I set you up on a blind date, and you've managed to overcome all the weirdness?

Looking through the one-way glass, the deputy team leader appeared to be holding his ex-lover tightly in his arms because he felt sorry for him.

But when Shen Qinglan's red lips came close to Lin Yan's ear, the sobbing disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Her eyes were gentle, and she was even touching the wound on Lin Yan's face, but the words she spoke were completely different.

"Shut up, you scumbag."

"I remember every single expense you incurred with that bitch at the hotel back then."

She tightened her grip on Lin Yan's neck slightly, the force almost severing his trachea.

"You're lucky today. You better pray you don't leave any evidence against yourself later."

"Otherwise... if you fall into my hands, I'll cut you into eighteen pieces, and feed you to the dogs one piece at a time."

Lin Yan was being strangled so badly she could hardly breathe, but she could only remain motionless in her current position.

He knew this woman too well; if he dared to struggle, she would definitely turn on him on the spot and kill him on the grounds of assaulting a police officer.

"However..."

Shen Qinglan suddenly changed her tone, taking a deep breath at the nape of Lin Yan's neck, as if she were thoroughly enjoying it.

"You've surprised me."

"A piece of trash with no spiritual power not only crawled out of the realm of evil spirits, but also had such a strong aura of rules clinging to him."

Lin Yan's heart trembled violently.

Did she notice?

This woman's nose is still so sensitive.

Is it Saya's or Chuchu's?

But what alarmed him even more was what Shen Qinglan said next.

She loosened her grip on Lin Yan's neck and leaned over him from behind:

"No matter what shady things you used to survive, listen up, Lin Yan."

"That internet celebrity's case is very complicated; it's not something a good-for-nothing like you who lives off women should get involved in."

"Just be a coward, don't investigate, don't ask."

"Otherwise, you will die a hundred times worse than if you were killed by a demon."

Lin Yan's mind raced instantly.

How did she know?

Even if she checked the old news, how could she know that this monstrous monster was Chen Shu?!

That Ah Feng is nothing but a scumbag who hides in the live streaming room and profits from other people's misfortunes. Why would she specifically come to issue a warning?

Was she simply threatening him, or was she trying to cover something up?

Shen Qinglan's words contained so much information that Lin Yan felt his brain couldn't keep up.

But he concealed it well; he turned his head and pressed his cheek against Shen Qinglan's.

"Little Eighteen, do you know why I chose the boss back then, and not you?"

Lin Yan raised his handcuffed hands and, in return, kissed her neck with a kiss:

"Because she never cares what trouble I get into outside, while you're too nosy."

Shen Qinglan remained expressionless, but the corner of her eye twitched involuntarily.

She dodged Lin Yan's nose, forcibly suppressing her anger.

She then turned around and resumed her superior demeanor:

"Remove the handcuffs."

The operators outside the glass were clearly still reeling from the shock of the melodramatic soap opera.

After a long silence, a hesitant voice from an operator finally came through:

"But Team Leader Shen, you just issued the highest-level infection isolation review order yourself..."

"That's a necessary stress test to eliminate demonic-level mental pollution."

Shen Qinglan casually made up a plausible reason, then raised her voice several octaves:

"The initial test is now complete. Comrade Lin Yan's behavior and logic are all normal, and he has not been assimilated by the bizarre."

"He was a key contributor to breaking through the evil spirits' domain, and the department will not mistreat any hero who sheds blood."

The door lock opened with a click.

Two agents walked in and deftly unlocked the magic-suppressing handcuffs.

Lin Yan rubbed his wrist, which had a red mark from being strangled, his expression still grave.

He felt no relief whatsoever at the madwoman's sudden change.

The magic-suppressing shackles have been removed, but I have unwittingly been drawn into a vortex even more dangerous than the realm of demons.

Meanwhile, a seven-day countdown to death looms ahead.

And what did Shen Qinglan know from her whisper just now?

Chen Shu's resentment, Xiao Ming's coincidence, and the camera totem that Chu Chu intercepted...

All of this points to a massive organization hidden behind that streamer who profits from human suffering.

Now, the deputy head of the first group of the Folklore Bureau, who had just returned from further studies at headquarters, has taken over the case of the evil spirits and warned him not to interfere.

Was she protecting that internet celebrity?

Or is she actually a high-ranking mole planted by that organization within the official system?!

If she really was connected to that organization, she could easily create an accident, make him "lose control" in the interrogation room, and then shoot him dead.

But she didn't do that. Why?

Perhaps it's Old Zhao keeping an eye on this place?

She had just returned from further training at headquarters; killing a meritorious official who had just broken through the evil spirit realm would come at too high a price.

Lin Yan felt more and more that his guess was reasonable.

So she changed her approach.

Her official speech and the act of unlocking her own handcuffs were actually a cunning and insidious act of flattery that ultimately led to her downfall.

She needs to lower her guard.

They transformed themselves from closely guarded suspects into targets who could move freely outside.

Only when she is outside the immediate vicinity can she and the forces behind her make their move to make him disappear silently.

The more Lin Yan thought about it, the more alarmed she became.

But the expression on his face became increasingly relaxed, as if he really thought he had become a great hero, even somewhat frivolous.

"Little Eighteen."

Lin Yan stood up, stretching his shoulders as he ignored the presence of the other operators and walked straight to Shen Qinglan.

"Your ability to change your expression has improved a lot since you tried to stab me with a knife in the back alley of the hotel."

After these words were spoken, the interrogation room fell silent.

The two agents who were collecting the handcuffs froze instantly, and the agent monitoring outside the glass gasped in shock.

hotel?

Cut with a knife?

Just how explosive is the love-hate relationship between these two?!

Shen Qinglan paused, holding the file folder. She glanced at Lin Yan, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

But due to the surveillance cameras, she could only manage a gentle, fake smile:

"Lin Yan, let's not talk about the past anymore. Now, come with me to see Captain Zhao."

"The bureau will not forget your contributions."

Lin Yan sneered inwardly.

Merit? You just want to see how I die.

The two walked out of the interrogation room.

In the corridor, the tactical agents who had been responsible for escorting Lin Yan were standing by the wall, waiting for orders.

Seeing that Lin Yan had not only unlocked his handcuffs but also walked out side by side with the deputy team leader, the expressions on everyone's faces were quite interesting.

Shen Qinglan stopped and looked around at the agents in the corridor, her voice authoritative:

"Listen up, everyone. The pollution incident at the Giant Frog Family Water World in Nanhu District has been confirmed as a 'demonic' level incident."

"In this incident, Comrade Lin Yan independently broke through the bizarre core rules, causing the domain to collapse and saving the lives of three citizens..."