My Ex-Wife Disappeared for Years and Had My Babies
Chapter 311: 222: Detective Yang... He Died in the Line of Duty_2

Chapter 311: Chapter 222: Detective Yang… He Died in the Line of Duty_2

Seeing the unfamiliar name, Jin Qiu felt a selfish sense of relief, glad that it wasn’t him.

She had never been selfish in this way before.

Nor had she ever felt such restlessness…

Arriving at the company with dark circles under her eyes, having not slept all night, her mental state was naturally poor.

“Lin Weilan! I’ve called you several times! What are you thinking about?”

Wei Lan immediately lifted her head, responding respectfully: “Deputy Director, what can I do for you?”

“Forget it, I’ll ask Shanshan instead.”

Jin Qiu pursed her lips, well, let them find her, she wasn’t in the mood anyway.

Took out the phone, opened the text message interface, but couldn’t type a word, couldn’t think of a reason to contact him…

Staring blankly at the interface for a while, Jin Qiu’s eyes suddenly brightened, then she sat up straight and started working on the computer.

She was supposed to be off overtime in the evening, staying up despite the sleepiness, working until eleven, and not lying down exhausted after getting home, she opened the computer, plugged in the USB drive, and continued working on the project.

It was two in the morning by the time the promotional video was done, she heaved a sigh, gently closed her laptop, placed the USB drive in her palm, and collapsed into bed.

Too fatigued, yet she still took out her phone, checked the latest news, and only fell asleep after seeing that the casualty numbers had not risen.

She woke up from a nightmare before dawn, wiping the sweat from her forehead, and checked the time on her phone; the tiredness hadn’t subsided, but her sleepiness had disappeared.

Immediately, she sent a text message to Yang Zijing: The promotional video is ready, come and get it at noon, in the cafe.

She found the most suitable excuse to text him, but Jin Qiu’s heart was still not completely settled.

Watching her phone for a long time, she didn’t get a reply from him, he usually wouldn’t make her wait.

Was it because it was too early, and he was still sleeping?

She couldn’t sit still until dawn and arrived at the company early.

As daylight broke and the sun gradually rose, there was still no activity on her phone.

The time inched closer to noon, and so did the unease in her heart.

Lunchtime came, and Jin Qiu walked to the cafe alone, ordered the usual set meal, her gaze resting on the door, then shifting back to the dark phone screen.

In the booth nearby, she heard two women discussing.

“Goodness, what a violent society we live in! I heard several police officers died!”

“Yes, but thankfully, the criminal was caught.”

“Ah, what a pity for those police officers, most of them were young! I heard the oldest was only thirty-years-old and the youngest was just nineteen!”

“Didn’t they already post the casualty news online? I saw one who was really handsome! Such a pity… I heard he was single too!”

Jin Qiu’s face turned pale, breathing became difficult…

She desperately unlocked her phone, shaking as she searched.

The list of officers who died on duty was still being tallied, but there were already photos of family members crying until they fainted in the news.

“I heard a Police Officer Yang was about to get married and then this happened.”

Jin Qiu’s gaze froze, frantically grabbed her purse, no food had arrived, she threw down one hundred yuan and rushed to the side of the road, hailing a car in a panic.

She reported the destination: “South Street Police Station.”

Outside the police station, many family members had gathered, wailing…

Jin Qiu got out of the car but didn’t have the courage to walk inside, watching from the outskirts for a while before moving forward listlessly.

She couldn’t hear anything around her, eyes searching for that one person.

“Miss, who are you looking for?”

In a trance, Jin Qiu responded: “…Is Detective Yang here?”

The person who questioned her was taken aback, then said with a sympathetic face, “Detective Yang… he died on duty.”

It was as if lightning struck her mind – why did this grief entangle her?

She didn’t wail, but why couldn’t she stop the tears from coming?

With everything so chaotic now, nobody took note of her feelings, no comfort, no explanation…

Jin Qiu didn’t know how she got back home, clutching the USB drive, slumped against the door, sobbing uncontrollably…

He promised to watch the promotional video she made, promised to take her out for a meal…

Why did he leave without saying a word?

After crying all night, her eyes swollen and red, the director made several calls, but she, absent from work without cause, chose to ignore them.

A popup on the phone news showed, today was the funeral for the sacrificed special police officers.

Wiping her tears, she got up, took a shower, changed into beautiful clothes, applied makeup to conceal her haggard appearance.

She bought a bouquet of roses from a street-side florist, roses unfit for a funeral…

Took the bus to the graveyard where the burial was taking place, many people were coming and going, their faces expressing pity, sympathy, sadness…

Her face didn’t show much emotion, holding the bright bouquet of roses, she caught the attention of many.

“Is that woman out of her mind? Bringing roses to a place like this?”

“Alas, perhaps she’s the wife of one of the fallen special officers, she’s to be pitied too…”

Then, a man in a black suit spotted the garish flash of red, then noticed the woman holding the bouquet, puzzled he frowned, handed the white chrysanthemums he was carrying to someone behind him, and said, “I’ll go check over there.”

Jin Qiu struggled to contain herself but still couldn’t help smearing her makeup with tears, her eyes blurred as she searched for that name…

“What are you doing here?”

The familiar voice startled Jin Qiu, she hurriedly turned around, the not-clear face in her view imprinted into her memory, as if in disbelief, she reached out to rub her tearful eyes, smearing the eyeliner, making two dark circles around her eyes, then she laughed like a fool, the next second, bursting into sobs.

Yang Zijing was utterly confused by her behavior, looking at the bouquet in her hands he asked, “Are you here to confess your love to me?”