The Last Mr. Dongguo

At the foot of Wenyang Pagoda, the various groups quickly assembled.

The Wenyang Pagoda resembled a dark anthill under a clear sky, and all forces, like worker ants returning from their work, swarmed towards the nest. The sounds of sirens and alarms echoed throughout the square. Han Zhen, while arranging for personnel to maintain order at the scene via walkie-talkie, took off his coat, threw it into his car, and leaped onto the pagoda, moving towards Bai Xin's direction.

The higher Bai Xin got from the ground, the more dizzy he felt, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. In the blink of an eye, even his thick eyebrows couldn't stop the sweat from falling, and his sweat-drenched eyes gradually became blurry. Then, his climbing speed gradually slowed down. At this moment, Bai Xin felt the world spinning, but he still gripped the railing tightly with both hands and continued to climb with his willpower.

"Captain Bai, what's wrong? Not feeling well? That's a real shame! Haha!"

A burst of loud laughter pierced Bai Xin's ears. Bai Xin raised his head slightly and saw his opponent standing sideways on the tower through the beads of sweat. At this moment, Bai Xin could strongly feel the opponent's ridicule and contempt.

"You're just giving up like that? This isn't the Captain Bai I know. You've lost all your former glory!" The opponent provocatively took a few more steps down, closing the distance between himself and Bai Xin. "You weren't like this ten years ago! How did you become such a pathetic mess after becoming Cheng Luan's deputy?" His words were laced with reminders and emphasis, as if he and Bai Xin were old friends of many years.

"What? Do we know each other?" Bai Xin slowly raised his left arm, preparing to climb again, but his trembling arms wouldn't cooperate, and his gaze gradually wandered. The suspect was right there, yet he was helpless. Thinking of this, Bai Xin couldn't help but curse under his breath, "What's wrong with Han Zhen? So slow! If the suspect gets away, he's fired tomorrow!"

"Of course I know him. Not only do I know him, but I also had the honor of fighting Captain Bai ten years ago. Captain Bai wouldn't have forgotten about something from ten years ago so quickly, would he?"

The scene from ten years ago immediately replayed in Bai Xin's mind, but for some reason, he had no recollection of the person before him. That case had been quite sensational, but ultimately remained unsolved, lying dormant in the archives until now. It was during that case that Bai Xin developed a fear of heights. But even if the other party was involved ten years ago and had successfully escaped, why would they inadvertently expose themselves and risk attracting the police's attention today? In just a few seconds, Bai Xin had already considered several reasons, but then immediately dismissed them all. "What exactly is your purpose?"

"Us? Captain Bai, you've misunderstood. We don't seem to be talking about the same case. Anyway, you couldn't catch me ten years ago, so what can you do to me today? You are no match for me." He deliberately emphasized the word "match," and then burst into wild laughter. Perhaps Bai Xin was hallucinating; he didn't see his opponent's expression, but he felt that the laughter was unusually grating.

"Alright! Captain Bai, judging by your appearance, you haven't been training much these past ten years, have you? I doubt you're listening to anything right now. We'll meet again someday!" As he spoke, the suspect gripped the railing tightly with one hand, using his own weight to suspend himself in mid-air. Suddenly, he concentrated all his strength in his leg, aiming for Bai Xin's face. Bai Xin quickly released his left hand and used the strength of his right hand to flip over, dodging the fatal blow. Although it was a simple flip, it was an extreme maneuver for Bai Xin, who was high in the air. His opponent gave Bai Xin no chance to catch his breath and immediately launched a second attack.

The suspect positioned his feet vertically, hooking his ankles onto the power tower's grid to free his hands. He instantly tilted his body, skillfully controlling the force of his movement with his ankles, and then delivered a powerful punch to Bai Xin. Bai Xin, having just performed a high-altitude somersault, felt a tightness in his chest and watched helplessly as the suspect charged towards him.

"White Team!"

Suddenly, Dongfang Lin appeared above the suspect, shouting a warning to Bai Xin, who had his eyes half-closed. Bai Xin rolled over again, and upon seeing Dongfang Lin and Han Zhen, managed a forced smile amidst his distress. Dongfang Lin and Han Zhen attacked from both sides, blocking the suspect in the middle.

Dongfang Lin's scream startled the suspect, who, no longer caring about Bai Xin below, quickly stood up, drew a folding knife from his waist, and stabbed directly at Dongfang Lin, who was closest to him. Dongfang Lin quickly retreated two steps to the right, pulled handcuffs from her waist with her right hand, and side-kicked with her left leg to meet the attacker's folding knife. The suspect regained his balance, using the grid with his left hand as a fulcrum, and also raised his right leg to force Dongfang Lin to change position. Unexpectedly, this leg raise drew all his attention to his right side, completely exposing his left side, which gave Han Zhen an opportunity. Han Zhen quickly stepped forward, performing a swift high-altitude takedown. Before his opponent could react, his left leg was already attacked, a tingling sensation instantly shooting through his brain. Then, a crisp click of handcuffs snapped onto his left hand, and he was suspended atop the power tower. At this moment, the sounds of police sirens, shouts, and camera shutters below slowly reached the ears of the three men.

Bai Xin closed his eyes after getting into the car, and Dongfang Lin drove. Besides Dongfang Lin, only Han Zhen was in the car. Dongfang Lin took a shortcut and drove into the Criminal Investigation Detachment's parking lot first.

"Captain Bai, how are you?" Dongfang Lin leaned her head against the headrest of the driver's seat and tilted her head to look at Bai Xin, who was still sitting with his eyes closed in the back seat.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, what could possibly be wrong with me? Actually..." Bai Xin opened his eyes and deliberately touched his eyebrows with his hand. "If it weren't for the sweat in my eyes, I would have caught him already!" After Bai Xin finished speaking, he moved his hand away, and his eyes met Dongfang Lin's. The sudden eye contact between the two made Bai Xin seem a little unnatural.

"Alright, alright, everyone knows how amazing you are! Han Zhen and I are just going to experience the air high up in the sky. It's so high, nobody can see us."

"Team Leader Bai, they've arrived. I'm going up first. You and Sister Lin can chat some more!" Han Zhen said, then raised an eyebrow at Dongfang Lin before turning around, opening the door, and getting out of the car. Soon after, the sound of the main group returning in car after car could be heard.

"Thanks! It's all thanks to your timely arrival. Um... well..." Bai Xin glanced at the time, looking a little nervous, "I've been up all night, how about I treat you to dinner later?"

"Haha, Captain Bai, why are you stuttering today? You're so clumsy, knowing you're afraid of heights yet still insisting on going up," the seemingly critical words came out of Dongfang Lin's mouth with a very friendly tone. "We won't eat today, we still have a mission to complete, let's do it another day, but don't forget!"

"Okay, I'll never forget it!" Bai Xin waved his stiff right hand, staring blankly at Dongfang Lin's slightly haggard but still pretty face. Dongfang Lin didn't say anything more, just nodded stiffly, parked the car, and walked into the branch office with Bai Xin.