Toward dawn, Tian Liang opened his pager and saw that there were multiple messages left for him.

  One was from Liu Qingqing, inviting him to lunch at noon.

  There was also one from Qinghe District Public Security Sub-Bureau Criminal Investigation Team, which scared him, Wang Ying got into a fight with someone and was detained by the police.

  This still can't be helped, in Qinghe City, the ones who can be considered friends are only Xiang Tianliang and Gaoxing. Gaoxing is currently the acting director of the Construction Bureau and is working hard to become the official director. It's right that Wang Ying didn't look for him but looked for Xiang Tianliang instead.

  The Construction Bureau is only three or four miles away from Qinghe Branch, and it took less than 15 minutes to get there by taking a taxi.

  Entering Qinghe Branch Bureau, finding the Criminal Investigation Team, in the duty room, Wang Ying was sitting on a long wooden chair with his back to him.

  But Wang Ying's appearance startled Xiang Tianliang and made him jump.

  Wang Ying's right arm was wrapped in a plaster cast, suspended from his neck with a white strap. His head was swathed in gauze, and his clothes were almost torn to shreds, stained with blood. He had only one shoe left on his foot, and the left leg of his pants was missing a large section... quite pitiful.

  "What's going on?" Tian Liang was a man whose voice arrived before he did.

  Wang Ying turned her head with difficulty, "Lao Da......" she choked out a cry, and tears actually flowed down.

  Xiang Tianliang said, "A man has tears but doesn't easily shed them. It's just that he hasn't reached the point of heartbreak yet." Wang Ying is also considered a real man and can speak out about his adventures, having suffered losses before. I reckon this time he must have suffered a huge loss.

  "What's there to cry about? Don't be so spineless."

  Xiang Tianliang really put on a big shot, not only did he not comfort him, but also didn't ask about the situation, instead, with an expressionless face, he drank a sentence and kicked Wang Ying's leg with his right foot.

  Wang Ying indeed stopped crying, gritted her teeth and endured it, but the corners of her mouth twitched.

  A young policeman walked over and said, "Are you Comrade Xiang Tianliang?"

  "Hello, I am Bright."

  "Our captain is calling for you."

  Xiao Jianan was someone that Tian Liang would meet sooner or later, and he still owed him a great favor. It's just that Tian Liang hadn't expected to meet him in this way at this time.

  Unlike Yu Zhonghao, Xiao Jiannan has a bold and refreshing air about him that makes Xiang Tianliang like him.

  "Captain Xiao, I'm bothering you again."

  Not addressing you with a title, but directly using "you" can more quickly narrow the distance between two people.

  Xiao Jianan smiled and made a "please sit" gesture, then tossed over a cigarette and lighter, "Light it yourself."

  This is very thought-provoking, small details reflect great efforts, who made Xiang Fuliang wear the hat of the Xiang family?

  "Thank you."

  He stretched out his right hand, not fully extending it, and didn't catch the cigarette flying in front of him first. Instead, he pinched the lighter with his thumb and index finger, then flicked his wrist, opening his middle finger to light the cigarette that was spinning through the air.

  He knew that when Xiao Jianan threw out the cigarette and lighter, he had used some force in his hand. Although the lighter was behind, it would definitely be late to arrive first when it reached him, and the latter would be superior.

  All he saw was that one of his middle fingers lightly tapped, and the cigarette suddenly stopped spinning, then bounced up, drawing a parabola in the air, and landed precisely on his mouth.

  "Whoosh." A spark flew up towards the sky.

  Xiao Jian Nan sincerely praised: "Good kung fu, the Xiao family's Pinhua Finger is indeed famous for a reason." He also learned martial arts when he was young and has some reputation in Qinghe.

  Xiang Tianliang smiled faintly and said, "Captain Xiao is laughing at me. The finger technique of picking flowers is a skill that girls learn, passed down from women to women, not men. I learned it by secretly watching."

  "Haha, this thumb flower gesture of yours has a unique style to it."

  Tian Liang didn't linger and had to head to Liu Qingqing's appointment. Sister Liu invited him for dinner, being late would be troublesome.

  He pointed in the direction of the duty room and asked: "Officer Xiao, how did he offend you?"

  Xiao Jianan smiled and shook his head, "This kid didn't provoke us, but instead provoked the people of Qinghe Gang?"

  "What's going on with Qinghe Gang?"

  "Don't underestimate the name Qinghe Gang, before liberation, it was a notorious gang in the East China Sea."

  Xiang Tianliang smiled faintly and said, "In these times, strange things really happen. Something that died 40 or 50 years ago has come back to life again?"

  Xiao Jiannan said, "It's not that serious, it's just a group of hoodlums in society who came up with their own name. But these hoodlums are getting more and more out of hand, causing trouble every day and giving us a headache."

  Xiang Tian Liang's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be, could it be those people who appeared at the antique market yesterday trying to stir up trouble?"

  Nodding his head, Xiao Jianan said: "It was them. We are still investigating who hired them yesterday."

  As she spoke, she looked at Xiang Tianliang, as if seeking an answer from his face.

  Xiang Tianliang didn't want to make things more complicated, "Officer Xiao, if it's convenient for you, please let me know once you've investigated. This gang, they're clearly targeting me, right?"

  Xiao Jianan smiled and didn't dwell on this issue anymore. He knew that even if Xiang Tianliang knew, he wouldn't easily say it out loud.

  "That short-legged Wang Ying of yours provoked these little rascals just the day before yesterday."

  It turned out that after leaving the "Good Again" noodle shop in the antique market two days ago, Wang Ying, who valued loyalty, did not escape. The boss was still in danger, how could his subordinates flee?

  He hid nearby and watched, not daring to provoke the police officer, but the little hooligans didn't put him in their eyes either. They also wanted to show off in front of Tian Liang. Seeing three little hooligans running over, they acted without thinking.

  With Wang Ying's skills, dealing with a few small thugs was a piece of cake. Even if three or five more came, they would still be no match for him. In the blink of an eye, he took them down with ease.

  Unexpectedly, the characteristic of these hoodlums when they go out is that they gather in groups, with ten or more following behind three, and as soon as they see their companions being caught, they think it's a trap and rush forward to grab people.

  What's worse is that some of them have even practiced a few moves and there are some real skills in their hands.

  Wang Ying was in big trouble now, his two fists were no match for the many hands, and someone else recognized he wasn't a cop, so they shouted loudly, pulled out their stuff, and really started to invite him over...

  If it weren't for a passerby calling the police, Wang Ying would probably have been taken away.

  "Thank you, Coach Xiao."

  "Would you like to sit for a while?" Xiao Jiannan asked with a smile.

  "Really sorry, I had an appointment at noon. Another day, another day I'll invite Captain Xiao to dinner to express my gratitude."

  "Haha, okay, we're waiting." Xiao Jiannan was also straightforward, his words revealing anticipation.

  Xiang Tianliang led Wang Ying out of Qinghe Sub-bureau, "Wang Ying, take you home or stay in Qinghe."

  "Boss, can I still go home like this?" Wang Ying cried with a sad face, but still didn't forget about saving face.

  "Hehe, then go stay at Deputy Director Gao's house for a few days."

  Xiang Tianliang said to Xin Dao, "Wang Ying was originally sent by Gao Xing, now it's time to bother him too."

  Haha, met Wang Ying, and I'm definitely not excited at all.

  As for myself, there is also an invitation from Liu Qingqing.