Doctor will never die in a hellish situation.

"Alright, let's move on to the next step." Hoshiguma smoothed her hair, which had stood on end in fright, and said, suppressing her urge to escape the private room.

Chapter 75, Section 80: I Like Them All

In interpersonal communication, gossip is always the fastest-spreading thing. Even in the strict Guard Bureau, these officers are not immune to it. The next day, as soon as Qin Duanyu entered the gate, he was greeted with stares from everyone.

Even if Wei Yanwu himself came to inspect, it would only be this bad, right?

The men felt admiration, worship, and envy, mixed with a hint of sympathy. As for the women, they mostly gave him a disgusted look, snorted, and turned their heads away, as if they had seen something repulsive.

"Is that him? Last night, the Dragon from the Inspectorate and the Tiger from the Serious Crimes Unit got into a huge fight over him at the restaurant, almost tearing the building down. In the end, Inspector Chan won by a narrow margin, and Miss Swire was sent to the ICU for emergency treatment."

"I heard that Miss Swire won in the end? My classmate from police academy was in charge of that area. I heard that it was because Inspector Chan was pregnant with his child and had a miscarriage during the fight, so he had no choice but to leave the restaurant."

"Hey, why is the version I heard that he and Miss Swire went to a hotel, and when they were having fun, they were cornered by Inspector Chan, and then he fought his way from the hotel to the restaurant downstairs?"

Oh no, now the whole world knows I'm a scumbag. Overhearing the police officers chatting, Qin Duanyu sighed and rubbed his forehead, rushing into the elevator in a few strides.

You can't exactly tell them righteously that there was no group sex, no one got pregnant, and no terrible fight, but that Chen and Swire were indeed fighting over him at the restaurant, can you?

Fortunately, there were quite a few masked officers in the Guard Bureau. Apart from causing a commotion when she first entered, Qin Duanyu quickly became the subject of gossip.

Upon arriving at the long-awaited office of the Special Inspectorate, the three good brothers were maintaining their weapons.

"Yo, you're here. Good morning," Ferdinand greeted him, then continued wiping his shield.

Joel nodded, a golden light flashing across the blade of his energy halberd. Machidir, who was counting bullets and reloading a magazine, casually waved to indicate that he had seen Qin Duanyu.

Who does this kind of work so early in the morning? Could it be that these loyal subordinates heard the news and decided to kill him to vent their anger for their boss?

There weren't three red dots, so it seemed they had no intention of killing. Qin Duanyu breathed a sigh of relief and sat down in her seat.

“We weren’t scared, we won! If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. How could the Doctor be like the rumors?” Ferdinand suddenly stopped what he was doing and said with a smile.

"Tch." Joel pulled out a stack of LMD and reluctantly divided it between Machidil and him.

"What? You're using me as a bet?" Qin Duanyu asked, her eyes wide with displeasure.

"The news of last night has spread throughout the Guard Bureau, but only Joel believes it's true, so we decided to give it a try. If you really are the scumbag in the rumors, you'll definitely be shocked, right?" Ferdinand said happily as he counted the money.

“Joel fell for it. Do you think we don’t know Inspector Chen? He’s a complete blockhead when it comes to women. He goes on several blind dates a year and nothing ever works. Finding a boyfriend in private is even more impossible.” Machidir put her arm around Qin Duanyu’s neck and said with a smile, “Judging from your expression, you probably got caught up in their argument, right?”

“You might not believe it, but at least part of the rumors are true, like the argument over me, so Joel should have won,” Qin Duanyu tried to explain.

"Heh." Joel sneered. Well, you should have been scared just now, preferably by running away from the office.

"Doctor, you can slack off all you want, but don't come to work drunk, especially not like this," Ferdinand said earnestly, patting him on the shoulder.

"Even if we take a step back and assume you really are dating Inspector Chen, and dare to flirt with Miss Swire behind her back, we should probably take the day off to visit you at the cemetery today," Machider concluded, stating with certainty.

"Whatever makes you happy." Qin Duanyu pursed his lips and said no more. He wasn't so pathetic as to go around telling everyone he was a scumbag.

Click.

The office door was pushed open, and Hoshiguma strode in.

"Good morning, Officer Xing!" Qin Duanyu greeted her familiarly, but the other party only responded coldly, her eyes just like those of the female police officers before.

After she left, Chen, who was petite, was revealed.

Chen looked a little different today. Although she was still wearing the Guard Bureau uniform, her face, which was usually bare, was now lightly made up, and her long hair was styled into a pretty bun.

It would be even more perfect if she wore a red cheongsam.

