investigative chronicle

Chapter 8 Fragile Concealment
After the initial panic, Ji Si'an began to organize his thoughts under the guise of drinking water.What went wrong?

Slowly she calmed down from the panic just now, carefully recalling Luo Li's reaction after entering the door.She suddenly smiled, "Lily, have you misunderstood?"

"Huh?" Luo Li thought that Ji Si'an didn't want to talk about the topic just now, and her question made her unable to react for a while.

"Do you think I have a boyfriend?" Ji Si'an has returned to his previous calm and self-possession.

The corners of Luo Li's eyes twitched slightly, and there was something in her eyes that I understand, you don't need to say it.

Ji Si'an sighed, it seemed that she still needed a lie to cover up what happened the day before yesterday. "The men's old leather shoes at the door were released by our community policeman Yuan Murang."

As she spoke, she pulled out the photo from her phone, "It's her".

"Why did she let you put this? To ward off evil spirits?" Luo Li asked.

Ji Si'an looked at this guy who was full of superstitions and said: "What evil is it? I was terrified, ran out to ask for help, and accidentally fell down a few times on the way. I still feel scared when I think about it now.”

"Pursuing thieves? Are there thieves here?"

Luo Li lives in Chenghuang City, a high-end community, a complete monitoring system, coupled with a dense population, responsible property, security, and numerous police stations, so it is rare to hear of thieves breaking into the house.

"It's too remote here and there will be some cases of running around and committing crimes. I didn't let you come at night because I was worried about safety." Ji Si'an said.

"Then you still have to pay attention to safety. If... If you can, it's best to move to a safer place, after all, it's too far away from the place of work." Luo Li carefully paid attention to the wording.

Ji Si'an didn't understand these principles, but the salary during the probationary period was too low, excluding the necessary expenses, she could only afford to rent a house here.

"Actually, you can consider renting together." Luo Li suggested.

"Co-renting may not be safe. There are too many people and it's more troublesome to get along with each other. It's not as comfortable as here." Ji Si'an said.

Luo Li obviously understood the problem and sighed: "It seems that the university dormitory is better, it is economical and affordable."

Ji Si'an didn't want the atmosphere to be so gloomy, so he changed the subject and said, "Have you had breakfast? I'll take you out for something to eat."

"I almost forgot, I bought breakfast here, for two, let's eat together." Luo Li put the bag in her hand on the table, and skillfully took out the food to share with Ji Si'an.

"This marinated egg is for you, I remember you like this the most."

Ji Si'an looked at the enthusiastic Luo Li, and felt a little guilty for hiding her affairs.

Luo Li didn't pay attention to her strangeness at all, and concentrated on thinking about Yuan Mu's suggestion to her. "Don't tell me, the trick of putting shoes at the door is really deceiving, even I was almost fooled."

Ji Si'an was not so optimistic, "She said she could only deceive thieves who committed crimes on the run."

"Don't think too much, it's the only one that can bluff one."

"When we become regulars and can handle cases independently, the salary will be higher, and then you can move." Luo Li said.

Ji Si'an lowered his head and said, "I don't know if I can still become a regular."

Luo Li knew that what Ji Si'an was talking about was about her and Lawyer He. "Don't be too stubborn. You take the initiative to go to lawyer He to admit your mistakes. He has a good reputation and will definitely not care about you."

Ji Si'an pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

Looking at Ji Si'an, whose back was stretched straight, Luo Li sighed again. "Xiao'an, we are in the workplace now, and we are all here to make a living. If you want to work in this industry in the future, you need to adapt."

"I don't want to eat human blood buns." Although Ji Si'an's voice was soft, his words were extremely firm.

Lori choked on her. "I... why didn't I realize that you were so irritating before."

"When we first entered the workplace, some things had no choice at all. After you have worked for a long time, you will naturally be able to choose cases when you have a reputation, but before that, you are not qualified to choose."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Ji Si'an noticed that Luo Li's face was a bit sad when she said these words.

"Thank you for telling me this." Ji Si'an said sincerely.

Luo Li glanced at her, knowing that she didn't pay much attention to what she said. "I passed by the director's office that day and saw him touching Lu Qi's back..."

"Don't look at him as a gentleman, but he often takes advantage of girls. I don't think you usually attend the parties organized by the company. Have you noticed it?"

Like a frightened bird, Ji Si'an didn't dare to look into Luo Li's eyes, and she unconsciously stroked her short hair with her hand.

Luo Li deliberately turned her eyes away, pretending not to notice her strangeness. "I participated in more club activities at school, and I have naturally seen these situations."

"Your contract is still in his hands, and blindly avoiding it is not an option. Just pay attention to drinking less alcohol during parties, watch your own glasses, and don't dress too coolly..." Luo Li reminded her words carefully.

Ji Si'an's eyes were red, and the muscles in his throat were tight into a lump, and he couldn't make a sound.

Seeing this, Luo Li patted her on the back: "It seems that Lawyer He is still a good person. At least he blocked a lot of bad things for you when he was around. How about it? Go and apologize to him. You change Think about it from a different angle, he has helped you so much, you should thank him no matter what.”

Luo Li...actually understands everything.The ridiculous thing is that I have always claimed to be mature and transparent before, but in fact she is the real transparent.

"Thank you for telling me this." Ji Si'an finally regained his voice.

"Thank you? Aren't we friends?" Luo Li laughed.

Ji Si'an nodded vigorously, and suppressed the moisture in his eyes by stuffing bread into his mouth.

Luo Li patted Ji Si'an on the shoulder like an elder and said, "Hurry up and eat, I'll take you out for a walk in a while, the sun is very sunny today, I'll accompany you to bask in the sun to get rid of the mold."

In fact, what Luo Li hates the most is basking in the sun, she is afraid of getting sunburned...Ji Si'an was grateful for Luo Li's kindness in his heart, but he couldn't make a sound, so he just nodded vigorously.

"You don't have to use such force, I'm really afraid that you accidentally twisted your neck." Luo Li scolded.His tone was actually somewhat similar to Yuan Mu's....

As Luo Li said, the sun is very hot today.Ji Si'an enjoyed the feeling of burning his back in the sun.Luo Li ran to the shadow of the subway station early and waited for her.

The western suburbs under the sun sweep away the haze, and every corner is bathed in the streamer. The first red flowers are newly bloomed, and the new greenery is fully displayed. There is a new spring atmosphere everywhere. Compared with the night, it is not the same place.Ji Si'an wanted to enjoy the scenery again, but Luo Li had already started urging her.While agreeing, Ji Si'an trotted with her to the subway station.They made an appointment to go shopping.

Ji Si'an never knew that the weekend subway station could be so noisy.Looking at the crowd, she thought for a moment that she had gone to the wrong station.Luo Li pulled her to the rear of the car, and there were indeed far fewer people in the dark corner than at other doors.

Ji Si'an rubbed against the pillar and wanted to go around from behind, but almost stepped on someone else's foot. She was startled and hurriedly apologized.A pair of dirty little hands stretched out in front of her, "Sister, please give me some food money."

(End of this chapter)