Ice is not averse to deception

Just as Sun Bing felt a wave of fear, a series of rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

Before he could react, the door was kicked open, and several people rushed into the room. Before Sun Bing could even see who they were, the two of them were subdued by several plainclothes officers.

"Don't move! Don't move!"

His head was pressed to the ground, and he was unaware of what was happening around him.

Sun Bing didn't know how much time had passed, but she heard someone rummaging through things nearby. She thought she had been robbed.

But when Sun Bing looked up, he immediately realized that Wu Dayong's expression was strange, his eyes filled with panic and... disbelief.

"Cai Yan!"

"Cai Yan?!"

Following Wu Dayong's gaze, Sun Bing realized that the person in front of her was none other than Cai Yan, whom Wu Dayong had once pursued relentlessly.

Clearly, Cai Yan was also somewhat surprised, but she didn't make an exception for Wu Dayong just because she knew him; instead, her expression showed even greater disappointment.

"We suspect you of having dealings with drug dealers. Please cooperate with our investigation and come with us."

They spoke very gently, but Sun Bing and the others had no chance to resist; their hands were already handcuffed.

A dozen minutes later, Sun Bing and Wu Dayong were taken into the interrogation room.

The police were very efficient in their investigation and quickly uncovered the truth of the matter.

Actually, it wasn't that difficult. A urine test result showed that neither of them had used drugs, which was enough to explain the situation.

Through a brief inquiry, the police quickly determined that the two men had come to Yanji not to buy drugs, but to find large blocks of ice for making ice sculptures.

The two men's statements were without any issues, and their suspicions were completely eliminated.

At this moment, the two had been removed from their handcuffs and were taken to Cai Yan's office.

"Wu Dayong, what are you doing coming all the way to Yanji looking for ice? Aren't you just deliberately causing trouble?"

Before Wu Dayong could even complain, Cai Yan had already seized the initiative, leaving Wu Dayong speechless with a single sentence.

What do you mean? You say he's after that 200,000 yuan deposit? Goodness, this is a police station.

"What trouble have I caused? You're arresting drug dealers and you've ended up arresting us? That just shows how incompetent you are, wrongly accusing innocent citizens. Besides..." Wu Dayong suddenly remembered something, and his confidence grew: "Besides, I even called the police today to help you catch drug dealers. Is this how you treat an outstanding citizen?"

Cai Yan was stunned when she heard this.

"Did you make that emergency call today?" Perhaps she was genuinely suspicious, or perhaps she wanted to take the opportunity to get Wu Dayong's phone number, so Cai Yan made Wu Dayong repeat it.

Upon verification, it turned out that the person who called the police was indeed Wu Dayong.

Cai Yan never expected that the person who helped them reconnect to this line would be Wu Dayong. This must be fate, right?

As an apology, Cai Yan treated the two to a meal, which was, of course, a working meal at the police station.

Before Wu Dayong could refuse gracefully, Sun Bing had already started eating; he was simply too hungry.

"Didn't you realize anything was wrong at the time?"

While eating, Cai Yan asked about Sun Bing.

Sun Bing smiled and said, "Who knew he was talking about this ice? I thought we could find the source of ice..."

"You'll have to be more careful in the future; getting involved with these poisonous insects is very dangerous."

Cai Yan spoke casually, but only she knew the dangers involved.

"I'm not afraid as long as the police are around."

By this time, Sun Bing had almost finished eating, and with her stomach soothed, she felt much better.

Looking at Cai Yan again, Sun Bing became interested and said with a smile, "This is quite a coincidence. Da Yong and I were just talking about you, and you arrived before we even finished."

"Are you talking about me?" Cai Yan frowned and looked at Wu Dayong, who immediately looked away.

Not seeing Wu Dayong's frantically waving left hand, Sun Bing asked inappropriately, "By the way, why did you suddenly disappear back then? Dayong is really upset about it."

Faced with this question, Cai Yan did not choose to avoid it, but answered it directly.

It turns out that Cai Yan's father was also a proud anti-drug police officer. Because he worked on the front line for many years, his life was greatly threatened. There were even people within the drug traffickers who offered a reward of one million yuan for Cai Yan's father's head.

Due to the nature of his work, Cai Yan's father frequently moved locations. Around the time he met Wu Dayong, his family was threatened by drug traffickers, and to ensure their safety, they were transferred to Yanji.

