My Dongguan Love Story

Zhou Zhengtao stared at Lin Tao with a cold smile, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He made up his mind to shoot Lin Tao dead first, and then take care of Dazhuang.

But Lin Tao had anticipated his move and anticipated his actions. She suddenly took two steps forward, quickly bent over, and leaped forward.

"Bang!"

Gunshots rang out immediately, the bullets missed their mark, grazing Lin Tao's scalp; any slower and Lin Tao's head would have been smashed open.

Using the momentum of her lunge, Lin Tao landed and rolled on the ground, instantly closing the distance between herself and Zhou Zhengtao, and in the blink of an eye, she was in front of him. She braced herself with both hands on the ground, gathered all her strength in her right leg, and kicked upwards with all her might, accurately striking Zhou Zhengtao's chin.

A dull thud rang out, and Zhou Zhengtao's head snapped back, his body staggering backward. His grip on the gun suddenly gave way, and the pistol nearly flew out of his hand.

Zhou Zhengtao felt a piercing pain in his jaw, and a mouthful of blood mixed with saliva spurted out on the spot. He couldn't keep his balance at all and fell straight backward to the ground.

Lin Tao flipped herself up, her right hand gripping Zhou Zhengtao's wrist, which was still holding the gun. With lightning speed, her left hand snatched the pistol, twisting her wrist to turn it around, the cold muzzle pressed firmly against him. She shouted sharply, "Don't move! Police!"

Seeing his gun taken away, Zhou Zhengtao's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he refused to back down or struggle. He suddenly grabbed the machete at his waist, drew it, rolled over, and pounced on Lin Tao with bloodshot eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Tao did not hesitate for a moment and decisively pulled the trigger.

boom!

The bullet pierced Zhou Zhengtao's shoulder with pinpoint accuracy, the immense impact sending him crashing to the ground. Blood gushed from the wound, instantly staining his sleeves crimson.

Lin Tao didn't even glance at Zhou Zhengtao, who was lying on the ground groaning in pain. She raised her gun, surveyed the crowd, and warned in a cold, stern voice, "Don't move! Cover your heads and crouch down immediately!"

The group of henchmen watched as their leader, Zhou Zhengtao, was shot and fell to the ground. Terrified, they dared not resist in the slightest and hurriedly covered their heads with their hands, squatting down on the ground in unison.

Lin Tao reached down to her lower back and suddenly realized that she hadn't brought handcuffs with her in her haste to leave. She immediately turned to me and ordered me to find rope and strips of cloth to tie all of these people's hands tightly behind their backs.

Then he took out his phone and called Li Fang, instructing her to bring in the police car and take all four suspects back to the station.

A moment later, Li Fang parked the police car and got out. She immediately saw that all four criminals were subdued on the ground. She gave Lin Tao a thumbs-up, her tone a mixture of surprise and admiration: "Lin Tao, you're amazing! So impressive!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Fang turned to look at Da Zhuang beside Lin Tao. Seeing the man's tall and strong figure, with his handsome and rugged features, she instantly felt a surge of girlish longing.

She lowered her head slightly, leaned close to Lin Tao's ear, and whispered teasingly, "Lin Tao, you have good taste! This guy is really handsome. Is he the man you went to the hotel with before?"

"Mm," Lin Tao nodded in response.

Li Fang's gaze was fixed on Da Zhuang's handsome profile. Unable to suppress her curiosity, she whispered gossipyly, "So when you two checked into the hotel, really nothing happened?"

"What could possibly happen?" Lin Tao shrugged helplessly, then paused for a second before realizing what she meant. She raised her hand and gently patted Li Fang's shoulder, both amused and annoyed: "What are you always thinking about! We're completely innocent and aboveboard, and besides, he already has a girlfriend."

After hearing Lin Tao's words, Li Fang clicked her tongue twice and teased, "Oh? You already have a girlfriend? Then why are you still getting so close to her? Let me tell you, Lin Tao, that's not fair."

Lin Tao's cheeks flushed slightly from her teasing. Feigning annoyance, she lightly kicked her shin: "Get lost, you're just talking nonsense."

Li Fang covered her mouth and giggled, looking at Lin Tao with a playful gaze, and teased in a low voice, "But then again, happiness is something you have to fight for, don't you understand?"

After saying that, she turned around, opened the car door, and got into the police car.

Lin Tao understood perfectly well the implication in Li Fang's words. But Da Zhuang already had someone he loved, and regardless of whether she had any ulterior motives, she would never cross the line and entangle him. This was her bottom line as a police officer, and also her principle as a person.

