"Wow! I really got beaten to the punch?" After hearing the woman's words, I looked at the middle-aged man by the bed with great interest. This man was about thirty years old, with an ordinary appearance, the kind that once lost in a crowd, could not be found again. However, strangely, I was left with a very deep impression of him after just one glance! Vaguely, this man gave me a feeling of extreme danger and coldness. I took a closer look at the talismans at the door and inside the room and found that these talismans were not of any type I recognized. I couldn't even understand what the symbols on them represented. What's even more puzzling is that Deputy Captain Li's recovery was too fast. At this moment, he could already get out of bed and walk around? This is not because I am jealous of the middle-aged man's methods, but according to common sense, someone like Deputy Captain Li, who was seriously injured and unconscious due to being possessed by an evil spirit, even if the evil spirit was completely removed from his body later, would at least need to rest for three to five days before being able to get out of bed and walk around. How is it that as soon as the evil spirit was expelled, he is already completely fine? When everything happens out of the ordinary, there must be something sinister afoot. I really can't figure it out. I really can't understand how this middle-aged man managed to make Deputy Captain Li recover so quickly! As I was still looking stunned and perplexed, Director Li had already stepped forward, quickly walked up to the middle-aged man, and, with a face full of joy and gratitude, reached out his right hand: "Thanks to the gentleman's help, I am sincerely grateful, I wonder what's the gentleman's illustrious name?" "Simayin." The middle-aged man seemed somewhat aloof, just shook hands with Director Li indifferently, and then started packing up as if he was about to leave. "Please stay, sir!" Seeing Simayin wanting to leave, Deputy Captain Li couldn't help but feel anxious. He quickly got up and stopped him: "Please give me a chance to express my gratitude for saving my life!" "Yes!" As Deputy Captain Li's voice fell, Director Li also hurriedly added, "My son's life was saved, and words alone cannot express my gratitude. Please, sir, give me a chance to express it properly!" "Alright then, not far from here, there is a hotel. Let me arrange a banquet. We can talk while we eat..." While talking, Director Li directly looked at Chief Huang at the door and gave him a meaningful glance. "You can rest assured, I will arrange it!" Chief Huang, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, was quite perceptive. He nodded quickly and went to arrange it himself. As he passed me, he couldn't help but give me a cold smile. Damn! Is this guy trying to get back at me? But speaking of the present situation, the position I am in right now is really awkward. Previously, relying on Director Li's indebtedness to me, I naturally felt confident. Even if I offended Chief Huang because of the apology, I didn't care. But now the situation is different. With Simayin intervening halfway, Deputy Captain Li had already awakened from his coma. In this case, Director Li no longer needed to owe me a favor, so what does Chief Huang have to worry about? "Sigh... you..." The assistant captain saw it all and was anxious. Unable to help, he sighed and gave me a meaningful look, then slowly retreated with me towards the door. All the way out, he led me away without saying a word. It wasn't until we left the room that he said to Director Li inside, "Um... now that Deputy Captain Li has woken up, I'll take Xiao Wang back first?" "Yes! Go ahead..." At this moment, Director Li was deeply engrossed in conversation with Simayin and didn't even have the time to think about me. Upon hearing the assistant captain wanted to take me back, he didn't even bother to raise his head and just waved his hand towards us… he was really practical! "Let's go, I'll take you to see Zhang Jun first." Shaking his head, the assistant captain didn't want to say much more, and he just took me away directly from there. It wasn't until we entered the elevator that he expressed concern, "Brother, you have to be careful now! Huang Pizi holds grudges, he was embarrassed in front of me and Director Li today, with his character, I'm afraid..." "Heh, it's okay, don't worry." I understood what the assistant captain meant, but there is no antidote for regret in this world. I could only pretend to be indifferent and say, "I haven't done anything illegal or unethical, he won't have a chance to get back at me!" "I hope so..." Shaking his head, the assistant captain couldn't help but sigh again and then pressed the fifteenth floor button of the elevator, saying, "Alright, let's stop talking about this. First, let's go see Zhang Jun!" We quickly arrived at the fifteenth floor using the elevator. Despite being both policemen, the treatment of Zhang Jun and Deputy Captain Li was clearly not on the same level. As the year was coming to a close, the hospital's wards were always full, yet even so, Deputy Captain Li stayed in a high-ranking ward, consisting of a bedroom and living room. However, Zhang Jun was not so fortunate. His injuries were much more severe than Deputy Captain Li's, but he stayed in a collective ward with five people. Zhang Jun was brought to the hospital early this morning. Following the old man's instructions, he wasn't supposed to be taken to the hospital. However, after recovering overnight, his snake scales had completely shed from his wounds. After thinking it over, the assistant captain decided to bring him to the hospital for observation. "Xiao Zhang, look who I've brought for you?"
