Bai Qin’s words made sense, since both of them were going to take the subway to Luohu Station.

However, because he didn’t like Bai Qin always clinging to him, Han An wanted to take the subway at different times than Bai Qin.

Thinking of this, Han An said, “I have an appointment with a friend to have dinner nearby. You can go back by yourself.”

“Male friend or female friend?”

“Aren’t you being too nosy?”

“Could it be a transvestite?”

“Yes, yes, is that alright?”

“Now I finally understand why you don’t like me, brother-in-law. Looks like I need to make a trip to Thailand.”

“Go ahead, I won’t stop you.”

“I’ll be going now, bye-bye.”

“Bon Voyage.”

Han An finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Bai Qin walk towards the subway entrance.

Looking back at Happy Valley, Han An gave a wry smile.

He and his wife have visited Happy Valley more than once, and they always have a great time.

So when Han An went to play those familiar games, he would always think of his wife.

Especially when Bai Qin gripped his arm tightly, he was reminded of how his wife had done the same thing.

He was extremely happy at the time, feeling that he was his wife’s support.

When he and Bai Qin recreated that scene, all he felt was sorrow.

After lighting a cigarette, Han An moved to a shady spot and puffed away.

Ten minutes later, his phone rang.

Seeing that it was his cousin Han Sheng calling, Han An answered the call.

“Cousin, what’s wrong?”

Where are you?

“I’m near Window of the World.”

“What are you doing over there?”

“Come and take a look at the store. I’ve been busy opening a branch lately,” Han An continued after taking a drag of his cigarette. “In my memory, you wouldn’t call me for no reason. Just say what you want to say.”

I’d like to have a meal with you.

“Dinner?”

“Definitely.”

“The usual place?”

“Okay, I’ll head over now.”

“It takes me about an hour to get there by subway from here, so you can plan your time accordingly.”

“I’ll go sit down first; I just walked out of the police station.”

“You’re not wearing a police uniform, are you?” Han An laughed. “You’re too conspicuous in a police uniform, so I’m not having dinner with you.”

“Casual clothes.”

“Alright then, see you at the usual place.”

“Um.”

After hanging up, Han An walked towards the subway entrance.

Although he and his cousin don’t see each other every week, they maintain contact and, since they both live in Shenzhen, their relationship is very good. To put it bluntly, they’re closer than blood brothers. If either of them is troubled, they’ll invite the other to go to Brother’s Grilled Fish. Sometimes they’ll eat grilled fish, sometimes they’ll have pickled fish or a side dish.

So for the two of them, Brothers Grilled Fish in Luohu District is their old haunt.

As Han An took the subway to Luohu Station, Bai Jing was browsing Taobao on her phone.

Looking at the dazzling array of listening equipment, Bai Jing didn’t know which one was good.

After spending a full half hour browsing reviews of multiple products, Bai Jing finally placed an order.

After buying the phone, Bai Jing placed it on the bed.

Looking at her son playing with a Rubik’s Cube, Bai Jing, knowing her husband wouldn’t be home for dinner, asked, “Sweetie, want to go get pizza?”

Upon hearing this, Binbin immediately nodded.

“I’ll go change my clothes, and then I’ll take you out for pizza.”

Just as Bai Jing stood up, Binbin, who had come over, tugged at her clothes.

After pulling it over, Binbin pointed to the wedding photo hanging on the wall.

“Dad’s busy,” Bai Jing smiled. “He’s having dinner with his friends today, so it’ll just be the two of us. Since Dad’s out for a nice meal, we should go out for a nice meal too. Wait for Mom, okay? I’ll change my clothes and then we’ll go out.”

Although he looked somewhat dejected, Binbin still nodded.

After kissing her son’s forehead, Bai Jing took her clothes and headed to the bathroom.

After changing her clothes, Bai Jing took her son’s hand and walked out of the house.

Around six o’clock, Han An walked into Brothers Grilled Fish.

Upon seeing his cousin Han Sheng, Han An naturally quickened his pace.

Although Han Sheng is a criminal police officer, he is not as tall as Han An.

Because of his professional habits, Han Sheng sat exceptionally upright.

After Han An sat down, Han Sheng said with a smile, “If you hadn’t come, they would have definitely kicked me out.”

“Aren’t there still quite a few empty seats?”

“Look at you, taking it so seriously again,” Han Sheng said with a click of his tongue. “I was just making small talk, trying to liven things up. And you, you just threw cold water on me, leaving me speechless. Luckily it’s just the two of us brothers. If there were other people around, where would I put my face?”

Han An didn’t speak, he just smiled.

However, his smile was very forced.

“Grilled fish again?”

Medium spicy.

“Okay,” Han Sheng said, “I might have to work tonight, so I won’t drink this time.”

“Patrol?”

“Keep it a secret.”

“I feel that the case will always be a rift between my brother and me.”

“There’s no other way,” Han Sheng laughed. “If I told you everything, I’d definitely be suspended. Although it’s sometimes okay to talk to you about it, I think it’s best not to mention it. If you let it slip and the suspect happens to overhear, things would get really serious. The probability of that is almost zero, but it’s always better to be cautious. Anzi, have you not been resting well these past few days? You look terrible.”

“It’s all because of the branch store issue.”

Is it troublesome?

“Opening a branch is easy, but finding a shop and rent that meet the requirements is quite difficult.”

“It’s like choosing a wife; sometimes you can’t have both looks and personality.”

“Is it because you can’t have it both ways that you’re still single?”

“I haven’t met the right one,” Han Sheng said with a smile. “Actually, there’s another reason: I simply don’t have time to go shopping or watch movies with girls. Otherwise, your brother would have found a girlfriend long ago and might even be a father by now.”

“I think Gao Yining is really nice,” Han An said. “I don’t think she likes shopping. After you get married, you can each go about your own business.”

“Too high a mile to be a match for.”

“You’re a detective, and you’re not good enough for her?”

“She is the daughter of the chairman of Nuclear Gene.”

“I can’t tell.”

“It’s true that I couldn’t tell. I only found out after checking the information,” Han Sheng said. “She doesn’t seem to like people knowing her identity, so until now, no one at Nuclear Gene knows that she is the chairman’s daughter. If I hadn’t used my position, I definitely wouldn’t have known this either.”

“Who cares about her background or identity? Just go for it if you like her, cousin!”

“Don’t worry about my affairs.”

“You’re thirty-five and still not married, how can I not worry?”

“It’s still early, it’s still early.”

“If your mother heard you say that, she would definitely beat you up.”

“Let’s not talk about that. Today we mainly want to talk about you,” Han Sheng said, taking out his phone. “I’ll send you the information you need right now.”