“However, I don’t want Serena to stay here.”
Wuming continued, causing Serena to look at him with a face full of surprise.
“She is my girlfriend, I can’t just abandon her.”
Eh—
Wuming, he… said that I am…
“Huh? Girlfriend?”
“So this troublemaker is actually your girlfriend, Wuming.”
Hearing Wuming say this, Uncle Pu and Uncle Ji both looked on with expressions of watching a spectacle, never expecting that Wuming actually had a female companion.
“Of course, otherwise I wouldn’t have gotten involved in trouble because of her, right?”
Wuming raised Serena’s hand, along with his own, revealing the rings on both of their hands.
“Look, don’t these rings on our hands prove the relationship between us?”
Wuming…
Serena’s face turned slightly red as she looked at Wuming; she hadn’t expected him to say something like that.
He had been denying it repeatedly before, but now, for her sake, he was admitting it…
“”Hmm…””
Uncle Pu and Uncle Ji were both looking at the rings on their hands, but they didn’t believe Wuming’s words.
“There’s no point in trying to fool us, little brother Wuming,” Uncle Ji said.
“We’ve already checked the girl next to you; no registration, no records, which means she’s completely a black household.”
“…”
Wuming fell silent, knowing that they had indeed investigated.
“…I did hide some things from you, Uncle Ji.”
Wuming sighed.
“She is indeed a black household, but she is also truly my girlfriend, Uncle Ji.”
“Can’t you make an exception and let her continue to stay by my side?”
Wuming said this with a hint of pleading, hoping Uncle Ji wouldn’t make a fuss about it.
“Little brother Wuming, this… it’s not legal.”
Uncle Ji frowned and looked at Old Pu.
“Old Pu, what do you say we do now?”
“What else can we do,” Uncle Pu wasn’t the type who didn’t know how to be flexible, “turn a blind eye, what else can we do.”
“But this doesn’t follow the rules.”
“Then you handle it; anyway, I won’t stop you.” Old Pu gave him a glance; in any case, he himself wouldn’t help.
“…” Uncle Ji remained unmoved, seemingly tacitly approving this behavior.
“Does your mom know about this?”
Uncle Pu then asked Wuming.
“Not yet; isn’t this supposed to be a surprise for her?”
Wuming let go of Serena’s hand and then scratched his head shyly.
“If your mom finds out that your girlfriend is in this situation, the surprise might turn into a shock.”
“Uncle Pu and Uncle Ji will keep it a secret, right?”
“As long as it’s resolved before Mom comes back…”
He thought that as long as the matter was settled before his mom returned, she wouldn’t know what had happened, let alone that he had gotten involved in danger.
“This is really tricky…”
Uncle Pu slumped on the sofa as if deflated; keeping it secret was possible, but resolving the crisis before his mom came back—probably impossible.
“Hmm…”
Uncle Ji, on the other hand, had a thoughtful expression.
“Actually, it doesn’t seem… that hard to handle.”
Uncle Ji suddenly said this, causing Uncle Pu’s gaze to glance over at him.
“You have a way?”
“Of course—”
Uncle Ji’s gaze turned to Wuming.
“We team up, a strong alliance.” Uncle Ji said this, causing everyone to look at him, wondering what he meant?
“…You might as well explain it more clearly.”
Uncle Pu sat up straight, wanting to see what Old Ji had in mind.
“It’s not too complicated; as long as we can strike the Scarlet Night organization in Nanning, then for a while, they won’t be able to act.”
“That’s what I can think of right now.”
After saying that, Uncle Ji Bochang’s gaze turned to Serena.
“Miss Serena, if you can provide us with some clues, that would be even better; help us strike the black households, and you’ll be safe here too.”
“This is a win-win situation for us.”
Speaking of clues, Serena did have some; she knew a few gathering places where black households were entrenched, which could help them wipe them out in one fell swoop.
She didn’t know if that could severely damage those people…
“I… do know a few of their gathering places; this… I don’t know if it can help you…”
“It can; please tell us, I’ll send people to clean them up.”
“We can also use that as an entry point to keep digging until we completely eliminate those people.”
“But… they won’t cooperate obediently.”
Uncle Pu thought of those captured black households; each one was tight-lipped, not a single word could be pried out.
For those detained black households, usually after a few days, a lawyer would come, pay the money, and then they’d be repatriated; the Other Race Bureau couldn’t use methods on them either.
“Isn’t little brother Wuming here?”
“Me?”
Wuming pointed at himself, not understanding what he meant? What did he mean by there’s still me?
“We need little brother Wuming to join the interrogation; with your profession, you can definitely pry something out of their mouths.”
I’m a psychologist, not a torture expert!
Wuming really wanted to say that out loud; Uncle Ji must have some misunderstanding about his profession.
I didn’t study at Lubyanka; how could I know how to interrogate people!?
The great memory recovery technique!?
“Better forget it, Old Ji.”
