Qin Man walked into the hall wiping her wet hair and was hugged by Jiang Lian.
She stared at the many people behind her and whispered in Jiang Lian's ear.
"Captain Jiang, with so many people watching here, isn't it a bad influence?"
Jiang Lian gently stroked her back, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "It's good that you're back safely. Go up, dry your hair, and change clothes."
Under the gaze of everyone, she was half pushed and half shoved by Jiang Lian into the dressing room. She casually changed into a uniform, and was led back to the office by Jiang Lian hand in hand.
As soon as he entered the door, Hong Qian spread his legs and sat in the guest seat domineeringly and angrily. He was already smoking like a fairyland.
"Captain Hong is here too."
Jiang Lian opened the window, and the rain was still falling. He made Qin Man a cup of hot tea.
"What did Qiao Ying take you to?"
Qin Man held the teacup and warmed his hands.
"It's a long story, and I discovered it accidentally."
These words made both Jiang Lian and Hong Qian feel a little stunned.
"Sister Xiaoying is a friend I used to play with when I was a child. She and I both came out of the Frostleaf Orphanage."
Jiang Lian breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out it was not what he thought.
"She took me to see the director of the orphanage, the person who raised me."
Jiang Lian asked gently.
"Then have you seen it?"
Qin Man lowered his head, "She is dead. I saw her tomb."
Jiang Lian didn't ask any more questions, but Hong Qian couldn't help himself.
"Is that all?"
Qin Man didn't know why he asked like this.
"Yes, it started to rain after that, so she left first. There was no signal or car in the mountains, so I walked a long way to get a taxi."
She vaguely felt that something was wrong between them, nothing was right.
"What happened? Why didn't you leave Sister Xiaoying for even three words?"
Hong Qian put out the cigarette butt, stood up patting his thighs, and left without saying hello.
Qin Man looked at Jiang Lian in confusion, confused about the current situation.
"Jiang Lian, tell me the truth, did something happen?"
Jiang Lian's fingertips were fighting, and he was thinking about whether to tell her now that the kind sister Xiaoying in her mouth was the poisonous dragon entrenched in Xingjin.
She had been forced to forget her entire life, wandering in light and darkness. She finally recognized a childhood friend, but now she had to tell her that it was also an unbelievable scam.
But no matter what, it's still better than walking up to her without any precautions.
"We got news about the poisonous dragon."
"At the same time, the spy hidden in the city bureau was also exposed. It was none other than Qiao Ying."
"Based on the inference, this Qiao Ying, who has always had no bright spots or flaws, seems ordinary and harmless, but is actually the leader of a drug ring lurking within the city bureau."
"She has deceived everyone, she is the poisonous dragon."
Jiang Lian ruthlessly lifted the veil, but Qin Man didn't have much emotion.
She suddenly understood Qiao Ying's abnormality, what she said and what she did when she left.
She had no intention of coming back. If Qin Man hadn't stepped in and mentioned the past of Shuangye Orphanage, she wouldn't have even taken her back to take another look.
She had already arranged everything and was ready to leave.
"Qin Man, was there anything unusual when Qiao Ying was with you?"
She touched the small communicator in her pocket, which was slightly warm due to her body temperature. This was the last thing Qiao Ying left to her, claiming that she could use this to contact her.
But why did Qiao Ying leave such a thing to her, something that could help her find her? She had obviously made arrangements and disappeared since then.
Will it be the next trap?
Qin Man remained calm and decided to hide it first.
"Not really."
Jiang Lian believed whatever she said, and he gently rubbed her damp hair.
"Go back and take a shower first to avoid catching a cold."
Qin Man sniffed, "My nose is a little stuffy, and my head is a little swollen..."
Jiang Lian had a lot of things on his hands and couldn't move away, so he handed her the car keys directly.
"Can you drive? If it's not convenient, I'll ask someone to take you there."
Qin Man took it and said, "No problem, don't worry."
She took a detour to Qiao Ying's office, but no one was there. It seemed that something big had happened, so Hong Qian called everyone away and asked.
The picture frame on her desk is still there, and nothing on her desk has been touched.
Qin Man was silent for a moment, then finally reached out and took away the photo frame and left the city bureau.
She went home, took a hot bath, held a cup of hot tea, and stared at the tiny communicator, which had only one button and no dialing system.
Her eyes flickered, her fingers pressed the button, and it was so quiet that she could hear her own breathing.
A string of harsh electric sounds made her skin crawl, and then the beep of automatic dialing sounded.
Even her hair became nervous.
Soon, the beeping sound disappeared, the call was actually connected, and neither party spoke.
Qin Man tried to call, "Sister Xiaoying."
Qiao Ying's tone was cold, "You really dare to call."
Qin Man felt that there was no need to pretend.
"Don't worry, it's just me, I didn't tell them."
Qiao Ying obviously didn't believe it, "Really?"
Qin Man held the photo frame in his hand, "You forgot to take something with you."
Qiao Ying warned, "Qin Man, just because I let you go once, doesn't mean I will let you go a second time. Don't challenge my bottom line."
Qiao Ying's tough attitude made Qin Man dare not take any risks. She was not completely sure that she could grasp her weaknesses.
"You left me this communicator, didn't you just ask me to come to you?"
Qiao Ying didn't answer, Qin Man continued.
"Sister Xiaoying, I'm not here to question you. You forgot that photo. I think you should value it very much. You choose the time and place, and I will bring it to you."
Qiao Ying sneered, "You really don't know how to write the word "death", Qin Man, you are such a bitch, you can't live a comfortable life, you have to be related to someone like me."
Qin Man immediately retorted.
"What about you? You clearly have a broad road in front of you, but you insist on walking on the single-plank bridge. You would rather expose yourself and take risks. What are you thinking about? Why do you blame me?"
Qiao Ying was speechless. She had been a little white rabbit for so many years. She could advance and attack, retreat and defend. She made poor choices and everything she had worked so hard for was wasted.
Both of them have strong resentments and blame each other for not living up to expectations.
"Tomorrow at 10 o'clock in the morning, I will see you alone in Pengshui Bay."
Qiao Ying cut off the call. Qin Man held the photo frame, looked at the reduced version of Qiao Ying in the photo, and took a deep breath.
She is the poisonous dragon entrenched in Xingjin. This is probably true.
However, it is not a lie that she kowtowed deeply and repented in front of Dean Wu's grave.
What exactly happened to her after she left the Frostleaf Orphanage?