pot restaurant nearby that looks pretty good, how about we go eat together?"

Xia Jie thought for a moment; of course, she also wanted to go out to eat with Wu Mingcheng.

So she said,

"Mingcheng, wait a minute, I need to ask my mother for permission,"

Wu Mingcheng smiled and nodded.

Xia Jie went to the side and dialed her mother's number. Her mother's voice came from the other end of the line.

"Xiao Jie, why haven't you come back yet?"

Xia Jie began to explain.

"Mom, we have something to take care of at the office,"

Xia's mother then said,

"What's going on? Why do they insist on keeping you here too? It's been days! I'm going to call Wang Shouyi and the others,"

Xia Jie quickly said,

"Mom, please don't! It's like this, I have to go home late tonight, I'm going out for dinner with some colleagues."

Upon hearing Xia Jie's words, Xia's mother instinctively wanted to refuse, but then she suddenly realized that this brat must have gone out to dinner with her boyfriend.

She then said,

"Okay, but don't stay out too late, come back early,"

Xia Jie had assumed her mother would resolutely refuse and tell her to go home immediately.

To Xia Jie's utter surprise, she actually agreed.

Xia Jie said with delight.

"Thank you, Mom. I love you so much!"

Xia's mother then said,

"You brat, if I don't let you go out, does that mean you don't love me anymore?"

Xia Jie chuckled and then said,

"Mom, what are you saying? How could that be?"

Then, Xia's mother said, intentionally or unintentionally,

"Okay, once you're out there, try to get along well with your colleagues and avoid conflicts. I know how stubborn you are."

After hearing her mother's instructions, Xia Jie didn't think too much about it and responded directly.

"Mom, don't worry, I'll bring you some food back after I finish eating."

After saying that, they hung up the phone.

Xia Jie turned back to Wu Mingcheng's side and said with a smile,

"Let's go, my mom agreed,"

Wu Mingcheng nodded helplessly, and then he drove Xia Jie to a hot pot restaurant.

The aroma of the hot pot restaurant immediately triggered Wu Mingcheng's hunger.

Xia Jie hadn't had a proper hot pot meal in a long time.

So, the two of them hit it off immediately and began ordering a lot of food.

An hour and a half later, the two of them leaned back in their chairs, completely satisfied.

Xia Jie stroked her belly and then said,

"No, I can't eat anymore, I'm too full. Today was so sinful, I need to go home and do some serious 'scraping' (dietary fat removal)."

Wu Mingcheng looked at Xia Jie opposite him and said,

"You're already so thin, yet you still pay so much attention to managing your figure,"

Xia Jie immediately said,

"I've gained so much weight, I need to lose weight,"

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingcheng smiled.

There's a saying that goes, "Girls are either on a diet or preparing to start a diet."

At this moment, Xia Jie suddenly said,

"Wait here for me, I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back."

Wu Mingcheng, unsuspecting, sat calmly in his seat and waited for Xia Jie.

After Xia Jie returned, the two of them got up to leave.

When Wu Mingcheng went to the bar to pay the bill, he was told that Xia Jie had already paid.

He looked helplessly at Xia Jie beside him and said,

"Xiaojie, what are you doing?"

Xia Jie then chided,

"Oh, let's not talk about this here, let's go out first,"

As she spoke, she unconsciously took Wu Mingcheng's arm and led him out of the hot pot restaurant.

Perhaps, even Wang Qian and the other person themselves didn't realize that their actions and behaviors were becoming increasingly intimate.

After Xia Jie pulled Wu Mingcheng outside, she explained to Gu...

"You're always the one paying when we go out; we can't let you keep paying forever."

Although this hot pot meal is nowhere near as good as your seafood feast, it's still my way of showing my appreciation.

Wu Mingcheng said directly,

"There's no need for that, it won't cost much,"

Xia Jie's stubbornness flared up at this point, and she continued,

"I don't want you to always spend money; it makes me feel uncomfortable."

Hearing Xia Jie's words, he was surprised that Xia Jie was so strong-willed in front of him.

He had no choice but to say,