Entering the ward, Captain Han immediately put on a smile and woke up Zhang, who was dozing off with his eyes closed.
"Captain, you've come..."
Zhang subconsciously opened his eyes and called out to Captain Han before seeing me behind him, his face instantly brightening, "Bro, how come you're here!"
While speaking, Zhang hurriedly struggled to sit up from the hospital bed.
"Don't move!"
I quickly stepped forward to stop Zhang, smiling, "Just lie down, don't risk opening your wound!"
"Hey! I'm fine, actually. It's just that the Captain insists on me staying in the hospital, it's been so boring."
Ignoring my protest, Zhang still sat up, and unable to convince him, Captain Han had to place a pillow behind him, scolding him with a smile, "You rascal, you've been through life and death, yet you're still so restless."
Ignoring Captain Han's teasing, Zhang looked directly at me, a grateful look on his face, "Bro! I really owe you big time for what happened yesterday! If it wasn't for you, I might have ended up in the morgue by now!"
"Well...don't give me too much credit for that..."
Hearing him say that, I couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said, "If you want to thank anyone, it should be that old man who helped us with his knife. Without him, not just you, but even I and Captain Han would probably have ended up in the morgue."
"That's right! What Xiaozhang said makes sense! Whatever people might think, I wholeheartedly consider you my friend!"
As Zhang finished speaking, Captain Han also patted his chest and said, "If you need anything in the future, just speak up!"
"Ah, that's great!"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but smile, then joked, "Well, Captain Han, don't find me troublesome when the time comes!"
"Hey, don't call me Captain, it feels too formal. I'm actually younger than you. If you don't mind, just call me 'Big Brother'! A friend's matter is my matter!"
To be honest, the conversation between Zhang and Captain Han touched me. Perhaps because I didn't have many friends, suddenly having two people whom I can consider close brothers made me feel warm inside!
"By the way, bro, talk to Captain Han and let me go home to recuperate! This place is really unbearable..."
Having just chatted for a few moments, Zhang immediately started complaining to me, incessantly urging me to quickly persuade Captain Han to let him leave the hospital and rest at home.
"No way!"
Before I could say anything, Captain Han shook his head decisively, "Enough. You, kid, can't remain ungrateful! You're not getting any younger, do you want to be single all your life?"
"Single?"
What does Zhang's relationship status have to do with anything?
"Heh..."
Perhaps sensing my confusion, Captain Han couldn't help but smile slyly, then said mysteriously, "There's a new female colleague in the office, I think she's quite interested in this guy, so I arranged for her to help take care of him..."
As he spoke, Captain Han purposely winked at me, as if to say, "You get it."
"I see!"
After hearing Captain Han's explanation, I finally understood. It turns out, Captain Han is playing matchmaker and intends to set up Zhang with the female officer.
"Haha..."
Understanding the situation, I couldn't help but laugh, then with a hint of ambiguity, said, "Alright, since you have a beautiful companion, what else do you find uncomfortable? Behave and stay in the hospital, and when you win over the policewoman sister, I will talk to Captain Han and arrange for your return!"
"Haha...that's right, you really understand me!"
Hearing my words, Captain Han also laughed and then turned to Zhang, "Just behave and stay here. As soon as you win Su Su's heart, I will let you come back to the team..."
"Who's calling me?"
Before Captain Han could finish speaking, a clear female voice suddenly came from outside the door.
I instinctively turned my head and saw a young female officer, just a few years older than me, walking in from the door, holding a breakfast in her hand.
It seems that she should be the Su Su mentioned by Captain Han...