Even After My Death
Chapter 307 - 222 Jiang Ning: I Really Just Came to Eat!

Chapter 307: Chapter 222 Jiang Ning: I Really Just Came to Eat!

The police’s creed is not to wrong a single good person, nor to let go of any bad person.

Today, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou’s appearances were ridiculously frequent. In just half a day, they had been involved in four separate cases.

North, south, east, west – there were only five call-outs today, and four of them had involved these two.

The leading officer cleared his throat, his tone comparatively mild, "Do you two have time right now? We may need to ask you to come back to the station for a sit-down and a cup of tea."

Jiang Ning glanced at Qi Xingzhou and saw no objection on his face, so she nodded in agreement, "Sure."

Jiang Ning roughly knew what the police were thinking.

From the moment she had decided to take Qi Xingzhou out on missions that morning, she had anticipated that this situation might arise.

Jiang Ning wasn’t worried, for she and Qi Xingzhou had done nothing wrong or illegal besides catching criminals to complete their missions.

The System came from a higher plane and wouldn’t be detected by current devices, and it was unlikely anyone would imagine there existed such a dimension-breaking entity within her.

No matter how the police investigated, they would only conclude that everything was a coincidence.

Chen Song was cuffed with a silver bracelet and taken away by the police. His meal companions, a group of fair-weather friends, had gone weak at the knees at the sight of the police, cowering to one side. They answered the interrogation rapidly, eager to dissociate themselves from Chen Song immediately.

The crime Chen Song had committed wasn’t too serious, but it wasn’t trivial either: five or six years ago, he had mistakenly joined a pyramid scheme and helped launder money, fleeing ever since.

Once the police confirmed that Chen Song’s table mates were indeed innocent, they took Chen Song away.

Of course, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, the two "suspects," followed behind.

Two officers followed behind Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, one young, one more experienced.

The older officer had an honest and simple appearance that seemed quite friendly. As he stepped out of the Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, he took the initiative to smile and chat with Jiang Ning, "Young lady, how on earth do you find so many criminals? Care to share some tips?"

Jiang Ning was unfazed, "Just passed by and then saw, and that’s how we found them."

The surrounding officers, who had involuntarily slowed down and were all ears for Jiang Ning’s response, were left silent...

Huh???

They’re pulling our leg!

If finding them were that easy, why hadn’t their colleagues patrolling the streets daily ever been so lucky?

Catching a criminal usually meant tailing them until their eyes nearly popped out.

While everyone inwardly scoffed at Jiang Ning’s reply, they kept a poker face as they headed towards the black official car parked by the road.

Jiang Ning’s peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a figure loitering around an electric bike about ten meters away, acting rather sneakily.

[Ding! Petty thief Guan Guibo spotted. Please, Host, capture him immediately! Reward life value: 3 days]

Jiang Ning’s expression became strained...

Now, even jumping into the Yellow River wouldn’t clear her name.

She had truly only brought Qi Xingzhou here for a meal!!!

Though her mind was reeling, Jiang Ning’s actions were swift. She grabbed Qi Xingzhou by the arm and, with a quickening of pace, dashed towards the man attempting to steal the electric bike.

She clearly saw that the man had already unlocked the bike with his tools, and if she didn’t intervene soon, the bike was likely to be ridden away!

Once Jiang Ning made her move, Qi Xingzhou reacted swiftly and immediately followed.

"Hey!"

The older police officer who had just chatted with Jiang Ning instinctively called out, reaching out to stop them. But his hand only grasped at thin air.

In the blink of an eye, they were ten meters ahead.

Watching their retreating backs, the police instinctively assumed that Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were feeling guilty and fleeing. Aside from the officer escorting Chen Song, the other four officers didn’t hesitate to chase after Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

"Don’t you two run away!"

"We won’t do anything to you!"

The older policeman who had just started speaking to Jiang Ning shouted as he ran.

Jiang Ning turned a deaf ear.

On the other hand, Guan Guibo, who was already sitting on the electric bike, glanced back upon hearing the commotion behind him.

However, that single glance made Guan Guibo shudder!

No way!

How did he run into this group of cops again!

How could he be so unlucky to be spotted from so far away!

Guan Guibo howled inwardly, turning to flee on the electric bike.

But he quickly realized something.

Wait!

...it seemed that those cops weren’t after him?

Guan Guibo boldly looked back again and noticed Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, whom he had previously ignored.

Guan Guibo breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought so, those cops were too far away to have spotted him.

However, he wondered what crime these two young people had committed; they looked so young and decent and yet were committing crimes in broad daylight, chased by the cops?

Guan Guibo clicked his tongue twice in his mind and decided to sit on the electric bike, enjoying the show.

Every time before when he saw the police, it was like a mouse seeing a cat—he would scurry away, tucking his tail and being extra careful not to let the police spot him.

Today, he could finally be one of the onlookers, openly watching the police catch others!

The policeman’s shout not only caught Guan Guibo’s attention but also turned the heads of other pedestrians on the street.

Many pedestrians had not yet realized what was happening when Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou ran past them.

Standing next to Guan Guibo were several pedestrians, among them a tall young man who deliberately stood by the roadside, watching Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, his eyes alight with eagerness, whispering, "Watch how I trip them up later!"

With such a righteous young man by his side, Guan Guibo felt extremely safe and was happy to watch the excitement from the sidelines.

Who knew, the girl running in front, just as she was about to run up to them, suddenly changed direction, charging towards where he was: "Uncle! Lend me the electric bike!"

Guan Guibo was stunned and stood still, not reacting.

As soon as Jiang Ning’s voice fell, the cold-faced young man who had been following half a step behind her suddenly strode forward, surpassing Jiang Ning and reaching out a long arm towards him.

At that moment, a strong sense of crisis erupted in Guan Guibo’s mind—run, run, run!

But it was too late.

His old bones, over fifty years of age, were no match for the reflexes and force of a young man.

Qi Xingzhou’s grip was firm on Guan Guibo’s collar, even pulling him down from the electric bike, which clattered to the ground!

This incident occurred in an instant, causing the onlookers to swiftly retreat to avoid it.

Guan Guibo quickly struggled out: "What are you doing? If you wanted to borrow the electric bike, just take it. Why grab an old man like me!"

Jiang Ning, a step behind, came forward, grabbing Guan Guibo’s arms tightly, preventing any chance of him hurting Qi Xingzhou, and raised her voice to ask, "Uncle, is this electric bike yours?"