"Doctor, I brought you coffee and snacks, the latest Starbucks. Try them and see if you like them." Chen placed a large paper cup in front of Qin Duanyu, trying hard to smile.

Inspector Chan, I'm so sorry, please stop your nonsense.

Qin Duanyu felt her rationality rapidly evaporating, and she almost crushed the coffee cup in her hand. After a long while, she managed to choke out a "thank you."

Wait a minute, Chen gave this to me? Is there some mistake?

Hoshiguma had bought him coffee before, since his relationship with Chen wasn't very good back then, and he would sometimes be cursed at with *Lungmen profanities*, and Hoshiguma would apologize the next day.

For a fleeting moment, Qin Duanyu wondered if she had a cognitive impairment and had mixed up Hoshiguma and Chen. But the system couldn't possibly be wrong, could it? The God's-eye view clearly indicated the identities of the two.

Even more shocked than Qin Duanyu were the three members of the inspection team, especially Machider, who was a Sakorta member. The halo above her head flickered erratically, like a computer about to crash.

"Doctor, I've brought you dessert and coffee~" As if the scene wasn't chaotic enough, before Chen had even settled in, Swire arrived at the inspection team's office.

"Miss Shi, have you come to the wrong place?" Chen tried to calm himself down, recalling what Hoshiguma had said last night.

Be gentle, kind... Don't show your nasty side in front of the Doctor.

"What's wrong with me bringing food to my boyfriend? There are still a few minutes before I have to go to work, right?" Swire said with a provocative smile.

According to the original plan, she was just going to pretend to be a girlfriend, and after a few days she would suddenly become indifferent to Qin Duanyu. When others asked about it, the two of them would say in unison that they were tired of each other.

However, seeing Chen's state, Swire decided to change her plans and walked over to Qin Duanyu.

"Ugh, what kind of garbage is this on the table? Doctor, you're living a really miserable life!"

"Come on, Doctor, open your mouth! This is a freshly baked Black Forest cake, isn't it sweet?"

As they listened to Swire's words, the expressions on the faces of the people present grew increasingly grim.

Old Joe, go call Star Sir over. Old Fei, go hold Miss Shi off. I'll go get the tranquilizer darts. Whether we can save the office depends on how quickly we brothers react.

Machidir gestured with her eyes, and the two nodded quickly, swallowing hard.

Next, something big is about to happen, the kind that involves bloodshed.

"Get out of the way, when did you learn to take care of people, you pampered young lady?" Unexpectedly, Chen did not draw his knife on the spot, but walked to the other side of the desk and cut a piece of tiramisu for Qin Duanyu.

"Doctor, whose cake do you think is the best?"

"That's easy. Just look at what the doctor leaves behind, and you'll know who he doesn't like the food he brought."

"I...I like them all, I want them all!"

"Doctor, that's amazing." Machidir said in a daze as she watched Qin Duanyu shakily put food into his mouth.

“I don’t know whether to call it happiness or misery,” Ferdinand said, putting down his shield.

"You lost the money!" Joel rarely smiled, and he reached out his hand to his two good brothers.

Chapter 76, Section 81: Boss, please teach me a few tricks!

As the office clock struck nine, Swire and Chen said nothing more and tacitly went home to do their own things, which finally relieved Qin Duanyu, who had been stuffing herself with sweets and coffee.

Fortunately, neither of the girls was the type to let personal matters interfere with their work. Especially Swire, who was only pretending to be in a relationship, she was more interested in seeing Chen's expression of wanting to kill her but being helpless. She practically strutting back to the Major Crimes Unit with her tail between her legs.

As for Chen, once he got into work mode, he finally became more familiar with himself, acting decisively and keeping his word. However, when he occasionally passed by Qin Duanyu and saw him slacking off with a comic book, he no longer gave a sarcastic snort.

"Doctor, don't just sit still all the time. Go to other floors and walk around occasionally. Don't sit too close to the comic book. Look at the scenery in the distance every now and then. Be careful not to get nearsightedness and lumbar disc herniation at such a young age."

"The coffee you're drinking is too sweet. Too much sugar is bad for your health and can cause acne. Try my green tea instead."

"I made a lunchbox for lunch so that we don't have to eat at food stalls every day. The news reported that a young office worker was diagnosed with a serious illness because he ate too much takeout."

The gentle words of comfort, along with the slightly eerie smile, made Qin Duanyu somewhat uneasy. It seemed that the comics weren't as interesting as before, and the coffee wasn't as good as before either. For the first time, he offered to help Ferdinand and the others with their work.

Time flew by and it was already afternoon. If we disregard the little incident of eating a double lunch under the watchful eyes of the dragon and tiger, the day could be said to have passed without major incident.

