Once, I wanted to be a good person

Looking at the note, Bai couldn't help but read it out softly,

"Chief Bai Ling. By the time you read this letter, I should have already run far away."

"How should I put it? You really have no talent for business. You better not get into business anymore. Making money is not easy, and you're giving it away every day—doesn't that hurt?"

"In this world, there are few good people like me who are willing to repay their debts."

Listening to Bai Ling read the content, Bai Zhi, Director Pang, and Wang Hao couldn't help but show a slightly weird expression...

A criminal saying he is a good person, no matter how you think about it, it's strange...

But... considering Bai Ling's borrowing history over the past few years, it seems not wrong for this criminal to claim he is a good person...

Bai Ling continued to read, "But, don't be discouraged."

"You may not have talent. But I do!"

"If there's a chance, when we meet next time, I'll introduce you to a stable way to make money. With our cooperation, I guarantee you can make a fortune!"

"I have many ideas that surpass this era in my mind. Once they're out, it's a guaranteed profit!"

"Do you believe that?"

"See, you're so easy to deceive."

"How could you possibly do good business."

At this point, Bai Ling: ...

Bai Zhi couldn't help but slightly curl the corners of her lips.

Director Pang and Wang Hao were even struggling to hold back their laughter.

Bai Ling paused for a moment and continued reading, "I'm not sure about the value of the crystals, so I left fifty of them."

"If there are any missing, that means Wang Hao took them."

Reading this, several people simultaneously paused.

They then couldn't help but turn their gaze toward Wang Hao.

Wang Hao was also bewildered, waving his hands repeatedly.

Bai Ling coughed and continued reading, "Got fooled again, right?"

"I told you, you can't do business well."

"Pfft." This time, even Bai Zhi couldn't help laughing out loud.

Bai Ling continued reading, "Also, while I'm at it, writing to you, I have a few words I'd like you to pass on for me."

"As a member of the Special Case Team, leaving my post without permission is indeed not right."

"So, please tell the Director for me, I'd like to take a long leave to go after the criminal suspect Fang Ze. Ask the Director to approve my leave request."

"If he says no..."

"You tell him, regardless of your approval, I'm taking leave anyway! Hahaha! (Note: Remember to read out the laughter, but not the words within the brackets. End of brackets.)"

Bai Zhi looked toward Director Pang with a smiling face.

Director Pang was caught between laughter and tears.

Then Bai Ling continued reading, "Also, please pass on a message to Officer Bai Zhi."

"Officer, you better not play any more conspiracies or schemes. They make your heart dirty and your brain has to be flawless."

"You're not dirty enough, and your brain is not good enough. That's why you've been led by the nose all along."

"Moreover, you are an agency of national violence, why play with conspiracies? Isn't it better to crush them with due authority?"

"Once it comes down to real combat, who can withstand you?"

"By the way, I estimate that there are still two or three of my accomplices in the Special Case Team, don't give me any face! Crush them!"

Listening to Bai Ling's words, Bai Zhi's face turned red at first, then it slowly faded, and finally, upon hearing that she should not give him any face, her expression became one of laughter and helplessness.

Bai Ling said, "Lastly, please convey a message to my roommate Wang Hao."

"Getting along with you has been quite enjoyable. It's just that sleeping was always a bit unsettling."

"If fate allows it, let's have a sincere drink next time."

Having finished the last sentence, Bai Ling put down the note in her hand and looked at the crystals in the grey cloth bag, unsure of how to describe her own feelings for a moment.

And Bai Zhi and the others, who had just been amused or caught between laughter and tears, slowly fell silent.

Truth be told, although Fang Ze was a criminal, during the time he spent with the Special Case Team, his sunshine, his cheerfulness, his humor, indeed easily evoked goodwill in others.

Adding to that, this time, despite "escape," leaving a note filled with jokes and reminders revealed such an open-mindedness that everyone couldn't help but feel a mixture of feelings.

If only he weren't a criminal, how great that would be...

With this thought, Bai Ling couldn't help but look at Bai Zhi and said, "Bai... about the pursuit of Fang Ze..."

Bai Zhi looked down at her, her expression slowly becoming more composed.

Then, with a profound gaze at the monitors, she spoke without inflection, "No matter what kind of person he is, right now, he is still a criminal."

"And we are the agency tasked with protecting national security and social order."

With that, she picked up a walkie-talkie and said, "Inform the Investigation Bureau in the four lower-tier cities to raise the suspect's danger level, increase the search effort and range. He must not be allowed to escape."

"He has an Awakening Ability that can infect people's hearts, more dangerous than we imagined..."

Inside the room, the other three, who had been feeling somewhat sentimental, heard Bai Zhi's words, their faces immediately turned serious, their backs straightened without them realizing it, and their gazes grew firm...

......

Meanwhile, Fang Ze was rapidly moving through the dense jungle.

Having acquired the "Prank Map" yesterday, he had already prepared his escape plan for today.

Last night, he had set the time and place for the scheduled transfer.

