Yu Yi immediately took leave and left work early. She returned to her rented apartment. She first pulled the door, which was locked.
Does this mean Tang Jian hasn’t been here?
Yu Yi felt inexplicably uneasy. She slowly inserted the key into the lock and turned it, once, twice, and the door was still in the locked state she had left it in.
Gently opening the door, the room was dark in the night. With the streetlight shining through the window, she could only vaguely see the outlines of the sofa and coffee table. She reached out to touch the light switch by the door.
Her phone in her bag suddenly rang.
Yu Yi was startled and pressed the switch. The fluorescent light flickered a few times before the room became bright.
She closed the door and carefully searched the entire apartment, confirming no one else was present, before opening her bag.
During this time, the phone had been continuously ringing with an unfamiliar number.
Yu Yi answered the call.
“Feng Li. What have you been looking for so long? Looking for me?”
Yu Yi’s heart tightened. Could he see her previous actions? “How do you know I’m looking for you?”
“Your criminal investigator husband has equipment and tools,” Tang Jian said quite proudly.
Yu Yi was surprised: “What, reporting to the bureau? I never said anything.”
Tang Jian said with some confusion, “Xiao Hu told me that you went to our bureau the day before yesterday, talked to Director Wu for a long time, and my disciplinary action came down that same afternoon…”
“Tang Jian, think about it. I’m afraid of hiding from you, so how could I dare to go to your branch bureau? Moreover, our divorce is your private matter. Although there might be some conflicts, it’s not something that would lead to disciplinary action, right? Tang Jian, did Xiao Hu really say that? Have you told him about our divorce? And did you really receive a disciplinary action from the bureau?”
With this barrage of questions, Tang Jian couldn’t be sure anymore. Xiao Hu was his partner, often on missions together.
After Tang Jian’s hand was fractured, he had maintained contact with Xiao Hu, who reminded him about the bureau’s disciplinary action.
