Yunhai City was a tourist city, and the nightlife of urban residents was quite rich. Even at ten o’clock at night, there were still many pedestrians and vehicles on the streets.
In the taxi, Ye Qing was communicating silently with Butler Wu.
“Master, you must be fully prepared…” In the Heavenly Prison, Butler Wu’s expression and tone were very serious: “Becoming the Heavenly Catcher will greatly change your fate. Dancing with evil will be the theme of your life. You will find that crimes that were rare before will often happen around you in the future. It’s not that there are more crimes, but that your chances of encountering them have increased.”
Ye Qing said, “It’s like becoming a doctor and having to deal with diseases all day long?”
“Something like that. Ordinary people may not come into contact with criminals for ten or eight years, but you have to immerse yourself in crime. The probability of you encountering a crime is many times higher than that of ordinary people. There is no way to hide from it. There is no way to avoid it.”
“No wonder Song Qiaoyan’s house was robbed just after I became the Heavenly Catcher…” Thinking of this, Ye Qing was very worried and said, “I won’t be like a jinx and endanger my relatives and friends around me, right?”
“You’re not a jinx.” Butler Wu smiled. “But evil surrounds you, and the people around you will be affected to some extent. If you want to protect them, you need to make more efforts.”
Ye Qing looked out the car window at the various passersby under the night sky, with an indescribable feeling of heaviness in his heart.
…
Eastern Elegant Estate was a gated high-end community. The security work done by the property management was quite effective, with a “record of no thefts or robberies” maintained for fifteen months.
Today, the record ended at Room 1605, Building 7, Song Qiaoyan’s residence.
After looking at the door number 1605, Ye Qing pressed the doorbell.
The door peephole darkened, then brightened. Then, the door opened, and Ye Qing saw that Song Qiaoyan was still wearing the professional attire she wore when she worked overtime during the day. She hadn’t even taken off her coat, which was enough to prove the nervousness in her heart.
“No need to change shoes. The floor has already been dirty by thieves and police.” Song Qiaoyan smiled. There was a hint of bitterness in her smile, but more of it was happiness at seeing Ye Qing.
A woman approaching thirty, who knew how to take care of herself, could maintain her youth and was as fresh as a girl in her early twenties, but she could also fully display her mature charm.
Song Qiaoyan was such a woman.
The professional outfit, tailored in a European style, subtly wrapped around her, elegantly outlining her graceful shapes.
“What time did you get home?” Ye Qing closed the door and looked around the room.
The spacious living room was clean and tidy, with no signs of theft.
“I left the company at six, ate something outside, walked along the seafront, and when I returned, it was almost eight.” Song Qiaoyan led Ye Qing to sit on the sofa and continued, “I found that the bedroom was turned upside down and realized that it was a robbery. I reported it to the police, and I’ve been waiting anxiously ever since.”
“Don’t pour water, I’m not thirsty.” Ye Qing stopped her and asked, “What was taken?”
“You sound like a cop.” Song Qiaoyan glanced at him lightly, but still poured him a glass of mineral water: “There is no cash in the house, only a few pieces of jewelry are missing.”
“Jewelry?” Ye Qing nodded, thoughtfully.
At this time, Butler Wu sent a message: “Master, the aura left by the thief has been recorded. As long as he is within a radius of five hundred meters, you can find him.”
“Oh?” Ye Qing asked curiously, “Butler Wu, this house has not only been visited by thieves, but also by policemen. How do we distinguish their auras?”
Butler Wu explained: “The auras of law enforcers and criminals are different from those of ordinary people. Their professional aura is cultivated over the years. Even a Zero Level Heavenly Prison can easily distinguish them.”
“Understood.”
Seeing that Ye Qing didn’t speak for a while, Song Qiaoyan hugged a heart-shaped pillow and asked in a low voice: “What are you thinking about?”
“Solving the case.” Ye Qing smiled.
Song Qiaoyan thought he was joking on purpose to make her relax, so she laughed in cooperation, then pointed to her bedroom and said, “The crime scene is over there, what case are you solving here?”
“Okay, I’ll go in and take a look.” Ye Qing stood up immediately.
“No need!”
Song Qiaoyan’s face flushed, and she hurried to stop him. The bedroom was in a mess, and her underwear was everywhere. It didn’t matter if the police saw it, but he couldn’t see it.
Ye Qing smiled in his heart and sat back on the sofa. Without much thought, he could imagine the scenes inside and guess why she was slightly panicked. In fact, the thief’s aura had been recorded, so there was no need to enter the bedroom.
“Do you dare to stay here alone tonight?” Ye Qing was still worried about his mother at home and didn’t want to waste time, so he went straight to the point.
“I don’t know.” Song Qiaoyan tightened the pillow in her arms and looked at some corners in the room where people could hide. “I am indeed a little scared.”
“Come to my house.” Ye Qing said decisively, “Stay at my house for one night, come back and clean up during the day, and you won’t be so scared tomorrow night.”
“Go to your house?” Song Qiaoyan was stunned: “Isn’t it inconvenient?”
Song Qiaoyan didn’t know much about Ye Qing’s family situation, but she knew that he seemed to live with his parents. In fact, her ideal situation was that Ye Qing could stay and sleep on the sofa in the living room for one night to give her courage.
However, as a woman, she was embarrassed to say such things.
Unfortunately, Ye Qing knew his own family affairs well and could not stay out overnight while his mother was waiting for chocolate at home!
“Let’s go.” Ye Qing waved his hand: “Bring your pajamas and toiletries, and let’s go to my house! It’s not inconvenient. If one day is not enough, you can stay a few more days.”
Although the Ye family’s financial situation was extremely difficult, the house they currently lived in was a large three-bedroom house that was less than twelve years old and covered more than one hundred and twenty square meters. When his father was alive, he was the deputy director of a machinery factory. Being an important leader, it was not surprising that he was assigned a good house.
Unfortunately, his father was an upright and incorruptible man, so he didn’t leave much savings aside from his house. After the car accident, his mother underwent several major surgeries. Not only was the Ye family’s savings wiped out, but they also owed their uncle and aunt over a hundred thousand yuan in debt.
But that was another story. Anyway, Song Qiaoyan went to Ye’s house to have a place to sleep.
Song Qiaoyan could only agree to Ye Qing’s authoritative invitation.
In the company, ‘Sister Song’ was the leader, and Ye Qing had to obey her; but in private, Song Qiaoyan had long been accustomed to Ye Qing’s manly and decisive personality.
Twenty minutes later, Ye Qing walked out of Building No. 7 carrying a small suitcase, and Song Qiaoyan followed him like a little wife.
There was no need to take a taxi. Song Qiaoyan had her own car, a cute two-door Beetle. The dark blue body of the car was just like Song Qiaoyan herself, exuding a subtle and romantic atmosphere.
As a senior executive of Tang Feng Company, Song Qiaoyan had an annual salary of hundreds of thousands, and with performance bonuses and stock dividends, her quality of life was certainly not lacking.
At this moment, Song Qiaoyan wanted Ye Qing to drive. It would be best if she didn’t have to do anything but sit in the passenger seat, listen to music, relax, and quietly enjoy the care he gave her…
But this stupid guy couldn’t drive!
Are there still young people today who can’t drive?
Song Qiaoyan didn’t understand this and often urged him to learn to drive, as this was one of the most basic skills in today’s society. In his work, many businesses required him to drive. He didn’t know how to drive and was just a small salesman. Could it be that he had to get a driver?
Of course, Song Qiaoyan didn’t know that Ye Qing wasn’t willing to spend money on driving lessons, nor did he have the time. His innocent and lovely mother at home took up all his time after work.
