Awakening the Phoenix Flow System after the breakup, I'm so happy!

Hearing those soft words with a slightly nasal tone, Chen Yang felt his throat go dry.

Before Li Ruoxue could react, Chen Yang lowered his head.

He kissed those red lips directly.

Li Ruoxue's eyes widened instantly, and her hands instinctively pressed against Chen Yang's chest, trying to push him away.

But Chen Yang didn't give her that chance at all. He grabbed the back of her head with one hand and wrapped his other arm around her slender waist, pulling her tightly into his embrace.

Heavy breathing mingled together, and the gunpowder and blood smells that filled the abandoned warehouse were now completely masked by the faint jasmine fragrance emanating from Li Ruoxue.

Li Ruoxue's resistance lasted less than two seconds before her grip loosened.

Not only did she stop pushing him away, but the hands that were gripping Chen Yang's clothes slowly tightened, and she awkwardly and tentatively responded.

This was the first time in over twenty years that she had been so close to a man, close enough to feel the powerful beating of his chest.

Just as Chen Yang was about to explore further, a piercing police siren suddenly sounded outside.

The red and blue lights of police cars shone through the broken windows of the warehouse.

Li Ruoxue pushed Chen Yang away as if she had been electrocuted, gasping for breath, her face so red it looked like it could bleed, and she didn't even dare to look at him.

"Reinforcements have arrived."

She hastily wiped her lips, turned around and walked out, her gait somewhat unsteady.

Chen Yang watched her flee in disarray, licked his lips, and followed her with a grin.

Several police cars stopped at the warehouse entrance, and more than a dozen fully armed special police officers rushed in with guns at their ready. The leader was Li Ruoxue's deputy, a young police officer named Wang Lei.

"Captain Li, are you alright?"

Wang Lei led his men in and rushed in. He had just shouted a few words when he saw the mess on the ground, Xu Tianjiao lying in a pool of blood, and Pete and the others handcuffed to the side, trembling with fear.

"The situation is under control."

Li Ruoxue put on a stern face, trying her best to appear as decisive as usual, but her rosy cheeks and slightly messy hair made her look anything but her usual dignified demeanor.

Looking at her captain's appearance, and then at Chen Yang standing behind her with his hands in his pockets and a mischievous grin, an unbelievable thought suddenly flashed through Wang Lei's mind.

"These individuals are members of the Black Feather organization from overseas, suspected of smuggling cultural relics and illegally possessing firearms. They have all been taken back for intensive interrogation overnight."

As Li Ruoxue gave the instructions, she turned and glared fiercely at Chen Yang, warning him not to say anything out of line.

But Chen Yang wasn't one to listen to reason. He stepped forward and casually reached out to brush a speck of dust off the collar of Li Ruoxue's leather jacket.

"Ruoxue, you scared me to death just now. If you hadn't protected me, I would be dead here."

Chen Yang's words were sincere, but coupled with his flippant tone and the several burly men around him who had been beaten black and blue, they seemed completely out of place.

Wang Lei and several other police officers' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Ruoxue?

They usually don't even dare to speak loudly to Captain Li in the station, yet this guy dared to call Ruoxue directly? And he even touched her?

To their even greater surprise, Captain Li, who was known for his fiery temper, did not lose his temper or draw his gun.

Li Ruoxue was so angry that she stomped on Chen Yang's foot and spoke through gritted teeth in a low voice.

"Shut up."

Chen Yang deliberately gasped and pretended to be aggrieved.

"Hitting is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love. Just now you were hugging me and saying you wouldn't leave, but now that you've put your pants back on, you're turning your back on me."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding police officers collectively gasped, each wanting to laugh but daring not to, their faces turning purple from holding it in.

"Ahem, well, Captain Li, let's go and get the suspect into the car first."

Wang Lei, being quite perceptive, waved his hand and led his men away quickly, not forgetting to give Chen Yang a thumbs-up as they left.

Li Ruoxue stomped her feet in anger, turned her head and stared intently at Chen Yang, about to draw her gun.

Chen Yang quickly raised his hands in surrender, his playful smile disappearing.

"Don't get excited, let's get down to business. I just managed to get some information out of Xu Tianjiao."

Upon hearing this, Li Ruoxue's attention was indeed diverted, and she stopped what she was doing to ask him what was going on.

Chen Yang repeated Xu Tianjiao's last words in detail, telling her everything about the land in the East Suburb New City and the underground laboratory.

"So that's why they went through all that trouble—for what's underground."

After listening, Li Ruoxue frowned. This case involved a mysterious overseas organization and had now uncovered a clandestine conspiracy, completely changing its nature.

"You police need to keep a close eye on this matter. Since Black Feather's men have lost so many men in Jiangcheng, they certainly won't let this go."

Chen Yang gave a word of advice, and began to think about how to help Yang Mi completely solve this problem.