Uncle Pu felt this plan was very inappropriate; it could very likely drag Wuming into an even more dangerous situation.
“If they come out and seek revenge on Wuming… the consequences aren’t something you and I can bear.”
“…Let him try first; this kid’s mind works faster than ours, maybe there’ll be unexpected gains?”
“Wuming.”
Uncle Ji looked at Wuming seriously. “What do you say? Want to give it a try?”
He asked for Wuming’s opinion.
“…”
Wuming sat in his seat without saying a word.
Interrogating a criminal…
He hadn’t really tried it before; this was a fresh experience, and honestly, Wuming really wanted to try it.
However… if his appearance was targeted by those people…
“But Uncle Ji, if my face is targeted…”
“Anyway, don’t you have another side? What are you afraid of.”
“Another side?”
What other side does Wuming have?!
Hearing Uncle Ji’s words, Serena looked at Wuming with a face full of confusion, thinking that Uncle Ji was talking about his ability.
“Don’t joke around, Uncle Ji.”
This isn’t something to say lightly, hey!
Serena doesn’t know about this yet!
“If you really want to try, Wuming.” At this point, Uncle Pu also accepted Uncle Ji’s proposal. “We’ll help you with protective measures.”
“What do you think, Wuming?”
Uncle Pu and Uncle Ji were both waiting for Wuming to decide.
“If you can really get words out of that guy—” Uncle Pu opened his palm and pointed. “The reward definitely won’t be lacking for you.”
Hearing this, Wuming’s eyes lit up.
“Uncle Pu, talking about money like this is too impersonal…”
“Oh, it’s just a little money; take it.”
“Uncle Pu, this is a bit embarrassing.”
“As expected, Wuming is a good kid; he even knows humility.”
“Then I won’t stand on ceremony, Uncle Pu!”
Wuming suddenly changed his tone and calmly accepted Uncle Pu’s money.
Not earning money when it’s there means something’s wrong with your brain!
“…”
“…”
Uncle Pu was momentarily speechless.
“So that means, Wuming, you accept this suggestion, right?”
Uncle Ji asked him and saw Wuming nod.
“I’m willing to try, but I don’t guarantee I can get anything out, so don’t hold too high hopes.”
“You won’t know until you try.”
Uncle Pu and Uncle Ji stood up and adjusted their clothes.
“This is also for your future wife, isn’t it?”
“You’re right.”
Wuming and Serena also stood up; in her heart, a feeling she had never experienced before sprouted.
It was a step beyond peace of mind, a feeling called “harbor,” as if after drifting for a lifetime, she had found a home.
“…”
She silently took Wuming’s hand.
“Come with us, Wuming; we’ll take you to see that criminal.”
“Yeah, let’s go, Serena.”
Wuming and Serena then followed Uncle Pu and the others, heading together to where the detained criminal was.
And the one Wuming and the others were going to interrogate was precisely that blood clan member who had besieged Serena, dressed in flashy clothes.
Bang—! (The sound of angrily slamming the table)
“Confess and be lenient! Resist and be strict!!! Tell us clearly how your organization operates! And who is your superior!”
A female officer with rabbit ears was interrogating that blood clan member.
Wuming and the others arrived in the adjacent room; from here, they could see the situation in the interrogation room next door, while the people inside had no idea how many pairs of eyes were watching.
“…” The blood clan member opposite sat silently in his seat; he had maintained this state until now, not speaking except for eating or using the bathroom.
“This guy’s mouth is really sealed tight…”
Wuming and Serena both recognized that blood clan member; after all, his outfit was too “dazzling,” impossible not to recognize.
“The situation is like this now; if we can’t get words out of him, someone will bail him out, basically all the people we catch end up like this.”
Uncle Pu turned on the microphone and spoke into it. “Judy, come out first.”
Then, Officer Judy left the interrogation room and came to where Uncle Pu was.
“That guy is still the same as before, not saying a single word.” Judy said with some anger. “The best would be to use some methods on him!”
“Don’t rush, Judy.”
Uncle Pu’s gaze fell on Wuming; next, it was up to him.
“Let’s see if this young man has a way.”
“Him?”
Judy looked at him curiously; he wasn’t wearing a police uniform, dressed like a civilian; Judy couldn’t imagine that the Other Race Bureau had such a person.
“Who is he?”
Judy voiced her doubt, with a bit of suspicion.
“Just treat him as external help, here to assist us.”
“Hello, Officer Judy.”
Wuming nodded and greeted Judy.
“In a bit, take him in with you to assist in the questioning.”
Uncle Pu gave her the order.
“Yes! Director Pu!” Although puzzled, Judy still saluted and replied to Director Pu.
Then, Uncle Pu’s gaze fell on Wuming’s shoulder; he placed his hand on it with a serious expression.
“We’re counting on you, Wuming.”
“I’ll do my best.”
Wuming didn’t have much confidence in prying anything out of his mouth.
“Also, take this to cover your face.”
“…”