Last time, we underestimated that man's will and adaptability. He was like a beast, unflappable even when being hunted by many people. So this time, we need to be more cautious and thorough. However, we still have an advantage - because he can't possibly know that we'll be lying in wait at the exact location of his next crime, catching him off guard.

  Moreover, we need more powerful and professional assistance.

  When I wanted to call Shen Shiyan, I still had some apprehension in my heart. After all, although during the Chen family case, he went to Li County to investigate based on just a few words from me and made a decisive arrest. But this case was even bigger, and I had just refused this straight man not long ago...

  My heart skipped a beat, wasn't it the day when Zhuang Yu went to pick up the writing materials from Shen Shiyan for me? It's been many days since he came back to Suzhou, and I forgot to ask him about the situation. So I decided not to look for Shen Shiyan first, but instead called Zhuang Yu's goddess who always gets the better of him.

  On the other side of the Zhuangyu, surprisingly, it wasn't the sound of gaming killings that I had heard many times on the phone, or the noise of a small restaurant. It sounded very quiet, but as if outside, with music.

  "I said: 'Fish, what's up?'"

  Zhuang Yu's tone was extremely indifferent: "Nothing."

  "I suddenly sensed something was off: 'You... are with who?'"

  Her tone was still light: "Oh, I'm with Shiyan."

  Shi Yan...... This title echoed in my mind for a few rounds, and suddenly there was a sense of black thread.

  "Where are you from..." I asked again.

  "Oh, we're on our fourth blind date."

  Right after that, a low and calm voice of "Shi Yan" was faintly heard: "Xiao Yu, is this the friend's phone?"

  For a moment, I suddenly didn't know whether to be happy for Zhang Yu or feel sad for her. Because that day on the school playground, after walking five or six laps, I had almost repeated the entire story to her again, but hadn't mentioned her entanglement with Shen Shiyan. She was shocked, mixed with worry and excitement, saying she needed some time to digest and understand. Based on the deep friendship between Zhang Yu and me, it seemed that I still needed to explain everything from the beginning, as if starting all over again, because she had forgotten many things. And what about her relationship with Shen Shiyan?

  However, once again reunited, they entwined together. And this time, it seemed smoother, more normal, and deeper than before, no, every time after that.

  "What's up?" asked Zhuang Yu.

  "Oh." But I had to speak up, because the only capable and kind police officer I knew was Shen Shiyan. And now, the only one who could persuade Shen Shiyan to help out was probably Zhuang Yu.

  I simply told the story to Zhuang Yu, then said: "So... we want to ask Shen Shiyan for help, because there's no way to tell the police, and they won't believe us either. But we must catch him, can't let another innocent girl get hurt. Fish, what I'm saying might sound unbelievable to you, but please trust me. I'll stake my lifelong happiness on it, if I'm wrong, I'll be a bachelor dog for life!"

  Wu Yu looked at me with a glance, obviously heard it, but didn't say anything.

  The big fish was silent at the other end. Then I heard the voice of "Shi Yan" again, and I swore that he had never spoken in such a gentle tone before, anyway, when we were dating, his voice wasn't so rich and magnetic. He asked again: "Xiao Yu, what's wrong? What's going on?"

  Zhuang Yu coughed lightly and said, "Alright, I understand, wait for my news."

  "Alright, I'll take care of that little wolf dog."

  Zhuang Yu smiled and said in a low voice: "Not yet, thank you, my great god, introduce him to me."