CHAPTER 199: CHAPTER 199: EXPLANATION

"Is there really... this department?" Xu Na asked.

When she heard the definite answer over the phone, her expression became extremely complicated.

After hanging up, she looked again at the credentials in her hand, examining the identification of the girl who had tightly hugged her, refusing to let her go.

Lin Xiaoyan, female...

Xu Na looked at the credentials of both, lost in thought for a long time.

"Sister Xu, Sister Xu..."

At that moment, a police officer walked over and nudged Xu Na.

Xu Na snapped back to reality and looked over.

"Sister Xu, the captain is here, and the deputy bureau chief is here too. They want you to come over."

After hearing this, Xu Na nodded without a word, picked up the credentials of Lin Xiaoyan and Xuan Shiwu, and went to find them.

Walking into the deputy bureau chief’s office, Xu Na heard the deputy bureau chief apologizing to those two young ladies.

Xu Na felt complicated inside, and she knocked on the door, "Deputy Bureau Chief, Captain."

The deputy bureau chief and the captain looked over as Xu Na walked in and closed the door behind her.

"Xiao Xu is here, come, come, sit here," the deputy bureau chief stood up and motioned for Xu Na to sit down.

When Lin Xiaoyan saw Xu Na appear, she breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that she hadn’t left to continue chasing those two people.

Xuan Shiwu looked up at Xu Na and noticed that the depressing aura on Xu Na’s face had disappeared.

Then she looked at Lin Xiaoyan, raising an eyebrow, feeling a twinge of envy, jealousy!

Wow, that’s a significant amount of merit!

Suddenly, she shuddered, her face showed an excited expression as she realized that a tiny bit of merit seemed to have... traveled to her!!!!

Xuan Shiwu sensed it, and it was true!!!

She was incredibly excited and quickly took out her phone to send a message in the group.

Xuan Shiwu: Brothers and sisters, I’ve made a breakthrough!

Xuan Shiwu: I actually snatched a bit of merit!

Soon, everyone from the Xuan Sect in the group saw Xuan Shiwu’s message and exploded with excitement.

"!!!!!!!!!!"

"Is it yin merit or actual merit? If it’s yin merit, don’t get too excited. I just sent off a bunch of ghosts, got tons of yin merit!"

"It’s merit! Real merit!"

"Shi Wu, quickly speak in detail!"

"Be careful, don’t get caught up in karmic ties!"

"Earning merit from the living is tough; if you save someone and they later do bad things, that karma will cling to you..."

"Speaking of merit, I only envy one person!"

...

Xuan Shiwu smugly put away her phone, not intending to tell them how she got the merit!

Xu Na placed the credentials on the table in front of her with both hands, sliding them over to Lin Xiaoyan and Xuan Shiwu.

Lin Xiaoyan saw her ID and smiled gently at Xu Na, "Thank you."

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan’s smile, Xu Na’s expression was even more complex.

"You..." Xu Na opened her mouth to speak, looking at Lin Xiaoyan, uncertain how to question her.

The deputy bureau chief noticed and immediately spoke, "This is our criminal police officer, Xu Na. She was unaware of your identities earlier, leading to some misunderstandings. I’m sorry."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at Xu Na, with an admiring look in her eyes.

"I know you’re an excellent police officer, which is why I held onto you and didn’t let you go at that time."

When Xu Na heard Lin Xiaoyan’s words, she looked at the bump on her forehead, "Can... can you tell me what you foresaw about my future?

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at the deputy bureau chief and the captain, and the deputy bureau chief immediately stood up, walked to the door, took a look outside, and then closed it.

"Mr. Lin, rest assured, there’s no one outside."

Lin Xiaoyan: ...That wasn’t what she meant.

Next, Lin Xiaoyan didn’t waste words, she directly looked at Xu Na and began speaking.

"Earlier, when you accidentally bumped into me, that’s when I saw what was about to happen to you."

"I saw that the two people you were following deliberately led you to a place, and when you chased them there, a lot of people surrounded you..."

Xu Na froze upon hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s words. She had considered many possibilities but hadn’t thought those two were deliberately leading her into a trap...

On the side, the deputy bureau chief and the criminal investigation team captain’s expressions changed drastically.

They knew very well the consequences if a police officer were caught by such vile criminals.

Lin Xiaoyan continued, "After they captured you..." she paused, skipping over the part where Xu Na was violated.

"They injected you with drugs, beat you, trying to force you to reveal undercover information...

Later, even as you continued to resist, they’d break your limbs, leaving you covered in wounds...

They tied you up and took you to an uninhabited island, Snake Island.

After tossing you there, you were torn apart by wild animals, bitten by venomous snakes..."

"Stop!"

Xu Na shouted loudly, breathing heavily, the images Lin Xiaoyan described kept flashing through her mind.

She knew there were things Lin Xiaoyan chose not to say, having witnessed the final fates of many colleagues after being captured.

So she believed every word Lin Xiaoyan said.

The deputy bureau chief and the captain’s faces turned very ugly, they looked at Xu Na, realizing that if she hadn’t encountered these two young ladies tonight, she might have already been...

"Mr. Lin, thank you, if it weren’t for you two tonight, maybe... Anyway, thank you very much." The deputy bureau chief expressed his gratitude sincerely.

Xu Na also came back to her senses, looking at Lin Xiaoyan with guilt, noticing her swollen forehead and injured knee.

"I’m sorry."

Xu Na stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Xiaoyan.

Lin Xiaoyan quickly stood up, waving her hands, "It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s what I should do, you all are the great people of Hua Country, we should be the ones thanking you."

Having learned about Kong Xi’s matters before, she understood why people in Hua Country could live in a peaceful nation: it was all because of those who carried the burden in silence.

These people were unknown to the world, misunderstood by their families, even having no names after death...

In short, she greatly admired these individuals.

Xuan Shiwu sat at the side, watching the apologies and gratitude being exchanged, rolling her eyes.

"I suggest you deal with the online video before saying thanks!" Xuan Shiwu said coldly.

Everyone turned to look at Xuan Shiwu upon hearing her words.

Xuan Shiwu raised her phone, "Look, someone recorded tonight’s event and uploaded it online, now everyone’s cursing the two of us!"

The deputy bureau chief took the phone with a severe expression and looked at the content.

"Two shameless young girls pretending to be victims, their deceitful skill rivals that of the elderly!"

The video was captioned with this title, showing Lin Xiaoyan holding tightly onto Xu Na, refusing to let her leave.

Xu Na and the captain also took out their phones, searching for tonight’s events.

After a round of searching, they found many people had uploaded videos and others had forwarded them...

Increasing numbers were sharing and commenting, some were even condemning, and worse, some official news outlets had also reposted!!!

"Nonsense!" The deputy bureau chief cursed upon seeing official accounts reposting and commenting on the videos.