Chapter 846: Chapter 846

"Wang Jingzhong, just because you outrank me doesn’t mean you can issue orders to me at will. I’m telling you, I refuse to execute this order!"

Tang Wenrou scoffed at Wang Jingzhong’s so-called command.

Tang Wenrou’s personality was such that she would not react well to coercion. Had Wang Jingzhong approached her with calm and rational commands, she might have seriously considered and executed them. However, Wang Jingzhong’s impetuous bellowing only served to provoke her strong defiant streak.

Although the Wang Family of Yanjing was indeed a powerful clan, the Tang Family of Anxi was no pushover either. Tang Wenrou was not intimidated by Wang Jingzhong. She thought that at worst, defying Wang Jingzhong would result in criticism from her superiors post-event and would not lead to her dismissal from the police force.

"Officer Tang, I apologize for my impulsiveness... The fact is, this is an order from our superiors!"

Perhaps realizing his earlier inappropriate behavior, Wang Jingzhong softened his tone and said, "The series of murders that occurred in Anxi City has now caused widespread panic throughout Anxi City and even the whole of Huaxia, with a terribly negative impact. To quickly catch the perpetrator and provide a satisfactory response to the people of Huaxia, our leaders have specially drawn elite forces from police stations nationwide and demanded a swift resolution of the cases..."

He sighed before continuing, "The leadership knows of your exceptional detective skills and asked me if there was hope to solve the case within three days. In the heat of the moment, I said it was possible and even made a military order... The elite forces drawn from various police stations will be under your command. I hope you can find some leads within three days; otherwise... well, my position would certainly be unstable, and you all will face penalties..."

Tang Wenrou curled her lip, thinking that our penalties were trivial, what really mattered was whether you could keep your own position, right?

"I’ll see the situation in Anxi City before I make any promises! I can’t guarantee I’ll solve the case right now, but I’ll do my best."

Despite her words, Tang Wenrou’s heart was already beating with anticipation, eager to rush to Anxi and get personally involved in cracking the case.

When handling a case, Tang Wenrou liked to embrace challenges. The more difficult the case, the more interested and motivated she became.

"Wang Jingzhong is urging me to go to Anxi! I... am leaving!"

After ending the call, Tang Wenrou put away her phone and with a look of regret, said to Fang Bai.

Although she wanted to stay and find a quiet place to talk with Fang Bai, now was clearly not the time.

"Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well accompany you to Anxi. We can share our intimate thoughts on the way."

Fang Bai had overheard Tang Wenrou’s conversation with Wang Jingzhong and knew that she was tasked with a significant serial murder case. Considering the possibility that Tang Wenrou might not solve the case within three days, which could affect her career, he decided to lend her his Enjoy reading on NovelHub - your free online novel platform.

Fang Bai believed that with his involvement, there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish. As long as there was the slightest clue or scent left at the murder scenes in Anxi City, none would escape his notice.

Tang Wenrou, who hadn’t seen Fang Bai for more than half a year, missed him deeply. She was overjoyed to see him appear on Old Master Su’s birthday and on the day Su Yifei and Tang Ya’s engagement was to be announced. She barely had a chance to speak to him before Wang Jingzhong’s call sent her to Anxi, casting a slight gloom over her mood.

When she heard Fang Bai was willing to leave Xia Chenyu and Su Linglong, two beautiful women, to accompany her to Anxi, Tang Wenrou was over the moon. She understood that Fang Bai’s offer to have heart-to-heart talks was just a pretense, and his real intent was to help her solve the case to save her from the hardship.

Tang Wenrou wasn’t very optimistic about solving the case within three days, but with Fang Bai’s participation, she felt much more confident.

Three days might not seem short, but Tang Wenrou and Fang Bai were still in Zhongzhou without any understanding of the case, only able to learn about the causes and consequences once they arrived in Anxi City.

With this development, time became pressing.

Therefore, without any delay, they got into Tang Wenrou’s SUV and sped directly to Zhongzhou Airport.

Upon arrival at the airport, everything had been arranged for them in advance, and they used a special passage to board the plane, taking their seats in first class next to each other.

Throughout the flight, Fang Bai and Tang Wenrou whispered to each other with intimate gestures, eliciting envy from several male passengers in the same cabin.

By the time they disembarked, their relationship had deepened further. Tang Wenrou even hooked one of Fang Bai’s arms, walking shoulder to shoulder with him, just like a couple.

"Excuse me, are you Officer Tang?"

As soon as they stepped outside the airport, a uniformed female police officer approached Tang Wenrou and asked respectfully.

At the same time, the officer’s gaze quickly swept over Fang Bai, showing a look of astonishment. She wondered about the identity of this young man who was accompanying ’the Ice Mountain beauty’ of the police force, Officer Tang, especially since the two were walking hand in hand, side by side so intimately.

If Officer Tang’s admirers found out about this, their hearts would surely break.

Seeing the happy, sweet expression on Officer Tang’s face, the policewoman knew that Tang Wenrou, who always kept men at bay, had been struck by Cupid’s arrow and had fallen in love.

"I’m Tang Wenrou! You are...?"

"Hello, Officer Tang, my name is Xu Na. I will be your assistant during your case investigation! Whatever you need, please feel free to tell me!"

Xu Na knew that behind Tang Wenrou was the influential Tang Family from Anxi, and being assigned as her assistant by her superiors was an opportunity to foster a good relationship with the Tang family’s young mistress, which might smooth her own career path assisted by the Tang family’s influence.

Tang Wenrou nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries with Xu Na, and then gestured toward Fang Bai beside her, casually saying, "This is Mr. Fang, who came here to assist me with the case!"

"Mr. Fang, nice to meet you!"

Xu Na shook hands with Fang Bai but inwardly, she was somewhat skeptical, thinking to herself that many skilled detectives from the police had come before and were at a standstill with this series of murder cases. What capabilities could this young man have? Judging by his closeness with Officer Tang, it’s probably just a pretext to accompany Officer Tang on a leisure trip to Anxi.

Fang Bai caught the hint of disdain in Xu Na’s eyes, but he simply smiled. With his current state of mind, what would he care about the regard of a common policewoman?

"Xu Na, I want the materials related to this series of murder cases! The more detailed, the better!"

After arriving at the Anxi Police Station in a police car driven by Xu Na, Tang Wenrou sat in an office specially designated for her by the police department leadership and spoke to Xu Na.

Xu Na brewed separate cups of tea for Tang Wenrou and Fang Bai, then left to gather the documents.