"Doctor, you've worked hard!" Just as it was time to leave work, a fawning voice rang in my ears.

He looked up and saw Machider walking towards him carrying a box.

"This... did you make this?" Qin Duanyu opened it and found a fruit cake about six inches in size inside, with the words "Respectfully presented to my most respected doctor - Machidir" written on it in cream.

“Any qualified Lateran citizen can make more than 30 kinds of desserts, this is nothing special.” Machidir pushed the cake in front of Qin Duanyu and said proudly, “Although I haven’t made it in a long time, it shouldn’t taste too bad.”

Why does this atmosphere feel so gay?

The cake looked very tempting, but Qin Duanyu had no intention of eating it. Not to mention that his stomach was still bloated, the strange smile on Machidir's face made him feel a tightness in his anus, and he suspected that there might be some strange ingredients mixed in.

"No, brother, just say what you want to say." Qin Duanyu glanced outside the office and only felt slightly relieved when he saw the police officers coming and going. If this kid dared to do anything rash, he would definitely scream his lungs out on the spot.

“Since that’s the case, I won’t hide it anymore.” Machidir took a deep breath, walked to Qin Duanyu’s side, and her eyes were filled with a strange light.

thump!

He knelt on the ground and clung tightly to Qin Duanyu's leg, howling with heartbreaking cries: "Boss, please teach me a few tricks! I don't want to work hard anymore. Even if you're not a super-rich woman like Miss Shi, an ordinary rich woman will do!"

"Little Ma, what are you saying? I don't quite understand."

"Inspector Chen and Inspector Shi are recognized by the Guard Bureau as the two most difficult women to win over. Not only did you manage to win them over, but you also openly had two relationships and survived without getting caught, and you're living a more and more comfortable life. I, the Sakta playboy, am willing to become your apprentice and learn more advanced flirting techniques!"

"Let go. I have nothing to teach you."

Qin Duanyu helplessly tried to pull her leg away. After all, it all started because of that lecherous devil Bo. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Chen even if he had ten thousand lives. As for Swire... could you really believe what he was pretending to be?

If you really think she's an easily fooled rich heiress, you'd better be prepared to be sold to a mine to work in the mines.

"Boss, stop pretending. How about this, I can introduce my sister to you... No... don't hit me in the face. I mean, I mean introduce her to work at Rhodes Island. Didn't you keep saying they were short-staffed?" Machider thought Qin Duanyu was unwilling to teach her his secret technique, so she gritted her teeth and threw out her trump card.

"Tell me about it. I don't need clerical staff, I need someone who can fight." Upon hearing that there would be new "tools" coming to the island, Qin Duanyu's human trafficker instincts instantly kicked in, and his tone softened.

“Her name is Ambriel. She’s been working in the guards back in Laterano. I think Rhodes Island treats her well, so I wanted her to come out and see the world, and maybe earn her own money instead of always asking me for it.”

"Okay, deal. Have her come to my island immediately. She'll have all the meals and accommodation included, plus social insurance and housing fund. Salary is negotiable!"

In that instant, the good boss and the good brother reached a consensus.

……

That evening, sitting in Swire's BMW 7 Series, Qin Duanyu's smile remained unchanged, showing no sign of tears.

"It seems the doctor is in a good mood. He's been smiling ever since he got off work," Swire asked curiously. Although she couldn't see his face, the tone and manner of his voice were too obvious, just like her smug little self in the morning.

"I just found a pretty good tool... a talent, and I didn't pay any price," Qin Duanyu said happily.

He casually picked up some inspirational articles he had read before his transmigration, made a few minor modifications, and fooled Machidir. Then, this guy shamelessly sold his own sister. If it weren't for the fact that the contract required the signature of the person in charge, he would have even wanted to write Ambriel's name on it.

“Talent is indispensable for the development of an organization, so this is indeed a good thing to celebrate.” Swire nodded, then smiled slyly. “So, to celebrate the arrival of this talent on the island, Doctor, why don’t you treat us to dinner tonight?”

"Sure, but go easy on me." Qin Duanyu touched the bank card Lao Wei had given him and said jokingly. Anyway, his food and lodging were all covered by Longmen, so it was Lao Wei who was paying, not him.

To his surprise, Swire actually drove straight to the food street, to the same restaurant where they had lunch last time. He casually ordered a few stir-fried dishes that looked plentiful and affordable. Qin Duanyu calculated that it was exactly within the acceptable range of his salary as an assistant.

She gave the man enough face without making him feel embarrassed when paying the bill. Such a thoughtful, considerate, and socially savvy approach is simply impeccable as a girlfriend.