The time was midnight today, after most people had gone to sleep.

And the location was the jungle on the map, furthest away from the Special Case Team.

He understood very well that although the national machine was cumbersome, its power was not something an individual could withstand. Once he fled, the other party would definitely lock down the nearby cities and issue a warrant for his arrest as soon as possible.

And since Fang Ze didn't know how to disguise himself, trying to escape to live in a city was as difficult as ascending to the heavens, so he might as well hide in the jungle first.

Normally, Fang Ze had no experience with wilderness survival and without supplies, it would be very difficult to survive in the jungle for a long time.

But... don't forget, Fang Ze had the "Late-Night Investigation Room."

He could completely play hide-and-seek with the Security Bureau and the Investigation Bureau in the jungle while having Miaomiao send supplies to him, increasing his provisions.

Then, by using the Investigation Room's "disguise" or "face-swapping" treasures and abilities, he could wait until the other party let their guard down, reach the edge of the encirclement, and escape with the "Prank Map."

So, after being transported away tonight, Fang Ze started drilling into the depths of the jungle without any hesitation.

With ample food, fruit, and even a chair, Fang Ze was not panicked at all.

As for... whether he could carry all that stuff, whether it would slow him down...

Are you kidding? The Shadow Warrior, two and a half meters tall, is a vegetarian?

One carried the chair, the other the luggage.

If there hadn't been a third Shadow Warrior missing, Fang Ze even thought of having them carry him as they ran.

In this way, they ran through the night into the depths of the jungle, took a half-hour break in the middle, then used "Credit World" to borrow eight hours' worth of energy, and Fang Ze and the Shadow Warrior ran for another full day.

He didn't know how far he had run out, or even where he had ended up.

He ran until the evening, only then did Fang Ze relax a bit and stop.

He estimated the distance and felt that the Security Bureau shouldn't be able to find him for the time being. Then he had the Shadow Warrior keep watch, sat down on the ground, set the chair down, placed the food on it, and began to replenish his energy.

While eating, Fang Ze also pondered the Special Case Team's reaction at this time.

He wondered if Bai Ling had received his crystal.

He wondered if Director Pang had been infuriated by his "hahaha" laughter.

He wondered if Bai Zhi had been fooled by him and turned her attention to investigate the accomplices in the Special Case Team.

But no matter what, he was sure that the Special Case Team must be in complete chaos now, right?

At the thought, Fang Ze couldn't help wanting to laugh.

He swallowed the fruit in his mouth, opened his arms wide, took a deep breath of the fresh air of the jungle, then closed his eyes and savored it, "Ah~ the taste of freedom!"

.....

Meanwhile, back at the Special Case Team.

In the open space in front of the villa.

A charred body, almost indiscernible as human, lay quietly on the ground, while Officer Bai Zhi, Chief Bai Ling, and Director Pang listened solemnly to a report from a Commissioner from the Security Bureau.

The reporting Commissioner held up a document and then said, "Your Excellency. This is the profile of this Investigator."

Bai Zhi took the document, glanced over it, and as she flipped through it, she asked, "Is he the one who tried to escape?"

The reporting Commissioner nodded, "Yes!"

"Today, when I was patrolling the jungle, I found him carrying things, sneaking around trying to escape."

"After I captured him, just as I was about to report to Your Excellency... he suddenly burst into flames."

Crouching down to examine the blackened corpse, Bai Zhi glanced at the Investigator and then asked, "Did he use any Awakening Ability?"

The Commissioner thought for a moment, shook his head, "No. But his physical condition and martial skills are not weak. I almost got taken down by him."

Bai Zhi silently nodded. Then she turned to the Director and asked, "Director Pang, what do you think?"

Director Pang had been standing by quietly listening the whole time, not saying a word.

Suddenly hearing Bai Zhi's question, he quickly put on a smile, then bowed and said, "Your Excellency. I have no particular opinion."

Bai Zhi asked, "Do you think he could be an accomplice of Fang Ze?"

Director Pang was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Hard to say."

"But it feels... highly likely."

"After all, if he's not an accomplice, why would he try to escape at such a sensitive time?"

Bai Zhi pondered for a while and silently nodded.

After a moment, she stood up and asked again, "By the way. Have you sent someone to check out the slum area where Fang Ze lived? Is there anything unusual?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Director's face suddenly showed an unpleasant expression.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead, then said embarrassingly, "Not yet, Your Excellency... There was a complication."

Bai Zhi looked at him.

He bent even deeper and explained, "As you know, the City Hall hardly manages the slum areas in lower-tier cities."

"Therefore, the hoodlums of the city, fugitives from other cities, and some unsavory elements secretly form gangs there."

"Those gangs are not weak, and some have backgrounds."

"When our people went to the slums to investigate yesterday, they found the area sealed off by a gang."

"Apparently, they are looking for a murderer who robbed a store and killed three people."

"With their numbers and some... backgrounds, our Investigators... were turned back..."

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