Moreover, she didn't have any romantic feelings for Dazhuang; at most, she just had a slight appreciation for this honest, reliable, and capable man.

Lin Tao's playful expression vanished. She turned to Da Zhuang and said calmly, "Da Zhuang, let's go back to the police station to make a statement."

"it is good."

I nodded in agreement and rode my motorcycle behind the police car back together.

Zhou Zhengtao, who was shot and wounded, was taken to the hospital alone for treatment, while his three accomplices were taken directly to the police station.

By the time I had cooperated and completed all the statements, it was already past 1 a.m.

After the statement was taken, Lin Tao saw me out of the investigation area. I felt a pang of guilt; I had caused her so much trouble and exhaustion throughout the day, and I was truly sorry. Plus, I was hungry after a long night, so I looked at her and asked:

"Are you hungry? I'm thinking of grabbing some late-night snacks, it's on me, wanna come along?"

I was just being polite, but to my surprise, Lin Tao replied without hesitation, "Okay."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Tao froze instantly, clearly stunned. She hadn't expected to agree so readily. Her ears quickly turned red, and a faint blush spread across her cheeks. She looked away slightly, appearing somewhat uneasy.

Right next to the police station was a bustling night market, brightly lit. We strolled slowly towards the night market, one after the other.

I usually walk fast and can get to my destination in a few minutes, but when I turned around and saw Lin Tao taking small, light steps, I immediately slowed down and deliberately walked with her.

Once inside the night market, I chose the most popular barbecue stall and ordered a whole table full of skewers.

Not long after, the proprietress quickly came over with the skewers, placed the plate steadily on the table, smiled and looked us over, casually joking, "Handsome, your skewers are ready. Would you like some dessert for your girlfriend? Our chilled mung bean soup is the best way to cut through the richness."

Without explaining, I nodded and agreed, "Okay, then two bowls will do."

Lin Tao blushed slightly when the proprietress said she was my girlfriend.

The proprietress brought over two bowls of mung bean soup and placed them on the table, smiling as she continued, "Handsome, your girlfriend is really beautiful. You two enjoy your meal."

Lin Tao's cheeks flushed instantly. She pursed her lips nervously and quickly explained, "Boss lady, I'm not his girlfriend."

The proprietress turned around and glanced at her, her eyes filled with knowing smiles. She waved her hand and laughed, "I know, I know, the young lady is shy."

He didn't take it seriously at all after saying that, and turned around to go back to his stall to get busy.

Watching the proprietress's retreating figure, Lin Tao hurriedly added in a low voice, "I'm serious, we really aren't."

Lin Tao watched as the proprietress walked straight back to her stall, completely ignoring her explanation. She turned to me, gave an awkward smile, and whispered with a laugh, "That proprietress is too good at making fun of people. She doesn't believe me when I tell the truth."

After calming down a moment later, Lin Tao picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, looked up at me, and casually asked, "By the way, where's your girlfriend? You've been busy all day, why haven't I heard her contact you?"

Upon hearing this, I paused, completely stunned, and inwardly sighed: Which girlfriend are you asking about?

I realized that several people had indeed called me today, but I had been too busy to answer.

Just as I was about to strike up a conversation with Lin Tao, my phone suddenly rang. I glanced down and saw it was Tang Yan. After a moment's hesitation, I pressed the answer button—she had called more than a dozen times today, and now that things were finally over, it wouldn't be right not to answer.

"Hey? Dazhuang? Why aren't you answering the phone? Where are you right now?"

On the other end of the phone, Tang Yan crossed her arms, her tone full of doubt, and she couldn't help but have wild thoughts: Da Zhuang hasn't been answering the phone, could he be doing something bad behind my back?

Sensing a hint of jealousy in her voice, I couldn't help but smile and gently reassure her, "Something urgent came up today, I've been busy. Are you free now? I'm having a late-night snack at the night market, come over if you're free, I can introduce you to a friend."

After saying that, I waved my phone at Lin Tao and said bluntly, "Look, she's my girlfriend."

"Oh? The night market? Who are you with?"

Tang Yan's tone instantly tightened, filled with vigilance and barely concealing her unease.

"I was with Officer Lin today, and she helped me a lot. I'll treat her to a late-night snack to thank her."

"I see." Tang Yan responded casually, her tone light and deliberately nonchalant, before tentatively asking, "Male or female?"

"A woman."

Those two simple words struck Tang Yan like a thunderbolt. Her heart tightened, and she immediately raised her voice, both shocked and heartbroken: "Ah? A woman? You just wait, I'm coming right now!"