Even After My Death
Chapter 369 - 284: The Once Aloof and Cool Brother

Chapter 369: Chapter 284: The Once Aloof and Cool Brother

The exposure of the incident at Xinzheng Print Shop was simple.

Three police cars were parked conspicuously in front of the print shop for so long, and police tape was even strung up at the entrance, naturally attracting the attention of passersby.

By the time Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou left the print shop, quite a few people had already gathered on both sides of the street.

It was only because the news of Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou stopping a kidnapped little girl at the train station had just started trending on social media, and many people in City A hadn’t seen the news yet, so they didn’t recognize the two emerging from the print shop as Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

It wasn’t until the officials of City A personally took the field and acknowledged Jiang Ning’s identity that the netizens who had filmed her uploaded the footage to TikTok. People quickly recognized that the clothing of the two matched the video from the train station, allowing them to easily confirm the identities of Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.

After that, when the police emerged from the print shop with so many criminals in tow, what didn’t netizens understand?

While curious about the crimes these individuals had committed, netizens also scoured the comments section of the artwork previously posted by the City Q police, screenshotting the comments made by the public security of City A and mocking them.

[Good news: Jiang Ning has caught some lawbreakers in City A]

[Bad news: Public security of City A got slapped in the face on the spot~]

[Hahahaha, who was it showing off in the comment section of the City Q police, boasting about their jurisdiction’s good public order and inviting Jiang Ning to play in City A? Now you’ve been slapped in the face, catching two groups of bad guys in half a day]

[Hehe, I know the answer to this one! It’s the public security of City A!]

Public Security of City A: ...

So frustrating.

But they were unable to refute.

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Wang Yue watched video after video online, occasionally stealing glances at the two people diagonally behind her, her admiration for Jiang Ning reaching its peak at that moment!

She shifted her body slightly, raised her phone, and carefully aimed the front camera at herself, also capturing Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou in the background.

Just as she was about to press the button with a shy smile towards the camera, Jiang Ning, who had been leaning on the seat pretending to sleep, suddenly opened her eyes, looked up at the camera, and her hand that was in her pocket suddenly lifted, striking a cheerful V-sign towards the lens (＾－＾)V

With a tap of her thumb on the screen, the image was frozen in place.

Wang Yue was overjoyed.

She didn’t even check the photo on her phone, turning immediately to look at Jiang Ning instead.

Jiang Ning nodded silently at her and then made a shushing gesture. Wang Yue instantly understood Jiang Ning’s intent, covered her mouth with her hand, and nodded vigorously.

After the excited girl with the flushed face turned away and stopped looking in their direction, Jiang Ning reached up to pull her hat down a bit.

Jiang Ning hadn’t expected to be recognized on the high-speed train.

Although she and Qi Xingzhou had been leaning back in their seats pretending to sleep after boarding the train, Jiang Ning wasn’t actually asleep; she was just resting with her eyes closed.

She had noticed the moment the girl in front first took out her phone to sneak a photo of her and Qi Xingzhou.

At first, Jiang Ning wasn’t sure about the girl’s motive for taking stealth photos.

It wasn’t until the girl turned her head repeatedly to sneak glances that Jiang Ning began to suspect that their identities might have been exposed.

Fortunately, Jiang Ning hadn’t entered the entertainment industry, so her commercial value wasn’t high, and the girl probably recognized her from the incident of saving someone circulated online, not as a personal fan.

As long as Jiang Ning kept a low profile, there wouldn’t be any unexpected problems.

Jiang Ning wasn’t afraid of trouble, but she disliked hassle.

While Jiang Ning was thinking about these matters, she felt Qi Xingzhou’s head, which was resting on her shoulder, begin to slip, and she quickly shifted her body slightly toward him to make his sleep more comfortable.

When Jiang Ning bought the tickets, she got two adjoining seats.

Qi Xingzhou sat by the window, while Jiang Ning took the seat next to the aisle.

Unlike Jiang Ning, who closed her eyes to rest, Qi Xingzhou fell asleep in his seat within minutes after boarding the high-speed train.

This morning, after taking a plane and the high-speed train, and rushing to the People’s Hospital in A City where they spotted the criminals, Qi Xingzhou played a significant role in the capture of a large group of criminals.

Clearly, the precious young master was thoroughly exhausted.

In the previous trips they took together, whether flying or riding the train, he had always sat properly in his seat, maintaining a perfect posture even when resting his eyes, without so much as leaning an inch out of line.

Not like now, with his head sliding onto Jiang Ning’s shoulder, and he was still blissfully unaware, sleeping soundly with closed eyes.

Jiang Ning didn’t disturb him; instead, she adjusted her position to make him more comfortable.

After having lunch, they set out, and Jiang Ning had originally planned to take a short break on the high-speed train.

The train was fast and steady, and soon they would arrive in Sanlan City.

Jiang Ning woke up Qi Xingzhou, who had dozed off on her shoulder, two minutes before their arrival.

Qi Xingzhou opened his eyes slowly, the jade-like clarity of his eyes still clouded with a hint of bewilderment.

When the high-speed train arrived, they left with the flow of passengers.

Wang Yue, who was sitting in her seat with a ticket to another district, watched with a mix of excitement and regret as Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou left. She couldn’t help but whip out her phone and furiously snap pictures of the two.

She had been watching the whole time as Qi Xingzhou sleepily leaned his head on Jiang Ning’s shoulder!

Wang Yue hadn’t fully watched the variety show Jiang Ning had been on recently, but she had caught some of it during her time off work.

Her impression of Qi Xingzhou was still that of the cool, aloof guy from the show who wouldn’t respond to anyone’s call.

She would never have imagined that in private, when he was with Jiang Ning, he would be in such a state—so cloyingly sweet and clingy!

If this had happened not on the high-speed train but in her own room, she would have been screaming.

Such a cool guy with a contrasting cute side, damn, who could resist that!

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Elsewhere, after Li Zhichun brought Li Ling out of the police station, he felt incredibly guilty and frightened, considering she had nearly been abducted by traffickers.

But today was his workday, and as a distinguished chief physician, Li Zhichun’s daily surgery schedule was packed with patients waiting for him to save their lives.

If it were not for his heavy responsibilities, Li Zhichun would not have lacked the time to be with his daughter.

No sooner had Li Zhichun picked up Li Ling from the station than his phone rang.

It was a call from his colleague at the hospital; there was a patient with a major arterial hemorrhage in the emergency room.

Initially planning to take leave, Li Zhichun’s expression changed immediately, and he rushed to the hospital with Li Ling.

He settled Li Ling in his office, worried that she might get bored; he casually handed her his phone to play with, then hurried off to the operating room.

Li Ling, sitting alone in the office, had been waiting for a long time without her father’s return, and was browsing TikTok on Li Zhichun’s phone out of boredom when her expression suddenly brightened.

Hey, isn’t that the sister who saved her?!