"You locked the door from this side; there's no need to leave." Ye Lin, her face flushed scarlet, pushed Lin Feng away, stood up straight, and struggled to compose herself.

Zhao Weipeng, who was already turning to leave, heard Ye Lin's words and felt a little curious and surprised. No need to go out? Could it be they were already done? He glanced back at Lin Feng and Ye Lin. Both were neatly dressed; they didn't look like they had just been intimate. Though curious, Zhao Weipeng decided to stay and locked the interrogation room door from the inside.

Ye Lin gestured for Zhao Weipeng to sit. Her composure gradually returned. Ignoring Lin Feng beside her, she asked Zhao Weipeng, "What's the situation with Gou Fei?"

Zhao Weipeng replied, "We haven't even started interrogating Gou Fei. His lawyer showed up, and now he consults his lawyer for every single question. With the lawyer there, we can't get anything out of Gou Fei. Sigh, this guy seems to be an old fox."

At this, Zhao Weipeng shook his head in frustration. Their bureau had been watching the Axe Gang for a long time. However, due to limited manpower, they couldn't monitor everyone in the Axe Gang. Furthermore, the Axe Gang was quite powerful; their members often gathered in large numbers, and they would act preemptively at the slightest sign of trouble. This had made it difficult for the police to collect evidence of the Axe Gang's illegal activities over the past few months. Without evidence, the police couldn't do anything about the Axe Gang.

"What about the other members of the Axe Gang?" Ye Lin collected her thoughts, looking for other avenues. This was her first case since her transfer, and it was one the higher-ups valued greatly, so she was naturally eager to achieve results.

Zhao Weipeng shook his head. "We got some things out of the others, but it's all minor stuff like assault, at most public order offenses. I don't think it's much use for our investigation. If we move rashly against a few Axe Gang bosses, I'm afraid we'll just tip them off."

Hearing this, Ye Lin pondered for a moment, then stood up. "Brother Zhao, you stay here and interrogate him. I'll go have a word with Gou Fei."

Ye Lin pushed the door open and left. Inside the interrogation room, Zhao Weipeng looked at Lin Feng, unsure what to say.

"Brother, why are you looking at me?" Lin Feng sat opposite Zhao Weipeng and said calmly, "If Team Ye told you to interrogate me, then go ahead. I'm very honest; I'll confess everything."

Zhao Weipeng examined Lin Feng more closely and noticed his handcuffs were undone. He wasn't stupid; the handcuffs were undamaged. Who else could have unlocked them? It had to be Ye Lin. Curious about Lin Feng and Ye Lin's relationship, Zhao Weipeng smiled and asked Lin Feng, "Brother, do you know our Team Ye?"

Lin Feng grinned. "Know her? She's my... ex-girlfriend." He added mysteriously, "I dumped her before, and now I want to win her back..."

Hearing this, Zhao Weipeng immediately gave Lin Feng a thumbs-up. "You're incredible! Our Team Ye is very tough to chase. Are you that confident, brother?"

"Are you kidding? Is she hard to pursue? I never thought so. Back then, one look and a smile from me, overflowing with irresistible charm, and she was mine," Lin Feng began to spin his tale.

Oh, so they had a thing before! No wonder Team Ye didn't blow up when they were being so ambiguous earlier. Heh, looks like Team Ye wants to rekindle things with this brother too? Thinking this, Zhao Weipeng immediately realized he couldn't afford to slight this man. If he really got together with Ye Lin, he'd practically be half his superior.

"My name is Zhao Weipeng. And your esteemed name, brother?"

"Lin Feng."

"Haha, Brother Lin Feng, nice to meet you. Today, we were mainly after Gou Fei of the Axe Gang. You're not in any trouble. Haha, please, sit. I'll go get you a cup of tea..." Zhao Weipeng said cheerfully.

Before long, he and Lin Feng were chatting warmly. From Zhao Weipeng, Lin Feng learned that Ye Lin had been parachuted in as the team captain of the Nanjiang District Police Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division. As for the reason, Zhao Weipeng wasn't clear; it seemed Ye Lin had accomplished something significant in a certain case and was also highly regarded by several leaders.

However, Lin Feng quickly guessed that Ye Lin had likely earned the appreciation of several leaders from that other bureau due to their undercover work together at the Emperor Dragon Group. Coupled with a recommendation from Instructor Zhang Chu, she probably got the opportunity to become a team captain at the Police Bureau.

They wouldn't have known without chatting, but once they started, they were shocked at how quickly they hit it off. Within minutes, Zhao Weipeng and Lin Feng were talking like old buddies. Then, Zhao Weipeng even went to his office and brought back two bags of five-spice sunflower seeds to the interrogation room. The two of them chatted happily while drinking tea and cracking seeds, completely treating the Police Bureau's interrogation room like a teahouse.

SQUEAK!

About twenty minutes later, the door opened, and Ye Lin walked in, her expression grim. When she saw Lin Feng and Zhao Weipeng in the interrogation room, chatting and cracking sunflower seeds, she froze, her face instantly contorting with anger.

"Hey, your Police Bureau's sunflower seeds are pretty good. Want some?" Seeing Ye Lin enter, Lin Feng knew from her expression she was about to lose it. But Lin Feng, whose hide was thick enough to deflect blades and bullets, wasn't afraid. He just grinned at Ye Lin.

Zhao Weipeng, on the other hand, seeing Ye Lin's dark expression, grew a little nervous. He quickly gathered the sunflower seed shells on the table and said to Ye Lin, "Team Ye, I still have things to do, so I'll head out first. If you need anything, just call me." He then beat a hasty retreat, afraid Ye Lin would erupt.

Only Ye Lin and Lin Feng remained in the interrogation room. Ye Lin stared at Lin Feng, momentarily speechless. "You certainly make yourself at home, don't you? Chatting and cracking sunflower seeds, treating this place like your own house?"

"Don't jinx me. Who'd want to call a Police Bureau home? They'd have to be out of their mind. I was just curious how you ended up here, so I chatted a bit with Brother Zhao. Heh, that Brother Zhao is really straightforward; he told me everything."

Hearing this, Ye Lin gritted her teeth in anger. "There's nothing for you here. You can go!" She had gotten nowhere interrogating Gou Fei, so she was incredibly frustrated.

"Alright then. I have class this afternoon, so I won't keep you company. If you're ever feeling lonely, cold, and empty, I'm available on call, you know..." Lin Feng said. Seeing Ye Lin's murderous glare, he quickly bolted from the interrogation room, his cheerful voice drifting back from outside, "Remember, you still owe me a hug!"

Exiting the interrogation room, Lin Feng bumped into Zhao Weipeng. Seeing Lin Feng's broad smile, Zhao Weipeng guessed Ye Lin hadn't exploded. "Brother Lin Feng, leaving already? You're welcome back anytime! We had a great chat."

"Er... Brother Zhao, let's skip that. I'm really not a fan of coming to Police Bureaus. Some other day, maybe. I'll treat you to tea next time." After exchanging phone numbers, Lin Feng departed.

Once Lin Feng had left, Zhao Weipeng turned, only to find Ye Lin standing behind him, goodness knows since when.

"Don't tell anyone what happened in the interrogation room today," Ye Lin ordered Zhao Weipeng.

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