"I left in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to say goodbye to my friends," Cai Yan said.

Wu Dayong then realized that Cai Yan's sudden disappearance back then was because of this.

There was indeed an element of respect in his voice, but Wu Dayong still couldn't help asking, "Didn't you realize you were taking...?"

"Oh, right!" At this point, Cai Yan suddenly realized something, opened a drawer, took out a box, and pushed it in front of Wu Dayong: "Excuse me, it's time to return your phone."

Because she was in a hurry to leave, Cai Yan didn't have time to return Wu Dayong's phone. She originally planned to send the phone back to Harbin by express delivery after arriving in Yanji, but later realized that she didn't have Wu Dayong's address at all.

As a result, Cai Yan returned to Harbin a few times, but by then Wu Dayong had already gone to the south and had completely disappeared.

This matter has been dragging on until now, and Cai Yan never expected that they would reunite in this way.

"Then..." Wu Dayong hesitated for a long time before finally asking, "Why did you steal my phone back then?"

Hearing this, Cai Yan wasn't nervous at all; instead, she laughed: "Weren't you pursuing me back then? My dad's a policeman. It's not unreasonable for him to check your phone for anything he shouldn't have, is it? That's called knowing your enemy, okay?"

Wu Dayong was speechless for a moment: "I'm talking to you about feelings, and you're playing tactics with me?"

Seeing Wu Dayong's somewhat helpless expression, Cai Yan didn't try to hide anything and said frankly, "At that time, I just wanted to get to know you better, and you didn't disappoint me. There was nothing inappropriate on your phone."

Wu Dayong pointed to Cai Yan's drawer and blurted out, "So you kept it?"

Cai Yan coughed suddenly and awkwardly smoothed her hair. "It's already been returned intact, you don't have to be so stingy, do you?"

The meal was quickly finished, and Sun Bing and his group had no reason to stay any longer.

Just as she was getting up to leave, a police officer suddenly came over and nervously led Cai Yan to the next room, as if something serious had happened.

"Let's go, Yong-ge. Now is not the time to rekindle old flames. Aren't you getting married soon?"

Sun Bing reminded Wu Dayong.

Wu Dayong waved his hand dismissively: "What are you talking about? I was just curious!"

Looking at his phone, which he had lost and then found again, Wu Dayong had mixed feelings. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but his steps slowed down involuntarily.

Sun Bing could actually understand Wu Dayong's feelings very well.

Just like he was caught between Dongmei and Liu Ruo, Wu Dayong must have felt similarly at this moment.

What great partners! They even share the same misfortune when it comes to something like this.

Just as the two of them stepped out of the house and were about to hail a taxi back to the hotel, Cai Yan suddenly chased after them.

"I know I might be being a bit presumptuous, but could you please do me a favor?"

Upon hearing Cai Yan's words, Wu Dayong, seemingly energized, immediately replied, "Of course! It's great to help. We're all good citizens, and opportunities to help the police are rare."

Wu Dayong has already said that, what else can Sun Bing say?

Is Wu Dayong the only good citizen?

Sun Bing felt like he had been lifted onto the overpass by Wu Dayong and couldn't get off, but what he didn't know was that there was still a long way to go on the overpass.

Back in Cai Yan's office, Cai Yan's expression was noticeably better than before. As soon as Sun Bing entered, Cai Yan brought over a cup of tea.

The saying goes, "One doesn't hit a smiling face," but only if one has no ulterior motives. However, Sun Bing could clearly sense that Cai Yan's offer was not so simple.

"No need to be so polite. Just tell us what you need. We're all good citizens, and it would be our pleasure to help in any way, right, Sun Bing?"

Before she could even speak, Wu Dayong had already blocked her way out, so Sun Bing could only ask, "Is there something you need from me? Just say it."

Cai Yan recounted the events in detail, and Sun Bing and the other person roughly understood what had happened.

Originally, Cai Yan and her team had been following the "monkey man" lead for over two years without finding a suitable opportunity. To keep the lead going, they even planted plainclothes agents to secretly investigate the drug trafficking organization. The lead almost went cold, but Wu Dayong's tip-off saved the day.

But just now, the plainclothes police officer who had been undercover on this route suddenly suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. He won't be able to recover anytime soon.

Replanting undercover agents is very difficult, given the current environment where these people are very vigilant. However, if we abandon this line of work, then two years of effort will have been wasted.