Sheriff Uncle, open the door quickly! I've come to solve a case!

In the rain and fog, the black car was like a ghost in the darkness, sometimes disappearing and sometimes appearing.

The coastal highway is flanked by cliffs. It used to be a road specifically for transporting large trucks, but after the factory was abandoned, no vehicles travel on it anymore.

Two cars sped past in the rain.

Qin Qingzhou turned on the siren, and the sound echoed continuously on the empty highway.

Wang Dahong glared fiercely at the approaching car in the rearview mirror, his teeth practically grinding to powder.

Damn it, how did the police find him?

He's very good at counter-surveillance; there's no way we could find him!

As the black car approached, Wang Dahong stepped on the gas and accelerated again.

The road was slippery from the rain, and he could feel himself losing control of the steering wheel, but the car behind him was getting closer and closer!

"This lunatic! He's got a death wish!"

Wang Dahong could not accelerate any further; if he continued to accelerate like that, he would definitely fall off the cliff.

Qin Qingzhou's car was already close to Wang Dahong's. He slowly moved closer to him, trying to squeeze him aside and force him to slow down.

"Damn it! You want to die so badly, huh?! None of you will survive today!"

Wang Dahong went mad. Since this policeman wasn't afraid of death, he would let him go to his death!

He suddenly turned the steering wheel to the right, and Qin Qingzhou's car lurched and began to be pushed out.

He was in an outer position; if he were pushed off the cliff, he would surely die.

and……

He glanced at the person next to him and saw Bai Zhizhi.

Bai Zhizhi's face turned pale, and she bit her lower lip hard, trying her best not to spit it out.

Qin Qingzhou turned the steering wheel all the way to the opposite direction and began to confront Wang Dahong.

Wang Dahong had a sedan, while Qin Qingzhou had a jeep, and gradually he gained the upper hand.

Seeing that something was wrong, Wang Dahong slammed on the brakes. The car slowed down, but due to the slippery ground, it slid forward for a while before crashing into the guardrail and barely coming to a stop.

Qin Qingzhou's car, due to its excessive inertia, veered sharply to the left and crashed violently into the mountainside.

Just before crashing into the mountainside, Qin Qingzhou reached out and shielded Bai Zhizhi.

Bai Zhizhi was so dizzy that she was almost thrown off, but fortunately Qin Qingzhou held her down so she could sit still.

Wang Dahong felt like his internal organs were about to shatter from the impact. He barely managed to crawl out of the car and knelt on the ground, panting heavily.

He looked up and saw the jeep crashed into the mountainside, the driver's seat almost completely destroyed, and then he managed a smirk.

"Go to hell."

He spat out a mouthful of rusty-tasting saliva and scrambled to his feet.

The car was totaled; the only direction it could go was into the sea.

Once he escapes from the sea, those stupid cops will never catch him.

"Don't move!"

A weak but firm voice rang out.

Wang Dahong was startled and turned around abruptly. He saw Qin Qingzhou fall out of the car door, struggle to get up, and stand there covered in blood, holding a gun in her hand.

"You're still alive?"

"Wang Dahong! You are suspected of organized fraud and assaulting a police officer. The police will pursue criminal charges against you!"

The passenger door lock was broken, and it automatically popped open. Bai Zhizhi felt weak all over and fell off the seat.

When I fell to the ground, acid reflux rose in my throat, and I vomited all over the place.

Wang Dahong's eyelids twitched. There was actually a child in the police car?

The aftereffects of the violent impact had not yet subsided. Qin Qingzhou's vision was blurry, and blood stained his eyes. The world spun around him, and Qin Qingzhou staggered, almost losing his balance.

It was at this moment that Wang Dahong rushed up, grabbed Bai Zhizhi by the neck, and forcefully braced his arm around her neck.

"Let me go! Or I'll kill her!"

Qin Qingzhou snapped out of his daze, his cold expression unchanged, but his grip on the gun tightened: "You think I wouldn't dare to shoot?"

Bai Zhi struggled with all her might, but remained completely still.

Her talisman...

They're all in the car...

Wang Dahong tightened his grip, his handsome face filled with gloom: "Then shoot!"

Bai Zhizhi was pressed down so hard she couldn't breathe. She grabbed the man's arm, but all she did was scratch her nails.

Wang Dahong sneered: "You cops dare to chase cars with a burden like that? You're really funny."

"Knowing...is not a burden."

Bai Zhizhi bit the man's arm.

"Ouch!" Wang Dahong cried out in pain and slapped her across the face.

But Bai Zhizhi still didn't give in; instead, she tightened her grip even more.

"Damn it, are you a dog?!" Wang Dahong cursed and punched Bai Zhizhi on the head.

"Bang!"

Qin Qingzhou fired, hitting Wang Dahong in the shoulder.

"Ah!" His shoulders went limp instantly, and the child in his arms fell to the ground.

Another shot hit him in the thigh, and he fell to his knees.

Qin Qingzhou rushed up and pinned him down, then quickly pulled out handcuffs from his lower back and cuffed him.

The rain gradually became stained with the smell of blood, and the sound of police sirens slowly approached in the distance. The police officers got out of the car and tied Wang Dahong up.

Medical staff rushed over to check Qin Qingzhou's injuries, but Qin Qingzhou waved them off, telling them to check on Bai Zhizhi first.

Bai Zhizhi's head hit the ground, her face covered in blood. She frowned, bit her lower lip, and stubbornly looked at Qin Qingzhou, refusing to let the medical staff touch her no matter what.

Qin Qingzhou sighed deeply, picked her up from the ground, took off his coat and draped it over her to shield her from the rain, then carried her to the back seat of the police car with one arm.

Bai Zhizhi was trembling all over, biting her lip and making whimpering sounds, but she didn't cry.

She lay in his arms, her body ice-cold, without any warmth.

Qin Qingzhou leaned back in her chair, feeling like she might have made a mistake.

Because the factory was too chaotic, and every police officer had his own things to do, no one had time to take care of her, so he took her into the car.

But when it comes to chasing criminals, there's no time for him to consider the people around him.

He shouldn't have brought Bai Zhizhi with him, shouldn't have taken her with him to chase criminals, and perhaps, from the very beginning... he shouldn't have kept her by his side.

Qin Qingzhou's profession is special, leaving him no time to take care of the people he loves, and even now, he is unable to protect them.

Bai Zhizhi staying by his side must have been a mistake.

Bai Zhizhi gripped his clothes tightly with her small hands, enduring the discomfort. Medical staff applied medicine to both of them, and the whole car was unusually quiet.

Bai Zhizhi sensed that her uncle seemed angry.

Did Zhizhi do something wrong?

Did Zhizhi cause trouble for her uncle?

If it weren't for protecting Zhizhi, my uncle wouldn't have been so badly injured.

Is she really a burden, as that big bad guy said?

Will my uncle... not know?

The medical staff got off the bus after applying the medicine, and the sound of the rain was shut out the moment they closed the door.

Bai Zhizhi's body temperature gradually returned to normal, but she was still shivering.

For the first time, Qin Qingzhou felt powerless.

It was all because of him that Bai Zhizhi was frightened.

Bai Zhizhi carefully buried her little head in Qin Qingzhou's chest, and only then could she let out soft sobs.

"Uncle, please don't know..."