The group escorted the suspect back to the municipal police station.

In the middle of the night, Director Zhao of the Municipal Public Security Bureau actually rushed over. Hearing that they had captured a core member of the Black Feather gang who had been on the wanted list, he ran back to the bureau without even changing his clothes.

Li Ruoxue reported the entire case in the bureau chief's office, omitting, of course, the unspeakable details of her and Chen Yang's time behind the bunker.

It was only said that Chen Yang acted bravely and assisted the police in subduing the criminals.

After listening to the report, Director Zhao smiled and looked at Chen Yang standing to the side. This old fox was a former subordinate of Vice Mayor Li Gang, so he naturally recognized who the young man in front of him was.

Last time at the Grand Hyatt Club, this was a ruthless character that even Vice Mayor Li dared not offend.

"Mr. Chen has done a great service to our police this time. He not only intercepted smuggled cultural relics, but also uncovered such a big clue."

Director Zhao stepped forward and warmly shook hands with Chen Yang.

Chen Yang exchanged a few polite words, saying that he was just a law-abiding and enthusiastic citizen, and that it was all thanks to Captain Li's skillful command.

Director Zhao saw through it but didn't say anything. He turned to Li Ruoxue and earnestly assigned her tasks.

"Xiao Li, you've done a great job in this operation. This case is too complicated, and the investigation won't be able to be completed in a short time."

Li Ruoxue stood ramrod straight, thinking that the bureau chief was going to assign her some important task.

"Don't worry, Chief, I'll go interrogate Pete right away and uncover all their hideouts around here!"

Director Zhao waved his hand and handed a document on the table to Wang Lei, who was sitting next to him.

"Let Wang Lei take his team to handle the case first. You've been working overtime every night lately. Even though your back injury is better, you can't push yourself like this."

Li Ruoxue was anxious. This was a case she had been following for a long time; how could she give up halfway through?

"Chief, I'm fine. I have plenty of energy and can continue working."

Director Zhao deliberately put on a stern face, adopting the demeanor of a leader.

"That's an order."

"I'm giving you three days off. Hand over your work, get some rest, and get back into shape."

As he spoke, Director Zhao glanced at Chen Yang, his meaning all too clear.

Li Ruoxue then realized that the director was creating an opportunity for her, and her cheeks flushed red again. She could only silently accept the order.

It was almost dawn when I came out of the municipal bureau building.

The streetlights cast a dim yellow glow, and the air was filled with the slight chill unique to an early autumn morning.

Chen Yang followed Li Ruoxue and watched her zip up her leather jacket.

"Let's go, Officer Li, I'll take you home."

This time, Li Ruoxue did not refuse. She lowered her head, walked to the passenger side of Chen Yang's Porsche, opened the door, and got in.

The car drove along the empty street, soft music playing in the cabin, and no one spoke first.

Li Ruoxue leaned back in her seat, turning her head to look at the street scene rushing past outside the window, her mind filled with the image of Chen Yang blocking her way in the warehouse that night.

And that kiss that almost suffocated her.

The car pulled up in front of Li Ruoxue's apartment building and came to a smooth stop in the parking space.

Chen Yang unbuckled his seatbelt and turned to look at her.

"arrive."

Li Ruoxue didn't get out of the car immediately. Her fingers unconsciously fiddled with the metal clasp on her handbag, as if she were doing some kind of mental preparation.

"Consider tonight's incident something I owe you."

She managed to squeeze out a sentence, her voice so soft it was like a mosquito's hum.

Chen Yang leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and looked at her with great interest.

"That's it?"

"I risked my life alongside you amidst gunfire, and all I get in return is a casual remark about owing you a favor?"

Li Ruoxue felt a little flustered by his gaze and turned her head away from him.

"Then what else do you want? The bureau won't approve the bonus."

Chen Yang leaned closer, his warm breath brushing against her ear.

"Talking about money is so vulgar. I'm a very sentimental person."

Li Ruoxue felt a tickle in her ear, and unconsciously shrank to the side, her heart starting to race again.

"Anyway, I'm on vacation."

"Tomorrow at noon, no, today at noon, I'll treat you to lunch as a way of thanking you."

She spoke very quickly, as if afraid of changing her mind, and then prepared to open the car door and get out.

Chen Yang grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

"Just eating?"

"I saw a new suspense movie recently released. I wonder if Officer Li would be interested in studying the modus operandi?"

Li Ruoxue could easily tell that he was inviting her to a movie, and she was secretly delighted, but she still had to keep a straight face.

"I'm very picky; if it doesn't look good, I'll leave halfway through."

She proudly raised her chin.

Looking at her adorable, contradictory expression, Chen Yang's anger was reignited, and his fingers slowly slid up her wrist.

"If the movie isn't good, then we'll do something else that's good."